texts: macOS System files to modify Display Resolutions?

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Duet Display can no longer set my iPad to 2732x2048 resolution. I have the exact same problem with my ASUS monitor. I was once able to use PBP mode to turn the display into portrait mode and then set both sides to 1920x2160 resolution, this is also now impossible since the tools I once used can no longer configure a specific display resolution.

So now I've picked up this old cscreen:
http://www.pyehouse.com/cscreen/

I've disabled system integrity protection on my MacBook Pro, but even cscreen will not allow it. cscreen will only allow me to pick from these specific options:

DisplayID  Index     Depth     Width     Height  Refresh
 4280c02       1        32      2880       1800     0
 4280c02       2        32      1440        900     0
 4280c02       3        32      3360       2100     0
 4280c02       4        32      2560       1600     0
 4280c02       5        32      2048       1280     0
 4280c02       6        32      1650       1050     0
 4280c02       7        32      1280        800     0
 4280c02       8        32      1152        720     0
 4280c02       9        32      1024        768     0
 4280c02      10        32       840        524     0
 4280c02      11        32       800        600     0
 4280c02      12        32       640        480     0
DisplayID  Index     Depth     Width     Height  Refresh
1b400045       1        32      1360        768    60
1b400045       2        32      1024        768    60
1b400045       3        32      1280        720    60
1b400045       4        32       720        480    60
1b400045       5        32       640        480    60
1b400045       6        32       800        600    60
1b400045       7        32      1024        578    60
DisplayID  Index     Depth     Width     Height  Refresh
  3f003d       1        32       800        600    60
  3f003d       2        32      1024        768    60
  3f003d       3        32      1280        720    60
  3f003d       4        32      1280       1024    60
  3f003d       5        32      1440        900    60
  3f003d       6        32      1680       1050    60
  3f003d       7        32      1920       1080    60

My iPad has the id 3f003d and it will now ONLY be set to those resolutions.

I tried the command:
./cscreen -i 3f003d -s 3f003d -x 2732 -y 2048
and no luck.

Does anyone know where I could find the system files where these very specific values are coming from?

I'm well aware of the risks, so I'll test it on an old MacBook I don't use anymore or maybe take a stab at doing in in a VMWare Fusion vm. I'm more than willing to take the risk because I hate to have this expensive piece of  hardware sitting around doing nothing while I'm on the go using my laptop.


texts: Will Keynote Remote work with a MacBook in closed clamshell mode?

texts: For my next presentation, I plan to use Keynote Remote so I can control a Keynote presentation with my iPhone. Will this work while the MacBook Air is in 'closed clamshell' mode? If yes, are there any caveats?


texts: Any way to make Cmd-D "delete next word" rather than "split-pane" in Terminal

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I am so used to using ⌘D to "delete-next-word" in emacs and xterm, that I automatically hit it in Terminal all the time, which rather annoyingly (to me, at least) causes the pane to split instead. I've tried to google solutions, but all I get are hits telling me what a neat feature this is.

I could just use XTerm under X11, but Terminal plays more nicely with some of my favorite Mac utilities (notably Divvy). I've tried iTerm2, but at best I can get it to ignore ⌘D, not actually erase the word.

Any ideas?


texts: Backup for downgrade from Mavericks to Snow Leopard on smaller Hard Drive?

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This Problem might be very specific.

After having been very happy with Snow Leopard for quite a while I am now seriously considering upgrading to Mavericks with my 2010 iMac.
I would however like to save a copy of the old system to be able to downgrade and get back to it without having trouble and without losing any data.

My system hard drive is 1 TB (460 GB used) and I have a Time Machine backup on an external hard drive. Of course I don't want to touch this backup device.

I have another 200 GB hard drive and I was thinking about creating a bootable clone of my system on this device that I could use to get back to Snow Leopard.
Of course 200 GB isn't enough space for a complete clone copy. But since I have the Time Machine backup I wouldn't necessarily need to backup my user data, and then I have only like 150 GB to backup. So in principle my system without the user data should fit on the smaller device.

Is there any (not too complicated) way to do such a backup? Can Carbon Copy Cloner do that?


texts: Getting my old Terminal back after uninstalling fish

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Recently I got tired of the smaller kinks that the Fish Shell presented me with (undiscoverable commands etc.) so I decided I wanted to change the shell back to normal and uninstall fish.

However in the process of doing so I have done something terribly wrong.

I have set it to the normal: /bin/bash

However Im represented with a series of prompts (in regards to Vagrant) and have to exit this with the CTRL+C command (cancel)

I want to get my old terminal back (with my current folder prepended etc.) but I have no clue in how to accomplish this.

I've attached two screenshots. One is the current terminal (the one with the bash -bash-3.2$in front.
The second is the terminal i want (the default with username appended) [source of image is found on the internet, for reference]

This is the terminal I have

This is the terminal I want

I've found two things:

My bash profile is deleted hence i cannot see my computer name etc. I've tried to recreate it but:
I need a sample .bash_profile
...and i need it to be persistent such that when i exit my terminal I do not fire the VVV script (that it apparently fires off when it first enters the terminal)


texts: Macbook Pro 2016 (15") has weird default Resolution

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I recently changed from a 2012 Non-Retina Macbook Pro (15 Inch) to the 2016 Retina model.

As soon as I changed , my eyes started to hurt after only few hours of working (1-2) and painful headaches afterwards, this was never the case with the 2012 model, even after 15-16 hours.

I checked and the default resolution is 1680x1050. which is weird as the display 2880x1440 the HiDPI default resolution should be 1440x900.

There is a 1440x900 option, but Macbook says it is "Scaled", and 1680x1050 is default and not scaled (unless the display is 3360x2100 that can't be true can it?)!

I'm confused, does any one has the same issue? or my Macbook has issues?

  Please instead of closing this help me, I'm having serious headaches
  working with this $3000 waste of money and I can't return it (no Apple
  support in my country) :(


texts: Is multi desktop more resource expensive?

texts: I want to understand if connecting a second or third monitor to my MBP means exactly the OS to draw 3x output and stuff, so it is at least 30% more under stress.


texts: Airpods not appearing in Bluetooth (Yet again!)

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I've opened Bluetooth.
Opened the Airpod lid
pressed the Airpod button

Nothing. Why?
This is very frustrating.
I'm in a situation where I need them for a meeting, and Apple technology fails yet again.
Mac 10.15.6


texts: ISO/IEC 13818-3 - Does apple iTunes have documentation on standards for audio file's uploaded for streaming and the iTunes store

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Documentation related to the ISO/IEC 13818-3 standard. The standard for information technology, generic coding of moving pictures, and associated audio information systems.
I would like to know before coding and modifying audio files such as .mp4 files submitted to the iTunes store or other media type's such as Podcasts, that it applies to Apple's media standards.

Or is there a universal pre-processing stage Apple implements when such audio files are submitted to iTunes?

So far I have only found a utility set that allows conversion from .wav files to .mp4 by iTunes. Would be nice to know what these conditions these droplet files and scripts provide, specification-wise.
The Mastering Suite (Apple)


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I have an iMac running macOS High Sierra. Sometimes, when I'm moving the mouse pointer around it will enlarge to 2-3 times the size for about 1 second. It happens a few times per day.

I assume I'm either pressing some key that causes it or I'm moving the pointer over something that triggers it.

What is causing this behavior? Is there a way to disable it? If yes, how do I do so?


texts: Installing mc (midnight commander) without root access?

texts: How do I do that? The normal installers (with .pkg files) ask for a root password. It is possible to run normal mac software without root access, but how do I run and install this shell software?


texts: Can't backup iPhone 5s (iOS 8.4) using iTunes 12.3 (because an error occured) or iCloud backup

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I'm trying to backup my iPhone before upgrading to iOS9. Right now it's running iOS 8.4. After pressing 'Back Up Now' button in iTunes I'm getting this error message: 'iTunes could not back up the iPhone ... because an error occured'

I tried all steps from this official Apple's document: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203271 (including restarting Macbook, iPhone, I tried another Macbook, different USB ports etc).

Any ideas how to fix this? I don't want to upgrade to iOS9 without backup.

UPDATE:

I upgraded my iCloud storage and tried iCloud backup. It failed with 'The last backup could not be completed' error.

UPDATE 2:

Probably I found the source of my problem. When I go to the Settings->General->Usage->Manage Storage I get list of installed applications. There is an empty application. Check this screenshot. Its size is 50.7Mb.

I can select it and I see such screen:

I can press 'Delete App', and there is no name for this app (null).

After confirmation this app goes from the list, but if I go back from Manage Storage and return there, it appears again, so this application can't be deleted.
I tried hard reset, but this application stays in settings event after it.

My iPhone isn't jailbroken


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I was given a MBP that needs some repairs. Aparently the hard drive is fried so I was planning to replace it with a new one.

Is there a way to download a disk to re install the OS after I get a new HDD in it?
If there is how does licensing work? I am used to windows computers where the Key is on the bottom of the machine. I don't see a key of any kind.
I'm also not sure what version of OSX it should be running.


texts: Is it possible that my new iPod touch is a used one?

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I've purchased a new iPod touch 4G last week through a 3rd party reseller. I saw the packaging is still good in white plastic around the acrylic box. The seller assured me that the product is new and still in sealed condition.

Then, he unsealed the box to open it and picked the unit to another room (he said that he wanted to activate it first). 5 minutes later, I received the unit again and noticed that the iOS was 5.1.1 (I thought it was supposed to be 5.0.1 considering it was released in 2011)

Then I went home to register the iPod in my ASP (with the SN of course). However, after I put in the serial number, this came up :

According to our records, this serial number is registered to another Apple ID. If you have more than one Apple ID, log in to My Support Profile with that Apple ID to see your other registered products. Not sure if you have another Apple ID?

As I was about to contact Apple with telephone support, this came up :

1. Valid purchase date

2. Telephone technical support : Expired

3. Repairs and Service Coverage : Active, 2 August 2013

4. Elgible for Apple Protection Plan

Yep, the telephone support had expired and the warranty was less than 365 days. I went back to that guy for an explanation but he said that I'd better bring this matter to the Authorized Service Provider. Before I went there, I did noticed that the iPod touch often freeze after "slide to unlock" and I had to hard-reset it to get it back working. Then, it's battery capacity was awfully weak; I used it for music then it got 20% warning in just 2 hours from full charge.

