Installation on Mac OS 10.8.5 SOLVED (missing mach_kernal)

egon1984 solved it!!
Thank you!!! You are the only one who had the answer! After a recent Mac update, the supposed-to-be invisible "mach_kernal" was showing right in the root of my hard drive. I stupidly deleted it. That's why the latest Flash update wouldn't install!
To restore mach_kernal from TimeMachine, you need to make hidden files visible in Finder (and thereby Time Machine), like this:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
Now go to Time Machine and go back to a date when you still had that file "mach_kernel" and restore it.
Now go back to terminal to return Finder to its normal state:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder

A user deleting a NECESSARY OS file is NOT (repeat: NOT) an Adobe problem. I've seen about a hundred people post in the Apple Forums this week that they did the EXACT same thing: deleted the Mach Kernel file, and it screwed up their entire OS. Apple f'ed up their 10.8.5 update to allow it to be visible, but that doesn't place ANY burden on anyone here.
Kinda reminds me of my earliest days at AOL when people would call in because they deleted "rundll32" from their Windows 98 and then couldn't reboot.
I hope everyone has learned, "If you DON'T KNOW what it does, leave it alone till you've researched it"

Similar Messages

Windows 8.1 Installation On Mac - Got a Problem

Windows 8.1 Installation On Mac - Got a Problem
Hi everyone,
I'v researched a lot about installing Win on Mac but I still got a problem when everything seems to be fine.
I got a Macbook Pro Retina, Late 2013 with OSX Mavericks and Bootcamp 5 installed on. And for installing windows, I already got an empty 8GB USB Drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT32). And I've prepared Windows 8.1 ISO in my Downloads folder.
During my last effort, I opened Bootcamp Assist and then Chose the options: "Create Windows 7 or later version installation disk" and "Download the latest windows support software from Apple". Then I chose my Windows 8.1 ISO location and my destination. When it finished ,I was expecting it to run windows setup. But it closed and nothing happened
When I opened BootCamp again, only the first two options were available as before and "Install or remove Windows 7 or later" wasn't.
Now ,what do I have to do exactly? (NOTE: I'm not a professional. So please answer in a simple way. )
Should I restart the Mac and Hold OPTION while booting to run Windows setup? I was thinking about it but I thought I might screw it up all. So I decided to ask it here to be sure.
Any help will be appreciated by heart!

Hi Alcatrax,
I would recommend following the steps in this link in order to help you complete your installation of Boot Camp:
Boot Camp Help: Install Windows on your Mac
https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/mac/5.0/help/#apdecf0e4b6-b472-438d-881e-57c230b 1c250
Prepare your Mac for Windows
Boot Camp Assistant helps prepare your Mac for Windows by creating a new partition for Windows and then starting the Windows installer. Optionally, you can install Windows using an external USB drive that contains a Windows ISO image downloaded from Microsoft and Windows support software.
Important: If you’re using a portable computer, connect the power adapter before continuing.
Insert an external drive into the USB port on your Mac and keep it inserted while you install Windows and Windows support software.
Open Boot Camp Assistant, located in the Other folder in Launchpad.
Select the option to install Windows, select other options you need, then click Continue.
Here are the other options you can choose:
If you want to install Windows from an external USB drive and you have a Windows ISO image, select the option to copy the image to an external USB drive. If this option isn’t available, your Mac doesn’t support installing Windows from an external USB drive.
If you haven’t already downloaded the Windows support software for your Mac, select the option to download it. In a later step, you’ll install the Windows support software on your Windows partition.
Follow the onscreen instructions for the options you selected.
When you’re asked to create a Windows partition, specify a partition size. If you have multiple hard drives in your computer, you can select a different hard drive and create a single partition on that drive, so that the drive is solely used for Windows.
Note: You can’t resize the partition later.
If you need help determining the best size for your Windows partition, refer to your Windows installer documentation. For Windows 8, create a partition that is at least 30 GB.
In a later step, you’ll format the Windows partition.
If you are using an installation disc for the 64-bit version of Windows, insert it into the optical drive in your Mac or the external optical drive. Otherwise, keep the external USB drive with the 64-bit version of Windows inserted.
Click Install.
Boot Camp Assistant creates the Windows partition, restarts your Mac, then opens the Windows installer.
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

Is there any way to create an installer for Mac OS and Linux OS once a stand alone application is created?

