Sidecar Installation on Mac problem?

We have applied for the redistribution license and have all the necessary files ( .exe and .app for pc and mac respectively) to perform a sidecar installation.
We made a hybrid CD using toast on MAC.
This works great on PC but it has some trouble on mac.
The application requires AIR 1.5.3.
If the user has AIR 1.5.3 already installed and our application installs directly bypassing the AIR runtime installation and it works great. Code signing certificate is there and the application is installed with read/write permission for the Admin(me) and all aspects of application works well.
The problem starts if the user does not have AIR runtime installed. The side car installtion first installs AIR runtime environment and then proceeds to install our application which installs without any error but with read/write access to system and not me. In this case certain parts of the application do not work ( these parts read and write data to SQLite Database on local dissk).
I went a step further and added me with read/write permision manually just because it worked in the previous instance as expalined above. Even this did not work. I restarted the computer still it did not work.
I tried to delete system user so that our app has the same permissions as in the first case, but mac does not allow this user to be deleted.
I beleive that beacuse AIR runtime installs first and needs System permissions, even my application gets installed with these same permissions.
Now if I delete my application by dragging it to trash and reinstalll it then it works fine again ( As now Air runtime is already there).
I again checked the permissions and they were same as if AIR runtime was already present, which is true now because when I removed the application and reinsatlled it, it keeps the AIR runtime and deletes only my application.
If using sidecar insatllation my application somehow installs with read/write permission for (me) and no users as "system" the I think it wll work.
I dont know if this is a bug or if there is a solution around this.
Please Help ASAP as we want to go live with this project next week.

Hi Harjeet,
This is what I encountered in my testing.
In the first scenario, both the runtime and application are being installed. The runtime installation requires the process to elevate, you are asked to enter your credentials. This allows the runtime to be installed successfully, but the application is also installed as part of the elevated process, so the final permissions on the application end up with the owner being "root" and the group "wheel".
In the second scenario, where the runtime is already installed, only the AIR application is being installed from the disc. If the user is an Administrator, the application install process is not elevated, you are not asked to enter your credentials. The final ownership permission on the application is the user who performed the install and the group "staff", at least on the Mac OS X 10.6 system I tried this on.
juan

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          [not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriverType05 (1.0.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemCDC (1.0.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData (1.0.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData_MO (1.0.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) Support
Startup Items:
          HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
          HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist Support
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
          [failed] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Support
          [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist Support
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
          [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          Skype
          TuneupMyMac
          Twitter
          StatusMenu
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions:
          MacRumorsMinimal: Version: 1.7.1
          savekeep: Version: 2.0
          GoPhoto.it: Version: 1.10
          ClickToFlash: Version: 2.9.4
          Grammarly Lite - Smart Spellchecker: Version: 2.32
          YoutubeWide: Version: 10.0
          Translate: Version: 1.1
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Adobe Version Cue CS4 Support
          DivX Support
          Flash Player Support
          Growl Support
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               1%          locationd
               1%          Safari
               1%          com.apple.WebKit.Networking
               1%          fontd
               1%          sysmond
Top Processes by Memory:
          176 MB          Safari
          119 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          84 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          78 MB          mds_stores
          53 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          1.34 GB          Free RAM
          1.43 GB          Active RAM
          535 MB          Inactive RAM
          462 MB          Wired RAM
          297 MB          Page-ins
          416 KB          Page-outs
THERE IS SOMEONE CAN HELP ME...? THANKS :-)

