Xsan will not mount on clients

Xsan updated recently to 1.4. Problem started on 1.3 Working fine until reboot of one of the client computers. Now Xsan volume will not mount on any client. Updated to 1.4, ran cvfsck. Still no go. Volume is over 90%. I have read that this may cause issues. How can I get files off if I cannot mount? Thanks!

Try the following:
From finder -->Go --> Go to folder --> /Volumes
Delete the alias for the XSAN volume you want to mount.
For whatever reason the alias sticks even if the volume was unmounted. Below is an explanation from Apple.
Xsan mounts will fail if they have the same name
Xsan will not mount any volume that has the same name as any existing volume or folder located at /Volumes/.
Unlike some mounting mechanisms that automatically resolve name conflicts (for example, the Finder will append characters to each mounted volume name), the Xsan backend agent simply won't mount the volumes.
To avoid this issue, create a unique name for each volume to be mounted.

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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO PRO V2030
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IDE\DiskFUJITSUMHV2040BH______________________00000025, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
USBSTOR\DiskApple__iPod___________1.62, Bus Type USB
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VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller, PCI bus 0, device 16, function 4. Device is working properly.
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PAUL'S IPOD (E:\), iPod with Click Wheel running firmware version 3.1.1
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[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:17:16 INFO] 9:17:16, year 2006, day of yr. 321, GMT offset 0 isDST 0
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[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:24 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:24 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #5] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:24 INFO] [MACHINE 1 ACTIONS] - {Unknown}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:24 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x1806400, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:24 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:24 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x1806400, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:24 INFO] [1] *** DISCONNECTED - Sending event out, device session 0.
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:24 INFO] [1] progress is now 0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:24 INFO] [1] progress state is 0, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [VolumeRemoved] existing mask 0x10, arrive mask 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] value = 1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #6 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #6
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #6] - (HDW) Volume Unmount
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [1] progress is now 3
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [1] Setting progress to 3
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [InterfaceRemoved]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] value = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] removed device number 1 from m_objDeviceNumberMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #7 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #7
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] Progress state is 3, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 ERROR] device number 0 exists, but isn't in m_objDeviceNumberMap!
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] removed device interface "\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" from m_vctDeviceInterfaces
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #8 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #8
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:38 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #7] - (HDW) Interface Removal
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:38 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #8] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x1806400, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:39 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:39 INFO] [1] input #9 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] [1] input #9
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #9] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x1806400, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #10 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #11 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #11
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #10] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:49 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #11] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:49 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:34:58 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:34:58 INFO] [1] input #12 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:34:59 INFO] [1] input #12
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:34:59 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #12] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:35:00 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:01 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:01 INFO] [1] input #13 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:39:01 INFO] [1] input #13
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:39:02 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #13] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:39:02 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:02 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:02 INFO] [1] input #14 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:39:02 INFO] [1] input #14
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:39:02 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #14] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:39:02 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #15 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #16 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #17 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #15
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #16
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #17
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:41 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #15] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:49 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #16] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:49 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #17] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:49 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [InterfaceArrival] \\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] set waiting to mount = 1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] Attempt to reassign from session 0 to session 0, DENIED!
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added device interface "\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" to m_objDeviceNameMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added state machine 1 to m_objDeviceIdMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added device number 1 to m_objDeviceNumberMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added device interface "\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" to m_vctDeviceInterfaces
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #18 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #18
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #19 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #19
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #20 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #20
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #18] - (HDW) Interface Arrival
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 1
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] progress is now 2
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] progress is now 2
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 TRANSITION] - {Unknown} ==> {Connected}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 ACTIONS] - {Connected}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] SCSI Inquiry attempt #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] VendorId: Apple
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] ProductId: iPod
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] revision: 1.62
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] vendor bytes:
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 13 12 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] firmware version: 1.62 (0x13E)
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] Power State: Not Powered
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] Checkpoint attempt #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 ERROR] Did not find first letter of stage
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] serial number 000A270002BF5F21
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] *** CONNECTED - Sending event out, device session 0.
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #19] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:51 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #20] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:51 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [SIMULATED VOLUME ARRIVAL] generating volume mount for \\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [VolumeArrive] mask = 0x1C
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] looking up device # for \\.\E:
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] iTunes device #1 found with drive letter E, mask 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [1] set waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [1] input #21 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:53 INFO] [1] input #21
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] looking up device # for \\.\D:
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] type 0x2 drive 0x0 partition 0xffffffff
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [SIMULATED INTERFACE ARRIVAL] generating connect event for device 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] looking up device # for \\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #21] - (HDW) Volume Mount
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [MACHINE 1 TRANSITION] - {Connected} ==> {Mounted}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [MACHINE 1 ACTIONS] - {Mounted}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 ERROR] Did not find first letter of stage
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:02 INFO] [1] OS says filesystem is FAT32
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] [1] ===== iPod Touch Wheel =====
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] 9:43:3, year 2006, day of yr. 321, GMT offset 0 isDST 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] [1] progress is now 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:04 INFO] [1] *** MOUNTED - Sending event out, device session 0.
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:04 INFO] [1] Auto-launch iTunes DISABLED
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [VolumeArrive] mask = 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] looking up device # for \\.\E:
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] iTunes device #1 found with drive letter E, mask 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [1] set waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #22 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #22
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:43:11 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #22] - (HDW) Volume Mount
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:43:11 INFO] ** CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #23 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #23
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:43:12 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #23] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:43:12 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] <0x4> Got Serial #
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] <0x4> GetFormatType() returned unknown format 0
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] [1] already mounted!
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] [1] progress state is 0, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:33 INFO] <0x4> GetFormatType() returned unknown format 0
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:33 INFO] <0x4> COM request for device 1 drive letter - E
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:34 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:34 INFO] Device 0 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:34 INFO] Device 0 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:54 INFO] [1] already mounted!
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:54 INFO] [1] progress state is 0, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:54 INFO] Device 0 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:54 INFO] Device 0 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.

