Time Machine Resurrection Help Needed

Hello, all,
I just had a hard drive fail on my mac mini, running Leopard Server (fully updated). I swapped the hard drives, and recovered everything from my Time machine backup. However, since the recovery, in the system log I seem to have a continually running process and I'm not sure how to fix it or shut it off. Here's the message I see:
Sep 29 18:44:56 servername com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.wikid[85677]): Exited with exit code: 1
Sep 29 18:44:56 servername com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.wikid): Throttling respawn: Will start in 6 seconds
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/bin/twistd", line 21, in <module>
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: run()
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/scripts/twistd.py", line 27, in run
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: app.run(runApp, ServerOptions)
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/application/app.py", line 379, in run
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: runApp(config)
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/scripts/twistd.py", line 23, in runApp
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: _SomeApplicationRunner(config).run()
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/application/app.py", line 156, in run
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: self.preApplication()
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/scripts/twistdunix.py", line 203, in preApplication
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: self.config['prefix'], self.config['nodaemon'])
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/scripts/twistdunix.py", line 113, in startLogging
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: logFile = app.getLogFile(logfilename or 'twistd.log')
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/application/app.py", line 410, in getLogFile
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: os.path.dirname(logPath))
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/python/logfile.py", line 113, in _init_
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: BaseLogFile._init_(self, name, directory, defaultMode)
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: File "/usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/python/logfile.py", line 26, in _init_
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]:
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: assert os.path.isdir(self.directory)
Sep 29 18:45:07 servername com.apple.wikid[85679]: AssertionError
...and then it repeats. Aside from guessing that it has something to do with the wiki settings (Maybe? I tried turning the wiki off, no change) I don't know what to do about this.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Well, iPhoto and Mail are back to normal. But for the life of me, the following are still giving grief - ANY SUGGESTIONS would be welcome:
I cannot play music in iTunes, the message says can't find originals
my budget spreadsheet in excel was an original document when it was backed up, not it is an 'alias' and I am getting the message that the original cannot be found.
Clint

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I've recently been having issues with my early 2008 black Macbook. I ran the apple HW diagnostics and determined it is a bad hard drive. I went out and bought a new 500GB SATA HD, and attempted to restore my system using a Time Machine backup. I booted into the Leopard Disc that came with my computer, formatted the drive, and ran the Time machine restore. Everything appeared to go fine (took about 2 hours, no error messages). However, after the machine rebooted and attempted to boot into OSX an error similar to this popped up. http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7792/pict0017lo8.jpg
Any thoughts as to why this is happening? I don't really want to start over with a clean install, that's why I have Time Machine!
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Any number of possibilities. First, did you prep the drive properly:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X 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 Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (for Intel Macs) or APM (for PPC Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Any brand new drive should be setup per the above because they usually are configured for use on PCs rather than Macs.
Second, depends on how you went about the process of restoring your system. Select Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for "time machine." Look for an article specifically about performing a full system restore. Also, see User Tips for Time Machine for help with TM problems. Also you can select Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for "time machine" to locate articles on how to use TM. See also Mac 101- Time Machine.
What you saw was a kernel panic screen. Panics at startup may be indicative of a hardware problem. You might give this a try:
How to run hardware diagnostics for an Intel Mac
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Some "common" error indicators:
SNS - sensor error
MEM - memory error
HDD - hard disk drive error
MOT - fan error
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Try Easy Find, Search program, and search for *.doc*. That will turn up all Word Docs with both the .DOC and .DOCX extension on your complete hard drive.
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I upgraded from Leopard about 6 hours ago and so far I haven't had any issues with Snow Leopard and it is noticeably faster and more stable. However, when I just plugged in my Time Machine backup drive I got a message saying the "disk was unreadable by this computer". That never happened until I installed Snow Leopard. Does my time machine backup HDD need to be reformatted to work with Snow Leopard??? Is there a chance that version 10.6.1 will fix this little issue soon?

If you're sure you've got all your data on your Mac now, and it's solid, you could erase your external drive and do a backup right off.
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Scott

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JakeP wrote:
I have been informed that the FireLite is full.
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I have tried to do a lot of reading (FAQ & Google Search) about Time Machine. I have to admit it seems more than a bit complicated to me. In fact, perhaps I read and searched too much.
1) I have a wireless mouse and a wireless key board which work well with my iMac, although my mouse seems to use-up/run-down batteries (I do use rechargeable usually) somewhat fast. I have my DSL modem plugged into the Ethernet slot. I assume that means I can not use an ethernet cable with a Time Capsule drive. Will a wireless Time Capsule drive run as easily as my mouse and keyboard have? I'll be honest, $299 seems a bit steep if my iMac's life is only going to be around 3-4 years. Of course, losing everything on my internal HD wouldn't be a picnic either. I have manually backed up data such as mp3's, photos, and other files onto a Mentor HD, but it is not nearly big enough for Time Machine.
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B) I can hook my DSL router into Time Capsule, but then I would have to configure Airport in order to connect my iMac to the internet?
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I just want to make sure I do the right thing instead of panicking. I've switched off my TM backup for now.
Many thanks,
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Does your library work as it should? Try a minimal backup: launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed to rebuild the library. Select the last three options.
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Another option would be to rebuild the library with iPhoto Library Manager as follows:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 -Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 -Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be untouched for further attempts at fixing or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
Then keep the old library excluded from the Time Machine backup and run TM to see if the new library will backup normally.
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TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) 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 or later), 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. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. 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.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

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