forced restart during startup after installing panther 10.3

[soysauce]

Hello,

I did an upgrade install of panther 10.3 the other day, from 10.2 Jaguar. Installation went without error.

However, now every time I start up the computer, it shows a grey screen, with a messagebox in the middle, shown in 4 languages, saying that I need to restart the computer by holding down the power button. I do so, and on the restart the machine starts up quickly with no problems.

This is getting to be quite annoying though, since i have to do this at every startup. Has anyone seen this problem and if so how do u fix it?

Cheers

 

[Zammy-Sam]

Hey soysauce and welcome to the forum.
One thing I would never recommend is such an update like you did. A fresh installation is the way to go, if you don't want to deal with very confusing and frustrating problems. However, you did it and there is not much you can do about it now. So, did you repair permissions?

 

[g/re/p]

However, now every time I start up the computer, it shows a grey screen, with a messagebox in the middle, shown in 4 languages, saying that I need to restart the computer by holding down the power button. I do so, and on the restart the machine starts up quickly with no problems. :

That screen means you are having a Kernal Panic.
At this point, you should try to back up any data
you do not wish to lose before doing anything else.

Start up in single user mode (reboot and hold down the command-s keys after the startup sound)and 5 sets of tests will run - then you will get one of two messages:

>> if it reads "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK", then type exit at the prompt to proceed to the normal login screen and desktop.

>> If it reads "File system was modified" , you need to type fsck -yf
at the prompt to rerun the tests - keep typing fsck -yf until you
get the "disk appears to be OK" message

If you still get the kernal panics after this, reset the PRAM
(start up while pressing Command-Option-P-R)


If at this point you are still getting the kernal panics, you should boot
to your10.3 install disk #1 and use Disk Utility to repair the harddrive.

Next, boot to the harddrive and use Disk Utility to repair permissions.

If the problem persists, do an archive and install or erase and install using your 10.3 disks, repairing permissions immediately after the install. (If you were able to back up your data, erase and install is your best option)

 

[soysauce]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Zammy-Sam: How do I repair permissions?

g/re/p: I do have the full 10.3 install disks. Is there anything I should do differently than what you have recommended? I'm going to try the steps you've provided later on today.

I'm somewhat of a beginner in terms of Mac troubleshooting (being that my mac has done little to no wrong so far in 2 years of use). What should I do if I decide that I want to do a fresh install of 10.3? And also it there any way to go back to 10.2?

Thanks for the help!
Ron

 

[g/re/p]

I edited the instructions to work with the full Version 10.3 disks.

To repair permissions, Use the Disk Utility application in
Applications/Utilities - click on the volume you want to
repair and then click the repair permissions option.

To repair the disk, Boot from your Install CD, choose Installer > Open Disk Utility from the drop-down menu, and use the Repair Disk option on the volume you want to repair.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Zammy-Sam: How do I repair permissions?

g/re/p: I do have the full 10.3 install disks. Is there anything I should do differently than what you have recommended? I'm going to try the steps you've provided later on today.

I'm somewhat of a beginner in terms of Mac troubleshooting (being that my mac has done little to no wrong so far in 2 years of use). What should I do if I decide that I want to do a fresh install of 10.3? And also it there any way to go back to 10.2?

Thanks for the help!
Ron