Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net Nov 29 08:37PM -0800 wrote: Melvyn Edith Halbert wrote: version of Tiger, so I know first hand how inconvenient it would be for me to run 10.4.11 on my iMac G5 at home. Me thinks you have a problem specific to your setup. I have Tiger 10.4.11 running on a G4 QuickSilver. It has Classic installed and I have a number of old programs on it and I have no problems with it opening with the correct application. In fact I have some real old apps that I haven't used in years, I hadn't used them since I was using a system running OS 9. For some of the documents I didn't realize I still had the app installed until I double clicked on the doc and it launched the app under Classic. And I have also used the Change All quite successfully. Thanks for your response and your report that Tiger works properly with Classic on your computer. I wish I knew how to make Classic on my iMac G5 work under Tiger as well as your G4 does. Since writing my first message to this group, I tried the Change All command; I only succeeded in making all of my text files created by BBEdit Lite appear now as TextEdit files. Several years ago I found that I could restore the Creator Application as the Opening Application by replacing the preference file com.apple.LaunchServices.plist with an older version of the same file. That remedy worked again today. Without my knowing why, the camera import problem has now disappeared. I can now use Image Capture or iPhoto or Canon's CameraWindow -- they all work properly. All I did was to install the version of Mac OS X 10.4.2 (the original system that came with the iMac G5) on a bootable external FireWire drive, and later booted up with that drive to test the installation. I don't see how this could have affected the system on my computer's internal HD, but it apparently did. So at the moment I seem to be back to where I was before I sent my original message. I hope my system stays in good condition from now on. Thanks to all who made suggestions. I haven't had time, with all the system installations, research, and attempts at repair, to read the iMac list for the past three days, but I hope to catch up next week. Melvyn Halbert -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
At 11:44 PM -0500 11/29/2009, Melvyn Edith Halbert wrote: When I followed what you wrote, there were no messages added to either the Console log or the System log. Then the camera is not being seen by the hardware. Have you tried a different USB port? Console offers a slew of other log files. I looked at a few, but couldn't make sense of them and don't have a clue as to which, if any, might deal with import from a camera. None except system and console log are apropos. Given the number of security vulnerabilities that have been fixed over the years, 10.4.6 - 10.4.11, plus those in the layered products (QuickTime, Safari, etc), plus the various security updates... trouble-free is a sad excuse. This is the equivalent of driving down a highway at 80mph with no seatbelt, high on scooby snacks, and justifying it because you haven't crashed yet. I don't understand your point here. Are you saying that I may have picked up some malware that has caused this problem of not recognizing the camera? I am aware that a number of theoretical vulnerabilities have been discovered and fixed by Apple since 10.4.6, but not that any exploits of these vulnerablities have actually been found in the wild. I'm saying that you're unnecessarily leaving yourself vulnerable. Case in point: the malformed dmg problem. Not a virus or intentional malware usually (other than some idiots forwarding the bad dmg files to their friends for the heck of it). Just malformed dmg files that will panic an unpatched Mac when you try to open them. You're also avoiding all the other bug fixes and features that the developers put their efforts into providing. eg: Improved jpg color table handling and faster decode algorithms in the newer vers of QuickTime. Also, my impression is that if such exploits exist, they would require that the user cooperate by opening and installing some disguised malware. That's true of trojans but not other types of malware. and have installed all of Apple's Security Updates for Tiger on a PPC. If you're running that old a rev of OS X then you have not installed all the security updates. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
On Nov 28, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Melvyn Edith Halbert wrote: [Please, no comments about the perils of using an old version of Mac OS X -- for almost three years, camera imports have been trouble-free under this OS.] Tiger ftw! You might want to update it to 10.4.11 though... -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
