5/15/2012

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1a.

Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Barry Austern" barryaus@fuse.net   barryaus

Mon May 14, 2012 8:54 am (PDT)



At 12:50 AM -0400 5/14/12, Dane Robison wrote:

>Yeah, I neglected to mention it, but when I
>first connected our laptops together (prior to
>installing Lion on her new drive) I reformatted
>and repartitioned the new drive using Mac OS
>Extended Journaled and GUID. I came up with one
>other possibility todayŠthis *may* be a Core Duo
>MacBook, and isn't Core 2 Duo the minimum for
>Lion? I don't know how to tell without booting
>it up.
>
>Dane

Serial number. Then go either to
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
or
http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php
I'm sure at least one of them will give you the
processor, but if it does not then now that you
know the date of manufacture you can then go to
Mactracker to find out.

--
Barry Austern
barryaus@fuse.net

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1b.

Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Barry Austern" barryaus@fuse.net   barryaus

Mon May 14, 2012 9:04 am (PDT)



At 8:23 AM -0400 5/14/12, Dane Robison wrote:

>Ha! I just looked it up on EveryMac.com and, sure enough, she has
>the Core Duo model. Not the news I was hoping for, but it sheds a
>lot of light on these problems! Now I just need to find a way to get
>Snow Leopard from the DVD installer onto a Mac with a bad DVD drive!
>

Use Target Disk mode from another computer with a good DVD drive is
one answer. Another would be to make a disk image of the software,
and put it on a large enough flash drive?
--
Barry Austern
barryaus@fuse.net

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Mon May 14, 2012 9:28 am (PDT)



That could be the issue.

Do you remember what that model is called or when you purchased it? Did you purchase it new? Or you can go to

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

and enter the serial number. It will give you the model and date of production, and one of us can look up the processor on MacTracker.

Brent

On May 13, 2012, at 9:50 PM, Dane Robison wrote:

Hi Brent,

Yeah, I neglected to mention it, but when I first connected our laptops together (prior to installing Lion on her new drive) I reformatted and repartitioned the new drive using Mac OS Extended Journaled and GUID. I came up with one other possibility today…this *may* be a Core Duo MacBook, and isn't Core 2 Duo the minimum for Lion? I don't know how to tell without booting it up.

Dane

On May 13, 2012, at 11:45 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:

> Dane,
>
> From the Adata site, the SSD seems to be aimed at Windows, which means you will have to reformat it like Barry said.
>
> Brent
>
>
> On May 12, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Barry Austern wrote:
>
> One more thing to try: Reverse which machine is
> in Target disk mode. In other words, boot the
> known-good one in Target Disk mode, connect it to
> the suspect machine, and see if it can boot from
> that. Conceivably the problem is not with the
> drive but with the machine. Two possibilities
> here. One is that it won't boot from the attached
> machine, in which case you know that something is
> badly wrong. If it will boot from the attached
> machine then run Disk Utility from the attached
> hard drive (i.e. the other machine) and
> repartition the new drive, making sure it is with
> the GUID format. Conceivably you never did that,
> which is why it is not bootable. It probably
> could have booted from an APM drive, but will not
> if it was formatted with a PC-standard format.
> Once you have done that then clone the known-good
> drive to the internal SSD, and then sacrifice
> either a goat or a chicken. I forget which of the
> two animals is the one which you have to do.
>
> At 8:32 PM -0400 5/12/12, Dane Robison wrote:
>
>> Just the latest in a rash of dead hard drives in
>> our homeŠmy wife's white MacBook is on the
>> fritz. I didn't want to invest too much in it at
>> this point, and bought her an Adata SSD (S510
>> series 120GB) but I can't figure out where to
>> begin.
>>
>> Normally, I'd clone the old drive to the new
>> one, install the new one, and be done. The old
>> drive won't cooperate, though, so I figured I'd
>> rely on her Time Machine backup to get her back
>> to where she needs to be. But I'm stumped as to
>> how I can get started because I first need to
>> get OS X installed on the new drive.
>>
>> She was running Leopard, and we have the Leopard
>> install DVD but her optical drive (just like 4
>> of the 5 MacBooks in our home) won't read the
>> install disc. No big deal, right? Good excuse to
>> upgrade her to Lion. So I purchased Lion on my
>> MacBook Pro and created a bootable USB drive. I
>> plugged the USB drive into her MacBook and
>> started upŠexcept it wouldn't. I got to the
>> screen that lets me select the startup drive
>> (the USB drive was the only choice) chose it,
>> and got a dark gray "no entry" sign (circle with
>> a line through it) on a light gray screen. After
>> several seconds, the MacBook shut down on its
>> own.
>>
>> Ok, next idea. I connected our laptops together
>> via firewire and started hers in target disk
>> mode. I ran the Lion installer from my machine,
>> installing to the new SSD in her machine.
>> Success! I then shut everything down,
>> disconnected it all, and tried to start her
>> MacBook. Result? The same circle with a line
>> through it.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong? Surely it's possible to
>> install Lion to a blank new drive!?!? Why can't
>> I boot up?
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas you all can throw my way!
>>
>> Dane

