Migration to Uninstall Leopard

I'm trying to get a MacBook back on Tiger from Leopard. I have the 10.4 Tiger disk, but what about this...
Can I migrate the Leopard machine off the MacBook to an ext. HD or other intel
Wipe the MacBook
Install Tiger
Migrate back only the "old system" folder files? Or just the library and prefs?
I'm at a loss....advanced help?
bluecool

Yes, you can use CCC to back up your current Leopard HD, but then after you reinstalled Tiger, you cannot use it to recover everything like you'd do with the same OS version.
Since you revert to a previous version of Mac OS X, you're going to have to transfer the files manually.
Yes, the paths: just replace whole new (Tiger) Users/username/Library/Preferences folder with the old (Leopard) one that you have on your Carbon Copy Clone, but save the default Tiger one so that if too many things get messed up, you can come back to Tiger default.
Importing back preferences etc, because I'm assuming you would like to avoid setting again all your settings in all apps etc.
Otherwise,
only your personal data (photos, documents, music etc) should be reimported from the CCC backup, and this goes with no particular problem.

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I want to uninstall Leopard from my iMac and revert back to Tiger, which it turns out works better for my needs. Can someone tell me a simple direct way to do this?
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what Allan meant that you should restore your tiger system from a backup you should have made before installing leopard. from your response it's pretty clear that you don't have one.
what you should do now is first of all make a complete backup of your current system to an external drive. you should always have a backup and it's doubly important before system installs. Use [Superduper|http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html] or [CCCloner|http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html] to make a backup.
next you have two options.
1. [Archive and install|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710?viewlocale=en_US] of tiger over leopard. downgarding like this is problematic and apple doesn't recommend it but it worked for some people. you won't be able to preserve your user and network settings so you'll have to go through initial computer setup after you reinstall. You'll be able to recover your current users and user directories using [these instructions|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2196?viewlocale=en_US].
2. do an erase and install of tiger over leopard. this will wipe your current installation and give you a fresh copy of Tiger. Then migrate your data by hand from the backup. This is the preferred method. It's slow but safe and it's the best you can do not having made a backup of your tiger system before installing leopard.

Mail "unexpectedly quits" after migration from snow leopard to new iMac running Mountain Lion

Mail "unexpectedly quits" after migration from snow leopard time machine files to new iMac running Mountain Lion. I can run connection doctor OK. But the activity window is blank. If you try to open message viewer window then mail program crashes. Would really like to get my old emails back as the old imac is totally dead. Thanks for any help.

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Step 1
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
Enter the name of the crashed application or process in the Filter text field. Post the messages from the time of the last crash, if any — the text, please, not a screenshot.
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into a message.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out by search-and-replace in a text editor before posting.
Step 2
Still in the Console window, look under User Diagnostic Reports for crash reports related to the process. The report name starts with the name of the crashed process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report and post the entire contents — again, the text, not a screenshot. In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.) Please don’t post shutdownStall, spin, or hang logs — they're very long and not helpful.

Complications migrating from Snow Leopard Server to Mountain Lion Server.

I'm migrating from Snow Leopard Server to Mountain Lion Server. The article "OS X Server: Upgrade and migration" (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5381) says
"Make sure that any DNS or DHCP servers on which your server depends remain running during the upgrade"
This advice is reinforced by the details of the article "OS X Server: Steps to take before upgrading or migrating the Open Directory database" (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5300).
As the server I'm migrating from provides these services it will need to be running during the migration process. This would seem to limit my options to doing the migration from a Time Machine backup (or, making a seperate clone of the server's drive and connecting it externally to the new box)
My main concern is the seemingly inevitable clash that is going to occur on the network as the new server takes on the roles of the old one - while it is still running.
What are my options here ?
This is my second attempt as on my first try I did the migration from the TM backup with the network down - and none of my local network users or their home directories were migrated, although the settings for the mount points were, but there were no actual directories where they pointed to!
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Moving from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion means first installing the client (non-Server) version of Mountain Lion and then install Server.app this means that for at least part of the process you will not be running DNS, DHCP or Open Directory.
If you are going to end up using the same DNS name and IP address after the change then an approach you could follow would be as follows.
Destroy any Open Directory replicas
Archive your Open Directory Master (to make a backup)
Note down your DNS records in case they get messed up
Export via Workgroup Manager your users, and groups (you might not need this but better safe than sorry), make sure you do not include the diradmin account
Keep a full back of the server (you should always have backups)
Note down your DHCP server settings in case they get messed up
Note down any other service settings
Install Mountain Lion
Install Server.app
Install Workgroup Manager (extra free download)
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Make sure settings for services are as much as possible the same as before
If your lucky that may be all you need to do, otherwise...
Restore Open Directory archive, if your lucky that will be all you need to do, otherwise...
Make new Open Directory Master
Run Workgroup Manager
Import users and groups you previously exported
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When I did this, I was also being forced to change all my IP addresses so I had no choice but to use Workgroup Manager to export and import accounts.

