Comments for floating point http://point.davidglasser.net david glasser's log Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Leopard install failed! by Jon http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-740 Jon Sat, 17 May 2008 17:36:21 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-740 I read somewhere that 2Gb of RAM might be causing the install to Fail on a Leopard Install. I just upgraded my RAM from 1gb to 2gb moments prior the the attempted Leopard upgrade. Yes, the Error was the Epson printer drivers. Afterwards the Macbook pro 1.87Ghz 2gb would not boot OS X, but press the option key and could use Bootcamp to start XP Home. I had to recover the failed leopard install drive,it was unmountable at mac boot, so I got a second macbook pro connected to the bad leopard drive via firewire target disk mode, Then put a 500gb usb hard drive on the 2nd MBP. I ran carbon copy cloner and took the Macbook Pro leopard failure and cloned it to the 50GB USB drive. After cloning, oddly I could now boot from the external drive using the cloned image leopard failed drive, it was still running the Tiger that was on it. The USB drive was then able to boot the MBP and the data and OS X were intact. I then used Disk Utility to only Format the Macbook PRO HD partition, and then USED carbon copy cloner TO ROLL back from the 500GB USB into the MBP with the erased partition ready to restore I changed the 2gb RAM back to the stock 1gb RAM configuration pulling one RAM chip out, and then cloned the drive and rebooted, crossing my fingers. The bad MBP leopard drive successfully was erased, and the old Tiger image cloned back into use. Somehow the 2GB RAM install caused the leopard install to Fail, and the drive to mount with errors, yet was able to boot from firewire disk mode and recover the data and clone it back to an erased drive, quite lucky, but time consuming, 6 hours of copying, not to mention MANY reboots, plugging the cables and waiting....the endless waiting. I think we are ok now. Will eventually try leopard upgrade with only a single 1GB RAM slot filled. 2 steps up and 2 steps back , yet I keep saying macswellsmart I read somewhere that 2Gb of RAM might be causing the install to Fail on a Leopard Install. I just upgraded my RAM from 1gb to 2gb moments prior the the attempted Leopard upgrade.

Yes, the Error was the Epson printer drivers. Afterwards the Macbook pro 1.87Ghz 2gb would not boot OS X, but press the option key and could use Bootcamp to start XP Home.

I had to recover the failed leopard install drive,it was unmountable at mac boot, so I got a second macbook pro connected to the bad leopard drive via firewire target disk mode,

Then put a 500gb usb hard drive on the 2nd MBP. I ran carbon copy cloner and took the Macbook Pro leopard failure and cloned it to the 50GB USB drive.

After cloning, oddly I could now boot from the external drive using the cloned image leopard failed drive, it was still running the Tiger that was on it.

The USB drive was then able to boot the MBP and the data and OS X were intact.

I then used Disk Utility to only Format the Macbook PRO HD partition, and then USED carbon copy cloner TO ROLL back from the 500GB USB into the MBP with the erased partition ready to restore

I changed the 2gb RAM back to the stock 1gb RAM configuration pulling one RAM chip out, and then cloned the drive and rebooted, crossing my fingers.

The bad MBP leopard drive successfully was erased, and the old Tiger image cloned back into use. Somehow the 2GB RAM install caused the leopard install to Fail, and the drive to mount with errors, yet was able to boot from firewire disk mode and recover the data and clone it back to an erased drive, quite lucky, but time consuming, 6 hours of copying, not to mention MANY reboots, plugging the cables and waiting….the endless waiting.

I think we are ok now. Will eventually try leopard upgrade with only a single 1GB RAM slot filled. 2 steps up and 2 steps back , yet I keep saying macswellsmart

]]> Comment on Leopard install failed! by Jamie http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-653 Jamie Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:48:33 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-653 Whoever said OS X was bug free? Anyways, my iMac seems to be stuck at 36 minutes, the install log says its "Starting file extraction" on my EpsonPrinterDrivers I forgot to bypass installing the drivers and unnecessary language packages..... but.. Does anyone know if aborting a leopard install will ruin my frozen "archive and install" in progress? I'd like to not loose all my files today :P How does one even abort it - save from holding down the power button for a while ... Whoever said OS X was bug free?

Anyways, my iMac seems to be stuck at 36 minutes, the install log says its “Starting file extraction” on my EpsonPrinterDrivers

I forgot to bypass installing the drivers and unnecessary language packages…..

but..

Does anyone know if aborting a leopard install will ruin my frozen “archive and install” in progress? I’d like to not loose all my files today :P

How does one even abort it - save from holding down the power button for a while …

]]> Comment on Leopard install failed! by Stephan http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-652 Stephan Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:44:06 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-652 Brand new Penryn MB Pro, Brand new install DVD same deal but doesnt say what didn't or couldn't been installed! I have Diskwarrior repaired teh didck. Diskutility says it is fine but errors on repair disc permissions. The exact dialog box text is copied herewith: Install Failed Mac OS X could not be installed on your computer ! The Installer could not install some files in “/Volumes/XXX”. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance Click restart to restart your computer and try installing again Brand new Penryn MB Pro, Brand new install DVD same deal but doesnt say what didn’t or couldn’t been installed!

