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Software Update 10.4.8 et all, kernel panic

  • 09-10-2006 10:27am
    #1
    davmigil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭


    Intel MacBook. Just ran software update, lots of them (about 15). Everything went fine until last one, the 10.4.8 update. First time got error saying it couldn't inflate file or similar. It re-downloaded file and seemed not to install. When went to restart Mac getting kernel panic screen with 'You need to restart your computer' overlay. Just get this everytime reboot.

    Looks like a re-install job, but is there a way to boot even into the command line, just to salvage a few files? Normally good at backing up stuff, but since moved house recently haven't kept on top of it...


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  • #2
    davmigil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭davmigil


    Okay, that didn't work (holding down left shift key on boot).

    Other options I can think off: Live Linux CD to access OSX partition (will this work) or as can still boot into boot camp XP, windows program for accessing OSX partition?


  • #3
    dan99989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭dan99989


    Couple of things you can try:

    Boot to safe Mode by holding "Shift" just after the gong
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393

    Boot to command line by pressing "Command-S" just after the gong sound.

    If you've a firewire cable and another PC/MAC you can boot to "Target Disk Mode" which basicly makes your macbook appear as a hard disk on another computer, thus enabling you to transfer files.

    It looks like the 10.4.8 kernel panic issue is known, and for the Mac Pro at least, Apple has dealt with it. Nothing on the Macbook though!

    Hope this helps somewhat...


  • #4
    Urban Weigl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Urban Weigl


    Re-installing Mac OS X won't cause you to lose any files. In fact, after you do a re-install, everything will still be exactly the same; all your users will still be there, all the apps you installed, etc.

    I've never needed to install re-install Mac OS X myself, but I do know this for a fact.


  • #5
    davmigil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭davmigil


    Thanks guys for the replies. Phew.. looks like I mightn't have lost my stuff after all..Will teach me not to be slack on backups though.


  • #6
    Hugh_C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,852 ✭✭✭Hugh_C


    davmigil wrote:
    Thanks guys for the replies. Phew.. looks like I mightn't have lost my stuff after all..Will teach me not to be slack on backups though.

    :)

    Urban is almost totally right except if you choose to erase and install, which in this case, you shouldn't. Just blow away your old system and put in a new one.

    One small tip which might get you round some extra downloads, use the Combo Updater instead of the incremental updates, this is reported as being a more stable update path in certain circles. But you're probably getting the combo update anyway if you're starting from scratch with 10.4

    The combo updater for Intel boxen can be found here.

    hc


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