Is there any way to create an installer for Mac OS and Linux OS once a stand alone application is created? I have created an executable application that I want to distribute to Mac and Linux users (different applications were created in the respective OS). I was wondering if there is any way to create an installer? I think there probably isn't... If the user were to simply download the Labview Run-time Engine from ni.com would they be able to run the application or is it more complicated than that?
Thanks so much for your time.

I think Shane tried to say, that it is on the Mac OS X installation DVD, NOT the LabVIEW for Mac OS X installation medium. And that could very well have changed in recent Mac OS X versions as well. They used to have Xcode on it too, but that seems gone as well.
Rolf Kalbermatter
CIT Engineering Netherlands
a division of Test & Measurement Solutions

Installation on Mac was a mess

I am receiving messages every day encouraging me to update Thunderbird on my Mac but I'm really concerned to do it. A few weeks ago I did indeed do an update (31.3.0) and it was such a stuffup that I'm currently very wary of any new ones. The problem on the last update was that it wouldn't download emails (hello!) and it took me two full days to sort out, basically trashing the new update and installing an older one, then tweaking it to get me email archives back. Has anyone done the latest 31.4.0 installation on Mac and not been screwed up?

20 Million people dd the upgrade V2 to V3 a few had a problem, asking if anyone else has done an upgrade successfully is akin to asking if anyone else breaths. Yes they have, and no they had no issues. Does that do anything for you. No it does not.
Does the Yosemite update work for everyone? No it does not.
The past issue you describe sounds like an anti virus/ Firewall issue. Unfortunately I do not have a crystal ball to look into your past to determine what the issue was, but all I can say almost certainly is that as you never determined what the issue was you have not fixed it. v Next update you do the issue will return, and no fault of the software.

Can't run sidecar AIR installer on Mac OS X from UDF 1.0.2 image

I'm experiencing another AIR installer issue, this time trying to run an AIR 2.5 sidecar installer for Mac OS X that is placed on a UDF 1.0.2 image (created with Toast 10).
The error in the Console when double-clicking the installer.app is:
udf error: errno_t UDFFileNode::ReadPathComponent(uint8_t*, off_t*, bool*): Incomplete path component
Occasionally, I get additional errors reported from AIR:
([0x0-0x223223].com.adobe.air.Installer[10852]) Exited with exit code: 4
Trying to run the installer in Terminal:
sudo dtruss /Volumes/UDFImage/mine.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe\ AIR\ Installer
results in:
dtrace: failed to execute /Volumes/mine/mine.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe: file is set-id or unreadable [Note: the '-c' option requires a full pathname to the file]
It seems there is some undesired path truncation occurring.
So these errors seem to be path related, and stem from a difficulty running the actual Adobe AIR Installer binary in the sidecar application package (in the bundle at /Contents/MacOS/Adobe AIR Installer. This application installer runs fine from hard drive, I know I've built it properly. It just fails when run on Mac OS X (10.6.4) from a UDF 1.0.2 image. The same image contains a Windows version of the installer which installs fine on Windows XP in my testing.
Is there a known issue with AIR on this?

