Installing system 7.5

I own a preforma 6300CD its not in very good shape. It was given to me, and there is no system restore cd. I downloaded system 7.5 the free download provided by apple. I dont understand what to do from there. I cant get an internet connection on my preforma and the pc that I downloaded the 19 files of system 7 on is running windows.. I maybe stupid on macs, but I am trying I tried burning a cd to use on my mac, but everytime I try to open the first file of the series it tells me File cannot be opened because application that created the file cannot be found. Ive hit a road block, and dont know what to do short of buying the os? Any help I could get would be appriciated. I am a windows and a linux user. I just dont know much about mac. I have read some where that I need to install stuffit expander. I can't even do that. I get the same message on any type of software I try to install. Am I going about this all wrong? Is there some kind of application I need to run to run installers?
Power PC Preforma 6300 CD Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier

Shrek
Welcome to discussions.
Steps to transport PC-downloaded files to Mac with CD:
1) Download all 19 files of System 7.5.3 in one folder to your PC
2) Burn a Data-CD(slow speed,ISO 9660) with this folder
3)Transport to Mac and copy the folder to the desktop
4)IF you have Stuffit on your Mac-expand the files in the folder
5) You get a .smi-file-double-klick this file-that starts the self-mounting image-installation run.
Without Stuffit-You can use MACDISK.exe(PC-Floppy needed) to get it this way:
(Thanks to Jan Hedlund)
"Go to this web page ( http://rrzs42.uni-regensburg.de/Macintosh/files/macftp.html ). Download the MACDISK.EXE file onto your PC. Prepare an empty 1.44 MB PC-formatted diskette via the FORMAT A: command in DOS or the "Full" formatting option under Windows (this is an important step). Run the MACDISK.EXE program on the PC (you may have to temporarily unload any anti-virus software to do this). Follow the instructions on screen. When ready, immediately eject the floppy (now automatically in a Mac format, ready for use in a Macintosh computer) and move it to the Classic. Drag-copy the StuffIt Expander installer onto the hard disk. Run the installation program."
Hope that helps-did it the same way

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Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000246
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Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: R13: ffff8801390f5880 R14: ffff8800b3287558 R15: ffff880138c8f600
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: FS: 00007f8de7e14700(0000) GS:ffff88013fd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 00000000b6507000 CR4: 00000000000407e0
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Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: ffff88013926e400 ffff8801390f5800 ffff8801390f5878 ffff8800b6517c60
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: ffffffffa06c20cc ffff8801390f5b48 ffff8800b3287558 ffff880138c8f600
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: ffffffffa06c2e80 ffff880138c8f610 ffff8800b6517c98 ffffffff811a834f
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Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: [<ffffffff811a834f>] chrdev_open+0x9f/0x1d0
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Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: [<ffffffff811b25cb>] path_openat+0xbb/0x6b0
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: [<ffffffff811b3cda>] do_filp_open+0x3a/0x90
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: [<ffffffff811c05c7>] ? __alloc_fd+0xa7/0x130
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: [<ffffffff811a2fd4>] do_sys_open+0x124/0x220
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: [<ffffffff811a30ee>] SyS_open+0x1e/0x20
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: [<ffffffff8152142d>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: Code: c0 6e e5 e0 5b 44 89 e0 41 5c 41 5d 5d c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 4c 89 ef 41 bc ed ff ff ff e8 a2 6e e5 e0 eb e0 48 8b 15 c9 21 00 00 <8b> 02 8d 48 01 85 c0 89 0a 75 c6 48 8b 05 37 1f 00 00 48 3d 60
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Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: RSP <ffff8800b6517c10>
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000
Feb 26 16:46:41 arch kernel: ---[ end trace 76aa0cbb67cf77f6 ]---
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Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd-udevd[131]: worker [146] /devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input15 timeout; kill it
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd-udevd[131]: seq 1659 '/devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input15' killed
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd-udevd[131]: worker [148] /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.1/input/input18 timeout; kill it
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd-udevd[131]: seq 1679 '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.1/input/input18' killed
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch kernel: [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd-udevd[131]: worker [140] terminated by signal 9 (Killed)
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd-udevd[131]: worker [148] terminated by signal 9 (Killed)
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of acpi_video0...
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd[1]: Started Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of acpi_video0.
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch kernel: input: failed to attach handler mousedev to device input15, error: -4
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch systemd-udevd[131]: worker [146] terminated by signal 9 (Killed)
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch kernel: input: failed to attach handler mousedev to device input18, error: -4
Feb 26 16:47:12 arch kernel: mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
Feb 26 16:47:13 arch kdm[238]: X server for display :0 cannot be started, session disabled
Feb 26 16:48:56 arch kernel: usb 7-2: USB disconnect, device number 2
Feb 26 16:48:56 arch laptop-mode[1782]: Laptop mode
Feb 26 16:48:56 arch laptop-mode[1783]: enabled, not active
Feb 26 16:48:56 arch laptop-mode[1834]: Laptop mode
[xx@arch Desktop]$ uname -a
Linux arch 3.13.5-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Feb 23 00:25:24 CET 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Could you please someone help me with this?
Thanks

