[radiocolin]

So I finally got my 10v yesterday ().

I installed from a 10.6.0 disc using 0.8.3 (since upgraded to 10.6.3 and 0.8.4).

On my first install, the OS installed ok, but after the first reboot simply sat at a flashing " _ " prompt and never got to the boot loader. After a format and reinstall, it worked perfectly.

The one difference is that the first time I formatted my drive as "Colin's HD" and the second time I used the standard "Macintosh HD".

I'm wondering if the apostrophe in the name could have prevented booting the first time? I don't want to rename it to try .

[wanger man]

Originally Posted by radiocolin

So I finally got my 10v yesterday ().

I installed from a 10.6.0 disc using 0.8.3 (since upgraded to 10.6.3 and 0.8.4).

On my first install, the OS installed ok, but after the first reboot simply sat at a flashing " _ " prompt and never got to the boot loader. After a format and reinstall, it worked perfectly.

The one difference is that the first time I formatted my drive as "Colin's HD" and the second time I used the standard "Macintosh HD".

I'm wondering if the apostrophe in the name could have prevented booting the first time? I don't want to rename it to try .

Honest answer I have no idea but if you did the exact same thing the second time just without the apostrophe then it does seem likely. I just named my drive OSX so had no problems

[bigkahoona]

Originally Posted by radiocolin

So I finally got my 10v yesterday ().
The one difference is that the first time I formatted my drive as "Colin's HD" and the second time I used the standard "Macintosh HD".

Never ever use special characters in file names, directory names and device names. While some software may handle these special characters correctly, a lot will not. They are especially an issue when you are dealing with different locale. For example, if you have a file with the German name of "ÄÜÖß" your language settings and encoding (codepage) might change it into "????". I also try to avoid blanks and replace them with an underscore.

[radiocolin]

Originally Posted by bigkahoona

Never ever use special characters in file names, directory names and device names. While some software may handle these special characters correctly, a lot will not. They are especially an issue when you are dealing with different locale. For example, if you have a file with the German name of "ÄÜÖß" your language settings and encoding (codepage) might change it into "????". I also try to avoid blanks and replace them with an underscore.

Every real Mac I've ever used has had no issues with the name "Colin's HD".

[bigkahoona]

Originally Posted by radiocolin

Every real Mac I've ever used has had no issues with the name "Colin's HD".

Whatever went wrong, this is definitely not a hardware issue. Especially not since it worked the second time on the same hardware.