[G4] "lost a connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue"

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jim,

	did this happen after you upgraded to itunes 6.0.2? it 
happened to me and has been reported at http://xlr8yourmac.com

>>I didn't have applejack installed on this 10.3.9 system, but did 
>>run DIsk Utility's Repair permissions on a PB G4 w/10.3.9 that had 
>>the QT and iTunes updates applied yesterday. The first try at 
>>repairing permissions resulted in a problem - dialog popped up 
>>saying it had "lost a connection with the Disk Management Tool and 
>>cannot continue". I quit DU and tried again - after a minute or so 
>>(about 1/4 thru the progress bar) the same thing happened. I then 
>>rebooted (no other apps running) and tried again - same error. Even 
>>a verify attempt fails. I'll have to find my OS X 10.3.x disc to 
>>try repairing the drive after booting from CD.
>>Maybe my problem isn't related to the updates at all (it's been 
>>awhile since I've done any maintenance on that drive...) but if 
>>anyone else has seen a problem like this let me know.
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>
>
>hi,
>
>	I had this problem too and traced it down to itunes 6.0.2 cuz 
>when I removed it and re-installed itunes 6.0.1 everything was fine. 
>another try at itunes 6.0.2 resulted in the same problem ("lost a 
>connection w/the disk management tool" when trying to repair 
>permissions) so I again went back to itunes 6.0.1 and am staying 
>w/it 'til there's a fix. I'm running a mac os x 10.3.9 on a g4 
>sawtooth w/a 1.3ghz gigadesign cpu upgrade.
>
>
>
>		on bass, mike watt
>
>
>http://hootpage.com
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>



	so what worked for me was removing itunes 6.0.2 and going 
back to the itunes version before (6.0.1).





			watt





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>Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:06:53 -0500
>From: jim carbone <dictator at rebargraphics.com>
>Subject: [G4] Applejack question
>
>Message-ID: <3aab955364bd11380a121d9fa982c930 at rebargraphics.com>
>
>Hi All,
>
>I've been following this list for quite a while and know that Applejack
>is a favorite among many users. I have it installed on my two G4s (a
>dual 1.25 MDD and a Titanium 667mhz PB), and have used it several times
>on both with much success.
>
>I ran it today on my PowerBook, and it's doing something that I never
>saw it do before. I started up in single user mode, ran AJ in the
>Autopilot mode, and after (or possibly during) the permissions repair,
>it gets to a point where it just writes line after line of a "+" then
>all periods very slowly.
>
>It did this once and I let it sit like this for hours. I don't hear any
>hard drive activity, and the noisy cooling fan doesn't kick on at all.
>Eventually, I rebooted the machine, let it boot into OSX (Panther),
>then rebooted into Single User mode and tried again. It's now doing the
>same thing. There seems to be an error code after the "Repairing
>Permissions" line of malloc[186] and a description about being unable
>to byteswap something it what looks like iTunes.
>
>I can be more specific if need be, but does anyone know what's going on
>here?
>
>Thanks,
>--jim
>