Mountain Lion and early 2009 iMac?
I'm running the following iMac:
24-inch, Early 2009
Processor 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 512 MB
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)
Has anyone else with this iMac updated to Mountain Lion?
If Mavericks is not compatible with some of your software, Mountain Lion is also probably not compatible. No slow down from 10.6.
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
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Incorrect link to "OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mountain Lion and earlier". Should be http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6025
I think the OP is saying OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mountain Lion and earlier (which should be a link to HT4889) just links back to OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mavericks (HT5872).
It does indeed do that, & HT4889 seems to be MIA. -
time machine backup to new iMac
Yes, however it's always wise to update your apps to ensure you have the most up-to-date version. Use Setup Assistant to migrate your data, apps and settings to the new iMac, simply follow the on-screen directions. If the new machine has already arrived and you have already run Setup Assistant, connect the TM backup to the new machine and run Migration Assistant (a cousin of Setup Assistant) and follow the on-screen directions. You can find Migration Assistant in Applications - Utilities - Migrations Assistant or you can use the keyboard shortcut of Command + Spacebar and type "Migration Assistant".
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I think I finished installing Mountain Lion, and am at the "log in" page with the Mountain Lion icon, but I cannot do any of the functions on screen. That is, I cannot log in, sleep, restart, or shut down. I am running it on an Early 2009 Macbook Pro, which is said to have the capabilities of running Mountain Lion.
BrettGoudy wrote:
...Is there any way I can install a partition that runs snow leopard on my early 2011 MB pro with what I have (new SSD, New RAM, Current version Lion running, no external drive, lack of original snow leopard disks [I lost them ] and the general 10.6.3 snow leopard boot disks)...
As the last post suggests, call Apple and order a replacement original disc for about $17. They will ask you the model and serial numbers.
Your retail version of Snow Leopard OS 10.6.3 will not work on that Mac as it requires a minimum of OS X 10.6.7 to boot and operate.
Another alternative is to again borrow another Mac to install your retail Snow Leopard into an external HD or partition, upgrade it to 10.6.8 and then clone it back to a partition on your MBP. -
I purchased Apple TV yesterday strictly to mirror my desktop to my TV. Now I find out my desktop is not supported? How can I mirror my iMac to my Apple TV? I am running Mountain Lion and the iMac is a 2.8 GHz with intel core 2 duo from early 2008.
Thanks for your help!You cannot officially do this Apple's way as they do not support your computer for Airplay.
There is a software solution called Airparrot that you may want to demo:
http://airparrot.com
Some people are pleased with it othes not so much.
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I have a white macbook purchased early 2008. I'm updated to ver. 10.6.8 can I upgrade to the new mountain lion and will it operate?
It doesn't appear to be Mountain Lion compatible. See below.
Your Mac must be one of the following models:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
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I upgraded my imac to OS Mountain Lion and now the Seagate Goflex external HDD is not recognised
I upgraded the iMac to Mountain Lion and it does not recognize the Seagate Goflex External HDD that I was working from earlier. I do not want to buy a special program since the Goflex HDD was working on both mac and Windows without any problems before the upgrade. The Goflex HDD is still working on my Macbook pro so there is no problem in the HDD. Is there something that needs to be activated... Please help
A bit more info for those of you reading this.... the problem seemed to be in iTunes. For each connected device , if I clicked on the Photo option I could no longer select the second radio button for limiting the photos by Events, Albums, etc. It was an all or nothing deal. But selecting all would cause the error.
So I had read the other forum posts about the "&" symbol being the cause of the problem. I went through iPhoto and made all of the changes. It did not work. I then looked at iTunes, using the AlbumData2.xml file listed in the other forums as a reference. I found one album with the "&". I edited that one. Still would not work. So then I spent 3 hours on the phone with AppleCare last week. I talked with 4 different advisors. None of them had heard about the "&" error from the forums. We tried everything in iPhoto including repair and rebuild. Finally we created a whole new library and reimported my master photos from my original one. Using this option would allow me to now check off that radio button in iTunes. BUT... I now lost all of my albums and events and would need to rebuid them. I was not happy. They agreed and we set up time to talk this week.
So today I talked with AppleCare again. They now have more info and said the problem has to do with iTunes and the new iPhoto 9.4. It does not like the "&" symbol anywhere in either iPhoto or iTunes. So they now have me going through everything in my iTunes library. Genre is OK but any other item cannot have " & ". I have several dozen to edit and will do it over the weekend and then restore my original iPhoto Library and see if I can finally get it all to sync. I will let you know how I make out, but apparently you need to eliminate " & " from every entry in iTunes and iPhoto.
Quality control is not up to par with Apple these days. -
Want to clean and reinstall my early 2009 IMAC, but have Snow Leopard and no discs
Have an Early 2009 IMAC. My daughter (14, and an indiscriminate clicker of "OK" buttons on pop ups to get rid of them) has been using it for a year, and is it is now running very slowly, locking up, etc. I am not particularly computer savvy, but would like to do a full clean of hard drive and reinstall. Can't find the Snow leapard discs (My current OS X is 10.6.8), but want to go to yosemite to match my more current mac air. Questions:
1. Yosemite haters, I know there are people who feel that this is a risk, but otherwise this thing is pretty much an attractive paper weight.
2. I could upgrade my RAM to 8 GB (only has 2 slots being an early 2009), is that necessary? I would rather just upgrade and see how it goes.