If anyone is interested I managed to solve this problem by reformatting the ipod as a mac ipod, with the help of friends system. This does get rid of the music but as I had it backed up wasn't a problem. I then plugged the mac Ipod back into a windows pc and reformatted it as a windows ipod which updated the firmware correctly and have'nt had a problem since.

How can I update my iPod classic that will not mount on iMac computer?

I can't update my iPod classic from my iTunes on my iMac computer with OSX 10.9. It will not mount or be recognized by iTunes version 12.1.
I plug it into the USB port and it charges, gives the "Do not disconnect" symbol but the computer does not recognize or mount the iPod at all. I haven't been able to update the music for years. I have four other devices associated with my Apple ID for automatic downloads. Is it too antiquated to upload any of my music from my computer to it anymore?

Ahh! The plot thickens!
I went thru the console and read the error logs. It appears that the .ipsw file does load.....I think. It's been years since I spoke computer....
Here is what I got after double clicking the .ipsw file and iTunes opened:
2014-12-28 11:05:02.430 AM syspolicyd[450]: assessment granted for iPod_13.1.3.ipsw by _XProtect com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.security.assessment.outcome2 com.apple.message.signature2: bundle:UNBUNDLED com.apple.message.signature3: iPod_13.1.3.ipsw com.apple.message.signature5: UNKNOWN com.apple.message.signature4: 3 com.apple.message.signature: granted:_XProtect SenderMachUUID: C6FC6A41-170C-3D84-BAAE-6983F164E903

After upgrading to Mountain Lion, my LaCie USB 3 drive will not mount

I just upgraded my OS to 10.8 and now my LaCie P'9230 USB 3.0 external drive will not mount. I have re-installed the USB driver and re-booted the computer and drive several times to no avail; any ideas/help?

mrfredmor_65 wrote:
I just upgraded my OS to 10.8 and now my LaCie P'9230 USB 3.0 external drive will not mount. I have re-installed the USB driver and re-booted the computer and drive several times to no avail; any ideas/help?
It's my understanding that LaCie hasn't released a Mountain Lion driver for their PCIe card yet. Sonnet uses a modified version of the LaCie driver and theirs is dead in the water too for that reason-they also warn that their driver won't work with 10.7.5 when it's released.
Indeed, yesterday I pulled the Sonnet USB 3.0 card from my Mac Pro and replaced it with a CalDigit card from OWC; CalDigit has separate drivers for 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 and I can say that the card works with all three, the first time in 1.5 years that I've had a reliable USB 3.0 connection.

