Fans go faster under Leopard

G5 1.8DP 3,5GB/500GB
Under 10.4.11, the fans are quiet quiet. Under Leopard, they are about 200rpm faster and shows a tendency to rev-up for no reason. Just scrolling in Safari or moving a file could put the from 900rpm into 1600rpm.
I've tried to reset the PMU, zap PRAM, reset Open Firmware, clear caches. It happens both on a clean install and on an upgrade from 10.4.11.
I'm still keeping 10.4.11 as my main system, but I've done two test install of Leopard in two different partitions: a clean one and an upgrade over a cloned 10.4.11.

More info: laptop is in excellent condition (Mac genius called it "Like New") and it sits on my desk elevated from the wooden desk by 3 little stands keeping the underside cool with the back nice and clear for the fans.
Monitored temps with only Firefox running with a bunch of tabs:
HD: 29˚
CPU: 35˚
Airport Card: 26˚
Enclosure Base: 25˚
GPU diode: 44˚
GPU heatsink: 35˚
Heatsink A: 34˚
Heatsink B: 31˚
Fans are currently:
Right Fan: 6005 rpm
Left Fan: 6001 rpm
CPU is 93% idle, 2.71 GB RAM free & available. No HD disk i/o.
Would really like to have a quiet MacBook Pro again...

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Ram upgrade to 2GB - fan running faster

I have just upgraded my intel mac mini from 512 MB to 2 GB using a kingston upgrade kit (KTA-MB667K2/2G).
The system is performing a lot better but there is an annoying "trouble": when 2 GB are installed the fan is running more fast and more often then with 512MB.
During my tests, I have see that while using OS X the system is able to regulate the speed, it goes from very slow to very fast but it moves to fast more often then before and the system is definetly making more noise.
The bigger problem happens when booting using windows XP: when 2 GB of RAM are installed the fan is always running at top speed or near to top speed.
That is not happening while using the original 512 MB.
I have tried to reset the SMC by using the apple istructions here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303446
but it didn't make any difference.
I have double checked all wires,I have switched from 512MB to 2 GB and from 2 GB to 512MB three times(!) but nothing has changed:
- when using 512MB fan runs slow;
- when using 2 GB fan is still able to change speed but is running fast more often.
Further more, to test, I have also left disconnected the fan speed cable in the front side, and in such way the fun starts at max speed and runs at fast speed all the time. So it is not a trouble with such connection.
Is that normal this behavior?
Does anybody have noticed any fan speed difference after RAM upgrade?
About BootCamp and XP running fan at max speed, could be that reinstall them could solve the "always on" fan trouble with 2 GB?
Thanks a lot for any help.

I have some updates about the problem.
I was thinking that it was a my fault about some missing setup needed when installing more ram to mac mini.
So, today, I have moved to a local apple center and I have asked them to install the RAM for me... they do, and it happens the same thing: the fun was running very fast quite often under OS X and was always fast under bootcamp-XP.
I have asked them why this happens and if that was normal, but they have no other mac mini with such amount of ram and they never see it before. They suggest me to test it for a week and eventually to give them the mac for a day to make some hardware tests.
Later, back into my office, the noise was too high and too annoying so I have called again apple to explain the situation.
They told me that they have no reports about similar problems, that it should not make more noise when adding RAM. They suggest me to try remove and reinstall better the RAMs or to try different RAMs (I am using kingston kit KTA-MB667K2/2G).
So I have also phoned to kingston support, and they say that it is a strange bahavior, that they don't have reports about that too. They are now investigating the problem and they let me know something in next days.
They also put to my attention the fact that the computer is able to see and work well with the 2GB memory, so the memory is working correctly. They think this is something related to apple hardware/firmware and could be that apple should fix it in next realases.
Unfortunatly, all this new infos and all the time lost for a "simple" memory upgrade didn't solve my troubles and I still cannot use the mac like I need.
So I have continued my tests by changing the kensington Dimms with other 2 GB dimms by Nanya technologies that were installed on my centrino duo notebook.
Mac mini was able to see and work well with them too, now the fun speed is a little bit slowly then using kingston ones but still more fast than with 512MB.
Bootcamp-XP is still not usable due to high fan speed and the high noise. OS X seems to control better the fan speed but it goes high there too for any little thing you do.
So I have made one more test suggested by kingston:
I have started mac mini while only one kingston dimm were inside.
In this way the mac mini was making some less noise that using the two nanya dimms, but it was still to high.
The last test I made was to check the cpu temperature with different amounts of RAM and results were interesting.
Using OS X with 512MB, the cpu temperature is about 33 C while iddle; if I try to start parallels desktop with guest windows XP, temperature goes up to 40 C and the fan is still running at quite low levels.
Instead, while 1 GB of RAM was installed, cpu iddle temperature was 35 C and starting parallels desktop will result in temperature levels till 50 C.
So there was a difference of about 10 C.
While doing these test I have left the mac mini open, so once stopped, I was able to quickly feel the RAM temperature with my finger and it was quite hot.
I didn't try temperature with both 2GB dimms, but I belive it will be surely more high.
So what I am thinking now is that probably apple is aware about higher temperature inside when using more RAM, so the bios starts the mac mini with the fun running faster because it detects the 2 GB memory.
OS X is able to control someway the fun so it is not always running fast (but quite often) while using boot camp with XP becomes impossible due to the fan always at max speed.
I don't think apple's rams could work at lower temperature than kingston ones, so the dubt now is that things are correct in this way.. so intel mac mini with 1/2GB could be a shame due to high level of fan noise... or... my mac mini has something wrong.
Is anybody here with a mac mini and 2 GB of RAM?
Anybody could make some test about that?
Thanks a lot for any help

