So, my parents are extremely clingy (in a very bad way) and have been abusive in the past, but luckily I am at least privelaged enough to have my own iPhone. HOWEVER, every once in a while my parents use the "find my iPhone" app when they're brown nosing even though they promised to only use it in emergencies. I would explain the situation with my parents, but it's a long story and I just need help in this instance. They've almost been arrested for what they've done to me and I'm in the process of moving homes, so don't give me the "oh, they just care about you" crap. Is there ANY possible way to disable find my iPhone without just turning it off? I'll be grounded if I turn it off, but they wouldn't know if there was somehow a way to just say "iPhone cannot be found" or something. Perhaps if I jailbreak it? Something? Please help--I secretly meet with an attourney friend and I don't want them to find out or bad things may happen. Thanks.
lundi 5 janvier 2015
Why doesn't the Apple TV show up in my iOS AirPlay options after waking up from sleep?
I'm seeing the following after my 3rd generation Apple TV wakes up from sleep (pressing any button on the remote): When I try to connect from an iOS device (iPad or iPhone) using AirPlay, I can't see the Apple TV in the list of available devices.
The options I can see are
- iPad (the device itself)
- My Airport Express
Once I reboot the Apple TV (turning on the TV, going to Settings > General > Reboot) and waiting for the device to come up again, I can see it in the AirPlay options.
Turning off/on WiFi on the iOS device does not help either, it's as if the Apple TV doesn't announce itself properly after waking up from sleep.
The Apple TV is connected to the Airport Express using an Ethernet cable, and it's updated to the latest firmware.
Are other people seeing the same issue?
How to read iPhone system logs?
Does the iphone (and ipod/pad?) have an equivalent to the Windows Event Log? How can one read it?
I'd like to examine the event log for things like unlock events (successful and failed), charging times (connect/disconnect), network access (connect/disconnect) for both wifi and data, and power cycles (on/off). Bonus points for what apps run and when. All going back several weeks (if possible).
I want to check existing history, not install something on the device that will track this kind of information going forward. I would also prefer not to install something in order to get historical logs, but will do so if that's the only route forward. I don't have a Mac, but do have Windows 7 (and Linux if need be).
The devices are not jailbroken and running iOS 8.
App detection in iPhone through Xcode
Through Xcode 6 I want 1. to get a list of all the running apps in iPhone
- I want to detect the app which is in foreground.
Macbook Pro left (primary) click not working
Two days ago, I noticed that my left clicking was acting off. When I would click something, it wouldn't register and I'd have to click repeatedly for it to actually work. Additionally, when I'm highlighting text, I'll still be holding onto the left click, but it'll cut out and I'll have to press down harder for it to continue registering.
The left clicking I use is the physical pressing down of the track pad. I prefer this method to the magic clicking because my hand can accidentally touch my track pad without it clicking on something eslse while I'm typing.
I thought my problem might be a minor fluke so I restarted my computer multiple times in an attempt to fix it, but nothing happened. I went through forums and only found problems vaguely similar to mine. None seem to have the problem of left clicking just cutting out randomly. Some forum posts suggested running an Apple Hardware Test and mine came back clear. Others have said to make sure there's no external mouse on bluetooth, but I don't have one.
I plugged a USB mouse in to make sure that left clicking as a whole wasn't a problem and it worked fine. I just want to know if anyone's had a similar problem and if there were any solutions to it before I take my computer in to the Geek Squad. I have a plan with them already, so there's no additional money being spent on taking my computer in, but I'd hate to have to waste their time and be away from my computer when I have school work to do on it.
Is there a similar functionality of "Get Info" (Cmd+I) from the Mac OS X Terminal.app?
I would like to ask if in OS X there is a similar functionality of "Get Info" (Cmd+I) but from the Mac OS X Terminal.app? I mean something like finderGetInfo /path/to/a/file.ext which will output the infos for the file but in the terminal console? Like this:
But from the command line:
Machine:~ antony$ finderGetInfo /Users/antony/file.ext
General:
Kind: Document
Size: 29 bytes (4 KB on disk)
Where: /Users/antony
Created: Today 08:58
Modified: Today 08:58
Stationery pad: NO
Locked: NO
More Info:
--
Name & Extension: file.ext
Comments: ...
etc...
It would be very useful when creating some automatic tools that need to extrapolate some useful information from a file of any type.
Is it possible in OS X?
Backup Encryption Password
My IPad 2 crashed recently and I was forced to upgrade to IOS8. However, when I try to restore my local backup it no longer recognises my password. What do I do to restore my data??? I'm running Windows 7.
Can I run multiple processes on admin user account while logged in to another account on OSX Server (Yosemite)?
