I want to upgrade from snow leopard to Mavericks, but only Yosemite is available!!
How do I upgrade snow leopard to Mavericks on one of my older macbooks? I note that Mavericks is no longer available via the App store, only Yosemite, and I do not want the latter. My latest macbooks all have Mavericks pre-installed, and I want parity on all.
OS X 10.9 Mavericks is no longer an available, downloadable OS version.
You can choose to decide and download the free OS X 10.10 Yosemite OR pay to download either OS X 10.7 Lion or OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
Before embarking on a major OS upgrade, it would be wise, advisable and very prudent if you backup your current system to an external connected and Mac formatted Flash drive OR externally connected USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire 800, Mac formatted hard drive. Then, use either OS X Time Machine app to backup your entire system to the external drive OR purchase, install and use a data cloning app, like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to make an exact and bootable copy (clone) of your entire Mac's internal hard drive. This step is really needed in case something goes wrong with the install of the new OS or you simply do not like the new OS, you have a very easy way/procedure to return your Mac to its former working state.
Then, determine if your Mac meets ALL minimum system install requirements.
OS X 10.7 Lion system requirements
Purchased emailed download code here.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
To use OS X 10.7 Lion, make sure your computer has the following:
An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later to install via the Mac App Store (v10.6.8 recommended)
7 GB of available disk space
2 GB of RAM
To install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks (free upgrade, but currently unavailable) or OS X 10.10 Yosemite (currently available free upgrade) you need one of these Macs:
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion purchased emailed download code here.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
Your Mac also needs:
OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
2 GB or more of memory (I strongly advise, at least, 4 GBs of RAM or more)
8 GB or more of available space
Next,
If you run any older Mac software from the earlier PowerPC Macs, then none of this software will work with the newer OS X versions (10.7 and onward). OS X Snow Leopard had a magical and invisible PowerPC emulation application, called Rosetta, that worked seamlessly in the background that still allowed older PowerPC coded software to still operate in a Intel CPU Mac.
The use of Rosetta ended with OS X Snow Leopard as the Rosetta application was licensed to Apple, from a software company called Transitive, which got bought out, I believe, by IBM and Appe could no longer secure their rights to continue to use Rosetta in later versions of OS X.
So, you would need to check to see if you have software on your Mac that maybe older than, say, 2006 or older.
Also, check for app compatibilty here.
http://roaringapps.com/
If you have any commercial antivirus installed and/or hard drive cleaning apps installed on your Mac, like MacKeeper, CleanMyMac, TuneUpMyMac, MacCleanse, etc. now would be a good time to completely uninstall these apps by doing a Google search to learn how to properly uninstall these types of apps.
These types of apps will only cause your Mac issues later after the install of the new OS X version and you will have to completely uninstall these types of apps later.
Once you have determined all of this, you should be able to find the latest versions of OS X by clicking on the Mac App Store icon in the OS X Dock and then login to the Mac App Store using your Apple ID and password and if you purchased a download code, input that code.
You can then begin the download and installation process of installing the newer versions of OS X from the Mac App Store.
Good Luck!
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if any one can help me that would be great, thanks MikeBefore you do that why not do this first:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
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Downgrade Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
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.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard. I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4.1.
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my girlfriend is running Snow Leopard (10.6.8 I believe) on a MacBook 2009. Now she finally wanted an upgrade to a newer OS. However, I've read in several reviews that Yosemite is not running very smoothly on some older Macs. So I thought upgrading to Mavericks might be a better deal.
So my question is:
How can I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mavericks? Apparently you can't do it over the AppStore, since you can now only download Yosemite. Is there another way?
Thanks!Nope. Mavericks is no longer available for download unless you had downloaded it in the past. If Yosemite doesn't do well on an older Mac, then neither will Mavericks. Consider rolling back to Snow Leopard.
You may try calling Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. They may be able to help you with getting Mavericks for now. -
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I understand that the newest OS X is Mavericks. I have refused to upgrade from Snow Leopard because I need Rosetta for some older applications I still use. In addition, I absolutely refuse to use iCloud (or anyother cloud service that uses servers resident in the USA). Can anyone give me a good reason to upgrade to Mavericks?
