On 2007-12-14 10:48:29 +1100, carbon based life form <someguy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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said:
> Friends - Just wondering if anyone has had this prob. After updating to
> 10.4.11 (although I am NOT saying this is the fault; just coincidental
> timing perhaps), the tray on my Pioneer 107D will only open and close
> once, and only after a shutdown/startup. It will not open or close
> after a restart, nor if after the first open/close after the
> shutdown/startup. It works fine otherwise; buring and reading. I've
> used the keyboard, drag and drop, disk utility, terminal commands, menu
> option items, itunes, toast, "about this mac" and system profiler. All
> re****t that the device is fully functional but nothing will open/close
> the drawer bar the trusty paperclip or the shutdown/startup option.
> I've read of an Aussie guy in the Mac forums who claims that this
> problem is due to a software conflict between the OS update and
> microsoft security thingie.....I have also read of many other people
> suffering similar strange problems on the forums vis-a-vis the
> superdrive. They all seem to have started within the last few months.
>
> My question to this group - Anyone else has similar probs and short of
> replacing the drive (as suggested at the Mac Sup****t Forums), any
> solutions????
>
> thanks in advance to anyone who has any ideas!! And safe and happy
hols!!
> cheers,
> sam
Also forgot to say...I've tried to startup from a seperate HD, safe
mode, directory rebuild via Disk Warrior, repaired disk permissions
etc. etc...no dice.
cheers,
sam
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