So I did go the Authorized Service Provider, but the guy at the ASP laughed at me because I've received a quite non-functional product which was not supposed to be sold to customer just by looking at the serial number and the part number (ZP). Honestly, I don't even know where was ZP region located ? (My iPod touch 3rd Gen was a ZA actually). Those guys also said that Apple won't be held responsible for such thing.

Hence, I don't know where should I bring this matter, since both sides (reseller and ASP) are dead-end. I wanted to ask guys here if there were really such thing as "not supposed to be sold" iPod touch. Or if there's someone else have the same problem as I did.

I can only think of one thing, probably this iPod was a display unit, then somehow, the seller cleaned the box and the unit then resealed it again to make it looked new. I don't even know if it's possible to reseal an iPod packaging.

I don't know where else to ask, so I hope that I might find something here.


texts: iTunes 12.5.5.5 can no longer delete subscribed podcasts

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I have used iTunes for years, and now suddenly after an update I can no longer delete a subscribed podcast.  I am used to simply right-clicking and selecting "Delete From Library on the picture of the podcast as in this picture:

But this no longer deletes the podcast subscription from my library.  It gives me a prompt to delete local files, which I select "yes, of course" to... and after it deletes the local mp3's... it does a big fat nothing, and the stupid smug podcast I want to get rid of just sits there staring me in the face, mocking me with it's existence.  I am able to unsubscribe, but still... the stupid, smug icon just sits there... mocking me.  Against all reasonable logic, optimistically waits for me to change my mind like an orphaned puppy that just will not get the hint.  I am not your new dad "reply all" podcast.  Go away.  You're messing up my house.  I'm allergic.  Please stop batting those cute eyes at me, we're not good for each other.  You know it.  I know it.  Now scram!  Get outta here.

Please, if possible, explain to me how I am the stupid party in this partnership, and not Apple.  All I did was update iTunes.  I cringe every time I do it, because of stuff like this.  Before the update, this worked just fine.


texts: When you terminate multi display in OS X 10.9 Mavericks, what happens?

texts:
Here's a question by a non-developer who cannot touch OS X 10.9 Mavericks, but I hope some developers help me in this issue -

I have one 27-inch display and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, and when I'm out of home I use the Retina laptop, and when I'm at home I use Retina but also with 27-inch display in order to take advantage of larger desktop. However, in OS X 10.8, when I terminate the multi display functionality to get it out of home, then screen on laptop becomes messy, with apps being viewed on 27-inch display being scattered around on laptops. That's why I've been considering recently buying iMac and use it on home instead. That said, I hate using two Mac.

So here's a question: When you terminate multi display in Mavericks, then apps on 27-inch display return back to the location on which those apps were before connecting to another display, or are those still messy much like on Mountain Lion?

If hopefully it is the former, then I want to wait for Mavericks and new thunderbolt display… If the latter, then I have to buy iMac right now…


texts: Is the font in Messages.app changed in iOS5?

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The fonts in the Messages app look much better in iOS5 than in iOS4, and wanted to confirm it. I couldn't find any discussion or note about this online. I don't have a phone running iOS4 around to compare myself.

Has it really changed? Any sources?


texts: How to disconnect from specific WiFi network (while remembering the connection)

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I would like to disconnect from my WiFi network on OS X Lion without having the computer to forget the network. So basically I'm looking for a way to just disconnect and connect to a specific WiFi network at will.

How do I do this?


texts: Screwed up my 1TB HD iMac27 - I am running OSX 10.11.5 need to rebuild it in Terminal

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Not sure what I did but I need to regain the space on my 1TB HD. I have made a full back up and need to know the step by step commands in TERMINAL to do this. As you can see I have access to only 120GB. I have attached info/ disc Util info

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texts: How can I get a OSX mountain lion installer for deployment testing?

texts: I have a macmini which came with Mountain Lion preinstalled as from factory. I need to create a virtual machine on this macmini (OSX host/OSX guest) with the same version for end-user deployment testing. I went to the apple store to get the installer, but I can only get mavericks, and I want to test deployment on 10.8. How can I get a ML installer so I can use vmware or virtualbox to install osx in the virtual image?


texts: With 16-GB of memory, what is a reasonable limit to the number of open desktops?

texts:
I don't know what resources are used by adding desktops, but I am certain it is a bigger deal than adding new browser tabs. I've used 8 desktops (across 2 monitors) for awhile. Adding a few more might really improve workflow.

Type of apps I'd like to always have open: Chrome / Finder / Terminal / Xcode / NetBeans / Excel / Word / Skype / MySql / iTunes

Something like having 2 word docs, 3 spreadsheets, and 3 browser instances (each using all the monitor space in their own desktops) would be very useful. Just a quick 3 finger swipe, and I'm ready to start thinking in a new context. I love it.

Maybe, OSX is robust enough, and 16-GB is so much, that I can keep opening desktops until the cows come home?


texts: Changing the default contact group when using Exchange ActiveSync

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I have an iPhone 3GS (with the latest iOS version). It syncs with the corporate Exchange server.

But when I am saving contacts (from the recent calls list for example), there is no way to set where the contact is saved. (I have a couple of Contacts folders in the Exchange account).

Is there a way to tell the iPhone where to save new contacts either when I save the new contact or just to set the default contact group?


texts: No startup disks are available during boot

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I had my Macbook running in Boot Camp.  I used the Boot Camp Assistant and selected to reboot into OS X.  When it rebooted, it immediately started up into Recovery mode.  I did a verify disk and it said that the EFI partition had a problem, so I clicked repair disk and restarted.

On the next restart, there were no startup disks available.  "Internet Recovery" is my only option.  When I boot into recovery, I see both partitions there, I can mount them and the data is intact.  Also, the Startup Disk tool shows both the Boot Camp and OS X paritions as available startup disks, when I select one and hit reboot, it still just shows the flashing folder with a question mark icon.


texts: Can I upgrade directly from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to 10.7 Lion?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I upgrade to Lion straight from 10.5.8?

For us 10.5 users, is the only path a two step upgrade to 10.6 then 10.7?

Also, is there a hardware compatibility chart? My mac is an older macbook, not sure if it's even supported by Lion.


texts: I would like to get text in between line in pages

texts:
Am planning to make a resume in pages. I want some of the sub headings to come in between lines. I have attached the image which I want to add in my document.Can somebody please help me?

I am able to get a line below the word summary picture below,


texts: Time Capsule stuck on makingbackup disk available

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I am an IT person, and i have set up two Time capsule and the backup is not working. It just stays stuck. I can use the TC as a file server, no problem. I have tried everything, fixing the backups, erasing the disk, creating the backups again, checking updates...

This ahappened on two separate locations. Same problems.

I can provide with some console but there is not much going on.

Many thanks


texts: Configure the DHCP settings of WIFI Tethering (Personal Hotspot)

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When connecting my PC to the iPhone WIFI hotspot, it assigned a 192.168.2.x address to my PC.
I really need to change this to a different address range as it conflicts with one of our work subnets.

Is it possible to configure the iPhone's DHCP settings so it gives out different addresses?


texts: Adding hosts entry to iOS in absence of DNS

texts:
I am working with an application where my iPhone needs to see my laptop on the network under its host name and not the IP address because the SSL certificate works with the name only.  At the office, I resolved it by adding a DNS entry mapping my host to my IP and it works.  But today I am WFH on my home network which does not have a DNS server capability.

I was wondering if I can somehow edit some hosts file on the iPhone (or some setting or something equivalent) so that the iPhone can see the laptop under its name.  They are both on the same network and can reach each other via IP but the network has no DNS.

I also came upon this related material.  Here are my pertinent settings:

>hostname
my-mac.local
>scutil --get ComputerName
my-mac
>scutil --get HostName
HostName: not set
>scutil --get LocalHostName
my-mac


texts: opening a web site via the bookmark bar results in focus not going to web page

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When I open a link from my bookmark bar (either by command-option-1, etc) or by clicking on the bookmark bar item, the cursor focus will not be on the web page.  This requires that you were on a new window or new tab that was on the "favorites" (as set in safari preferences).

My test case is google, but my real problem is a captive portal that I use every day.  This happens on any web page where a text field should automatically have the focus.

Steps to recreate:

1) Make sure safari preferences set to new windows and new tabs open in favorites.

2) Add a bookmark to https://www.google.com/ and making that the first bookmark in your bookmark bar.

3) Open a new window (command-n) and then open the google bookmark (command-option-1).

Result: the focus will not be on the google search box.

Question: How do I fix this? Is there a setting I can make this work?

(If I tab through all the controls at the top of the page -- forward/back/url bar/all the bookmarks -- 23 tabs in my case.)

version: Safari 13.0.2


texts: Should services be turned off prior to performing updates?

texts:
Let's say you want to upgrade your OS X server from Yosemite 10.10.1 to 10.10.2. Should you turn off OS X Server services prior to the upgrade?

Should you also turn off when upgrading from Server.app 4.0 to 4.1?

I can't seem to find any Apple documentation that suggests to do it but then again, Apple documentation seems limited in a lot of regards.


texts: How do I change Sourcetree icon shown in Dock?

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I have an app that is very useful, but from time to time it changes its icon in the Dock, which I found disturbing for my workflow.

I would like to prevent that as I am perfectly satisfied with the standard icon.

I've tried following the instructions in the article, How to change Mac app icons but as soon as the app starts, it changes the icon back.

I've also poked around Contents/Resources directory in the app bundle, but could not find the said icon.

Does anyone have a workaround?


texts: connect AirPods to MacBook Air (Early 2014) with Sierra - Bluetooth pairing doesn't work

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I followed the steps in Connect AirPods to MacBook / Macbook Pro with Mac OS Sierra (warning, Youtube video).

I tried and tried and never see AirPods.

I have a Early 2014 MacBook Air with Sierra. Does this only works with new MacBooks? Is there a technical reason?


texts: Can OS X automate creating a reminders from a page in a web browser?

texts:
I enjoy the feature of creating reminders from a web page with one click. similar to how Omnifocus does this.

