RE: Is Help topic on restoring system via Time Machi ne correct?
Thanks Ronni Your instructions are much clearer than the Help file comments. I will add them to my collection. I will read the KB and forum articles before I attempt anything about restoring the system.I probably will not even try it unless things really fall apart. I have also abandoned attempts to install the Lexmark x1170 printer as it is not fully compatible with OS 10.6.2 although the scanner function (only reason I wanted it!) was workable. Regards, Alan From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Sunday, 6 December 2009 2:58 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Is Help topic on restoring system via Time Machine correct? Hi Alan, If you wish to go ahead and Restore your system. To Restore your entire Disk Using Time Machine: 1. Make sure the drive containing your Time Machine backup is attached to your Mac. 2. Locate your Mac OS X Install DVD and insert it in your Mac's optical drive. 3. Restart (or turn on) your Mac. Immediately after you hear the startup chime, press and hold the C key until you see the grey Apple logo on the screen. 4. Click through the language selection screen. 5. When the Welcome screen appears, choose Utilities Disk Utility. 6. Select your computer's internal disk in the list on the left. 7. On the Erase view, click Erase, and confirm that you really want to do that. Disk Utility erases the disk. Quit Disk Utility. 8. If you're restoring from a directly connected drive or from a Time Capsule connected via Ethernet: 9. Choose Utilities Restore System from Backup and click Continue. 10. Select your Time Machine backup volume and click Continue again. 11. If the Time Machine disk contains backups for more than one Mac, select the one you want from the Restore From pop-up menu. Then select the particular backup you want to restore-likely the most recent one (the first one in the list). Click Continue. 12. On the Select a Destination screen, select your internal disk. Click Restore. If prompted, confirm that you really do want to restore your data. Time Machine restores your data. When it finishes, follow the instructions to restart your computer. NOTE WELL: Once you've restarted after restoring your data, Time Machine will run again, but starting from scratch with a new, full backup. That is to say, Time Machine essentially ignores all your previous backups. Apple claims this is normal behaviour (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338), though it may not be what you expect or want. On Snow Leopard, it's not supposed to happen, according to Apple, but it sometimes does. Also READ this before Restoring your system: It was written before Snow Leopard, but information is similar. http://blog.duncandavidson.com/2008/01/restoring-from-time-machine.html Also this: You can restore your entire boot volume using the Install disk (see #14 in the Frequently Asked Questions User Tip at the top of this forum). http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1964018 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 06/12/2009, at 12:39 PM, Alan Smith wrote: My problems with iMac 21.5 OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard began when I attempted to install a printer driver for a Lexmark x1170 three-in-one. I suspect the printer driver library, plus other esoteric functions, are now corrupt so I was prepared to do a system restore via Time Machine. (TM works on a Maxtor USB external HDD.) I feel the Help file topic - Time Machine: recovering your entire system - is wrong, or that my iMac (or Install disc) has other corrupt functions. ((( Other paras deleted))) Regards, Alan -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Collectors ABC on now !
On 4/12/2009 8:03 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Unless I was mistaken, I think they are going to talk to a Mac collector tonight. Show has just started. Regards, Stephen Chape http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/segments/s2762063.htm Also his site at http://school.anhb.uwa.edu.au/personalpages/kwessen/web/Collection.html although currently not responding for me. Have fun, Shay -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Collectors ABC repeat tonight
The TV program 'Collectors', that includes the Mac collector, repeats on ABC 2 tonight, Monday. -- Regards, Ray Forma Tel Fax 61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob 61 (0) 428 596938 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Collectors ABC repeat tonight
The program is also online at http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/475222. Westnet's unmetered Freezone covers it too. The Apple computer segment is at 27 minutes into the program if you want to fast forward. Cheers, Paul. Dr Paul R. Weaver http://fremantlebiz.livejournal.com/calendar -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Is Help topic on restoring system via Time Machi ne correct?
Hi Alan, Yep, the X1170 won't work in Snow Leopard, Lexmark haven't updated their drivers for quite a lot of their printers. Make sure you uninstall your old Lexmark drivers. If you deleted the Alias: you should find the uninstal.app in /Library/Printers/Lexmark/SomeNumber*/*YourPrinterModel*/ and delete the printer in your Home/Library/Printers/. Cheers, Ronni On 06/12/2009, at 6:40 PM, Alan Smith wrote: Thanks Ronni Your instructions are much clearer than the Help file comments. I will add them to my collection. I will read the KB and forum articles before I attempt anything about restoring the system.I probably will not even try it unless things really fall apart. I have also abandoned attempts to install the Lexmark x1170 printer as it is not fully compatible with OS 10.6.2 although the scanner function (only reason I wanted it!) was workable. Regards, Alan From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Sunday, 6 December 2009 2:58 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Is Help topic on restoring system via Time Machine correct? Hi Alan, If you wish to go ahead and Restore your system. To Restore your entire Disk Using Time Machine: 1. Make sure the drive containing your Time Machine backup is attached to your Mac. 2. Locate your Mac OS X Install DVD and insert it in your Mac’s optical drive. 3. Restart (or turn on) your Mac. Immediately after you hear the startup chime, press and hold the C key until you see the grey Apple logo on the screen. 4. Click through the language selection screen. 5. When the Welcome screen appears, choose Utilities Disk Utility. 6. Select your computer’s internal disk in the list on the left. 7. On the Erase view, click Erase, and confirm that you really want to do that. Disk Utility erases the disk. Quit Disk Utility. 8. If you’re restoring from a directly connected drive or from a Time Capsule connected via Ethernet: 9. Choose Utilities Restore System from Backup and click Continue. 10. Select your Time Machine backup volume and click Continue again. 11. If the Time Machine disk contains backups for more than one Mac, select the one you want from the Restore From pop-up menu. Then select the particular backup you want to restore—likely the most recent one (the first one in the list). Click Continue. 12. On the Select a Destination screen, select your internal disk. Click Restore. If prompted, confirm that you really do want to restore your data. Time Machine restores your data. When it finishes, follow the instructions to restart your computer. NOTE WELL: Once you’ve restarted after restoring your data, Time Machine will run again, but starting from scratch with a new, full backup. That is to say, Time Machine essentially ignores all your previous backups. Apple claims this is “normal” behaviour (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338), though it may not be what you expect or want. On Snow Leopard, it's not supposed to happen, according to Apple, but it sometimes does. Also READ this before Restoring your system: It was written before Snow Leopard, but information is similar. http://blog.duncandavidson.com/2008/01/restoring-from-time-machine.html Also this: You can restore your entire boot volume using the Install disk (see #14 in the Frequently Asked Questions User Tip at the top of this forum). http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1964018 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 06/12/2009, at 12:39 PM, Alan Smith wrote: My problems with iMac 21.5 OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard began when I attempted to install a printer driver for a Lexmark x1170 three-in-one. I suspect the printer driver library, plus other esoteric functions, are now corrupt so I was prepared to do a system restore via Time Machine. (TM works on a Maxtor USB external HDD.) I feel the Help file topic – Time Machine: recovering your entire system – is wrong, or that my iMac (or Install disc) has other corrupt functions. ((( Other paras deleted))) Regards, Alan -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