Your other option is to run a virtual machine using Snow Leopard server.
Parallels
VirtualBox
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I am using snow leopard on a mac 8.1 can I up grade in one step to Yosemite or should I up grade to an earlier OS first?
Yes, you can jump to Yosemite directly. Before you do be sure your computer is compatible:
Upgrading to Yosemite
You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
Upgrading to Yosemite
To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Yosemite from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Yosemite is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mavericks/Yosemite- System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Yosemite
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
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Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
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Upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mavericks: Volume cannot be used as a start volume
Hi there!
I'm having a triple boot Mac-Linux-Win on a 2010 iMac. Each is on a partition. From Snow Leopard, I'm trying to install OS X Mavericks via App Store. The install Mavericks button has been added to my dock after the download completed.
However, when choosing a target volume, it says that my current Mac volume may not be used as a start volume. File system is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and I'm having 168 GB free space on it. Partition table is GUID.
What's wrong?
Cheers,
KalsanYou are never going to have the option to repair a disk if you are booted from the same disk.
I think the place to start is boot off your Snow Leopard DVD install disk by holding down the C key on boot up.
Under Utilities drop down menu you will have access to Disk Utility.
From here you will have the option to repair Disk (ie not grayed out.)
option: Either insert and wait for the Mac OS X Install DVD window and double-click the Install icon; or power down, then start up while holding down the "C" key. Either way, that takes a few minutes. -
oh sorry, I thought that was where we put the question I am on an extremely tight budget, but since I do shift work, I wanted to use the iCloud funciton to keep my calendars uptodate on my pc/mac mini/and iphone. Wish there were a way to do it for free on my snow and snow leopard OS, but sinc e I cannot, I am wondering about formatting the external harddrive (which I have to purchase). If I format for the snow leopard, will there be a problem re installing the information into the new snow leopard OS machine? Also, I am wondering about the older Mac Pro I have that is the OS before snow leopard (Snow, I believe) will I be able to use this same HD for backing it up to upgrade it (at a later date)?
Thank you for your help.
Debso sorry, I mean uploading information from the back up (ex HD) onto the new Snow Lion OS. (and later doing the same with the Mac Pro which is the system before snow leopard.) TY
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Upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mavericks failed - disk is damaged and can't be repaired.
Hello,
I'm afraid the answer is exactly what I don't want. But here is my situation.
I've been trying to download and install Mavericks - I was running Snow Leopard. My system was working fine - I wanted to upgrade so that I could run a game on it - but it required Mavericks.
Finally, it looked like Mavericks was installing. Once I restarted my computer, I got the following message:
"Install Failed. OS X could not be installed on your computer (there's a big scary yellow triangle with an exclaimation point in it below this). The OS X upgrade couldn't be started because the disk Macintosh HD is damaged and can't be repaired. After your computer restarts, back up your data, erase your disk, and try installing again. Click Restart to restart your computer and try installing again."
Every time I restart, I get the same message, I can't back up my data and erase my disk like it wants me to; it won't let me. I can't get back to my normal computer. I've tried restarting in Safe Mode, but it doesn't work - it just keeps restarting over and over again. If my computer is really this determined to not let me have Mavericks, fine, but I at least want my old computer back. As it is now, I can't do anything on it besides restart it.
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Jun 13 11:30:51 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: Registered node with name '/Configure' as hidden
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Jun 13 11:30:51 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: Registered node with name '/Local' as hidden
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Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: LSExceptions [0x7f7fd3529060] loaded
Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: OS X Installer application started
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Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-846
Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: @(#)PROGRAM:OS X Installer PROJECT:OSInstaller-525
Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Hardware: MacBookPro4,1 @ 2.50 GHz (x 2), 4096 MB RAM
Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)
Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x0:0:0
Jun 13 11:32:12 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
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Jun 13 11:32:18 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Physical Memory Allocation: 269 MB wired, 2 MB trapped, 291 MB active, 132 MB inactive, 3402 MB free, 3825 MB usable, 4096 MB total
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Jun 13 11:32:18 localhost Unknown[365]: 2014-06-13 11:32:18.322 OS X Installer[380:303] *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Jun 13 11:32:19 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Failed to delete automation file: The volume “Macintosh HD” is read only.
