I can't go on OSX anymore, and I'm missing drivers.
I was installing Windows 7 Ultimate through Bootcamp. It went well, I had to reformat the Bootcamp partition since it said it wasn't NTFS, it was all okay.
Then, I noticed I was missing drivers, that I left on OSX.
Sad part is, I can't get on OSX, it won't let me. Only Windows.
Basically, I'm screwed with Windows Basic themes. Again.
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To start into Mac OS X, press X key while your Mac is starting, or press Option key and choose Macintosh HD. If you want to start always into OS X, open System Preferences > Startup Disk and select Macintosh HD.
On Mountain Lion, you have to download the Boot Camp drivers:
1. Open Boot Camp Assistant and mark the option to download the Windows support software.
2. It will ask you to burn them into a DVD or USB drive, so do that.
3. When the Boot Camp drivers are on the DVD or USB, press Option key while your Mac is starting and select Windows to start into Windows.
4. Install the Boot Camp drivers. Everything should work fine after that
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I have a ipod 5th gen and i changed my password because everyone knew it. I had forgotten it and now it is fully disabled. I can not get it online anymore and i have tried everything to get it restored. Please help as I am really worried
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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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For how to restore:
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To restore from backup see:
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If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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missyzz,
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Anybody any idea ?I would do the following:
Reinstalling Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
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Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
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How do you know your iPhoto version if iPhoto 9 (11)? Use the Finder window in the Applicaition folder to see what version you have:
Also iPhoto 9 in now only available thru the App Store and it would not have let you download and install it if you didn't have the right system version.
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
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Apple OS has become so very frustrating over the past couple of years.
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Everything prints duplex. Very annoying. On the page where the option to switch between single sided and duplex use to be when changing the printer features, this option is no longer there.
Yes, I know how to look everywhere. I've been in mac support for over 15 years.
Anybody know where to find this option?Interesting, because it's usually the duplex feature that doesn't work for most users.
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What Apple wants from his customers?
1) I've paid my iPhone 4S 900 euros;
2) I'm used to buy music and apps from iTunes store;
3) my iCloud space costs 32 euros per year
and, like me, millions of customers around the world!
and Apple does not allow me (and many others) to use the internet traffic for which I (we) pay my (our) provider, that's not among those that directly sell iPhone??? Is this your idea of a really unblocked device as you falsely declsre from the pages of Apple online store ?!? Shame on you!
If I had know that the 7.1 led to this I'd never updated my iPhone. No one (Apple and the sites that live because of her) told about this issue in their enthusiastic comments on the new, updated version, of iOS. Shame on you!
This would claim a class action against such a behaviour!
I'm disgusted
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Updated my UEFI - Now I can't get into gummiboot anymore
I have an UEFI Msi motherboard, which I've just updated. I run a dual boot system with windows7 and arch. After rebooting, I can't get into gummiboot anymore and the "Linux boot manager" entry in my UEFI is gone. The only thing left there is "Windows boot manager", which causes the system to directly boot to windows without giving me the possibility of changing to linux.
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From what I know, upgrading the bios/uefi shouldn't even touch my bootloader at all, how could this happen? What do I have to do to get gummiboot back?
edit: When I chroot into the system and try to "gummiboot update", I get: "File system /boot is not a FAT EFI System Partition (ESP) file system."
Last edited by Nordic89 (2014-07-31 10:09:49)mrunion wrote:
On UEFI systems the "boot" information is stored in NVRAM, so upgrading the "BIOS" (not the right word) might affect that. On my machine, you can "edit" the NVRAM entries (the boot entries) somewhat from the "BIOS" (again, not the right word). Windows has a tool to edit UEFI entries (bcdedit or something) that you may be able to use to add your gummiboot entry back.
*Note: I am assuming by say "Updated my UEFI" that you meant you updated your -- what used to be called -- BIOS.
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Can't do factory restore & only disks that keep ejecting are the osx install and apps disks
First of all let me say, this is my first Apple computer and I'm not experienced in forums. Please do not read rudeness into what is actually frustration at searching forever for a solution and trying not to wish I had been talked into an Apple. With that said....
I've had my iMac for about a year and a half. We had lost our internet and were using a hotspot for awhile so we could look for another provider and get online if we needed to. One day I signed on and, we didn't have an isp mind you, but the browser opened up to the dominant isp in this area saying a virus was detected coming from this iMac address? I thought that was strange and panicked so decided to do what I would on a pc, just restore the whole thing to factory settings. Everything was going smooth, (my updates were at 10.6.8 at the time)... when I restored I was back at 10.6.2. (osx disk) I was doing systems updates and one apparently hung.... when told to restart, I did... but the computer would never boot back up. It would turn on.... go to gray screen... then blue screen... then shut off. I couldn't boot in safe mode, pram reset did nothing, smc reset did nothing, couldn't hold 'd' to get to diagnostics, couldn't boot to recovery... it kept spitting out disks after trying to read them... with all those solutions I found online and nothing helping I had to call Apple... they couldn't help over the phone because Apple Care expired, unless I purchased help... this frustrated me because every where I found my problem and a different solution their Apple Care had expired too.... so had to set an appt at an Apple store.