What kind of problems, viniade? You didn't say.
If it's internet problems, a connectivity problems could be related to the hosts file, which is in red.
If it's printer problems, could be the failed Brother printer background process loading failure.
As far as John Galt's reply is concerned, I agree with him on the Geneio problem. I've never heard of it but after I looked it up it's apparently a real problem-causer with lots of Mac users:
https://encrypted.google.com/#q=genieo+mac+problems
And as far as CleanMyMac is concerned, I use that myself & I've never had any problems. HOWEVER, I stick with the software makers' default cleaning procedures. Because OS cleaners, when you get into areas that you're not sure of, just do what you tell them to do. And if you're not sure of what you're doing & you go exploring & pick some cleaning procedure that you're doubtful of but despite your doubts you run them anyway, and you're wrong, then guess what..... a lot of times it's reinstall from a backup time, or even reinstall a whole OS all over again time. IF you're lucky, and IF you learned something. So lesson learned for you there, eh?
In my experiences with people who know just enough to be dangerous (and yeah..... been there myself decades ago with both Windoze from 3.1 to 7, & Mac's OS, so done dat, learned), a lot of those folks download apps & programs & utilities that're advertised as miracle cleaners. Problem is, it seems like that the more they hype, the more likely you are to get a bunch of crap also installed if you're not paying attention to EVERY SINGLE installation dialogue that pops up in succession. Those things are written so that stuff gets installed that you really don't need, which you'll miss because they're writtent to BE missed & zoomed right on by, but which benefits the company plenty, sometimes to your Mac's detriment & sometimes to your Contacts' detriment (emailed spam), if they get into that database. Those kinds of "helpful" cleaners are in fact hackers' semi-Trojans, aka malware, spyware, adware, etc etc.
So having said that, I'd recommend dumping your "TuneUpMyMac" app for at least the time being, until you get your Mac back up & running well again. And then, think twice about reinstalling it. Generally, in my experience, cleaning out the caches is all that's usually necessary to do as far as cleaning is concerned, aside from what should be ordinary tidiness & organization of your personal stuff on your HDD.
Not knowing your level of expertise, I'll go ahead & suggest something I use whenever my Mac starts getting flakey: Applejack. It's a fixit utility that's run in single-user mode (Command-S at startup chime, type in "applejack" at the prompt). You can download it from here: http://applejack.sourceforge.net
Currently, the Applejack makers don't have a version for Mavericks, but their latest version 1.6 runs in my own Mavericks just fine. The biggest culprit I've found thru using Applejack to most minor problems, like persistent beachballing for example, is clogged-up cache files. Applejack dumps them all, System & User caches. I should point out though that in Mavericks, Applejack may not be able to find your User folder when it asks if you'd like to clean out any User's cache folders. If that's the case, just *accurately* type out your own User folder's path: Users/yourusername and press Enter.
Good luck to ya. And remember, if in doubt, RESEARCH WHAT YOU WANT TO DO UNTIL YOU'RE NOT IN DOUBT. Then, with *learning* in mind, do what you WERE unsure of.
But nontheless, make sure your Mac's backed up first AND that your restoring-from-backup apps work like they're supposed to work, using the backups that were created with those same apps, whether it's Time Machine or, say, Carbon Copy Cloner.
KK

Installer/Software Update problems

I am having problems with installing or updating some software. When I try to start the installer, it acts as though it is going to work: the icons in the dock move to make room for another icon but then move right back and close the gap. The installer never runs long enough to generate or change the display. This has happened with three different software packages: iMacEFIUpdate1.3; Kodak EasyShare v 6.0.2; and Parallels-Desktop-5582-Mac-en-ND.
I talked to Kodak about the problem. All they wanted to do at first was help me download the installer. After I convinced them I had a good download, they sent me a CD containing the software. Same result - no installation.
The problem with the iMacEFIUpdate1.3 happened today. It was part of a group of six updates and I was not at the computer while the updates were being downloaded and installed.
Other software updates and installations have worked with no problems.
I have repaired permissions, but did not start from the installation disk. Could this be the problem?
I am at a loss as to what to try next. Does anyone have a solution?

Easyshare 6.0.2 when downloaded from Kodak is a standalone installer Application, not an installer package ....it can't be opened directly by "Installer" but should simply run on its own when double-clicked. I imagine that the Kodak supplied CD version is exactly the same.....
ctrl-click on the easyshare installer, choose 'get info' , in the 'Kind' section it will likely say "Application - Universal" If so, then that explains why 1: Installer won't open it, and 2: why there's no 'open with' dialogue for it.
The previous system should be ( just as your Console message said...) in HD/Previous Systems.localized/Previous System 1/ It's not normally invisible.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120 explains how the Archive and Install works, I don't know offhand why some people get Previous Systems.localized rather than plain 'Previous Systems' but it doesn't seem uncommon.
Apple say "Don't install older versions of Mac OS than what comes with your computer" so I wonder if that might cause you problems later? Certainly something seems off here ( the default application for anything shouldn't be pointing at something in the Previous System )
Anyway, assuming you're gonna soldier on for now with Tiger on a Leopard-shipped Mac.... I guess that leaves the Easyshare installer not working? If you've double-clicked the Easyshare installer, it bounced in the Dock, and nothing more happened; there might be something in the Console log explaining why.... or a crash log for it in /Users/BigBob/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/
try the Easyshare installer app again - & look at the console log for clues while you do it.

