IMac & Lion

If I buy a new iMac now will I get a free upgrade to Lion when it is released?

Well, I know that people who got a free Snow Leopard upgrade disc if they bought their Mac right after they presented it in WWDC 2009. I think Apple will follow the same type of deal with Lion however, Apple isn't releasing any detals yet on how they plan to distribute Lion to its users. My best bet is to wait and see what Apple does on WWDC 2011 regarding OSX 10.7 Lion.
Just wait and see. If you can't wait to buy your Mac or need it this should not keep you away from buying one.

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How does one continue to use Mail on the early MacBook Pro, Model 1,1, that is not upgradable to Lion? I have been running iCloud on my iPhone (OS5) and iMac (Lion) along with the MacBook Pro (OS Version 10.6.8)

How does one continue to use Mail on the early MacBook Pro, Model 1,1, that is not upgradable to Lion? I have been running iCloud on my iPhone (OS5) and iMac (Lion) along with the MacBook Pro (OS Version 10.6.8) since November until now. Mail will no longer download on the MacBook Pro and keeps asking for my password.

Mail should still be usable with your machine - but you'll need to update the settings to conform to the requirements of your system. Check with your ISP (like ATT, etc.) for the settings that will work with your Mail. Once you've updated this, you should be able to email like before.
For example, my ISP required that I go to Mail Preferences/Accounts and make sure the details conform to your email settings.
I have no idea of what your ISP is or what the settings might be, but this is likely the source of the problem.

I'd like to know how can i connect my old iMac tiger with new one iMac lion. I wanna use the old one for external disk to collect files from there to new one.

I'd like to know how can i connect my old iMac tiger with new one iMac lion. I wanna use the old one for external disk to collect files from there to new one.

Hi mshields1162,
Great question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
First, you may want to choose to have the sidebar displayed for familiarity:
iTunes 11: Frequently used features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5649
Afterwards, your device should be displayed if connected:
We'll want to click on it, and choose the Music tab at the top. Let's make sure "Sync Music" is checked:
Afterwards, you'll have the option to sync either the entire music library (for your first iPod), or "Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres" (for the secondary device). Upon selecting this option, four larger option boxes will appear allowing you to pick and choose what content will be synced. For audiobooks, you may need to do the above in the "Books" section. For a visual instruction on how to do this, see the following:
iTunes 10: Sync to your iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/VI72
Thanks,
Matt M.

I cannot connect my sony nex 5n to my imac lion, why?

I cannot connect my sony nex 5n to my iMAC Lion, why?

have you tried installing their software
http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=NEX5&template_id=1&region_id=1&t ab=download#/downloadTab

After waking from sleep, my iMac (Lion) is unresponsive. The mouse moves, but when I click things it won't open them.

After waking from sleep, my iMac (Lion) is unresponsive. The mouse moves, but when I click things it won't open them.
This has happened EVERY time the iMac goes to sleep for the last few days.. the only way I have found to resolve the issue is to manually restart the computer each time via the button on the back of the iMac.
Any and all help is appreciated!
Thanks

FWIW, I never sleep my machines or their HDs, just their displays and never have an issue waking up the displays, usually run 24/7. Give that a shot.

IMac Lion says A610 not connected but software on iMac is up to date

My HP A610 is connected to my iMac Lion and the printer port works for my other printer but somehow this little printer is not talking to the iMac. I'd appreciate help. Thanks!

