Hi Peter, Did you make sure the Data directory was mounted by navigating to it first in Finder?
C On 05/08/2012, at 12:59 , Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > Ok, tried that - response to step 2) below yields "no such file or > directory". > > Shall I do a full reinstall again, I have nothing to loose and I have the > clone carefully placed aside still? > > Pete. > > > On 05/08/2012, at 12:44 PM, cm wrote: > >> Hi Pete, >> >> Not I get it! (Insert slap on forehead here.) Sorry for not noticing earlier. >> >> It's a convention when writing Terminal commands to show a $ sign at the >> start. That is meant to represent the last character of the prompt that >> Terminal will write to show it is ready for a command. When one is logged in >> with a root account the convention is to show a # character instead. >> >> So try please try again but this time do not type the $ at the start of the >> command. For instance where I say "$ cd /Volumes/Data", type only "cd >> /Volumes/Data" >> >> Let me know how that goes. >> >> Regards, >> Carlo >> >> On 05/08/2012, at 12:36 , Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >>> Hi Carlo, thanks for persevering with me. I did the Disk verify and >>> permissions repair - there was one identified issue to do with a group code >>> being wrong - not sure if that relates to my problem or not. In any case it >>> is now repaired. At this point I have tried with Terminal to delete the >>> User's.sparesbundle from all 3 MB's independently and each of them replies >>> after step 2 below with "-bash: :$ command not found". So I can't delete >>> with terminal at the moment. However, the order of steps is slightly >>> altered when compared with your earlier instructions in that I did the OSX >>> install prior to the disk verify/repair steps. Does this matter? >>> >>> Still unable to delete the sparesebundle and also unable to mount the time >>> machine disc image. >>> >>> I think you indicated earlier there is an instal process to fix the "bash" >>> issue I am having. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Pete... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 05/08/2012, at 12:05 PM, cm wrote: >>> >>>> Just for reference sake, here is the process you can try to delete the >>>> sparse bundle. Note if you can't do this from your 9yo's computer you can >>>> try it from one of the other computers. >>>> >>>> 1) In Finder mount the Time Capsule by clicking on it in the Finder >>>> sidebar. Navigate to the Data directory but no need to do anything further >>>> in Finder. >>>> >>>> 2) In Terminal now do the following >>>> $ cd /Volumes/Data >>>> >>>> 3) At this point type >>>> $ ls -l >>>> >>>> and you should see User's.sparsebundle or whatever it is called >>>> >>>> 4) Still in terminal type >>>> $ sudo rm -rf <sparse bundle name> >>>> Where <sparse bundle name> is the name from step 3) >>>> >>>> Good luck! >>>> >>>> Carlo >>>> >>>> >>>> On 05/08/2012, at 11:56 , cm <cm200...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Pete, >>>>> >>>>> My hosting service seems to be temporarily offline so pardon the posting >>>>> from a older email address. >>>>> >>>>> Things seem to have got away from you a little. You had successfully >>>>> applied the update to 10.5.4. At that point you had a working computer >>>>> with all your data! I personally would not have wiped the data as there >>>>> is little benefit to a clean install if you intend to use data migration >>>>> assistant to bring all the cruft back. >>>>> >>>>> To take stock, you now have a working computer albeit with no data an a >>>>> non functioning Time Machine. So to try to get back on track, perhaps you >>>>> could proceed as follows: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Attempt the earlier process where you use Terminal.app to delete the >>>>> unused sparse bundle on your Time Capsule. >>>>> >>>>> 2) If that works and you get Time Machine functioning, do a Time Machine >>>>> backup just to kick things off, even though none of your valuable data >>>>> will be included in the backup at this point >>>>> >>>>> 3) Use data migration assistant to bring back your data. >>>>> >>>>> 4) Do another Time Machine backup -- this time with you data. >>>>> >>>>> Let us know what you choose to do and how it goes. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Carlo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Re: Time Machine backup >>>>>> Peter Crisp >>>>>> Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:23:39 -0700 >>>>>> >>>>>> Ok, just about reached end of the line for options. >>>>>> >>>>>> What I did was load the OSX disc for System update only to 10.5.4 and >>>>>> then test >>>>>> to see if Time Machine could mount the volume- no go. >>>>>> >>>>>> Then my objective was to do a clean instal from the 10.5.4 OSX disc, but >>>>>> as it >>>>>> was already the same OSX version, I was not presented with the option to >>>>>> do a >>>>>> clean instal. So I did Software Update to up version to 10.5.8 which it >>>>>> did but >>>>>> took 5 hours through the night. >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried the Time Machine process again- no good. >>>>>> >>>>>> So, go the full Monty. Clean instal back to 10.5.4. Still no Time >>>>>> Machine image >>>>>> mount. Some observations though which might jog someone's memory. In the >>>>>> Change >>>>>> Disc dialogue box of TM I have 3 items. >>>>>> >>>>>> Item 1 is an icon of the Time Capsule with a green picture with an >>>>>> analogue >>>>>> clock face. >>>>>> >>>>>> Item 2 is an icon of the Time Capsule with a blue picture of 3 people >>>>>> holding >>>>>> hands. >>>>>> >>>>>> Item 3 says None but has a red circle with a red diagonal line through >>>>>> it. >>>>>> >>>>>> But item 3 has been there for ages, well before introducing Tim's >>>>>> MacBook to >>>>>> the TC. >>>>>> >>>>>> Item 2 is the one I pick normally on Jo's MacBook and it works fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Another observation, when looking at Time Machine window on Tim's >>>>>> MacBook it >>>>>> states name as Name: Time Capsule and Available 525.4GB of 929.5GB. On >>>>>> SWMBOs >>>>>> MacBook, same window says Name: Time Capsule (Joannes-Time-Capsule) and >>>>>> Available: 564.11GB of 998.06GB. >>>>>> >>>>>> It seems like there are 2 volumes or images, I really don't know what to >>>>>> do >>>>>> next. >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven't migrated Tim's data back in yet, to save me wasting time and >>>>>> to >>>>>> protect it until its all settled. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had read somewhere that Time Capsule uses the MAC address to recognise >>>>>> a >>>>>> machine, in doing a clean instal the MAC address doesn't change (i >>>>>> think) and >>>>>> so it is still attempting to do the same as I was trying 3 days ago. As >>>>>> same >>>>>> MAC address means same machine to the TC. Can I change the MAC address? >>>>>> Is >>>>>> there a plist file somewhere I can blow away to kick start it from >>>>>> scratch? >>>>>> >>>>>> WCE performance was icing on the cake last night but the rowers did a >>>>>> great job! >>>>>> >>>>>> Any tips? >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Pete >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- 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> -- 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>