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1d.

Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Mon May 14, 2012 9:51 am (PDT)



Can you reboot the MacBook in Target Mode, connect to the MB Pro, load the
10.6 DVD in the MB Pro's DVD drive, and install from there?

Otto

On 14 May 2012 13:23, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:

> Ha! I just looked it up on EveryMac.com and, sure enough, she has the Core
> Duo model. Not the news I was hoping for, but it sheds a lot of light on
> these problems! Now I just need to find a way to get Snow Leopard from the
> DVD installer onto a Mac with a bad DVD drive!
>
]

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Mon May 14, 2012 10:02 am (PDT)



You found your answer to the original question.

On May 14, 2012, at 9:28 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:

That could be the issue.

Do you remember what that model is called or when you purchased it? Did you purchase it new? Or you can go to

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

and enter the serial number. It will give you the model and date of production, and one of us can look up the processor on MacTracker.

Brent

On May 13, 2012, at 9:50 PM, Dane Robison wrote:

Hi Brent,

Yeah, I neglected to mention it, but when I first connected our laptops together (prior to installing Lion on her new drive) I reformatted and repartitioned the new drive using Mac OS Extended Journaled and GUID. I came up with one other possibility today…this *may* be a Core Duo MacBook, and isn't Core 2 Duo the minimum for Lion? I don't know how to tell without booting it up.

Dane
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1f.

Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Dane Robison" macdane@mac.com   macdane1

Mon May 14, 2012 10:14 am (PDT)



Seems like a great idea, Otto, but I tried it and can't get it to work. I think the problem has to do with the way the Mac OS installers work. When I insert the DVD in the MacBook Pro and try to run the installer, the first thing it does is reboot the MacBook Pro from the DVD…which is Leopard…which gives me a kernel panic on the MBP every time. It would be nice if I could just run the installer from the DVD without rebooting from the DVD, but I don't know how.

Next step, I think I'll try cloning the Leopard DVD to a flash drive and booting/installing to the old MacBook from there.

Wish me luck!

Dane

On May 14, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:

> Can you reboot the MacBook in Target Mode, connect to the MB Pro, load the
> 10.6 DVD in the MB Pro's DVD drive, and install from there?
>
> Otto
>
> On 14 May 2012 13:23, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Ha! I just looked it up on EveryMac.com and, sure enough, she has the Core
>> Duo model. Not the news I was hoping for, but it sheds a lot of light on
>> these problems! Now I just need to find a way to get Snow Leopard from the
>> DVD installer onto a Mac with a bad DVD drive!

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1g.

Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Dane Robison" macdane@mac.com   macdane1

Mon May 14, 2012 10:17 am (PDT)



On May 14, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Barry Austern wrote:

> At 8:23 AM -0400 5/14/12, Dane Robison wrote:
>
>> Ha! I just looked it up on EveryMac.com and, sure enough, she has
>> the Core Duo model. Not the news I was hoping for, but it sheds a
>> lot of light on these problems! Now I just need to find a way to get
>> Snow Leopard from the DVD installer onto a Mac with a bad DVD drive!
>>
>
> Use Target Disk mode from another computer with a good DVD drive is
> one answer. Another would be to make a disk image of the software,
> and put it on a large enough flash drive?