Sorry to bump this, but I'm having the exact same error tonight on my HTPC, any chance you found out what the problem was ?
To make matters worse, it's not happening every single time, but maybe every 4 out of 5 boots (same kernel, no changes in between.)
I thought this was a kernel issue related to this:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/10/359
I've tried adding atkbd and psmouse to my mkinitcpio.conf MODULES section and rebuilt, but no change.
I changed the NVidia driver from nvidia-304xx to nvidia-full-beta-all ( 334.21 ) from AUR but it had the same error at the same place.
Here's the part from `dmesg` where it borks:
[ 3.229195] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0003: hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:04.0-3/input2
[ 3.236312] input: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:400e as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0003/input/input6
[ 3.237230] logitech-djdevice 0003:046D:C52B.0004: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:400e] on usb-0000:00:04.0-3:1
[ 3.279150] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null)
[ 3.280083] IP: [<ffffffffa1cbc317>] mousedev_open_device+0x77/0x100 [mousedev]
[ 3.280810] PGD c99ea067 PUD c9f4a067 PMD 0
[ 3.281266] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 3.281668] Modules linked in: mousedev(+) nvidia(PO+) snd_hda_codec_realtek hid_logitech_dj usbhid hid usb_storage coretemp evdev microcode pcspkr serio_raw snd_hda_intel(+) snd_hda_codec shpchp snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer snd soundcore i2c_nforce2 i2c_core wmi processor button r8169 mii ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod ata_generic pata_acpi ahci libahci libata ohci_pci ohci_hcd ehci_pci ehci_hcd scsi_mod usbcore usb_common psmouse atkbd libps2 i8042 serio
[ 3.281820] CPU: 1 PID: 211 Comm: acpid Tainted: P O 3.13.6-1-ARCH #1
[ 3.281820] Hardware name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M./MCP7A-ION, BIOS 080015 10/10/2009
[ 3.281820] task: ffff8800ca5c1b00 ti: ffff8800c97f0000 task.ti: ffff8800c97f0000
[ 3.281820] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa1cbc317>] [<ffffffffa1cbc317>] mousedev_open_device+0x77/0x100 [mousedev]
[ 3.281820] RSP: 0018:ffff8800c97f1c10 EFLAGS: 00010202
[ 3.281820] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8800c9987000 RCX: ffff8800c9987068
[ 3.281820] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000246
[ 3.281820] RBP: ffff8800c97f1c28 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff8800cf401600
[ 3.281820] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: 0000000000000000
[ 3.281820] R13: ffff8800c9987080 R14: ffff8800c0260058 R15: ffff8800c9f2a500
[ 3.281820] FS: 00007f8f12f05700(0000) GS:ffff8800cfa80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 3.281820] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
[ 3.281820] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 00000000ca93e000 CR4: 00000000000007e0
[ 3.281820] Stack:
[ 3.281820] ffff8800c9940000 ffff8800c9987000 ffff8800c9987078 ffff8800c97f1c60
[ 3.281820] ffffffffa1cbd0cc ffff8800c9987348 ffff8800c0260058 ffff8800c9f2a500
[ 3.281820] ffffffffa1cbde80 ffff8800c9f2a510 ffff8800c97f1c98 ffffffff811a83ef
[ 3.392372] Call Trace:
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffffa1cbd0cc>] mousedev_open+0xcc/0x150 [mousedev]
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811a83ef>] chrdev_open+0x9f/0x1d0
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811a1a87>] do_dentry_open+0x1b7/0x2c0
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811aee61>] ? __inode_permission+0x41/0xb0
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811a8350>] ? cdev_put+0x30/0x30
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811a1ea1>] finish_open+0x31/0x40
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811b1c92>] do_last+0x572/0xe90
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811af156>] ? link_path_walk+0x236/0x8d0
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811b266b>] path_openat+0xbb/0x6b0
[ 3.508083] random: nonblocking pool is initialized
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811b3d7a>] do_filp_open+0x3a/0x90
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811c0617>] ? __alloc_fd+0xa7/0x130
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811a3074>] do_sys_open+0x124/0x220
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff811a318e>] SyS_open+0x1e/0x20
[ 3.398245] [<ffffffff815216ad>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 3.556729] Code: 40 c1 85 df 5b 44 89 e0 41 5c 41 5d 5d c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 4c 89 ef 41 bc ed ff ff ff e8 22 c1 85 df eb e0 48 8b 15 c9 21 00 00 <8b> 02 8d 48 01 85 c0 89 0a 75 c6 48 8b 05 37 1f 00 00 48 3d 60
[ 3.556729] RIP [<ffffffffa1cbc317>] mousedev_open_device+0x77/0x100 [mousedev]
[ 3.556729] RSP <ffff8800c97f1c10>
[ 3.556729] CR2: 0000000000000000
[ 3.563412] ---[ end trace 590b482a8704c6ac ]---
[ 3.980300] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Phantom as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input7
Here's the output on a good boot:
[ 3.415791] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0003: hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:04.0-3/input2
[ 3.422256] input: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:400e as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0003/input/input6
[ 3.422644] logitech-djdevice 0003:046D:C52B.0004: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:400e] on usb-0000:00:04.0-3:1
[ 3.434861] mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
[ 3.853639] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Phantom as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input7
Here's my mkinitcpio.conf
: grep -v ^\# /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
MODULES="atkbd psmouse"
BINARIES=""
FILES=""
HOOKS="base udev autodetect modconf block filesystems keyboard fsck"
Last edited by corpdecker (2014-03-19 02:47:30)

