No "lo" line in /etc/rc.conf after a fresh install?

I just did a reinstall of Arch this morning using 2007.08-2 ftp installation CD and noticed that there is no 'lo' line in /etc/rc.conf. Is this intentional? I've manually added the 'lo' line back into /etc/rc.conf but I still would like to know whether this is intentional or simply some unintended error or bug? Sorry if there's already a thread on this issue.

zodmaner wrote:
Ah, I see. Thanks for clearing that up, thayer. So it's safe to remove them (again ), right?
Also, we should update the wiki to reflect this change (since the wiki still talks about lo line).
Fixed Beginner's Guide and Network articles to reflect this change.

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Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 2 days 3:4:35
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 319.21 GB
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 disk2 : (8.09 GB)
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. iPhone
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.robohippo.HippoConnectDaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] cx.pow.firewall.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.robohippo.HippoConnectAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] cx.pow.powd.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
Internet Plug-ins:
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
          Trusteer Endpoint Protection 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old Applications:
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                    Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Epson Printer Utility 4:          Version: 9.17 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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                    Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
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          Smultron:          Version: 3.8.4 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine Backups [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 412.18 GB
                    Total number of backups: 4
                    Oldest backup: 2014-01-07 12:40:04 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-01-20 17:50:35 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Excellent
                              Backup size 412.18 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
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          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
              17%          Mail
               8%          mtmd
               5%          mds_stores
               3%          mds
               2%          iTunes
Top Processes by Memory:
          217 MB          Mail
          184 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          139 MB          softwareupdated
          115 MB          mds_stores
          106 MB          Google Chrome
Virtual Memory Information:
          186 MB          Free RAM
          1.21 GB          Active RAM
          983 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.07 GB          Wired RAM
          7.85 GB          Page-ins
          326 MB          Page-outs

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Safest way to go after a fresh install of iTunes and Windows

I had to wipe my PC, and my XML file got corrupted and the itl file lost. I went to sync just before I wiped it and got, the message about being able to sync to one library at a time.
As I'm starting from zero again will the iPod recognise the new library as "fresh" and I'll have to wipe the iPod of all the tracks on it?. Which isn't really a problem, as they're all backed up on my external HD.
Or can I put all my music back into iTunes with ratings, and hope the iPod accepts the fresh install?
Which is the best way to go? Empty iTunes and wipe the iPod and start from scratch? Or try and hope it recognises the new install?

These links will give you several methods of recovering whatever songs remain on your iPod; some free, some third-party software, some more comprehensive for restoring Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, etc. Read them and their associated links before deciding on a strategy that works for you. There are many various third-party software programs that will offer a more robust process, or an easier GUI. Do a Google search for them if the links below leave you wanting…
Don King Resurrected: Deleted files from hard drive (free user steps – music recovery only)
MacMuse: Computer Crashed (free user steps – music recovery only)
Copying music from iPod to computer (a primer on various methods and software)
Copying Songs from Your iPod to a Mac or PC (resource for 3rd party software)
iPodRip Software (Free trial: Mac & Windows)
PodUtil Software (Mac & Windows)
YamiPod Software (Free: Mac & Windows)
PodPlus Software (Windows)
TuneJack Software (Windows)
XPlay (Windows software For Music Recovery &/or Cross-Platform Functionality)
XPlay Photo Browser (For recovering Photos)
After recovering your Library, strongly consider developing a thorough and frequent backup strategy for just this type of situation (and many other potential disasters).
You need at least two full sets of your music, not including what is on the iPod:
a) One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
b) One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
c) One (full or partial) set on the iPod
Music files on just the iPod and only one other medium is not considered having any backup.
If you cannot store your complete music files on the computer’s internal HD, then create and maintain at least two external sets (any multiple combinations of ExHDs, DVDs, CDs).
Backup both the music files and the Library database file (iTunes Library.itl). What are the iTunes Library files?
Here is a post on developing a thorough Backup Strategy
Best of Luck

How can i gain access to my data on a Time Capsule after a fresh install of Mavericks? I can't access any backups through Time Machine... They appear purple/transparent, and I can't even select them to view their contents. PLEASE HELP!!!

So, I've got several thousand photos, and a decent amount of videos of my daughter, along with a lot of stuff for work stored on my Time Capsule, and now I can't access any of it. I did a fresh install of Mavericks on my MacBook Pro last week sometime, and haven't been able to figure out how to get my files back. Please Help!!! My daughter is 2 and a half, and every picture/video I have of her is locked on this thing. I was planning on making some photo/video projects fo my wife for Christmas, and now I'm definitely not going to be able to pull it off. Her birthday is at the end of January, though, so if I could have it by then, that would rule!
Basically, the bar on the right of the screen has some gray dates, which I can access (all backups after the Mavericks install), and purple dates that go all the way back to March (when I originally purchased and began using the TC) which deny me access/viewing. It's possible that I created a slightly different user name when I reset my MacBook, which I guess is most likely the cause, but I have no idea what to do now to correct it. Thanks for taking the time!