Fans running fast

OK. When I install the 10.5.8 combo updater and restart the Mac it closes down as far as the screen goes blank, but then the fans start running slow at first but after about 2 minuets they are running as fast as possible, should I leave them running? I have left them in the past for up to 2 hours but then I decided to push the button to force quit, just how long should I leave them running? And is this normal?
Thanks

That is a retail upgrade to a new system; not a gratis update within one.
The ownership & use of a retail 10.5 Leopard DVD installer disc set is required.
A disc from another computer won't work in a different one, so that's out, too.
+In your post's signature line, you say the G5 shown is running 10.5.8; if so+
+do you have another computer now, with 10.4.11 installed? Or was the issue+
+you had mentioned, due to attempting to run the Leopard 10.5.8 update step+
+in a Tiger 10.4.11 system? Usually, those kinds of things never get very far.+
(If you know someone who has upgraded to Snow Leopard 10.6, & has
no further need for their old 10.5 installer disc set, they may make a deal.)
Sadly, the normal retail sources for buying a new/unused Leopard 10.5 disc
set won't have them; so other options and sources have to be examined or
researched. One possible source may be to call the main Apple phone number
for the sales support (see web page) at 1-800-MY-APPLE and ask for a Mac
OS X 10.5 specialist; and inquire about the purchase of the Leopard 10.5 full
install disc set, which is essentially the retail disc for a complete installation.
+In regions outside of North America, you may have to contact your nearest+
+Apple main sale support & inquire about getting the Leopard OS X 10.5 discs.+
The best way to upgrade to Leopard 10.5.8 is to have a separate hard disk drive
(if you have a tower computer) for it, all alone; no old Tiger or other OS X parts.
And if you use iLife, get a later version of that suitable for the hardware in your
computer; as not all older Macs can support the latest iLife. Some may prefer to
be using iLife 06 or 08, if they don't have all the newer stuff. Older ones may be
better with an even older version. Since iTunes is a separate download item, that
may also be too much for some ancient computers. Of course, newer iPads and
other items probably need to get into the iTunes store and interface with the Mac.
Those would require the minimums as indicated by their system requirements list.
If you are on the lookout ahead of time, getting a clean no longer in use Leopard
DVD retail installer disc may be a matter of timing and luck, in your vicinity. A few
weeks ago, a craigslist ad had some Apple OS X software including the 10.5 DVD,
in the box with book; an iLife 08 in box with instructions, Garageband jam-pack, a
white Apple usb keyboard, and iWorks 05 in the box with paperwork; all for $50.
And someone else, a few years ago, gave me an early retail Leopard 10.5 DVD.
So, I could easily upgrade one of my Macs (again) to Leopard 10.5.8 and have no
old Tiger system parts inside the computer at all. - A clean break, as I'd done before.
Be sure your computer has better than minimum hardware requirements to run
Leopard 10.5.8, including more than enough RAM, large capacity hard disk drive
with large cache and good read/write speed; and a good Superdrive optical drive.
If the issue with the 'fans running fast' has been resolved, or is conditional, you
could add whatever new info you have in this thread. And if you are considering
an upgrade to Leopard 10.5.8, issues outside of the actual computer hardware
seem to appear in the Leopard discussion page, if you needed to start a thread.
Sometimes, getting the dust and other debris out of a computer so it can breathe
and get adequate air-flow, can help it run cooler. But sometimes, there are other
possible reasons why, if it is running too warm, for it to be doing that. Do you have
and use a Temperature Monitor software that an be read in the main menu bar?
A temp widget is mostly pointless, since in order for that to work, you have to stop
most everything else & run DashBoard. That can further load the system, to make
it run warmer; if the issue of heat and fans remains an issue to be watchful over.
Hopefully a few of your questions or curiosities are finding answers; at times, a
fair gamble on information can be a google search. If worded adequately.
Good luck & happy computing!

