Double problem: AirPort Utility 5.3.1 & Time Machine & AirPort Updater 1.0
Few days ago. I updated the AirPort Utility 5.3.1. But then I cannot setup my old 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station (mushroom). AirPort Utility 5.3.1 can detect my AirPort Extreme Base Station: the name, IP Address, Version which is 5.5.1 and AirPort ID.
Every time I clicked manual setup or continue, it reported "An error occurred while reading the configuration. Please make sure your Apple wireless device is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again (-6765)."
Today, more trouble. After installed the Time Machine and AirPort Updater 1.0. Not even problem not fix the problem and I can't re-install 10.5.2 update combo.
Got error message "You cannot install Mac OS X Update Combined on this volume. This volume does not meet the requirements for this update."
Repair disk permission help at all.
Any methods can solve the above 2 problem please?
Thanks
mcdull wrote:
Few days ago. I updated the AirPort Utility 5.3.1. But then I cannot setup my old 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station (mushroom). AirPort Utility 5.3.1 can detect my AirPort Extreme Base Station: the name, IP Address, Version which is 5.5.1 and AirPort ID.
Every time I clicked manual setup or continue, it reported "An error occurred while reading the configuration. Please make sure your Apple wireless device is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again (-6765)."
Thanks
I can help you with the first problem, as I experienced it myself. Airport Utiity cannot read your old "mushroom" base station until its firmware is upgraded to version 5.7. Because the Utility cannot configure it, you can download this and apply it directly:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/airportextremefirmwar eupdate57formacosx.html
Once applied, Airport Utility will configure the AEBS just fine.
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Problems after doing full restore with Time Machine
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Ignore "There was a problem connecting to server" message in Time Machine
I use Time Machine via a Hard Drive connected to an AirPort Extreme. It works great when I'm at home, it obviously doesn't back up when I'm not at home. My problem is when I'm not at home I keep getting prompts stating "There was a problem connecting to server XXX". It's incredibly annoying. Is there a way I can force these prompts to not come up? I know I'm not connected and don't need prompted.
How can I make this go away?
Thanks for the help!Well as long as it's turned on, it will look for the drive to backup to every hour. I don't see any other way around it.
Other option would be to use an add on program that you can schedule TM with. TimeMachine Editor or TimeMachine Scheduler.
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Repeated error: 11 problems while trying to backup to time machine
A few months ago I purchased a 750GB NESO external hard drive and have never been able to back up using time machine on it. I can manually back up files no problem, but I have yet to get time machine to finish a complete backup, despite trying every fix I could find on the internet.
This includes reformatting the external, making sure there is a separate partition for the Time machine backup, making sure that partition is formatted as Mac OS extended (journaled) and GUID.
Every time I try to back up I get the same error message: "An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume". This happens at various time during the backup process. Sometimes after a few MBs, sometimes after 1.5 Gigs have been backed up.
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*Feb 3 18:34:59 Computername com.apple.backupd[1228]: Copied 137 files (1.2 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.*
*Feb 3 18:34:59 Computername com.apple.backupd[1228]: Copy stage failed with error:11*
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*Feb 3 18:35:54: --- last message repeated 37 times ---*
I have tried excluding the divx decoder.component file I located in the Quicktime folder, I have excluded the whole Divx application, I have even excluded the entire Quicktime folder. I also reseted the time machine setup including erasing the existing "/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/nameOfComputer/date.inProgress" file as advised in the troubleshooting guide in this forum after excluding each. Still the same error every time.
After having tried all suggested solutions including those listed in the troubeshooting guide here I am truly baffled as to what the problem is. Please advise.brocktoon4 wrote:
Any idea how this is possible? Did the smaller partition isolate the defect? Thank you again for all your suggestions and help. I am relieved to finally get time machine working. If you can shed some light on this little mystery as well I would be grateful.
I don't have a lot of expertise there, but yes, if there's a bad spot on the disk, in the area where TM was trying to put new backups, that could do it.
Partitions aren't like folders, where their data may be scattered; each one is on a +*physically separate+* part of the disk.
Usually, if there's a bad spot, it will be discovered when writing to it; any time you do a write, it's automatically read back and compared. If there's a problem, it's retried a certain number of times, and if it still fails, the sector is marked "damaged" so it won't be re-used, and a different sector used.
I would strongly* recommend that you not trust your backups to a drive that's had such trouble, especially if they're your only backups.
I learned many years ago (the hard way, of course ), not to trust my backups to a single app or piece of hardware. No app is perfect; neither is any hardware.
You might want to keep a secondary backup, such as a "bootable clone" of your system, on a separate external disk. This is commonly done with CarbonCopyCloner (which I use in addition to full Time Machine backups) or SuperDuper. There are variations, but typically a clone is an exact copy of your system, with none of the previous copies of things you've deleted or changed, like Time Machine keeps. Unlike Time Machine, you can boot and run your Mac normally (but a bit slower) from them.
