10.5.8 Horror.
I updated my 2.1GhziMac G5 last night to the latest software update 10.5.8
- Prior to updating I repaired permissions closed all APPs and proceeded with the software update.
Noticed after the restart that my Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse were not being picked up, but after awhile this issued seemed to resolve itself.
I watched an Episode of Weeds and then went to Bed and everything seemed to be fine.
When I woke up this morning the system was acting /odd/, and when I moved the mouse I discovered that there were these ODD triangle shaped segments all over the desktop:
- I don’t have a screen shot at the moment to show this as I am in work, so I’ll try to explain it as best I can. I would describe as a Picasso /effect/ where the desktop and background apps are mixed up and distorted; So it basically looks like my desktop, dock and anything else has been jumbled up into this random triangle puzzle.
So if you imagine this web page, and run it through a magic mirror where segments appear at random points in a triangle shape, that would be how I would describe it.. Weird, Very weried and indeed annoying..
Restarted twice, but the issue is still there!
- I’m just wondering why this would happen – It’s NEVER happened before, and ONLY occurred after I installed 10.5.8.
I will post an Image tonight – I’m just really angry about this /glitch/ and to be honest I wish I never took any notice of the software update..
Ok no Disk Errors found.
I just tried verifying Permissions and got this:
Verify permissions for “Lalleshwari”
Reading permissions database.
Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/CoreVideo.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/Utilities/AirPort Utility.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/ProApps/Internal Plug-Ins/BrowserKit/iLife.bkplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BrowserKit.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources ", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Components/CoreMediaAuthoringPrivateComponents.component/Conten ts/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaAuthoringPrivate.framework/Versions/ A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/Resources/AVC.plugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/Resources/IIDC.plugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/Resources/MPEGAudioDecoder.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/Resources/MPEGLayer2AudioEncoder.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/Resources/Tundra.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/Resources/VDC.plugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaPrivate.framework/Versions/A/CodeRes ources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Leopard Panels.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources ", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AudioSettingsInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResour ces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/DataRefInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/HintTrackInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources" , should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/NetworkInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/SettingsInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/VisualTrackInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResource s", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeComponents.component/Contents/CodeResources" , should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTimeJava/QuickTimeJava.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTime3GPP.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeFireWireDV.component/Contents/CodeResources" , should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeH264.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeIIDCDigitizer.component/Contents/CodeResourc es", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeImporters.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeMPEG.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeMPEG4.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeStreaming.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeVR.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Internet Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin.plugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Internet Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin.webplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/QTKitIBPlugin.i bplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Spotlight/QuickTime.mdimporter/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/iSightAudio.plugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTMediaKeys.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTMime.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAdvance d.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTTransport.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTPlugIn. prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTRegiste r.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTRegiste r.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTAbout.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTStreami ng.prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PreferencePanes/QuickTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/QTUpdate. prefPane/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpLoad" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Versions/A/Resources /DiskManagementTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "sbin/umount" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/quota" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/Locum" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Extensions/webdavfs.kext/Contents/Resources/loadwebdav" has been modified and will not be repaired.
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1) I wondered if any of you could assist. I was looking for some sort of best practices Oracle DBA checklist around “maintenance tasks” and “monitoring tasks”, that a good DBA would do to keep there Oracle databases “healthy”. Microsoft have started putting together the reliability workbooks for some of their products which list recommended best practices when it comes to management (monitoring and maintenance) of their products:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee923724.aspx
I could do with something similar for Oracle databases. If such exists How to Perform a Health Check on the Database [ID 122669.1]
2) Second part of my question is if you have ever experienced any significant issues to your Oracle databases from internal DBA’s/external DBA’s not doing these best practice maintenance/monitoring tasks. I.e. downtime, performance issues. Can you share any horror stories about lack of admin/management that had a knock on effect on the databases health, and any applications that rely on that database. The more horror stories the better if you don’t mind sharing. What didn’t they do what they should have done, and what impact did this have? What common things can DBA’s miss and what impact do they have? database corruption (No Backup) , Media management failure , Assign Task to wrong person .............
