06-14-2012, 02:49 AM
... after upgrading from Tiger to Leopard. Did a straight upgrade from install (not an archive & install).
It gets to the login screen quickly, enter password and then endless beachball.
Started in single user mode and did fsck, restarted from install disk & repaired (no problems) and repaired preferences. Restarted with PRAM reset. Restarted in safe mode.
No problems booting from DVD.
ONE TIME I rebooted after single user mode and it worked, I used that opportunity to run the combo updater (downloaded today from Apple).
Next I will mount on my laptop and apply the 10.5.8 Combo updater again and cross my fingers.
I'm avoiding an archive & install because it's a family machine and has multiple user profiles including 2 kids, a huge PITA.
Any other suggestions?
It gets to the login screen quickly, enter password and then endless beachball.
Started in single user mode and did fsck, restarted from install disk & repaired (no problems) and repaired preferences. Restarted with PRAM reset. Restarted in safe mode.
No problems booting from DVD.
ONE TIME I rebooted after single user mode and it worked, I used that opportunity to run the combo updater (downloaded today from Apple).
Next I will mount on my laptop and apply the 10.5.8 Combo updater again and cross my fingers.
I'm avoiding an archive & install because it's a family machine and has multiple user profiles including 2 kids, a huge PITA.
Any other suggestions?