On 03/15/08, Linda <XPressoBean at mac.com> wrote: > On 3/15/08 4:30 PM, John Baltutis wrote: > >> You can only verify, not repair, a boot volume from the boot volume, only if >> journaling is enabled. IIRC, that feature started with Tiger. > > I know I do not have journaling enabled. So, this is why it works the way it > works for me -- cannot Verify the disk when booted from that disk. > > And that is indeed how it's supposed to work for people who do not have > journaling enabled -- no? Correct. It won't work if journaling isn't enabled. However, I took your previous response as meaning it would never work and, since the OP stated it worked previously, I was just clarifying how to make it operable again.