Problems with ViaVoice under Leopard, especially key mapping problems

ViaVoice's behavior has changed considerably under Leopard. First I will discuss the key mapping problem, since I'm eagerly looking for an answer to this problem. At the end of this post, I will voice some of the other problems I've experienced for those who may be interested. The key mapping problem may be specific to the fact that I use a foreign keyboard with a US version of ViaVoice.
INTRO:
I have used ViaVoice on my Mac for years, more or less without problems (ViaVoice's bugginess is notorious).
Those who know ViaVoice will know that one has two general options for dictation. One can dictate into ViaVoice's so-called SpeakPad, which allows special formatting, editing and dictation error correction within the dictated text, or one can dictate into "external" software such as Microsoft Word, in which case ViaVoice just sends a string of characters to that software. SpeakPad appears to make strong use of the operating system's built-in functionality for character formatting, document formatting, etc.
*MY PROBLEM*
I have a German keyboard on my PowerBook, yet dictate in US English. When I dictated into SpeakPad under Tiger, all characters appeared correctly. However, when I dictated into Microsoft Word using Tiger, I had to switch the keyboard mapping from German to US to get all characters (that means including the characters that are located at different positions on a German keyboard than they are on a US keyboard such as y, z, apostrophes and parentheses) to appear correctly.
Under Leopard, things have changed. Now it doesn't matter whether I dictate into SpeakPad or Word; the results are the same and many characters do not appear correctly.
If set to a German keyboard, y and z appear as expected. To name a few irregularities:
"(" appears as ")"
")" appears as "="
apostrophes appear as "#" and
";" appears as ","
If set to a US keyboard, y and z are interchanged. "(" and ")" appear as expected. Apostrophes appear as "\" and ";" appears as ","
By comparison, if typed (as opposed to dictated, as in the examples above) "correctly" (i.e. based on the letters printed on the keyboard) on a German keyboard set to imitate a US keyboard:
y and z are interchanged
apostrophes appear as "|"
"(" appears as "*"
")" appears as "(" and
";" appears as the symbol for "less than"
Since I don't have a US keyboard, I can't say how it would behave if set to imitate a German keyboard, i.e. if there's a correlation to the results I get when I dictate.
Since I was previously able to dictate correctly into SpeakPad by setting the keyboard to "German" and into Word by setting the keyboard to "US," I presume that this is a problem in Leopard, not ViaVoice.
*OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VIAVOICE UNDER LEOPARD*
In addition to the aforementioned key mapping problems (that may be specific to those of us with foreign keyboards), ViaVoice appears to have lost considerable functionality in Leopard. I cannot access SpeakPad's Preferences and the correction window. Moreover, the traffic-light like window buttons have disappeared from the VoiceCenter (although they work if you click where they should be). SetupAssistent appears to function.
I've written to Nuance about these problems, but have little hope that they will invest the time in producing a patch since they haven't released any updates since 2003.

