Sync on mac, remote, webdav failure. Is bonjour to blame?

This is an issue long overdue here. I'll try to be specific but there are so many issues proping their ugly head. Alot have to do with this convoluded webdav/wifi sync crap apple has forced us into (for the love of zombie jebus --- and real sync/download/upload in the ipod/iphone firmware!!!)
Since this works on bootcamp, I'm assuming its software.
Any, and I mean any sync, connect, communication with this macbook fails.
1) I cannnot use the remote app in ipod (v3.1.3 - 2g touch), no icons shows up
But my window machine works perfect
2) bought a new password reminder, 1password. No sync/device icon shows up. iPod
Shows the service is on (using sync AND backup/restore)
3) PDF reader wifi sharing on webdav will not connect to THIS computer but others
I could go on..... The firewall is down, the system rebooted.. WTH?!?!
Could it be a messup in bonjour on this computer? If so, how do I fix THAT

I just got my bold 9930 traded in my iphone. You are correct apples goal is to be the only one. I have the same issue with ical and am hoping for a solution soon. Let me know if you hear about anything. Hang in there. Please

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Sync my Mac Mini to my iPhone 4

Can I sync my Mac Mini to my iPhone 4, remotely using home sharing? Basically I want to be able to sync music, movies, and audio books to my iPhone without having to dig round the back of my computer for my apple cabble. I want to know if its possible and how I would do it.

stylr wrote:
I upgraded my MBP to Mac Mini
That's an upgrade? Oh well, wrong forum for that discussion.
and now Iphone 4 won't sync. I used migration assistant to transfer my settings and I can plug the iphone into the new mac mini and it will charge but it won't show up in itunes or sync or appear on the desktop. It still syncs just fine with the macbook pro but I am selling that soon and need to get the phone in sync with the new computer. Any ideas? Your help will be appreciated.
Try going to the top bar in iTunes, Store and Authorize this computer if you have not. You'll want to deauthorize the MBP before selling it.
Not sure this will solve your problem, though.
Phil

Mac remote on a pc possible?

anyone know if this can be done? i barely use my mac remote but it wouldbe great if ic ould buy a ir receiver and sync it with the mac remote and use it on my pc!

Apple does not sell the IR receiver separately.

Remote desktop failure. Have bought the app, but connection failed. Have bought the disable adds, but still getting them. What do I write:

Remote desktop failure. Have bought the app, but connection failed. Have bought the disable adds, but still getting them. What do I write:
in the username field, in the port field and in the password fiels and in the domain field and in the field where 3389 is. Have tried my computer username, my Computer password and the name of the network name (domain). Have also tried the network password.

Are you referring to Apple Remote Desktop, Apple's software for managing networked Macs? It sounds to me like you're referring to a remote connect app you purchased for use on your iPhone to connect to a Windows system, and if so you should start by contacting the support resources for the app you purchased, and if you can't get help there try asking in the iPhone forum.
Regards.

Using a single Mac Remote with multiple devices

Hi
I have a Mac Remote which i use to control my MacBook Pro, however I also have a universal dock, and when my iPhone is connected to it, using the Mac Remote on my MacBook pro will also start affecting the iPhone as they are in close proximity of each other
Is there a way you can switch between which device the remote controls?
thanks

I'm not sure that Tuttle's answer is quite the answer you're looking for. Sounds like you sometimes want the remote to control the iPhone in the dock, while other times you want it to control the MBP. If that's correct, there's really only one decent option: two remotes. Both devices should have come with a remote, so you should already have two. You can [pair one with the computer|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1619] and [pair the other with the dock|http://support.apple.com/kb/TA23708?viewlocale=en_US]. You'll need to label the remotes somehow so you can tell which is which.
Alternately, of course, you could just change the pairing every time you want to switch devices, but that seems like a bit of a pain to me.