How can I uninstall leopard ?!!

I hope someone can help me. I bought Lepoard last week and I want it out of my MacBook Pro.
Its slowing my computer down. How can I go back to Tiger? Will all the leopard components be definitely gone? Thanks!
regards to all.. / Alexis

*" How can I uninstall leopard ?!! "*
You don't uninstall an entire operating system. You reinstall the old one:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120

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Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
Luke

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Possible to uninstall leopard

Hello,
is it possible to uninstall leopard and use it on another computer?
thnx
dave

"Uninstalling Leopard" is called "Re-installing Tiger."
And yes, you can install it on another computer. The license agreement allows for install on one machine at a time.

Please help, after migrating to snow leopard Server my VPN is not working

Hi,
After migrated to Snow Leopard Server, my VPN settings are not working, My users not able to connect to VPN.
Please find below log. Please let me know the solution for it.
2010-01-05 13:19:32 IST Incoming call... Address given to client = 192.168.1.72
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : Directory Services Authentication plugin initialized
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : Directory Services Authorization plugin initialized
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : PPTP incoming call in progress from '95.222.205.164'...
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : PPTP connection established.
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : using link 0
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : Using interface ppp0
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : Connect: ppp0 <--> socket[34:17]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:33 2010 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x2794ebf2> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:34 2010 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x29205274> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:34 2010 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Jan 5 13:19:34 2010 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x29205274> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:36 2010 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x2794ebf2> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:36 2010 : rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x2794ebf2> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:36 2010 : sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x2794ebf2]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:36 2010 : sent [CHAP Challenge id=0x8d <620015595e4967664c1310241b4b3254>, name = "nova.thecoverstory.com"]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:36 2010 : rcvd [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x29205274]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:36 2010 : sent [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x2794ebf2]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:36 2010 : rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x29205274]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:39 2010 : sent [CHAP Challenge id=0x8d <620015595e4967664c1310241b4b3254>, name = "nova.thecoverstory.com"]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : rcvd [CHAP Response id=0x8d <c68742dc9457be5a61e444f00f53371d000000000000000044c6f89fa49ed8bf4c17a2861a2cfd 04ae1e6b9199527f9f00>, name = "jenny"]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : DSAuth plugin: Error -25300 while retrieving key agent password from the system keychain.
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : DSAuth plugin: Could not retrieve key agent account information.
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : sent [CHAP Success id=0x8d "S=B503F226B4DE4105A4711C0EA2E7C21B1A9A935D M=Access granted"]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : CHAP peer authentication succeeded for jenny
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : DSAccessControl plugin: User 'jenny' authorized for access
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : MPPE required, but keys are not available. Possible plugin problem?
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "MPPE required but not available"]
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : Connection terminated.
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : Connect time 0.2 minutes.
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : Sent 0 bytes, received 0 bytes.
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : PPTP disconnecting...
Tue Jan 5 13:19:40 2010 : PPTP disconnected
2010-01-05 13:19:40 IST --> Client with address = 192.168.1.72 has hungup
Thanks,
Gulab Pasha

Great !! save my trouble too
thanks a lot for the tip.

