Problem in verifying/repairing Disk Permission
Dear WAMUG'ers, I have just encountered a problem when trying to Repair Disk Permission using either YASU or Disk Utility. Yasu just kept going on with no error message, but after 30mins was still not completed. Using Disk Utility, it started OK but after a few minutes gave the following message: Disk Utility Internal Error Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility. I relaunched Disk Utility a few times but came up with the same problem. I booted the machine using my install disk, and ran Disk Utility which reported no error. Have also used Disk Warrior which repaired a couple of files. Yet, I still encountered the same error message when running Repair Permission. I have also tried creating a new user, but with the same results. Repair Permission was run last week without any problems, and the only new addition was the recent upgrade to iTunes and iPod. My computer is: - G5 Dual 1.8Ghz - OS 10.3.9 - 1.5GB RAM Would greatly appreciate any suggestion please. Many thanks, Philippe
Re: Problem in verifying/repairing Disk Permission
On 21/01/2006, at 12:17 PM, J Philippe Chaperon wrote: I have just encountered a problem when trying to Repair Disk Permission using either YASU or Disk Utility. Yasu just kept going on with no error message, but after 30mins was still not completed. Using Disk Utility, it started OK but after a few minutes gave the following message: Disk Utility Internal Error Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility. Hi Philippe, Seems as though the iTunes upgrade is causing this problem in OS 10.3.9. Some people on Apple Discussions have had good results by trashing the old Itunes Receipts from the Receipts folder. Leaving only ItunesX.pkg and ItunesPhoneDriver.pkg in the folder. The Disk Utility ran fine after this. Cheers, Ronni
Re: Problem in verifying/repairing Disk Permission
On 21 Jan 2006, at 12:17 PM, J Philippe Chaperon wrote: Dear WAMUG'ers, I have just encountered a problem when trying to Repair Disk Permission using either YASU or Disk Utility. Yasu just kept going on with no error message, but after 30mins was still not completed. Using Disk Utility, it started OK but after a few minutes gave the following message: Disk Utility Internal Error Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility. I relaunched Disk Utility a few times but came up with the same problem. I booted the machine using my install disk, and ran Disk Utility which reported no error. FIRST : Have you got everything backed up on to another drive ? NOW , above you said you ran Disk Utility off your install Disk and it reported no error ! ? Did you mean you ran the disk check option, or Repair Permissions option ? If it was Disk Check/Repair option , have you tried Repair Permission from the Instal Disk ? If the Disk and Permissions were all OK from the Instal Disk , I would guess you have a corrupted Preferences file , and since the same condition applied from a new user it is probably in the System Library ... my guess ! Bob Have also used Disk Warrior which repaired a couple of files. Yet, I still encountered the same error message when running Repair Permission. I have also tried creating a new user, but with the same results. Repair Permission was run last week without any problems, and the only new addition was the recent upgrade to iTunes and iPod. My computer is: - G5 Dual 1.8Ghz - OS 10.3.9 - 1.5GB RAM Would greatly appreciate any suggestion please. Many thanks, Philippe -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Choosing which Eye TV?
Hi, I've also just bought the EyeTV home for watching my g5 (in study) content on our TV (in family room), using two Airport express units, and it works a treat. Seemed to take a little while for all the hardware to start linking, but I'm really happy with the result. Using an EyeTV 400, and EyeTV 2 software for recording TV. Thanks Daniel, this is really nice! cheers, Susan. On 20/01/2006, at 11:18 PM, Martin Hill wrote: From: Greg Colgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] There has been some discussion of Eye TV from Elgato recently. For those using any of the available systems, I'd be interested to hear recommendations on what set up would best suit a small business running a LAN. I'd recommend either the Firewire EyeTV 410: http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv410 Or the cheaper USB 2.0 EyeTV for DTT: http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetvdtt Both of these devices receive digital terrestrial TV which is far better quality (easily widescreen DVD quality) than the analog versions, the EyeTV EZ or the EyeTV 200. You also get the extra digital channels ABC2 and SBS World news and the various digital radio channels. The 410 boasts a CI card interface if you use payTV, but I don't know how well it works in Australia. I use the older EyeTV 400 which is similar. I haven't used the USB 2.0 EyeTV for DTT. Email Daniel Kerr at MacWizardry for pricing and other info - he always does a great deal on Mac stuff and specialises in the EyeTV gear. The ability for any individual to send recording instructions over their computer to the digital recorder would be ideal, I use Apple Remote Desktop 2.2 to remotely control our TV Mac in the lounge room, but there is a stack of third party software available for EyeTV that could do the job including EyeTV Remote, EyeTV RPM, EyeTV Record etc all available at: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19623 as would ease of use for accessing for playback CyTV is designed to stream either live TV or recordings over a LAN from your EyeTV machine. A new version will apparently be available within a few days for version 2 of the EyeTV software. http://www.lucid-cake.net/cytv/index_en.html I've had spotty results with older versions of the software over wireless, but over a wired LAN it would probably do the job. Shay or Daniel, have you used CyTV recently and had good results? and then dubbing on to DVD I tend to export down to either H264 or iPod formats and then burn to DVD data disk. That way you fit much more on than on a video DVD. The new version 2.0 EyeTV software makes exporting far more friendly. or VHS where desired. Exporting to a VHS VCR would require either a PowerBook or iBook with analog video out or a VGA to composite/S-video video converter and would result in considerably lower quality. VHS - yuk! :-b Thanks in advance for any advice Greg Ciao. -Mart -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
iLife 06 availability ?
