Clones again

I originally posted this, last night, to Using Mac OS X Leopard. I think I can get an answer here. That site rolls pretty fast. Here is my post:
This story here is totally new to me. I have made bootable clones stored on external fw hd's. All work on various OS X's. Made the clones by Disk Utility.app or command line courtesy of Mike Bombach. So last week made a good bootable clone of Leopard on my PMG4. It worked. Yesterday, due to screw up's(mainly X11), I just decided to reclone original volume from above mentioned clone. Same procedure I have used for years with DUtil. Erase in middle button on tool bar and drag respective source and destination to proper places. Well DU says (I'm running the external clone now), that I can't erase the startup volume. That's nuts. Always could on Panther & Tiger. I really didn't want to erase and new install with Leopard disk. That is why I have a clone(s). Anyway, I took a stab and loaded Leopard install disk, said new clean install w/erase. Then, nothing to lose, after it was erased thru install disk, I stopped the installer dead and ejected it. Went back to dutil with erased volume and cloned from external hd clone to machine and all worked per spec and booted, etc. Questions: why couldn't I erase with DUtil and has this been done the way I did it by anyone out there. Pretty weird, but it works. You just have to shut down Installer.app fast. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

doug pennington wrote:
Well DU says (I'm running the external clone now), that I can't erase the startup volume. That's nuts. Always could on Panther & Tiger.
Perhaps you don't remember correctly. You could never restore onto your startup volume. You must boot from another device.
You just have to shut down Installer.app fast.
Nope. You don't even need to do that. All you have to do is boot up from the install disk, then run Disk Utility from the installer. Since the install disk is now your startup volume, you can restore from your external onto your internal.

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after asking & searching in the forum, i know that in order to stop a ds (or a clone) the ds(or the cloneable) must be transmitted, played, processed etc. Now, i try to stop a clone , right after the cloneable starts being processed, but the clone does not stop. I think i did it at the right point, because when i tried stopping the cloneable at this same point, the video stopped. But when i do it for a clone, the clone doesn't seem to stop. I' am stuck in this thing for quite a long time. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Upgrade to Tiger again on duplicate from backup Timely help needed.

Hi I was having problems with my Mac so I upgraded my internal drive.
I'm having the same problems again.
When repairing the disk report says invalid leaf ount should be 2481 instead of 657.
Also report says 1 HSF disk was repaired but one disk couldn't be repaired, I only have one internal drive.
So I archived & install again from by install disk but now i'm back to 10.3
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My browsers & Skype are not working nor Superduper which is what I used to duplicate my drive before archiving.
Now I'm wondering whether to upgrade to Tiger again using the upgrade disk & not mind loosing my mail as it's on Gmail. Or whether to duplicate my drive back again from the backup & get my mail back.
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Do you mean clone again now?
No. If you have a recent clone, that will suffice.
So erase & install from the original install disk to 10.3 that archive & install to Leopard?
Actually, you can boot from the Leopard disk to do this. Here's how:
Formatting, Partitioning Erasing a Hard Disk Drive
Warning! This procedure will destroy all data on your Hard Disk Drive. Be sure you have an up-to-date, tested backup of at least your Users folder and any third party applications you do not want to re-install before attempting this procedure.
• With computer shut down insert install disk in optical drive.
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• Select language
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• Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
• Select Partition tab in main panel. (You are about to create a single partition volume.)
• Click on Options button
• Select Apple Partition Map (PPC Macs) or GUID Partition Table (Intel Macs)
• Click OK
• Select number of partitions in pull-down menu above Volume diagram.
(Note 1: One partition is normally preferable for an internal HDD.)
• Type in name in Name field (usually Macintosh HD)
• Select Volume Format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
• Click Partition/Apply button at bottom of panel.
• Select Erase tab
• Select the sub-volume (indented) under Manufacturer ID (usually Macintosh HD).
• Check to be sure your Volume Name and Volume Format are correct.
• Click Erase button
• Quit Disk Utility.
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• Launch Installer and begin installation.
• Select installation option
• Choose to Customize and deselect Foreign Language Translations and Additional Printer drivers.
Optional: Check box to install X11 (Tiger and later) BSD Subsystems (Panther & earlier).
• Proceed with installation.
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• After setup, reboot computer.
• Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
• Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
• Select First Aid in main panel.
• Click Repair Disk Permissions.
• Connect to Internet.
• Download and install Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update
Computer will restart.
• Repair Disk Permissions as previously.
• Go to Apple Menu > Software Update.
• Install all updates.
Computer may restart after updates.
• Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
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• Select First Aid in main panel.
• Click Repair Disk Permissions.
cornelius

Best way to clone an existing drive, then clone back to a dual SSD Raid 0 setup?