Can Apple's Reminders do the same by apple scripting or other addition/short cut?


texts:
I have hidden a number of app purchases, and I would now like to unhide them. If you go to the App Store (iOS 14.2), tap your profile picture and go to account settings, you can click "Hidden Purchases" to see a list. The text below the link even says "Unhide purchases that you have previously hidden."
If you go to this list, however, you can only download those purchase. Searching claims you should be able to swipe to the left to unhide them, but the app does not respond to any form of swiping on those icons (both iPad and iPhone).
Is there any way to unhide certain purchases?


texts: When I go to my calendar it isn't working

texts: When I go to my monthly calendar I can no longer go to a date?! I have to manually scroll through. Any ideas on why or how to fix?


texts: Collect data on CPU usage per core at regular time intervals?

texts:
Following from question in comment here, is there any easy way to get CPU usage on a per core basis at a certain interval throughout the day? (e.g. every 60 seconds)
Notes

happy to use a script (e.g. ruby, python) and run it in the terminal
would be great if the output were a simple csv, but open to using more sophisticated tools/outputs if they exist and are easy to use
the ultimate goal is to take to plot a time series of per-core utilisation over the day (or week/month) (that is, a line chart with as many lines as cores)
In case it's of significance, I will try to run this on a MacBook Pro

Example output:
A csv that resembles:
time, core_1, core_2, core_3, core_4 (etc)
"2020-07-18 15:45:00 UTC", 15%, 12%, 0%, 1%
"2020-07-18 15:46:00 UTC", 100%, 100%, 10%, 3%
"2020-07-18 15:47:00 UTC", 10%, 2%, 0%, 0%
etc etc


texts: Device configuration for a Canon LIDE 30

texts:
In the past I've been able to use my Canon LIDE 30 scanner with my modern Macs.  I have installed the most recent SANE TWAIN packages, restarted the computer with the scanner connected, but Image Capture (and others) claim that no device is connected.  The System Report shows that a CanoScan is plugged in on one of the USB ports, but "Device has not been configured."

I'm on OSX 10.9.  I'm inclined to believe that the scanner really is "connected" but I've missed some step installing SANE.  Any thoughts or clues?

UPDATE: determined that my scanner is supported by the plustek "back end".  Have confirmed that /usr/local/etc/sane.d/plustek.conf exists.  scanimage command says "No SANE devices found."


texts: Remove Program Association from Directory

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I have a directory, ~/Downloads, which has accidentally become associated with Terminal.app. I would like to remove the association so that the directory can be used with Finder.app again. Thus far, I have investigated extended attributes with xattr, but this isn't the right method to remove associations. How does one fix a problem like this? Please see the illustration below.

This is macOS 10.13.6.

It appears to have been done by copying a Keynote "file" to the directory.

cp -rp file.key/ ~/Downloads/


texts: How can I use a Wii remote as a remote control for Keynote on my mid-2011 MacBook Air?

texts:
I have a Wii Remote and a mid-2011 MacBook Air. What do I do to pair the Wii remote with the Air, and what software can accept input from this Bluetooth device and send it to Keynote?

I'm looking for much more than a link to a piece of software. What software do you use, how do you go about setting up the pairing, and how do you go about using the Wii remote?


texts: Best practice/OSX software for managing Hard Drive archives

texts:
I have two dozen bare hard drives (3.5" and 2.5") which are used as long-term storage for personal photos, videos and documents. Most files are duplicated across at least two drives. For the most part, these drives sit idle in storage.

When I need to use them, I use either a USB 3.0 Voyager S3 dock, or for the smaller drives, a Crucial Nextar USB 3.0 enclosure.

Every year or so I would like to "exercise" these drives to verify they are still functional and the data is still available.

Way back when, I might have used TechTool Pro, DiskWarrior, or other Mac OS compatible software to run diagnostics. (Disk Utility is very limited and does not really give me much insight into the health of drives. With S.M.A.R.T its pretty much all or nothing...).

Is there a clear standard recommendation for OSX compatible software to verify the health and integrity of HDs and SSDs?


texts: Turn off retina internal display while connected to external monitor in Sierra

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How do you turn off the MacBook retina internal display with the lid open while using an external monitor on Mac OS X 10.12.6 Sierra?
All the previous method doesn't work!
1.Turning down the brightness is not the same as turning off the display as the GPU still sends a signal to the internal display and the external monitor.
2.These were the terminal commands to achieve this on Mavericks:
Enable
sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0"
Disable
sudo nvram -d boot-args
3.sudo nvram boot-args=niog=1
4.sudo pmset -a lidwake 0.

So, how can i do it without use the third party app?
Thank you


texts: What's the best way to import my Aperture library to iPhoto?


texts: Mac mini A1347 fan at full speed after booting and no video signal

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After pushing the power button of my mac mini, the cooling fan goes to max speed and does not put out any video signal. The Power LED is on and white.

I removed the power cord and cleaned the fan and the inner of the mac -> no change
I tried to remove both RAM sticks and boot -> mac beeps once every couple seconds and the fan seems to be on normal speed. But still no video Signal.
I tried to boot with only 1 RAM stick -> Still fan ramps up to the max and no video signal.

UPDATE

I tried every possible combination of RAM position and I get the same issue. Fan on ful speed and no video signal.
Also tried to use the apple key combinations during startup as sugested but nothing happens.

Even if it is a HW failure, I would love to understand where the failure is located, so that I could do a visiual inspection with microscope and x-rax (we have one in the company).
Does anyone have an idea what I could troubleshoot next?
I am thankful for any ideas and comments.
Regards


texts: I change my background in system preferences and it says my background is a picture, but my desktop is still a blank gray. How can I fix this?


texts: How do I extract the data for a single app to transfer to another device running the same app? I want to move a personal wiki from an iPad 1 to an iPad 3.


texts: I lost my files when I tried to merge folders together

texts:
I tried to merge to folders together and then accidentally clicked undo and now my files have just disappeared, they aren't in the bin or anywhere on my hard drive.

I'm trying Disk Drill and EaseUS but neither appear to be finding my files at the moment.


texts: How do I setup iMessage to correctly deliver to multiple devices?

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I have an iPad, an old iPhone 3GS and a new iPhone 4S. When someone sends an iMessage to me it appears simultaneously to both my 2 iPhones but does not appear on the iPad. When I respond from the iPad the message appears on the iPhones.

A friend has a worse problem where his new iPhone 4S does not receive any iMessages, instead the are only received by his old 3GS.

Is there a trick to setting this up? I have tried making sure that all the "Receive At" email addresses are synchronized on all devices. Could this be a bug in iOS 5.0.1?


texts: "Harpulia" and "Javanese" processes cause high cpu usage

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I'm wondering what is the purpose of "Harpulia" and "Javanese" processes (see screenshot below)

Hi !

They're high in CPU usage (and make my macbook pro fans to be running loud) and they do not seem to be essential as I can cut it so the fans are slowing down.

Oftentime these processes appear when I watch a video on chrome but it is not the only time they appear.
On the other hand, they do not seem to be related to any chrome processes.

Thanks in advance for the help.

PS : on the screenshot these processes does not use much CPU compared to most of the time (it can be more than 100% per process).


texts: iPhone 11 no text notification for my fiance

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For the past two or three days whenever my fiancé sends me a text, I won’t get a notification or anything. I’ve checked my Do not Disturb settings and the Alerts tab on her messages and I can not figure it out.  It is on iOS 13.3 through the iMessage app
I’ve checked do not disturb I’ve checked the alerts tab I’ve turned both phones off and on and I’ve cleared our texts from both phones and nothing is working it only does it with her no one else
Has anyone else had this problem if so, do you know how to fix it?


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I know you can easily browse files on a device by using bluetooth, this is not what I wanna do.

I want to mount the bluetooth device (an Android phone, for example) just like when I mount a usb drive or a network storage: that is with its directory listed in the filesytem under /Volumes.

Is there any extension/plugin which does this on Mac Os X Mavericks? This behavior works perfectly under Ubuntu.

Why I want to do it? Because a few application I use will only read files from the filesystem and it would be useful to me to have them read what's on my phone.


texts: Can't connect to SMB network drive after installing new iMac

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We have two iMacs on the network with an external DataTale drive connected to each.
The shares have worked fine in the past but we just replaced one iMac and upgraded both to catalina.
We had have the shares set up so we can connect to the other users iMac fine but when we try to access the external drive on their computer it comes up with this error message:
"the operation can't be completed because the original item (*drivename) can not be found"
we mucked around with the settings the other day for ages and rebooted etc and managed to get one drive connecting but don't know the steps we took and can't seem to get the other one connecting.
I think it might be something to do with the usernames or privileges but everything is set to read/write access so can't understand why we can't connect?


texts: Disable opening PDFs inline in Safari 5.1

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In Safari 5.0 or below it's very easy to disable opening pdfs inline, you simply say

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitOmitPDFSupport -bool YES

and it never bothers you again.

In Safari 5.1 this no longer works. Does anyone know an alternative to prevent Safari 5.1 opening PDFs in the browser rather than as a download and then in Preview?


texts: Trying to boot up on Mavericks USB Install Drive, receive prohibited sign on screen

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I have a late 2011 Macbook Pro and I had Mavericks, which ran just fine, but I upgraded to Yosemite after hearing some good reviews. I didn't back it up in time machine. It made my laptop extremely slow and glitchy, it's practically unusable now. I followed this http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/revert-back-mavericks-from-yosemite-3581872/ to try to downgrade back to Mavericks, and I believe I successfully made a bootable Mavericks Install Drive. Everything worked just as it should have, I shut down my computer, pressed alt while turning it on, and chose the USB drive. It loaded for a few moments but then in place of the apple symbol, it just showed a prohibited symbol (circle with slash through it).

I tried to repair the drive in disk utility but I had no luck. If anyone could help me figure out a solution or find an alternative I'll be very grateful!


texts: Is 13 inch MacBook Pro enough with Eclipse?

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I'm a Java developer and want to buy a new 2013 Retina MacBook Pro.

I'm interested in the 13 inch for portability but I'm worried it has too small display to effectively code using Eclipse.

Has anyone tried using this machine in this way? Do I have to get the 15 inch?


texts: How to change keyboard shortcut for "log out"?

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I use a third party app for alt-tab, so when I hit alt+shift+tab+Q, the operating system doesn't recognize it as quitting the app. Instead it recognizes it as the log out keyboard command. (The native OSX alt+shift+tab+q will quit the app, however.)

I figure this could easily be resolved if I could change the keyboard shortcut.

OSX 10.7.5, Macbook Pro mid-2011.


