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Reinstall OS X 10.4.6 on iBook
I am trying to install OS X 10.4.6 on an iBook.
See here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/26914199/iBook-wireless-problem.html
I am installing from a DVD copy made by the local apple store.
The "Checking your installation DVD" part completes without errors.
During the install it stops and says:
BomFatalError - cpio read error: bad file format
Install failed: some files for BSD may not have been written correctly
I've tried this twice, both with the same error.
In the Disk Utility - First Aid tab, I tried Verify Disk and Repair disk, both which fail with "Could not unmount disk"
I also tried Verify Disk Permission and Repair Disk Permissions, both of which complete successfully.
What can I do next?
See here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/26914199/iBook-wireless-problem.html
I am installing from a DVD copy made by the local apple store.
The "Checking your installation DVD" part completes without errors.
During the install it stops and says:
BomFatalError - cpio read error: bad file format
Install failed: some files for BSD may not have been written correctly
I've tried this twice, both with the same error.
In the Disk Utility - First Aid tab, I tried Verify Disk and Repair disk, both which fail with "Could not unmount disk"
I also tried Verify Disk Permission and Repair Disk Permissions, both of which complete successfully.
What can I do next?
The other possibility if you really can't wipe the drive first is to use a 3rd party disk utility such as Disk Warrior to clean up the drive before attempting the install. This was a critical step back in the days of iBooks and 10.4. But not needed if you wipe the disk. Did I mention wipe the disk?
Once your data is backed up. You can boot from the 10.4 DVD and run the provided Disk Utility. From there you can perform a secure erase. It will take some time, but you only need the one pass. From there you will have either:
Perfect success or a bad hard drive or a bad install disk or other bad hardware.
Once your data is backed up. You can boot from the 10.4 DVD and run the provided Disk Utility. From there you can perform a secure erase. It will take some time, but you only need the one pass. From there you will have either:
Perfect success or a bad hard drive or a bad install disk or other bad hardware.
ASKER
All is backed up, I can zero out the hard drive, no problem. Do you mean Erase in the Disk Utility?
Yes, but secure erase is a little better.
ASKER
My choices there are:
Don't erase data
1 pass erase
7 pass
35 pass
So I'll erase the data, but is more than once really necessary?
Don't erase data
1 pass erase
7 pass
35 pass
So I'll erase the data, but is more than once really necessary?
no, 1 pass. Actually, I mentioned that above.
ASKER
sorry, missed that.
ASKER
Says:
Zero Disk failed with error
Could not unmount disk.
Zero Disk failed with error
Could not unmount disk.
Sounds like a bad hard drive.
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The other possibility is that there is a problem with your iBook. Do you have the luxury of backing up your harddrive and zeroing out the drive and then trying it. I would definitely consider it.