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FSCK

You actually do not need to ‘reboot’ into single user mode to use fsck. Quit all programs other than Finder and Terminal. In terminal, go into su (superuser) mode. Type ‘shutdown now’ without quotes. That’ll kick you into single user mode. At the prompt, type fsck -y. Once done, type exit. ©2002 EthnoSync.com. All Rights […]


Clock Issues With OS X 10.1

NTP not working, and I can not even force an “update now”. It does, however, correctly talk to NTP at power up ONLY. Numerous calls to Apple resulted in no answer. I have, however, identified that the clock does work properly in my QuickSilver when booted into OS 9.2.1 without NTP. So, there is something […]


Umax, And Unicode Charaters In Terminal

I have been reading complaints about Umax. I share the same frustrations. However, Umax 2100U now works in classic under 10.1. I am using Vistascan 3.7.5. Apple apparently has made a change to their USB software with 10.1, which now sees the scanner and passes on this information to the Classic. On another note, In […]


$19.95 Mac-OS-Up-To-Date Package

I ordered the 10.1 upgrade package within the first hour of availability last week by sending a fax to the South Bend, IN, order desk. I live 30 miles away from South Bend. The package showed up this afternoon shipped via ground. There is not a whole lot there on top of the free upgrade […]


Novell Access Beta For OS X

I recently asked […] Novell about the status of OS X access to Novell servers [and was told to] “download the beta at http://beta.novell.com/public.jsp. We should be shipping this within the next month.” Looking at their site, I see a file that has a read me that claims: 2.0 Novell Native File Access for Macintosh ——————————————————- […]


2nd Earliest Post

Here is one of the earliest posts… Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 00:01:02 EST From: xxxxxx@aol.com Subject: Mac IIx power down problems   Hi Netters:   I am having a hell of a problem with my mac IIx. Looks like somehow I managed to overload the power up/down circuit. It now would power up normally […]