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I am looking for an AppleScript, that simply uses an email defined by the "Mail Rules" and extracts the attachment to a specific folder. I found different codes, but they all didn’t do want I want. I don’t want the code to change the name or create a new folder. I just want him to extract the attachment from the Email and store it in a defined folder.

What I want to do is, when I get an email with a specific subject (which is always the same). The script should extract the attachment, move it to a folder on my Mac and then mark the email as unread and delete it.

I just want it to use the new email. I specified this with the "email-rule"s feature from Mail but Mail didn’t hand over the email so I ended up with the script running but no email.


texts: How can I repartition and format a Samsung Portable SSD T1 (model#: MU P8500B)?

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Currently there are two partitions on the SSD.

How can I remove the partitions? I want to have just one partition on the device.

I have searched through Samsung's website but I cannot find any related software to download (including the driver)


texts: I have dual boot Mac with OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 and Windows 10 installed. If something goes wrong and the Mac is not able to boot, I required a software which will enable me to backup working the bootable OS X partition and restore the OS X exactly to its backup state. To backup and restore the OS X partition I am planning to use Windows 10.


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Until now I have all my photos in a folder 'Images' on my Mac. To organize them better I want to start using the photos.app. When I open the app there are no fotos, so I guess I have to import them first. A few questions:

Can't I tell Fotos.app just where to look for photos and use that folder?
If I use the Import functions, will I then have duplicates of all photos? Where will the photos be stored after importing them and can I delete them from the original folder?
Weh I try to import all my photos my Mac tells me that I don't have enough space (it's a lot of pictures), so how can I import the pictures without duplicating them?

Tanks


texts: How do you watch HTTP requests an iPhone app is making?

texts: Just the same way you can open the web inspector or activity window in Safari on your laptop and see all the HTTP requests any website has made, how do you do that on the iphone for an iPhone app, if the iPhone app is using HTML5 (or even if it's a native app)?


texts: Late 2006 MacBook doesn't turn on (fan spinning but no chime)

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My Late 2006 MacBook (MACBOOK2,1) doesn't boot anymore after I turned it off in ElementaryOS.
Symptoms :

Fan spinning
Sleep LED is on
Screen not turning on
No chime

And here are the specs :

CPU : Intel CORE 2 Duo 2.0GHz
GPU : Intel GMA950 (No GPU acceleration at all in my patched El Capitan install)
Model Identifier : MacBook2,1 (the Late 2006 one, not Mid 2007)
OSes : Patched OS X El Capitan and ElementaryOS

I only have my main Linux Desktop and a Snow Leopard USB Installer.
I've tried Resetting the PRAM/NVRAM and SMC without success. I've also tried inserting the ORIGINAL RAM that came with this Mac, still, without success. I've removed the HDD and plugged it into my main Linux Desktop and, everything was fine (the linux partition and OS X partition were mounted successfully).
I really think this is a hardware issue, but don't know how to fix it.
PS: This issue happened after another issue I had, the computer would turn on, with the chime, but the screen stays grey. I got this fixed by resetting the NVRAM/PRAM and booted into ElementaryOS. I turned it off and got this problem.


texts: Can the Finder be tricked into assigning symlinks and aliases different icons?

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It seems to me that the Finder does not (on the surface) distinguish between aliases and symbolic links. (In particular, in the Get Info window for a symlink the Finder claims the symlink is an alias.) But is there a way to force symlinks all to be assigned a certain icon (that isn't the standard folder-with-a-little-arrow alias icon)? That is, is the global 'alias' icon file different from the global 'symlink' icon file, or can one instruct the Finder to use a different icon file for symlinks?

I imagine that one could write a script that would create a symlink and assign the created link a certain icon. But I'm hoping to change the icons of all existing symlinks, so I don't have to change all the icons manually.

I'd like to know because I use both (aliases when I'm lazy and just need a quick shortcut, and symlinks when I need something more robust), and it would be nice to be able to see the difference in the icons.


texts: Logitech mouse and keyboard don't wake up my macbook pro 13" (2020)

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I have my macbook plugged into an external monitor, and when it goes to sleep I can't wake it back up with the keyboard or the mouse. They are both Logitech, MX keys and MX master 3. I can't figure it out for the life of me. As far as I can remember, the magic keyboard I had before was able to wake it up, but I'm not sure anymore.
I think this only happens when it goes to sleep automatically. If I send it to sleep, then I can wake it up with the keyboard or mouse.
thanks


texts: How can I see what ports my hard drives are connected to?

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2011 iMac running Mavericks

I have a number of hard drives on my machine, including a standard internal drive, an external SSD on Thunderbolt, a standard external drive on thunderbolt, a standard external drive on Firewire, and a standard external drive on USB.

What I'm not sure of without crawling around and tracking cables and other investigative work, is which volume on my computer goes with which drive, and therefore which connection technology.  It's just been too long since I set it all up.

I thought for sure this information would be in Disk Utility, but it seems it's not (or I can't find it).  Then I thought for sure it would be in System Profiler (System Information) but it's not (or I can't find it).

How can I find out which connection technology is being used by each volume on my machine?

EDIT:  I was able to deduce which drive had to be which from process of elimination, since I found that System Information will show me (under the Thunderbolt heading) which drives are Thunderbolt, and I know from the sizes which drives they must be.  Still I would really like to have a simple direct way to figure this out for the future, if possible.


texts: How can I improve the performance of an older iMac?

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I've got an older iMac running macOs Mojave. It is terribly slow and I am interested to see if we can improve the performance. Can you recommend steps to consider to improve the performance?

The performance issues I see impact the operating system and all applications. It's not specific to a single app.

When viewing the About modal:

MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.6 (18G103)
iMac 27-inch, Late 2012
Processor: 3.2 Ghz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX 1GB

Looking at the System Report, I see:

Status on Memory Slots is OK. Has 2 4GB 1600 DDR3 cards.
Hard Drive: I have about 500GB of available storage on 1TB hard drive

Other than these basic stats, I'm not sure what would be relevant to help diagnose the performance issues on this machine. What information could I provide to help determine the issue? Thank you.


texts: Printing multiple pdf's causes printer to pause between print jobs

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I'm printing thousands of PDF documents.

If I select them in the Finder and press ⌘P, it creates each PDF as a print job. However, the printer takes a huge pause - maybe 10 sec between each print job, and the printing becomes very slow.

To combat this I'm merging the PDF documents into one single PDF, which makes the printing very fast, however this is not ideal.

Is it possible to print multiple documents through the Finder without a delay between print jobs?

My printer is a Brother HL-3140CW.


texts: My pictures are gone from my photo stream on my ipad

texts: My photos from Photo Stream on my iPad were here one minute, and gone next. I charged it, but it didn't show up still.


texts: Time Machine backup extremely slow after upgrade to Yosemite

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I recently updated my MacBookPro from Mavericks to Yosemite and found that Time Machine backup speed has really slowed down.

I realized the amount of new/changed files jumped quite a bit after the upgrade, so I expect the first backup to take a while. However, the backup speed seem unusually slow.

I let it run overnight and in 12 hours it copied 18GB out of 500GB, for an effective transfer rate of about 0.025 GB/min. At this rate it will take something like 14 days to complete.

For comparison, and to make sure the external drive and USB ports were basically happy, I copied a 4GB file over to the external drive manually and it measured at 8.5 GB/min (very fast).

Has anyone else seen this and/or have any suggestions for troubleshooting?

My system:

MacBookPro, retina, 15-in, late 2013
2.6GHz i7
16 GB RAM
500 GB SSD
Seagate Backup Plus Slim portable drives, USB 3.0 (1TB and 2TB)


texts: Apple Messages Not Working At All After Update

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I recently updated to OS 10.12.2 (16C67), all of my apps (most recently iTunes), and my phone to 10.2, and I'm having an issue with my Apple Messages app not syncing, and not being able to send or receive messages.

I was also getting various alerts that my phone was trying to access my messages (the map in the alert pointed directly to my house), and my Dropbox used to auto-download my pictures, and now it says it can't find any.

I don't know those issue are related or not, but the all started around the same time. For now, however, I want to focus on getting Messages up and running properly.

I have gone through the recommended process of disabling and re-enabling my Apple ID several times. I have quite and restarted both the app and my computer in-between disabling and re-enabling. I've also done the same with my phone, and even done a full restore.

The only next step I can think of is to either delete everything related to Messages and start from scratch, but I'd prefer not to lose my archived messages.

Does anyone have a less drastic recommendation?

Thanks!

ty


texts: Shell command works fine as is, but not when executed from crontab. What's the difference?

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I created a small workflow with the Automator App, and I want it executed periodically. For that I created an entry in crontab. The problem is that running the workflow straight from the Terminal works perfectly, but when executed from crontab, the "Connect To Servers" stage fails with the following error:

The action “Connect to Servers” encountered an error: “Failed to connect to server “smb://andreas@"serverIp"”.”

The server is definitely available, and indeed, running the workflow from within the App or using the exact same command I entered in the crontab file in the Terminal works perfectly.

This is my crontab:

* * * * * /usr/bin/automator /<path>/<filename>.workflow >> /"path"/"filename".workflow.out 2>&1

And again, running

/usr/bin/automator /<path>/<filename>.workflow >> /"path"/"filename".workflow.out 2>&1

in the terminal works.

What's the difference and how can I fix it?

UPDATE: I don't think it's missing env variables. I used the env command in my normal terminal and pasted all the declarations into the crontab file to no avail.

UPDATE 2: I switched to using launchd as a workaround, but I'm still curious as to why it didn't work with cron.


texts: Mac pop up notifications getting cut off on the right

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Recently all of my pop up notifications are getting cut off so I can only see half of it, like the computer thinks my screen is wider than it is, as you can see in the picture:

I have a 2019 15 inch MacBook Pro, with Mojave 10.14.6.
I also have a monitor attached which is a LEN P27u-10 Display but this issue still persists even if I detach the monitor.


texts: Is it possible to download iTunes Extras?

texts:
I am going on a long flight and have purchased (and downloaded) some movies.