Tried the former and failed, because my MBP is the only computer we have with a working DVD drive and it first tries to reboot from the DVD. That gives me nothing but a kernel panic.

As for the latter, that's my current plan and probably my last stop before making a trip to an Apple Store.

Thanks,
Dane
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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Mon May 14, 2012 10:26 am (PDT)



Did the MB Pro come with 10.5 or 10.6? If the latter, it won't run 10.5. If
you have the 10.6 DVD, why not boot and install from that?

I'm not sure if you've already tried this, but with the MB in Target Mode
and the MBP running normally, can you clone the MBP onto the MB?

Otto

On 14 May 2012 18:14, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:

> Seems like a great idea, Otto, but I tried it and can't get it to work. I
> think the problem has to do with the way the Mac OS installers work. When I
> insert the DVD in the MacBook Pro and try to run the installer, the first
> thing it does is reboot the MacBook Pro from the DVD…which is Leopard…which
> gives me a kernel panic on the MBP every time. It would be nice if I could
> just run the installer from the DVD without rebooting from the DVD, but I
> don't know how.
>
> Next step, I think I'll try cloning the Leopard DVD to a flash drive and
> booting/installing to the old MacBook from there.
>
> Wish me luck!
>

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Dane Robison" macdane@mac.com   macdane1

Mon May 14, 2012 10:33 am (PDT)



The MBP is brand new, came with Lion. I have the 10.5 DVD but have never had 10.6 … am waiting for Apple to send me one right now.

I haven't tried cloning the MBP to the MB, mostly because the MBP has a 500GB drive and the MB is only 120GB.

Thanks though!

Dane

On May 14, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:

> Did the MB Pro come with 10.5 or 10.6? If the latter, it won't run 10.5. If
> you have the 10.6 DVD, why not boot and install from that?
>
> I'm not sure if you've already tried this, but with the MB in Target Mode
> and the MBP running normally, can you clone the MBP onto the MB?
>
> Otto
>
> On 14 May 2012 18:14, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Seems like a great idea, Otto, but I tried it and can't get it to work. I
>> think the problem has to do with the way the Mac OS installers work. When I
>> insert the DVD in the MacBook Pro and try to run the installer, the first
>> thing it does is reboot the MacBook Pro from the DVDâˆ'which is Leopardâˆ'which
>> gives me a kernel panic on the MBP every time. It would be nice if I could
>> just run the installer from the DVD without rebooting from the DVD, but I
>> don't know how.
>>
>> Next step, I think I'll try cloning the Leopard DVD to a flash drive and
>> booting/installing to the old MacBook from there.
>>
>> Wish me luck!

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Mon May 14, 2012 11:02 am (PDT)



Dane,

Do you have access to an external optical drive to connect to the MB?

Brent

On May 14, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Dane Robison wrote:

The MBP is brand new, came with Lion. I have the 10.5 DVD but have never had 10.6 … am waiting for Apple to send me one right now.

I haven't tried cloning the MBP to the MB, mostly because the MBP has a 500GB drive and the MB is only 120GB.

Thanks though!

Dane

On May 14, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:

> Did the MB Pro come with 10.5 or 10.6? If the latter, it won't run 10.5. If
> you have the 10.6 DVD, why not boot and install from that?
>
> I'm not sure if you've already tried this, but with the MB in Target Mode
> and the MBP running normally, can you clone the MBP onto the MB?
>
> Otto
>
> On 14 May 2012 18:14, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Seems like a great idea, Otto, but I tried it and can't get it to work. I
>> think the problem has to do with the way the Mac OS installers work. When I
>> insert the DVD in the MacBook Pro and try to run the installer, the first
>> thing it does is reboot the MacBook Pro from the DVDâˆ'which is Leopardâˆ'which
>> gives me a kernel panic on the MBP every time. It would be nice if I could
>> just run the installer from the DVD without rebooting from the DVD, but I
>> don't know how.
>>
>> Next step, I think I'll try cloning the Leopard DVD to a flash drive and
>> booting/installing to the old MacBook from there.
>>
>> Wish me luck!

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Dane Robison" macdane@mac.com   macdane1

Mon May 14, 2012 11:44 am (PDT)



Nope, and I'd rather not buy one just for this.

