Update: The option-drag failed with an error code -61. Didn't give any hint as to which file was the problem.
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Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago by LindleyF
I have an error "Invalid PEOF" on my TiBook G4's hard drive. It's been there for years, and I've worked around it, but I'd like to finally sort it out. Neither Norton nor TechTool Pro nor Disk Utility are able to solve it.
As best I can tell, the only way to do this is to reformat the HD. However, I don't know where my 10.4 CDs are anymore, so it's necessary for me to save off the ...
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LindleyF replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Kappy replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
What you are doing is not going to work. You need an external FireWire hard drive freshly partitioned using APM and formatted Mac OS Extended, Journaled. You can use the Restore feature of Disk Utility to clone your existing system to the external drive. See the following:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder
2. After DU loads ...
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BDAqua replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Neither Norton nor TechTool Pro nor Disk Utility are able to solve it.
Norton!? I'd advise getting rid of that.
Disk First Aid: Invalid PEOF Error
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21624?viewlocale=en_ US
Your best bet is DiskWarrior, you need the CD though.
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
BTW, you might enjoy these DiskWarrior review/recommendations...
http...
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LindleyF replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
You need an external FireWire hard drive freshly partitioned
I have an external drive with Firewire capability, that has plenty of space free. But I'm not prepared to erase what's there. Is there a way to do this using only the available space? I know that both the Boot Camp and TechTool partition utilities are able to add an additional partition without erasing the drive (but not ...
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LindleyF replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Norton!? I'd advise getting rid of that.[/quote]
I don't use it anymore. Only reason I tried is because TechTool Pro failed. I also keep it around because it's the only bootable OS9 CD I have, and this particular fault (or a related one, maybe) causes my TiBook not to boot into OSX if shutdown improperly, until it's been booted into OS9 and restarted. Boot-using-OS9-CD-then...
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Kappy replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
It's possible to repartition a drive on the fly, but only if you are using Leopard and it's Disk Utility. It's also possible that the DU with 10.4.8 and later will also repartition on the fly. However, you will have to set up a large enough partition to clone your PB's drive. You will need a tad more space than the total size of the used space on the PB drive - about 100-500 MBs ...
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LindleyF replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I played around with Disk Utility in Leopard but couldn't figure out how to re-partition the external drive without erasing it. The '+' button which the help said I should click was grayed out. Does the disk need to be connected via Firewire? Mine has that capability, but I usually keep it hooked up via USB since it's usually less troublesome that way.
EDIT: Nope, that's not it. ...
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Kappy replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Open Disk Utility. Select the drive entry for the drive you want to repartition. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Click in the active partition window and grab the sizing gadget in the lower right corner. Drag upwards to free the space you need for the second partition. Then click on the [+] button which will add a new partition in the opened space. Click on the ...
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Király replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
LindleyF wrote:
I have an external drive with Firewire capability, that has plenty of space free. But I'm not prepared to erase what's there.
It sounds like you don't have that data backed up - you'd better get it backed up asap.
I'd get another external hard drive. You are going to need another one anyway to back up all the data that you haven't yet been backing up. Use ...
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LindleyF replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
You're probably right. I used to have two external hard drives but one of them started acting up in OSX. I was able to get all my data off it by accessing it in OS9, though.
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