3. I have backed up to time machine.
4. Yes, I bought a cheap PC (boo hiss) for my daughter, but at least she won't be touching this one anymore
Below is my system information from Etrecheck.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 26, 2014 9:31:48 AM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac9,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0:30:14
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0 disk0 : (931.51 GB)
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.86 GB (644.62 GB free)
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.marvell.kext.USBGenericPrinterClass (1.0.0) [Support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Details]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.hp.printerAgent.plist [Support]
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYLI: Version: 2.1.0.1 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 2.1.0.1 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.0 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071503000004 [Support]
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Support]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
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Flash Player [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
20% storeagent
3% Safari
2% App Store
1% WindowServer
0% ps
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
116 MB App Store
112 MB WebProcess
60 MB mds
52 MB WindowServer
36 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.10 GB Free RAM
650 MB Active RAM
286 MB Inactive RAM
256 MB Wired RAM
346 MB Page-ins
197 KB Page-outs
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Dec 26, 2014, 09:02:06 AM Self test - passedYou need to get rid of MacKeeper (Zeobit). Do not use their uninstaller, follow the instructions here ...
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/
When that is done there does not appear to be a lot wrong if you correct the red ink entries.
The 4Gb is sufficient for Yosemite though 6 or 8 Gb would be better. You may find the download slow so be prepared. -
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, Safari on my iMac and my MBA is showing mobile websites
While using the Safari browser on my iMac today, I was redirected to the mobile version of a website repeatedly. Just to see if it was something specific to my iMac, I tried the same website on my MBA and it did the same thing. Both have been upgraded to Mountain Lion. The website in specific is the www.audiusa.com website and I clicked on the Q5 link at the top. Can someone else please try this and let me know what happens? Also, if anyone has any ideas how to prevent this it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
SteveI get the same thing. It works on other versions of Safari. I spoke to Audi USA today and the lady there was very emphatic that it must work as it works on her Mac at home. I asked if she had upgraded to Mountain Lion and she said no.
So it would appear that Audi website logic is something along the lines of - if safari browser variant unknown then assume mobile.
Audi USA lady noted my input. I did not get the impression that she believed me. -
I have both Mac OS Mountain Lion and Windows 8.1 32-bit installed....The machine is Macbook Mid 2009...Whatever i do i can't install and use bootcamp on the Windows side.........Apple Support says it only supports Windows 64-bit which my machine cannot install.......and when i tried to install Bootcamp 4 it says it only supports Windows 7 .........Is there no way to install and use Bootcamp without buying another computer?
Boot Camp - Apple Support
Boot Camp- System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems -
How do I install Mountain Lion on both my iMac Desktop and my wifes MacBook
How do I install Mountain Lion on both my iMac Desktop and my wifes MacBook Pro?
Open the app store, purchase ML. go to second computer open app store select purchases at the top and click download. This is provided both computers use the same account.
http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/ -
I have a 15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Early 2008) running OSX Lion 10.7.5.
I want to erase the Hard Drive, install Mountain Lion, and manually restore select applications and files.
Is there a known procedure to do this? Any tips or feedback?1. Make a backup, open App Store and purchase Mountain Lion. When its download finishes, close the installer and open Lion Diskmaker to create a bootable USB drive with Mountain Lion.
2. Press Option key while your Mac is starting, select the external drive and open Disk Utility.
3. Select Macintosh HD in the sidebar and erase the drive.
4. Close the window and install Mountain Lion -
my imac is running mountain lion and last night i downloaded maverick. in midst of installing it, it said a powerPC app microsoft word would not work so i canceled the install for the time being. my questions is if i choose to finish installing maverick does that mean i will nevver be able to access word documents stored on my desktop? or do the word docs automatically convert to pages or what? i am so confused. would i be better off just sticking with mountain lion and send the maverick install to the trash? hoping someone will be able to answer my question though i am afraid the response is likely to be just stick with mountain lion so you can keep using word. i had been looking forward to maverick but it seems pretty drastic to not have access to microsoft word anymore by switching to maverick. hope someone has an answer so i can have the best of both worlds so to speak!
thanks for your response Csound1 on the peninsula ... if i go ahead and install maverick and then download LibreOffice or OpenOffice will i then be able to access old microsoft word saved documents on my deskstop through those two free alternatives? i am not that knowledgeable about these things so i am not sure if you are saying i will just be able to use libreoffice or openoffice for creating new documents or whether i can access the saved microsoft docs? are they transferred to OO or LO or what and if editing of the old word docs is needed can i do that through the OO and LO programs or apps (see i am not even sure if i am using the correct vocabulary!) hope you can answer this as quick as the first question, so i can decide to stick with mountain lion and trash the maverick install or proceed with maverick install and hoppe that my microsoft word docs are still accessible through OO or LO or adding to myquestion will pages on maverick be able to open the old word documents? thanks again!
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Last week I've install Mac OS X Mountain Lion and then after the installation finish my IMAC start up in verbose mode. How can I turn off this mode and start my IMAC normally. I've try to key in the code "sudo nvram boot-args=" in terminal also.
Thank you for all of your answer.I've seen it mentioned on here that a PRAM reset may solve it:
Reset PRAM
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P and R.
You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys. -
I've updated to Mountain Lion and now my videos won't play. OSX 10.8.4 iMac 20" 2 GHz 4 GB SDRAM
I've updated to Mountain Lion and now my videos won't play. OSX 10.8.4 iMac 20" 2 GHz 4 GB SDRAM
Since you haven't answered any question yet, I'll add another to the list.
What version of OS X were you running prior to the upgrade?
Allan
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