On May 14, 2012, at 1:52 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:

> Dane,
>
> Do you have access to an external optical drive to connect to the MB?
>
> Brent
>
>
> On May 14, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Dane Robison wrote:
>
> The MBP is brand new, came with Lion. I have the 10.5 DVD but have never had 10.6 … am waiting for Apple to send me one right now.
>
> I haven't tried cloning the MBP to the MB, mostly because the MBP has a 500GB drive and the MB is only 120GB.
>
> Thanks though!
>
> Dane
>
> On May 14, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
>
>> Did the MB Pro come with 10.5 or 10.6? If the latter, it won't run 10.5. If
>> you have the 10.6 DVD, why not boot and install from that?
>>
>> I'm not sure if you've already tried this, but with the MB in Target Mode
>> and the MBP running normally, can you clone the MBP onto the MB?
>>
>> Otto
>>
>> On 14 May 2012 18:14, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Seems like a great idea, Otto, but I tried it and can't get it to work. I
>>> think the problem has to do with the way the Mac OS installers work. When I
>>> insert the DVD in the MacBook Pro and try to run the installer, the first
>>> thing it does is reboot the MacBook Pro from the DVDâˆ'which is Leopardâˆ'which
>>> gives me a kernel panic on the MBP every time. It would be nice if I could
>>> just run the installer from the DVD without rebooting from the DVD, but I
>>> don't know how.
>>>
>>> Next step, I think I'll try cloning the Leopard DVD to a flash drive and
>>> booting/installing to the old MacBook from there.
>>>
>>> Wish me luck!

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Mon May 14, 2012 1:24 pm (PDT)



That is why I chose the word "access". It was apparent you did not want to buy a optical drive for the MacBook, internal or external.

You appear to have three options since your other Mac, can not boot into the OS you want on the MacBook.

Either beg, borrow, or steal, but some how access an external drive, ditto on accessing a Mac that can boot from the OS you want, or rely on the mercy of a local Apple Store.

On May 14, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Dane Robison wrote:

Nope, and I'd rather not buy one just for this.

On May 14, 2012, at 1:52 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:

> Dane,
>
> Do you have access to an external optical drive to connect to the MB?
>
> Brent
>
>
> On May 14, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Dane Robison wrote:
>
> The MBP is brand new, came with Lion. I have the 10.5 DVD but have never had 10.6 … am waiting for Apple to send me one right now.
>
> I haven't tried cloning the MBP to the MB, mostly because the MBP has a 500GB drive and the MB is only 120GB.
>
> Thanks though!
>
> Dane
>

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Mon May 14, 2012 3:50 pm (PDT)



Sorry, I got confused because you mentioned Snow Leopard (10.6) in a
previous message so I thought you had that somewhere.

As for cloning, all you need to clone is the OS, which is easy with CCC,
and with SD too I expect, but what is the *used* space on the MBP anyway?
Unused space does not get cloned whatever you do.

Otto

On 14 May 2012 18:32, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:

> The MBP is brand new, came with Lion. I have the 10.5 DVD but have never
> had 10.6 … am waiting for Apple to send me one right now.
>
> I haven't tried cloning the MBP to the MB, mostly because the MBP has a
> 500GB drive and the MB is only 120GB.
>
> Thanks though!
>

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Dane Robison" macdane@mac.com   macdane1

Mon May 14, 2012 10:50 pm (PDT)



I wasn't clear about that, but no, I don't have the Snow Leopard DVD yet. And as for used space on the MBP? Virtually all of it! It's a constant battle to keep a bit of free space…I just wish I could somehow jam about 3TB of storage in there!

In the end, I imaged the Leopard DVD onto a CompactFlash card and installed it from there. Worked like a charm. This crusty old first generation MacBook now boots up in 17 seconds and my wife and I are both amazed at how quickly apps launch…virtually instantaneously! The bad news? It comes in threes, right?

1. Her old drive died completely as I was trying to migrate her data.
2. Her Time Machine backup is corrupt.
3. She has a bunch of "important" stuff on DropBox but we haven't found it yet.

Looks like she's starting over.

Thanks for all the help, folks!

