[P1] Archive and Install

[Mark D. Chapman]

>"sh-2.05a#" means that you are using the sh shell as root. That is not
>necessarily abnormal. What was the prompt you got before?

I get this prompt when I login in single user mode. I used to get a 
different prompt but I can't remember what it was. I have not enabled 
root access in the GUI.

>The IOSCSIArchitectureModel has nothing to do with whether the install
>was done on a machine with SCSI  port/card in it. (The message that it
>can't be found is unusual, however). That kernel extension is important
>to iBook. It is needed and should load for the optical drive in that
>machine.
>
>Is there media in the optical drive when the Finder crashes occur?

No. I have not had a finder crash since Sun. when I upgraded to 10.2.4

>Is IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext in /System/Library/Extensions/ ?
>Get Info on it in the Finder, and check its ownership. Is it set to
>Owner: system - read & write; Group: wheel - read only; Others - read
>only?
>If IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext is present, and its permissions
>are correct, you may have some serious directory issues that fsck can't
>address.

It is present and its permissions are correct.

>Have you tried using DiskWarrior?

I don't have DiskWarrior but I rebuilt the directory using TTP 3.08. 
The directory was very fragmented. I did notice that the directory is 
located in 6 different places on the disk. Is this a problem?

Thanks for the help, Mark

>Have you reset the PMU?

Yes I did. How do I know if anything was actually reset? Nothing 
appeared to change (except I had to reset my date).

>  >>>  6. System Issues. I don't remember the finder crashing with 10.1.
>  >>>   But it happens every couple of days with 10.2. When I boot into single
>>>>    user mode I get the error "Extension
>>>>    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModel Cannot be found" and a
>>>>    different prompt than before "sh-2.05a#" Does anybody know what is
>>>>    happening?
>>>
>>>   This is VERY ABNORMAL. Since you mention that you've repaired
>>>   permissions and run fsck, the only thing I can suggest is that your
>>>   installation is damaged. I would suggest that you try a clean install
>  >>  (will not overwrite your old system). Did you by chance copy your 10.1

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  Mark Chapman - Centre for the Study of Religion - University of Toronto