| Thanks for explaining the permissions thing, didn't seem sinister enough to cause all this hassle.
The HD seems visible in disk utilities, usage info etc all seems correct and allows scans to take place. From these tests I'm hoping data may be salvageable even if the OS or worse is faulty.
I guess that a re-install may be the next stage, however there is some rather critical data on the HD that wasn't backed up before the problem began.
I don't know how to boot from the CD and try to access files from the HD.
I've read up on connecting via firewire to another mac, booting holding T and hoping my damaged mac appears as an external drive.
Does this sound reasonable?
Does anyone know of any other way to access data before a re-install attempt.
Many Thanks. |