I am setting up a Mac mini home server as an HTPC and to run other processes (FileMaker Server, web dev server, etc.). I want to make a user with limited privileges to be logged into while Mac mini is connected to TV. However, I want other processes to be running on admin user account while I'm logged in to user with limited privileges. Is this possible or do I have to be logged in to the admin user to run the processes?
MacBook Pro Retina not charging
So my MacBook was on 2% so I tried charging it but it worked at first ,but then a little later another message came up saying that the macbook was low battery and then I realized that the cord was not plugged in so I plugged it in to my MacBook but it won't charge this time. I figured since the computer was kinda overheated I decieded to shut it down and then charge it but now it won't charge, I even used a different charger (that works) but nothing and using a different outlet as well. When I try turning it on it just has simple of needing to be charge but when I plug in a charger it won't charge my MacBook at all. Can someone tell me what to do?????
Continuity works, but Handoff doesn't?
I've got an early 2011 MBP with an upgraded AirPort card and, in theory, Continuity capability courtesy of Continuity Activation Tool. My other devices are an iPad 4 and an iPhone 6.
The iDevices work fine across each other (source: I just Handedoff a Safari webpage without a problem), but things start being uncooperative when I try to get the MBP involved. I know Continuity is capable of existing, as proven by a cell phone call I just made from my Mac, but Handoff refuses to work. Neither iDevice can see any of my apps (I just tried on Safari and Mail) available for Handingoff, and the computer doesn't offer to open Handoffs from either iDevice. What's going on, and how do I make it not go on?
Things I've tried, in order:
- Signing out and back into iCloud.
- Reenabling Continuity through Continuity Activation Tool.
- Reinstalling OS X and then reenabling Continuity.
- Signing out and back into iCloud again.
(For what it's worth, the attempted phone call initially said the computer and the iPhone weren't on the same wifi network, but I fixed that by turning both devices' wifi off and back on.)
How to make macvim recognise framework python in OS X?
By default, the sys.path of python in terminal vim and sys.path of python in macVim is different. In both environment, :python print sys.path in terminal vim returns:
['/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/
site-packages/setuptools-5.4.2-py2.7.egg', '/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Py
thon.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.6-py2.7.egg', '/Library/Py
thon/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.6-py2.7.egg', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setup
tools-5.4.2-py2.7.egg', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.6-py2.7.egg', '/us
r/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python27.zip',
'/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7',
'/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/
plat-darwin', '/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/l
ib/python2.7/plat-mac', '/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Vers
ions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages', '/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Fra
meworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', '/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7
.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-old', '/usr/local/Cellar/p
ython/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/Users
/chong/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packag
es', '/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python
2.7/site-packages', '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages', '_vim_path_']
While in macvim, the returned value would be:
['/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.6-py2.7.egg',
'/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-5.4.2-py2.7.egg',
'/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.6-py2.7.egg',
'/Users/chong/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages',
'/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages',
'_vim_path_', '/Users/chong/.vim/bundle/vim-latex-suite/ftplugin/latex-suite',
'/Users/chong/.vim/bundle/vim-latex-suite/ftplugin/latex-suite']
Basically no path of framework python is included. However, my python version is the framework version came as default with the OS. So is it possible to setup MacVim to include the framework python just like how terminal vim did?
How to use proxy in terminal
Department of Telelcom(India) just blocked some sites in India(for security reason: F****g Taliban). But, only Govt. based ISP don't allow us to access those sites. Other ISPs still have these sites working. One of those sites is GITHUB, I want to use GITHUB for pull, push repo & so many other things. How can I apply proxy to terminal(just like firefox or some browser). So, that I can access GitHub from terminal. Please explain in simple steps and explain each part for the same, I don't wanna blindly follow like an idiot. Thanks.
I saw this link for doing that in Linux but I guess Unix is little different from Linux.
How to launch web start on 10.10 OSX
My wife is taking an online class and and it says it needs to launch using Java Web Start. I've changed the endings from .ed files to .jnlp files and make sure I click open other and select Java Web start.
Tech support wasn't helpful at all.
Latest version of Java up and running.
About to sell my 2013 rMac. Is 3 pass zero enough?
I plan on selling my late 2013 rMBP soon. I was wondering what your opinions are on me using a 3 pass zero on a SSD? Is it enough? I do have some sensitive data on there (bank info, passwords to important things at work, etc.). I also don't want to damage the SSD because I hear these passes can hurt the hard drive. Apple said that I don't even need to do that because SSD are just that great. Is that true?
Thank you.