Can I uninstall leopard and install tiger without problems?

I'm considering purchasing a refurb iMac - I don't want an iMac mind you, but the Mac Pros are simply priced way over my head and I need a new computer!
I can't get a straight answer from Apple about whether it will have Tiger or Leopard on it but because of Adobe's refusal to make CS2 compatible with Leopard, I must use Tiger.
I've been told I can, if I must, uninstall Leopard and reinstall Tiger but I've also been told I'll end up with a host of problems doing that
does anyone know if this will work or not?
Apple is driving me crazy... no one will asnwer that question for me
and why they don't have a mid-range Mac Pro is beyond me but what do I know?
thank you

Hi liliths!
I look at the Apple Store refurbs list on a daily basis.
The longer you wait, the higher the chances that you will receive an iMac that was produced following Oct 26, and was therefore released with Leopard as the MINIMUM version of OS X. Currently, I'd guess that there is VERY little (almost zero) chance of that - today - but more chance as each day passes.
A refurb purchased now will have Tiger on DVD, and Tiger installed. The box will contain an upgrade disc that will install Leopard.
As time goes on, Apple will start to receive Leopard Macs (Leopard on DVD, and installed, but no Tiger) produced after Oct 26 that get shipped back from the stores after buyers have returned them. Those returns to Apple, and Apple's refurbishment process, do not occur overnight. Those Leopard Macs will not be able to run Tiger, or if they will run it, it will not be supported by Apple (no phone support/no warranty until Leopard would be installed).
Refer to this Apple Support article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25497
There are some (lower-priced) Mac Pros sold with the slower processor option, but they are seldom seen on the refurb list, and sell quickly when do appear. One would certainly sell within minutes of being placed on the list this close to the holidays. (A good alternative at a close price w/o sales tax: eBay 250194178376)
There are others besides Apple selling the older production Macs and advertising that they have Tiger on them, not Leopard. (From a third party, I very recently purchased a Mac Pro NIB with Tiger only.) Those units will be available less and less as each day goes by. I have purchased a Leopard family pack for possible future use.
Don't wait too long to make up your mind, or the choice will no longer be available for you:) A mid-priced Mac Pro might be one of the last G5s, so you might want to look at eBay item 120191603098 (I have no affiliation on either eBay item, just a bystander).
Message was edited by: myhighway
As to the question iMac vs Mac Pro or G5 - do you already have a display for a tower? A big factor in the decision.
Message was edited by: myhighway

Migrating from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion Server

Hi all. I kinda drop in and out of this forum, mostly when I've got a puzzler that I can't figure out. My journey from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion was a little slow. I tried to make the transition from Snow Leopard to Lion and failed, but this time I made it and I thought I'd share a little scratchpad post I wrote to document what I did. Mostly this is about adding back a few things that I really need. Here's the list of stuff that I added back:
Firewall management (IceFloor)
MySQL
Webmail, email filtering rules and email aliases (RoundCube)
"Group" emails (short, multi-recipient email exploders)
Mailing lists (Mailman)
I also dramatically improved reliability by adding a lot of memory, and doing nightly-restarts of the machine.
Here's a link to the post
http://www.haven2.com/index.php/archives/migrating-from-snow-leopard-server-to-o sx-server-mountain-lion
I'm happy to report that the new server has been running for a month or so and all seems fine. Whew. A long journey. Thanks to all of you who posted things that helped me along the way. Hopefully this will return the favor.

Moving from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion means first installing the client (non-Server) version of Mountain Lion and then install Server.app this means that for at least part of the process you will not be running DNS, DHCP or Open Directory.
If you are going to end up using the same DNS name and IP address after the change then an approach you could follow would be as follows.
Destroy any Open Directory replicas
Archive your Open Directory Master (to make a backup)
Note down your DNS records in case they get messed up
Export via Workgroup Manager your users, and groups (you might not need this but better safe than sorry), make sure you do not include the diradmin account
Keep a full back of the server (you should always have backups)
Note down your DHCP server settings in case they get messed up
Note down any other service settings
Install Mountain Lion
Install Server.app
Install Workgroup Manager (extra free download)
Run Server.app
Make sure settings for services are as much as possible the same as before
If your lucky that may be all you need to do, otherwise...
Restore Open Directory archive, if your lucky that will be all you need to do, otherwise...
Make new Open Directory Master
Run Workgroup Manager
Import users and groups you previously exported
You will then have to set passwords for each user as these are not preserved via Workgroup Manager export
When I did this, I was also being forced to change all my IP addresses so I had no choice but to use Workgroup Manager to export and import accounts.

