disk warrior will not boot

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I am using a powerbook G4 12" 1.33ghz OS 10.3.8

I am trying to boot computer using disk using Disk Warrior 3.0. I insert disk hold down "C" key get a message in 3 languages "you need to restart your computer hold down power button....etc." at the bottom of the message there is the following: FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF .

Disk Warrior graph indicates I am 32% corrupted.

I have run disk utilities several times and I have safe booted and run disk utilities, no change.

I have also unchecked and rechecked ... "Ignore ownership on this volumn"
In disk get info window.

I then tried to boot with a copy of Disk Warrior 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 when I tried this the OS apple appears on the screen then stops nothing further happens

I have used the same disk on my desktop computer (G4 also OS 10.3.8) It works fine.

Any help appreciated. Thanks Ron
 
Your Powerbook 1.33 GHZ 12-inch requires at least 10.3.3
The DiskWarrior boot software may not be that new.
You can tell by booting to the normal system, inserting the DiskWarrior CD, opening your System Preferences, click on Startup Disk. This window will display the boot volumes available. If the diskWarrior CD is not 10.3.3 or higher, then it will not boot the PowerBook. Your older G4 will not need an operating system that new.
 
but I am running OS 10.3.8 on the laptop and the desktop computers?

Any other thoughts? or am I missing something.
I also think Disk Warrior 3.0.2 is the latest

Thanks Ron
 
Your PowerBook REQUIRES at least 10.3.3 to boot.
You DiskWarrior may not have 10.3.3 or newer.
If it does not, then it cannot boot your powerbook, regardless of what version is installed on your PowerBook, the problem is the DiskWarrior disk is too old.
 
DeltaMac- How come the same CD will boot on the desktop unit running the same OS (10.3.8), but not on the powerbook?
 
I don't think you're waiting long enough when you boot from the DiskWarrior 3.0.2 disk -- it takes a long time to boot from the DiskWarrior CD -- sometimes 10 minutes, but usually anwhere from 4 to 8.

OS X was meant to have disk access when booted to create swap files and other temporary files. Since a CD is read-only, it doesn't have use of these things, and the bootup time suffers a lot. Boot from the newest DiskWarrior CD, and be patient -- unless you get a kernel panic, chances are the system is booting, it's just gonna take a while.
 
Thanks for everybodys help, I went to the DiskWarrior web site and it looks like they do not yet have a version that will boot up newer laptop computers. A new version will be released soon ???????
 
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