3) And finally, if you were to review your outsourced Oracle DBA’s maintenance/monitoring independently, what kind of areas would you look to for assurance they are managing your Oracle databases well. Any particular markers? Do you see any common mistakes DBA's making in their management of their database estate?Depend on task -
I did the update today, and I've noted two horrors. First, booklet printing from InDesign CS4 does not work. Second, all my PDF presets are gone, except the one I saved myself. In other words, all the presets that come pre-configured with InDesign CS4 have disappeared except the one I made. Good job testing the OS against your products, guys.
jodyr3 wrote:
I did the update today, and I've noted two horrors. First, booklet printing from InDesign CS4 does not work. Second, all my PDF presets are gone, except the one I saved myself. In other words, all the presets that come pre-configured with InDesign CS4 have disappeared except the one I made. Good job testing the OS against your products, guys.
Ummmm....
The OS is from Apple. CS4 is from Adobe and a couple of years old. WHo do you think failed to test properly? -
Troubles (and a small horror) synchronizing mail
I'm continuing a brief exchange from the end of this thread:
/t5/Messaging-Email-and-Browsing/Nokia-Messaging-amp-Password-Problem-amp-GMail/m-p/659135#M24020
The short version of the story is that for a while now I've been using Nokia Messaging in a "weird" state - when I started using it, I couldn't have punctuation in my e-mail password, so rather than make my e-mail account password less complex I changed my Nokia Messaging login password and left the e-mail account password alone.
That worked fine for a while - the only drawback being that I couldn't *send* mail, only *receive* it.
The other day this came up and someone (bretj) suggested that I should be able to set this back up correctly and have it work. So I tried tackling that today.
First I changed the Nokia Messaging password on the web, and almost instantly the phone asked me for the new password. So I put it in, and that seemed fine. Then I tried sending a message, and it behaved just as before - it sits in the outbox and after a few minutes the program just gives up on trying to send it.
So I removed the account from the phone and re-ran the setup. No change. So I uninstalled the e-mail application from the phone and re-installed it; it took a few tries before I could get the account set up again (a couple of times it gave me the option to add this new account to my Nokia Messaging service, then said I hadn't provided enough information. Of course I hadn't! I have a few specific gripes about the setup program but this isn't the time). I fought with it for a while and kept ending up at the same spot, where it looks like it has worked but there are no e-mails, and I know for a fact that I had dozens of e-mails in my inbox (I'm like that; e-mail sits in my inbox for a while).
So I went to the computer and checked my e-mail, as a sanity check, and found out that actually all of my e-mails from this month (since 3 March) have been deleted. From the computer I sent myself a test e-mail message and it showed up (at home and on the phone), so that part works. Sending e-mail still doesn't behave any differently on the phone, which is to say that it still doesn't send e-mail.
So:
1) I'm EXTREMELY annoyed that a month's e-mail is just gone. This seems like something that happened when I was removing or setting up the e-mail account on the phone. I can't imagine how it would have happened. Really "annoyed" doesn't really cover the horror of seeing around 50 e-mails irretrievably deleted. What was there? I know I had e-mailed myself a few reminders, of ... something. Can't remember what. It's why I send myself reminders. Also lots of correspondence.
2) I still can't send e-mail. There don't appear to be any server-side logs for me to look at. The log file that I can see on the phone is mostly full of glowing reports of success, and the following lines:
* Info Synchronizing Outbox...
* Info Sync mode: Slow sync.
* Error Unsupported error code (Error code: 65535). Error occurred in EaPlugin while processing response from server.
* Error Unexpected Server Error
So. Any hints on why I might be having trouble sending e-mail? I'm going to have to just get over losing a month of e-mail but I'd really like it if I could send e-mails from my phone.I see the same error code although my symptom is that my inbox has stopped updating on the phone - i can only see emails from a few days ago.
