Preparation and installation question

Hi Guys, Just got my Leopard O/S, and have couple of questions.
I want to clone my Tiger O/S using Super Duper, onto an empty 500GB drive, then use this new clone as the O/S (removing the original O/S drive to keep as a backup in case I have problems) to upgrade to Leopard.
If the above is feasible? and is upgrade the way to go?
how do I change the O/S drive making the new clone the current O/S?
Regards Denisimo
Message was edited by: Denisimo

Thanks Michael, I have two 500GB drives and two 250GB drives, I was thinking that it would pay to set up on one of these initially and then move my photographic data on the other drive to one of my 250Gb's to free it off for Time Machine. I'm quiet happy to to a clean installation then put my apps on after. I don't suppose there are any problems with that rout other than taking more time. As to MS office and Photoshop CS3 i'm not sure if they will be problems reinstalling them though as they may think i'm putting them on another computer if I do the Fresh Insallation! Do you think that will be the case?

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Hi,
I want to move up to Arch from Mint and PCLOS but the installation routine has me a little apprehensive. I always read reviews of Arch Linux and sometimes the reviewers give the impression that the installation is not for newbies. I am not a newbie anymore but I don't have a lot of time to tinker or learn - just the facts.
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Thanks,
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The documentation for installing Arch is pretty good. I found that I did have to hunt around a bit at times to get everything set up, but it is all there if you look. You can be up and running quite quickly if you know what you're doing. If you don't, you might be in for a long afternoon.
The main difference between an Arch installation and say, PCLOS, is that with PCLOS, the install is always going to end up with a KDE desktop, KDM, sound, etc, so they can automate most of the process for you. Arch is completely ala carte, so to get a KDE workstation, you have to do the base install, add a user and configure them, install X, add support for your graphics card, configure support for sound, install HAL, install KDE, install KDE applications, set up and configure networking, and then install KDM (and I'm sure I'm leaving some stuff out).
Again, there is documentation for doing all of the above, BUT if you haven't done it before and you do things out of order, or can't figure out one of the steps, you can get stuck for a very long time.
What was your reason for wanting to ditch PCLOS in the first place? Just something different or did you have something in mind?
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brjoon1021 wrote:
Hi,
I want to move up to Arch from Mint and PCLOS but the installation routine has me a little apprehensive. I always read reviews of Arch Linux and sometimes the reviewers give the impression that the installation is not for newbies. I am not a newbie anymore but I don't have a lot of time to tinker or learn - just the facts.
So, Is the installation process challenging for the averagely intelligent person with some Linux experience with the easier distros like Mint and PCLOS ? Also, how is KDE 4.1 working out on Arch ? I would definitely like to try it if it is up to snuff now. I read that 4.0 release was pretty bad.
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Distribution Kit and Installation Question

I have an app that I built with LabWindows/CVI 2009. I also built a distribution kit for it.
How can I indicate in my distribution kit that I want to be able to install the same version or an earlier version over an existing version? My customers in the field may need to "repair" a corrupt file by reinstalling a version "over itself".
Thank you.

I would not recommend the "side-by-side" option in this case.
I think that the simplest solution is to tell them to uninstall and then reinstall in the rare cases where a corrupt file needs to be fixed, but that is probably how the issue is addressed now.
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--Ian

Abap tools and Installation question

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Your help is very much appreciated.

hi,
Welcome To SDN!!.
Check the Forum for ABAP help, there are so many links,,
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My MacBook Air becomes unresponsive when logging in, and I decided to reinstall OS X Lion. When running the installer from OS X Recovery, it gave the error message "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again."

My MacBook Air becomes unresponsive when logging in, and I decided to reinstall OS X Lion. When running the installer from OS X Recovery, it gave the error message "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again."
Checking in the log revealed the following error:
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A: my MacBook Air becomes unresponsive when logging in, and I decided to reinstall OS X Lion. When running the installer from OS X Recovery, it gave the error message "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again."

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e.g. date 1219195613
Exit terminal (type exit). Retry the installation.