Hello,
There is a problem with UDF file systems found on DVDs and symbolic links braking. The Adobe AIR installer bundle makes use of a few symbolic links, so this might be related. Could you try navigating from Finder into the installer bundle to this directory:
Select one of the symbolic links and try to resolve it by pressing Cmd + R? Does it resolve to the correct file?
This issue was fixed in Toast 10 Titanium with version 10.0.6. It still exists with Apple's built in tools. When using Disk Utility or the command line hdutil the symbolic link will remain broken.
Thanks,
Chris

Error encounded during oracle 10g installation on mac os 10x

Hi All,
I am installing oracle 10g on my mac laptop os 10 x, I am getting the below error during execution of dbca script for db creation, I am not able to proceed further, please advice
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:18] [BasicStep.execute:202] Executing Step : CLONE_DB_CREATION_RMAN_RESTORE
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:18] [StepErrorHandler.setFatalErrors:322] setting Fatal Error: ORA-01092
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:18] [StepErrorHandler.setFatalErrors:322] setting Fatal Error: ORA-01034
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:18] [StepErrorHandler.setFatalErrors:322] setting Fatal Error: ORA-03114
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:18] [StepErrorHandler.setFatalErrors:322] setting Fatal Error: ORA-12560
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:18] [StepErrorHandler.setIgnorableErrors:250] setting Ignorable Error: ORA-01109
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:19] [BasicStep.configureSettings:304] messageHandler being set=null
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:20] [BasicStep.execute:202] Executing Step : INSTANCE_CREATION
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:20] [BasicStep.configureSettings:304] messageHandler being set=null
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:25] [InitParamAttributes.sortParams:3532] m_sortOn:-1 sortOn:4
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:53] [Host.noEntryinOratab:5115] Check made for oratab arg passed............
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:53] [Oratab.getTempFile:710] Temp oratab: /tmp/oratab
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:94] [BasicStep.configureSettings:304] messageHandler being set=oracle.sysman.assistants.util.UIMessageHandler@29da77
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:95] [CloneRmanRestoreStep.executeImpl:217] Instance Creation went fine..........
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:96] [CloneRmanRestoreStep.executeImpl:224] db_recovery_file_dest=/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area
[Thread-3] [17:11:23:96] [CloneRmanRestoreStep.executeImpl:227] db_recovery_file_dest_size=2147483648
[Thread-1] [17:11:24:476] [BasicStep.handleNonIgnorableError:430] oracle.sysman.assistants.util.UIMessageHandler@29da77:messageHandler
[Thread-1] [17:11:24:476] [BasicStep.handleNonIgnorableError:431] ORA-12547: TNS:lost contact
:msg
[Thread-3] [17:11:27:466] [SQLEngine.done:1966] Done called
oracle.sysman.assistants.util.sqlEngine.SQLFatalErrorException: ORA-12547: TNS:lost contact
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.sqlEngine.SQLEngine.executeImpl(SQLEngine.java:1482)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.sqlEngine.SQLEngine.connect(SQLEngine.java:829)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.backend.CloneRmanRestoreStep.executeImpl(CloneRmanRestoreStep.java:244)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.step.BasicStep.execute(BasicStep.java:210)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.step.Step.execute(Step.java:140)
     at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.step.StepContext$ModeRunner.run(StepContext.java:2488)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:552)
[Thread-3] [17:11:27:470] [BasicStep.configureSettings:304] messageHandler being set=oracle.sysman.assistants.util.UIMessageHandler@29da77
[Thread-3] [17:11:27:470] [StepContext$ModeRunner.run:2504] oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.backend.CloneRmanRestoreStep.executeImpl(CloneRmanRestoreStep.java:435)
oracle.sysman.assistants.util.step.BasicStep.execute(BasicStep.java:210)
oracle.sysman.assistants.util.step.Step.execute(Step.java:140)
oracle.sysman.assistants.util.step.StepContext$ModeRunner.run(StepContext.java:2488)
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:552)
Thanks
Vijayaprakash

Duplicate post - Error encounded during oracle 10g installation on mac os 10x
Srini

Do i need to backup my information before installation of Mac os x lion? I know I should always back up, but what i'm asking is will my information be there, or is it a totally clean install? Will my information have to be transfered?

Do i need to backup my information before installation of Mac os x lion? I know I should always back up, but what i'm asking is will my information be there, or is it a totally clean install? Will my information have to be transfered?