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Jun 13 11:32:24 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/BSD.pkg (728622080 b)
Jun 13 11:32:24 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/JavaTools.pkg (94208 b)
Jun 13 11:32:24 localhost OSInstaller[380]: IF will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg (0 b)
Jun 13 11:32:24 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/AdditionalEssentials.pkg (163948544 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/AdditionalSpeechVoices.pkg (293543936 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/AsianLanguagesSupport.pkg (4018176 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/MediaFiles.pkg (235410432 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/JavaEssentials.pkg (6665216 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/OxfordDictionaries.pkg (102292480 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/X11redirect.pkg (3472384 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.pkg (0 b)
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Setting external root to: /
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: OSI: com.apple.pkg.BaseSystemResources remapped external root path to: /
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Total install size including padding: 8247033856 b + 0 b non-OS collection items
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Can not connect to /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.socket: No such file or directory
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PK will install signed package file:///Volumes/Macintosh%20HD/OS%20X%20Install%20Data/OSX_10_9_IncompatibleApp List.pkg
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: PFPackage::packageWithURL - can't instantiate package: /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Error opening package "OSInstall.mpkg".
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: V /Volumes/Macintosh HD: DSDB found.
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: V /Volumes/Macintosh HD: DSDB found.
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Starting installation:
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Performing volume consistency check on 'Macintosh HD'.
Jun 13 11:32:25 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Checking Volume
Jun 13 11:32:26 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Checking file system
Jun 13 11:32:26 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Jun 13 11:32:26 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Checking extents overflow file.
Jun 13 11:32:50 localhost OSInstaller[380]: The volume Macintosh HD could not be verified completely.
Jun 13 11:32:50 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Verify/Repair failed with error -69845 (File system verify or repair failed)
Jun 13 11:32:50 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Install failed: The OS X upgrade couldn't be started because the disk Macintosh HD is damaged and can't be repaired. After your computer restarts, back up your data, erase your disk, and try installing again.
Jun 13 11:32:51 localhost OSInstaller[380]: V /Volumes/Macintosh HD: DSDB found.
Jun 13 11:32:52 localhost Unknown[365]: Error while setting volume information for /Volumes/Macintosh HD
Jun 13 11:32:52 localhost Unknown[365]: Can't set Finder info fields for volume mounted at /Volumes/Macintosh HD: Read-only file system
Jun 13 11:32:52 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Failed to revert bless to disk Macintosh HD (2)
Jun 13 11:32:52 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Unable to revert bless to target or imgsrc.
Jun 13 11:32:52 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Allowing machine sleep.
Jun 13 11:32:52 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Memory statistics for 'Install Failed' pane:
Jun 13 11:32:52 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Physical Memory Allocation: 273 MB wired, 4 MB trapped, 375 MB active, 126 MB inactive, 3318 MB free, 3819 MB usable, 4096 MB total
Jun 13 11:41:53 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System requested sleep.
Jun 13 11:41:53 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Installer allowed sleep.
Jun 13 11:41:54 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System is going to sleep.
Jun 13 11:51:05 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System awoke from sleep.
Jun 13 12:10:41 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System requested sleep.
Jun 13 12:10:41 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Installer allowed sleep.
Jun 13 12:10:41 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System is going to sleep.
Jun 13 12:10:41 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System awoke from sleep.
Jun 13 12:31:06 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System requested sleep.
Jun 13 12:31:06 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Installer allowed sleep.
Jun 13 12:31:06 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System is going to sleep.
Jun 13 12:35:20 localhost OSInstaller[380]: System awoke from sleep.
Jun 13 12:35:39 localhost Unknown[365]: 2014-06-13 12:35 OS X Installer[380] (CarbonCore.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR: FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)
Jun 13 12:35:42 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Connection to sharingd became invalid
Jun 13 12:35:42 localhost Unknown[365]: 2014-06-13 12:35:42.925 OS X Installer[380:7947] Metadata.framework [Error]: couldn't get the client port
Jun 13 12:35:43 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (docs) while running as uid 0
Jun 13 12:35:49 localhost OSInstaller[380]: CoreServices logging is enabled,
Jun 13 12:35:49 localhost OSInstaller[380]: SFL Favorites initialized.
