
(When you exit Disk Utility it should drop you straight back into the Installer). Once the process has completed, exit Disk Utility and install OS X from the Tiger disc you booted from. Name your hard drive on the right side and choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as the format. Under Volume Scheme, click "Current" and choose "1 Partition". If it can not repair the damage, you will need to erase the disk: In Disk Utility, choose your hard drive from the listing in the left sidebar and then choose the "Partition" tab. Then, restart your Mac and it should boot back into your normal Desktop. Then, Click "Repair Disk" If it finds errors, repeat the process until it reports the drive is OK. In Disk Utility, select your normal, bootable hard drive volume from the list in the sidebar. Choose your language and when you are sitting at the Introductory Installer screen, go up to "Utilities" and choose Disk Utility. Once you have obtained a disc (I would recommend CraigsList or eBay as likely sources) you can do the following: Insert the OS X install CD and boot from this disc (restart iBook and hold down COMMAND and C keys). Without the Tiger disc its going to be impossible to correct this on your own. Judging by the error and the roadblock you are hitting when trying to run a simple file system check, it's looking like there is corrupted data on the drive which is preventing the system from booting. Okay, I'm afraid that to go any further you are going to need a copy of OS X 10.4 Tiger on CD at the very least. If you have questions on the above, just let me ask. Type: "reboot" to restart and see if the situation has improved for you. When fsck finally reports that no problems were found (drive is OK), and the # XXXXX reappears: 3. It is normal to have to run fsck more than once - the first run's repairs often uncover additional issue. If there's damage to your drive, you'll see a message that says: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***** If you see this message-and this is extremely important- repeat running fsck. The fsck utility will report via text on your screen as it works through the hard drive. Type: "fsck -y" without quotes (fsck (Spacebar) -y). Now that you're at the # XXXXX here's how to run fsck: 1. In a few more seconds, you'll be dropped to a command prompt. You'll see a bunch of text scrolling on your screen. Immediately press and hold the "Command" and "S" keys. Okay, this will be a little more involved but see if you can work your way through this to run fsck - the file system checker: Restart your Mac.
