Thanks for the response.
Yes I repaired permissions for the sys drive. I got some messages I had not seen before, can’t recall exact wording but close to:
WARNING: SUID Files were modified and not repaired.
usr/bin/rsh
usr/bin/rlogin
usr/bin/quota
usr/sbin/pppd
usr/sbin/uprid
I have FCE 4 on my system. I purchased a full FCP7 and installed it on the same drive. It was not an upgrade.
The media is going from the HDSC card onto a Lacie Quadra 500Gb 7200rpm external drive which is connected by eSata (going into a eSata PCI card).
The computer is in my recording studio and installed are audio applications, Pro Tools HD, Logic, which both seem uneffected by all this other polava.
Thanks, J