Safari not loading Gmail; Google/YouTube invalid certificate
I've tried changing DNS servers to OpenDNS's, I've cleared my history and website data from Safari, and I've uninstalled all extensions… but the browser just won't load Gmail! Whether I click on Sign In at google.com or enter gmail.com in my address bar, the page just never loads.
Not sure if related, but when I try visiting YouTube, Safari says the certificate is invalid. I click to proceed anyway, and the page automatically redirects to http://ift.tt/1xu3wEW? It's a blank page. What's up with the auto-redirection? When I try to visit youtube.com again, I get served a site with no stylesheet or images. google.com loads without a problem although Safari throws up the invalid certificate warning as well.
Gmail loads fine on the Safari-only guest account, if it helps. My hosts file is ok. I'm using OS X 10.10.1 and Safari 8.0.2.
Changed Username, Broke Everything
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! I changed a username in Yosemite, and now everything under that username is wrecked. Chrome won't work at all, saying it can't read or write to a data file. All of my son's Minecraft data is lost, and the minecraft launcher won't run, saying something about Java not being able to set up a directory. Both these things run fine under all other usernames. Also, I can't establish Read/Write permissions for any folders at all, though the problem username is an admin account, and I have all the passwords to unlock the permissions manually and changed them in the "get info" area, and have changed them many times, the change never sticks. I have tried Repair permissions, in the disk utility, and that hasn't worked either. Why do they let you change your username if this is what is going to happen?
Removing line numbers
I often quote extensively from court transcripts in my work. The transcripts are sent to me in text-searchable PDFs. The problem I am having is that when I cut and paste I end up with something that looks like this:
4 Thank you. Pending before the Court is a 5 motion to suppress based upon the warrantless search and 6 seizure. The burden is on the government to prove by a 7 preponderance of the evidence that the seizure, warrantless 8 seizure, was is well within the well-regarded exceptions to the 9 warrant requirement.
When what I want is this:
Thank you. Pending before the Court is a motion to suppress based upon the warrantless search and seizure. The burden is on the government to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the seizure, warrantless seizure, was is well within the well-regarded exceptions to the warrant requirement.
I have basic command line skills, but am willing to invest time in learning something new to save myself the hours per year I spend getting rid of line numbers.
New Finder window opens maximized every time
For some reason, now every time I start Finder or ask for a new window, it occupies my entire screen (note this is not full screen mode, it is just normal screen mode but the Finder is resized maximally to fit the entire visible area, except the bar at the top).
I tried resizing this Finder window and closing, then restarting but end up getting a new Finder window that is resized occupying my entire workspace.
Any idea how to troubleshoot this?
Running Yosemite latest on MBP retina 13.
Using Terminal to order SSID preference in System Preferences
I'd like to find a way to add a specific SSID to the top of the preferred WiFi networks in System Preferences > Network > WiFi > Advanced. (10.9 Mavericks and beyond)
According to the man page, this should do it:
-addpreferredwirelessnetworkatindex hardwareport network index securitytype [password]
However, it doesn't appear the 'index' aspect actually sets one network name above the other. Is there a way to set this via terminal and/or run via bash?
What screenshots are actually required for submission?
I am confused. The apple guidelines say things like:
If your app indicates that it is optimized for the iPhone 6, at least one 4.7-inch screenshot is required. Up to four additional screenshots can be uploaded. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.
And
If your app indicates that it is optimized for the iPhone 6 Plus, at least one 5.5-inch screenshot is required. Up to four additional screenshots can be uploaded. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.
I am about to submit an iPhone game, in my .xcodeproj file I have Devices set to iPhone, so it is supposed to run on iPhone, and iPad in compatibility mode.
What does "optimized for" mean? Where do I set what my game is optimized for? Do I need to provide iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screenshots?
What about iPad screenshots? The compatibility mode screenshots don't look great.
Is there a way to change the organizer for Family Sharing?
Once a family sharing plan is established is there anyway to change the "organizer" to another account?
Based on my research it looks like the only way to accomplish this is to disband the family sharing account and then recreate with a different account as an organizer. I am hesitant to do this as some people have reported getting locked out of family sharing after disabling it. Can anyone suggest any alternative means?
Multiple monitor settings not saving on reboot - Windows 7
I have a MacBook Pro running Windows 7 bootcamp. I recently got a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, and it works fine on my mac partition, but when I boot up using windows it is set to the "mirrored" display mode. I have to manually set the display mode every time I turn on the computer. Is there a way to fix this?
Save file to hidden directory with standard OS X save dialog
Using TextEdit, when I try to save example.txt to some hidden directory, for example ~/Library, I can't because save panel doesn't show them.
The only way I found was to save file to non-hidden directory and then copy/paste them to desired hidden directory.