SBO Ebook: Certification and Interview Questions and Answers

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Thanks for your observation, comment and review.
1. As a matter of fact, since many features of SAP B1 has not changed, just as you asserted, I took cognizance of new enhancements to the solution over the various releases, especially as it relates to the functionalities. By extension however, most questions for prior releases applies to the successor release.
Furthermore, there was a mix-up in the download. Ideally, you should have three sections in the book. Section I (release 2004, by extension - 2005 and 2007 releases); Section II (release 2005, by extension - 2007 release) and Section III (release 2007). The document has been reviewed. Hence, everyone that bought the book before 29th of April 2008 should visit my [blog|http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/sap/kehinde/archives/sap-business-one-solution-consultant-ebook-review-notice-24053] on how to get a copy of the revised version within 24 hours at no extra cost. I regret any inconveniences. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON THIS FORUM.
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OS X Panther "Prepares for installation" but nothing happens afterwards.

Hi,
Long story short, I tried updating my computer without checking My computer would actually allow it. Couldn't find my Panther discs so my brother leant me his 10.1 discs and it booted and the installation went fine but now I have the Panther discs i'm having a problem starting up.
It opens in the desktop and tells me to restart my computer, which i do... I hold down C and after a few minutes it shows the loading screen which says it's preparing for installation. Unfortunately that's all it does, the screen goes blue and I am left with the symbol which says it's doing something. I left it for a few hours and came back to find it was still doing the exact same thing as when I left it.
I've also tried starting using the option key and selecting the disc but it goes through the same procedure and doesn't progress.
I know the disc drive works because I checked by playing CDs DVDs (not to mention starting from the 10.1 disc)
It wouldn't be so bad but trying to find all the updates for 10.1.5 is a nuisance and it's strange going backwards from 10.3 to 10.1.
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Help!

Leah:
The black ones say Version 10.3
That's great. I will give you step-by-step directions to reformat and erase the HDD, and then install Panther (10.3), then update Panther to 10.3.9. This process will destroy everything on your HDD, so if you don't have an up-do-date backup, post back and let me know. (Question: Do you have an external firewire HDD for backing up?) Otherwise you can just go ahead. It looks difficult because laying it out step-by-step makes it look long and complicated. However, I suggest you first read the procedure through a couple of times, then post back with any questions.
Formatting, Partitioning Zeroing a Hard Disk Drive
Warning! This procedure will destroy all data on your Hard Disk Drive. Be sure you have an up-to-date, tested backup of at least your Users folder and any third party applications you do not want to re-install before attempting this procedure.
Boot from the install CD holding down the "C" key.
Select language
Go to the Utilities menu (Tiger) Installer menu (Panther & earlier) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
Select Partition tab in main panel. (You are about to create a single partition volume.)
Select number of partition in pull-down menu above Volume diagram.
(Note: 1 partition is normally better for an internal HDD. External HDDs usually have more than one. See Dr. Smoke’s FAQ Backup and Recovery for tips on partitioning external HDD.)
Type in name in Name field (usually Macintosh HD)
Select Volume Format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Click Partition button at bottom of panel.
Select Erase tab
Optional: (Select the sub-volume under Manufacturer ID (usually Macintosh HD).
Check to be sure your Volume Name and Volume Format are correct.
Select on Security Options button (Tiger) Options button (Panther & earlier).
Select Zero all data. (This process will map out bad blocks on your HDD. However, it could take several hours. If you want a quicker method, don't go to Security Options and just click the Erase button.)
Click OK.
Click Erase button
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Choose to Customize and deselect Foreign Language Translations and Additional Printer drivers.
Check box to install X11 (Tiger) BSD Subsystems (Panther & earlier).
Proceed with installation.
After installation computer will restart for setup.
After setup, reboot computer.
Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
Select First Aid in main panel.
Click Repair Disk Permissions.
Connect to Internet.
Download and install 10.3.9 Combo Update.
Computer will restart after updates.
Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
Select First Aid in main panel.
Click Repair Disk Permissions.
Good luck.
cornelius