Can't boot from System 9 CD and install System 9 over 10.4

Power Mac G4 450 APG Mac OS X (10.4.8) 896mb RAM
I got my Mom's old G4 and am trying to set it up for use by my daughter (I like the OS 10 parental controls but not my 6 year old using my PowerBook...)
I did a clean install of System 10.4 and was able to update it to 10.4.8 however since I erased the disk, only System 10 is loaded with no System 9 available for Classic mode. When I try to boot up from a System 9.2.1 installation CD, it will normally not even boot from that CD (I have been able to boot from a System 10 and a Disk Warrior CD).
When I try to boot from the System 9.2.1 CD, the monitor usually shows a blank screen with the mouse arrow (which moves with the mouse). I have to hit the reset button to boot back into 10 or try holding the "C" key down again. I've tried two System 9.2.1 CDs and a System 9.0 CD with no luck.
I've reset the NVRAM, PRAM, PMU etc. I was able to get a System 9.2 boot up screen three times (by hitting the reset button and holding down the "C" key) but the system loads only about half way on the horizontal bar and shows only 3 startup icons on the bottom. It then stops.
I've also tried dragging the "System" file out of "System/Library/CoreServices" to the desk top but that did not help. Found that the system recreated the file back in its proper place.
Anyone have any ideas?
(Normally use) PowerBook 15 G4 1.5 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5Gb RAM
PowerBook 15 G4 1.5 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5mb RAM

The first line of my original post had: Power Mac G4 450 APG Mac OS X (10.4.8) 896mb RAM. What it did not have was that there was a SCSI card attached to an internal SCSI HD that I pulled out of an old PowerMac9500 (I wanted some of the data and applications on it).
When I pulled out the SCSI card, I was able to boot from the 9.2.1 CD and install System 9 onto one of the ATA drives I had installed (the original 20 gb HD and a 30 gb HD from an old PC). All three drives did show up on the desktop and I had access to all as they were. I just could not boot up from the System 9 CD. Pulling out the SCSI card allowed me to boot from the System 9.2 CD. I don’t know why. I installed System 9 with a clean install (erasing all files on the original 20 gb HD), rebooted into System 9, then updated the firmware successfully. I then loaded System 10.4.8 on the G4.
I now have System 10.4.8 running on the G4 with System 9.2 running in Classic. All three HD’s are working fine. Now if I can only figure out why I can’t hook up an external Ultra SCSI 2 CD-RW but that will be another post.
Thanks to all,
DJ
PowerBook 15 G4 1.5 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5Gb RAM

Can i install system 7 on a zip drive?