Jun 13 12:36:03 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (down) while running as uid 0
Jun 13 12:36:03 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (down) while running as uid 0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Connection to sharingd became invalid
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Connection to sharingd became invalid
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1 - Client: coreservicesd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1 - ODNodeCreateWithNameAndOptions request, SessionID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000, Name: /Local/Default, Options: 0x0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1 - loading configuration for '/Local' from '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Configurations/Local.plist'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/PlistFile.bundle'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1 - unable to find authentication module 'AppleID'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1 - unable to find authentication module 'ConfigurationProfiles'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1 - unable to find service discovery callback for module 'PlistFile'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: Registering for network changes
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: Registered subnode with name '/Local/Default'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1.2 - Block: nodestate '/Local/Default'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1.2, Module: PlistFile - Node is 10.7 or later
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 101.3 - Block: nodestate '/Local'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: failed to open local node for internal record copy
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: Registering for power changes
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: Registering for network power changes
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1.2 - nodestate - flagging '/Local/Default' online
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 101.3 - nodestate - flagging '/Local' online
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 101.3 - Block completed
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1.2 - Block completed
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1, Node: /Local/Default - node assigned UUID - 97F1B07F-4A5E-43DA-9AB8-480F91C37B68
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.1, Node: /Local/Default - ODNodeCreateWithNameAndOptions completed
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.4 - Client: coreservicesd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.4 - ODQueryCreateWithNode request, NodeID: 97F1B07F-4A5E-43DA-9AB8-480F91C37B68, RecordType(s): dsRecTypeNative:config, Attribute: dsAttrTypeStandard:RecordName, MatchType: EqualTo, Equality: CaseExact, Value(s): SharePoints, Requested Attributes: dsAttributesAll, Max Results: 1
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.4, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - client is using a native record type 'config' which is not portable
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.4, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - client is using a native record type 'config' which is not portable
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.4, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - ODQueryCreateWithNode completed
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.5 - Client: coreservicesd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.5 - ODNodeCreateRecord request, NodeID: 97F1B07F-4A5E-43DA-9AB8-480F91C37B68, RecordType: dsRecTypeNative:config, RecordName: SharePoints, Attributes: <none>
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.5, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - client is using a native record type 'config' which is not portable
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.5, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - ODNodeCreateRecord completed, delivered 1 result
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6 - Client: coreservicesd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6 - ODQueryCreateWithNode request, NodeID: 97F1B07F-4A5E-43DA-9AB8-480F91C37B68, RecordType(s): dsRecTypeNative:config/SharePoints, Attribute: dsAttrTypeStandard:RecordName, MatchType: Any, Equality: CaseExact, Value(s): dsRecordsAll, Requested Attributes: dsAttrTypeStandard:GeneratedUID,dsAttrTypeNative:ftp_guestaccess,dsAttrTypeNati ve:smb_name,dsAttrTypeNative:sharepoint_account_uuid,dsAttrTypeNative:smb_create mask,dsAttrTypeNative:sharepoint_version,dsAttrTypeStandard:AppleMetaNodeLocatio n,dsAttrTypeNative:afp_guestaccess,dsAttrTypeNative:afp_shared,dsAttrTypeStandar d:RecordType,dsAttrTypeNative:ftp_shared,dsAttrTypeNative:afp_name,dsAttrTypeNat ive:smb_oplocks,dsAttrTypeNative:afp_use_parent_owner,dsAttrTypeNative:smb_direc torymask,dsAttrTypeStandard:RecordName,dsAttrTypeNative:afp_use_parent_privs,dsA ttrTypeNative:smb_guestaccess,dsAttrTypeNative:smb_inherit_permissions,dsAttrTyp eStandard:AppleMetaRecordName,dsAttrTypeNative:smb_shared,dsAttrTypeNative:direc tory_path,dsAttrTypeNative:smb_strictlocking,dsAttrTypeNative:sharepoint_group_i d,dsAttrTypeNative:ftp_name, Max Results: 2147483647