Thrums1,
I've never had to "register" ViaVoice after updating the system. I thus suspect you haven't fully followed my above, three-step advice (particularly step 3).
1) Reinstall ViaVoice from CD.
2) Update to the latest version (using the patch downloadable from Nuance's website).
3) Replace the “temp” and “users” folders (in the "ViaVoice" folder at the upper level of your home directory) by a previous copy thereof. When I say previous copy, I mean a copy from when ViaVoice was still working properly, e.g. a copy from when it was running under Tiger.
As I said, I've gotten ViaVoice to survive several system updates by following the above steps. To my knowledge, the last step is critical since it saves you from having to reconfigure ViaVoice under the new operating system (in this case Leopard). I suspect that ViaVoice is crashing on your system because it's trying to start some module of the SetUpAssistant that is incompatible with Leopard (as many are). If you instead use old copies of the "temp" and "users" folders (from the previous system), then ViaVoice doesn't have to go through the initial "registration" process; ViaVoice doesn't need the SetUpAssistant; and all is (more or less) fine.
Good luck!
BTW, to my knowledge, Dictate only runs on Intel Macs. It thus won't run on a G4 iBook, just as it won't run on my PowerBook G4.

Workaround to import video in FCP 6.0.5 under Leopard

On behalf of a FCP user under Leopard with FCP 6.0.5 I would like to ask you how to import video from a Panasonic camcorder using some strange format. The workaround now is to import it on another machine under Snow Leopard with iMovie, export it as one .mov 'for computer use' and import it in FCP 6.0.5 on the Leopard machine. The video from the camcorder does not play under Leopard, probably because of the QT version 7.6.6.
The Panasonic camcorder has an SD card with video which is recognised as a Camera Archive. It has folders with a name like PRG001 containing files like MOV001.MOD and MOV001.MOI and PRG001.PGI.
Possibly there is some plugin, extention or other workaround?
It is currently too expensive to upgrade FCP 6.0.5 to the latest version, although the 2006 MacBook Pro with Intel might be able to run it. I was advised not to upgrade to Snow Leopard without upgrading FCP, because it will cause all kinds of trouble.

Although I would still need to buy the "QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component for Mac OS X" to work with it, right? At least that is what MPEG Streamclip suggests when I try to open the MOVxxx.MOD files with it.

Unable to save HP printer presets under Leopard

I frequently print a colored first page from the manual paper tray and the rest of the document from another tray. Presets previously saved, work flawlessly under Tiger. I am not able to save presets under Leopard - all attempts revert to default settings. Maddening because we do numerous different print jobs - some requiring staples and collating, some with a color first page, some a mix of both. One of a kind -- no problem -- print 50 and you have to set the preset for each copy. AARG!! Solution -- unacceptable!! Boot under Tiger.

This is a known problem and will most likely require an update form Apple:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5685294#5685294
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5684428#5684428
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5704164#5704164