Remote Install Failure on AIA3.0

Hi,
Remote Install Failure on AIA 3.0:
AIA 3.0 installations on Windows XP-Pro is failing in Step 4 of 11 with the Error
"Node manager is down or the username and password entered is incorrect"
Details on the installation are as follows:
1) Installation is done on a Windows-XP 32 bit SP2, RAM - 4 GB.
2) SOA Suite 11gR1 PS1 and Weblogic 10.3.2 successfully installed.
3) SOA managed server, Admin server and node manager are running successfully on remote server.
4) The status of Node manager is reachable and has been confirmed through the admin console.
5) When installing AIA 3.0 use Remote Install option, the 4th step is failing after providing the node manager credentials of remote server.
Error message is "Node manager is down or the username and password entered is incorrect".
6) We given remote server configuration on 4th step (Host Name, Admin Port, Domain name, user/pass).
7) The Remote WLS Server is reachable.
8) Installer is always looking local node manager is not looking for Remote node manager which one is running on remote machine.
Error Log
Adding C:\WINNT\TEMP\OraInstall2010-04-29_04-25-49PM for deletion.
Adding to classpath:file:/C:/WINNT/TEMP/OraInstall2010-04-29_04-25-49PM/ext/jlib/soawl.jar
Adding to classpath:file:/C:/WINNT/TEMP/OraInstall2010-04-29_04-25-49PM/ext/jlib/template.jar
null
configFileName:C:\WINNT\TEMP\OraInstall2010-04-29_04-25-49PM\ext\jlib\footprint.xml
osName:Windows XP
Inside startPreReqOperation...prereq
osName:Windows XP
diskSpaceRequirements from engine:Home id =SoftwareOnlyOraclehome name=Oracle home variable=%AIA_HOME_PATH% fixedSpace=2048 unit=MB condition=null totalSpaceRequired=0 isConditionSatisfiedfalse
entryPoint: entryPoint = oracle.installType.all condition = null className = null
contextFile:C:\WINNT\TEMP\OraInstall2010-04-29_04-25-49PM\prereq\oui\agent_prereq_context.xml
The entry point is: oracle.installType.all
Check Name:CertifiedVersions
Check Description:This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the Oracle software is certified on the current O/S or not.
Expected result: One of 5.1,5.2,6.0,6.1
Actual Result: 5.1
Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Passed
Check Name:ServicePackChecks
Check Description:This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the Service Pack level recommended for installing the product is available on the system.
Expected result: 2
Actual Result: 2
Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Passed
Check Name:TotalMemory
Check Description:This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the system has sufficient physical memory.
Expected result: 1024MB
Actual Result: 3191MB
Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Passed
Property File location: D:\AIA3.1\New Folder\cd\Disk1\install\win32\aiaoneclick.properties
Item State: javax.swing.JComboBox[,170,52,262x18,invalid,layout=com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.PlasticComboBoxUI$PlasticComboBoxLayoutManager,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=4194632,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,isEditable=true,lightWeightPopupEnabled=true,maximumRowCount=8,selectedItemReminder=AIA3]
Path: D:\Oracle11GPS\Oracle\Middleware_new\AIA3
Item State: javax.swing.JComboBox[,170,81,262x18,invalid,layout=com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.PlasticComboBoxUI$PlasticComboBoxLayoutManager,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=4194632,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,isEditable=true,lightWeightPopupEnabled=true,maximumRowCount=8,selectedItemReminder=D:\Oracle11GPS\Oracle\Middleware_new\AIA3]
Home: AIA3
In processFieldStringAIA Home
In processFieldStringJAVA HOME
In processFieldStringAIA Home Path
In processFieldStringAIA Instance Name Contains invalid characters
getting root directory
D:\oracle11GPS\Middleware\user_projects\domains\dev_domain
truevalue for type of install
D:\Oracle11GPS\Oracle\Middleware_new\jdeveloper
D:\Oracle11GPS\Oracle\Middleware_new
*****Web Logic Home: D:\Oracle11GPS\Oracle\Middleware_new\wlserver_10.3
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1
localhost
LocalMachine
Connecting to Node Manager ...
<Apr 29, 2010 4:31:11 PM IST> <Notice> <Security> <BEA-090898> <Ignoring the trusted CA certificate "CN=T-TeleSec GlobalRoot Class 3,OU=T-Systems Trust Center,O=T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH,C=DE". The loading of the trusted certificate list raised a certificate parsing exception PKIX: Unsupported OID in the AlgorithmIdentifier object: 1.2.840.113549.1.1.11.>
Either the password and username entered are incorrect or the node manager is down
Traceback (innermost last):
File "<string>", line 1, in ?
File "<iostream>", line 123, in nmConnect
File "<iostream>", line 618, in raiseWLSTException
WLSTException: Error occured while performing nmConnect : Cannot connect to Node Manager. : I/O error while reading domain directory
Use dumpStack() to view the full stacktrace
Anyone knows how to install AIA Remote Install on the remote SOA server?

Hi,
may be you enter the wrong username or password? Or there is a problem with certificate? The look file describe a wrong user name or password or nm is not reachable. Is it possible to start managed server via Admin Console? Please check nm log files.
Regards,
Marcel

How can I STOP mail from syncing with .mac????