X79-gd45 (8d) - Windows 7 Pro x64 installation questions

Hi,
I have a MSI X79-GD45(8D) board with i7-3930k processor that I am trying to install Win 7 x64 Pro on. I have a Sandisk Xtreme 240 SSD that I will be using as a system disk and 2X WD 1TB Black SATA 6GB/s (faex) drives that I will be using in a RAID 1 configuration for storing quickbooks and other data. This machine will run a quickbooks enterprise server serving 10 people
I want to get the installation right from the get go so that I can start testing it asap. Here are the steps that I will be taking to get this going. Could you folks comment on it so that I can modify it as needed. Thanks.
I have already installed the main board, 32GB RAM, Processor, fans etc and have setup the case. It does post without issues so far. Now for the installation, I have not partitioned the SSD (intend to make use of the full 240 GB) and leave the WD disks in a Raid 1 taking up the whole disk space (no partitions).
I am installing Win 7 x64 Pro on the SSD. Here I have several questions:
1. Do I set the SATA mode to RAID or should I just leave it at AHCI? I am assuming that this board recognizes drives in AHCI mode and installs Win 7. I ask this question because I will be using two WD SATA drives in Raid 1 for storing data later. Will the SATA mode be AHCI irrespective of that fact or should I change it to RAID after installing Win 7?
2. Should I install Intel RSTe iaAHCI or iaStorA (ver RSTe_Win7_8_64bit_3.5.0.1101_F6) with the F6 option for the setup I mentioned. I know the F6 installation in Win XP, but a little confused with Win 7. I ask this because, I have read some discussions of Intel drivers vs Microsoft's version for AHCI. Raid is confusing though. Please explain in detail if you can. Appreciated.
3 If I do F6 installation, do I install the AHCI/RAID drivers again after Win 7 is installed or does Windows properly load the F6 installation?
SSD, AHCI are all new to me with this build. I have tried to educate myself, but have some of the confusions that I listed above. Please explain how I can properly install it to the spec that I outlined above.
Your time, patience and help are all appreciated. Thanks
t
core - i7 3930k
MSI X79-GD45 (8D) MB
CoolerMaster 212 Evo Directpipe cooler (push pull 2 fans)
Corsair 500R Case with fans in the front, back, side, top (lots of air movement) - Holding steady at 42 C idle (efi readings)
32GB Patriot Cas 10 1600MHz XMP certified memory (XMP enabled in efi)
Gigabyte 6670 HD video card with 1gb ddr3(this machine will be used as a QB server)
Will install Win 7 x64 pro

Quote from: tommycat95 on 16-December-12, 12:17:35
Hi,
I have a MSI X79-GD45(8D) board with i7-3930k processor that I am trying to install Win 7 x64 Pro on. I have a Sandisk Xtreme 240 SSD that I will be using as a system disk and 2X WD 1TB Black SATA 6GB/s (faex) drives that I will be using in a RAID 1 configuration for storing quickbooks and other data. This machine will run a quickbooks enterprise server serving 10 people
I want to get the installation right from the get go so that I can start testing it asap. Here are the steps that I will be taking to get this going. Could you folks comment on it so that I can modify it as needed. Thanks.
I have already installed the main board, 32GB RAM, Processor, fans etc and have setup the case. It does post without issues so far. Now for the installation, I have not partitioned the SSD (intend to make use of the full 240 GB) and leave the WD disks in a Raid 1 taking up the whole disk space (no partitions).
I am installing Win 7 x64 Pro on the SSD. Here I have several questions:
1. Do I set the SATA mode to RAID or should I just leave it at AHCI? I am assuming that this board recognizes drives in AHCI mode and installs Win 7. I ask this question because I will be using two WD SATA drives in Raid 1 for storing data later. Will the SATA mode be AHCI irrespective of that fact or should I change it to RAID after installing Win 7?
2. Should I install Intel RSTe iaAHCI or iaStorA (ver RSTe_Win7_8_64bit_3.5.0.1101_F6) with the F6 option for the setup I mentioned. I know the F6 installation in Win XP, but a little confused with Win 7. I ask this because, I have read some discussions of Intel drivers vs Microsoft's version for AHCI. Raid is confusing though. Please explain in detail if you can. Appreciated.
3 If I do F6 installation, do I install the AHCI/RAID drivers again after Win 7 is installed or does Windows properly load the F6 installation?
SSD, AHCI are all new to me with this build. I have tried to educate myself, but have some of the confusions that I listed above. Please explain how I can properly install it to the spec that I outlined above.
Your time, patience and help are all appreciated. Thanks
t
core - i7 3930k
MSI X79-GD45 (8D) MB
CoolerMaster 212 Evo Directpipe cooler (push pull 2 fans)
Corsair 500R Case with fans in the front, back, side, top (lots of air movement) - Holding steady at 42 C idle (efi readings)
32GB Patriot Cas 10 1600MHz XMP certified memory (XMP enabled in efi)
Gigabyte 6670 HD video card with 1gb ddr3(this machine will be used as a QB server)
Will install Win 7 x64 pro
1.) IF you are going to be using the mainboads raid controller for the data drive. You need to set the mode to raid for the os install as well. Unless you are going to use the extra chipset for the SSD. (Ports 7 &8) You won't be able to enable raid later w/o re-installing the os.
2.) I put the os(Install) on a usb flash drive, I also include all of the drivers on this flash drive and load the newest versions even if it detects the drive right out of the gate.
3.)Once inside the OS, you would install the irst drivers there as well. (They are combined the raid bios / drivers and os drivers)
If this isn't going to be a very high I/o server, I probably wouln't bother with the SSD but since you have it you would just use it as a non-member drive of the raid. Have a fast drive for the os, isn't going to help the server all that much as most of the I/O will be on the data drive.
If this is going to be a heavily used server(high i/o) you may want to look at a raid 5 configuration for the os and data drives. As SSD's degrade over time and aren't really optimal for contant use like in a server. Raid 5 requires 3 drives minimum and is striping and mirroring so you get the best of both worlds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels
However, the board based raid controller isn't really the best for this set up. I am fairly loyal to Adaptec Raid controllers although you need to contact Adaptec (or whoever) in regards to compatiblity as MSI doesn't test server compoents on thier desktop products.
This is the one I last used:
http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816103220
Quote
PMC-Sierra PM8013 Dual Core RAID on Chip (ROC)
Enclosure management support via LED header and SES2/ SGPIO
Intelligent Power Management – Reduces power and cooling costs by as much as 70%
512MB of DDR2 667MHz
Although it is probably overkill in your situation.
Also, look into the SAS drives as opposed to the sata drives. (if you use a raid card)
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/networking/how-sas-near-line-nl-sas-and-sata-disks-compare/5323
Also see: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/pd/Windows-Server-2012-Essentials/productID.258685800/search.true

When I try to install yosemite, it says "an error has occurred while preparing the installation. Please open the application again."

I currently have Mavericks Version 10.9.5. I have a 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5. My total storage is 250.14. I have an 8 gigabyte memory. I have done everything
When I try to use the Install OSX Yosemite, it says, "an error occurred while preparing the installation. Please open the application again."
I have gone to many websites, and have reset the PRAM, tried to change the date, but it was correct.

ov 22 10:38:30 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: Linking self-contained dmg into mutable product
Nov 22 10:38:30 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: link failed: 13 (Permission denied)
Nov 22 10:38:30 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: Opening /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg
Nov 22 10:38:32 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: Extracting boot files from /Volumes/OS X Install ESD/BaseSystem.dmg
Nov 22 10:38:33 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: Extracting Boot Bits from Inner DMG:
Nov 22 10:38:33 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: Failed to delete existing kernelcache: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "“kernelcache” couldn’t be removed because you don’t have permission to access it." UserInfo=0x608000671280 {NSFilePath=/OS X Install Data/kernelcache, NSUserStringVariant=(
Remove
), NSUnderlyingError=0x60800004a110 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
Nov 22 10:38:33 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: Ejecting disk images
Nov 22 10:38:41 Anonymous InstallAssistant[1800]: Failed to remove mutable product /OS X Install Data
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-846
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: @(#)PROGRAM:IA PROJECT:InstallAssistant-532
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Hardware: MacBookAir5,2 @ 1.80 GHz (x 4), 8192 MB RAM
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: TMPDIR=/var/folders/h5/fj7f4yjd2vbbz2qdf_3v1pcc0000gp/T/
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: SHELL=/bin/bash
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: HOME=/Users/s210095
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: USER=s210095
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: LOGNAME=s210095
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/launch-Yb3V5E/Listeners
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-sqyXdH/Render
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F6:0:0
Nov 22 10:41:37 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Env: __CHECKFIX1436934=1
Nov 22 10:41:38 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Using distribution archive from /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport/OSInstall.mpkg
Nov 22 10:41:40 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Configuring products from SharedSupport folder
Nov 22 10:41:40 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Install is double-dmg. Not adding chunklist to download list.
Nov 22 10:41:40 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Using product <OSInstallDVDProduct> based on media at /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport at distance 5
Nov 22 10:41:40 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Using product <OSInstallESDProduct> based on distribution at /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport/OSInstall.mpkg at distance 5
Nov 22 10:41:40 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Checking Software Update catalog URL http://swscan.apple.com:80/content/catalogs/others/index-10.9-mountainlion-lion- snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
Nov 22 10:41:40 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Nov 22 10:41:44 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Using product <OSSoftwareUpdateCatalogProduct> from product keys (null) at distance 25
Nov 22 10:41:48 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: LSExceptions [0x6080000a6120] unloaded
Nov 22 10:41:54 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: IATool launched
Nov 22 10:41:54 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Connected to IATool 274900
Nov 22 10:41:55 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Nov 22 10:41:55 Anonymous InstallAssistantTool[2282]: GetModel: model = MacBookAir; major rev = 5; minor rev = 2
Nov 22 10:41:55 Anonymous InstallAssistantTool[2282]: Machine appears to be AR capable
Nov 22 10:41:55 Anonymous InstallAssistantTool[2282]: Not an FDE volume, won't stash FDE
Nov 22 10:41:56 Anonymous InstallAssistantTool[2282]: Staged principal user cookie to /var/db
Nov 22 10:41:56 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Preventing machine sleep.
Nov 22 10:41:56 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Using product IA_PKSecureNetEnabledProduct <file:///OS%20X%20Install%20Data/> at distance 5
Nov 22 10:41:56 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Using mutable product path: /OS X Install Data
Nov 22 10:41:56 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Nov 22 10:41:56 --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Nov 22 10:41:56 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Retrieving 0 packages (0.000 GB)
Nov 22 10:41:56 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Verifying InstallMacOSX.pkg/InstallESD.dmg
Nov 22 10:42:14 Anonymous InstallAssistant[2252]: Finished operation queue

An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running the application again