Dane

On May 14, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:

> Sorry, I got confused because you mentioned Snow Leopard (10.6) in a
> previous message so I thought you had that somewhere.
>
> As for cloning, all you need to clone is the OS, which is easy with CCC,
> and with SD too I expect, but what is the *used* space on the MBP anyway?
> Unused space does not get cloned whatever you do.
>
> Otto
>
> On 14 May 2012 18:32, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> The MBP is brand new, came with Lion. I have the 10.5 DVD but have never
>> had 10.6 âˆ' am waiting for Apple to send me one right now.
>>
>> I haven't tried cloning the MBP to the MB, mostly because the MBP has a
>> 500GB drive and the MB is only 120GB.
>>
>> Thanks though!

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Re: How to install Lion onto a blank HD?

Posted by: "Harold Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com   hflaxman001

Tue May 15, 2012 7:51 am (PDT)





On May 14, 2012, at 10:50 PM, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com> wrote:

I wasn't clear about that, but no, I don't have the Snow Leopard DVD yet. And as for used space on the MBP? Virtually all of it! It's a constant battle to keep a bit of free space…I just wish I could somehow jam about 3TB of storage in there!

In the end, I imaged the Leopard DVD onto a CompactFlash card and installed it from there. Worked like a charm. This crusty old first generation MacBook now boots up in 17 seconds and my wife and I are both amazed at how quickly apps launch…virtually instantaneously! The bad news? It comes in threes, right?

1. Her old drive died completely as I was trying to migrate her data.
2. Her Time Machine backup is corrupt.
3. She has a bunch of "important" stuff on DropBox but we haven't found it yet.

Looks like she's starting over.

Thanks for all the help, folks!
 
I have not followed this thread to it's origin, but going by the subject line, it IS possible to install Lion to a fresh, blank hard drive.  I have done it 3 times myself so far.

There is an app out there that will create a bootable thumb drive, or dvd drive as an install medium.  The down side is that you must own a copy of Lion to begin with.  If you've lost that, it should be easy to re-attain one. I've used a 4gb thumb drive, installed a new hard drive, and booted from the thumb drive and selected an install there.  No internet needed.  The original Lion insall_esd (I think that's the name), is needed.

Harry

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OT: M$ Browser Surprise

Posted by: "Harold Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com   hflaxman001

Mon May 14, 2012 2:05 pm (PDT)



Little off the beaten path, but Computerworld today reported that Microsoft will have to have a 'ballot' page in it's browser under Win 8 that allows users to select an alternate and competing browser in the EU.

H

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3a.

best battery replacement?

Posted by: "brcrnamae" robison.brenda@gmail.com   brcrnamae

Mon May 14, 2012 7:55 pm (PDT)



Hi group!
I have an early 2008 model Macbook pro 15".
Just this weekend had a new HD put in at the genius bar---they are SO nice to work with!..always impressed with them.
He told me that the life expectancy of a laptop is only about 5 years, so he wasn't surprised my HD had so many damaged sectors. He said the new hard drive would give me about 2 more years....

I needed and bought a replacement battery (3rd party) from OWC a year ago and it never really held a charge. It also seemed to run a lot hotter than my original...It's kaput completely now. The genius guy suggested NOT buying a replacement from them because of the expected life of the laptop....
I don't really want to buy another one from OWC----although maybe I just got a "lemon?"

Do any of you have suggestions for battery brands if I don't buy the $129 Apple? Honestly, the reviews for it aren't all that great, but I am not sure just how great a battery is supposed to be.

I appreciate any replies...THANKS
Brenda

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3b.

Re: best battery replacement?

Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Tue May 15, 2012 6:53 am (PDT)



Howdy.

I've had excellent service from OWC over the years and excellent
service for defective/warranty items also.

I just received an email from OWC and they are having the usual sale
but this one includes laptop batteries. I'd give them another try but
also would investigate some of the routine things a laptop owner can do
to extend battery life and to keep it charged at a higher level.