I don't have a .mac account, I will never have a .mac account, I have in mail prefs BOTH boxes under "synchronize with other computers using .mac" unchecked, and yet Mac Mail tries to tie up my entire system "synchronizing with .mac" all the time, especially when traffic is heavy (downloading or uploading). I've got activity viewer on and the stop sign is ghosted, there appears to be no way to stop Mail from doing this useless tie up time wasting process that manages to completely freeze up mail until it's completed and sometimes slow up other programs as well. I only have POP accounts, no IMAP accounts that have to be synced.
This didn't start happening until I upgraded to 10.4.11. Prior to that Mail blazed through everything, and it NEVER tried to sync with .mac.
Is there any way to turn this useless "feature" (for me) OFF?
Thanks!

I was on Tiger earlier, but just got home to a Leopard machine... and a power outage during the day seems to have blown my Tiger's Monitor, but look for...
/Users/bd/Library/Application Support/SyncServices/Local/clientdata/com.apple.DotMacSync
I'd try dragging the whole folder, if it exists...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Application Support/SyncServices
to the Desktop & reboot, we can always move it back if need be.
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.DotMacSync.<ethernet MAC address>.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.DotMacSync.plist
are both other good choices to drag to the desktop.
We might even have to go in and Copy this to the Desktop then Trash the originl...
/System/Library/CoreServices/dotmacsyncclient

I am trying to sync my mac to a roland vs2480 and can't get it to work. Anyone have experience with this?

I am trying to sync my mac to my Roland vs2480 and need to know how to make it work. I have a video I am trying to score and it has a smpte time code. How do you get that time code to the smpte "in" on the vs2480? I tried using an audio out signal from the video and sent it to the smpte in jack via rca cables but, it doesn't seem to recognize any signal. any insignt would be greatly appreciated.

Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
from
http://www.apple.com/ipad-air/specs/
it don't matter if your ipad is not the air if what you attempt to sync with it can't be played on the ipad because it don't support the format it will inform you

I recently bought some songs from itunes, and I tried to sync my mac air laptop to my nano ipod, but it didn't work. I usually use my PC computer to do this, and my music is in the itunes library on my mac, it just won't sync to my ipod. Any ideas?Thanks!

I recently bought some songs from itunes, and I tried to sync my mac air laptop to my nano ipod, but it didn't work. I usually use my PC computer to do this, and my music is in the itunes library on my mac, it just won't sync to my ipod. When I tried to sync my ipod to my PC to see if the computer was the problem, my recently purchased songs still didn't show up. Any ideas as to what to do? Thanks!

http://www.everythingicafe.com/quick-tips-how-to-delete-songs-from-your-iphone-i pad-or-ipod-touch/2012/02/14/

Iphone contacts won't sync to mac

Hi
Very new to mac but have searched for this; too many answers with too much variance so I have to ask myself, sorry.
I've had an iphone 4 for 2 years, always syncing contacts with outlook on my old PC. Everything worked fine until icloud; I then found that any new contacts weren't syncing to outlook, I'm assuming because the phone was only syncing to icloud?
No matter, decided not to worry as I wanted to buy a mac, having worked with them recently.
So my issue now is (very similar to before) that I can't sync my contacts from my iphone to my mac, again because it insists the phone is backing up to icloud. I tried this morning; it prompted me that the phone was 'on' icloud and therefore not syncing with mac etc; I checked the box to sync contacts, hit apply and merge in the hopes I could get my contacts from my phone onto the mac. Instead it's created another phone book on my iphone with just the three contacts that were on the mac?!
Now when I go to contacts on my iphone it has three groups: All contacts, all on my iphone and all icloud. The first and last have all my contacts in; the all on my iphone has zero. I know the transition to something new isn't always easy, but I'm now really confused.
The Mac is on Snow Leopard, and my understanding of browsing the forums is that only lion will work with icloud. I haven't bought any software yet, so I'm not concerned about compatibilty if I upgrade. I AM however concerned as to how icloud will work if I do upgrade?
Will it use the iMac or the iphone as the 'senior' device?
If it uses the mac will I lose all my contacts?
With cloud do I not need to backup my iphone?
What's the difference between backup, sync and icloud?
So many questions I know; really hope I'm not shot down in flames as my first time on here. Any advice about this appreciated.

iCloud is a second attempt at dealing with making data available among devices - MobileMe was the first and was limited to just a few things, contacts and calendar events. iCloud goes much further. It isn't easy to meld two or more databases. The first think to keep in mind is that iCloud holds the truth - that is the data that is pushed out everywhere else. If you log on to icloud.com you can see the addressbook and calendar that will be sent to all your devices. The devices' job is to send new data or edited data to the cloud.
With that in mind, I simply upgraded my computer from Snow Leopard to Lion - after turning my phone off. My thinking was that if disaster struck I could delete the computer calendar & addressbook database. Then I could log onto iCloud and make sure my calendar and addressbook was okay and then let the cloud fix the computer. And it true disaster struck I could delete everything in the cloud and turn the iPhone back on which would repopulate the cloud and then my computer.
What actually happened is that after I upgraded to Lion I wound up with an addressbook that had 'on my Mac' and 'on the cloud' which had the same stuff. I deleted the 'on my mac' stuff. My calendar, if I recall right, just had what I expected. I tested by making an event and fact contact on the phone - they appeared on my computer. Did the same on my computer - they appeared on my phone.
Why all the hub-bub over Lion? A couple things. First, there's always an outcry of Mac OS XYZ broke my computer! Not every upgrade goes smoothly. Do a search here for Kappy's upgrade advice, follow it, and your chances of a successful upgrade are pretty good. Second, we've had quite a few OS upgrades in the last 5 years that brought small changes and new services. Lion was different, it really shook things up and lots of people don't like it when their cheese is moved. Third, Lion isn't compatible with old software written before Apple switched to Intel processors and lots of people just don't read before they upgrade.
Should you upgrade? Since SL lost the ability to sync with iOS devices iCloud alone is worth the price of admission. The changes between OS versions always mean that developers stop supporting the older OS at some point and I suspect that Lion changes things enough that SL users are going to find less software being made for the OS pretty rapidly.

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The tasks show no problems for a week and then all of a sudden disappear from both Entourage and iCal. My calendar and address book (which I also sync) seem not to be affected. Entourage doesn’t seem to offer a way to sync the calendar without syncing the tasks as well.
Here are my questions:
Why did my tasks disappear?
How do I prevent their disappearance again?
has anyone else experienced this problem?
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Hi,
I have a HTC Desire phone and wish to sync my Contacts and Calendar items to it via Google.
I have pulled my Address Book and Calendar from my old p1i phone on to my old Power Book and exported these. I have then imported these onto my Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard.
I now want to sync these up to a Google account.
In my address I have ny contacts and also my girlfriend's. I wish to sync only my Contacts up to Google. Is this possible?
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Thanks for reading this.
I'm a fairly decent techie, so I'm only posting this after exhaustive research and countless attempts at a solution.
For starters I'm running 10.3.9 and iSync 1.5
(Yes, yes, I want to upgrade to tiger, but I'm in the middle of a Final Cut Project, so I hope you can respect that.)
After a failed Sync session, a re-Sync hung up on "...Calendars and To Do Items" of the time bar. I had to force quit. (This I know creates all kinds of problems.)
iSync will automatically try to continue syncing if you restart the program. So after an OS restart, I delete my devices and try and reset my .Mac sync. (reset .Mac files and use the info from this computer).
Same hang up. Restart.
(Read through the discussion board for clues...)
Delete possible corrupt iSync files - User>Library>Application Support>ISync
and it's plist files.
I open iSync. I unregister my computer. I close iSync. I take my sign in name and password out of my .Mac System prefs. Close it. Restart the OS.
Enter my info into my .Mac prefs (yes, my iDisk does connect and work)
Open ISync, register my computer, choose sync for first time using info from my computer.
Same hang up. Restart.
Delete and reinstall iSync and then the same process as above.
Same hang up.
Near as I can tell. It's either a file it can't overwrite in my .Mac iSync folder
(IDisk>library>Application Support>SyncServices) (which I fear deleting for some reason...
OR
A corrupt iCal file (the program and the Calendar work fine).
Suggestions? I need to sync (for safety, as well as my phone, on a daily basis)
I'm a freelancer and am constantly updating my calendar and info.
Much appreciated (in advance) for your brain cell usage.
Dario

Phyllis,
For your problem, I would recomend what some other posting suggested.
Go to your System Preferences control panel in your Dock, choose your .Mac account. Remove your name and password. Quit/Close the System Preferences control panel. Re Open the System Preferences control panel and re enter your info. That should kickstart your connection. If that doesn't work try the same process but RESTART your computer in betweeen closing and opening the System Preferences control panel. Good luck.
Dario

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