How do I repair a hard drive that was being written to while my MacBook Air crashed? (Drive will not mount)

My external backup drive will not mount. I have tried to mount it in Disk Utility via the app and the command prompt but the attempt times out. Any suggestions?
I backed up my HD the day before dropping off my Mac for repair, and then tried again just before going to my appointment. During this last and final backup my Macbook Air crashed. I have since discovered that the drive will no longer mount, likely due to the crash that occured during the last attempted backup. I am unsure if the drive can be repaired.
My logic board was short circuiting some where that controls the headphone jack. Initially this prevented me from using the jack but eventually caused my mac to crash several times before I brought it in for repair. I believe that it is the this crashing that is responsible for my back up not being accessible but that my data may still be intact.
Thanks for any help you may have!

If possible, attach it to another Mac and see if it is recognized in Disk Utility. If so, run Disk Utility>First Aid. If not, the HDD may be damaged.
Ciao.

Windows 8.1 will not get Forefront Client Updates from WSUS

Recently I noticed that my Windows 8.1 clients were not getting updates from WSUS 3.2. After some searching I found it was an issue with HTTPS and the solution was to disable HTTPS or enable TLS. So I enabled TLS on the Server 2008 R2 WSUS server
and that fixed the issue with my 8.1 clients not getting updates except for Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010. My SCCM server deploys the client fine but it is version 2.1 and normally the client and definition updates come from WSUS with the
latest client version being 4.5. However, my Windows 8.1 machines will not get the client updates even though they are automatically approved for all machines.
I am just wondering what else I can check or change to make sure my Windows 8.1 clients get the Forefront client updates as they should?? I am wondering if I manually install the 4.1 client update if it will take the client updates after that.
I only have about eight Windows 8.1 machines so if I have to do that by hand for now then I will and I think my organization will be moving to Server 2012 and SCCM 2012 this summer sometime.

I reread your post and have another suggestion. If your SCCM 2007 server is still deploying the old 2.1 FEP client version, then you should install the latest anti-malware platform update for the SCCM server so you can deploy it from there instead of WSUS:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952678
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/minfangl/archive/2013/08/15/guidance-on-install-anti-malware-platform-updates-for-fep-2010-su1-and-scep-2012-sp1.aspx
Also, you may be affected by this:
"Anti-malware platform updates on MU will use special detection logic and applicability rules to make the anti-malware platform updates available only on computers with previous N-2 anti-malware platforms installed. For example, on April 8<sup>th</sup>,
anti-malware platform of version 4.5.x will be released on MU, and it will only be offered to computers where anti-malware platform version 4.3.x or 4.4.x is available. If a computer has FEP or SCEP client with version 4.1.x, it has to be upgraded to version
4.3.x first, then to the latest version (4.5.x). If a computer has FEP or SCEP client with version older than 4.1.x, because of the same N-2 rule, it has to be upgraded to 4.1.x first, then to 4.3.x, and then to the latest version (4.5.x). Required updates
will be kept on MU to ensure that this upgrade process is available for computers running older versions of the Microsoft anti-malware platform."
http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2014/03/27/anti-malware-platform-updates-for-endpoint-protection-will-be-released-to-mu.aspx

Hard drive will not mount shows up in Disk Utility

I have an external drive with a bootable OS X 10.6.8. I was in a transition between building up a SSD swapped drive. The SSD is installed in the CPU box but I have my old installation running from an external.
I have several external hard drives. They are all Firewire. Some have USB 3.0 and or eSATA options but my MacMini only talks to Firewire and USB 2.0.
I understand that you daisy chain Firewire drives and turn them on and off in sequence as they fall from the CPU box/case.
Firewire is a power source. I run the external with the OS using an AC adapter but one Firewire drive is powered through Firewire.
I have had as many as 4 external drives running along with the internal drive without a glitch while I was reorganizing files.
Today I booted off the external drive. It was running fine. I turned on one Firewire drive (the one that runs on Firewire power). That drive stumbled. I recognized the sound when there is an interruption in power. This cause the external boot drive to stall. I had to force a reboot.
Now the external boot drive will not boot up. It does not mount but Disk Utility sees it. The drive itself is bright and clear in Disk Utility but the partition (single) is faded out. I can run Verify and repair in DU. DU says it doesn't see anything to repair. It will not mount on its own or when I click the Mount button in DU. It does not produce an icon on the Desktop (because it is not mounting).
I also have SpeedTools. But although it sees the drive I cannot do anything with it. None of its tools run more than a spli second before they fail.
This drive has USB 3.0 and I see everything through USB that I see through Firewire. Connecting the other way did not get around the problem.
Of course I will buy an AC adapter for every external drive and never run them using Firewire again but the horse is out of the barn.
I have the original installation disks and could run the Archive and Install option but it would require physically swapping drives with the internal. I'd like to avoid it if possible. It is a MacMini and tedious.
Any suggestions?