From: Stephen Chape [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello out there, Does anyone know if a store somewhere in Perth metro area has any stock of iLife 06 ? I phoned most Applecentres today and they are all waiting for it to come in next week. The only exception was Applecentre Nedlands who got it this week, sold out and expected more today that did not arrive. I would love to buy it tomorrow (Saturday) if possible. So if you know of any out of the way Apple dealer that I did think of please let me know. Hi Stephen, We have iLife '06, iWork '06 and new iMac in stock. Give me a call on 0428 184 818 if you haven't had any luck today. For anyone and everyone interested... We are fairly 'out of the way' being in Albany and we are the only regional AppleCentre in WA, but we can post/courier to Perth and in some cases if we have an order for items not in stock we can arrange direct shipping. We carry a wide range of products including Apple computers/software/games/accessories etc and the full iPod range. Plus we have third party stuff like external drives, Eye TV, LCD displays, Midi Keyboards, cameras, printers, MFCs, scanners, ADSL modems, switches, routers, VOIP, headphones etc etc etc. We also supply, build, repair and support PCS for those who choose the dark side of the Windoze world. And if you're seeking quality Apple service/repairs we have two of the best techs in WA. We're just 400km away! :-) Regards, Stuart Evans Managing Director AppleCentre Albany T4 Technology Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue ALBANY WA 6330 AUSTRALIA Ph: (08) 9842 9660 Mb: 0428 184 818 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iLife 06 availability ?
Hi Stuart Wanna come and set up a branch in Geraldton? THat's only 800km. Not that Joondalup is that far away; just down there in South Dongara ;-) I've been to Albany twice last year. Next time I'll need to pop in and say Hi! Reg On 21 Jan 2006, at 4:04pm, Stuart Evans wrote: And if you're seeking quality Apple service/repairs we have two of the best techs in WA. We're just 400km away! :-) Regards, Stuart Evans Managing Director AppleCentre Albany
Re: Problem in verifying/repairing Disk Permission
Hi Ronni Bob, Many thanks for your replies. I will try Ronni's suggestion first and will report further, hopefully with good news. To answer Bob's questions, I did run Disk Utility,from the install disk, first with no problems. Then chose Verify Permission and that's when the problem was encountered. Somehow I think, like Ronni, that it was the iTunes upgrade that caused this problem. Apart from this, the computer is working well. And yes Bob, all my data is safely backed up on two other drives I'm a back-up freak with lots of CDs and even DVDs! I'm grateful for the replies. Thanks again and have a nice Sunday. Philippe on 21/1/06 1:36 PM, Ronda Brown at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/01/2006, at 12:17 PM, J Philippe Chaperon wrote: I have just encountered a problem when trying to Repair Disk Permission using either YASU or Disk Utility. Yasu just kept going on with no error message, but after 30mins was still not completed. Using Disk Utility, it started OK but after a few minutes gave the following message: Disk Utility Internal Error Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility. Hi Philippe, Seems as though the iTunes upgrade is causing this problem in OS 10.3.9. Some people on Apple Discussions have had good results by trashing the old Itunes Receipts from the Receipts folder. Leaving only ItunesX.pkg and ItunesPhoneDriver.pkg in the folder. The Disk Utility ran fine after this. Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Problem in verifying/repairing Disk Permission
On 22/1/06 1:18 AM, J Philippe Chaperon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will try Ronni's suggestion first and will report further, hopefully with good news The following article on MacFixIt might help and TrimTheFat the program mentioned is available at http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28882 Stripping Universal Binaries of Intel code -- a potential troubleshooting procedure for PowerPC Macs It seems that the presence of Intel code in Universal binaries can cause some troubleshooting issues. For instance, a problem we've been covering where the presence of iTunes 6.0.2 causes Disk Utility to be unable to run can be solved by stripping the application of its Intel-based code. This workaround may be especially applicable for Mac OS X 10.3.9 systems. A new application called TrimTheFat is is a simple, silent drop-launch utility to strip the code for the architecture(s) you're not using from a Universal application Meanwhile, MacFixIt reader Frank Kittie offers a terminal based series of commands, with iTunes as the example application: * sudo ditto --rsrc /Applications/iTunes.app /tmp/iTunes.app * sudo rm -rf /Applications/iTunes.app * sudo ditto --arch ppc --rsrc /tmp/iTunes.app /Applications/iTunes.app * sudo rm -rf /tmp/iTunes.app Frank writes: This should replace the iTunes application with a copy of itself, the copy containing only PowerPC code. The --arch ppc strips all code for other architectures. For me the resulting application ran fine (in a quick cursory test) and a repair permissions no longer gave me the 'Disk Utility lost connection with Disk Management Tool and cannot continue.' -- All the best Greg Sharp President/Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australian Mac Users Group (AUSMUG) http://www.australian.macusersgroup.org