Is it possible to download all the iTunes Extras so that it can be viewed offline?


texts: black screen macbook air 2020 M1 only second display works

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I have a MacBook air 2020 M1 and the built-in display doesn't turn on, it is black. The weird thing is that when I connected the second display and just write my password "in the dark' the second screen worked (I'm writing from my mac right now, but the built-in screen is black).
I tried:
To disconnect all peripherals and turn it on - nothing
Hard reboot - nothing
nvram - nothing
As I have access to terminal there is any command I can run to reset what needs to be reset?
Thanks in advance!


texts:
Could someone tell me how much Amperes (Amps) the Retina MacBook Pro can deliver over USB?

I thought that one should be able to charge an iPad with a Retina MacBook which would mean that it should be about 1A minimum (probably rather 2-5A for an iPad3). However when I plug in my Android phone to charge, it does charge slower than on an 1A USB charger.


texts: Does iOS 10 support geotags for MMS messages?

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I am finding that MMS messages are consistently not containing geotag data using iMessage. This occurs for iMessage on iOS 10.0.2 and MacOS 10.11.6. When I am within the iMessage app (either on my Mac or iPhone) and I receive a photo from an Android user or an iPhone user that has not enabled iMessage it would appear the file does not contain the geotag data. I have tried saving the photo directly to my photo library as well as saving the photo to file. (On iPhone I tried saving it to DropBox and iCloud Drive as a file.) In either case, the resultant photo/file simply has no geotag data with it. In one instance, for an Android user, I asked the person to email the same photo as an email attachment and the photo file did in fact have geotag data, so the problem seems to be isolated just to photos sent over MMS using iMessage.

Is this a known issue, bug, or limitation of iMessage? Or is there there something wonky going on with just my phone? It's highly annoying as I like to save photos carefully with location data, and it's disappointing that any photo sent to me via MMS will simply not have it.


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So I've followed the apples guide and also another guide on here on creating a bootable drive for MacOS Mojave.

I bought a new flash drive, plugged it in and erased it.

I set the SanDisk Cruzer Blade Media  to a GUID Partition map
I then created the volume and set it as MAC OS Extended (Journal)
I run the commands in terminal and it copies the Mojave over fine, says complete.
I restart my Mac and select the Install Mojave drive (Not my MACINTOSH HD)
In disk utility I select to install Mojave
Click continue on the installation
Then all my drives appear, but my bootable drive which is called Install MacOS Mojave says "This disk is locked"
I've tried to erase this in the disk utility mode and it says failed to unmount.

I'm really not sure why it's locked and this is the problem I'm facing, how can I get this unlocked? All the videos I watch nobody has this error except from myself.


texts:
I succesfully removed some unneeded fuse apps but 'fuse-ext2' icon remained in System Preferences pane. If I right-click and ask for Remove I get an error message:

  The “fuse-ext2” preferences pane could not be removed because an error occurred.

How to remove this icon?

Thanks!


texts: Does anyone know what is the precision screwdriver to use in opening a 13-inch Macbook Pro (Late 2011)? Need to make sure before I head to the hardware shop. Thanks.


texts: How can I backup/restore an app (not just it's data) in iOS 10?

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One of my apps got a big update with some mixed reviews, I'm interested in trying the new version, but won't do it if I can't roll back. For pre-iOS 9 systems, I heard you can backup ipa file from iTunes on PC, update the app on iPhone, and then if needed, overvrite back from iTunes and sync. But it doesn't work now - there's no ipa file for that app after iTunes sync.

What are my options? I've heard about programs like iMazing, but have a feeling that for iOS 10 it will just restore the app data and not the whole app version.


texts: bcdboot "Failure when attempting to copy boot files" when attempting to install Windows on external hard drive

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I'm installing Windows 10 on a external hard drive using a 2015 MacBook following these instructions:

Is it possible to use Boot Camp with Windows 10 from an external HDD?

When running the ‘bcdboot’ command, I get the following

  Failure when attempting to copy boot files.


texts: How can I debug an extremely slow login?

texts:
Recently, I poured water onto the keyboard of my MacBook 2017 (4 thunderbolt), and I forced shutdown it. After letting it dry for two weeks, I opened it and everything seems to work. It also passes the Apple Hardware Test.
However, login (login window, switching user, authenticating for root permission, terminal login) is extremely slow, taking around 20 to 40 seconds. After restarting a couple of times, the behavior does not change. After reinstalling macOS 10.13.6, High Sierra, (keeping application and data), the behavior persists. After starting up in Safe Mode and restarting, the time shortened a little bit.
To verify that this is not a hardware problem, I copied the system partition to another MacBook Pro (same generation) and I can see the same behavior, suggesting that this is a software issue.
Update: On the other MacBook Pro, I run chflags -R noschg,nosappnd,nouchg,nouappnd / and boot up the machine in Safe Mode (and rebooted). The issue was gone, but only for Safe Mode. Starting again in normal boot recreates the problem, and further Safe Mode cannot correct it.
Things I have tried on my other MacBook Pro that does not work:

Reinstall macOS High Sierra
Removing caches and user added filesystems/extensions/launchdaemons/launchagents
Upgrade to Mojave (login for login window is extremely fast, but terminal login is still slow. Plus it deletes all the files I have in root account (downloads, desktop, documents, etc.)
Partial copy done by Carbon Copy Cloner from my mac because it disconnected after a certain while in Target Disk Mode. System work and login is fast. But for some reason I forget I erased the system and did a full copy again.
Repaired home permissions using diskutil resetUserPermissions / 501 then 502, 503, etc.
Repaired disk permissions using https://www.firewolf.science/2016/07/repairpermissions-v3-now-supports-repairing-permissions-on-macos-mojave/

The output of dtruss login root is here.
The output of sample login as instructed here: here The main cause is semaphore_wait_trap, but I don't know how to debug it.
How can I troubleshoot this problem?


texts: MacBook Pro Won't Recognize Display (Both Internal and Kind of External)

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My Macbook Pro (mid 2014, 15 inch) screen just went black. It was working in the morning, took it out of its case this afternoon and nothing.
The Macbook is running, because I can hear it and the back Apple light displays.
Internal display stays black, it does not even show a lit up black screen of death. Hooking it up to an external device only shows something when the external device is plugged in before turning on the machine.
When the external device is plugged in, you are able to view the login screen. Once logging in, the external device goes black and you can sometimes see the mouse.  The machine's screen does light up only when the external device is removed when the machine is on, then you get a glowing black screen of death, but you do not see the mouse. Also, sometimes it goes into blind mode (like voice over for blind people) and tries to direct you to hovering over things, but it does not seem to be on the desktop because there is no sound after the blind mode introduction.
I tried the following steps, nothing worked:
-PRAM reset

SMC reset

Force shutdown

Rebooting countless times (with and without the external monitor plugged in)

-Single user mode (will show the screen for 1 second and immediately shuts down again)
Thanks!


texts: Can't connect to TCP/IP printer with undescore "_" in the IP

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I have a wireless printer that's connected to our private LAN in our workplace. There is a weird configuration for the printer that it requires two printers to be added. For color - 192.168.51.xxx and one for grayscale - 192.168.51.xxx_1 <---
There's a problem on MacOS that says it cannot connect to a printer with that IP but on windows it runs completely fine. The company previously worked with another IT company and they got it set up on one macbook in the entire workplace, but I cannot replicate the steps that they've taken. Maybe there's other ways to add a printer, besides the regular control panel?

I've only seen posts about ports, but not with this kind of IP as it's unusual.

The printer model is - Konica Minolta INEO+ 220


texts: macOS detects location but doesn't Set Time Zone Automatically

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Recently my automatic timezone update stopped working. (i.e. it used to work but now it doesn't)

The Troubling thing is that my Mac detects the correct location (e.g. Golden, CO), but it doesn't use this to update the timezone despite Set my timezone automatically using current location being checked. See screenshot.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

This issue now occurs with every network I have tried: work, home, airports, hotels, etc. and, I have already tried the usual set of fixes such as toggling auto timezone off and on, closing system preferences, rebooting, and repairing permissions.

OS: OS X 10.9.5 (13F1112)

System: MacBook Pro Retina, 13-in mid-2014


texts:
I could not edit value of cookies.

How can I edit my cookies in Safari  Web Inspector?


texts: Can I copy a bootable El Capitan installer USB stick to a hard drive partition and install from there?

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I am salvaging a mid 2013 MacBook Air 11" that was discarded with a broken screen backlight due to beverage spill and missing its SSD. (I have a very tiny budget right now so I'm only spending on more expensive items when my testing shows the machine might work well.)

I got the Apple Store to test the hardware then tested the computer myself by taking about two days to install OS X from one USB 2.0 flash drive to another USB 2.0 flash drive using an external display.

It seemed to work quite well other than that it ran at about 1% the speed of a normal Mac for anything that required disk access. This made it hard to test in any depth as problems could easily be due to OS X internal timeouts.

I have now purchased a USB 3.0 external hard drive and knowing how slow USB 2.0 flash drives are to install from and to, I'm hoping to use the fast external hard drive for both, but I'm not sure whether this is possible or how.

The external drive happened to come pre-formatted for Mac with two partitions, which to seems ideal.

Can I just copy the contents of the El Capitan bootable installer USB to one of the partitions? I fear I may need to copy it as a drive/partition rather than as a file or folder, since it must be bootable. Does such a copy require special software?

I need to ask the experts here without being able to experiment since I'm unable to justify the purchase price of a magsafe 2 power supply until I'm confident the machine will work well. I am able to borrow a power supply only occasionally from friends.

I realize doing an Internet OS restore via Wi-Fi is another possibility but the Wi-Fi I have access to is both slow and behind a captive portal. So for this question I'm not pursuing that option thank you.


texts: Is it possible to rotate in Preview without advancing to the next page?

texts: I have a slight annoyance with rotating pages 180 degrees in Preview. The next page is selected automatically after rotating either left or right (90 degrees).  This behavior adds a step. Is there a way to disable the auto-advance, or perhaps a keyboard command that rotates the page 180 degrees? (I don't want to flip the page vertically.)


texts: Can I use any 5 volt 2 ampere (that is, 10 W) charging adapter to charge my iPad 2018?

texts:
My iPad's charging adapter has malfunctioned. The lightning to USB cable is fine. My place is likely to be under a Covid19 lock down for at least two more weeks, so I cannot get a replacement soon.

Can I meanwhile use an android charging adapter to charge my iPad?

I checked the specs. The apple adapter has 5.1 V X 2.1 Amp output (10 W). My Android (Motorola) adapter is 5 V X 1.6 A (8 W) output. I have another android adapter (Vivo) with 5 V X 1 A output (5 W).