Please help, After mac 10.5.8 mail server migrated to snow leopard server?

Hi,
All my old emails date has changed to the date on which i migrated to snow leopard server, all the old emails show as they arrived on 31st of Dec 2009.
How do I fix it. Very Very important to me to have the arrived date.
Please help
Thanks,
Gulab Pasha

here is a link of other users having wrong date problems after upgrading to 10.6
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2134525
Some people have managed to fix their date problems. The easiest workaround is to add the column "Date Sent" under (View->Columns->Date Sent) in mail.app and to sort by the send date not the received date.
Hope this helps

Is it possible to migrate from snow leopard to lion?

My son just received his new Macbook Pro (15 "); he is running Snow Leopard on his 2008 model Macbook Pro. Is it possible to migrate from Snow Leopard to Lion using the setup assistant or does he have to upgrade to Lion first?

John Boley wrote:
CS and others in his college work and I have read elsewhere it is best to reinstall those programs.
True. 10.7 is a different animal and most all software has to be installed from fresh sources preferred. (cleans things up too)
There is CS6 now for 10.7, just released.
Check for comptability here, then make the decision if it's worth migrating the programs or not.
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Will the setup assistant "automatically" try to transfer everything?
I don't know, I never used it.
Too hard core old school to use Apple's gimmicky and problematic software.
I rather clean install a new machine, only manually transfering files from the old one, cleaner setup that way and no hidden surprises or performance issues.

Problem connecting with VPN after migrated to SNOW LEOPARD SERVER,

Hi,
I recently migrated to Snow Leopard server, I have a strange issue when connecting to the VPN Server.
Please find the below error.
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : CHAP peer authentication succeeded for jasmine
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : DSAccessControl plugin: User 'jasmine' authorized for access
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : MPPE required, but keys are not available. Possible plugin problem?
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : sent LCP TermReq id=0x2 \"MPPE required but not available\"
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : Connection terminated.
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : Connect time 0.0 minutes.
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : Sent 0 bytes, received 0 bytes.
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : PPTP disconnecting...
Fri Jan 1 14:38:22 2010 : PPTP disconnected
2010-01-01 14:38:22 IST --> Client with address = 192.168.1.76 has hungup
Please let me know what is the cause and how can i fix it.
Thanks,
Gulab Pasha

Did you turn on the Printer Sharing in the "Share" preferences panel?
And, for Windows computers to access your printer, they need to install "Bonjour for Windows", which is a part of the iTunes+Quicktime install package, I believe.
Alternatively, you can turn on SMB sharing on your Mac, which is also in the "Share" preferences panel. You first highlight and turn on "File Sharing", then there is an "Options..." button to the right, clicke it and check the checkbox of "Share files and folder via SMB (Windows)".

Iphoto wont start after migration from snow leopard to mountain lion

Hello everyone hope you can help me, I've migrate from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion and my IPhoto (8.1.2) won't start, I cant reinstall from app store because it came with the copy of Snow Leopard already instaled on my Imac...And I cant find the original Disc, so anyone can help ? felling desperate...

You should be able to Software Update and that will bring your iPhoto up to date.
iPhoto was 9.2.3 at 10.6.8, so I don't know why yours was stuck at 8.1.2
However you can stick the #2 10.6 disk into your machine and should be able to run the bundled app installer.
If that doesn't work there is Pacifist from CharlesSoft that you can extract iPhoto and replace your corrupted one, then run Software Update to bring it current.
Once you have replaced iPhoto, rebuild the database
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638
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