[CUBE] osx stuck on login
ivan melicoff
ivan at bbx.com.mx
Thu Jan 16 14:29:23 PST 2003
finally after df-k I got the dev and it was disk0s5
then ran
#mount -w -t hfs /dev/disk0s5/
got this:
usage: mount [-dfruvw] [-options] [-t ufs | external_type ] special node
mount [adfruvw] [-t ufs | external_type ]
mount: [-dfruvw] special | node
on 1/16/03 11:21 AM, mike at mfoverbo at int287.k12.mn.us wrote:
> try to run the command 'mount -a', which ought to mount your
> filesystems with proper permissions. After that, you can run the 'ln
> -s /private/tmp /tmp' command described earlier, and it should work.
> If you get some funky error message with 'mount -a', try running 'fsck
> -y' and then run 'mount -a' again.
>
> if that still doesn't work, you could try this (not sure if this is
> implemented correctly in osx):
>
> # df -k
>
> look for the first line to say something like /dev/disk0s9 -- my
> computer says disk0s9, yours may say something different. Other
> columns say devfs, fdesc, etc. You don't care about those right now.
> Force a mount of it with read/write priveleges. Don't cut & paste
> here, replace disk0s9 with whatever your df -k output is.
>
> # mount -w -t hfs /dev/disk0s9 /
>
> As far as entourage, I can't help you there: I don't have use for an
> office suite. I reset my preferences by, umm, going back to where
> preferences are set in applications and changing them back to what they
> used to be.
>
> mike
>
> On Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 01:04 PM, ivan melicoff wrote:
>
>> I don't know anything about command lines so if anyone can give advice
>> as if
>> you were talking with a band new "switcher" it would really help :) I
>> started using Macs in late 98 but only recently started with OSX so I
>> don't
>> know much.
>>
>> Anyway I think I did what you said Mike and this is what happened...
>>
>> I booted while pressing CMD+s and after I got
>> sh-2.05a#
>> I typed ln -s /private/tmp /tmp
>> I got this response:
>> ln: /tmp/tmp: Read-only ile system
>> sh-2.05a#
>>
>>
>>> From where did you rename your library folder? from OS0? How did you
>>> reset
>> your preferences? And what mail did you restore? I use (or used)
>> Entourage...
>>
>> thanks
>> ivan
>>
>>
>> on 1/15/03 6:08 PM, mike at mfoverbo at int287.k12.mn.us wrote:
>>
>>> you might have problems with the symlink from /tmp to /private/tmp
>>> directory -- I heard rumors that safari munged that.
>>>
>>> to restore it:
>>>
>>> # ln -s /private/tmp /tmp
>>>
>>> I've also had problems (earlier on in osx, around 10.1.0) with
>>> applications that corrupted the dock -- i'd login and it would log me
>>> right out again. my situation degraded from there, and I ended up
>>> having to rename my library folder and reset all my preferences and
>>> mail by hand.
>>>
>>> it's a bummer and it took time, but it got me back to working order.
>>> it might work for you too.
>>>
>>> hope this helps,
>>>
>>> mike
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 07:48 PM, ivan melicoff wrote:
>>>
>>>> Booted into OS9 through installation CD and deleted all safari
>>>> related
>>>> files. Restarted into OSX and still same problems.
>>>>
>>>> thnx
>>>> ivan
>>>> on 1/15/03 4:49 PM, Jeffrey M. Swiger at N8NOE at comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> While booting hold ( CMD & S ) and then Type ( FSCK -Y ) then hit
>>>>> enter.. Fist this will check your drive files for
>>>>> errors. At this point you could remove or replace the Safari
>>>>> Files?...
>>>>> What is all the trouble with Safari?..
>>>>> I've seen post about Jaguar and safari causing all these problems, I
>>>>> have no Idea why everyone is having
>>>>> troubles. I even tie my Newton into the Cube wirelessly and if
>>>>> anything
>>>>> is causing problems, the Cube is VERY
>>>>> RF sensitive! If any 70cm or 10M Signals is generated, the cube just
>>>>> shuts-off or reboots, It's annoying, but not
>>>>> much I can do about it... Check your file system, If you have to
>>>>> Remove
>>>>> it at this point, your ROOT as a default
>>>>> when you boot to FreeBSD this way!....
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 05:39 PM, ivan melicoff wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey, have a huge problem. Can't acces OS X because it gets stuck in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> "loggin in" window. All I can do is acces the disk by booting into
>>>>>> OS9 from
>>>>>> an installation CD but that is no help since I can'to do anything
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> there. Also this login window appeared all of a sudden I never set
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> up in
>>>>>> the first place.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am running OS X 10.2 on a dual 1GHZ tower.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thansk for any pointers yoo can give.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ivan
>>>>>
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