When I installed Lion all of my files were intact and where I left them, and I did not back up my Mac, however having seen some of the problems some people are coming across when installing Lion I would recommend backing up before you install (just to be on the safe side).
Hope this helps!

Creative Cloud Installer ダウンロードが最後まで行かない.キャンセルもできません.Mac OS10.6.8

Creative Cloud Installer ダウンロードが最後まで行かない。
キャンセルもできません。
しばらくapplicationのアップデートをしていませんでした。
Mac OS10.6.8です。

CreativeCloudの必要システム構成はMac OS X v10.7、v10.8、v10.9 または v10.10 日本語版となっていました。
ダウンロードがうまくいかないのも構成外だからかもしれないですね…。
10.6.8ではCreativeCloudの代わりにApplicationManagerを使いますー。
どんな理由でCreativeCloudをインストールされようとしているのかわかりませんが
…ApplicationManagerなら↓からダウンロードできますよ！
Adobe - Adobe Application Manager：Adobe Application Manager：Thank You

Help with Adobe Reader update installation on mac book pro

am trying to update adobe reader 9.4.6 to the latest version on my mac book pro. Am able to download the updtae to 10. whatever and proceed with installation. At the step where I am asked to choose the adobe reader file, I select the file and then the process stops and I get a message that installation has failed and i am to contact the software manufacturer.

I figured it out. Thanks!
The key, during both life and death, is to recognize illusions as illusions, projections as projections, and fantasies as fantasies. In this way we become free.
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:54:45 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Help with Adobe Reader update installation on mac book pro
    Re: Help with Adobe Reader update installation on mac book pro
    created by Nikhil.Gupta in Adobe Reader - View the full discussion
How exactly are you trying to update your Adobe Reader 9.4.6Try the following link to download latest Adobe Raeader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/
     Replies to this message go to everyone subscribed to this thread, not directly to the person who posted the message. To post a reply, either reply to this email or visit the message page: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4686315#4686315
     To unsubscribe from this thread, please visit the message page at http://forums.adobe.com/message/4686315#4686315. In the Actions box on the right, click the Stop Email Notifications link.
     Start a new discussion in Adobe Reader by email or at Adobe Forums
For more information about maintaining your forum email notifications please go to http://forums.adobe.com/message/2936746#2936746.

IPhoto recently after installation of Mac OS X 10.8

how do i bring back the i life applications which disappeaared after installation of mac osx 10.8 and doesnt accepted on the appsotre( cost money)

You bring back iLife in one of two ways:
1. Open the App Store, click on "Purchases". If you find GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto there, you can click "Download". I think you tried to say above they are not there, but I'm just making sure.
2. Use your iLife '09 CD to reload the applications, then do a "Software Update".

Hello, i've win7 64bit and can use my adobe acrobat 7.0.0.2004121400. but it is not possible to print a pdf - error 20225 at the installation of acrobat. any ideas how to solve this problem? I've tryed some instructions from internet concerning this 20225

hello, i've win7 64bit and can use my adobe acrobat 7.0.0.2004121400. but it is not possible to print a pdf - error 20225 at the installation of acrobat. any ideas how to solve this problem? I've tryed some instructions from internet concerning this 20225 error, but without success. thanks a lot and best regards

BS heißt "Bull___****". *lol* "Betriebssystem" heißt imemr noch "operating system". GoLive wirste wohl gar nicht zum laufen kriegen. ohnehin würde man es nicht mehr verwenden, weil es noch nicht mal CSS2 voll unterstützt geschweige denn HTML 5 und andere moderne Webstandards. Wenn überhaupt, dann findeste vielleicht noch 'ne OEM CD von Strato oder 1und1 bei eBay. Die haben das damals mit jedem neuen Hostingvertrag rausgehauen. Aber wie gesagt, es ist den Aufwand nicht wert. Illustrator sollte sich durchaus installieren lassen. Eventuell einfach nochmal die Installer im Win XP Kompatibilitätsmodus laufen lassen...
Mylenium