Adobe creative cloud apps installation crashes Mac Pro

Hello,
My computer crashes after I click on an CS6 to install within Adobe Application Manager, using Adobe's Creative Cloud Subscriptio Service.
I am running:
2010 MacBook Pro
Processor 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 288 MB
Software OS X 10.8.3 (12D78)
Everytime I click the the link to install the CS6 app, the app downloads and as soon as the app starts installing the computer crashes.
Here is the error log.
Tue Apr 2 23:06:39 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f813957f2): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80f1f62000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f13b37a0 : 0xffffff8000c1d626
0xffffff80f13b3810 : 0xffffff7f813957f2
0xffffff80f13b38d0 : 0xffffff7f814923b9
0xffffff80f13b3930 : 0xffffff7f8149242e
0xffffff80f13b39a0 : 0xffffff7f817b8c82
0xffffff80f13b3ad0 : 0xffffff7f814b8fe8
0xffffff80f13b3b10 : 0xffffff7f8139d567
0xffffff80f13b3bc0 : 0xffffff7f8139b05a
0xffffff80f13b3dc0 : 0xffffff7f8139c0c5
0xffffff80f13b3ea0 : 0xffffff7f8133aaba
0xffffff80f13b3ef0 : 0xffffff7f82e9e0df
0xffffff80f13b3f40 : 0xffffff7f82e9d1e7
0xffffff80f13b3f60 : 0xffffff8000c3dcfe
0xffffff80f13b3fb0 : 0xffffff8000cb2977
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1)[A26D2A3D-C06F-3A0F-BCFF-901A98C93C3D]@0xffffff7f81338 000->0xffffff7f81645fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f812a3000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[38C214C0-83C8-3594-8A4C-DC6AC3FEC163]@0xff ffff7f81324000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[74E3E50F-E50A-3073-8C96-06F854292A91]@0 xffffff7f812e1000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1)[5F021999-8B18-3BD5-9B98-90617E638A63]@0xffffff7f8 1653000->0xffffff7f81974fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.0)[A26D2A3D-C06F-3A0F-BCFF-901A98C93C3D]@0xffffff7f813 38000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f812a3000
         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.87)[A7004F02-7D39-3398-8BD3-729DCC404E5F]@0xffffff 7f82e9c000->0xffffff7f82eabfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f812a3000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.3.0d51)[2C131EAF-F74C-39D1-A702-A499B 39C293C]@0xffffff7f81e0b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[38C214C0-83C8-3594-8A4C-DC6AC3FEC163]@0xff ffff7f81324000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[74E3E50F-E50A-3073-8C96-06F854292A91]@0 xffffff7f812e1000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12D78
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.3.0: Sun Jan 6 22:37:10 PST 2013; root:xnu-2050.22.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 3EB7D8A7-C2D3-32EC-80F4-AB37D61492C6
Kernel slide:     0x0000000000a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8000c00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 5724934528856
last loaded kext at 3291482466828: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8 (addr 0xffffff7f82fdb000, size 229376)
last unloaded kext at 344722363298: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f81c2e000, size 65536)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.3f3
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.GeForce          8.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.3f3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.1.0
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.3.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.3d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          34
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.5
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          614.20.16
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.0b1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine          2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.1.0
com.apple.NVDAResman          8.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.3f3
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.3f3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.3.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          237.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          522.4
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          220.2
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
AppleKeyStore          28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
System Profile:
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x8394, 0x393731363434412028393736363434412900
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x8394, 0x393731363434412028393736363434412900
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.16)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.3f3 11349, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD10JPVT-22A1YT0, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3
I don't see Adobe listed in the report so I'm wondering if the problem is inherently a Mac Problem.
Anyonle else have the same problem?
Got a solution?
Joshua H.

Contact Adobe support or post on their forums: http://www.adobeforums.com

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