Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Did you use the disc utility on the OS install disc? Leo On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Nathan <photo@frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I did not think it was possible, but yesterday I was mucking around with > permissions on my new iMac (2 weeks old), because I did not have write > access to some directories--a fact I discovered after trying to upgrade a > piece of software. Most of the software on the iMac was transferred from my > Powerbook G4 using Apple's Migration Assistant. > > Anyway, I had the not-so-bright idea of just selecting the hard disk and > giving myself write access to everything on it. The result is that the > thing > will not start now (I have run the hardware diagnostics which show nothing > untoward). I suppose I have a weekend of Apple support to look forward to > :-( > > Fortunately, all my pictures and my Lightroom database are 100% backed up > to an external HD. > > Still, the fact that I am making such a big deal out of this shows how > spoiled I have become since I switched to Mac in 2006. This is the first > time that anything has gone wrong for me with OSX. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > >