Problem with hearing sounds from macbook air, through earphones.

This happened just recently, my mac won't "send" sounds or music to my iphone earplugs. What to do?

did you put your Air to sleep with headphones attached, or closed the monitor with phones attached?
Do not sleep your Air (close the monitor with headphones attached) with headphones attached, this is known to affect some Air under Mavericks.
* this occurrence is being looked into.
Much testing on my own and others as well show that, in some instances, this occurs in Mavericks.
If you choose you may contact Apple for an appt and diagnostics.
However as said, refrain from having phones attached when you close the monitor to prevent this until it is resolved
Test this and re-verify
peace

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Problems with transferring software from MacBook Pro to MacBook Air

The store transferred applications and contents from one machine to the new one and most applications work OK. However the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard CS 4 for the Mac (purchased in October 2009) is unusable. I need two packages in particular: In Design (this is version 6.06, and keeps crashing, giving an error code 0x0008014B) while Photoshop says some components are missing and it should be reinstalled. How? Adobe says these versions are incompatible with MacBook Air and they can offer no support. I am not technically proficient and feel totally stumped. Any suggestions?
Jokila

I don't know. I don't own a MacBook Air.
You can download the trial version of the software thru the page linked below and then use your current serial number from the disks to activate it.
Be sure to follow the steps outlined in the Note: Very Important Instructions section on the download pages at this site and have cookies enabled in your browser or else the download will not work properly.
CS3 and CS4:
http://prodesigntools.com/download-adobe-cs4-and-cs3-free-trials-here.html

Did someone have problems with the screen of macbook air?

HI, I have been since august without my macbook air, that i bought on february of this year (2011), because my screen have a scratch since i came back form China in august. My explanation is the differences of temperature between the to countries.
The true is that here in Chile the costumer services of "MacOnline" (the store) is the worst, they had my mac since august and i hadnt even receive an email from them. I've already spoken to the Chief of operation from maconline,, but not even her have given me an answer for my problem. I have my guarantee till next february and i'm afraid that i wont have my mac for another year. Does someone have a tip for this situations?
Thanks,
Hector

Hi Hector,
It sounds like the first thing you need to do is get your machine back from MacOnline. There's absolutely no reason it should take close to five months for any service on the machine. That being said, I don't see Chile listed for contact information here - http://www.apple.com/support/country/
However if you want to make the toll call to Apple (US) and explain the situation and your experience with MacOnline I'd like to believe that they can offer their best assistance towards an alternative.

PROBLEM WITH COPYING ITEMS ONTO MACBOOK AIR VIA FLASH DRIVE

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS MACBOOK AIR AND I'M ALREADY HAVING TROUBLE MOVING/COPYING ITEMS FROM A FLASH DRIVE ONTO THE MACBOOK. IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP!! THANK YOU!

I'm sorry about the caps. I realized that I was typing with my caps lock on, and was too lazy to rewrite this. The thing is that when I try to copy pictures, videos, and music onto my macbook via flash drive, it says it's copying but then when it's finished, the library goes blank. There's no error message with it; my folder goes completely blank.

Problems with WiFi between my Macbook Air and Iphone 6

I have a Macbook Air (I purchased it around Dec. 2013)
My problem has been happening lately the past few months.
If my iphone 6 is connected to my Wifi here at home and it is plugged into my Macbook Air, the internet on my Macbook stops working.
I have to turn the Wifi off on my phone, for my macbook to regain it's connectivity and begin to work.
My hotspot is not turned on on my phone, or anything like that to prevent my Wifi from connecting on my Mac, but this problem happens EVERY TIME my phone is connected to my macbook.
Is this happening with anyone else? Is there something I'm probably overlooking?
Please help.
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
1.3 GHz Intel Core i5
4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
OS X ver. 10.10.2
iPhone 6, 64GB, Gold (Verizon)

Update:
So just that quick! I updated to iOS 8.2 and It seems like the problem has went away.

Problems with TV display for MacBook Air

I currently have a MacBook Air that I am trying to hookup to my HDTV. I have a MIcro DV to VGA adapter, followed by a VGA Cable, then a VGA to DVI conversion cable plugged into the TV. When I plug it in, the Macbook Display changes, but I get absolutely nothing on the TV. I realize it might be an issue with cable conversion, but Im also wondering if there is any other way to hook this up eg. Mini DV to component, S-Video etc. THanks in advance

Try installing the combo update from here. http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_5_6_ComboUpdate
Repair permissions before and after the update.

How to get digital sound from macbook air?

i know the new air does not have digital output in the headphone jack, but is there another way to approach this problem? I heard there are ways to connect an external sound card to make it work (i'm new to this and not sure exactly how it works). I use to have my macbook pro linked to a Dell u2711 and ran toslink from the Pro, but now I'm on an Air, i have to use the analog output from the monitor which is driving me nuts comparing to the digital quality. Hoping there is another solution. thanks!

Hi fjing28,
You could do MiniDisplay Port to HDMI (with Audio-Out) support.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1824ZM/A/Moshi_Mini_DisplayPort_to_HDMI_Adapt er

I have problem with flash on my MacBook Air 13 2013 with ML 10.8.5

The problem is that every time I want to display website with flash content (like youtube) I have kernel panic. The same situation is on firefox and Safari. On Google Chrome everything is working fine, but it has built in flash. I've tride to reinstall flash, remove it using adobe uninstaller, correct permissions etc. I've event tried to make new account on my computer but always it happens again. Video is trying to start, and I have kernel panic + restart the mashine. It's strange that I don't have this problem on my late 2012 mac mini with the same version of OS, browsers and flash. I'm confused... Can anybody help me with that?
Macbook has 3 days so I can say that it is clean OS. I've only installed Creative Cloud software, MS Office, and web browsers, so I think it's not the issue.

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 9662 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    1139DF66-E417-0F90-6084-E600B2BBF29B
Sun Sep 29 09:27:47 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80150b8945): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f96a8a19f, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000008, CR3: 0x0000000017584000, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff8027e9c000, RCX: 0x0000000001330000, RDX: 0x0000000014040000
RSP: 0xffffff80ffe6beb0, RBP: 0xffffff80ffe6bed0, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0x0000000000000010
R8: 0x0000000000000003, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff80ffe6bde0, R11: 0x0000000000000201
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000000000001
RFL: 0x0000000000010287, RIP: 0xffffff7f96a8a19f, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000008, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80ffe6bb50 : 0xffffff801501d636
0xffffff80ffe6bbc0 : 0xffffff80150b8945
0xffffff80ffe6bd90 : 0xffffff80150cebfd
0xffffff80ffe6bdb0 : 0xffffff7f96a8a19f
0xffffff80ffe6bed0 : 0xffffff7f96aae52c
0xffffff80ffe6bef0 : 0xffffff8015450e58
0xffffff80ffe6bf30 : 0xffffff801544f95a
0xffffff80ffe6bf80 : 0xffffff801544fa89
0xffffff80ffe6bfb0 : 0xffffff80150b3257
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferAzul(8.1.6)[8F074659-F84D-3303-8E40-F7726 C5A2B10]@0xffffff7f96a83000->0xffffff7f96ad8fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f95b50000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f95608000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f95bb5000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12F37
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Mon Jul 29 16:33:49 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.11~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: B1B58405-A2B2-3C44-B25D-495053D52AB5
Kernel slide:     0x0000000014e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8015000000
System model name: MacBookAir6,2 (Mac-7DF21CB3ED6977E5)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 420480990689
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com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.7f2
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com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
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Problem with reading text from .DOC files through java and POI

I have used a jar file "poi-scratchpad-3.2-FINAL-20081019.jar" and "poi-3.2-FINAL.jar" to read text from a .DOC file. I used the "getParagraphText()" function of the class "org.apache.poi.hwpf.extractor.WordExtractor" to get the text.
I am able to get the text in the .DOC file but along with that i am getting the following messages/warnings
Current policy properties
*     thread.thread_num_limited: true*
*     file.write.state: disabled*
*     net.connect_ex_dom_list:*
*     mmc.sess_cab_act.block_unsigned: false*
*     mmc.sess_cab_act.action: validate*
*     mmc.sess_pe_act.block_blacklisted: false*
*     mmc.sess_pe_act.block_invalid: true*
*     jscan.sess_applet_act.stub_out_blocked_applet: true*
*     file.destructive.in_list:*
*     jscan.sess_applet_act.block_all: false*
*     file.write.in_list:*
*     file.nondestructive.in_list:*
*     window.num_limited: true*
*     file.read.state: disabled*
*     jscan.session.origin_uri: http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/maven2/org/apache/poi/poi/3.2-FINAL/poi-3.2-FINAL.jar*
*     file.nondestructive.state: disabled*
*     jscan.session.user_ipaddr: 10.136.64.153*
*     net.connect_other: false*
*     thread.thread_num_max: 8*
*     file.destructive.ex_list:*
*     file.nondestructive.ex_list:*
*     file.write.ex_list:*
*     jscan.sess_applet_act.sig_invalid: block*
*     file.read.in_list:*
*     mmc.sess_cab_act.block_invalid: true*
*     jscan.session.policyname: TU1DIERlZmF1bHQgUG9saWN5*
*     mmc.sess_pe_act.action: validate*
*     thread.threadgroup_create: false*
*     net.connect_in_dom_list:*
*     net.bind_enable: false*
*     jscan.sess_applet_act.sig_trusted: pass*
*     jscan.session.user_name: 10.166.64.201*
*     jscan.session.user_hostname:*
*     file.read.ex_list:*
*     jscan.sess_applet_act.sig_blacklisted: block*
*     jscan.session.daemon_protocol: http*
*     net.connect_src: true*
*     jscan.sess_applet_act.unsigned: instrument*
*     mmc.sess_pe_act.block_unsigned: false*
*     file.destructive.state: disabled*
*     mmc.sess_cab_act.block_blacklisted: true*
*     window.num_max: 5*
Below the above messages/warnings the data is getting printed. Only the text part of the data is retrieved not the fonts, styles and bullets etc.
Can anyone explain me why I am getting above warnings and how can I remove them. Is it possible to fetch the text depending on delimiters.
Thanks in advance,
Tiijnar
Edited by: tiijnar on May 21, 2009 2:45 AM

The jar files which were used are downloaded from http://jarfinder.com. Those jars created the problem of displaying those messages on console. I downloaded APIs from apache.org and used them in my application. Now my application is running good.
Tiijnar

HT204350 New Macbook Pro bought December 2013. Transferred everything from Timemachine backup from Macbook Air with 10.6.8. Failed to transfer "network settings". PROBLEM: neither account can log in. It shakes and refuses (the correct) password. Help

New Macbook Pro bought December 2013. T
ransferred everything from Timemachine backup from Macbook Air with 10.6.8.
Failed to transfer "network settings".
PROBLEM: the two accounts from the Macbook Air cannot log in. It shakes and refuses (the correct) password.
Cannot redo the setup.
Stuck! (With a dead as a doorknob $3000 machine.)
Help!!

New Macbook Pro bought December 2013. T
ransferred everything from Timemachine backup from Macbook Air with 10.6.8.
Failed to transfer "network settings".
PROBLEM: the two accounts from the Macbook Air cannot log in. It shakes and refuses (the correct) password.
Cannot redo the setup.
Stuck! (With a dead as a doorknob $3000 machine.)
Help!!

I have two problems with my 2012 13" MacBook Pro. 1. Gray screen shows at startup 2. Randomly disconnects from network. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I have two problems with my 2012 13” MacBook Pro.
Gray screen shows at startup
Randomly disconnects from network.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

First, open Terminal in your Utilities folder and paste this into the prompt line:
sudo update_dyld_shared_cache
Press RETURN. You will be prompted to enter your admin password which will not be echoed to the screen. Press RETURN again.
Next, boot the computer into Safe Mode.
Next, do the following:
Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the 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 the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
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 click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Having problem hearing sound from my hp notebook 625 pc

I cannot hear sound from my hp 625 notebook PC, i only hear sound when i connect a headset to it or an external speaker. But when i use the IDT control i downloaded, the sound only comes for a period of time when i click on the test speaker.
Please help me out

i have the same problem like you !! pfff tooo many headec ... pfff ... i resolve the problem like this in the end of time after much days . I uninstal IDT audio driver after computer take a restart ... and when was on take automaticly the hd audio driver from microsoft ... a audio device and it s work very good . So give to heel IDT hd audio driver !

Is there a fast way to transfer data with Migration Asst. from MacBook Pro to MacBook Air?

MacBook in its final death throes. Bought a MacBook Air through a recommendation. Looking stupid right now since the ports are incompatible. Wireless Airport will do it in about six hours. Looks like I would have to go through an elaborate system of "USB 3"/Thunderbolt/USB" conversions to make it any faster. Thoughts?

Use a Time Machine backup of the donor machine. It is going to be the fastest method possible in this situation.

Problems with microphone sound in iChat

Hello Ralph,
(I already thought I sent this but I didn't see it as a new topic, so I am trying again). I'm new to this discussion thing, it's my first time so I hope I've submitted this correctly.
I have similar, but extended and more complicated problems with "microphone sound in iChat". (Sorry, this email is a bit lenghty becuase I have already done a lot of my homework on trouble shooting this.)
I began by using iChat with a high impedance microphone (from an old 1970'scassette player) PLUGGED DIERCTLY IN THE THE MICROPHONE INPUT on the back of my G4 tower. (I DO NOT have a video camera). My Mom in Canada can hear me okay on it, only if I "eat" the microphone. (My Mom DOES have a video camera).
SO I BOUGHT AN iMic. I also bought a new condenser mic to go with my new iMic. I plugged iMic in and adjusted the sound preferences selection. I switched the iMic to "Mic". It did not work. The old cassette mic did not work at all with iMic either. My Mom could not hear me, and my "VU METER bar levels" on my iChat were not registering. (If I plug the condenser mic directly into the tower, Mom can hear me only if I "eat" the condenser microphone).
Next, with iMic, I wanted to try my Shure 58 microphone instead. My friend (who is an audio tech) made me a 1/8" to XLR (sheilded) cable. I made sure I had adjusted the sound preferences and switched the iMic to "Mic". The Shure 58 did not work with iMic. It also did not work plugging directly into the tower.
Next, with iMic, I wanted to try my "Plantronics telephone headset". My friend (the audio tech) then made me a 1/8"male to 1/8"mini feamle (sheilded) cable. My headset did not work with iMic. It also did not work plugging directly into the tower.
My friend, the audio tech, then made me second cable 1/8"male to 1/8"female (sheilded) cable. This cable I had him make 50 feet long so I could move to other areas in my home while audio chatting - so I don't have to be trapped in my office while talking. We ran the cable from iMic to the Old cassette mic and the new condenser mic. They did not work with iMic.
We also tried plugging the new 50ft cable directly into the back of the G4 Tower and it worked with the old cassette mic and the new condenser mic, BUT the volume was reduced and there was a loud baseball game being broadcast through the cable - according to my Mom. I could not hear anything from my end - not my own voice and not the baseball game! IS THERE A WAY FOR ME TO MONITOR (actually hear) THE SOUND THAT SHOULD BE COMING THROUGH THE MIC?
I have tried to trouble shoot these issues on line, but can't seem to find the right solutions. In one of your discussions I read that you suggested to select the iChat preference for Video and select microphone. I CANNOT SEE THE FULL WINDOW UNDER iChat Video Preferences!!!! All I can see is the top half of a large empty box that says "There is no camera attached to this computer". (That's because I have no camera, but I DO HAVE a microphone).
I also found some support about adjusting microphone levels using iMovie. I do not have iMovie on my Mac.
Yes, I have already adjusted the AUDIO MIDI SETUP settings.
My audio tech friend and I are both baffled. iMic is useless to me so far - perhaps you can help to get me up and chatting properly? Do I really need iMovie and/or a video camera to fix this???
BY THE WAY: When I plug my external speakers into iMic and select iMic in preferences for output, my speakers and sound is very inferior to the using the speaker terminal on my tower. i Mic is supposed to better???????
Thanking you for your help in advance,
Marlene
(Please could you, would you, email a copy of your answer to me at [email protected])
G4, 450Mhz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
G4, 450Mhz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
G4, 450Mhz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi Ralph,
A funny thing just happened...
The iChat prefernce window for "VIDEO" finally opened (!!) all the way, so for the FIRST TIME EVER and I was able to see the microphone setting at the bottom of the window. (Because I have NO CAMERA, the window would never fully open before during the 100 or so times I tried to get it to open before. This must've been a fluke because now it won't fully open again).
While it was open I set the microphone setting to iMic, plugged my condenser mic into iMic and IT WORKED. Then I tried the long (baseball game) extension cord in the iMic (attached to the condenser mic) and IT WORKED TOO - with NO BASEBALL GAME!
I still have to have the condenser mic right up to my mouth, which shouldn't be - but considering I have spent a few weeks trying to troubleshoot this, "eating the mic" is only a minor annoyance at this point.
I just plugged my speakers into iMic and THEY WORK GREAT!
SO ALL MY PROBLEMS WERE BECAUSE: I could not set the microphone under Video in iChat preferences because the VIDEO PREFERENCE WINDOW DOES NOT FULLY OPEN WITHOUT A CAMERA ATTACHED. If it hadn't opened by fluke my iMic would still not be working.
I guess I'm all set now. Unless you have a suggestion why the condenser mic isn't picking up my voice from other than right by my mouth? It should be able to be a foot or two away at least.
Thanks Ralph,
Marlene
(By the way, I never did trash the com.apple.ichat.plist)
G4, 450Mhz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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Hello everyone,
So here for 2-3 days, the sound of my Macbook starts beuguer (buy in October 2014). So when starting the mac when I listen to music all goes well, I can adjust the sound using the keys on my keyboard, and when I ca defois support appears to me that the sound is cut off, I think it 'is a problem with the sound card. But as soon as I plug in headphones, not set I have to go through the system preferences. By unplugging the problem remains the same on his fate, but impossible to resolve through the keyboard. I tried to put the volume icon on the top bar but even by setting it does not work here. The problem resolves itself after 30 minutes-1 hour. It's very annoying. Thank you in advance for your answers.

Hi, Dolve
This could be either hardware or software, so let's start with trying to get all drivers and software up to date. This page has updates for all your system. I would recommend getting at least your latest audio driver and BIOS downloaded. Following the installation, try using your sound again and see if the issue still persists.
Best,
Adam
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