Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!2.us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!216.166.98.84.MISMATCH!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!buffer2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:31:12 -0600 From: ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) Subject: Re: Unable to boot up an old 15" MBP (2008)'s Mac OS X v10.5.8/LEOPARD... Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.portable,comp.sys.mac.portables,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.systems References: <180220171111393467%nospam@nospam.invalid> <180220171528328319%nospam@nospam.invalid> <180220171814406380%nospam@nospam.invalid> User-Agent: tin/2.4.0-20160823 ("Octomore") (UNIX) (Linux/4.7.9-100.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:31:12 -0600 Lines: 46 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 71.103.224.66 X-Trace: sv3-NOc72dLRxa06sYJAQejs03haKAfrhaNJ8rvt2jumWJxDJSDNOiB6OWkCtxFpd8LMMczNdlou4vFR62N!vE0bzh36qZGfFufORu/P3aA6AXv69brfcJJknjTNRFf05hPX3BBB/mMWN9FEkaB4lU3P4OL/6B/R!NdOPeu48e2UfMUpEtMr8+qmpmrBhsVg= X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 3580 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.portables:1104 comp.sys.mac.system:100605 In comp.sys.mac.system nospam wrote: > In article , Ant > wrote: > > > > I found the original 10.5/Leopard's 2 DVDs and was able to boot from it. > > > > I ran its Disk Utility's verifications and found only problems with > > > > permissions (repairing as I type this) so it looks like OS's datas are > > > > hosed or something. We'll see. > > > > > the second disc should have the hardware diagnostics on it. > > > > Do I boot from it? Its label didn't have instructions on how to boot it. > > Its first DVD does (hold down C key during power up). Also, wouldn't > > these be the same diagnostic tests as the internal MBP's D key? Or are > > these different? I am not at the broken MBP right now to check. > d for diagnostics. it should say that on the disc itself. Ah. I remember using D but it looked like the same one I saw in MBP without its DVD inserted unless I did it wrong. I will recheck later. > > > > If this doesn't fix it, then I might have to reinstall (from scratch?). > > > > > do that on an external drive to see if it's actually going to fix > > > anything. > > > > Will the old MBP be able to handle a new USB3 WD 2 TB HDD? > yep, but at usb 2 speeds. OK cool. I know some old computers can't handle huge newer drives. :( OK. I will just hook up an external USB HDD, boot up Mac OS X v10.5/Leopard installer DVD, install into the external drive, and test. I have never done it from a DVD source in Macs. I always did it inside installed OS. -- Quote of the Week: "Applied mathematics will always need pure mathematics, just as anteaters will always need ants." --Paul Halmos Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail privately. If credit- ( ) ing, then please kindly use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link.