Hi
I own a Mac plus and i'd like to connect it to the internet. I had a look at a few web browsers, like MacWWW "Samba" but it isn't great. I'd like to try out MacWeb, but it requires system 7. It appears I need to install system 7 on a hard disk to do so. Problem is, I don't have any SCSI hard disk... and they are quite expensive on ebay. So I was wondering, is it possible to install it on a zip drive? They are quite inexpensive and I already have zip disks at home.
I've never hooked one up to a "classic" Mac, so I hope the os recognises it as a drive and not as a floppy. If not, I'm afraid this won't work...
Thanks,
Bad Gold Eagle
PS: My Mac has 1Mb of RAM, I've got a copy of 7.1. Is 1Mb enough for the early version of MacWeb (1.1.1E)?

Hello,
A Zip drive can be connected to a Macintosh Plus. The following web page has further information about this:
http://www.vintagemacworld.com/pluszip.html
System 7 requires at least 2 MB of RAM. In order to connect a 68000 processor machine to the Internet, you should really have the maximum amount of RAM, though (in this case 4 MB).
An older Internet FAQ could possibly be of interest to you:
http://www.knubbelmac.de/spiegel/mac-internet-faq-2002-12.html
You may also need access to another appropriate approx. 1991-1997 Macintosh computer (with a floppy drive for both 800K and 1.44 MB) to be used as an intermediary for software downloads.
System 7.1 came on 1.44 MB floppy disks, which cannot be used directly on a Macintosh Plus. A full US System 7.0 on 800K floppy disk images contained in a larger self-mounting image (.smi) is available for download from Apple:
http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English -North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.0.x/System_7.0.smi.bin
Jan

HT5364 Adobe flash player not working on Safari after being installed, System OS X 10.9.2 has been just updated to Maverick

Adobe flash player not working on Safari after being installed, System OS X 10.9.2 has been just updated to Maverick

    Enable Plug-ins
    Safari > Preferences > Security
    Internet Plug-ins > "Allow plug-ins"
    Enable it.
    Click "Manage Website Settings"
    Highlight "Adobe Flash Player", "Allow" and then "Done".

When dowloading itunes, constantly get error message 'Apple Mobile Device -could not be installed- Verify you have sufficient privileges to install system services.

When downloading itunes to my pc, get error message 'Apple mobile device could not be installed - verify you have sufficient privileges to install system services'
i am forced to abort/cancel. Can anyone help please?

Me too. And if someone comes back on here with the same solution of "uninstall and re-install", please provide further advice after you have done that 3 times and the program still has the same problem in addition to the "failure to load the C runtime library" R6034 issue. I have removed itunes 3 times however I do not have permission to remove the program files/apple file and the uninstall doesn't remove it.
You're not alone buddy.
Frustrated.

Itunes 10.2.2 not installing message is -Service 'ipad service'could not be installed. verify that you have sufficient privelge to install system services . I have windows 7 , am administrator in windows 7, but i have an iphone not an ipad, Hints?

I tunes tries to update over and over again to 10.2.2. Each time it fails and lists message"Service 'ipad service'could not be installed. Verify that you have sufficient privelege to install system services."
I have an iphone and use itunes to update it. I do not have an ipad if that is an issue. Is this problem related to apple, or to Windows vista? I am system administrator on Windows 7 so the problem must be related to apple. I would appreciate a clue as to what I need to do. Or are there sufficient problems with 10.2.2 that I should be happy it will not update? This problem is getting beyond annoying since i have work to do other than cater to apple itunes.

I would say it is Windows.
Which are you using btw, Vista or 7?
And did you download the 64-bit version if that is what you run?
There were a lot of tips to troubleshoot (never needed to in 4 yrs though knock on wood).
Uninstall itunes
run chckdsk and sfc /scannow
CCleaner 3.05
If 7 did you upgrade to SP1? Driver Sweeper has been known to cause some problems with Windows 7 SP1
Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime Windows
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Can't install System on to MacBook

Just replaced the Hard Drive in my MacBook. When I booted up from the Install disk I get a message that I can't install System 10.4.8 on this computer. In disk utilities I was able to set up new HD and ran diagnositics and it comes up fine. But HD does not show up on desktop. I also tried to boot up from Disk Warrior, tech Tool, and ann older System Version, 10.3 but they wouldn't even boot. HD was HIT0A28844,160GB 2.5" Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 5400RPM SATA Notebook Drive with 8MB Cache.

HI
10.3 won't boot since it's not compatible with the MacBook, and, depending on the age of the DiskWarrior and TechTool disks, the same may apply there.
Is the drive currently empty? When you boot from the install disk, go through the installation steps until you get to select the internal drive as the destination. Do you see the drive in the list? What does the message say? Click on Options and see if you can select a different install option (eg Erase and Install).
Matt

Install System Messenger Express 6.1 ?