Have a Mac Pro 5,1 (mid 2012) and want to install 2 SSD drives in a Raid 0.
Will attempt to use the Apple Disk Utility to set up the raid. any suggestions on this first part will be welcome!
But what is the best way to clone the existing SATA drive onto the Raid setup?
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The OS is Mavericks 9.1.
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Always no matter what, have a clone or three - clean, working image, last version before OS X 1.2.3 that you are about to install.
It is about INSTALLING OS X, not updating once you have it - though updates and security updates are known to be monkey wrenches too at times.
Never remove safety net, no matter how safe it seems.
Use a clone to run DU and repair the drive, the drive partition, it handles both (partition integrity was new to Lion), AND to invoke TRIM command when repairing (which won't happen in recovery partition mode of DU).
CCC does a smart update. You don't worry about applying updates to those, and in fact wait a few days before applying updates sometimes, or just make sure the clone is up to date so you can boot from and do a restore if needed. A system restore image is only as good as knowing it will work in an emergency should one arise.
Like to see people break ground on new projects and how to get more out of their systems. The 5,1 does not have the limitations or issues that even the 4,1 exhibited let alone even more for the Early '08 3,1s.
One good SSD alone should / would / make more improvement in performance for low investment than any I have seen. If you have the Tempo Pro card and 2 x 250GB 840's that is about $600 investment - throw in another system SSD and use the Tempo for scratch and/or Aperture and insure you have "more than enough" RAM and your workflow should be smooth. Even wtih that, which I call "best practices" the nMP 6.1 makes Aperture etc even smoother as everything is optimized better and the 1200MB/sec SSD and 4-channel 1866 DDR3 makes graphics smoother and respond instantly to your touch (sports car handling vs your sedan?)
After doing a lot of installs, upgrades, Migration Assistant; and then on a 2-4 week basis boot from another volume to run DU Repair.
OS X alone without the cache used and other things on the boot drive really only takes 40-160GB and makes it easy to create a DU sparse disk image for CCC to update and restore from and that can be kept anywhere. And have a small 200GB emergency maintenance boot volume that you can add to and create on any volume you have handy, shrink and add to that 2TB media drive or TimeMachine drive volume.
I would just set aside half an hour weekly or as needed to clone your system. Than clone again before you apply anything, system update or update to applications or new applications.
With all your personal data and media and projects not on the system you don't need a RAID0 array to hold as much data, no need for the added complexity or using two SSD devices, easier to maintain and restore. There is even a small added overhead to any RAID. With an 840 EVO 500GB just above $300 it makes a lot of sense to use those, and almost too big for a system drive. Fine if the system drive is not just OS and applications but media and stuff don't need to be there. Again, Aperture/Lightroom and other uses, yes and with t he new Mac Pro people are putting and using it for multiple purposes and uses that they would not have wtih the 2012 5,1 and earlier. But it is so fast it makes sense - and Thunderbolt 2 external storage has added more costs to storage.
Kind of got long winded, hope it proves helpful. And not confusing but may raise more questions and ideas.

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Sir/Madam,
My PowerBook (PB) started misbehaving two weeks ago. It seemed difficult for i to access its drive (repetitive whirring sounds). I made a clone while I could and tried to fix any problems using Disk Utility.
At first, minor problems were detected so I booted using the clone (on firewire) and tried to repair. Disk Utility reported the drive was fine. I tried Drive Genius, Disk Warrior and Techtool. I rebuilt the directories, and yet when using the drive, the access problems and delays continued. During this whole process, I kept finding that in System Preferences - Startup Disk list, my firewire clone was not detected. I had to boot with the OPT key pressed to use it (this was unusual).
Anyway after hours of trying to find the fault, I decided to boot from the firewire clone again and completely erase the built in PB drive. After this, I thought, I will do a clean reinstall.
When the time came to do a reinstall, I found that my PB got stuck on the grey screen. Even if I pressed OPT-C on startup (to reinstall the system from optical) nothing would happen. In fact the only thing that does anything different is when I just press OPT on startup. I then get asked my firmware password and there follows what should be a menu of startup options but is actually blank. My firewire clone is absent from the menu, as is any optical disc that I may have placed (eg Leopard installation or the original system discs that came with my PB). The screen with the curly arrow on the left and the straight arrow on the right remains while a little clock mouse pointer shows time passing. After about 45 seconds, the clock hands stop rotationg and the pointer will not longer move. This remains as long as I have waited (hours)
I am now at an impasse where I do not know what to do. I am frustrated. I cannot run any hardware tests, I cannot install any system, I cannot get my PB to see my clone and startup. I would appreciate any help.
Thank you
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Maybe this will be if interest. Hi everyone. First post...
Anyway, I was updating my 1.5 G4 Powerbook to 10.5.7 and scored the interminable grey screen. No joy from Option, C, Safe Boot, Verbose Mode etc, etc. Ran fsck in Single User Mode and got the all clear from the hard drive. So...
Off to the Genius Bar in Sydney's new Apple store. Again, all clear on the hard drive, so must be an operating system error.
Back home, transferred everything I could think of via Target Disk mode and Firewire to the other Mac and re-installed Panther - yep, it's an oldie but a goodie. Then updated. Then upgraded to Tiger. Then updated. Then tried to load Leopard again. No joy. Grey screen, blue screen, spinning beachball, and clicks and whirrs from the DVD drive.
After about a day of wracking my brains - I may be slow - I checked the About This Mac feature and it hit me. The RAM was 256MB, not the standard 512. Which is a prerequisite for Leopard. And the Diagnostics line said Memory Failure...
Then I found the faulty RAM slot thread/lawsuit/recall notices... None of which applied to my serial number.
To cut a long story shorter, either the RAM module or the slot is stuffed. I need to do a bit more diagnosis, but I can see an expensive swap to a MacBook Pro coming up...
If you're having trouble booting your G4 Powerbook, check it for memory failure. Apparently it's not uncommon. And apologies if this has all be covered before. Hope it helps.

