Leopard - QMaster and Virtual Cluster problem

Hi guys,
Up until yesterday I had my MacPro Octo running under 10.4 where I did succesfully set up a Virtual Cluster using 4 instances for Compressor. It worked as a charm and my MacPro was doing it's job perfectly.
Today, I made a bootable backup of my 10.4 install and installed 10.5 using the erase and install options ( clean install ). I installed all my software again and tryed setting up my Virtual Cluster again, using the same settings I had under 10.4. Sadly I can't seem to get it working.
In the QMaster Preferences pane, I have the QuickCluster with Services option checked. For the compressor entry in the Services I have the Share Option checked and used 4 isntances for the selected service. The Quickcluster received a descent name and the option to include unmanaged services from other computers is checked.
I have the default options set in the Advanced tab, ( nothing checked except log service activity to log file and Show QMaster service status in the Menu Bar). I then started the Cluster using the Start Sharing button.
Now I open u Compressor and add a file to process ( QT encode to iPod ), but when I hit the Submit button, my Virtual Cluster doesn't show up in the Cluster Dropdown. If I now leave the Compressor GUI open for 5 minutes, it will eventually show up in the list, and I can pick it. Sadly, picking it from the list at this point and hitting the Submit button makes Compressor Hang.
I checked my logs, but the only thing concerning Compressor I could find is this :
4/12/07 20:12:35 Compressor[242] Could not find image named 'MPEG1-Output'.
4/12/07 20:12:35 Compressor[242] Could not find image named 'MPEG1-Output'.
4/12/07 20:12:35 Compressor[242] Could not find image named 'MPEG1-Output'.
4/12/07 20:12:41 Batch Monitor[190] * CDOClient::connect2: CException [NSException raised by 'NSPortTimeoutException', reason = '[NSPortCoder sendBeforeTime:sendReplyPort:] timed out (218488391.647220 218488361.647369) 1'], server [tcp://10.0.1.199:49167]
4/12/07 20:12:41 Batch Monitor[190] exception caught in -[ClusterStatus getNewStatusFromController:withOptions:withQueryList:]: NSException raised by 'NSPortTimeoutException', reason = '[NSPortCoder sendBeforeTime:sendReplyPort:] timed out (218488391.647220 218488361.647369) 1'
4/12/07 20:17:55 Batch Monitor[190] * CDOClient::connect2: CException [NSException raised by 'NSPortTimeoutException', reason = '[NSPortCoder sendBeforeTime:sendReplyPort:] timed out (218488705.075513 218488675.075652) 1'], server [tcp://10.0.1.199:49167]
I tried Stopping and then Restart Sharing and I noticed the follwoing entries in my log :
4/12/07 20:23:26 compressord[210] can't refresh cache from file "/Library/Application Support/Apple Qmaster/qmasterservices.plist"
4/12/07 20:23:26 compressord[211] can't refresh cache from file "/Library/Application Support/Apple Qmaster/qmasterservices.plist"
4/12/07 20:23:26 compressord[213] can't refresh cache from file "/Library/Application Support/Apple Qmaster/qmasterservices.plist"
4/12/07 20:23:26 qmasterca[269] can't refresh cache from file "/Library/Application Support/Apple Qmaster/qmasterservices.plist"
4/12/07 20:23:26 qmasterqd[199] can't refresh cache from file "/Library/Application Support/Apple Qmaster/qmasterservices.plist"
4/12/07 20:23:27 QmasterStatusMenu[178] * CDOClient::connect2: CException [NSException raised by 'NSPortTimeoutException', reason = '[NSPortCoder sendBeforeTime:sendReplyPort:] timed out (218489009.603992 218489007.604126) 1'], server [tcp://10.0.1.199:49407]
4/12/07 20:23:27 Batch Monitor[190] * CDOClient::connect2: CException [NSException raised by 'NSPortTimeoutException', reason = '[NSPortCoder sendBeforeTime:sendReplyPort:] timed out (218489037.738080 218489007.738169) 1'], server [tcp://10.0.1.199:49407]
4/12/07 20:23:27 Batch Monitor[190] exception caught in -[ClusterStatus getNewStatusFromController:withOptions:withQueryList:]: NSException raised by 'NSPortTimeoutException', reason = '[NSPortCoder sendBeforeTime:sendReplyPort:] timed out (218489037.738080 218489007.738169) 1'
Batch Monitor immediately detects the cluster being active again, but Compressor doesnt, leaving me only This Computer available in the Cluster drop down when submitting a batch.
In my Activity Monitor, I notice that CompressorTranscoder is not responing ( the 4 CompressorTranscoderX processes are fine ) and the ContentAgent proces isn't responding neither.
Does anyone have any clue on what I could check next or how I could fix my problems ?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Stefaan

Bah, this is crazy, today it doesn't work anymore. Yesterday my cluster was showing up in the Dropdown window, and I could submit a batch to it, and it got processed over my virtual cluster.
Today, after finishing the second part of my movie, I tried it again. I didn't change anything to my settings, my machine hasn't even rebooted (just recovered from sleep mode) and my cluster isn't showing up at all anymore. Even the Qmaster menu doesn't show it
Guess, I'll have to wait out until it appears again, or try a few things out