I was planning to reinstall etc but you said that doesn't really work. -
for anyone whose tried to manage data files on an external hard drive using both a mac and pc they know the dismal truth. it can not be done easily... even with third party software the process *****...
i eventually decided to format my 500 gig HD using fat 32. this was based mostly on the horror stories i've read here and advice i was given by reputable geeks elsewhere about the glitchyness of nfts, hfs and attendant software needed to make this crap work together on cross platforms.
most people suggested using fat 32 with the clear caveat being - fat 32 is unstable
BOY HOWDY!
yesterday i mounted my external HD and proceeded to bootup and logon to the net (exactly as i've done for the 3 months i've owned my macbook pro) i clicked on safari and was confronted yet again with a popup update window. i clicked to download the security update (intel) which i recall being approx 26 megabytes.
short story the mongrel update locked up my laptop... i waited a half hour and finally decided to hold down the startup button until the **** thing shut down, then promptly rebooted... fine no problem, however, the exernal drive (still plugged into the firewire 800 port) did not mount.
i restarted the laptop 3 or 4 times until FINALLY the external drive mounted. i loaded my CS2 and bridge and went to do my graphic work... oooopsie... no folders where once there were several dozen?#$@#@$
had a look at the directories only to discover that approx 100gigs of folders were missing...
not good.
i dismounted the drive from the laptop and plugged it into the pc... same story... a couple of dozen folders just GONE!
JUST VANISHED IN AN INSTANT!
had a look at the drive under 'my computer' and where once it reported 465 gigs 260 gigs free it now reported 465 gigs 368 gigs free!@#%^#$%
at present i'm waiting on word from a local computer tech and the possibility of recovering the missing data - three months of graphic work ****** into hardware ****...
oh yeah... i called the apple techs (i have apple care and haven't used it until now) and was told essencially TO BAD. it's not there responsibility... yada yada yada...
bewareoydesseus,
If I am not mistaken, you are a relatively recent "convert."
I have read your post carefully, I have made a couple observations, and I have some feedback for you. First, let me state that I don't intend to water down the seriousness of your data loss. That said...
It seems to me that you are still stuck in "PC thinking." One should never encounter situations where a Mac simply "locks up." That just doesn't happen to any Macs I own, now or in the past. The fact that you encounter things like this indicates that something is wrong with either your Mac, or its installation of OS X. Certainly, the simple act of initiating a download or update should never, ever cause problems.
When I say "PC thinking," I mean the idea that anything other than flawless performance is normal or acceptable. Also inherent in this thinking is the concept of a "mongrel update," or the idea that any file system (NTFS, HFS+, etc.) is "unstable." While it is true that there can sometimes be problems with third-party (mind you) software such as MacDrive, the file systems themselves are quite mature, and usually very robust.
However, all file systems are subject to disk errors, especially when they are improperly unmounted (which has definitely occurred in your case). For this reason, one should never connect external volumes to a machine that is experiencing problems. Further, it is common knowledge, and clearly state all over the place, that updates, etc. should never be run with external devices connected, or with running applications. This is "Mac thinking."
I can't do anything to help you with your current data loss, but perhaps my feedback will help you to avoid similar circumstances in the future. Really, I'm trying to help.
To that end, I suggest that you carefully consider your current habits, and your current ways of thinking. Why and when do you feel it necessary to cross platforms? What could you do to minimize this? Why do you have and use a Mac? Why do you have and use a PC?
I ask these questions because one of the basic tenets held by OS X, and users of OS X, is simplicity (even though the OS, itself, is not simple. It is complex in an effort to create simplicity of use). So, beginning with the fact that you have a Mac:
* Identify those things that you are currently doing on the PC, that could be performed on the Mac. Migrate this work to the Mac.
* Having done the above, you will now be doing on the PC only what is absolutely necessary. Since Macs and PCs both have similar (if not identical) capabilities, this amounts to things that can be done only using Windows-only software. That's not much.