CUPS printing to remote server doesn't work under Leopard

So i have an ubuntu system running cups 1.2.8 as a print server. i have an epson stylus colour 760 plugged in and configured and working.
i also had a macmini running tiger printing to it fine via ipp. now it didn't occur to me that something as simple (and important) as printing would be severely broken under Leopard. basically, after the upgrade, i can't print at all to the remote cups server.
the symptoms are that the job queue will pause; even after clicking on 'resume', it will start the progress bar, and then after 100%, it will just pause again.
i have on the cups server (qbic)
EpsonPrinter
Description: Epson Stylus 760 Colour
Location: Small Bedroom
Make and Model: Epson Stylus Color 760 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.0.0.99.1
Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published.
Device URI: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20COLOR%20760
And on the macmini:
qbic
Description: qbic
Location:
Printer Driver: Epson Stylus Color 760 - Gutenprint v5.1.3
Printer State: stopped, accepting jobs, not published.
Device URI: ipp://192.168.1.244/ipp/EpsonPrinter
None of the following work
- used lpd://192.168.1.244/EpsonPrinter
- tried ipp://192.168.1.244/ipp/EpsonPrinter
- tried ipp://192.168.1.244/EpsonPrinter
The error messages from the macmini are:
I [01/Jan/2008:23:19:52 +0000] Printer "qbic" started by "ytl".
I [01/Jan/2008:23:19:52 +0000] [Job 25] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgpdftoraster (PID 791)
I [01/Jan/2008:23:19:52 +0000] [Job 25] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/rastertogutenprint.5.1 (PID 792)
I [01/Jan/2008:23:19:52 +0000] [Job 25] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/ipp (PID 794)
E [01/Jan/2008:23:20:02 +0000] [Job 25] Destination printer does not exist!
E [01/Jan/2008:23:20:02 +0000] PID 794 (/usr/libexec/cups/backend/ipp) stopped with status 4!
I [01/Jan/2008:23:20:02 +0000] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
I [01/Jan/2008:23:20:02 +0000] [Job 25] Backend returned status 4 (stop printer)
I [01/Jan/2008:23:20:02 +0000] Saving printers.conf...
The job never appears on the cups server jobs list; however a tcpdump does show that there is communication:
x@qbic:~$ sudo tcpdump -i eth0 port 631
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes
23:27:55.397616 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: S 3571921204:3571921204(0) win 65535 <mss 1460,nop,wscale 3,nop,nop,timestamp 660419916 0,sackOK,eol>
23:28:05.490215 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: S 3610561258:3610561258(0) ack 3571921205 win 5792 <mss 1460,sackOK,timestamp 2498972 660419916,nop,wscale 2>
23:28:05.490269 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: . ack 1 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419916 2498972>
23:28:05.490285 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: P 1:155(154) ack 1 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419916 2498972>
23:28:05.490301 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: . ack 155 win 1716 <nop,nop,timestamp 2498972 660419916>
23:28:05.490315 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: P 155:457(302) ack 1 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419916 2498972>
23:28:05.490331 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: . ack 457 win 1984 <nop,nop,timestamp 2498972 660419916>
23:27:55.453575 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: P 1:26(25) ack 457 win 1984 <nop,nop,timestamp 2498978 660419916>
23:27:55.453705 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: . ack 26 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419917 2498978>
23:27:55.453804 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: P 26:225(199) ack 457 win 1984 <nop,nop,timestamp 2498978 660419917>
23:27:55.453861 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: P 225:354(129) ack 457 win 1984 <nop,nop,timestamp 2498978 660419917>
23:27:55.453919 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: . ack 225 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419917 2498978>
23:27:55.453959 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: . ack 354 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419917 2498978>
23:27:55.456571 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: F 457:457(0) ack 354 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419917 2498978>
23:27:55.456636 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: F 354:354(0) ack 458 win 1984 <nop,nop,timestamp 2498978 660419917>
23:27:55.669906 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.204.49599: F 354:354(0) ack 458 win 1984 <nop,nop,timestamp 2498999 660419917>
23:27:55.670050 IP 192.168.1.204.49599 > qbic.ipp: . ack 355 win 65535 <nop,nop,timestamp 660419919 2498999>
23:28:08.470574 IP qbic.ipp > 192.168.1.255.ipp: UDP, length 183
Any help is appreciated!

The default setting under Tiger was CUPS, under Leopard it is Bonjour.
To access CUPS
http://localhost:631/printers/

IPhoto 7.1.1 Under Leopard 10.5.1 Will not print photo under "save as PDF"

iPhoto 7.1.1 Under Leopard 10.5.1.
Select a photo, choose "print" icon at bottom of iPhoto window.
Choose "print".
Choose "Save as PDF".
Result: Unknown error message appears with white space (no text) in message box, but with "OK" button.
Hit "OK button".
RESULT: iPhoto prints a screen shot of the iPhoto window and renders it to a PDF file.
In other words, *the print function under iPhoto does not work*. It yields an error every time that does not have a message, then *instead of printing the selected photo, takes a PDF screen shot of the iPhoto window*.
This is an example of poor programming. And of course, there is no way to fix it, or to get help.
Is anyone else having this problem?

This is an example of poor programming.
How do you come to this conclusion. It's working fine for me. You're the first to report such an issue.
First repair disk permissions with Disk Utility and delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder. A corrupted pref file can cause all sorts of unusual performance problems. If that doesn't help, log into another account and try from there. If it still doesn't work a reinstall of iPhoto seems warranted. To reinstall iPhoto you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder.
It iPhoto performs correctly in the other account then your primary account is the culprit and may be a preference file other than iPhoto's that's at fault. To determine if that's the case try the following;
Trouble Shooting Preferences
Go to HD/Users/Your_name/Library. Move the Preferences folder (in its entirety) to the Desktop and make a second copy of it so you have Copy A and B. Now try the the process again and determine if problem is fixed.
If the problem IS fixed, then go to the new Prefs folder that the OS will have created and open it up.
Open Copy B on the Desktop and select all of the items inside. Drag them into the open new library folder. When the Copy window comes up check the Apply to All check box and then click on the Don't Replace button as seen here. That will keep the new files created and bring back all of the others.
If the problem is NOT fixed, trash the new Prefs folder and move the intact Copy A folder back to the Library folder .
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Lexmark Optra S 1250 - Working under Leopard