This is pretty common for me, for example when I want to try I/O for console programs in Xcode, executables are in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/ which is a hidden directory.
But that doesn't apply only to TextEdit, I tried Text Wrangler, Photoshop, Grapher, only Blender, which doesn't use native window system allows me to save it anywhere. My question is, is this common behavior? Is there any workaround (except for saving it to non-hidden+copy/paste), or some hidden setting?
EDIT: adding picture
as below suggestted, typing / you can specify your directory, providing you know the exact path, but what if there are more than 1 hidden files in your path? On the left is save panel without hidden directories, on the right Finder with enabled hidden directories.
Trying to mount mhddfs / osxfuse via fstab
I'm trying to create a virtual drive pool using osxFuse and mhddfs.
I'm on OSX 10.9.5. I've tried osxFuse v2.7.3 installed via the package installer. I've also tried the homebrew cask install method. I've had the same experiences regardless of install method.
This command works for me:
$ sudo mhddfs /Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12,/Volumes/D103,/Volumes/D110 /mnt/DrivePoolA -o allow_other,volname=DrivePoolAHowever, I believe I should also be able to accomplish the same using the 'mount' command, but I've had no luck. I've tried a variety of things similar to the line below. Any suggestions? What am I missing.
sudo mount -t mhddfs -o allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA /Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12,/Volumes/D103,/Volumes/D110Finally, and most importantly, I'm trying to mount the drivePool with fstab. My fstab looks like this:
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
mhddfs#/Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12/,/Volumes/D103/,/Volumes/D110 /mnt/DrivePoolA osxfusefs allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA 0 0However, when I run
sudo mount -aon that fstab, I get an error message which states:This program is not meant to be called directly. The OSXFUSE library calls it. Available mount options: [followed by the list of mount options]`
Now, I'm assuming that that error is coming from osxfuse_mounter, because I found the txt of the error in the source code of the 'support' project on github. I assume that the error is being passed through back to the 'mount' program, which is spitting it back out the the command line.
I've also tried the following fstab, omitting the options, dump, and pass:
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
mhddfs#/Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12/,/Volumes/D103/,/Volumes/D110 /mnt/DrivePoolA osxfusefs
After running sudo mount -a with this configuration I get no errors, but nothing seems to happen.
Any suggestions?
Apple Mail incorrectly showing IMAP folder for Inbox
I added my email account from my shared hosting to Apple Mail as an IMAP account.
Everything seems to work file except a folder without name with a subfolder inside shows up like this:
And that folder without name is the same as the Inbox folder & I see the same messages if I open it.
Is there a way to stop it from showing up in the list? It is really just a duplicate of the inbox folder so I don't understand why it's there...
How to remove Preview.app on-screen navigation toolbar?
When I open a picture in fullscreen, it has an overlay like this: 
Is there a way to permanently disable it?
Change IAP Display Name
Is there any way to change an In App Purchase display name after you've created the IAP?
I see the option to change other items, just not that... am I missing something?
Thanks!
Imac will not share wifi
My imac will not share the wifi signal with other devices (Ipad,xbox) As soon as imac wifi comes on all other devices loose wifi
How to add (programatically) a custom icon in the Finder's sidebar favorite list?
When Dropbox (for example) is installed, it adds a “Favorite Item” in the Finder Sidebar Favorite Items List with his own icon and pointing to its custom folder. How do they do it ?
I’ve tried adding with PlistBuddy modifying the com.apple.sidebarlists.plist, but this is too limited, since I cannot add binary data, the bindings, TemplateSystemSelector, and other stuff needed in the array of the dictionary.
Maybe it’s a simpler way through Xcode coding…
Notice that with "Favorite Servers" is easier since it has just a Name and URL, and the icon is not customizable. So I'm not asking about Servers, but Favorites Items ;-)
itunes password, email and security code dont work
How can i get into my itunes account or reset my password? The email option and security question don't work, I can't figure out why. I am the only account holder and my email is the same. When I try to reset I have tried having an email sent (none is sent/recieved or in spam/junk) and it doesn't recognize the answer to my security question. Please help!
How to locate "other" files on an Imac
When I look at my available disk space on my imac it says ive used 700 gigs for "other" files. How do i find these files and delete them?
Use sandbox account or real account for testing game center on real device
I read in Apple documents that I must use sandbox account to test game center if i'm in development environment and real account if in live environment. I'm currently using simulator game center so I use the sandbox account. I tried using my sandbox account for real iOS device to test Game Center and it worked fine. However, when I used that account again for sandbox simulator it signed into game center but Leaderboards wouldn't work. So i'm confused. If I want to test game center working on real account, I use my real apple ID account or sandbox? Or do I have to create another account just for device Game Center testing separate from sandbox Game Center simulator testing?