* Format any external drive using some partition scheme. Leave the majority as either HFS+ or NTFS, with a smaller partition formatted as FAT-32. Your Mac can read NTFS, so any files generated by the PC that must be transferred to the Mac can go that route. FAT-32 would only be used to transport files from the Mac to the PC.
* FIX. YOUR. MACHINES. What's wrong with your Mac? Why does it "lock up?" If you need help in making a determination about this, we're here. Do not accept as fact the idea that even occasional problems are normal; fix it, or get it fixed.
Ideally, you should migrate completely to your Mac. I do not claim that Macs or OS X is absolutely perfect (nothing is), but I do claim that those who have migrated completely experience fewer headaches.
Scott -
What has been your experience upgrading from Mac OS X 10.6.8 ti 10.7 or 10.8?
my story was indeed a horror story
Mavericks is not an upgrade of previous OSes, but rather a port of iOS
If you want your computer to function like an iPad, go for it.
Snow Leopard on the other hand is a full-featured and stable OS - the best of them in my opinion.
Mavericks makes it easier to port Pages and Numbers documents back and forth between your computer and your iPad - but this portability comes at the price of many, many lost features in both programs. Over 100 lost features in Pages. Don't know how many for Numbers, but because of lost functionality you risk losing data (if you used Footers and Headers, Page View, etc.).
It is possible to use the older version of iWork under Mavericks, but it is a real pain as Mavericks keeps trying to default you to the newer versions. Even accidentally opening with the newer version and not saving changes can cause the file identifier to be altered making it no longer open under the older version (I did find a way to force open) Deleting the newer versions from your system results in Mavericks nagging you on a daily basis to reinstall them. There is no option to say No, only the option to postpone for one day.
the OS itself is much less customizable, I found it much harder to use with older eyesight because I couldn't highlight my scroll bars, or change the colour of certain files in a list, etc. Anywhere I went to Preferences I was struck by how few of them there were - less than half as many as Snow Leopard, in some cases less than 25%. Again, I had used those missing Preferences.
Mavericks also takes away many of the abilities of iTunes to sync with your iPad or iPhone and forces you to use iCloud to do much of the synching. If you don't want to use iCloud, or if you have confidentiality issues that prevent you from using it - you are out of luck.
In the end I found Mavericks unusable. The process of reverting back to Snow Leopard required 5 hours with 2 different geniuses at the Apple Store, 2 deep wipes of my computer and fresh install of Snow Leopard. And some loss of settings and data.
If you choose to go for it, then make a bootable backup first. Some sources suggest making 2 backups.
There are people who are happy with Mavericks, but I am not one of them.
Since I had my misadventure they have made some improvements to Mavericks, but not nearly enough of them to tempt me back. For example, you cannot set your old Pages and Numbers documents to 'always open' with the older version of the software ... or rather you can set them to, but Mavericks will immediately revert it back to the new version. -
10.7 to 11i Upgrade Horror Stories?
I am interested in hearing any horror stories re: 10.7 to 11i upgrade on SUN. How long to upgrade a 400Gb db (PA alone is 95Gb and AP is 90Gb)? my E10K has 12 cpus and 6Gb of memory. Any ideas?
We have several situations on the go for upgrades. THe main problem is that the process is not optimised at all. You need to see which processes take the time (depending on the volume of data in each table) and look at how to optimise. We have an OPM situation where one process went from 20 hours to 2 hours by making some simple performance changes. I believe that when the developers create the migration process they work with a very small number of records so the timing issues are not as obvious. Also look at getting 11.5.3. at this point to avoid the process of 11.5.2 to 11.5.3.
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Cannot put episodes of American Horror Story onto my Iphone 4s! When I try to sync Tv shows an error message pops up and says these videos cannot be played on this iphone.
Hey dylanburks12,
It sounds like you are seeing issues when attempting to sync videos to your iPod. I have an article that will help explain some possible situations regarding this issue:
iTunes: Videos may be unable to sync to iPhone, iPad, or iPod - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ts1497
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden
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