Hi puzzleduser,
I would like to help you get your HP A610 printer working with your Lion operating system. This link explains how to install the print driver in Lion for a USB or network connection. The Lion driver for your printer is available through Apple Software Update (ASU).
OS X v10.7 Lion: Installing and Using the Printer with Lion
Hope this helps! Please let me know if you would like further assistance.
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Sunshyn2005 - I work on behalf of HP

Transfering files and folders from an external hard drive to my new iMac Lion

I recently bought an iMac Lion and today attempted to transfer applications folders and files from my old computer( tiger) using migration assistant.I was though only partially succesful in as much as my applications and office files were copied, but not so iTunes, iPhoto and iMovies content .I then decided to attempt transfering the files and folders using my external hard disc(La Cie).I have activated Time machine and can certainly see the two partitions i had originally set up in my old computer but cannot figure out how I can the User Files which contain the media i want.? I originally used Super Duper to do my backups but its not recognised on this new computer so i am inclined to think I need to re buy it
Can someone please advise me? Thank you

I have found the files and made the transference succesfully except iMovie as i except they are not compatible with Lion

My 2007 iMac (lion) starts, logo appears, status bar shows up, takes 2 mins to finish, then shuts off

My 2007 iMac (lion) starts, logo appears, status bar shows up, takes 2 mins to finish, then shuts off. Please help!

This sounds like a hard drive issue. First I would try to boot to safe mode: OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? - Apple Support
If that works do a backup ASAP with Time Machine: Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac - Apple Support or copy your important files to an external drive if they are not already backed up. If that does not work, Boot to recovery: OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
The next step would be verifying and if needed repairing the hard drive using Disk Utility.
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck - Apple Support
If it successfully repairs, do a restart and see if it boots as normal. If it cannot be repaired, it means that the hard drive has failed/is failing. If you do not have the data backed up you could try getting the data using target disk mode: OS X Mountain Lion: Transfer files between two computers using target disk mode ,booting from an external drive that has OS X installed on it: OS X: Installing OS X on an external volume - Apple Support, or 3rd party data recovery service.
After data is backed up or recovered, you would need to do an erase and install of OS X: OS X: How to erase and install - Apple Support
If it fails to erase, then the hard drive needs to be replaced.

Windows 7 Drivers for iMac (Lion preinstalled)

While installing Windows 7 in my new iMac (LION preinstalled). When it’s creating the driver cd, while the drivers are being downloaded, the process comes to a halt (around 25% completion) and does not proceed any further. Now i have installed Windows 7 but dont have the drivers due to this reason, Please help. (my internet connection is working properly)

you didn't look for how to.
copy drivers to folder on Windows
then, Troubleshoot Compatiblity Mode on that BOOTCAMP64.msi
Voila
you could buy Lion and then download 4.01+ also

PDF Download on iMac Lion

Have recently purchased an iMac (Lion) and am having trouble downloading PDF's through my hotmail email address. Is there some setting which I have failed to set up properly in the computer in order to do this?

Have done that but the error message comes up "can't open the file because no available application can open it". Could it be that the sender is perhaps a Windows user and my mac can't read it? I have no problem downloading photos.

IMac Lion and iPad Cloud calendar troubles

Which calendar is the master? I input an appointment with correct data on my iPad calendar. It did not show up on my iMac calendar hours later, so I put the complete info on the iMac (Lion, of course) calendar. It then appeared on the iPad as "new event" with no other data. Converse also happened. I put an appointment with person's name and time on my iMac calendar and it appeared on the iPad as "new event" without the specifics. I have been using the cloud for a few months without problems, and had used MobileMe from the beginning. Help!

Peggy,
The "Master" calendar lives in the cloud.
Try using iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar to help solve your problem.

My Magic Trackpad lost functionality with my iMac (Lion)

Hi--
I have been using a Magic Trackpad with my iMac (Lion 10.7.5) for over a year. This morning I find that I've lost several functions, including the double-tap + drag to select text, and now the three-finger swipe registers the same as the two-finger swipe. I know the problem is the iMac and not the trackpad itself; I tried unpairing the trackpad with the iMac and pairing it with a Mini (same OS), and all of the functions are working when paired with the Mini.
Having looked for others with similar issues, I've tried the steps of zapping the PRAM, deselecting/selecting the trackpad preferences, and looking for plist preference files that look like they are trackpad related (but didn't recognize any--am I looking in the wrong place?).
FWIW I was having problems with Time Machine just a week or two ago and performed a system software reinstall from Recovery Mode, which fixed the Time Machine issues. But I believe the trackpad was working fine until this morning--at least the click-and-drag selection b/c I use that function daily.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Okay, so I think I've figured out most of this. Many thanks to jefflogullo, whose post I found my answer on. Resetting everything on Universal Access solved most of my issues with double-tapping. Why on earth did they move it out of trackpad settings?