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - client is using an old record type 'dsRecTypeNative:config/SharePoints' should be using kODRecordTypeSharePoints
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - client is using an old record type 'dsRecTypeNative:config/SharePoints' should be using kODRecordTypeSharePoints
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - flushing record '/private/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/config/SharePoints'
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - ___index_record_block_invoke: sqlite3_prepare_v2: 21
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - ___index_record_block_invoke: sqlite3_prepare_v2: 21
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost opendirectoryd[101]: 243.6, Node: /Local/Default, Module: PlistFile - ODQueryCreateWithNode completed
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (down) while running as uid 0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (down) while running as uid 0
Jun 13 12:36:04 localhost Unknown[365]: 2014-06-13 12:36 OS X Installer[380] (CarbonCore.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR: FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)
Jun 13 12:36:08 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (down) while running as uid 0
Jun 13 12:36:08 localhost OSInstaller[380]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (down) while running as uid 0
Jun 13 12:36:08 localhost OSInstaller[380]: LSExceptions [0x7f7fd5069800] loaded
Jun 13 12:36:19 localhost OSInstaller[380]: LSExceptions [0x7f7fd5069800] unloaded
Thank you for any help you can give me.You are never going to have the option to repair a disk if you are booted from the same disk.
I think the place to start is boot off your Snow Leopard DVD install disk by holding down the C key on boot up.
Under Utilities drop down menu you will have access to Disk Utility.
From here you will have the option to repair Disk (ie not grayed out.)
option: Either insert and wait for the Mac OS X Install DVD window and double-click the Install icon; or power down, then start up while holding down the "C" key. Either way, that takes a few minutes. -
I believe it is running an older version of maverick it is 10.6.8 but it will not let me update any further . I added 3gb of ram to upgrade from the original 2gb it came with but still no updates are being allowed Does anyone have any idea why this is ? I am sure the criteria for the upgrade is available so I don't know why I can not up date it?
10.6.8 is Snow Leopard.
Run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Check via Software Update whether any further updates are required, particularly to iTunes (you will need the latest version in order to synch with mobile devices).
You should now see the App Store icon in iTunes, and you now need to set up your account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
You can now upgrade to Mavericks OS 10.9 for free IF you have one of the following Macs, with not less than 2GB of RAM, and at least 8GB of available space on your hard drive:
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
iCloud system requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4759
If you cannot run Mavericks you can purchase the code to use to download Lion from the App Store (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard):
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
or Mountain Lion:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion -
Drawbacks to upgrading from Snow Leopard to Maverick
I have a 2008 IiMac running 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). I have 4 GB of Ram. I recently bought the machine used from a friend, had it wiped and the OS reloaded by an authorized Mac store.
This is my very first Mac and I am a Plumber, not an IT guy, so please excuse my blatant ignorance.
I have no added software yet, but I would like to add Keynote and some better video and audio software than iMovie and Garageband. I really bought teh machine for video and audio.
My questions are:
1-Will I experience a noticable drop in performance due to the demands of Maverick?
2- What other drawbacks might there be to me upgrading to Maverick?
Thanks for your advice.Since it is an older machine with a (comparatively) slower processor, any video work will be slower and that has nothing to do with Snow Leopard vs. Mavericks. For video editing/rendering/burning, the fastest, bestest processor as well as lots of RAM will speed things up. I had a 2006 iMac and it did my video work ok - I just got used to walking away and not using it while it was rendering or processing. I now have a top of the line 2010 and lots more RAM - video work is much faster, but it still takes time - that is the nature of the beast so to speak.
As for SL vs. Mavericks: if you don't need the bells and whistles of the latest OS including iCloud integration, etc., Snow Leopard will be fine. 4 GB RAM are great for SL; for Mavericks, it is considered the minimum (8 - 12 or more would be better for video work). The latest iMovie version 10 appears to be less user editable and more for fast processing and cloud integration - lots of choices to send to Youtube, Facebook, etc, etc, but not enough options to export so the movie can be burned to a DVD or imported into Final Cut or iDVD. I've tried it twice and will do so again, but will stick with the older version for now.
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