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Problem with itunes and iphoto after time machine restoration
After an apocalyptic type meltdown in my hardrive the other night, I now have a new one. I have restored as much as I had backed up using time machine when I turned my computer back on for the first time. However in iphoto it lists all the different albums I have, but all the photos come up as grey squares. They are definitely on the computer as you can see them in the iphoto originals folder in the finder window.
A similar problem with itunes. My itunes library is totally blank, with no songs whatsoever. However the songs are there in itunes music folder.
How can I restore everything back to normal?
MattLook at Q15 here. http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
There are separate sections for iphoto and itunes.
It has to be so complicated because Apple made TM to do too much and be too many things to too many people.. a horse designed by a committee. It has become flakey in later editions.
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Disk Utility can't repair Time Machine + HDneeds to be repaired using the Recovery HD
Time Machine does back up. In fact it does not even show up on my desktop. I used didk utility and msg I got is below.
I am in a place where I cannot even buy a flash drive. My harddisk is malfunctioning. Its hard to restart from the 'sleep' mode, so I have it on all the time. What can I do to fix this? HELP!
This is what Disk Utility says...
Verify and Repair volume “Time Machine Backups”
Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Detected a case-sensitive volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Incorrect number of thread records
Incorrect number of thread records
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking catalog hierarchy.
Invalid directory item count
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Checking extended attributes file.
Invalid sibling link
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Ref the HD:
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking file systemPerforming live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking catalog hierarchy.
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Error: This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart your computer, holding down the Command key and the R key until you see the Apple logo. When the Mac OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.AMBKK wrote:
The volume Time Machine Backups could not be repaired.
Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
Your backups may be hopelessly corrupted, but there's a chance an (expensive) 3rd-party Disk Repair utility might be able to fix them. For the moment, eject and disconnect the TM drive and try to repair the internal.
Error: This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart your computer, holding down the Command key and the R key until you see the Apple logo. When the Mac OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.
Do that first.
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Problems while restoring iPhoto library with Time machine
Hello,
I've had some problems in iPhoto 11 for a while. Pics being removed or altered in different ways.
I then decided to restore my iPhoto library to an earlier date using Time machine. I used a one week old backup and after 2 hours or so when it was done, no pictures in the folder anymore! I panicked and restored once again, this time on the whole "Pictures" folder. Now i cannot even open the folder, i get this message - "The folder “Pictures” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents."
I am the system administrator.. ive checked the "get info" option and made sure that all users can "read and write" in the folder.
When I try to restore the Pictures folder again i get a message telling me that it cannot be restored because the folder is being used... even if i dont use it!
I really need help to solve this... 60Gb pictures are gone
Please help me! What can i do? Is there any way to do a complete system restore for 1 week so i get rid of these problems? Or what would be the best and easiest fix?
Sorry if i placed this thread in the wrong place, but i think there are multiple problems that belong in different areas...First ry the following on the library:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete the contents the following folder:
User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
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After Mountain Lion update - problems synching contacts and accessing previous Time Machine backup
I have just set up a MacBoook Pro with a new SSD drive to replace the internal hard drive. I made sure I had a current Time Machine then connected the SSD drive externally and installed Mountain Lion. I installed the SSD drive into the computer. Before restoring applications from the Time Machine backup, I enabled the root user, logged on as that and deleted all other accounts as I have previously had issues with creating a new account from a backup and making that the 'home' user.
All went well except that a few seconds after I opened Contacts they all disappeared. They were replaced with two entries - one for Apple and one with the name of the home account.
I tried to retrieve Contacts from the Time Machine backup. I could see all the past dates but they were all red and inaccessible.
I looked at Contacts in my account at iCloud.com - they were the same 2 contacts as my local machine. I went through the installation process again but made sure that there was no connection to the Internet on completion. My contacts were intact. I exported them to a file and turned on the Internet. A few seconds later, my Contacts were gone..!
I imported from the backup I had made but, after a few seconds they were replaced with the two contacts from iCloud. Nothing I tried would allow me to add the contacts and have them synch to iCloud. I finally found a workaround:
1 disconnect from the Internet
2 import Contacts from the export file
3 select all contacts (ctrl-A) and drag them to the 'on my mac' account in Contacts
4 connect the Internet and watch all the contacts disappear from the iCloud account
5 select all contacts from the 'on my mac' account adn drag them to the iCloud account.
6 watch them synch to iCloud
I still don't understand the problem - perhaps someone can enlighten me - but here's the workaround if someone is having the same problem.
And I still can't access the Time Machine backup that I used to setup the MacBook Pro. Looking at the files within the Time Machine the backup. it looks as though it is probably a permissions issue but I don't see why as the account I am using is the same name as the one used to create the backup. Any guidance would be appreciated.