I tried the android adapters briefly. They are working with the iPad.

I connected the iPad to my windows PC. There it is charging very slowly (~6% per hour).

There is one complication with the Motorola adapter. It also has 2 turbo charging modes- 9 V X 1.6 A (~15 W) and 12 V X 1.2 A (~14.5 W). But these turbo charging modes only work for a supported device, otherwise the output is simply the 5 V X 1.6 A one.

But, to play it safe, should I use the other adapter with a single 5 W output?

Should I even try these android adapters?

I do feel that what really matters is the voltage and the current of the supply. Still, I do not want to wreck my iPad, and that too in the middle of a lock down.

If the charging is fast enough, do I really need to get the apple charging adapter later?


texts: Can I get Apple Mail’s junk filter to identify junk mail better?

texts: In my experience Gmail’s junk filter is super-accurate but Apple’s is not. I get emails from senders which I mark as junk but which continue. Is it know that Apple mail’s junk filter is less good? Is it known why? And, is there any way to improve it?


texts: How does Twitter or Vine remember login credentials in between of installations?

texts:
If you install Twitter, or Vine, equally, then you log in, then uninstall the app, then install it again, it somehow appears already logged in. I've got several ideas about how this might work, but they all are dismissed by various reasons:

associate a unique cookie with the device itself, but that seems to contradict the App Store TOS (I don't know; I've written "seems", so I'm not stating it), and it will sustain after the device has been sold, so this approach is hardly viable;
store the login data somewhere in the cloud, but, as far as I know, all iCloud records get wiped along with app uninstallation;
use OS keyring, but I doubt there is such an API.

For one, Telegram messenger always installs fresh so you have to log in again after each installation.

That said, how does Twitter or Vine do this?


texts: How can I backup all of my files on a Mac?

texts: I want to backup all of the files on my Mac. That being said, I do NOT want to do a Time Machine style backup that includes my settings or anything like that. What should I do?


texts: OS X Color Picker: Removing a Colour Swatch

texts:
I am running OS X El Capitan, and any solutions I have found are out of date.

I can add a colour to my swatch drawer by dragging it. However, how do I remove a colour?

All the articles I have read suggest dragging an adjacent white cell onto the colour, but the empty cells are no longer white and and attempting to drag an empty cell does nothing.

Thanks


texts: Safari not warning on SSL certificate hostname mismatch

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For some reason (e.g., bad preferences setting, maybe?) Safari 6.0.5, on OS X 10.8.4, is failing to give me an SSL Certificate Warning when I visit a site whose hostname doesn't match the hostname bound to the site's certificate.
Reproduced below is the certificate information that Safari gave me, but only when I clicked on the "https" icon located between the favicon and the hostname (with domain name redacted). It plainly indicates that the certificate isn't valid for the hostname.

I believe that this information about the hostname mismatch should have appeared in a warning notifier containing the message:

Safari can't verify the identity of the website "sbxstg.redacted.com"

But I wasn't given any such notifier; just an address bar whose contents make it appear that everything went well and without error, and that I have a secure connection to the proper holder of the certificate. (!!)
Can someone please tell me where I should be looking to turn the warning feature back on, if I've somehow inadvertantly turned it off?
On the other hand, is it possible that I've found a corner-case/bug in Safari? Note that the domain to which Safari claims the certificate is bound is simply redacted.com, and not *.redacted.com. Could that possibly be confusing the algorithm that Safari uses to decide whether to pop up the warning?
For what it's worth, Firefox 21.0 running on the same Mac does give me the expected "This Connection is Untrusted" message, stating in the Technical Details section that:

sbxstg.redacted.com uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is only valid for the following names:
redacted.com , www.redacted.com."

Update: I've been able to reproduce this behavior on Safari 6.2.3, but only after getting an initial notifier warning me that there was a problem with the certificate ("Safari can't verify the identity of the website sbxstg.redacted.com. The certificate for this website is invalid...").
Once I'd clicked "Continue", though, subsequent attempts to load https://sbxstg.redacted.com appeared to work as described in my original post (i.e., no obvious, modal warning -- just the one that is hidden until displaying the certificate information).
So it looks like you get one chance. And if you decide "damn the torpedoes," then it's on you forever after to remember that there's something hinky about the site/cert, because you have effectively "turned off" the in-your-face warning for that particular site. (I theorize that when I originally posted this question, I must have already hit "Continue" at some earlier point, and didn't remember that I'd done so.)
So the question remains: How do I turn the warning feature back on?


texts: How can I find out which Mac apps are 32-bit?

texts:
On June 28, 2017, Apple announced that

  macOS High Sierra will be the last macOS release to support 32-bit apps without compromise.

How can I find out which apps on my Mac are 32-bit so that I can see if I need to upgrade them?


texts: Is there a good app to store login information to various sites and services on my iPhone?


texts:
I am not able to factory restore my iphone5.
I tried every possible way to reset the phone.
It is asking for environmental protection agency log in and password.
I want to erase everything from that phone.


texts: Safari keeps deleting items from my reading list

texts:
My safari's reading list is "one shot", in the sense that if I open a URL it gets deleted, so I can just read it once. But some articles are long and I read them in 3-4 times.

I’d like manual removal only from my reading list using safari on macOS.

Is this how reading list is designed, that links disappear when you read them?


texts: the application google chrome is not open anymore

texts:
on yosemite i now get chrome error when clicking link from skype or using alfred to open customized urls. the links and custom urls fail to open and instead I am presented with a dialog that says 'The application google chrome is not open anymore', even though the application is open.

any ideas what may be causing this issue?


texts: iPhone 6, iOS 8, App Store Update count doesn't update

texts:
This is a small thing, but the details are where it is at. I have a new iPhone 6 running iOS 8.02 and the App Store flag says I have four new app updates to download. This was true before I downloaded all the updates in iTunes and synched with my phone. When I click on the App Store app and click on Updates 'Update All' is grayed out and there are no apps to update.

Is this a bug? Is there some way to get rid of that annoying and misleading flag?


texts: Printing in black and white without intermediate greys

texts:
I'd like to routinely print using only black ink when colour isn't important, because I have a whole lot more black ink than colour ink. I have a Canon printer and I have selected the 'Black & White' option from the print dialogue, but the result is that it prints in grey-scale, and the greys are rendered using the colour inks.

To prove this I scanned a printout at 600dpi and got the following in what looked like a light-grey part of the page:

I suspect that if I can convert the image to pure black and white with dithering (no grey) then the printer might then use only the black ink.  How can I do this easily from any application?  Or, how else might I configure my printer to print using only black ink?

I think there used to be filter options available in earlier versions of OS-X, which might have included something which would do this, but I don't see those anymore.

update: experimenting with Frizlab's suggestion to use the black and white Quartz filter in Preview's PDF save dialogue, I quickly realised that I was still going to have a problem with images.  Even after these become black and white bitmaps, they'll still need to be scaled to the print resolution.

As anticipated, this results in the black-and-white image being scaled with smoothing, resulting in intermediate greys which the printer renders in colour ink.  In fact, on printing my perfectly black and white test page my yellow ink lever dropped by another bar.

I also found that even perfectly black text has colour fringes on it.  I thought this might be a result of the medium-quality print setting (perhaps scaling was involved), so I printed again in high quality:

Even the high-quality image on the right shows a few of coloured spots (eg., top right edge), and I wonder if the difference is simply that the black has over-printed the coloured ink more thoroughly in the high-quality case.

I thought those colour spots might be aliasing or encoding artefacts, so I scanned a laser-printed page and found no such issues.

Remember that I'm not being picky about how this looks.  I just don't want to waste money replacing all my colour ink all the time while the black cartridge still has plenty of usable ink.

After this investigation, I think what I need is:

a dithering conversion, so that low-contrast text and images are visible
a conversion which matches the printer resolution exactly so that there is no scaling
to use the high-quality print setting

Or I need an alternative printer driver or printer firmware.


texts: What keys / "switches" are available for Alternate Pointer Actions?

texts:
I would like to use a convenient keyboard shortcut for the context menu that is typically accessed by right clicking. Instructions for updating are here:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl7b437b35/mac

To change the name or action assigned to a key, switch or facial expression, double-click the item in the list, or select it, click the Action pop-up menu , then follow the onscreen instructions.

Here is that dialog:

Clicking on the ⌥ Option and then F12 while right clicking brings up :

But which keys are permitted?  I tried ⌘ Command; and see:

(Note that F11/F12 are possible - but they're a bit of a stretch for my hands so I was looking for something closer to home row.)


texts: Unable to figure out how to disable/remove growl mail notifications

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I am trying to get rid of the GrowlMail notification. I have tried to follow instructions posted and can get into the Library to find the Mail folder but do not know how to find the /Library/Mail/Bundles/GrowlMail.mailbundle to remove the mail bundle. I am going in through the finder on OS X 10.9.3

I am a real novice so need clear steps to follow. The steps I have been trying are here: How to remove GrowlMail (on Mavericks)?


texts: I've been trying to run steam, and more specifically Saints Row 3 on my MacBook air, to no avail. I was wondering if there was a way to install Deb packages on Mac so I could run a Linux version of steam? Sort of like Wine.


texts:
I don't know much about AppleScript or Automator. I use Catalina, up to date as of today, 2020 Jan 06.
Today I was trying to use Automator to change the Category of multiple books in my Books Library, which inexplicably Apple does not support.  There are no actions that seem to take a selection and operate on the items in the selection in Books.  I looked at AppleScript and there does not appear to be a Books dictionary.
Can the Books app be automated or scripted?  Or am I out of luck?
If so, how?
Thanks!


texts: When I ask a question about if I run too many process will slow down my Mac for Magican measured my Mac is high CPU usage. A Mac user tell me the icons on the desktop may still influence the performance of my Mac. Is this true?


texts: Does the firmware impact how / if the Hard drive will function (Mac OS X 10.6)?

texts:
I am going to be replacing the Hard drive in my Mid 2010 Mac Book Pro (Snow Leopard 10.6.8) and I noticed that on the box the Hard drive claims to support Mountain Lion or Higher. I am wondering if this is just placed there for convenience (claiming to support highest firmware since most people will have it) or if this means that it will not run with OS X 10.6.8?