Why won't my iMac 27" boot from external hard drive?

I have a new 27in Intel i5 dual core 3.6GHz iMac. It works wonderfully.
My question is this. I have a Pleides Ice Cube external hard drive with a USB 2.0/Firewire enclosure with a 500GB hard drive. I used diskutility to format the hard drive as a GUID Partition Table. I then used SuperDuper to clone the iMac OS 10.6.7 and Apps over to it.
I can select the external drive in System Preferences/Startup Disk to boot from, but when booting the iMac gets as far as the white screen then just stops loading.
I have tried both the USB connection and the Firewire connection (with a Firewire 800 to 400 cable).
I have run Disk Utility and repaired the disk and the preferences.
I have used Disk Warrior to rebuild the directory as well, but the iMac will not boot from the drive.
It does boot from the original DVD's and its own hard drive.
My old 24" iMac had no trouble booting from this hard drive or any of the others I have collected over the years, so I am reluctant to think it is the external drive. It is something to do with this particular processor Snow Leopard and external drives.

It sounds like something in the SuperDuper clone might not have copied well. To get the full answer on that I would check with Apple or SuperDuper to see if they support each other.
As a quick test, if you restart and immediately press and hold "option" on your keyboard do you see your external HD as an option to boot from? If so, click it and see if the boot runs any differently, but if you don't see it at all that could show that the problem is more deep rooted.
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Calling A Super Method Externally

Hi,
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2. get the appropriate java.lang.reflect.Method object from the Class object.
3. override the java language protections on the Method object.
4. Call Method.invoke() with the instance of the subclass which I wanted to call the method on.
Unfortunately, when I got to step 4, I saw this in the documentation for Method.invoke:
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Is there any way to externally access the functionality of a super method implementation on a subclass that overrides it? It seems like there should be...
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private static final Object[] EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY = new Object[0];
static {
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try {
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OBJECT_CLONE_METHOD.setAccessible(true);
} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
System.out.println(e.toString());
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (RuntimeException e) {
System.out.println(e.toString());
e.printStackTrace();
public static Object deepClone(Cloneable object, int levels) {
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try {
clone = OBJECT_CLONE_METHOD.invoke(object, EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY);
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
System.out.println(e.toString());
e.printStackTrace();
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} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
System.out.println(e.toString());
e.printStackTrace();
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In your example the clone method is not creating a clone, just returning a new instance of an object of the same type. In both cases the default shallow clone method should be implemented as follows:
public Object clone() {
//Call Object.clone()
return super.clone;
By doing so, any subclasses will also have their fields copied when clone() is called.
From the javadocs for Object.clone():
"The method clone for class Object performs a specific cloning operation. First, if the class of this object does not implement the interface Cloneable, then a CloneNotSupportedException is thrown. Note that all arrays are considered to implement the interface Cloneable. Otherwise, this method creates a new instance of the class of this object and initializes all its fields with exactly the contents of the corresponding fields of this object, as if by assignment; the contents of the fields are not themselves cloned. Thus, this method performs a "shallow copy" of this object, not a "deep copy" operation."
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public Object clone() {
// Get the runtime class of this object, note that the runtime class
// may be a subclass of the class in which this clone method is defined
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List fieldsList = new ArrayList();
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fieldsList.add(fields[j]);
objectClass = objectClass.getSuperClass();
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//all of its fields appropriately
However, I'm sure the JVM's implementation is far more efficient.
I have not benchmarked serialization. However, all the steps in my procedure would have to be done for serialization anyway (i.e. get list of all fields, instantiate equivalent field values and set them in the new object), but serialization also needs to convert everything to a byte representation and then parse it out again. Furthermore, serialization will perform a fully deep clone, where as I only want a one level deep clone (or two depending on how you think of it -- i.e. not a shallow copy of references (as Object.clone(0 does), but a copy of direct fields and containers (i.e. Maps and Collections in fields should be cloned, but not objects in the Maps and Collections). So if an object has a field which is a List and the List field contains 1 entry, and the object is cloned, then subsequent modifications to the List field in the cloned object are not reflected in the original object's List field and vice versa (i.e. the 1 entry is removed in the original , but remains in the clone's version of the List field).