Hello, is it possible to install System Messenger Express 6.1 on Windows XP?
Thank you

peglomaniac wrote:
Ok thanks for that. Can I trouble you once more... do you know if Messenger Express acknowledges and sends back read receipts?I don't have a Messenger Express 6.1 install any more to confirm. Messenger Express 6.2 does provide read receipt functionality. Note however that the user gets a "Receipt requested. Send acknowledgment?" pop-up so acknowledging the email is voluntary.
Regards,
Shane.

Can't Re-install System Software

I need to re-install System OSX Tiger on a G4 Powerbook which has lost most of its desktop and user info -- including the Hard Drive icon, and it won't show the icon for the installer disk when I insert it. Obviously, I can't do the install like this -- and need help getting to it.
This is serious for me -- any help greatly appreciated

Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo appears.
5. Wait for installer to finish loading.

How to install system 6

I have a macintosh classic. I have got the floppy disks for system 6.0.8 how do I install it onto my macintosh?

Hi,
Would it be correct to assume that it is a Macintosh Classic, not just any other classic Macintosh computer?
http://support.apple.com/kb/sp198
Normally, start the computer with the appropriate disk in the floppy drive. If there is another system folder on the hard disk, it has to be removed before attempting to install System 6.0.8. Then run the installer.
If a hard disk cannot be detected, it may be necessary to reformat/initialise via the HD SC Setup utility first. Please note that this will erase everything, so make sure that backup copies exist of important files.
If there is a problem with the floppy disks, System 6.0.8 is available for download from Apple in both 800K and 1.44 MB disk versions. Disk Copy 4.2 (the Make A Copy button) is used to create properly sector-copied floppies from the disk images.
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English -North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_6.0.x/
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English -North_American/Macintosh/Utilities/Disk_Copy/
Jan

Mac pro too slow to use, spinning ball, no finder response, only hard power off, installing system stalls at 18 minutes left.

mac pro too slow to use, spinning ball, no finder response, only hard power off, installing system stalls at 18 minutes left.
It is taking an hour to power up and mac apple logo appear onscreen. No finder controls or "clicks" are being recognized. Spinning beachball all the time.
Using hard power off and holding the mouse down, I was able to open the optical drive and then restart with "c" and ask the dvd to reinstall the system, but it has stalled before finishing the installation.
This happened about 4 days ago, first it started responding slowly, and then it just keeps spinning the beachball. I can't find hardware test. I did run etrecheck, it did not have any error messages, but I can't copy or move the data anywhere.... I am not able to access the mac pro with another machine, and now I am stuck in install freeze, so I can't copy etrecheck by hand onto a piece of paper.
Without being able to finish a reinstall, what can I try?
After it got bad, and before it got REALLY bad, I managed to repair permissions, but it took a long time. Most of a day. When I restarted from that, things were only worse.
Mac Pro 1,1 , 11 GB ram, 7300, 5TB hard drives, OS 10.6.8, the drive containing the system folder is/was 700 used, 290 free. While I could get commands to respond, I put Activity monitor on the desktop and watched it. System memory was 3.31 GB used, about 7 free, and some wired. No app was using a huge amount.
what should I try next? I put a bid on a new/old machine so that I could move the 4 hard drives over.