Mavericks does really nasty stuff..
Try manually mounting the sparsebundle and extract the files you want.
Yet another Pondini reference. http://pondini.org/TM/15.html
We have avoided Mavericks you see knowing that it would cause these kinds of issues..
You never ever load a new OS without doing a disk image beforehand.. TM is not reliable enough or trustworthy to be depended on.
If none of the above work..
I would get a USB drive on the computer and install Mountain Lion or whatever OS you had before you unfortunately upgraded to Mavericks.. Then use TM from that decent installation but mount the sparsebundle and choose the backup from a date well before mavericks was installed.
Once you have extracted the files.. or even done a full restore you might be able to extract the files you want.

Retrieving old sites after a fresh install

Hi. I made a couple of web sites on iWeb 08 and my hard drive got hosed and i had to do a complete re-install, but have a backup of my ~/home and ~/Library.... What do i have to copy over from my back up to get iWeb to see my sites when i launch the application? I thought i had it all copied over but when i launch iWeb, there is no sign of my old sites and pages. I am guessing that some things are in ~/home/Library and maybe some in ~/Library Application Support and some in ~/Sites....
further wrinkle, i was using 10.4 when i made the sites. I am now running 10.5.2 (no point in installing an out of date OS if you are forced to do a fresh install).

How odd. Despite backup all of ~/Library and having a ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain file double clicking it gets me nothing.
so... looking back to an older (and sadly somewhat out of date) i found a Domain.sites2 file and stuck that in ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb
and that works....
Somehow my Domain.sites got emptied.
I did indeed copy the right thing since i remembered that iWeb put the files in a non-obvious place yet somehow the Domain.sites i backed up was an empty one. I must have done something wrong before the back up, i know that i did update to iWeb '08 after making that site so maybe that blew away my old Domain.sites file or something... i dunno.
Well ... i guess it i did get version of this site back. I have to say i am not fond of how iWeb handles this all, this would be the second time i lost some work in iWeb due to a lack of understanding of how it works and where it stores things. It would be nice if us iWork, .mac folks could have a more robust and clear way of backing up, storing, retrieving, recreating our web sites. Considering that i am using .mac to host my site, and that i am using iWeb to make the site, you would think having all the code there you could hit a button to slurp the site back down to iWeb and have the web site itself serve as a back up. Also ... why can't it reconstruct based on the ~/Site folder?
Well i am back in biz... i will check and back up more carefully next time.

Can't start X, libXaw.so.8 missing after a fresh install of Arch/xorg

Hello,
i just did a fresh Install of Arch and also installed the xorg Package plus the fitting driver for my GFX card.
did the usual stuff, configured x11 and now when i try to run x, following error pops up:
xterm: error while loading shared libraries: libXaw.so.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or direcotry
libXaw is installed, also 100% sure the right drivers for my card are installed (nvidia for a GF8400M)
Any help on this?

i had the same issue; after conky crashed X on me i was getting the above error whenever i tried to start xterm. i reinstalled libxaw, xorg, xterm, all to no avail; finally, desperately i tried:
sudo cp libXaw.so.7 libXaw.so.8
and that fixed it; i know, terrible right? i haven't noticed any negative side effects yet (it's been two weeks or so); i can simply remove libXaw.so.8 to reverse what i did (and re-break xterm), but what's the actual way to fix this?

How to get back installed apps after a fresh install?

I would like to start a new installation, format Macintosh HD and reinstalling Snow Leopard. From that point carry on with Lion, Mountain Lion and, eventually but not sure, Mavericks. After the new install could be problems retriving all intalled apps from Applestore?
Thanks

My imac started with Snow Leopard, then after Lion and Mountain Lion i accepted the upgrade to Mavericks and i didn't appreciate the new interface and usage of some apps, i.e. iMovie. Meanwhile, even before Mavericks, os was slowing down, but even if a bit annoying and unusual still accetable. Consider that i have installed a bunch of apps regularly purchased, mainly fom Applestore. No fancy gadgets. So, as i didn't like that much Mavericks decided to restore from Time Machine. Possibly was a mistake and now i have an enviroment i feel i can't manage. Today, for instance iDvd shut down in an unaspected way three times and then i decided to reinstall. Agree Mac is not Win and, in fact, never had such a problem, but now i need, say for my interior peace, to start from a clean situation. That's why my question, what about my actally installed apps?
Thanks

IChat Inline Images No Longer Working After a Fresh Install of Snow Leopard

My roommate and I share the same computer network and iChat through Bonjour. This is mostly for us to drop data to each other as we both work - urls, images, etc. He upgraded to Snow Leopard as a completely fresh upgrade and reinstalled his existing software with no new software added. As soon as he upgraded, he could no longer receive inline images from me, and he has to go into the file transfer window to see the images. I can see inline images from him with no problems. I can't upgrade to Snow Leopard at this time. How do we fix his image problem?