I Have erased the hard drive of my MBP in order to perform a clean reinstall of OS X Mavericks, according to these instructions.
When I tried to reinstall, my internet connection stopped (was broadcasting via another MBP and the cable from that one got disconnected), so I restarted the erased MBP to try again. Holding command+R, it booted in internet recovery (as the recovery partition was erased along with the rest of the hard drive), but could not connect over the broadcasted WiFi, so I created a bootable USB flash drive according to these instructions on the other MBP.
This installation went smooth without any hiccups, but due to an oversight I had to do it again the next day.
I took the same steps, with the same bootable drive (I did not create a new one the first time) but this time I couldn’t get through the prepare to install phase. At the end, where the “about a second remaining” message stays for about 20 minutes, I get the “An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running the application again” message. When I quit the installer (only option at that stage) and return to Disk Utility, the internal drive on which I tried to do the installation is not visible anymore.
I tried this (after a reboot every time) with a new bootable usb drive with the same download of the OS X Mavericks installer and with a new one, each ending with the same error. The installer was downloaded on an MBP on which Mavericks is also installed, with the same Apple ID. The App Store did not allow me to change Apple ID for the Mavericks download. Can this pose a problem? It did work the first time, though.
Note that this error occurs at a different stage than the one with the same message due to the wrong date (this discussion amongst others). I also checked the date in terminal and this appears to be correct, when I consider the timezone.
Here are a few lines from the installer log (omitted similar lines and lines that could contain personal information). The most important line is the last one, indicating the error.
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-846
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: @(#)PROGRAM:IA PROJECT:InstallAssistant-476.8
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Hardware: MacBookPro9,2 @ 2.50 GHz (x 4), 4096 MB RAM
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: DYLD_NO_FIX_PREBINDING=1
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x0:0:0
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: PWD=/
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: SHLVL=1
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: __OSINSTALL_ENVIRONMENT=1
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: CI_DEFAULT_OPENCL_USAGE=0
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: OS_INSTALL=1
Jun 22 02:14:01 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Env: _=/System/Library/CoreServices/Language Chooser.app/Contents/MacOS/Language Chooser
Jun 22 02:14:38 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Using distribution archive from /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/OSInstall.mpkg
Jun 22 02:14:38 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Configuring products from SharedSupport folder
Jun 22 02:14:38 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Install is double-dmg. Not adding chunklist to download list.
Jun 22 02:14:38 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Using product <OSInstallDVDProduct> based on media at /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport at distance 5
Jun 22 02:14:38 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Using product <OSInstallESDProduct> based on distribution at /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/OSInstall.mpkg at distance 5
Jun 22 02:14:38 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Checking Software Update catalog URL https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.9-mountainlion-lion-sn owleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
Jun 22 02:14:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: JS: installCheckScript threw exception TypeError: 'null' is not an object (evaluating 'my.target.systemVersion')
Jun 22 02:14:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Jun 22 02:14:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: *** IFDCustomizationController_10_6 does not know the size of distant package at (null)
Jun 22 02:14:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: *** IFDCustomizationController_10_6 does not know the size of distant package at (null)
Jun 22 02:14:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Can not connect to /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.socket: No such file or directory
Jun 22 02:14:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Could not load Software Update catalog: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7fedd960ccc0 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7feddc866ef0 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.9-mountainlion-lion-sn owleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.9-mountainlion-lion-sn owleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}
Jun 22 02:14:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Could not fetch SWU catalog to create SWU product
Jun 22 02:14:49 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: LSExceptions [0x7fedd9446e50] unloaded
Jun 22 02:15:12 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Jun 22 02:15:12 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: *** IFDCustomizationController_10_6 does not know the size of distant package at (null)
Jun 22 02:15:12 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: *** IFDCustomizationController_10_6 does not know the size of distant package at (null)
Jun 22 02:20:55 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Created IATool object:dbe23a50
Jun 22 02:20:56 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Could not find package ref in any source for: com.apple.pkg.BaseSystemBinaries
—a lot of similar messages, but for other packages —
Jun 22 02:20:56 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Jun 22 02:21:09 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Preventing machine sleep.
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Using product IA_PKSecureNetEnabledProduct <file:///Volumes/schijf/OS%20X%20Install%20Data/> at distance 5
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Using existing boot files dir at /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/.IABootFiles
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Using mutable product path: /Volumes/schijf/OS X Install Data
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Using boot files path: /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/.IABootFiles
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Could not find package ref in any source for: com.apple.pkg.BaseSystemBinaries
—a lot of similar messages, but for other packages —
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Could not find package ref in any source for: com.apple.pkg.OSInstall
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Could not find package ref in any source for: com.apple.pkg.BaseSystemBinaries
—a lot of similar messages, but for other packages —
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Could not find package ref in any source for: com.apple.pkg.OSInstall
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Retrieving 0 packages (0.000 GB)
*****This is where the timer starts saying “”About a minute remaining”*****
Jun 22 02:21:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Verifying InstallMacOSX.pkg/InstallESD.dmg
Jun 22 02:42:36 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Finished operation queue
Jun 22 02:42:36 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Opening /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg
Jun 22 02:42:38 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Extracting boot files from /Volumes/OS X Install ESD/BaseSystem.dmg
Jun 22 02:42:39 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Extracting Boot Bits from Inner DMG:
Jun 22 02:42:41 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Copied kernelcache
Jun 22 02:42:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Copied Boot.efi
Jun 22 02:42:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Copied PlatformSupport.plist
Jun 22 02:42:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Ejecting disk images
Jun 22 02:42:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Generating the com.apple.Boot.plist file
Jun 22 02:42:42 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: com.apple.Boot.plist: {
      "Kernel Cache" = "/.IABootFiles/kernelcache";
      "Kernel Flags" = "container-dmg=file:///Install%20OS%20X%20Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/ InstallESD.dmg root-dmg=file:///BaseSystem.dmg";
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Done generating the com.apple.Boot.plist file
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Blessing /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks -- /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/.IABootFiles
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Blessing Mount Point:/Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks Folder:/Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/.IABootFiles plist:com.apple.Boot.plist
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: ***************************** Setting Startup Disk *****************************
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: ******           Path: /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: ******     Boot Plist: /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/.IABootFiles/com.apple.Boot.plist
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: /usr/sbin/bless -setBoot -folder /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/.IABootFiles -bootefi /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/.IABootFiles/boot.efi -options config="\.IABootFiles\com.apple.Boot" -label OS X Installer
Jun 22 02:42:43 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Bless on /Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks succeeded
Jun 22 02:45:55 localhost Install OS X Mavericks[423]: Got error in writing to /Volumes/schijf/OS X Install Data/minstallconfig.xml
That last line indicates the error that occurred. (The internal drive on which I try to install Mavericks is called “schijf”, it also already has been called Macintosh HD, with no effect. This time I tried another name during the reformat to see if and when the installer renames the disk. Does it do this, or should I call the disk “Macintosh HD” myself?)
By now I also got past the internet recovery issues, being able to get the progress bar under the spinning globe and the option to install Lion (not Mavericks, but I suppose that’s because the MBP shipped with Lion). When I choose this option, the installer first spends a few hours downloading additional components. This eventually took less time than first indicated, but still about 4-5 hours. After this, the installation of about 24 minutes starts, but this takes much longer than the indicated 24 minutes, each minute taking about 15 minutes. When it was less than a minute, the internet connection got disconnected (but I don’t suppose it still needed an internet connection at this stage, having downloaded all additional components) and now the “Less than a minute” message has been there the whole night (about 9,5 hours), the last 9 hours with a spinning beachball on the screen after I accidentally clicked somewhere on the screen (nowhere in particular, he shouldn’t do something because of the click. After unplugging the power adapter, the battery icon on the screen wasn’t updated, and the WiFi icon simply disappeared, instead of showing no bars like it should when there’s no connection).
Does Anyone know how I can fix the error, because I would prefer installing with a bootable drive. Is it worth it to continue waiting on the current, apparently stuck Lion installer to finish or should I force a reboot?
Can I try using the Recovery Disk assistant (OS X Recovery Disk Assistant v1.0) to create a recovery disk with the other MBP? I think not, as this might cause trouble with 2 different MBP's using the same license.
Thanks in advance!