Apple internet apps crashing..please help

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Go ahead and safetly wipe your drive, reformat and reinstall, after all the updates (remember practice the above), then copy your data back like your iTunes Library, etc.
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So i've gone ahead and purchased a Western digital 2.5 inch scorpio black 750gb 7200rpm sata 16mb internal hard drive to replace my critical status 160gb standard drive in my macbook.
I have followed a guide using a usb 2.0 enclosure, with my new hard drive then carbon cloner which does allow me to clone a copy of the existing hard drive, but... when i boot up the macbook holding the option key i get the external hard drive which i can select but then i go into a os x utilities screen and does not boot straight to finder.
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I have partitioned the new hard drive with guid for intel macs so pleae can anyone help me before i just give up and take it to my local apple store?
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I have just solved this problem, with a fresh head this morning i realised that the external drive was empty and the cloning process didn't complete for some reason?
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I have been using MyNotes for years. Liked it. Backed up regularly on Time Machine as well as boot clones every so often. I am using version 1.5 on OS 10.6.8. Today on opening all the data is gone. I tried repairing permissions, rebuilding the directory (Disk Warrior), still no data.
Went to backups on Time Machine, even some months back - still no data when the recovered file opened.
Went to my boot clone - again no data when opening on that volume with the MyNotes app on that boot clone.
So now I am completely puzzled. Why am I not seeing it? How can the data be gone even from backups of months ago? Last time I had MN open, maybe a week or so ago so I know that these older backups have to be good. All I can think of is that the app can no longer run properly on my configuration. Possible?
Anyone have a similar experience of late?
Thanks,
Richard

See the restore from iClould backup of:
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Will upgrading from Tiger 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard delete programs?

Sorry if this is a stupid question or answered a million times before, but will upgrading from Tiger 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard stop my existing programs (PhotoShop, Office etc) from running? I've got an Intel MacBook but I've never installed a new OS myself, so any tips gratefully received! Thank you.

You will lose the ability to work in any Classic OS applications that ran under system 9.
If I were you, before upgrading do yourself a favor and purchase an external hard drive that you can "clone" your Mac to. If possible, a large enough drive that you can have 2 partitions. In one you would clone your current system and apps. Then after the upgrade, clone again your updated system to the other partition as a emergency backup.
With the clone of your current set up, if need be you can rebbot to it so that you can use any of your "old" applications.

I am so screwed! In need of help ASAP!

I switched out my old HD for a new 500GB HD. Cloned it using SuperDuper, upgraded to Leopard from Tiger on the new HD and updated it. I then wanted to change my home user or short name and followed these instructions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
Followed all the steps until number 8. I realized that it's more accounts and so I deleted the newly created account. Logged off from root, logged in my usual Admin user and poof, all files are gone and it's just like a fresh new installed of Leopard.
I booted up using my old HD in my enclosure, reformatted the new HD. I then used SuperDuper, Carbon Copy and Disk Utility to clone again but all failed due to errors. I found the problem, applications missing in my Application folder, the file is there but the icon is invisible. When I tried deleting it, it stated that there's an error and could not be deleted -43. I used Disk Utility and repaired the old HD, repaired failed. I then restart and try to boot again using the old HD, and now, I can't boot anymore and the laptop just shuts down itself.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS. These are all the steps I've listed and I don't know how to continue!
Please help!

I'm guessing you didn't prep your new drive. Do the following (you will need to boot from your external drive:)
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
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4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
After formatting has completed quit DU. Now use SuperDuper! or your favorite cloning utility to clone your system from the external drive to the new internal drive.
If you need to change your short name this should help: Macworld | Changing the short username in Leopard.