So took it in to Apple, just got it back yesterday. I let them know I was restoring to factory settings so wasn't worried about losing anything. When I picked it up, I was told no charge... it was a software issue they saw where it hung and fixed it. I tried to ask questions about the 'software repair' but they didn't seem to want to answer my questions. It just says 'software repair' on my order. So I asked 'okay, so it's back to factory settings like when I bought it?' I was told yes and I said great that was my goal anyway. I get home and it's NOT like when I first purchased it or like a factory restore. Everything I was doing before it crashed is on there. So I'm back to trying to do a factory restore. But for some reason now, it seems the only disks that keep self ejecting are the osx install and application disks. I still can't do a boot recovery, AHT, or 'c' boot... since the apple disks eject I can't use start up to get to them.
I find it odd that both the oxc install disk and applications disk would be damaged at the same time when they both previously worked. I called the Apple Store where I took it to talk to the geniuses that worked on it because I had a question about the repair they did....
Apple: I'm sorry we don't offer tech support
Me: I understand but I had a question about the repair done from there the other day
Apple: We are just a store and can't answer tech questions
Me: I understand and get that but since I took my mac to your store to be worked on I thought I could ask the person that worked on it a question about the 'software repair' and meaning and what software was repaired
Apple: No you will have to set another apt to bring your computer in if you are still having problems
Me: UGHHHHHH (pulling hair out)
So (a little late huh?) to make a long story short giving what I stated above:
Why is it, only the osx install and application disks not working now? They worked before taking it to Apple
What can I do at this point?
Can you do a factory restore without disks on a Mac?
If by chance both disk did for some reason go out, how do I get them replaced?
If I gave TMI without enough important info let me know.
My OS X install disk says version 10.6.2 on it
About this Mac currently says Mac OS X version 10.6.8
Batteries died on keyboard and mouse so am using usb wired keyboard and mouse
At some point I had used bootcamp and then later found parallels so I could install a Corel product and keep using... could some windows files be messing something up in there somewhere?
It used to say Mac OS X Version 10.6.8 and I could have sworn I saw it said 'snow leopard' in there somewhere, now I can't even find that word in search on the computer. Long post I know but trying to set what was going on at the time I took it in.
I'm not sure what else needs to be added to get this to the correct thread or help. As I stated my goal is to have it like I just pulled it out of the box for the first time so no solution will scare me off about loss of data.
Thanks for any help.Wow, sorry to hear of your experience. Seems strange that your disk would just eject like they did. It could be a lot of things but more than likely you just kind of have to start all over.
What I would do is insert your system disk and instead of going immediately to an install I would go to disk utility and erase the drive. That will erase everything on the disk and give you a new blank disk to start with. After that I would try to reinstall the system. Assuming that goes well then you should be restored to where it was when you purchased it. After that you can reinstall all your applications or personal files. I hope you have good backups.
I remember one time I was having a similar problem and don't ask my why I did it but I actually could not get it to install a system. I removed both of my ram sticks, shut the computer down for about 10 minutes including unplugging it from the wall plug, then reinstalled the ram, plugged it back in and started up from the system disk and all worked just fine. To this day I have no idea if pulling the ram helped but I have never had to do it since and for some dumb reason that solved the problem I was having, which is the same problem you are having now. Call it voodoo but it worked.
Good Luck!!
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How can I use iCloud again after upgrading OS to Mountain Lion? 2 days of trying every password I have ever used, AND changing Apple ID and iTunes ID, still nothing. Can't backup on iCloud anymore.
Apple ID's can be used for anything, a single ID can be used for all your accounts (ie iCloud, iTunes, MAS, Apple community etc), ideally this would be the way forward. So far as iTunes goes you need to continue to use the same ID as you have always used or you will lose access to your previous purchases and your iTunes match subscription.
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Sebastianhey, I want to install windows on my mac, I have mac osx lion and I'm soon going to get mountain lion. If I use Boot camp to install windows do I need a windows disc, will i lose all my data, etc. If so how to I save them. Can I switch back to osx after I install windows. ( can I switch between Windows and OS X as many times as I want.) thanks for answering.
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