Help - "Installation failed" Mac OSX could not be installed

I have had a really lousy day with the Leopard install. I got the five license family pack.
2 x white MacBooks - fine - although on one the DVD kept spitting it out and after about 10 goes it worked.
1 x Mac Mini - blue screen upon restart. Still not fixed.
1 x 24 iMac - fine
1 x 17 iMac - DISASTER
I need help on the last one and can't find a post anywhere.
I did the install. It started back up and I was ready to rock and roll. But it changed by account to "standard" rather than "administrator". Spoke to Apple, suggest erase and clean install, started that, then read a post on how to fix this after wiping. So that put me in a foul mood...
Then, I put the Leopard disk in and then did the erase, repair, verify, etc. I then chose the now blank hard drive as the destination drive. It then goes through the motions of calculating the time remaining, etc.
After about 5 minutes of "installing" I get a whopping great big exclamation mark and the text "Installation failed, Mac OS X could not be installed on your computer, The installer could not validate the contents of the "base system". Contact the software manufacturer for assistance. Click restart to restart your computer and try installing again". I have tried this a few times - no good. Apple Australia is now closed for the night.
So I went back to my original 10.4.8 iMac install disc and thought I would try that. I would then put Leopard over the top of that. It says it can't install this operating system on the selected drive.
So, I can't install the new, I can't install the old.
HELP!!!
Thanks,
Andrew
Sydney, Australia

Me and my folks bought a copy each. I installed mine on my Macbook Pro and there was no issue. I went to my folks to help them as they are not as confident as me and had a disaster. They have a first generation current configuration iMac G5 (the one just before isight was added). But the installer completely freaked. The log spat out heaps of errors. Each attempt got completely different behavior. Sometimes it would just go idle and do nothing more. Two attempts that got further than the idled attempts ended up failing about half way through telling me the disk is damaged. The disk looks perfect and the installer verification checks out. I checked the disk on my MBP and it checks out there too. No trouble starting up from it or accessing any of it's features. So I tried it out on my macbook pro and it works fine. So I checked out the iMac with disk first aid and it checks out also. The end result was I had to reinstall 10.4 and run the updates over it and give up. Took me all week end (just finished just now)... Also the ROM is ok as I installed the 10.4 version without a single error in the log. They will be returning their copy to the store monday!
--- Added
Incidentally. When I installed at home I was able to deselect everything except the system essentials. But at my folks the installer wouldn't allow me to deselect the languages. The difference between the two is I did a fresh installer and they asked for me to just do an update. In my attempts I did end up doing an archived install, no difference. Only thing I didn't do was a format install. In the end I should have tried as I had to reinstall 10.4 from scratch anyway and ret a few things as the installer had partially installed the new OS. I just didn't have much faith in the formatted install from working either as at the time I wasn't sure if the ROM had an issue with the disk or if there was some fundamental conflict with the hardware, either case wouldn't suggest that approach would work any better.
Message was edited by: osihara

My flash player install hangs at 50% during installation on mac safari

my flash player install hangs at 50% during installation on mac safari

See: How to perform a "clean install" of Flash Player in Mac OS X for instructions on an "offline" install.

Seit Installation des Mac OS X Lion können die Power PC Programme mit Word, Excelund Power Point nicht mehr geöffnet werden. Was ist zu tun?

Seit Installation des Mac OS X Lion können die Power PC Programme mit Word, Excelund Power Point nicht mehr geöffnet werden. Was ist zu tun?

Office 2004 wird nicht in der Lion laufen.
Sie müssen Office 2008 oder höher.

Downloaded os x 5.16 GB and installation but mac shows beta version

downloaded os x 5.16 GB and installation but mac shows beta version.
HOW TO RECTIFY MY MAC OS.

Miracle of all miracles, I can actually see the included image: Build = 14A299I

Installation on Mac OS 10.8.5 SOLVED (missing mach_kernal)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for