I have a G4 and had been using 10.3.6 with no problems. After Software Update suggested I move to 10.3.9 Combined, I agreed. After restarting, however, I got a message on-screen saying "you have inserted a disk containing no volumes that Mac OS X can read". One of my four internal hard drives had disappeared. I tried using Disk Utility and it sees that it's a 76.3 GB drive but all buttons are greyed out -- unable to verify or repair.
At one point I remember it saying something about an "invalid B-Tree node size" or the "HFS Wrapper Volume needs repair" and "could not be repaired".
The drive in question is a Maxtor. I removed it and placed it in a firewire enclosure. This is where it gets weird. On a hunch, I downloaded and used the stand-alone version of 10.3.9 combined updater. I then tried Disk Utility again and lo and behold it allowed me to hit Verify Disk and the drive popped up fine. I then used it for a day like that before disconnecting it and taking it with me to work.
Since then it's back to being an unrecognized disk with no ability to verify or repair or anything.
Can you help me?
At one point I remember it saying something about an "invalid B-Tree node size" or the "HFS Wrapper Volume needs repair" and "could not be repaired".
The drive in question is a Maxtor. I removed it and placed it in a firewire enclosure. This is where it gets weird. On a hunch, I downloaded and used the stand-alone version of 10.3.9 combined updater. I then tried Disk Utility again and lo and behold it allowed me to hit Verify Disk and the drive popped up fine. I then used it for a day like that before disconnecting it and taking it with me to work.
Since then it's back to being an unrecognized disk with no ability to verify or repair or anything.
Can you help me?