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Cannot repair disk on MBP

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webia

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Jun 17, 2007
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Ok, as all problems come in pairs, I have a minor issue (I hope).

Yesterday, time machine threw me an error that it cannot complete the backup as it cannot copy some files to the backup drive. I checked and installed time machine buddy to easily check the logs. It turned out some file was the bad guy. It was a personal, unimportant file so I deleted it.

Ran backup again, same time machine error. I then checked in more detail, and as suggested I deleted from my backup drive one long name with .inProgress extension package, while time machine was off. Turned time machine back on, still errors.

So I though my drive could be corrupted or something. Opened disk utility checked and fixed permissions, then same thing with the disk.

1. I get First Aid Failed
Disk Utility stopped verifying “Macintosh HD” because the following error was encountered:
Filesystem verify or repair failed.

and with these details:
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”

Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Keys out of order
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.

Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed.

2. Ok, so I didn't have my Leopard cd with me. I tried to safe boot the MBP. It booted up successfully. I know safe boot performs a disk check, so I though problem fixed. But no, still there.

3. I tried to boot in single-user mode and use fsck -fy. Unfortunately after running it consecutively for around 25 times, the same answer:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****

4. My MBP came with tiger, so I found the original tiger CDs. I tried to boot from it holding C key to use disk utility. had one kernel panic, and once the mac froze. Nothing happened. I also tried to start the "installation" from the OS, so that I do not have to hold the C key, but same as above. Didn't work.

Any suggestions ?
 
It looks like a HDD problem which isn't that serious. Hopefully you have AppleCare - HDD will be replaced, assuming it works, all will be well if not you're probably looking a logic board problem but it looks like it's just the HDD.
 
Shouldn't a disk format and reinstall fix this? Any ideas why booting from tiger cd didn't work?
 
Anyhow, those errors were reported by DU while I was logged in into the OS and used DU on the same drive I booted up from, which can throw errors.

I need to check from the CD in order to be sure, however I cannot do that...Any ideas why booting from tiger doesn't work?
 
ok, so just came back from the apple reseller. I checked the hdd there, same error, while booted from the disk. Onyx also tells me to repair the disk using disk utility, but it would not work.
 
I think I am going to find sometime in the next weeks some time to copy paste all my hdd on the backup disk, so that I have everything, not just a time machine backup dated on 16th of April, and then erase and install from backup (16th of April) and then restore as I go the things I need from the manual backup.

If this won't fix the issue, I will have to go back to Apple and leave it for service :(
 
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