How do you sync mail folders from iMac(lion) to my iPad.

How do you sync mail folders from iMac(lion) to my iPad?

Is your email account an IMAP account? If not, the folders will not sync.
If your email account is a POP account, you can create folders and mailboxes in the Mac mail app and those folders will be for local storage and organization on the Mac only. That is a feature of the Mac mail software. Those folders/mailboxes will not sync if you do not have an IMAP account.

Why might extracted Snow Leopard MacBookPro drive no longer boot under IMAC Lion?

I'm hoping someone can give a likely explanation for the following sequence of events, and also recommend some next steps. I've been backing up, using Time Machine on a partitioned drive, my 2008 IMAC with Lion and my 2008 MacBookPro with Snow Leopard. Being out of town for the last 3 months, MBP backups were not possible and Murphy's law kicked in as the MBP refused to boot, no chime and black screen. Tried all the discussion group suggestions and then returned home to visit the Apple store.
1. Apple store said it was my logic board and repair would be $310, but if the hard drive was a problem Apple Repair would just swap it out. Apple store would do backup of the drive before sending it for repair if I provided an empty drive.
2. As I didn't have a spare drive, I purchased an OWC USB 3.0 enclosure kit and inserted the drive from the MBP.
3. Plugging into the running IMAC, it came up and everything looked good. TIme Machine recognize the new drive and included it in its list of devices to NOT backup.
4. I decided to see if I could boot the IMAC from this MBP drive by doing a restart with the option key held. It gave me the choice and it worked. Everything looked good and I was able to update my mail and to print. I decided to have Time Machine do a backup and included the IMAC internal drive in the list of devices NOT to backup. Time Machine warned that this MBP was a new computer and that i'd not be able to go back, which concerned me as the whole purpose is to be able to move to a new system if necessary. I did a backup anyway and it copied about 25 GB of some 158 GB so it must have been an update. Everything looked good.
5. I then did a restart and came up under Lion. However the MBP drive was no longer visible on the desktop, but the system recognized that the OWC MBP drive was USB connected. This was a concern.
6. I did a shut down of the IMAC and removed the MBP drive. Rebooted IMAC and then inserted USB MBP drive. It came up this time. Its contents looked good.
7. I then did a restart with the option key held. It gave me the choice to boot from the MBP drive as before and I took it. However it hung with a gray screen, circle with slash, and spinning wheel. No activity from the MBP so I forced IMAC shutdown and removed the MBP drive.
8. Booted the IMAC, but can not get the MBP drive to appear on the desktop although it is recognized as a USB device. No activity from the MBP drive as indicated by no flashing of its light.
I'm mystified as to what has happened. Have I corrupted the MBP drive, or is it likely a hardware failure? I'm thinking about a new computer, but was staying with Snow Leopard as it was only way to keep my scanner working. It was momentarily convenient to be able to boot into Snow Leopard and to work as usual. What can I do with my TIme Machine backup of the MBP if the MBP drive is corrupted? Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Pete, but it doesn't solve my problem.
Apple does something to the recovery partition to make it invisible. When I was trying to setup my 16GB USB stick drive as a "Recoverable Partition", since I don't have one on my main Lion drive, it made it invisible also. But during the process it failed to finish but has left my USB drive invisible under Lion and nothing that I've tried has been able to undue that. (See Above). What is it that I need to do to get my USB Flash drive visible again under Lion. It is visible under Snow Leopard and it is visible under the lion install utitlties (I made a installer DVD from original internet downloaded Lion installer) but not under disk utilities on lion or the lion desktop! I've reformated under both the above(Snow Leopard & Installer utilities) were I had access to the USB Drive but that didn't undue whatever Apple does to make the recovery partition and my USB Drive invisible because once I boot back into Lion, it's still not there! So the $64,000 question is how do I get my USB Flash drive visible again under Lion?
Hope this help you to understand my situration.
Ian