HD model: WD WDBMYH0010BNC

Does the firmware impact how / if the Hard drive will function?


texts:
I have an external HD that died on me a while ago and I'm trying to see if I can format / erase it to start using it again.

The disk does not show up in Finder but I can see it in Disk Utility. When I try to erase it from there I get

Disk Erase failed with the error:
POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Cannot allocate memory

When I try to verify the volume:

diskutil verifyVolume /dev/disk2
Error starting filesystem verification for disk2: Unrecognized filesystem (-9958)

I've tried running a surface scan in Techtools Pro, it processed 650 blocks and all were bad. I cancelled the operation cause it was very slow.

Diskutil info /dev/disk2 tells me:

Device Identifier:        disk2
   Device Node:              /dev/disk2
   Part Of Whole:            disk2
   Device / Media Name:      WD Ext HDD 1021 Media

   Volume Name:
   Escaped with Unicode:

   Mounted:                  No

   File System:              None

   Partition Type:           None
   Bootable:                 Not bootable
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 USB
   SMART Status:             Not Supported

   Total Size:               2.0 TB (2000396746752 Bytes) (exactly 3907024896 512-Byte-Blocks)
   Volume Free Space:        Not Applicable

   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         Not applicable (no filesystem)
   Ejectable:                Yes

   Whole:                    Yes
   Internal:                 No
   OS 9 Drivers:             No
   Low Level Format:         Not Supported

I've also tried:

diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ Stef2TB /dev/disk2
Started erase on disk2
Unmounting disk
Creating partition map
Waiting for disks to reappear
Formatting disk2s2 as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with name Stef2TB
Error: -9944: File system formatter failed

Can I salvage this drive somehow or is it ready for the trash?


texts:
My son would like to pass off his iPod to his brother since he has a phone now. I switched to my other son's Apple ID from his iPad but how do I get rid of the stuff on the iPod while keeping it on the iPhone? And also keep the stuff on the iPad while putting it on the iPod?

Thank you!


texts: After update on my iPhone 7, I was prompted to set up some sort of approval where I needed to approve my phone from another device. When I went to my second device it asked to verify from another device also. I go to my third and last device to approve both the iPhone and the iPad from my MacBook and it says my MacBook needs to be approved too!? How am i supposed to approve all my devices if they all need approved?


texts:
WiFi is unable to turn on and connect to network. I have tried many options available on the Internet and nothing is working to allow my MacBook Pro to connect to a WiFi network.

When in System Report under the WiFi tab it states Airport Utility: Not Installed (as shown in attached picture).

When I try to delete the network and reinstall it the WiFi option is not available in interface/service name (as shown in pic.)

I attempted to reset NVRAM & SMC - this turned WiFi on for a few seconds allowed me to connect then it dropped again and I was not able to turn WiFi back on; so back to square one.

Any help fixing this would be greatly appreciated.

Running macOS Catalina - model A1278


texts: Is Spotlight index on an external USB drive reused when connected to a different Mac?

texts: I have a 10TB external usb drive that is shared among 3 Macs. It has been indexing for a while now and I'm worried that every time I connect it to a different Mac it gets reindexed. Is the index shared between Macs? does it create an independent index per Mac? Is the index being overwritten every time I connect it to a different Mac? Should I disable Spotlight (I would prefer to use it)


texts: OS X Server: Multiple Mobile Homes syncing to a single Network Home Directory?

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Looking for validation that Profile Manager in Mountain Lion Server can be used to keep Portable (Mobile) Home Directories on multiple Macs in sync with one Network Home.

Users have "main" desktop iMacs and "secondary" MacBooks. We would like to keep their ~/Documents and ~/Library in sync on both machines. (Also need to sync /usr/local/, ~/.bashrc, ~/.rvmrc, etc. etc.)

Wondering, among other things, what happens when both machines are on and try to sync at same time?

Anyone tried this? Success? Pitfalls? Alternatives? Thoughts?


texts:
As one of the business feature the upcoming iOS 7, Apple has announced the ability to configure VPN on application basis.
However, details about this feature are hard to find on the web.
I am wondering, if this configuration will be something that can be done on the Device itself, or if it has to be something that has to be set up by an IT administrator in the network?


texts: Would installing MacOS on a new partition fix my partition table?

texts: I think I messed up my partition table, would installing mac os on a new partition (to keep the old one which I WANT to use) fix that so when I boot the Option key works and everything runs smoothly?


texts: MacBook Pro goes unto 80 degree C while coding

texts:
I bought my MacBook Pro about 6 months ago and have been using it to make apps in Xcode. I used to notice that my Mac becomes really hot and occasionally shuts down / stop responding

I downloaded a software called SFC Fan Control and noticed that when I use Xcode - safari - Spotify - Evernote at the same time my Mac runs upto 80 degree Celsius and the fans go to 6500 rpm.
Should I take my Mac to the Apple store (I have apple care)?

Model - MacBook Pro 2017 wTB 8 gb RAM.

Cheers!


texts: macbook pro making repetitive clicking noise

texts: My macbook pro has started making a repetitive clicking noise every 4 seconds. It kind of sounds like a woodpecker or something, not a scraping noise.. does anyone know what could be wrong?


texts: Facebook Messenger for iPhone: How to hide active status?

texts:
Just over six days ago, I sent a friend on Facebook a couple messages.

On the conversation view of Facebook Messenger for iPhone, I can see that they've received my messages because next to each message, there's a solid-blue circle with a white checkmark inside.

For several days after I sent the messages, I could see (under their name at the top) their active/online status, e.g., "Active 1d ago," but now, I just see, "Messenger."

I've waited long enough—I know it takes a little while—and "Messenger" hasn't changed to show their active status. Plus, all other conversations with my friends on Messenger show their active statuses.

How was my friend able to hide their active status while using Messenger?

I don't think they blocked me on Facebook because I can still see their profile.
I don't think they've added me to their "Restricted" friend list because I'm still able to see posts on their feed they've shared with Friends (nonpublic posts).
I don't think they've blocked my messages because I can still "Type a message..."


texts: S.M.A.R.T. Error MacOS 11 Big Sur Beta Installer

texts:
Mid-2014 MacBook Pro 13" lowest spec.
I recently upgraded the SSD to a 500GB WD Blue NVMe M.2 drive. I suspect the given issue may be something to do about this upgraded SSD. I have three partitions on the drive, one (really two, Data and System) for macOS, one for Bootcamp, and one for Shared files.
I am running macOS 11 Big Sur Developer Beta 1 as of now. I saw an available update today for what I assume to be the public beta. I downloaded the 12 GB .app installer, and once I got to the 'select a drive' phase, all three partitions were grayed out with the error:
This disk has S.M.A.R.T. errors. The popup (in an attached screenshot) specified that this was a hardware issue, although the drive is less than a month old.
Before everyone renounces me for even thinking of installing the developer beta on my mac (I do understand how incredibly buggy macOS betas are), I want to assure all the veterans this is not my main machine, although I do use it for application development and various other uses. I don't want to run a clean install though, as this machine does have data and I am tired of wiping it on numerous occasions. I have only seen minor bugs, UI glitches, and slowdowns over the period of about a month of using this beta. In any case, any help debugging this problem is welcome.
Here's a screenshot:


texts: How to make iOS open separate keychain files from macOS

texts: I have separate keychain files on my Mac, but they are obviously not synced via iCloud. Are there any way to open them on iOS? Conversion to another format is viable, but free (both in beer and speech) solutions are preferred.


texts: How do I delete photos only from my iPad but not from iCloud

texts: How do I go about deleting all photos from my iPad Pro (A1701) and still have them on iCloud?


texts: Waking up rMBP via Keyboard Attached to TB Display Doesn't Work

texts:
rMBP has 10.8.2 installed. Both TB display and rMBP are brand new as of last a few days ago.

I've got a USB mouse and keyboard (wired) plugged into the TB display. The TB display is hooked up to the mac via the TB port. After I go to the apple logo and click Sleep, I cannot wake the mac up by hitting keys on the external keyboard or clicking the external mouse. In order to get it to wake up, I have to either open the screen on the laptop or press a key on the laptop's built in keyboard.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? I've also had problems with the Mac not waking up from deep sleep (hibernatemode 3). Is 10.8.2 simply trash?


texts:
Regularly, a duplicate certificate of COMODO RSA appears on my keychain (Google Chrome?) and when I browse on a website which use a COMODO certificate. Google Chrome blocks the website. (Normal). I muse delete it and restart Google Chrome to be able to open the website.

How is it possible to have this kind of duplicate certificate?

EDIT: A website using a Comodo RSA Certificate: https://www.graylog.org/


texts: Problems after deleting Bootcamp Partion/EFI

texts:
I am running High Sierra 10.13.6 on a MacBook Pro.

To cut a long story short, I installed a release of Windows 10 on my Mac and did not like it. So I decided to delete it.

I did my best to remove Windows by using the Disk Utility to delete the partition, but problems arose when the Mac would restart. The Mac would automatically boot into recovery mode in Windows. I would have to shut the computer down, then power up while holding down the optionkey until I could select the Mac Drive. I researched a bit more and found this could be fixed by mounting the EFI volume on /dev/disk0s1 and deleting the Windows and Boot folders inside the EFI folder. So, this left just the the APPLE folder. After following these steps and restarted the computer, I was greeted with a flashing grey folder with a question mark on it. So, I restarted with option key held down, then chose the only drive, the Mac drive.

I ran the diskutil list command. The output is shown below.

/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         120.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:           Windows Recovery                         901.8 MB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +120.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            66.7 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 22.0 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                515.0 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

Now, I think I made the mistake by deleting the Boot folder, but I am not sure. So,  Also, as an aside question: As previously stated, I have deleted everything regarding Windows, so why is the line below appearing?

   3:           Windows Recovery                         901.8 MB   disk0s3

If anyone could help me, it would greatly appreciated.


texts: Trying to drop Mac OS 9 disk image over sheepshaver on Sierra gives me error "Please drop either a file named 'Mac OS ROM'... "

texts:
I'm trying to install sheepshaver to run old mac games on my Macbook running Mac OS Sierra. I know I should download the Mac OS 9 image and name it "Mac OS ROM” and drop it over sheepshaver wrapper. I named it properly, dropped it on the wrapper, and I still get that message:

Please drop either a file named “Mac OS ROM” or a Mac OS installation disk image on me.