I wanted to let people know that the Lexmark Optra S 1250 printer can work under leopard (10.5.1). It was quite a (stressful) experience getting it working but here were the essential steps:
1. After installing 10.5.1, reinstall the latest Optra S printer driver.
2. Ensure the printer is connected and powered on - mine is connected using a USB to Parallel converter cable but could also use an Ethernet cable
3. In the 'Printer & Fax Preference pane click the "+" to add a new printer.
4. Let the search for the printer driver complete(by gosh it is extremely slow!)
5. Click "Add" and when the drop-down box starts looking for 'printer options', don't wait (it never completes) but click the "Configure" button. Select your options and then exit.
6. Hopefully the printer now shows up as added on the left side of the Preference pane.
7. Close and then Restart the computer. I couldn't get the printer to respond to print commands (drove me crazy!) until after I decided to shut down and restart the computer.
8. If you still have problems, you may need to go back to the Printer & Fax Preference Pane, control-click on the printer icon in the left side of the pane and select "Reset print system". After that, redo steps 1 to 7.
Good luck
Rudy

Explain #8.
Did you restart after adding the drivers?
If you open the System Profiler, under Firewire or Printers what do yo see?
(Apple Menu/About this Mac/More Info/Firewire or Printer)
If it sees them then you know it's a configuration problem.

Safari 3.04 Under Leopard Broken?

I've no idea whats going on here, but ever since my upgrade to Leopard, my Safari has been giving me a very hard time...
First Safari (and Mail) refuses to load any RSS feeds 100% of the time. For the life of me, not a single RSS feed will load for any sites (including RSS feeds on Apple.com)...
Now I've noticed that for some reason I cannot get on http://www.youtube.com
Every time I type the url in it automatically redirects to http://jp.youtube.com
I tried "Reseting Safari" clearing out all cookies and history, but it still does the same thing.
I've tried it hundreds of times but for some reason Safari under Leopard will NOT let me go to the normal page...
Firefox is exhibiting none of the Safari issues I'm having... None of these issues occurred prior to my update to Leopard. Is anybody else having these strange erratic issues with their Safari under Leopard??? Or is something very strange happening on my system???

Scratch the YouTube issue, as I finally figured out I can change my local (clicking the japanese flag in the upper right-hand corner & choosing the option with the globe)...
Its odd that YouTube was defaulting to the Japanese site even after I cleared my cookies out though... Has anybody else's done this???
This still doesn't tell me why I seem to be having my RSS issues though... At this point I may just format and do a clean install... :/

How do I deactivate PS CS3 under Leopard?

We bought a Mac Pro but are keeping the old iMac around for light work. I need to deactivate Photoshop CS3 on the iMac so I can activate my license on the Mac Pro. Unfortunately, under Leopard the Photoshop help menu has been replaced with Leopard's help menu so the deactivate option is not where Adobe says it should be. How do I go about deactivating my Photoshop license?

Mark, unless you need to install a copy on a laptop, you are allowed activation on two computers.
This is from adobe's site:
"The activation process supports installation on two machines. The Adobe product license agreement allows the primary user to install the product on a primary computer and also on a home or laptop computer for his or her use, provided that the two copies are not used simultaneously. While the activation process supports installing and activating Adobe software on two machines, the usage of the product on the second computer is restricted to the user who licensed the software. Allowing others to use a second copy of the software violates the product license agreement."
http://www.adobe.com/products/activation/
I keep a copy on a second computer, a laptop, in case I need to work on a project whilst backing up or updating software.

Color misregistration scanning with image capture under Leopard 10.5.2

The scanner is an older Epson Perfection 1250 Photo. Under Tiger, Image Capture scans perfectly. Under Leopard (Image Capture 4.0), the RGB channels in the image appear to be misregistered. I downloaded the Leopard compatible TWAIN driver from Epson, and the scan looks OK when using the Epson Scan app. The reason I would like to use Image Capture is that it offers PNG as a format for saving, while the Epson Scan app does not (TIFF is significantly bigger). Anybody noticed this issue?

Move the com.apple.ImageCaptureApp.plist file out of your home /Library/Preferences/ folder to the Desktop and try again. If that works, delete the moved file, and reset IC's preferences. If not, create a new admin user account, log in, and see if the problem persists. Report back.