Thank you for all your suggestions. Please correct me as I articulate this.
I have three versions( 5, 6, CC) of the Adobe Master Collection which I keep active for different clients. I have final cut and motion. I have Office 365. I have a collection of graphic apps that are individually not too big but in all, my app folder is 65GB and my bootcamp partition is 61GB. I can't fit all this on 120 ssd and a 256 will be full once I install, correct? drives should be half open?
Somehow I did not make it clear enough that I was trying to copy onto a 2TB drive I had just initiallized in order to try and save files from my startup drive. I don't use time machine. I take a day or a few days worth of documents and physically move them to another drive at night. If a series is finished I make two dvd's as well. The second black drive that was failing was the drive I moved my backup documents onto. At no point was I trying to backup onto the failing drives. I was trying to copy off both of them onto the other two drives, a third aux backup that has been there for a while, and a newish 2 TB which I designated as the startup drive when all this trouble started.
I wondered if there were any good techniques for trying to get the data off the failing drive. Thanks for the suggestion of Data Rescue 3. I don't have it yet, but I will try it as soon as I get it. I was never trying to repair in place.
I am very interested in getting a pci bracket and an ssd, but I may wait until I can afford the larger one. If I get an older bracket that is compatible with my old mac pro 1,1 , I'd like to be able to move it to a mac pro 3,1 if I get one. Will the larger ssd drives be compatible with the sata in a pci bracket that can work in my mac pro 1,1 ? sata 2 versus something else? If 240 or 256 is my size limit, how much more than my 65 and 61 GB partitions can I put on there? How much of a scratch disc can I make if I leave another 39 GB of headroom on my bootcamp partition? I'm filling 165 GB without making any allowance for temp files.
You have said that 120 is enough for any system. I think I must be misunderstanding something. Are you saying that assuming that most people run office and photoshop and maybe lightroom?
I have and use 4 HDD in this machine, mostly for document storage in two places.
I took out all but the group of 2GB ram chips I bought a year and a half ago. The old ram had passed the hardware test the last time I had access to the hardware test. Two black drives failed, one was a year old and one was a year and a half old, and that it may have been exacerbated by the heat wave. I don't know why the video and the monitor were affected save that the startup drive was failing. I am trying to replace the card.
With all this said, I am also looking at a used mac pro 3,1 with a better video card since a newer machine will likley be compatible through another OS upgrade. If a machine costs only a little more than a new card, it might be a better way to go.
I don't have any sources that offer an ssd for 100. ( of a size that is useful)
How large is your application folder?

Cannot install System Update 4 on Thinkpad W520 running Win7 Prof 64

I am having problems installing system update 4. I originally installed it and had the problem with running it and getting the tvsu error message that is addressed in another thread.
I uninstalled it then ran two registry optimizers and reinstalled .Net and now I can't even install it. When I do I get the following:
This setup will perform an upgrade of '!@^'. Do you want to continue? Yes or No.
I click Yes and it runs some more until this pops up:
Error 2753. The File 'startsuservice.exe' is not marked for installation.
Click OK then the installation program finishes but does not complete. I even tried to uninstall and reinstall the entire toolbox and that does not work.
I have a W520 running Win7 64.

Thanks for the thoughtful response. See my answers in bold.
sclexman wrote:
You opened this thread in June 2012, and Now you are back to give us an update.
Slicing and dicing the registry is NOT the solution. Why not, if you know what you are doing? Guess the MSI installer is not the answer. I would NEVER use a registry cleaner, EVer. It over cleans. No argument there.
(1) Does programs and features show System update installed? No IF so try to uninstall.
(2) Install System Update 5.0.2 and post the results. Won't install. If it did, what results would I post? Install on top of version 4 and see what happens. SU is not installed. Support of your laptop does NOT show version 4 available for download.
(3)This system was factory shipped win 7 (released feb 22,2011) did system update ever work out of the box? No.
(4) What version of . Net installed? v4 3.5 SP 1 is needed. NO need to uninstall/reinstall. You are overworking yourself. Agreed
===
You state you used 2 registry cleaners, and from feb 2011 until your June 2012 post, was all well with your system? Yes, a couple of other problems were actually fixed but not this one. Based on all of the experts disdain for these cleaners, I guess I was lucky that they didn't cause more problems.
I would backup your user data and factory install. No, too much work. See foot, it has a hole in it. ?????
When did you receive this laptop, like before June 2012? purchase date? June, 2011
==
Your original post:
I originally installed it and had the problem with running it and getting the tvsu error message that is addressed in another thread.
When did you run registry cleaners? Approx. between 6/11 and 6/12. After the tvsu error message that is addressed in another thread? Yes
==
Your most recent post referred to a workaround. This involves SU version 5. It wont reinstall, seems SU service (old) pointing to non existent folder. New SU just released. You are version 4. So? Any version I try to install fails with the same message.
==
I do problem determination on main frames. Been doing it for 30 years. I did the same early in my career. Gather the facts. In your case, original, , System update msg error. Did something else occur(registry cleaner). Some times the interview points to the most simple solution. Oh, really? The easy fix would be to bypass the point in the install process that is pointing to a previous version that does not exist or find the offending registry entry that is deceiving the install process and delete it. But I can't do that because I am not a MS/PC software engineer and I can't seem to find one who can help. OH, change parm=0 to parm =1 or install the newer version. Where? Simple. You over killing it.
What I like to call tourist Information...(couch potato), .. so. bottom line, in June 2012, version 4 SU gave me a error message. That is where we start. That would be nice but no one has ever solved the original problem in this forum.

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