JeffI think you went about this the wrong way. ok....
Could you please try this... (1) Open Address Book - keep it as the main window. (2) Enter Time Machine from the icon in the menu bar... do you have that icon? If not, Open System Preferences, Click Time Machine, put a check mark in Show Time Machine in Menu bar. Close System Preferences. Go back to your addressbook. Make it the primary application open. Now go to the icon in the menu bar that represents TimeMachine and click Enter Timemachine. You should see your stuff...
if you dont...
I would also try...
Open system preferenes. go to the icloud tab. sign out. then sign in.
jdxxs wrote:
I have just set up a MacBoook Pro with a new SSD drive to replace the internal hard drive. I made sure I had a current Time Machine then connected the SSD drive externally and installed Mountain Lion. I installed the SSD drive into the computer. Before restoring applications from the Time Machine backup, I enabled the root user, logged on as that and deleted all other accounts as I have previously had issues with creating a new account from a backup and making that the 'home' user.
All went well except that a few seconds after I opened Contacts they all disappeared. They were replaced with two entries - one for Apple and one with the name of the home account.
I tried to retrieve Contacts from the Time Machine backup. I could see all the past dates but they were all red and inaccessible.
I looked at Contacts in my account at iCloud.com - they were the same 2 contacts as my local machine. I went through the installation process again but made sure that there was no connection to the Internet on completion. My contacts were intact. I exported them to a file and turned on the Internet. A few seconds later, my Contacts were gone..!
I imported from the backup I had made but, after a few seconds they were replaced with the two contacts from iCloud. Nothing I tried would allow me to add the contacts and have them synch to iCloud. I finally found a workaround:
1 disconnect from the Internet
2 import Contacts from the export file
3 select all contacts (ctrl-A) and drag them to the 'on my mac' account in Contacts
4 connect the Internet and watch all the contacts disappear from the iCloud account
5 select all contacts from the 'on my mac' account adn drag them to the iCloud account.
6 watch them synch to iCloud
I still don't understand the problem - perhaps someone can enlighten me - but here's the workaround if someone is having the same problem.
And I still can't access the Time Machine backup that I used to setup the MacBook Pro. Looking at the files within the Time Machine the backup. it looks as though it is probably a permissions issue but I don't see why as the account I am using is the same name as the one used to create the backup. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Jeff -
Mayor Problems with new installation / restoring from time machine
I encountered several problems while setting up my mac mini, 1,66 Ghz, 60 GB from the start. The following problems occured:
1.) Installing 10.6 upon existing 10.6.4 caused scanner driver to fail. I was unable to reinstall it, so i decided to reinstall 10.6. from the start
2.) clean install of 10.6., after finishing i could not install iWorks. There was an error like "com.apple.installer.pagecontroller" ant installation terminated. With MS Office 2004 I had a problem, too: An error with _ds.store occured, I could not even copy the files to my harddisk. I thought, it might be the optical drive, so i took an external one which caused the same problems. I proceeded to 10.6.4 by update, but that did not make it better.
3.) next clean install (two tries wirth different backups) by my backup from time machine. It worked until it rebootet. I ended in a blue screen with every now and then the rotating cirlce, but could not proceed any further.
4.) tried to repair rights hat no effect. The harddisk is reportet to be functional.
5.) Back to the roots, i thought, installing 10.4. which came on the grey disks with the mini. I encountered the same problems after installing, furthermore, on trying to install flash 10.1 it could not open the .dmg-file.
6.) Installed Win XP. All seems funktional.
So, please, can anyone tell me, what is wrong with my mac mini? to me, it seems to be a problem with hardware, but i cannot verivy this. Please help me.MathiasLeopold wrote:
3.) next clean install (two tries wirth different backups) by my backup from time machine. It worked until it rebootet. I ended in a blue screen with every now and then the rotating cirlce, but could not proceed any further.
Did you use a Leopard Install disc to restore a Snow Leopard backup? If so, that's the problem. You must use a Snow Leopard Install disc to restore a Snow Leopard backup.
If you did use the right disc, were you restoring backups from the same Mac?
If so, were you having problems before all this started? If you were, it's possible those problems corrupted your installation of OSX, and that was copied to the backups.
So, please, can anyone tell me, what is wrong with my mac mini? to me, it seems to be a problem with hardware, but i cannot verivy this. Please help me.
Try running this: Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test -
I have tried rebooting my mac after clearing the incomplete backup from time machine (TM).
I don't have any anti-virusware on my mac.
I have tried quiting finder.
None of these things have improved my TM back up speed.
Considering that I am using a 400mbps firewire and that it has been runing TM for 3 hrs, I should have more than 5 gb out of 194gb out of the way.
Can anyone suggest a solution to this problem?
Thanks KWThis forum is for questions from those managing sites on iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store. You'll be most likely to get help with this issue if you ask in the general iTunes for Windows forum.
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