Using Encore 3 Under Leopard 10.5.4

I have recently purchased the Adobe Production Premium package and successfully prepared several Blu-ray and standard definition DVD's using Encore 3. However, whenever I attempt to output any of these DVD's to Flash Video by selecting Build>Output to Flash from within Encore 3, my menus transcode, but when Encore gets to my timeline video, the progress bar goes to about 20% almost instantly and remains there forever. I have tried several different types of video files including short Quicktime movies created in Final Cut Pro as well as other formats in the Encore 3 timeline. The result is always as given above. When this happens, I finally have to Force Quit Encore 3 because selecting cancel on the transcode give me an endlessly spinning beach ball.
I am running Encore 3 (latest updates installed) on an 8-core Mac Pro (Early 2008 model) with 12 GB of RAM and under Leopard 10.5.4 (latest version with all updates installed). I have successfully transcoded these timelines that seem to freeze Encore 3 using MPEG SlipStream so I know the files are OK.
Is anyone else having this problem? Is there any solution to the problem? Does output to Flash simply not work under Leopard?
I have posted this problem on both the Adobe Encore User Forum and written to Adobe Tech Support. I have received no response from Adobe.
Thank you in advance for responding.
Tom

Since no one replied, I can now confirm that the failure of Adobe Encore CS3 to successfully build a DVD to Flash Video is a known problem which has been confirmed by Adobe Technical Support. The feature works perfectly under Windows XP or Vista and it did work in Leopard on an earlier version of Quicktime, specifically Quicktime. specifically Quicktime 7.3.1. However, under the latest version of Quicktime (7.5), the Build to Flash Video feature in Encore CS3 has been broken. I have provided detailed feedback to Apple on this issue. One can only hope that in a future release of Quicktime, the problem will be corrected.
Tom

Some images created in Tiger unusable under Leopard - can crash Aperture

I have tried both updates and clean installs of Leopard on my MBP and external firewire disks. In both cases I find that a large number of images in my libraries (built under Tiger), give Aperture fits. For example, whilst I can see thumbnails, I can't export versions - messages come up to say the images can't be decoded. Similarly, if I try to edit or view some images full screen, I get a message saying "unsupported format". At times, trying to work with these images crashes Aperture.
In a couple of cases, I still have the offending images on cards and I was then able to import them anew into Aperture (running under Leopard) - these work OK.
Boinx Fotomagico under Leopard stopped running and quit without warning trying to run previously created slideshows that incorporate some of the above-mentioned images.
I conclude that there is a problem with Leopard's treatment of images rather than Aperture specifically. However, I have no clue how to address the problem. At present Leopard is just unusable for me.

Hello
a - my way of life is the Winston Churchil's one : "absolutely no sport"
b - as during more than 30 years I ruled a pottery workshop using a process which is unique worldwide, I know what confidentiality means.
c - Whe I exchange with Apple, they don't ask me to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement.
They perfectly know that when I beta tested I NEVER violate the signed ones.
I'm aware of anomalies when using Numbers under Leopard.
Maybe you met one which I ignored.
Knowing such of these problems, I decided to use Tiger as my main operating system.
Here, as I play safety, Leopard is always in test, not in real use.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 19 janvier 2008 17:20:41)

Old fonts not recognized under Leopard

I have a number of old T1 and Mac TrueType fonts that aren't recognized under Leopard. They worked fine under OS X through 10.4, but now are either showing up as type "Unix Executable File" with a generic black executable icon, or as a plain white icon with the type "Document". The files sizes appear to be correct, i.e. the issue is not zero length files. Since the OS doesn't present these files as fonts, font editors don't recognize the files as something they can open, either.
Anyone else running into this problem? Anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you.

I've seen that thread, and in the end it seems to boil down to being careful when transferring files over a network. That didn't happen to my files, they never moved, and they worked under 10.4 and don't under 10.5.
I have noticed something new, though: the fonts that don't work show a greater-than-zero size in the Finder, but a zero file size when listed under the Terminal, i.e. the command line utility 'ls' shows these files as having a zero length, but the Finder shows the correct size.
So, it looks like a resource-fork-related issue, but it's not a case of a missing resource fork. The Finder sees the correct file size, but no longer recognizes or identifies the files correctly. Weird.
Any suggestions?

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