Adcfgclone.pl in APPSTIER fails with Registration

Hi Hussein:
I was doing a clone of production system to test instance. The test instance is running on a machine which has one more EBS instance QA running in it.
When I run the adcfgclone.pl on the test instance machine ( APPS tier ) I tried to reuse the oracle Inventory for the QA instance. At that time the oracle Home registration failed.
RC-00126: Update inventory failed
I ignored this message and applied all the post ATG RUP 6.0,ATG RUP 6.0 and POST ATG RUP 6.0 patches on the Apps tier machines. Now I am trying to apply the CPU patch for the HTTP Server and the patch is not getting applied properly. I have attached the log at the end of this posting.
QA Instance already has all the ATG stuff installed on it. I know for sure that the patch is not getting installed because of the wrong inventory the patch is looking for.
Now to get the CPU patches working what should I do now. Is there a way to create a new oracle Inventory just for the TEST instance and get this thing going. I do not want to do the clone again and redo the whole ATG patch installation. Is there a work around for this. Your guidence on this issue will help me a lot.
HTTP SERVER PATCH log file:
[appltest@xyz 5700129]$ sh installcpu.sh
Your ORACLE_HOME is /u01/test/appltest/testora/8.0.6
Your ORAINST is /etc/oraInst.loc
Your JDK_HOME is /u01/test/appltest/testcomn/util/java/1.4/j2sdk1.4.2_04
If these are correct, press Y to continue [N] => Y
Checking the inventory for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a
Checking the inventory please wait for a while....
This may take few seconds......
Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a is not installed
Please note that patch for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a will not be applied
Checking the inventory for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a
Checking the inventory please wait for a while....
This may take few seconds......
Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a is not installed
Please note that patch for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a will not be applied
Checking the inventory for Component oracle.rsf.rdbms_rsf 8.1.7.4.0
Checking the inventory please wait for a while....
This may take few seconds......
Component oracle.rsf.rdbms_rsf 8.1.7.4.0 is not installed
Please note that patch for Component oracle.rsf.rdbms_rsf 8.1.7.4.0 will not be applied
** ATTENTION **
** Please note that this installation is not secure until all the post- **
** installation actions noted in the readme accompanying this patch have been **
** successfully completed. **
Patch Installation Script Completed. Please verify the /u01/test/appltest/testora/8.0.6/cpu/CPUJan2007/install-Sep-06-2009-16-40-23.log for any errors.
Exiting...
[appltest@xyz 5700129]$ less /u01/test/appltest/testora/8.0.6/cpu/CPUJan2007/install-Sep-06-2009-16-40-23
/u01/test/appltest/testora/8.0.6/cpu/CPUJan2007/install-Sep-06-2009-16-40-23: No such file or directory
[appltest@xyz 5700129]$ less /u01/test/appltest/testora/8.0.6/cpu/CPUJan2007/install-Sep-06-2009-16-40-23.log
Your ORAINST is /etc/oraInst.loc
Your JDK_HOME is /u01/test/appltest/testcomn/util/java/1.4/j2sdk1.4.2_04
If these are correct, press Y to continue [N] => Checking the inventory for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a
Checking the inventory please wait for a while....
This may take few seconds......
Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a is not installed
Please note that patch for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a will not be applied
Checking the inventory for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a
Checking the inventory please wait for a while....
This may take few seconds......
Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a is not installed
Please note that patch for Component oracle.apache.apache 1.3.19.0.0a will not be applied
Checking the inventory for Component oracle.rsf.rdbms_rsf 8.1.7.4.0
Checking the inventory please wait for a while....
This may take few seconds......
Component oracle.rsf.rdbms_rsf 8.1.7.4.0 is not installed
Please note that patch for Component oracle.rsf.rdbms_rsf 8.1.7.4.0 will not be applied
** ATTENTION **
** Please note that this installation is not secure until all the post- **
** installation actions noted in the readme accompanying this patch have been **
** successfully completed. **
Patch Installation Script Completed. Please verify the /u01/test/appltest/testora/8.0.6/cpu/CPUJan2007/install-Sep-06-2009-16-40-23.
log for any errors.
Exiting...

Hi Hussein:
Sorry about the delay. I did'nt take the oracle recommended route. i copied the Application Inventory from the Production machine and updated the entries to match the test instance. We have to edit comps.xml and inventory.xml to reflect TEST values. Finally every thing worked as expected. The patching is complete. Thanks a Ton.
Regards,
Bala

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Setup on the external with all your programs and everything, then either order a new internal drive or erase and reformat and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone Snow to the internal, then upgrade to Lion via hold option click on Purchases in AppStore.
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