MacBook Air airport issues
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- OSFA0
Morning bump?
- spl33nidoru0
Not sure it will help but you can try restarting your mac and holding the command + S keys after the boot sound.
That will bring you to single user mode, there type "fsck -f" without the " " and with the space, then enter. It will check and repair system files that might be damaged.
Wait for the check to be done, that can take up to 2 min.
If you get a message saying errors have been found etc, type fsck -f again until you get a message saying "OS X appears to be OK".Then type reboot and press enter to restart.
Hope it helps.
- OSFA0
Great, let me try...
- OSFA0
Shit, keep getting 'invalid node structure' and 'The MBAir could not be repaired'... Should I just reformat and start from scratch again?
- uan0
your solution might be here:
https://discussions.apple.com/th…
- aanderton0
http://forums.macrumors.com/show…
5th post down.
- OSFA0
already tried that... nothing :(
- OSFA0
Thanks for the help guys. Unfortunately, after more failed attempts, when I tried to start from disk again, I got a message that fatal errors occurred to the drive :( So, now I have to look for a replacement HD.
Any recommendations for online sellers? I checked a few and I even found one on ebay for $70.
- OSFA0
$200 for an 80GB HD at macsales? WTF
- e_p0
its strange you mention this today, as last night my airport extreme dropped all signals from my cable modem.
i was able to have the ethernet cable run directly to one of my laptops and the internet was running fine, however even though my airport showed the green light stating it was connected, there was a problem with the IP and DNS server.
i had reset the airport to its factory settings myself, and that didnt fix it. i called my ISP and they said i had to contact apple directly.
this morning i had made an appointment with apple techs to call me at a scheduled appointment i made, and they were able to resolve the issue in a few minutes.
ill walk you thru what we did, but if that doesnt work, you can set up an appointment all done over the phone, and they can walk you thru it..
i do have applecare on one of my other computers, so i was able to use the tech for free.. otherwise you will have to pay..
1- unplug your Airport's power cable.
2- wait 30 seconds
3- reset the Airport device [use a paperclip or pen tip and keep it pressed.
4- connect the power cable back into the Airport and continually keep the reset button held. do this until you see the light flashing at a fast pace on/off
5- when you see the light flashing, release the reset button
6- on your MBAir, you will see the Airport Utility menu dialog box appear telling you your setting have changed.
7- re-enter your preferences to "Create a new Network" enter the name for the Airport, enter a password for Admin incase you are the Admin of the Airport [optional] and keep going with the presets for new network, create a Network and supply a WPA2 password. and then when complete Click "Update/ Continue"
at this point you should be able to connect.
if you havent been able to connect at this time.. i suggest you contact apple directly.. you can set up an appointment thru their website here: https://expresslane.apple.com/Ge…
- if you have Applecare for any computer you can get this all taken care of FREE.e_p
- DrBombay0
//Serves you right for paying triple for an Apple router...
:P
- akrok0
osfa, get a SSD from macsales.com - my old mbp starts up in less ten 20 sec. faster then my newer tower machine.
- unless you need a huge amount of GB. any more then 120 will be pricey.akrok