Thanks Patrick, I have done what you suggested but unfortunately it made no difference, it still wont go past the grey screen during boot up.
Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 10/05/2011, at 10:29 AM, Patrick Lawrence wrote: > Adrian > > No, reapplying the Combo update should hopefully get you back to how the > computer should have been if you didn’t run out of battery. When manually > installing the update make sure you select to install it on the Hard Drive > of the Macbook Pro connected via target disk mode, I think its a yellow > icon. > > Kind Regards > > Patrick Lawrence > > > > On 10/05/11 9:25 AM, "Adrian Skehan" <adrianske...@me.com> wrote: > >> >> Thanks Lawrence, >> Should I delete anything from the MacBook before running the Combo? >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Adrian >> adrianske...@me.com >> >> On 10/05/2011, at 9:16 AM, Patrick Lawrence wrote: >> >>> >>> Adrian >>> >>> If you have another Mac, boot the MacBook Pro in target disk mode >>> connect >>> it to a second Mac. Then download and install the 10.6.7 Combo Update >>> onto >>> the MacBook Pro using the second Mac. >>> >>> Kind Regards >>> >>> Patrick Lawrence >>> >>> >>> On 10/05/11 8:54 AM, "Adrian Skehan" <adrianske...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Good morning all, >>>> >>>> Yesterday I ran the latest apple update (iPhoto and Font) on my iMac >>>> and >>>> MacBook Pro, the iMac update went OK but I was called away before the >>>> MacBook Pro (Intel OS 10.6.7) had finished so I left it running, on my >>>> return I found that I had neglected to connect the external power to >>>> the >>>> thing and the battery was all but totally discharged, when I tried to >>>> shut it down I got endless error messages saying that certain files >>>> could >>>> not be accessed (didn't think to write it down) and had to force the >>>> shut >>>> down via the start button. the consequence of all this is that it wont >>>> boot up past the grey screen and the ever rotating wheel. >>>> >>>> Zapping the Pram had no effect. >>>> >>>> DiskWarrior 4.3 reported the following: >>>> € 5 files had a directory entry with an incorrect text encoding value >>>> that was repaired. >>>> € 5 folders had a directory entry with an incorrect custom icon flag >>>> that >>>> was repaired. >>>> € Incorrect values in the Volume Information were repaired. >>>> >>>> A second DW scan came up with No Errors. >>>> >>>> Booted up holding down the Command and S keys. Ran the FSCK -FY this >>>> showed No Errors. >>>> >>>> Checked the Volume Structure, File Structure and Surface Scan for bad >>>> block using TechTools Pro 5.0.7, No Errors found. >>>> >>>> Looking at it in Target mode everything looks to be in order. >>>> >>>> Can anyone suggest something else I can try before I resort to >>>> reinstalling the system please. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Adrian Skehan >>>> adrianske...@me.com >>>> >>>> >>>> Mac OS X v10.6.7 Snow Leopard >>>> Model: MacBook Pro >>>> Processor: Intel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