2011 iMac, Lion, iPod 3G, FireWire - charge yes, sync no

I'm posting this in both the iPod community and in the iMac community. My appologies to any who are bother by this...
I just bought a 2011 iMac (21.5 w/ 2.5GHz i5) and it came w/ Mac OS X Lion (currently at 10.7.2). I have a WD MyBook Studio connected to the single FireWire 800 port w/ an appropriate cable. The MyBook works just fine all the time. I have an old 3rd generation iPod (3G, 10GB) that I have been using for years via FireWire 400 on various PowerMacs, older iMacs, a couple of eMacs and even a Dell running XP Pro. I just picked up a FireWire 800 to 400 adapter that I plugged into the second FireWire 800 port on the back of the MyBook external HD. My iPod started charging as soon as I plugged in my genuine Apple iPod-FireWire cable that came w/ the iPod. To my dismay, the iPod makes no indication that it is connected to a computer and the computer makes no indication that it is connected to and iPod. I unmounted my MyBook drive and disconnected the cable from the back of the iMac. I then plugged the FW800-400 adapter directly into the back of the iMac and plugged in my iPod. No change. The iPod charges just fine but won't connect in any way. To be certain that my iPod and cable are OK, I fired up my old eMac (I'm glad I haven't put it on eBay yet) and the iPod works great. I can sync w/ iTunes and use disk access to move files on and off the iPod from the Finder. My eMac is running 10.4.11.
My next attempt was to check if the iPod is compatible w/ Lion and the latest iTunes (10.5.3) so I used a USB cable that came w/ my much newer iPod Classic 120GB. The old iPod 3G connected right away, synced and everything is fine. I tried turning off disk use as a post online mentioned this as a possible solution. I ejected the iPod and moved over to the FireWire cable. No change, charges fine but no connection. I tried the cable yet again w/ the eMac and everything is fine. I even tried my iPod Mini. That too works great via the FireWire cable on the eMac but only charges via FireWire on the iMac. The iPod Mini works fine via USB as well. I also tried both the iPod 3G and Mini w/ the FireWire cable on my Dell w/ an off-brand FireWire PCI card. Works perfectly. Both iPods are up to date according to iTunes. Even iTunes 10.5.2 on the Dell under Win XP Pro says it's all up to date. Yes, they are "Windows" iPods so I can connect them to any computer in a pinch.
If I can use USB for all of my iPods, then why am I worrying about FireWire? It's all about convenience. The battery in my iPod 3G doesn't last all that long. When connecting via USB, it communicates but doesn't charge (it needs the 12V of FireWire to charge even though it has USB capability). Bad things can happen if the iPod's battery dies during syncing. Connecting via FireWire not only takes care of the battery issue but it is also noticeably and measurably faster syncing files over FireWire than USB (I've done an apples to apples comparison of this in the past). I also paid $1200 for this iMac and another $10+ for the FW800-400 adapter. It should work. Apple has a number of articles that say FW800 is 100% backwards compatible w/ FW400. I can't find anything out there that tells me it shouldn't work and lots of things telling me it should work fine.
Can anyone shed light on why my iPod won't connect via FireWire to my new iMac.

It sounds like your talking about iPod (dock connector) from 2003, And a Mini from 2004?

Problem with my iMac (lion os x)

A good day
I wonder what's wrong with my computer iMac OS X Lion?
Everything is working normally, then suddenly occurs to me that the computer stops responding or freezes me in an instant and no key or anything does not work,unresponsive and appears to me that a rainbow color (circle, which rotates only Tues rainbow ...). I would ask for help because I do not know what is wrong and zelooo mewrong in my computer which suddenly does not work ...
Please help and thanks in advance ...

Is English not your first language? The last sentence before the plea for help is incomprehensible.

IMac & Lion

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