Tracking wifes iphone and one minute it was 100kms for the original location
So i was was using find my iphone to track my wifes location. She was at her mothers place then the next minute she was 100kms away. Any ideas how that can happen? Thanks
What is "Other" account on OS X Yosemite login screen?
I am using OS X Yosemite. I am seeing 2 accounts on my login screen. One is my account and the other has the name "Other". What account is that? When I click on it, there is no username. When I try to shut down my computer, I am now prompted to enter my username and password. Previously there is no need to do so. I have tried the suggestion here How to get rid of the "Other..."-Account on the login screen? but that only hides the "Other" account. I am still prompted for my username and password when I want to shutdown. How do I remove/disable the "Other" account, not just merely hides it? Thank you for the assistance.
osx messages cmd+shift+w not working
On my new mac, I have noticed I can no longer purge messages via cmd+shift+w like I can on my old computer. How do I add this back?
How can I lock an app with keychain?
(My photos is the most securely thing I have in the world).
I want to lock my iPhoto app to protect my photos. How can I do this by keychain? Is there a better way? Is keychain enough?
Two Finder processes are open. Neither works. What gives?
I can't get Finder to do a darn thing. Specifically, it won't open new windows, show files on the desktop, or be the app in focus when I click its dock icon or the desktop.
Weird! Fine, I'll relaunch Finder. That usually clears it up.
Er:
I can hit 'relaunch' on both of those Finder items, and it changes nothing. Neither did restarting the computer.
Apps can still manipulate files, and Alfred can open them - but not find them.
There are zero Finder processes open according to Activity Monitor:
What are my next troubleshooting steps?
Remove dropbox icon from Finder toolbar
The dropbox icon keeps reappearing in my finder toolbar, no matter how many times I Command Drag it off, or remove it in customize toolbar. How can I get rid of this annoying button that keeps coming back? 
The solution in this question did not solve my issue
How to get the full path to a file on iOS 8?
I'm using an iPod Touch 5G with iOS 8 and I would like to get the full path to a file, e.g. an image in the Camera Roll. I couldn't find a native option to do that - do I need to download an app for that?
When I try to download an app, it says Verification Required?
I can't update my Apps, or download Free ones. Also when I go into Settings there isn't a None option for payment options.
My iPhone model is an iPhone 5c.
Use clamshell mode without power adapter
One of the requirements to use clamshell mode is to have the power adapter plugged in. Is their any file modification or app that will work around this? Like to switch throughout the day from a sit down desk to stand up and bringing the power adapter back and forth, is becoming more of a hassle.
Problem with installing Java: java: command not found
I just installed Java 8.25 but I'm still not getting 'legacy' applications to work. I tried verifying the version in terminal:
manfred$ java --version
-bash: java: command not found
I think there's a conflict between two versions or something perhaps. How can I solve this?
How do I wake up a closed Macbook reliably?
I have a Macbook Pro (Retina), and a Samsung DisplayPort display, both new. They work great together, when I can get them to work.
For example, if I plug in the monitor, and then open the Macbook's lid, it wakes up and sees the second display and everything's great.
But usually I want to keep the Macbook lid closed, and use only the external display. This, too, works great, when I can get it to work. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out a reliable way to do it. I plug everything in, and then hit keys on the keyboard, and press the display's settings button, and cycle its inputs, and click my mouse button, and everything else I can think of, and eventually after a minute or two it sorts everything out and it works great.
Surely there must be some simple and repeatable procedure for waking up a Mac with an external DisplayPort monitor. What is it? Is there some order of plugging in the power cable, plugging in the DisplayPort cable, hitting the monitor's buttons, pressing a key, clicking the mouse, etc., that I should use?
Back in the PowerBook G4 days, I could just plug in an external DVI display, hit any key on my external keyboard, and it woke up immediately and everything just worked. Today, apparently, things are more complex, because that procedure no longer works.
App Submit - change "Third Party Content" answer
I submitted an app to the App Store yesterday, but now realize I should change by answer I checked for the "Third Party" content Yes/No question.
Is there an easy way to do that, I can't find one?
Thanks!
MacbookPro only boots to grey apple screen with spinning thing
My macbook pro boots to the hated gray screen
Things I have tried to fix this include:
-Booting with CMD-R (boots to a grey screen)
-Resetting the PRAM (boots to a grey screen)
-Resetting SMC (boots to a grey screen)
-Booted in target disk mode and repaired the disk. Disk repair was successful but a reboot booted to a grey screen
-Attempted to boot from an install disk but all I get is the grey screen
-Attempted to boot in Safe Mode. This gets about half way and then fails.
