Cloning with no FireWire

To my surprise, my new white MacBooks have no FireWire ports. This is a school setting, so how do I clone systems using Carbon Copy Cloner? Does it not require FireWire Target Disk Mode to work?

I would still use Firewire.
The hard drive is fairly easy to remove on the Macbook. I would remove it and install it in an external Firewire enclosure temporarily to transfer your files quickly and reliably, then put the drive back in the Macbook.
You 'can' use Ethernet or USB, but it's not as reliable as Firewire.
Putting the drive in a external Firewire enclosure is a bit more work, but nothing will interfere with it. No collisions, no glitches. Firewire is rock-solid.

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G4 MDD Cloning with Super Duper
My G4: G4 MDD Single 1.25 Dual Boot. Running OS 10.3.9
I purchased a new hard drive to replace my old 80 GB drive. Also, purchased a second new drive to use as a scratch disk. After cloning to the first new drive that I'll use for the boot drive, I will be taking my 80 GB drive out and putting it in a firewire case that I purchased, for backups.
I never did this before and have some questions.
I'm going to leave my 80 GB drive in my G4 while doing the clone. Can I run Super Duper that is on my 80 GB drive? Or do I have to put Super Duper on a Boot CD or just a Data CD to run Super Duper?
To Clone my 80 GB to my new 640 GB for new boot drive, how do I do this? Do I use a Full Backup, is that the procedure?
Can you tell me how I go about doing this?
Another question I have about partitioning. I was told I could use Disk Utility that is on my 80 GB drive, that I don't have to use the boot CD to do this. Is that correct?
Was told I use Disk Utility to first Partition my 2 new drives, then Format them both Journeled. Is that the way to go for formatting and partitioning my new drives? Then I would do the cloning with Super Duper.
Another question: I run Photoshop CS2, Popcorn, Toast, and VisualHub. I will only wind up having 2 new Hard Drives in my G4. And will be taking the 80 GB drive out to use as a back up drive, after cloning.
What is the best way to partition my new boot drive and new second drive for a scratch drive?
I figured the boot drive would be first partition for my OS and second partition for my data/files.
On my second drive, I would use a first partition for CS2 Scratch and a second partition for Popcorn, Toast, etc. Because I know the scratch for CS2 is random and the scratch for the others are more sequential.
Would this be a good scenario for partitioning my 2 drives? Because I will only be using 2 hard drives in my computer.
Also, what partition Sizes should I make? My Boot drive will be a 640 GB drive and my Scratch drive is a 320 GB drive.
I'm new to this and would really appreciate some advise! thank You.

hello,
I've just used super duper for the first time a week ago to back-up before formatting my G4 MDD.
It works perfect BUT I'd recommand you use the version for sale (not the free/trial one) as it allows you to access more options such as creating image disks.
It's around 25$ or someting like that...
I'd also recommand you to read the "read me first" pdf file that goes with it, it's very useful and clear.
You have to install super duper on your computer and run it from there to back-up on the remote HD. You can either create a bootable version (if your external HD is a firewire one, and if it is HFS formated) or a disk image (I used this option since you have to erase the whole external disk to create a bootable back-up and I didn't want to do that).
Concerning partitioning, check it, but I think you have to run disk utility from the bootable apple CD to create a partition (disk utility won't partition the disk on which the system is running).
good luck

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Then when I disconnect my MacBook I have to enter the product key again to use office on it???
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Post on the Office forums: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac

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I have an early intel Macbook Pro that wouldn't wake from sleep and won't now boot up, i'm just going to replace it with a new 13" i5 but i need to transfer the last five years of my life off the dead one to the new one, there's nearly 3 grand of music software and mp3's before i even think about the 10 years of photographs and videos, some of it is backed up but i ideally want to just transfer it all over.
what are my options? will linking the two together with a firewire or similar still be possible without the old one booting up (it still has power and turns on but the sleep light is constantly lit but very dim, the hard drive does sound like it's spinning up) or am I best removing the old Hard drive and putting it in an external case, would I be able to access directories and folders or could i boot up off an external drive or would there be hardware compatibility problems?
without sounding off i'd appreciate any complicated processes be explained in beginner to intermediate levels of "GEEK" i'm far from a pro but should be able to muddle through!!!
you've no idea how much any help with this will be appreciated!!!