Denver Dan

On Tue, 15 May 2012 02:55:52 +0000, brcrnamae wrote:
> I have an early 2008 model Macbook pro 15".
> Just this weekend had a new HD put in at the genius bar---they are SO
> nice to work with!..always impressed with them.
> He told me that the life expectancy of a laptop is only about 5
> years, so he wasn't surprised my HD had so many damaged sectors. He
> said the new hard drive would give me about 2 more years....
>
> I needed and bought a replacement battery (3rd party) from OWC a year
> ago and it never really held a charge. It also seemed to run a lot
> hotter than my original...It's kaput completely now. The genius guy
> suggested NOT buying a replacement from them because of the expected
> life of the laptop....
> I don't really want to buy another one from OWC----although maybe I
> just got a "lemon?"
>
> Do any of you have suggestions for battery brands if I don't buy the
> $129 Apple? Honestly, the reviews for it aren't all that great, but
> I am not sure just how great a battery is supposed to be.
>
> I appreciate any replies...THANKS
> Brenda
>

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4a.

Re: Can't update "vulnerable" Java in Firefox

Posted by: "Ian Gillis" tessel.bas@gmail.com   ianjgillis

Tue May 15, 2012 3:17 am (PDT)



On 13 May 2012 16:44, Michel Munger <michel@macsupportcentral.com> wrote:
> I used Mozilla's plugin check this morning at:
>
> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
>
> And it said that my Java Applet Plug-In was vulnerable, in need of an
> update.
>
> I followed the "update now" link and you are essentially told that you
> need to get new versions through Apple software updates.

Hi Michel,

I did the same; both Java and Silverlight were both described as vulnerable.

In my case also Software Update indicated that my software was
current. Maybe this is because Apple support Safari but not Firefox?

However the update worked for both programs without going through
Apple. Maybe this is because I'm still running Snow Leopard?

regards,
--
 Ian Gillis
_______________________
Mac Mini 2010 OS 10.6.8
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
4GB RAM 500GB HD
Samsung Syncmaster 226BW
2 TB ext HD

iPad 1 16GB WiFi only iOS 5.1

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Re: Repair Permissions on Ext HD

Posted by: "Donna Ells" dellis70@tampabay.rr.com   dellis551

Tue May 15, 2012 4:18 am (PDT)



Thanks for the help.
de

From: Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net>
Organization: DSC
Reply-To: Mac Support Central <macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:30 PM
To: Mac Support Central <macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [macsupport] Repair Permissions on Ext HD

>
>
>
>
>
> Howdy.
>
> I'm not aware that repair of disk permissions is taken care of in the
> background by OS X.
>
> Can you supply any supporting information for this idea?
>
> - - - - -
>
> Donna, the Repair Disk Permissions command isn't like First Aid /
> Repair Disk command. The hard drive doesn't need to be dismounted in
> order to Repair Disk Permissions (which is needed to do the Repair Disk
> function). So there's no need to boot from a different OS just to
> Repair Disk Permissions.
>
> Denver Dan
>
> On Thu, 10 May 2012 13:04:36 -0700, N.A. Nada wrote:
>> > On May 10, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Donna Ells wrote:
>> >
>>> >> Hi, I am running 10.6.8 on 27" iMac i5 quad.
>>> >> I also have OWC Mercury Elite ¡©AL ¡©Pro 2tb external HD.
>>> >>
>>> >> This is probably a dumb question, but:
>>> >> After running permissions on my iMac, should I also occasionally boot >>>
into
>>> >> the ext HD and do repair permissions there?
>
>

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6.

new router - Edimax BR-6574n

Posted by: "Donna Ells" dellis70@tampabay.rr.com   dellis551

Tue May 15, 2012 4:18 am (PDT)



Hi, we finally received and installed our new router, purchased by OWC
recommendation.
The instructions were worthless ­ they are for PC only. The installation CD
was also worthless, as it was from 2008, also for PC only.
I googled the name of the router + mac. Super easy instructions popped right
up.

After installing the router, we downloaded the latest Edimax software for or
OS, then connected the other devices. Most of our devices were connected
within 30 minutes. The longest one was our Canon MP990 printer. The
encryption password was laborious. After 2 tries, I entered the PW
backwards, and it worked. Sure would have been nice if Canon or Edimax had
included that info with their manuals or on-line guides.

The new router has taken care of the issues we were experiencing with the
remote iMac. Thanks for your many helpful suggestions.
Donna

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