-CMD-V on boot shows last posted messages as: SMCREADKEYACTION ERROR SMCREADDATA 8 FAILED
and
considerRebuildOFPRelinkeKernel prebuilt rebuild has expired
-Tried booting to Mavericks Install Pen Drive (same errors in the verbose mode)
-I CAN boot into single user mode
-I suspect i need to run the smc update but i can't get into an os to run it
-Perhaps i've got a firmware bug/virus..
This is a 2008 MacBook Pro A1260 Macbookpro4,1
Can't fix an user account in Mavericks (frozen)
My regular user account on my Macbook Pro running Mavericks froze and I had to shut down the computer with the power button, but every time I restart the computer and login my user account it freezes and doesn't respond to any command. It stays with the spinning beachball and does not respond to any menu (not even force quit). I have already tried safe boot, restart in recovery mode, checked the hard disk and permissions with disk utility and still have the same problem: can't use any programme on my user account. When logging with other user account the computer seems to work fine. Any thoughts on how to fix it? I need it fixed asap!!
Console log flooded with discoveryd errors. How can I make them stop (not just hide them)?
They are 3,500 out of the 4,000 of the latest messages. They are always of the form:
1/5/15 1:07:38.307 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[73] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:40.487 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[68] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:40.489 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[70] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:40.911 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[73] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:42.668 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[73] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:43.099 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[76] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:45.281 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[68] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:45.963 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[70] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:48.062 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[73] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:49.151 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[68] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:50.250 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[68] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
1/5/15 1:07:51.345 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic Sockets Couldn't set IP_BOUND_IF on socket fd[70] scopeID[11] errno[22] result[-1]
And so on. The output of lsof -d on the file descriptors in the error messages (68, 70, 73) is:
13:12:35 BigG ~ $ sudo lsof -d 70
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
UserEvent 17 root 70r DIR 1,4 3638 16936208 /private/var/log
Little 39 root 70 PIPE 0xc31978735fec6a0b 16384
discovery 49 _mdnsresponder 70u IPv4 0xc3197873535be7db 0t0 UDP *:60078
filecoord 229 root 70r DIR 1,4 102 17141816 /Applications/Messages.app
cloudd 237 george 70u unix 0xc319787357d38073 0t0 ->0xc319787357d38393
com.apple 6884 george 70r CHR 11,0 0t147584 577 /dev/random
Mail 6916 george 70u unix 0xc319787357d366ab 0t0 ->0xc319787357d54a9b
13:12:54 BigG ~ $ sudo lsof -d 68
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
UserEvent 17 root 68r DIR 1,4 2278 16936222 /Library
Little 39 root 68 PIPE 0xc31978735fec695b 16384
discovery 49 _mdnsresponder 68u IPv6 0xc319787358001583 0t0 UDP *:56376
filecoord 229 root 68r DIR 1,4 170 18984735 /Users/george/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~mail/Data/MailData
Mail 6916 george 68u IPv4 0xc31978735c27fb4b 0t0 TCP 172.20.10.2:65427->17.172.34.90:imaps (ESTABLISHED)
Google 7531 george 68u REG 1,4 45056 2751867 /Users/george/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Shortcuts
13:13:01 BigG ~ $ sudo lsof -d 73
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
Little 39 root 73 PIPE 0xc31978735fec72fb 16384
discovery 49 _mdnsresponder 73u IPv6 0xc31978735694dfb3 0t0 UDP *:56847
filecoord 229 root 73r DIR 1,4 1224 18983081 /Users/george/Library/Mobile Documents
Mail 6916 george 73u REG 1,4 512 19235471 /private/var/folders/hj/3s2lw9xx18zf5gx13b5wkp0c0000gn/T/http://ift.tt/1wdebzj
Google 7531 george 73u REG 1,4 18432 2752345 /Users/george/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Login Data
This flood does not happen on my home WiFi, but is occurring while using an iPhone (iOS 8.1.2) plugged into the USB port of a MBP (10.10.1).
In the past the file descriptors in the error messages were different, but it was always three different ones.
Macports can't recognize xcode version properly
I've tried to run the following command to install "automake" package on my Mac:
MacBook:~ administrator$ sudo port install automake
Password:
Error: The installed version of Xcode (5.1.1) is too old to use on the installed OS version. Version 6.1 or later is recommended on Mac OS X 10.10.
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
http://ift.tt/S1xIPz
Error: Processing of port automake failed
The problem is in the line:
Error: The installed version of Xcode (5.1.1) is too old to use on the installed OS version. Version 6.1 or later is recommended on Mac OS X 10.10.
