Mac People

[nickx760]

anyone here good with mac's? i somehow fucked my computer up and i have no idea how to fix it. all i kno is that the finder isnt working anymore and i cant open most of the applications...any help would be greatly appreciated. i kno one of u stoners must know how to fix it.

...macs suck

i kno this is a cannabis forum but watever i need your help

peace

[beachguy in thongs]

Hey, I had a High School computer class on Mac's, can you refresh me a little bit?

[nickx760]

they suck....this is my school computer they "gave" me

what do u need refreshing on? i really dont know shit about them

[beachguy in thongs]

Macs in schools. A dangerous thing. I can't help you, I'm thinking but I can't remember.

[nickx760]

damnit

they gave us all laptops to take home, and i got kicked out and they never asked for it back, and then i started at the alternative school this year and they gave me a different one but i dont get to take it home because i go to the alternative school. i know the administrative login shit, so i can download anything i want on this, but now i broke it and cant fix it...shit i need help.

anyone?? please

[Garden Knowm]

if you have the operating system disk, you can put that disk on your computer, then turn off your mac.. when you turn it back on hold down the C key... your compter will bot up from this disk..

do you have the operating system disk.. OS X.3 or x.2 or x.4 ?

[Garden Knowm]

if not, you need to open a program called disk utility and run repair and verify disk options..

I hope this helps you...

[Garden Knowm]

there is a program you can buy called disk warrior.. FUCKING amazing!!!!!!!!!!

love is YOU..

[Garden Knowm]

If there is nothing on the computer you need.. and you have the operating system hardware, you can easily "ZERO OUT" your computer and it will run like it is brand new... unless of course the problem is with your RAM.. yikes...

[nickx760]

i dont have the operating system disk, and idk how to get to disk utility

the only programs i can open is safari (internet) and system preferences. thats it, i click on the finder and it does nothing, i control click it and it says Finder Not Running.

hmmm it wouldnt be possible to download disk warrior would it?

[nickx760]

yeah i dont really need anything on this, i want the music, but idc i can do without it. how do u zero out a computer?

[rajking86]

Haha, get yourself a good mac, and you'll find yourself spitting on PCs soon. :)

[nickx760]

fix my computer


please

[Garden Knowm]

Nick... you have tried to re-boot obviously..?

[nickx760]

restart? yeah

[Garden Knowm]

hold the power button down for a 20 count.... even after the computer turns off... keep holding onto it... for 15 more seconds...

[nickx760]

what will that do?

[Garden Knowm]

fix your computer

love is you

[nickx760]

no it wont

how do u zero out a computer?

[Garden Knowm]

ahahha... ok

it is your best shot...

if you zero the computer you will need the operating system disks to relaod into the computer..

you also need to have the operating system disk... because the computer cannot erase it self/zero itself out... unless it is BOOTED from a DISK

"disk utility" is the program that zeros out your computer... it is on the OS 10.. disks..

or you can get disk warrior and reboot from disk warrior... less than 100 dollars

but why won't you just do the pwer button thing..? you have nothing to looose..







LOVE IS and there is no oppostie...

Life is not the opposite of death... death is the opposite of birth...

LIFE IS ....

[nickx760]

shit i dont have the disk.

can i download that disk warrior thing?

[Garden Knowm]

try limewire...

do the power button thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[nickx760]

haha the power button thing wont work!!!!!

i gotta go get on my parents computer to see if i can download it...peace

[Garden Knowm]

damn!!!!!!!

: )

you held it for 20 seconds after it was off?

[motahead]

Dude if the power button doesn't work you won't be able to install anything. I am good with macs. Let me know what system you are using.

[agruel]

Yeah man, it would help to have some information as to exactly what kind of mac you have (iBook, PowerBook, etc.) and what system software you're using. Can you find the "disk utility" in your utilities folder (in the applications folder)? If so, try running it and fixing permissions... If you don't have any kind of bootable system disk, then you're gonna have a hard time zeroing out & reinstalling anything. You might be able to buy one on ebay.

[Omun]

I must admit I don't use a mac (since I have no money to buy one, and linux works fine for me), but don't bash macs they are very good computers and OSX is a great operating system. What exaclty did you do to mess it up in the first place? sorry I can't seem to help you out more. But if you go to http://www.scopetech.net and post your problem in the Macs forum your sure to get a resoponse and maybe some help.