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[Axel E. Retif]

On Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at 01:04  PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

> On Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at 02:46 , Bruno Voisin wrote:
>
>> About "Archive and Install": I hadn't used it, I used it later 
>> following a suggestion from Apple Tech Support. It didn't cure 
>> anything, but created additional concern. Your previous system is 
>> moved to "Previous Systems/Previous System 1"; this includes not only 
>> all visible directories Applications, Library, System, Developer, 
>> etc., but also invisible directories like /usr etc. In particular 
>> teTeX's directories are moved inside "Previous Systems/Previous System 
>> 1", where they are invisible. You may then think, by looking only at 
>> /usr/local/, that they are gone; they aren't, and live now in 
>> "Previous Systems/Previous System 1/usr/local/". The same happens with 
>> Virex's /usr/local/vscanx.
>
> That I would consider a bug from Apple. After all, /usr/local is an 
> area they should leave alone. Do they *move* /usr or do they somehow 
> copy/tar-untar/ditto it? Does anybody know?
>
> G

This might be unrelated, but perhaps you want to check it out --I found 
this in MacInTouch (http://www.macintouch.com) reports on Mac OS X 10.2:

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> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 22:48:00 -0500
> From: Daniel Sinker
> Subject: Bad 10.2 install disks?
>
> Last week I got a new dual 867. While importing e-mail it hung, and 
> when I restarted it couldn't find the disk. I had to reinstall the 
> system. From that point on I had tons of kernel panics, freezes, and 
> grey-screens-of-death. The machine is now in the shop. However, my 
> experince today leads me to believe the system disks I used to 
> reinstall the system after a crash my first day were the cause of all 
> my problems.
>
> Why?
>
> Well, because I used the same disks to install 10.2 on my iBook today 
> (I know... I know...) and it would give me a grey-screen-of-death 
> immediately on starting up. I went to the Apple discussions and found 
> someone describing the exact same thing, except that he called Apple 
> about it and an hour and a half later was sent to the Apple Store to 
> exchange his install disks for new ones. Low and behold, he was able to 
> upgrade to 10.2 without a hitch using the new disks.
>
> I took the advice, went to the Apple Store, bought a brand-new copy of 
> 10.2 (see, I'm legal!) and it installed PERFECTLY, the machine started 
> up no problem and it's been going strong ever since.
>
> Interestingly, the 10.2 disks that shipped with my dual 867 couldn't be 
> imaged when I tried to back them up--Toast kept crashing. Perhaps that 
> should have hipped me to the problem earlier.
>
> Anyway, the Apple discussions are FILLED with people describing similar 
> situations, and I'm thinking it could all be the result of a bad 
> install disk. Spread the word.
>
> Dan Sinker
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Axel
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