Since this thread seems to be gaining more speed than the other one i'm working on, i figured i'd add these images to help you all out detailing the exact problem.
I'm having the same issue and I wanted to provide some info specific to my mac, and some info in general to help with diganosis.
First, my specs
Secondly, I am running an aftermarket 500 GB drive.
Third, not sure if this is realated, but this screen suggests the proress will take 3 minutes, then it abruptly umps to the restart phase after about 1.5 - 2.5 minutes.
And finally, here is the seeminly unavoidable error message.
Also, other things I've tried now are
installing it from the "show package contents area",
mounting said DMG and trying to install from there.
installing a package file called "upgradeos.pkg"
no luck.

Acrobat 9 Pro - Reinstalling freezes during "Preparing for Installation..."

Hi,
I'm using an Apple MacBook Pro with Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard).
I have installed Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium.
As written in my other post (http://forums.adobe.com/thread/650516?tstart=0), I am unable to find a solution to reinstall my Adobe printer driver.
That's why I thought I might be able to just reinstall Acrobat 9 Pro completely.
However, when trying this, the installation freezes during the "Preparing for Installation..." screen.
I also tried installing in Safe Mode but without success.
I found some posts regarding this but mostly the solution is to uninstall CS4 completely and to reinstall it again from scratch. But of course I would like to fix the problem without the need to reinstall everything.
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks!
Wolfgang

Hi Larry,
thanks for your message!
I found that out later as well, see http://forums.adobe.com/message/2857742#2857742 .
However, the problem I tried to describe in this post, is that I cannot reinstall Acrobat as it just freezes during the Installation.
Do you know any work-around for that?
Thanks,
Wolfgang

Apple Macbook 13.3" Laptop-Black 2008 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo will not boot up and instead I get a grey screen with a folder and a question mark over it.

My Apple Macbook 13.3" Laptop-Black 2008 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo will not boot up and instead I get a grey screen with a folder and a question mark over it. I've tried Option key, and Control S keys and it still will not boop up. Can anyone help?

