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flutterbypurr - Jul 28, 2005 - 10:15 pm
Once I got Cable Internet, things were great. There was a power outage which killed my built in ethernet. I installed a new ethernet and almost all systems work great. My OSX panther Macromedia MX likes to crash or not start up and Safari does not perform well. All other items perform well. How do I fix it? I have re-installed all system software from the basic 9.2 up to Panther again and that got things working relatively better.
Cheryl - Jul 29, 2005 - 5:50 pm
Christopher,
Power outages are a pain. What helps is to have a good surge protector for your equipment. If you are constantly working on your computer, you might want to invest in a battery back up one. This will give you the chance to save your work, quit your programs and shut down the computer to avoid problems.
As for those few programs that are not behaving, first :
1. Shut down the computer if it is on.
2. Press the power button to start the computer.
3. Immediately press and hold the Command (Apple) key and the "s" key for single-user mode.
4. At the command-line prompt, type: /sbin/fsck -fy
5. Press Return.
The fsck utility will go through five "phases" then return information about the disk's utilization and fragmentation. Once the check is finished, if no issue is found, you should see "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK."
Note: If fsck alters, repairs, or fixes anything, it will display the message:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command until it no longer appears. It's OK if you need to do several "passes" of fsck, because first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues.
When fsck reports that, "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK.",
6. type: reboot
7. Press Return.
When the computer is done starting up, go to the Utilities folder and start up Disk Utility. Have it repair permissions.
Now give those programs a test run.
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Let me know if you need further assistance and thank you for using MacOSX.com !
Cheryl
Power outages are a pain. What helps is to have a good surge protector for your equipment. If you are constantly working on your computer, you might want to invest in a battery back up one. This will give you the chance to save your work, quit your programs and shut down the computer to avoid problems.
As for those few programs that are not behaving, first :
1. Shut down the computer if it is on.
2. Press the power button to start the computer.
3. Immediately press and hold the Command (Apple) key and the "s" key for single-user mode.
4. At the command-line prompt, type: /sbin/fsck -fy
5. Press Return.
The fsck utility will go through five "phases" then return information about the disk's utilization and fragmentation. Once the check is finished, if no issue is found, you should see "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK."
Note: If fsck alters, repairs, or fixes anything, it will display the message:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command until it no longer appears. It's OK if you need to do several "passes" of fsck, because first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues.
When fsck reports that, "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK.",
6. type: reboot
7. Press Return.
When the computer is done starting up, go to the Utilities folder and start up Disk Utility. Have it repair permissions.
Now give those programs a test run.
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Let me know if you need further assistance and thank you for using MacOSX.com !
Cheryl
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