thx, Wayne - will try this when I get home. > CMD-S > > > I fixed priveledges as well, and tried again while all this was on-going. > > how do I boot into single user mode? I assume the system has to be shut > > down first, then booted while holding down a key or two on the keyboard? > > > > > > > did you try fixing volume privleges via disk utility? > > > > > > if that doesnt work i would also try booting into single user mode and > > > running fsck, but i would first try disk utility. > > > > > > sandor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I did that. I also tried the full update as well, thinking there > > was some corruption; however, when the disk image is decompressed, I > > imagine the sumcheck would spot the problem right off the bat... anyone > > else have a suggestion? > > > > Snoke > > > > > > > > > first thing to try - re-download the installer. if something got > > > > > corrupted during the download, this type of thing could happen. > > > > > > > > > > sandor > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 04:34 PM, Snoke Jay S NPRI wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Listas- > > > > > > Over the weekend, I tried to update my OS X 10.2.6 on my > > beige G3 > > > > > > with a G4 ZIF to OS X 10.2.8. The installer quit unexpectedly, so > > I > > > > > > tried it again...and again...to no avail. Any ideas as to what > > could > > > > > > be causing this? > > > > > > tia- > > > > > > Jay Snoke