At 11:20 AM -0500 11/28/2009, Melvyn Edith Halbert wrote: Recently I have been unable to import photos from my digital camera (Canon PowerShot S80) to my iMac G5 running 10.4.6. Formerly, the process was automatic: When I connected the camera via its USB cable, Canon's CameraWindow program would open and the camera screen would soon show that it was ready to transfer the new (or all) photos stored on the camera's SD card. Now I have to open CameraWindow manually from Applications, and after some delay it tells me No camera was found. Have you tried simply reinstalling CameraWindow? You mention trashing the prefs and other software added recently, but you don't say if you tried to simply reinstall the software itself... -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist/t/507c8814deed1d96In reply To Fabian Fang: Yes, I have a USB card reader. I don't use it regularly because the automatic upload with Canon's software is more convenient -- it sorts the photos into new folders pre-labeled by the date the pictures were taken, and places them in the right location for display and processing. Also, the automatic import makes it unnecessary to remove the memory card from the camera and then replace it after the transfer. Admittedly, these are minor conveniences, but to me they are worth some loss of battery power. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com Nov 28 11:29AM -0500 wrote: I have no idea about your problem, but just out of curiosity, why are you running (Tiger) 10.4.6 and not Tiger 10.4.11? Just wondering... Reply to Bill Chapman: I use several programs under Classic which have no equivalent under OS X. Mac OS X 10.4.7 (and all later versions of Tiger) won't automatically open files created under Classic in the application that created them. Instead it opens them with some other application, not of my choice. Worse yet, when OS X 10.4.7 (or later) is installed, without asking the user's permission it changes the Creator of _all_ such files (of which I have tens of thousands). The original Creator code can be restored for one file at a time with the Finder's Get Info... command, but the Change All... option is broken in 10.4.7 and later; it isn't feasible to restore the Creator manually for tens of thousands of files. I have found from experience that the latest version of Mac OS X that does not behave this way is OS X 10.4.6, so this is the version I continue to use. My Mac at work is required by our IT department to run the last version of Tiger, so I know first hand how inconvenient it would be for me to run 10.4.11 on my iMac G5 at home. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
Melvyn Edith Halbert wrote: Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com Nov 28 11:29AM -0500 wrote: I have no idea about your problem, but just out of curiosity, why are you running (Tiger) 10.4.6 and not Tiger 10.4.11? Just wondering... Reply to Bill Chapman: I use several programs under Classic which have no equivalent under OS X. Mac OS X 10.4.7 (and all later versions of Tiger) won't automatically open files created under Classic in the application that created them. Instead it opens them with some other application, not of my choice. Worse yet, when OS X 10.4.7 (or later) is installed, without asking the user's permission it changes the Creator of _all_ such files (of which I have tens of thousands). The original Creator code can be restored for one file at a time with the Finder's Get Info... command, but the Change All... option is broken in 10.4.7 and later; it isn't feasible to restore the Creator manually for tens of thousands of files. I have found from experience that the latest version of Mac OS X that does not behave this way is OS X 10.4.6, so this is the version I continue to use. My Mac at work is required by our IT department to run the last version of Tiger, so I know first hand how inconvenient it would be for me to run 10.4.11 on my iMac G5 at home. Me thinks you have a problem specific to your setup. I have Tiger 10.4.11 running on a G4 QuickSilver. It has Classic installed and I have a number of old programs on it and I have no problems with it opening with the correct application. In fact I have some real old apps that I haven't used in years, I hadn't used them since I was using a system running OS 9. For some of the documents I didn't realize I still had the app installed until I double clicked on the doc and it launched the app under Classic. And I have also used the Change All quite successfully. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Camera won't upload to iMac G5