Since the old MBP is dead the only option is to remove the hard drive and use a SATA/IDE to USB adapter to get all your stuff off the old drive.
One note though make sure you use the same user name and passord on your new MBP as you had on the old one.
As to software hopefully you have all the license information written down other wise you may have a hard time reinstalling some of it. Also be aware that OS X Lion will not run older PPC software. So if you have older programs that used Rosetta to run it will not run on Lion.
Good luck with everything.

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Nevermind, I got it working.
I ended up extracting the new vob within MPEG Streamclip, which gave me an m2v and an aiff audio. I multiplexed those two back together in FFMpegX which gave me a complete VIDEO_TS folder with BUP and IFO files I needed.

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Sorry, but no.

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Can you install tiger on a power mac g4 with out a DVD drive if so how, I do have have a 2011 iMac can I use that in target disk mode with a FireWire cable any help would be appreciated

Hello,
You need to put the Tiger Install Disc in the 2011 iMac, boot the 2011 uMac into Target mode...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
Boot the G4 holding the Option or alt key, hopefully the Install Disc in the 2011 iMac will show as a boot choice.
We just want to use the 2011 iMac as a big expensive FW Optical drive, it cannot be installed osing the 2011 iMac itself.

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Oracle Apps 11i Cloning with +ASM 10g Database

Hi,
Can somebody help Apps cloning on the issue facing. Please provide in detailed process Apps Cloning with +ASM.
Trying to Clone 11i Apps environment(11.5.10.2) and Db 10.2.0.4. The database is on +ASM.
1. Copied all the application files from SOURCE to TARGET ( source and target are different servers)
2. Database restored from source and the TARGET database is up and running( Database servers TARGET and SOURCE are 2 different servers.
3. As per doc id 230672.1 , preclone was successful in apps and db servers.
ISSUE:
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As per doc id 230672.1 , if we run adcfgclone on database server that messedup the database which is running already on the TARGET server, because adcfgclone recreate control files and all which is already intact for us in +ASM.
Question:
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1. do we still need to do anything on the TARGER database server? if need to run , please provide the detailed steps
2. Do we need to run adcfgclone on apps server? please provide the detailed steps.
Thank You,
Dheeru.