I took the problematic hard drive and installed it in my Mac Mini so I could attempt a Safe Boot and then Archive and Install if necessary.
Safe Mode didn't work. The drive produced the circle with a slash symbol.
I reset the PRAM which was part of a list of steps to work through I found created by Apple Support.
I was able to boot up to Verbose Mode and view the text of the boot process. I wrote it all down. I can answer questions about the content better than typing it all out exactly. It includes, "...journal magic is bad..." "...failed to open..." and ends with "...cannot mount root, errno = 19"
I attempted Archive and Install however when it went to show what target drives were available it was a blank box and all buttons were grayed out.
I rebooted and opened Disk Utility from the DVD. The drive appeared the same with the top main line bright and the partitioned volume faded. Still was unable to mount. I ran Verify and this time a red line of text appeared "Invalid content in Journal" and at the end I ran Repair. When running I could read line by line and at one point it showed "checking volume information" then the following line "Repairing volume" the following line "Rechecking volume" more line of checking then it ended with "The volume was repaired successfully."
It still would not mount. I ran Verify again and again said "Invalid content in Journal" and this time it stopped midway saying "The volume was found corrupt and needs to be repaired. Error: This disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair Disk."
I clicked Repair and it ended with The vol. was repaired successfully."
Still unable to mount I began repeating Repair over and over. Each time it found something to repair and ended with a success message. After several more Repairs I tried Verify and it stopped midway saying to Repair the disk.
Question: Does running Repair multiple times continue to correct bits and pieces little by little or is this a generic message and we should treat it as a problem Disk Utility cannot pinpoint and is just beating its head against the wall?
The step by step instructions I downloaded mentioned running Repair more than once but it did not say that running it 20 times would erode some problems and eventually lead to a fully repaired disk (if the problem was something DU could take care of in the first place). At this point I have run Repair about 20 times total with a series of 10 back to back skipping Verify. I keep seeing the lines about invalid content in a journal and that it repaired something successfully. Yet I still cannot mount the disk.

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Previously, I had run verify permissions, repair permissions multiple times(from startup DVD) - no probems found. Deleted disk utility prefs. Run the maintenance taskes (daily, weekly, monthly). Nothing worked. But, I forget to check the drive for problems. So I ran disk scan. It found "invalid node" and repair disk could not do it. So, do I erase and do a fresh install or get DiskWarrior? I am running Leopard so I do not have Time Machine but I have backed up my documents, iTunes Library, iPhoto Library, etc... Another thing I found out the hardway is to sync all your bookmarks, mail settings and messages, etc... with .mac if you have an account. Any more suggetions?

Hard Drive will not Mount

I have a Seagate Barracuda 1.5 Gig installed in a MacPro as an additional drive and as of today the drive will not mount. Yersterday I noticed it ejected itself; I immediately rebooted and started to download the data to another drive but it ejected itself again after about 25% complete copy. I attempted to "verify drive" with Disk Utility but it was not listed. This morning it will will not mount. The drive is still under warranty so replacement is not an issue. Where I am at a loss is recovering the data. I fired up time machine and there was no data from this drive backed up (Bay 2). I checked the preferrences and the drive was not "excluded". So, I'm at a loss as to how or if I can recovery any data. I removed the drive from the MacPro and fired it up in a docking station (SATA) without results; still will not mount. Is recovering my data beyond hope? Any ideas or tips would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Koyangie

Hatter,
Tried Recovery Mode without success. Although the drive appears in Disk Utility I get an error after selecting Restore! If I click on the Image icon it will not list the contents.
There is perhaps .6 TB on this driver (images). After I posted and received yourt reply I took another look at my Time Machine and found all my data under Shared. What a relief.
Thanks for your advice. I'll return the drive to Seagate for a replacement. Hopefull I will be able to format it before sending it back.
Koyangie

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