On 10-11-24 2:47 PM, Dan wrote:
Note please that this combo updater is 970.2 MB in size. Once you
have downloaded it, do a get-info and check the size... It should be
*exactly* 1,024,680,576 bytes.
Thanks Dan,
aha, all i got was 213.4 MB ( 213,411,944 bytes) . What da???
Now idon't kno
At 3:01 PM -0700 11/24/2010, Walter Sheluk wrote:
Reinstalling is a major pain in the studio here.
My mantra is: Never reinstall. Just reload your drive from your full
backup then reapply the last update. When you begin to feel the deep
need to reinstall anything then you need to take a ste
Ahh, it's gotten a bit like mac rumours in here today!
I think you asked a fair question Walter, because you wanted an answer. End of
really
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On 24 Nov 2010, at 22:01, Walter Sheluk wrote:
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> Sorry if my question seems trivial or loud
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On 10-11-24 2:25 PM, Dan wrote:
Out of the millions of Mac users, there are maybe a handful of loud
people having problems...
I don't think it's being loud to mention a problem. My wife installed
the update but she only uses her computer to float around the internet,
email her friends and use M
At 4:28 PM -0500 11/24/2010, Dan wrote:
At 4:25 PM -0500 11/24/2010, Dan wrote:
Download of combo 10.6.5 will not mount and reported as file is
corrupted whereas every other dot dmg file i have downloaded even
the latest iTunes mounts. So what's up with that ?
The downloaded file was corrupte
At 4:25 PM -0500 11/24/2010, Dan wrote:
Download of combo 10.6.5 will not mount and reported as file is
corrupted whereas every other dot dmg file i have downloaded even
the latest iTunes mounts. So what's up with that ?
The downloaded file was corrupted. Probably a telecom issue. Trash
the
Title: Re: Combo 10.6.5 download will not
mount
At 1:24 PM -0700 11/24/2010, Walter Sheluk wrote:
On 10-11-24 12:43 PM, Dan wrote:
HOW *exactly* is your system
corrupted?
The ONLY thing you've said so far is that you're having difficulties
with ONE 3rd party product. AND that that product's dev
On 10-11-24 12:43 PM, Dan wrote:
HOW *exactly* is your system corrupted?
The ONLY thing you've said so far is that you're having difficulties
with ONE 3rd party product. AND that that product's developer has
said there is a BUG to be delt with. That is NOT a system
corruption. At best it i
On 10-11-24 12:43 PM, Dan wrote:
Such devices should be *disconnected* when installing Apple updates.
This external firewired hard drive had the OS 10.6 prior to the latest
update and was my startup drive . Since i used the "Software update..."
and how do i disconnect to install unless i misu
At 9:42 AM -0700 11/24/2010, Walter Sheluk wrote:
On 10-11-24 9:28 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
A software update CAN NOT KILL A HARD DRIVE.
Not so sure about that
No, Bruce is correct.
because my brand new external firewire harddrive froze and locked up
after the latest apple software update
At 9:33 AM -0700 11/24/2010, Walter Sheluk wrote:
On 10-11-24 8:53 AM, Dan wrote:
just use Software Update to get and apply it.
and that is what corrupted my system
HOW *exactly* is your system corrupted?
The ONLY thing you've said so far is that you're having difficulties
with ONE 3rd part
On Nov 24, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Walter Sheluk wrote:
> On 10-11-24 9:28 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>> A software update CAN NOT KILL A HARD DRIVE.
>>
> Not so sure about that because my brand new external firewire harddrive froze
> and locked up after the latest apple software update via Software up
walter, if the hard drive locked up as you say, then it can be only one of
two things, software, so a temporary issue, or a coincidental hardware
failure.
On 24 November 2010 16:42, Walter Sheluk wrote:
>
>
>> Not so sure about that because my brand new external firewire harddrive
> froze and
On 10-11-24 9:28 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
A software update CAN NOT KILL A HARD DRIVE.
Not so sure about that because my brand new external firewire harddrive
froze and locked up after the latest apple software update via Software
update...?
i am a fanatic about doing the repair permisions,
On 10-11-24 8:53 AM, Dan wrote:
just use Software Update to get and apply it.
and that is what corrupted my system
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On Nov 20, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Michael Shaw wrote:
> You are lucky if it won't mount !!
>
> My downloaded updater .img mounted and installed properly & updated my
> system to 10.6.5...
>
> And then I got a grey screen with a flashing "?" when I restarted and
> booting the iMac from the Drive Ge
At 8:16 AM -0700 11/24/2010, Walter Sheluk wrote:
I learned that after burning the file was still corrupt. I wish
those apple guys would stop playing with their iPads and iPhones and
fix not only the "combo" download but also the update.
I do not believe that any of the Apple mirrors are curre
On 10-11-24 8:10 AM, Dan wrote:
Walter, I'm sorry - that's just not smart. If the dmg doesn't mount
correctly, then it is CORRUPTED. You may be able to futz around with
it, and ultimately get it to work ... but then what It's
CORRUPTED. If it updates your system, you will have A CORRUPT
At 12:32 PM -0700 11/20/2010, Walter Sheluk wrote:
It appears to me that Apple have created a "monster" update because
there have been so many reported problems.
The updates are large because Mac OS X includes quite a few 3rd party
items, many open source -- eg: WebKit (Safari's underbelly), A
Michael Shaw wrote:
2007 2.8 GHz Extreme just two months out of AppleCare so it cost me to
get the drive pulled & replaced.
My problems are minor compared to that problem.
It appears to me that Apple have created a "monster" update because
there have been so many reported problems.
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You are lucky if it won't mount !!
My downloaded updater .img mounted and installed properly & updated my
system to 10.6.5...
And then I got a grey screen with a flashing "?" when I restarted and
booting the iMac from the Drive Genius DVD, the original iMac system disk,
and Disk Utilities on the
On 10-11-20 10:45 AM, Tina K. wrote:
Disk Utility, which probably use the same core and will give the same
result. Some disc burning utilities will mound disc images. You can
try Burn, Liquid CD, Toast…
Thanks Tina,
Well Disk Utility claims that file is not recognized or something like
that
> On Nov 15, 2010, at 1:27 PM, Sven Aluoor wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>>> Cocoa® Programming for Mac® OS X, Third Edition
>>> By: Aaron Hillegass
>>>
>> do you recommend this book also for non-programmers (no experience in
>> Application programming)? Or i
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