But there is xcode 6.1 installed on my mac. Note that i'm using MacOS 10.10 yosemite(macports for 10.10 already installed). Please help me
Have a time machine drive automatically disconnect itself after backup
Ive got a time machine hd (its actually a samsung external hd configured as a time machine) plugged into an external monitor at work, when i connect my laptop to the monitor via 1 usb and 1 thunderbolt i get connected to the time machine and it automatically backs up.
When i leave each day and want to take my laptop with me i used to just disconnect all the cable and go, but now because there is an HD attached i need to disconnect it first, before i remove the cable.
Is there a way to tell the time machine to auto disconnect itself after a daily backup or auto disconnect after each backup ?
How to download course collections from iTunesU in iTunes 12?
I have difficulty in downloading video content of course 'collection', those with notebook looking icon in iTunesU.
As usual I click 'subscribe' button 1, but only the pdf files are downloaded. When I go to the course in iTunes (the local one, not the online store), only one button 'Settings' 2 shows up in the upper right corner, rather than tow, 'Old Materials' and 'Settings' as other 'non-collection' courses.
Enable negotiate multi-link for single-link connections
I get the error PPP-link was terminated in Yosemite.
How to Enable negotiate multi-link for single-link connections and how to keep the connection when signal strength is low.
Using a D-Link DWP 157 3G modem.
Cannot log in with Apple ID after performing password reset
My wife forgot the password to her Apple ID account. Her Macbook Air (OS X Yosemite) restarted to install some updates. She has her user account set up through her Apple ID account.
Since she forgot the password she reset it from my laptop.
She can log in to iCloud and Apple ID with the new password, but cannot log in with the new password on the Air.
When she tries to log in she is greeted with this message:
"This account uses an iCloud password to log in. If you need to change the password, use another device to change it at appleid.apple.com."
Bandwidth limiting in yosemite
I get disconnected from the internet whenever the speed reaches 2.5 Mbps
Is there any app to limit the internet speed below that. I am not talking per application based.
Using macbook pro - mid 2013- yosemite
Is Time Machine enough to backup everything before format?
I am thinking to make clean install the Yosemite on my Mac. Before that I want to ensure that everything that is on my Mac will be restored manually by me.
Note: I want to do a Clean Install BUT, I don't want to restore my system as before, I just want to copy some of my necessary files back.
I will do a Time Machine backup now, before the format but I want to know the following for this Time Machine backup:
1) Do I have to reinstall as a new application every application? Or I can copy somehow from my backup the application?
2) Some Applications has really sensitive information on it, for example 1Password with the stored passwords, Google Chrome with the bookmarks etc. Can I retrieve this information (libraries, databases what ever) from this Time Machine Backup?
3) Files stored in my file system e.g Documents, iTunes Music Library, can I retrieve this too?
Save file to hidden directory with standard OS X save dialog
Using TextEdit, when I try to save example.txt to some hidden directory, for example ~/Library, I can't because save panel doesn't show them.
The only way I found was to save file to non-hidden directory and then copy/paste them to desired hidden directory.
This is pretty common for me, for example when I want to try I/O for console programs in Xcode, executables are in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/ which is a hidden directory.
But that doesn't apply only to TextEdit, I tried Text Wrangler, Photoshop, Grapher, only Blender, which doesn't use native window system allows me to save it anywhere. My question is, is this common behavior? Is there any workaround (except for saving it to non-hidden+copy/paste), or some hidden setting?
eclipse luna doesn't support some Jdk 8 packages.why?
eclipse luna doesn't support for javax.media or javafx.media.mediaplayer packages with jdk8? How am i rectified?
How to mark multiple contacts to send same text as bcc - feature that exists on Android
How to mark multiple contacts on iPhone 6 (ios8)for messaging severally the same text as bcc. This feature exists on Android phones wherein you write text and tick as many contacts you wish and the message goes to each one of them individually.
Increase size of sparsebundle for TimeMachine
I am using a sparsebundle store on a linux server. It worked well until tomorrow.
Today Time Machine tells me that the size of the sparsebundle (500gb) is not sufficient. So I use hdiutil command for increasing the size of the sparsebundle: hdiutil resize -size 600G xxx.sparsebundle. The command works fine but Time Machine seems to not see the increase of the size of the sparsebundle (it only sees that the size is 500gb and so it can't continue to backup).
Do you have any idea for solving this issue?
NB:
- the sparsebundle is encrypted
- Time Machine mounts automatically the sparsebundle (linux server configured with afp and netatalk).