If you are running Snow Leopard:
Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
If you are running Lion or later:
Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks without erasing drive
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Mountain Lion or Mavericks
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
if possible because it isthree times faster than wireless.

Usage dependency is created at Build time and installation time

Hi,
The infrastructure guys have selected the usage dependency as Build time and Installation time, while creating software components.
"Y" SWC is created as depedency for "X" software component.
In SLD(software catalog), we are able to view the Y component as dependency in X component(at both build time and installation time). In usage dependency we are able to view Y component but when we click Y component in usage dependecy we are also able to view X component. Is there any problem with this ?
There is another issue. we are able to view basis object(in IR) in Y component but not in X component. Actually as per the above configuration basis object in IR should appear in X component.
Please refer to another forum which may give you some more idea.("BPM - Message interfaces of one component are not appearing in another comp") pasted on 17 Nov,2006.
Please could you provide us the inputs.
Thanks,
Ramesh

hi,
as you see per my weblog try choosing Installation Time
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/08/26/xi-are-you-independentfrom-your-dependencies
more about it on:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/d4/8d784289b4de54e10000000a155106/content.htm
Regards,
michal
<a href="/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/28/xipi-faq-frequently-asked-questions"><b>XI / PI FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions</b></a>

An error occurred while preparing the installation try running this application again mountain lion

I have Macbook Pro. Previous OS was Mountain Lion 10.8.5. It was running smoothly. When I have tried to clean install the NEW Maverick 10.9 it didnt work. I erase the drive then restart for boot. nad my usb boot disk was connected. When the window came for reinstall the OS. I click. click to "continue" but then it says....there has a problem with boot. But six months ago I installed it in the same way without any error or any hamper. after that i tried many times to boot and install but i failed. i tried to recover it by internet recovery. it takes few hours. after completation the recovery the reinstall window again came. i click to reinstall then it says "an error occurred while preparing the installation try running this application again mountain lion"

i tried several times but it doesn't work. now i am downloading again osx 10.8.5 dmg to try again.

GRC: Landscape and Installation

Dear All,
My Company want to implement SAP GRC Access Control, in many of source i've found that SAP GRC is divided into 3 sequences:
1. Get Clean
2. Stay in Clean
3. Stay in Control
My Question is:
1. What is the software files to implement each of them sequences?
Actually i've read the master guide and installation guide from market place for this installation but still confused about this landscape of this installation, Please help me to install fresh SAP GRC 5.3 all above sequences? any other references?
Thanks in advance.

Hello
You are right, that the SAP GRC Access controls implementation is generally shown in three stages.
1.Get clean
2.Stay clean
3.Stay-in-control
We have four products / modules in SAP GRC Access controls :
1. Risk Analysis and Remediation (RAR)
2. Enterprise Role Management (ERM)
3.Compliant User Provisioning(CUP)
4.Superuser Privilege Management (SPM)
GET-CLEAN : The access and authorization management starts with installation and configuration of RAR. RAR helps to identify all the existing SOD (segregation of duty) violations in the backend ERP systems. Once the SOD violations are identified, these will be addressed either by removing the risks from the system or introducing mitigation controls for the risks.
STAY-CLEAN : We have three products here to install and configure in this stage, i.e ERM, CUP and SPM.
ERM : It helps in preventing further introduction of SOD violations in to the system, by making the risk analysis of roles at the point of creation itself.
CUP : Ensures the user management (assignment of roles ) is free of SOD violations
SPM : Ensures the actions of superusers free of SOD violations by tracking and controlling their activities effectively
RAR, ERM, CUP and SPM have many more benefits which will be helpful in effective access and authorization management and I mentioned only the relevant points here.
Further, all these four products are independant of each other and the sequence of configuration depends on the client's requirement. However, the integration of these products helps to reap the complete benefits of access control suite.
The general sequence of configuration would be:
RAR -> SPM -> CUP -> ERM
The Master, security, configuration guides of these products can be found @ http://help.sap.com/ businessobjects/accesscontrols and the best practices @ SDN
STAY-IN-CONTORL : Involves continuous review of existing access and cuthorization managment to ensure that the ERPs are free of SOD violations.
Regards
Swarna

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