Automating a system preference when a program launches.
Hi there. This is my first time posting.
This is a small issue. I'm curious to know if this type of thing is possible, and how I'd go about doing it!
When I launch a certain program (various games, certain audio applications) sometime I need to enable the "use all F1 F2 etc keys as standard function keys" option. However, when I am not using these applications, I would prefer it to be off.
Is there a way to automate this function on and off? For example:
If i Open (program X)
This system preference is engaged.
When I close (program X)
This system preference is disengaged.
Sorry if that sequence makes me sound like an idiot - I have no knowlege of automating tasks/script/code.
Thanks in advance! And if there's a better place I should be looking for this info, please let me know. Thanks again!
-J
Hi guys, and again, thank you.
I got it working as well as I can figure. I used a combination of Applescript and Automator. This is what it looks like:
The applescript you see in the middle was taken from a similar apple forum. I have NO idea why I needed it. For whatever reason, the "Watch Me Do" function you see at the bottom of my automation simply doesn't work like it's supposed to without that applescript.
Then I saved the whole thing as an "application" and now I launch it from my dock the same way I'd launch anything else. It's awesome.
Now if I only I could figure out how to toggle it back once the program quits....
-J
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Hello everyone,
I have been using a Mac for a good 8 years now and I'm a happy user. I recently found out about Automator ('hey what is this little robot for?') and what it can do, yet I lack the knowledge of finding out what I must do to make a script to perform the following thing:
When I launch an app (FL Studio), I want the box checked next to 'Use F1 and F2 as standard function keys' in the Keyboard preferences pane in the System Preferences app.
When I close the same app (FL Studio), I want the box unchecked next to 'Use F1 and F2 as standard function keys' in the Keyboard preference pane in the System Preferences app.
I have found several other topics about this subject, however, those were about scripts when logging in to your computer, and not upon opening/closing an app. Please note that I am seeking for the setting to be changed when the app is opened and closed.
I hope you can help,
SanderThis kind of question comes up a lot - how to run a script when an application launches/quits.
The short answer is that it's not easy to do directly, unless the application itself supports launching scripts on startup/quit (hint: few do).
Fortunately, a little difference in thinking can give you the same effect.
Rather than trying to have your script trigger AFTER the app launches, rethink your process to a script that FIRST changes the preference, THEN launches the app. You get the same result but about 14 billion times easier to implement.
In this case, write a script to set the function key preference, then launch FL Studio. The script can then hang around to wait for the app to quit and reset the pref.
Furthermore, don't try to do this the human way (open System preferences, select Keyboard, check the box). You can set the preference directly via the defaults command line utility:
on run
do shell script "defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.keyboard.fnState 1"
tell application "FL Studio" to activate
end run
Resetting the preference is a little trickier since you need to detect when FL Studio has quit. You can do this with an idle() handler in your script that hangs around, periodically checking if the app is still running and then taking action:
on idle
tell application "System Events"
if (name of every application process) contains "FL Studio" then
-- app is still running, so come back and check later:
return 10
else
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tell me to quit
end if
end tell
end idle
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Want to keep system preferences when updating OS
Hi, I need to update from OS X 10.5.8 Leopard to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on my MB Pro. (2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB SDRAM) Before I begin, can anyone tell me if there is a good way to keep my system preferences and applications preferences without having to "start over" after the system upgrade? Will I have to reinstall every piece of software? Thanks in advance for any help.
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A. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions:
Boot from your current OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
B. Make a Bootable Backup Using Restore Option of Disk Utility:
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
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C. Important: Please read before installing:
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You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
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Download and install update(s)
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dofromon -
Issues with spotlight, system preferences, and other programs
I am having some incredibly frustrating issues since I autoupdated last week. Since using autoupdate, My spotlight will not work (I type in information and it deletes the characters moments after i type it, and my system preferences will not open; it merely closes after 2-3 seconds. I saw on the spotlight board that to fix the spotlight, you must index the spotlight to make it work after an update, but I cannot do that because system preferences will not work. Dows anybody have any input???
Thanks!I'm not sure if this helps, but here is my log in my console. I tried deleting thd files you mentioned, however it is still malfunctioning. Any other ideas???
Thank!
-Jc
Mac OS X Version 10.4.4 (Build 8G32)
2006-01-30 22:40:10 -0700
2006-01-30 22:40:18.466 SystemUIServer[163] lang is:en
Jan 30 22:40:23 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 diskarbitrationd[30]: SystemUIServer [163]:17411 not responding.