Recently I have been unable to import photos from my digital camera (Canon PowerShot S80) to my iMac G5 running 10.4.6. Formerly, the process was automatic: When I connected the camera via its USB cable, Canon's CameraWindow program would open and the camera screen would soon show that it was ready to transfer the new (or all) photos stored on the camera's SD card. Now I have to open CameraWindow manually from Applications, and after some delay it tells me No camera was found. I called Canon's help line and tried a number of things suggested by a very knowledgeable representative (he was not afraid of Macs!). First he asked if I was using the genuine Canon USB cable with no intervening hub -- yes, I was. Next I demonstrated that iPhoto also does not see the camera. Then I tried to open Image Capture manually; its icon bounced in the Dock for a while but all it did was freeze the computer. The rep then suggested I try another computer. As soon as I connected the camera to my wife's iMac Core 2 Duo (running 10.5.8), iPhoto opened, offered to import photos from the camera, and did so successfully. When I closed iPhoto and opened Image Capture manually, it also volunteered to import photos. These tests convinced me and the Canon rep that nothing was wrong with the camera, but there was a problem with the iMac G5. He could not help me further. On my own I have tried the following: Removed recently-installed third-party software on this iMac (specifically Perian, Flip4Mac, DefaultFolder X); stopped Classic; closed every open application; relaunched the Finder; and trashed the CameraWindow preferences -- all without effect. Then I disconnected all external devices (every USB cable except for the camera and the keyboard, all FireWire cables, and even the Ethernet cable) -- no effect. Short of re-installing Mac OS X, I'm out of ideas. Any suggestions? Could my recent installation of Adobe's latest version of Flash Player be relevant? [Please, no comments about the perils of using an old version of Mac OS X -- for almost three years, camera imports have been trouble-free under this OS.] -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
I have no idea about your problem, but just out of curiosity, why are you running (Tiger) 10.4.6 and not Tiger 10.4.11? Just wondering... Melvyn Edith Halbert wrote: Recently I have been unable to import photos from my digital camera (Canon PowerShot S80) to my iMac G5 running 10.4.6. Formerly, the process was automatic: When I connected the camera via its USB cable, Canon's CameraWindow program would open and the camera screen would soon show that it was ready to transfer the new (or all) photos stored on the camera's SD card. Now I have to open CameraWindow manually from Applications, and after some delay it tells me No camera was found. I called Canon's help line and tried a number of things suggested by a very knowledgeable representative (he was not afraid of Macs!). First he asked if I was using the genuine Canon USB cable with no intervening hub -- yes, I was. Next I demonstrated that iPhoto also does not see the camera. Then I tried to open Image Capture manually; its icon bounced in the Dock for a while but all it did was freeze the computer. The rep then suggested I try another computer. As soon as I connected the camera to my wife's iMac Core 2 Duo (running 10.5.8), iPhoto opened, offered to import photos from the camera, and did so successfully. When I closed iPhoto and opened Image Capture manually, it also volunteered to import photos. These tests convinced me and the Canon rep that nothing was wrong with the camera, but there was a problem with the iMac G5. He could not help me further. On my own I have tried the following: Removed recently-installed third-party software on this iMac (specifically Perian, Flip4Mac, DefaultFolder X); stopped Classic; closed every open application; relaunched the Finder; and trashed the CameraWindow preferences -- all without effect. Then I disconnected all external devices (every USB cable except for the camera and the keyboard, all FireWire cables, and even the Ethernet cable) -- no effect. Short of re-installing Mac OS X, I'm out of ideas. Any suggestions? Could my recent installation of Adobe's latest version of Flash Player be relevant? [Please, no comments about the perils of using an old version of Mac OS X -- for almost three years, camera imports have been trouble-free under this OS.] -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Camera won't upload to iMac G5
On Nov 28, 2009, at 8:20 AM, Melvyn Edith Halbert wrote: Recently I have been unable to import photos from my digital camera (Canon PowerShot S80) to my iMac G5 running 10.4.6. Formerly, the process was automatic: When I connected the camera via its USB cable, Canon's CameraWindow program would open and the camera screen would soon show that it was ready to transfer the new (or all) photos stored on the camera's SD card. Now I have to open CameraWindow manually from Applications, and after some delay it tells me No camera was found. Instead of direct uploading from the camera, have you tried to use a USB media reader, which costs a few dollars? As the long-time owner of an iMac G5, and several digital cameras with different types of media cards, I have always uploaded photos through USB media readers, rather than draining batteries of the cameras. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