Yes, restored and the database is up and running.
Then i ran adcfgclone dbtier on database which messedup whole database. Deleted all the file in ASM disk groups and try to restore the database threw RMAN.
Got new error, Please see below.
In the first run previously i got same error but fixed by creating control_files='+LASR','+FLASH' in pfile, again it's giving same error.
Also pasting PFILE.
Any idea on this.
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Wed Jan 5 17:15:12 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: LASRT (DBID=1482364021)
connected to auxiliary database: LASRX (not mounted)
RMAN>
RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> 8> 9>
executing command: SET until clause
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: aux1
channel aux1: sid=872 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: aux2
channel aux2: sid=871 devtype=DISK
Starting Duplicate Db at 05-JAN-11
contents of Memory Script:
set until scn 11188183994442;
set newname for clone datafile 1 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 2 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 3 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 4 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 5 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 6 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 7 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 25 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 26 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 38 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 43 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 44 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 45 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 46 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 47 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 48 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 49 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 50 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 51 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 52 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 53 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 54 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 55 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 56 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 57 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 58 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 59 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 60 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 61 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 62 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 63 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 64 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 65 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 66 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 67 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 68 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 69 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 70 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 71 to new;
set newname for clone datafile 72 to new;
restore
check readonly
clone database
executing Memory Script
executing command: SET until clause
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
Starting restore at 05-JAN-11
channel aux2: starting datafile backupset restore
channel aux2: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
restoring datafile 00003 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00004 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00006 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00007 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00025 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00045 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00046 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00049 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00051 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00053 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00054 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00058 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00060 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00062 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00064 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00066 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00068 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00070 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00071 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00072 to +LASR
channel aux2: reading from backup piece /ora_export/lasrx/15m16kuo_1_1
channel aux1: starting datafile backupset restore
channel aux1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
restoring datafile 00001 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00002 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00005 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00026 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00038 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00043 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00044 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00047 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00048 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00050 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00052 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00055 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00056 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00057 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00059 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00061 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00063 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00065 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00067 to +LASR
restoring datafile 00069 to +LASR
channel aux1: reading from backup piece /ora_export/lasrx/16m16kuo_1_1
channel aux1: restored backup piece 1
piece handle=/ora_export/lasrx/16m16kuo_1_1 tag=TAG20110103T144231
channel aux1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:18:55
channel aux2: restored backup piece 1
piece handle=/ora_export/lasrx/15m16kuo_1_1 tag=TAG20110103T144231
channel aux2: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:21:20
Finished restore at 05-JAN-11
sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "LASRX" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG
MAXLOGFILES 16
MAXLOGMEMBERS 2
MAXDATAFILES 72
MAXINSTANCES 1
MAXLOGHISTORY 7303
LOGFILE
GROUP 1 SIZE 20 M ,
GROUP 2 SIZE 20 M ,
GROUP 3 SIZE 20 M
DATAFILE
'+LASR/lasrx/datafile/system.331.739646133'
CHARACTER SET WE8ISO8859P1
released channel: aux1
released channel: aux2
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 01/05/2011 17:36:50
RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed
ORA-01276: Cannot add file +LASR/lasrx/controlfile/current.332.739640887. File has an Oracle Managed Files file name.
=======================================================================
PFILE
====
*.aq_tm_processes=2
*.audit_file_dest='/10g/app/oracle/admin/lasrx/adump'
*.background_dump_dest='/10g/app/oracle/admin/lasrx/bdump'
*.compatible='10.2.0'
*.core_dump_dest='/10g/app/oracle/admin/lasrx/cdump'
*.control_files='+LASR','+FLASH'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_cache_size=318767104
*.db_create_file_dest='+LASR'
*.db_domain=''
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=8
*.db_files=500
*.db_name='LASRX'
*.db_recovery_file_dest='+FLASH'
*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=5120M
*.dml_locks=5000
*.job_queue_processes=0
*.local_listener='(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=hct431oractd002.mfia.state.mi.us)(PORT=1524))'
*.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=+FLASH/LASRX'
*.log_archive_format='%t_%s_%r.arc'
*.log_buffer=30551040
*.log_checkpoint_interval=100000
*.log_checkpoint_timeout=72000
*.log_checkpoints_to_alert=TRUE
*.max_dump_file_size='20480'
*.nls_comp='binary'
*.nls_date_format='DD-MON-RR'
*.nls_language='american'
*.nls_length_semantics='BYTE'
*.nls_numeric_characters='.,'
*.nls_sort='binary'
*.nls_territory='america'
*.O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY=FALSE
*.open_cursors=500
*.open_links=20
*.parallel_max_servers=12
*.parallel_min_servers=0
*.pga_aggregate_target=681574400
*.processes=800
*.query_rewrite_enabled='TRUE'
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.resource_manager_plan=''
*.session_cached_cursors=100
=============================

HT4124 Macbook Pro 10.6.8 Imovie will not recognize Sony Handycam DCR-HC38 via Firewire 800-9pin cable. Is it not compatible? It worked with previous Macbook (black) with prev. firewire version.

Have tried to connect Sony Handycam DCR-HC38 to Macbook Pro via Firewire 800-9pin to 4-pin cable. I Movie will not recognize camera. I have transferred media on old Macbook (black version) with different firewire. Does the new IMovie not support this product?
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