Jan 30 22:40:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[180]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:40:27 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[180]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:40:47 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[185]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:40:49 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[188]: System Preferences crashed
Jan 30 22:40:50 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[188]: crash report written to: /Users/Jon/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/System Preferences.crash.log
Jan 30 22:40:53 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[192]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:40:53 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[192]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:00 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[198]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:00 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[199]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:41:01 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[198]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:02 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[203]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:03 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[203]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:16 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 configd[28]: SecKeychainFindGenericPassword err= -25308 ( =0xffff9d24, secErrStr=User interaction is not allowed. ) (current= ACTIONTEC)
Jan 30 22:41:17 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[211]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:41:17 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[210]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:17 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[210]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:28 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[232]: mds crashed
163: Can't create query: 0x10000003
2006-01-30 22:41:28.698 SystemUIServer[163] /SourceCache/BullSearch-121.34/Matador-121.34/SearchItem/Models/_MDQueryAdaptor .m -[_MDQueryAdaptor _createMDQuery] Can't execute query '(* = "itunes*"wcd || kMDItemTextContent = "itunes*"cd) && _kMDItemIgnore != *'
Jan 30 22:41:29 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[232]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:30 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[239]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:41:30 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[238]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:30 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[238]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:33 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 ntpdate[228]: no server suitable for synchronization found
Jan 30 22:41:49 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[282]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:50 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[282]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:51 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[288]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:41:51 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[287]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:52 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[287]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:52 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[293]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:53 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[293]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:54 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[299]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:55 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[299]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:56 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[306]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:41:56 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[305]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:57 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[305]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:41:58 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[311]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:41:59 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[311]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:00 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[317]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:00 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[318]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:00 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[317]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:01 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[323]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:02 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[323]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:03 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[329]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:04 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[329]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:05 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[336]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:05 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[335]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:05 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[335]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:11 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[341]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:12 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[341]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:13 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[347]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:14 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[347]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:15 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[353]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:15 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[354]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:16 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[353]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:17 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[359]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:18 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[359]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:19 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[365]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:21 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[365]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:22 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[372]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:22 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[371]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:23 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[371]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:24 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[377]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:24 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[377]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[384]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[383]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[383]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:28 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[389]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:28 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[389]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:29 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[395]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:30 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[395]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:31 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[402]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:31 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[401]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:32 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[401]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:34 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[407]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:34 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[407]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:35 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[413]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:36 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[413]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:38 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[420]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:38 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[419]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:38 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[419]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:40 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[425]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:41 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[425]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:41 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[431]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:42 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[431]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:43 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[438]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:43 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[437]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:44 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[437]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:45 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[443]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:46 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[443]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:47 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[450]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:47 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[449]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:48 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[449]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:49 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[455]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:49 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[455]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:42:51 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[461]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:42:51 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[462]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:42:52 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[461]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:03 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[468]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:04 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[468]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:04 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mdimportserver[467]: sniffer can't check in... 1102
Jan 30 22:43:05 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[474]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:06 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[474]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:08 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[481]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:08 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[480]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:09 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[480]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:10 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[486]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:10 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[486]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:12 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[493]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:12 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[492]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:12 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[492]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:13 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[498]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:14 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[498]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:15 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[505]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:15 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[504]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:15 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[504]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:17 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[509]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:17 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[509]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:18 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[515]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:19 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[515]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:21 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[521]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:21 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[522]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:22 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[521]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:23 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[527]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:23 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[527]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:24 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[533]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:25 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[533]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[540]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[539]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[539]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:27 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[545]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:28 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[545]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:29 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[551]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:30 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[551]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:31 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[558]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:31 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[557]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:31 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[557]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:32 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[563]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:33 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[563]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:34 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[570]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:34 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[569]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:34 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[569]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:45 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[576]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:47 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[576]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:48 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[581]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:43:48 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[582]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:43:49 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[581]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:43:59 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[588]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:00 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[588]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:00 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mdimportserver[587]: sniffer can't check in... 1102
Jan 30 22:44:01 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[594]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:02 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[594]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:03 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[601]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:44:03 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[600]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:03 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[600]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:04 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[606]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:05 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[606]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:06 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[612]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:06 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[614]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:44:07 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[612]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:18 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[620]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:19 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[620]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:19 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mdimportserver[619]: sniffer can't check in... 1102
Jan 30 22:44:20 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[627]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:44:20 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[626]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:20 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[626]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:21 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[632]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:22 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[632]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:23 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[638]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:23 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[639]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:44:23 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[638]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:24 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[644]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:25 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[644]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[651]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:44:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[650]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:26 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[650]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:37 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[657]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:37 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[657]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:38 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[663]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:39 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[663]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log
Jan 30 22:44:40 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 mds[670]: Excessive crashes on /.Spotlight-V100.
Jan 30 22:44:40 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[669]: mds crashed
Jan 30 22:44:40 jonathon-gables-ibook-g4 crashdump[669]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds.crash.log -
Pavilion dv6 headphones stop working when certain programs launched
My pavilion dv6 (product number: A5F76AV; OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit) is brand new, just arrived yesterday. On startup, the headphones work fine when watching videos online and for any other system audio, but when I launch a game (through steam) I no longer get audio through the headphones (system reverts back to playing audio through the onboard speakers). Once this happens, no audio comes through the headphones regardless of the source, although the volume coming from the onboard speakers changes somewhat when the headphones are plugged in and unplugged.
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Thank you.
Credit CopHi,
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There are a few limitations of Kerberos Configuration Manager tool.
The tool will only work in a single domain scenario. So, if you have the service installed in Domain A, but want to use a Service Account from Domain B, we won’t be able to discover and correct the issue appropriately.
Here is thread with the same error message:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/cd68c751-abe2-433a-a1ea-1951be24f46b/kerberos-configuration-manager-for-sql-server-access-of-system-information-failed?forum=sqltools
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This is the Tiger/10.4 forums & you might get a better answer on the 10.5 forums.
It's quite acceptable to start a new topic of your own, feel free to start a new topic to attract more helpers to your particular situation, here's a link if as is often the case, it's hard to find out where to do it...
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