I have not set my Snow Leopard computer to Not Start Up iChat if it is Quit (unstarted on computer start up) when someone IMs me. (Off line Messaging.)
I get sent a File when I am Off line on a Sunday if I miss a particular group chat on Saturdays.
I never seem to get a Chat started as this Group Chat has finished.
The Last Group chat I was in though does pop up as per my Setting for Saved Transcripts.
It is a File not a pic.
It is not "in a Chat" either.
I am not sure how close my situation is to what you describe as to Closed Windows for the Bonjour Buddy list or other factors (there is no Off Line Messaging for Bonjour but the Buddy List Window can be closed)
I regard it a a partial replication.
It may give clues.
7:59 PM Sunday; September 27, 2009
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

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I recently formatted my hard drive and installed a fresh copy of Windows 7. Before doing it, I made sure that my Firefox profile was synced up and my bookmarks were in the "cloud" as I thought. I was under the assumption that Firefox Sync works just like Chrome sync in a sense that it stores all of my bookmarks, etc. in the cloud. I do not sync my bookmarks with any other device. It's just one laptop with a sync profile set up on it. To my surprise, when I installed a fresh copy of Firefox and initiated a sync, I was prompted to pair my laptop with another device and enter some kind of a code. I was expecting to enter my username and password and have my bookmarks restored. Plain and simple.
I might have been wrong in my assumptions, but if there is any way I can restore my previous bookmarks please let me know how to do it. It would be a shame if I lose all of my bookmarks permanently.

Hi Philipp,
Thanks for your prompt answer. When setting up Firefox I did just that: ''firefox > options > sync > set-up sync > i have an account > i don't have the device with me''. I was able to log in with my username and password, bypassing the need for the recovery key, but it didn't do anything. None of my previous bookmarks were restored as result of it. If I go to ''firefox > options > sync'', it says that I'm signed in, but it has no effect on the bookmarks.
Your first sentence is key though. I misunderstood what Firefox Sync actually does. It's a shame that it ONLY keeps multiple devices in sync. It should do more than that and allow me to restore my bookmarks, passwords, etc. from the cloud. Just like Google Chrome does.
The bottom line is, I don't see a clear way of restoring my bookmarks, since I wasn't syncing them with any other device to begin with.

How can I reinstall iPhoto? It's crashing after a fresh install of Leopard

I ran software update and did the 10.5.1 update. The disk utility finds no problems. Created a new account and iPhoto crashes there before it finishes launching. Everything else seems to be working. Is there anyway to just reinstall iPhoto from the Leopard DVD without redoing the whole install... that takes a very long time.

Lynn:
First try deleting the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder and try launching iPhoto again.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Some filters doesn't seem to work right after a fresh install

Hi,
I just begin learning Motion and I am having some problem when following the Apple Pro Training Series book.
Certain filters don't seem to work properly, I cannot add these filters by using the "Add Filter" method, they don't even have a preview image when I click on them in the library.
I first thought there might be something wrong with my computer, so I re-install the entire OS, but after I installed motion, same problem still persist.
anyone have an idea on what's causing this problem?
Thanks!

Sorry I didn't post a complete list at my first post, when I first encountered this problem, I thought there are only several filters that's not behaving properly, but after checking out each and everyone of them now. I began to think there's something wrong during the installation of Motion.
I'll try to re-install it again, and check on the installer log.
Here is the list:
Blur
Circle Blur, Compound Blur, Gradient Blur, Radial Blur, Variable Blur
Color Correction
Colorize, Equalize, Negative, Saturate, Tint.
Distortion
Black Hole, Bulge, Disc Warp, Droplet, Fun House, Glass Block, Glass Distortion, Poke, Ring Lens, Ring Warp, Sphere, Starburst,
Glow
Gloom, Glow,
Stylize
Circle Screen, Edge Work, Edges, Halftone, Hatched Screen, Highpass, Line Screen, Texture Screen, Wavy Screen
Tiling
Parallelogram Tile, Perspective Tile
Thanks!

Firefox 24.0 will not start in Win 7 64bit environment on Dell N5010 i3 Inspiron after upgrade/fresh instal

My Computer Notebook is a Dell N5010 Inspiron with an i3 processor running a Win 7 64bit OS. Firefox has always run smoothly on it. I could not exactly determine when it started failing to open after each attempt to start but I think it was when I accepted the offer to upgrade to Firefox 24.0. I have since then upgraded at least 5 times without any change in performance. From another customer experience in the Support website I downloaded the Setup file and tried fresh installation with the same result. What I have not tried is removal of the Profile because I do not know how to replace the Profile file.

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