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Short Version:
I am having connectivity issues connecting my new MacBook Pro (MBP) to the Internet thru a Bluetooth PAN on my iPhone4. This has been working fine for a few days and then today it just stopped working responding that my iphone connection is not available, it's off, too far away or whatever. This is not the case. When I try to connect the iPhone to the MBP the iPhone is saying my MBP is not supported. I can pair the devices, but as soon as I try to connect to the Internet thru the iPhone via the MBP the connection fails.
Long Version:
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The iPhone(s) I am using are iPhone 4's with iOS 4.1
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The iPhones are set up in iTunes with names similar to dave1 and dave2
On the MBP I can select which device I want to connect to the Internet by going to the Bluetooth icon and connecting to whichever iPhone I have handy at the time. Since the plans are limited connectivity, I do load share between the two.
Today, for no apparent reason, I have been unable to connect to my wife's phone just getting a basic "The Bluetooth network is unavailable" message telling me the iphone is out of range, not on, etc etc etc. Not true.
No problem, I just connected to my phone instead. Occasionally I tried her phone again, but it just never worked. I eventually got her to reboot it, still no joy.
Then, a couple of hours ago, while in the middle of reading my rss feeds, my Bluetooth connection dropped out. My phone is sitting right next to the MBP. So that's not the issue. No amount of reboots of either the MBP or the iPhone have fixed this. I have unpaired and repaired the devices (on both phones) countless times. I have removed the sim card and rebooted, I have disabled and reenabled Bluetooth on both, rebooting before doing this, and after and during, I have reset network settings. Nothing I try is working here.
Pairing alone is an event, but here's an example of what's happening:
I go thru the motions, the MBP shows me a number (eg, 451234) and the number is displayed on the iPhone. They see each other. The numbers are the same. Good. I click PAIR on the iPhone and MBP and everything appears good. But then if I go to connect to the iphone on the MBP I get the out of range error.
I have made both discoverable, and tried to connect to the MBP from the iphone, and got a different error message altogether: Connection Unsuccessful - "{insert my name}'s MacBook Pro" is not supported. W-T-F? It was an hour ago? What has changed?
Then, the only option on the iPhone is to "Forget Device". ok, forget it, and start again. Same same.
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Not that these matter, but I am in Thailand (live here for the time being), I'm on the TrueMove network, which offers 3G coverage in my area (Patong Beach).
This could easily have been filed under MacBook Pro, iPhone, OSX and possibly many other discussion headings, because the issue can be any or all of the OS, the MacBook Pro Bluetooth adapter, the iPhone Bluetooth, (iOS for that matter), or some other unforeseen conditions...
My head is sore from pulling my hair out. I am open to any suggestions (reasonable or otherwise!)
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I know its not an issue with the data plan on the iPhone since I'm here surfing now without an issue, so it's not a data problem.
Open to ideas....
If you've read this far and you're ever in Phuket, give me a call... I'll shout you a beer

Ok, now I do wish I could edit....
I forgot to APPLY the network settings for the USB cable to work. Connected thru USB I can tether.
So, I kept playing, and playing some more...
I had previously unpaired everything, and gone as far as removing network devices HOWEVER...
I didn't remove the Ethernet, Firewire or Airport Network devices.
Now, I have done so. I REMOVED EVERYTHING
No pairing, no network devices.
Bluetooth was already turned off, and I rebooted.
I turned off tethering and rebooted the iphone.
I turned on bluetooth (on the MBP), I turned on tethering. I browsed for the iphone. It said I was already paired???? Ok, repair AGAIN, and THE IPHONE SHOWED MY BLUETOOTH TETHERING BLUE BAR at the top of the screen!
I opened a web page, no go... d4mn, I was close...
Opened network preferences and the created a new bluetooth PAN and voila! Internet back on the MBP. I am about to reinstall the ethernet and airport (I can live without firewire for now) and see what happens.
Basically, the link I posted two posts ago, I had already done that, but I NEEDED to remove ethernet, firewire and airport as well...
So MAYBE it's fixed, we'll see for how long. I'm not going to mark this as answered for now, because basically, it has failed for no reason, and I want to know why...
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hello.
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[email protected] test11
[email protected] test11-admin
[email protected] test11-bounces
[email protected] test11-confirm
[email protected] test11-join
[email protected] test11-leave
[email protected] test11-owner
[email protected] test11-request
[email protected] test11-subscribe
[email protected] test11-unsubscribe
# STANZA END: test11
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mailman-loop: /private/var/mailman/data/owner-bounces.mbox
# STANZA START: mailman
# CREATED: Sun Jan 18 14:11:53 2009
mailman: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman post mailman"
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mailman-bounces: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman bounces mailman"
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I've finaly solved the problem by myself, mixing postfix-style aliases.
Since it's quite long I wrote a tutorial, it's here:
http://spip.ashorlivs.net/notepad/os-x/article/virtual-host-mailman-w-os-x-serve r
Hope it can help someone else.
Regards,
g.
Message was edited by: ashorlivs

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run the cleaner and retry installing per, Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6

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When both are exported w/ writing a CD: makes corrupt file some do not open and some no thumbnails...on Mac Powerbook and Macbook

Well known problem in Leopard. It trips up on some metadata that Lightroom writes to the files. This is a bug that Apple introduced late in the leopard development, but that they still have not fixed. You should only come across the bug if you write the originals, not if you export new versions of the file.

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