Problem to connect WMQ through Dell boomi [on hold]
connect to WMQ through DellBoomi gets below error
Test execution of TestProcess completed with errors. Embedded message: Unable to retrieve JMS message; Caused by: JMSWMQ0018: Failed to connect to queue manager 'QM2' with connection mode 'Client' and host name '172.24.48.55(1415)'.; Caused by: JMSCMQ0001: WebSphere MQ call failed with compcode '2' ('MQCC_FAILED') reason '2539' ('MQRC_CHANNEL_CONFIG_ERROR').; Caused by: CC=2;RC=2539;AMQ9204: Connection to host '172.24.48.55(1415)' rejected. [1=com.ibm.mq.jmqi.JmqiException[CC=2;RC=2539;AMQ9547: Type of remote channel not suitable for action requested. [3=QSC]],3=172.24.48.55(1415),5=RemoteConnection.analyseErrorSegment]; Caused by: CC=2;RC=2539;AMQ9547: Type of remote channel not suitable for action requested. [3=QSC]
Import Outlook mac archives in Windows Outlook 2010
How can one import Outlook mac archived files in Windows Outlook 2010? Given that the size of the archived files is 48GB, can it be done safely?? I mean NO LOSS of Data or any other files???
How to delete an account for a now unused ftp server from finder favorites
I once saved an ftp server as a "favorite" in finder (so finder would automatically try to connect to it at startup). I no longer use this service, but finder still tries to connect to it automatically at every startup, I'm not sure how to delete this server from the list of servers finder tries to connect to automatically. How do I do that?
How to Print from Virtual Machine to Network Printer on OS X Host
The title is pretty straightforward. How can I print from a Windows XP Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) to a Network Printer with an OS X Yosemite Host.
Thanks in advance.
Macbook won't boot on Yosemite
Model identifier: MacBook6,1 OS: 10.10 Yosemite
Issue: Macbook suddenly froze while I was using Google Chrome so I waited for 15 minutes hoping it would un-freeze. After 15 minutes, I decided to force-power off by pressing and holding the Power button. When I tried to turn it on again, I heard the chime, but the screen remained white, and the hard drive started making clicking noises.
I've tried all sorts of things and I've lost track of what I have and haven't tried.
All suggestions would be great :)
Export versions of a document (/.DocumentRevisions-V100)
I'm trying to automate the following process:
- get all versions of a document,
- check in each version to a repository (Subversion, in my case)
As a half-solution, I'd already be happy with:
- get all versions of a document,
- name them to include a version info (an incrementing revision number, a timestamp, whatever),
- place them in a common directory.
However, I couldn't find any tool, command-line or otherwise, to help with this. Nor does there appear to be Automator or AppleScript support for managing versions, or, some other means of browsing the /.DocumentRevisions-V100 database for a particular document.
I only seem to be able to browse to a particular version, mark it as current, save a copy, then repeat. Is this correct? Has anyone attempted to at least speed this up with UI scripting?
Login or unlock screen on a Mac using an NFC tag?
Does OSX have support for unlocking the screen (or logging in) using a NFC or RFID tag?
The ACS ACR122T USB NFC dongle seems to have working OSX drivers, but I guess more needs to be done to support authentication.
A workaround is to store the password in the tag, and use a RFID/NFC reader that acts as an input device. But that doesn't sound very safe.
Mysterious pdf issue on iPad
After reading about 20 pages of data mining book in iBooks, next page rendered itself as blank. And all successive pages failed too.
When I go to arbitrary (usually blank) page, then return to library and reopen book, the page in question sometimes shows its content. But all other pages are blank as clean paper.
Oddly, there is a text on a page indeed. It's just not visible! If I use magnifier glass on a blank page, it reveals underlying text. (And no, I can't read the entire book this way:)
Some facts:
- Restarting application or ipad do not make any changes to this behaviour.
- The file renders just fine in desktop adobe reader.
- iOS 5.1.1, seems to be quite "old", but I have never encountered such issue. (Viewed at least several hundred documents)
- Pdf version is 1.4, no any extraordinary protection.
How to fix the issue, or what other things to check?
Ignoring Autocorrect on Pages?
On Pages, how do I ignore an autocorrect suggestion? I use the esc key to ignore the suggestion, but as soon as I press space bar it changes the word anyway.
laptop sound stuck on mute
I dropped my macbook air 11" but no damage was done to it that i could see, but my charger was making crackling sound. When i plugged it in, my sound stopped working and was stuck on mute. I've tried a whole bunch of different suggestions but nothing is working
Is there a way to open files from Transmit in Sublime Text 2 as new tab, not new window?
I use Transmit as FTP-client and Sublime Text 2 as text editor. When I open file from Transmit to edit it in Sublime Text 2 it opens in new window. It's pretty awkward. Is there a way to open files from Transmit in Sublime Text 2 as new tab of same editor window, not as new window at all?