05-23-2013
UBCD has TestDisk for errors on the media, and many tools for partiotion and boot record repair. They can be tricky to use, and sometimes it helps to be googling a laptop by your elbow.
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LEARN ABOUT OSX
repair_packages
repair_packages(8) BSD System Manager's Manual repair_packages(8)
NAME
repair_packages -- verify or repair filesystem permissions and flags for packages.
SYNOPSIS
repair_packages [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
repair_packages is used by Disk Utility to verify or repair permissions on installed packages.
ARGUMENTS
--volume Perform all operations on the specified volume or home directory. The root volume '/' will be used if unspecified.
--list-standard-pkgs
Output the list of package-id strings corresponding to receipts in the installer's receipt database that will be verified or
repaired by the --standard-pkgs flag.
--verify Verify the specified package(s).
--repair Repair the specified package(s).
--pkg package-id
Add the specified package to the list of packages to verify or repair.
--standard-pkgs
Add the standard packages to the list of packages to verify or repair. Use --list-standard-pkgs to view this list.
--output-format #
Use a special output format selected by #. Different output formats may be optimized for human or machine readability. The
default output-format is '0', and is a verbose, human-readable format.
NOTES
repair_packages only runs on 10.6 or later systems. To verify or repair permissions on earlier systems, reboot with a Tiger or Leopard system
disk and verify or repair permissions with the repair_packages version on that disk.
SEE ALSO
pkgutil(1)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/installer-dev
BUGS
repair_packages does not verify file contents or restore missing files; It can only verify or repair filesystem permissions.
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