Do not drop any other kind of file.

What am I doing wrong here?


texts: How to eject disk in osx before booting?

texts:
I have tried to install windows using boot-camp-assistant on mac-min ( new version ).

After first installation process, I am getting "Disk error - press any key to restart"

Now, The problem that I am facing is I am not able to eject the disk.

I am not able to boot osx
I am not able to boot windows.

Please help.

Sugar.


texts: iPhone: Is it possible to rename the extension of a file?

texts:
I have an iPhone 5. I am new to this world.

Example file:

MyFile.zip.jpg

... must be renamed to:

MyFile.zip

... or, if not possible or feasible, this file :

MyFile.jpg

... must be renamed to:

MyFile.zip

Sumarizing: I would like to acquire some control of the extension (the characters after the last dot .) in the name of the files.

Methods easy to perform for unexperienced users are preferred.

What could this be used for?
Example:
Privacy is something of the past, we must admit it. But some people (like me) still would like to be able to send, say, a private email that only the receiver will read.

Sending encrypted files is becoming forbidden for some email providers, like GMail (read their terms), so .zip or .rar encrypted are returned to the sender as failed. And installing cryptographic programs is a nightmare for common (and even experienced) users of something like an iPhone.
A simple workaround: send your files (a document if you just want to send text) inside an encrypted file (say .rar) like:

MyPrivateFile.rar

... but rename it to:

MyPrivateFile.jpg

The receiver must rename just the extension, and voila! : you both have succeeded in sending encrypted info via email.
But, as you know, the email program's interface in the iPhone is too simple. I am not very experienced in using it, but I think it does not allow... well, it does not allow many things, even file saving inside the phone, so renaming file extensions must be even more difficult.


texts: How can I move library files with macOS Catalina's new media apps (Music.app, TV.app)?

texts:
Just as with iTunes before them, the new media apps allows us to create a new library, or select an existing library by holding alt and double-clicking the application's bundle in ~/Applications.
But when I try to do this, I always get a dialog with this message:

You cannot change the video library at this time because the current library is in use by a device. Sign in without connected devices to change your video library.

I 'ejected' my iPhone in Finder and it's not even on Wi-Fi as I try this. I have also signed out of my Apple ID in System Preferences.
I'd like to move the library files somewhere else, because I don't find the default locations agreeable. How can I do this?


texts: Permanently enable to show hidden/system files when searching in Finder

texts:
I've been searching for a lot of hidden/system files through the Finder recently and it's really annoying to activate the display of those system files manually each time (Tutorial for this here). So my question is: How can I permanently enable to see those files when searching through MacOS' Finder?
(Using MacOS High Sierra)


texts: Will restoring from Time Machine carry over hard disk error?

texts: The Disk Utility detects some hard disk errors(inode problem, size mismatch). I am going to upgrade to a new hard drive and use Time Machine to restore the system, but I am worried that these existing hard disk errors may get copied over to the new hard drive. Does anyone know whether Time Machine restore will inherit these errors?Or will it be smart enough to restore the files cleanly to the new hard drive?


texts: How to open a serial connection on High Sierra?

texts:
I try to establish a serial connection with my MacBook (High Sierra 10.13.1) and need help.
I have a Belkin F5U103V USB-to-serial adapter and want to connect to a HP ProCurve switch. I tried to follow several instructions such as this one or the installation instructions in the ZIP-archive of this driver but none of this worked.
After the installation of the mentioned driver of my device, all of the instructions I found asked me to use the ls /dev/tty.*, ls /dev/*usb* or the ls /dev/cu.* command to find out the device which is associated with the usb port. This is the step wich fails for me.
The ls /dev/*usb* command does not return a result at all. The two other commands return

/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port
/dev/cu.SOC
/dev/cu.MALS
/dev/cu.iPhonevonFirstnameLastname-Wire

(and the same name with tty. instead of cu. respectively), which means, that I am not able to find a serial device which is associated with the usb port.
After the installation of the driver I had a "USB serial controller" in my network settings. When I change the modem to a "Null modem", set the baud to 9600 and try to connect, a popup appears that says that my device is not available.

Strangely, when I try to connect to the switch via Serial App, I can see the USB serial port and it works perfectly to connect to the switch which means that the USB-to-serial device works fine generally.

I want to open the serial port with the build in screen command preferably (screen <device> <baud>). What is the reason why I cannot find the device as mentioned in the instructions and how can I use the build-in tools to open a serial connection without 3rd party software?
If it is relevant, I have a MacBook Pro 2016 which means that I have USB-to-serial adapter which is plugged in into a USB-c-to-USB adapter.


texts: macOS Sierra: Configuring Subversion/SVN on Apache

texts:
Every Mac OSX/macOS update brings further challenges to get svn working after the update.  Sierra's the latest.

I have a subversion repo in ~/svnRepo

I run some windows development stuff in a VM running on 172.16.99.4 which can connect to the Mac host using http://172.16.99.1.  I use Tortoise and Visual Studio.

Normally I build the SVN server on the Mac using the current method.  Last time I 'brewed' my own.

Sierra has subversion running,  e.g. terminal> svnadmin info ~/svnRepo returns info about the repository.

Questions:

Is it possible to use the native subversion server to serve up subversion to the VM?
Must another subversion server be installed and configured on Apache?
How can Sierra be configured to connect to my pre-existing repo?
Is there  a quick and easy way doing this?


texts:
I want to connect my MacBook Pro to my iPad mini's Wi-fi. I don't see any hotspot settings. I have searched on the web but all I see is to go to cellular option in setting which is not available in my iPad (cause there is no SIM).

Can this be achieved through Bluetooth sharing, a personal hotspot, USB tethering or any other means?


texts:
Over the last 3 months, after I bought my first Mac Mini, which came installed with mountain Lion, I've had to reinstall the OS over 10 times now.

Here's a list of steps of what happens:

I turn it on, the Mac sound comes up.
It opens up the white screen with the Apple symbol in the middle.
A little progress bar comes up, loads up around a centimeter.
Mac turns off.

And this process can be repeated over and over again if I wish, just have to turn the Mac on again.

I've tried everything every time this happens, here's a quick list:

Resetting PRAM and NVRAM.
Resetting the System Management Controller.
Safe boot.
Using Disk Utility to repart the drive. It just ends with an error and tells me to backup my data and re-install (or something like that).

I've basically tried every solution Apple offers in their KBs. Every one. Also every solution that I've found on Apple discussions.

But nobody seems to have this problem so there isn't any real solution!

Now, honestly, while it is bothersome to do re-install, I can do it no problem, the problem is that now I don't have a Bootable USB Drive Installer, so I've finally come to ask this.

Do I need to get a new hard drive? It's the only solution that I can come up with now. I also thought of installing Snow Leopard instead of Mountain Lion, but I would need a second Mac to do that (which I don't have), and a Thunderbolt cable (which I don't have).

Any help you could provide on this I would love it, it's driving me NUTS!

Extra details you might need:

I have a late 2011 Mac Mini. Using a 2 generations old iMac keyboard.

The hard drive I have is a "500.11 GB ST500 LM012 HN-M500MBB Media".


texts: How to control Bluetooth wireless radio from the command line?

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This question is almost the same as my previous question, but with one major difference; I want to turn on/off Bluetooth from the command line (bash or similar), NOT from AppleScript - the answers for this I saw on superuser all used AppleScript.

I would guess that networksetup might be useful but have no idea what interface(s) to interact with - I would like an answer including a complete command I can run (and understand) - if device model matters, it's Snow Leopard on MacBook2,1 to MacBook7,1, except MacBook5,1, and if you can only do for 6,1 and 7,1 that's fine.


texts: How can I switch from mac server App to Apache?

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I want to use Apache on macOS 10.13.
I issued "sudo apachectl start" command then it enabled.
I confirmed to display "It works" on the browser by http://localhost/ and I could know Apache worked properly.

But recently after I load Server app.
Then when I enter http://localhost/, "Welcome MacOS server" display. It means web server is used for App server instead Apache.
"Welcome MacOS server" continues to display even when I disabled MacOS web server. How can I switch to Apache?

Regards
Simon


texts:
I have a little automator script that creates an email.

This works. I would however like to add a specific signature to the email.

The signature is called "Default Sig".

I tried this, but it doesn't work. How can I implement this?

Thanks
- Joseph


texts: Following an update, iPhone now lists my gmail account as inactive

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A message appeared on my iPhone this morning but went before I could read it properly. Something about an application update I think, not sure. Now I see under Accounts that my gmail account is listed as inactive.

Before this, I had calendar and contacts sync enabled, and used Inbox by Gmail for mail. Now calendar and contacts syncing are toggled off, and the account is not visible in Inbox by Gmail.

I have checked App Store updates, but all I can see is that Inbox by Gmail was recently updated, with a date 6 days ago.

I don't know:

if that has anything to do with it
if the date refers to when the update was released or when it was installed
why the update should be responsible for making the gmail account inactive
or if it wasn't, what was.

And I don't know how to find the notification message that disappeared. It's not in the notifications center.

Any ideas gratefully received :-)


texts: Viewing the Account Name of multiple Apps in iTunes

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We have several people using the same computer and the same user account. However, each person has a different iTunes account.

With respect to the Apps section, is there anyway to view the ownership of multiple Apps? I can only find out the Account Name (purchaser) of one App at a time, via ⌘ + I.

How can I get this information all at once?

iMac Intel 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.4), 2GB RAM


texts: Old phone won't connect to new XS hotspot

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I have an odd situation, I recently purchased an iPhone Xs and for some reason, my older Moto G4 cannot connect to the XS's hotspot.

What puzzles me is that other phones can connect to my Xs without problems, and the moto G4 can connect to other hotspots fine.

I even tried putting my sim card into my friend's iPhone 7 and iPhone 8, just to discard carrier or iOS issues, but the moto G4 connected to those phones immediately.

I've hard reset both phones without success, I changed several times the password and the iPhone XS name but nothing seems to work.

I tried setting passwords with all caps letters, all numbers, all lowercase, 123456789, a mix of both, but it just refuses to connect.

The Moto G4 can connect to 2Ghz and 5Ghz networks so is not a band issue.

The Moto G4 always says authentication failed, but I am 100% confident that the passwords are the same.

I'll appreciate any clues to solve this mystery.