Followup. Mountain Lion is now downloaded and the installer copied onto an unused and reformatted iPod 8Gb. I followed the instructions with pictures at <http://www.mactalk.com.au/content/creating-bootable-usb-sd-card-mountain-lion-drive-2431/> which was provided by Daniel
Thanks again. Tim On 03/08/2012, at 11:30 AM, Tim Law wrote: > Ronni, I am deeply indebted to you. :-) > > Two things are immediately noticeable. > > One is that the download in the App Store is a strong 1mb a second. ie. I > timed 10 mb and it took 10 seconds. This is very sweet. > > Second, that I used to have slow connections on iView (1Mbps) yet achieve > good speeds with Speedtest.net. I couldn't figure it out. Now I am getting > 4.5 - 5.0 Mbps on iView and it's up on the top level of their scale - totally > different. :-) > > Speedtest.net is showing 15Mbps download which is about what I normally got. > > All these were tested with the App store streaming in Mountain Lion at > 1mb/sec. > > So, the Lesson. > Do not use OpenDNS as a DNS server. > I assume it is okay to still use it as Search Domains > > Like we all say, THANKS Ronni. :-) > > Tim > > > > > > > > On 03/08/2012, at 11:15 AM, Tim Law wrote: > >> Okay thanks >> >> I'll try that. >> >> I've left OpenDNS as the search domains, and changed the DNS server to those >> you gave me. >> >> Tim >> >> >> On 03/08/2012, at 11:11 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Tim, >>> >>> That could be your problem, I've heard of Mac App Store download problems >>> with OpenDNS. >>> Perhaps try using Bigpond Western Australia DNS Server IP Address >>> >>> Primary DNS Server IP Address 61.9.242.33 >>> Secondary DNS Server IP Address 61.9.226.33 >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>>>> I DO use the OpenDNS servers as search servers. >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps it a Bigpond conspiracy.... :-) >>>>> >>>>> Tim >>> On 03/08/2012, at 10:58 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Weird, You don't have Growl or anything that could be preventing a >>>> download of this size? >>>> Are you using OpenDNS or GoogleDNS instead of your ISP DNS? >>>> >>>> You have checked your Modem/router? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> On 03/08/2012, at 10:55 AM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>> >>>>> No, nothing ticked in the System Preferences > Network - Advanced - >>>>> Proxies pane apart from Use Passive FTP mode. >>>>> >>>>> Tim >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 03/08/2012, at 10:47 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Tim, >>>>>> >>>>>> You aren't using a Proxies to connect to the Internet" >>>>>> In System Preferences > Network - Advanced - Proxies >>>>>> You need a direct internet connection. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> On 03/08/2012, at 10:41 AM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sorry, didn't mention that. Yes, there used to be that icon in >>>>>>> Launchpad. It's now disappeared. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I never had to set it going again during the various attempts, unless I >>>>>>> paused it, then restarted. . It has kept going by itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There is no Mountain Lion download in Applications folder. I never >>>>>>> noticed it over the last day or so either. >>>>>>> There is no Mountain Lion download in Time Machine in the Applications >>>>>>> folder either. I checked back for earlier today when it was still >>>>>>> downloading. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tim >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 03/08/2012, at 10:12 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Tim, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Have you opened Launchpad from the Dock and checked if there is a >>>>>>>> 'Install OS X Mountain Lion' icon showing there? >>>>>>>> Or in Applications? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As I mentioned previously in one reply: >>>>>>>> "If when downloading OS X Mountain Lion and the download is stopped, >>>>>>>> click on Launchpad in the Dock and you will find a Mountain Lion icon >>>>>>>> with the word “paused” below it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Click on the icon and the download will continue. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I found I had to do this often during the course of the Mountain Lion >>>>>>>> downloading." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you have to resort to a trip to the Apple Store they should be able >>>>>>>> to put the Lion Installer on a USB Thumb Drive. >>>>>>>> I would expect they will check that you have previously purchased >>>>>>>> Mountain Lion. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You need a 8GB (or larger) Thumb Drive formatted GUID & Mac OS >>>>>>>> Extended (Journaled). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 03/08/2012, at 9:43 AM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 01/08/2012, at 11:27 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Tim, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> When you mention "the Download fails"... what happened, did you >>>>>>>>>>>> get a error message? >>>>>>>>>>>> Or has the download just paused / stopped? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Arrrgh. >>>>>>>>> Once again, I have got to over 4Gb of download for Mountain Lion and >>>>>>>>> the download has failed. I was not at the computer when it failed, so >>>>>>>>> do not know what it had got to. The last time I looked it was 4.10Gb. >>>>>>>>> It may have even completed the download. This download had taken over >>>>>>>>> 36 hours, with no other normal processes breaking it. Sleeping the >>>>>>>>> computer, other internet access, regular computer use, all occurred >>>>>>>>> in that 36 hours. Restarting WILL lose the download I discovered. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The error messages are at >>>>>>>>> http://www.peoplehelp.com.au/images/Mountain%20Lion%20failed%20download.png >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have been able to download other .dmg, including updates and new >>>>>>>>> purchases from the AppStore plenty of times, just not this big >>>>>>>>> download of Mountain Lion. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I've searched through Console to see if it will tell me anything >>>>>>>>> useful, but I'm not sure what I am looking for. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Given my other downloads have worked, I'm guessing there is nothing >>>>>>>>> in my modem or router firewall type settings that would be a reason >>>>>>>>> for the download to stop so close to finishing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Mac Mini's Hard drive has 80Gb free out of 320Gb. >>>>>>>>> Each night the permissions are reset by Super Duper before creating a >>>>>>>>> clone. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm at a loss at why this is happening. Next step will be to take to >>>>>>>>> an Apple Store. Does anyone know if I need to take the Mini into the >>>>>>>>> store, or whether they will put Mountain Lion on a USB drive for me? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tim >>> >>> -- 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> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- 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> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