I have Diskwarrior repaired teh didck. Diskutility says it is fine but errors on repair disc permissions.

The exact dialog box text is copied herewith:

Install Failed Mac OS X could not be installed on your computer
!
The Installer could not install some files in “/Volumes/XXX”.
Contact the software manufacturer for assistance

Click restart to restart your computer and try installing again

]]> Comment on Host me by Audrey http://point.davidglasser.net/2008/02/26/host-me/#comment-587 Audrey Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:28:12 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2008/02/26/host-me/#comment-587 I hate upgrading wordpress too, blah. I hate it more than most things. thanks for the dreamhost tip. I hate upgrading wordpress too, blah. I hate it more than most things. thanks for the dreamhost tip.

]]> Comment on Host me by David Glasser http://point.davidglasser.net/2008/02/26/host-me/#comment-42 David Glasser Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:56:43 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2008/02/26/host-me/#comment-42 It's true. But the spammers are still faster than it's worth my while to care, I think. It’s true. But the spammers are still faster than it’s worth my while to care, I think.

]]> Comment on Host me by Alec Resnick http://point.davidglasser.net/2008/02/26/host-me/#comment-40 Alec Resnick Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:55:44 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2008/02/26/host-me/#comment-40 On a sidenote, there is an Instant Upgrade plugin available that makes it pretty painless: http://www.zirona.com/software/wordpress-instant-upgrade/ On a sidenote, there is an Instant Upgrade plugin available that makes it pretty painless: http://www.zirona.com/software/wordpress-instant-upgrade/

]]> Comment on Foot-powered Gmail with Kinesis by glasser http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/25/foot-powered-gmail-with-kinesis/#comment-37 glasser Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:41:20 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/25/foot-powered-gmail-with-kinesis/#comment-37 Good call, Nick. I might look into that. Note, though, that I'm not reassigning the pedals with xmodmap: I'm using the Kinesis on-board remapping. I'm not quite sure how to programmatically change that. Good call, Nick. I might look into that. Note, though, that I’m not reassigning the pedals with xmodmap: I’m using the Kinesis on-board remapping. I’m not quite sure how to programmatically change that.

]]> Comment on Foot-powered Gmail with Kinesis by Nicholas Seckar http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/25/foot-powered-gmail-with-kinesis/#comment-36 Nicholas Seckar Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:30:53 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/25/foot-powered-gmail-with-kinesis/#comment-36 Very cool, but if you'd like to use your foot pedals for other things too you could add a way to switch them back and forth between other bindings. (Bind unused F# key to run a script that drives xmodmap.) Another useful footpedal key is shift -- as you've no doubt noticed, {}()=! are rather common characters in some languages and thus shift is one of the modifiers I use most. Very cool, but if you’d like to use your foot pedals for other things too you could add a way to switch them back and forth between other bindings. (Bind unused F# key to run a script that drives xmodmap.)

Another useful footpedal key is shift — as you’ve no doubt noticed, {}()=! are rather common characters in some languages and thus shift is one of the modifiers I use most.

]]> Comment on Leopard install failed! by Matt http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-35 Matt Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:06:30 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-35 I also have a three month old MBP and recently purchased the family pack 10.5. The computer failed the integrity check three times, I took the CD to the apple store thinking it was a disk issue and it passed the integrity test at the store. Now, I've skipped the integrity test on my MBP and continued with the install but it says i'm missing the "EpsonPrinterDriver" and the worse part is when I remove the CD and try to reboot it boots in the not fully installed Mac OS 10.5 and I'm unable to login to my account!! So much for apple being bug free! I also have a three month old MBP and recently purchased the family pack 10.5. The computer failed the integrity check three times, I took the CD to the apple store thinking it was a disk issue and it passed the integrity test at the store. Now, I’ve skipped the integrity test on my MBP and continued with the install but it says i’m missing the “EpsonPrinterDriver” and the worse part is when I remove the CD and try to reboot it boots in the not fully installed Mac OS 10.5 and I’m unable to login to my account!! So much for apple being bug free!

]]> Comment on Leopard install failed! by Jim http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-34 Jim Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:30:16 +0000 http://point.davidglasser.net/2007/10/30/leopard-install-failed/#comment-34 Sounds like I am seeing the same thing. Returned on family pack copy when it failed the integrity check. Tried the replacement on two different macbooks one a year old and one purchased this summer and the replacement failed on both. Tried to skip the integrity checker and the install failed. Unfortunately my kid hit ok before I could see the message but I think it had a complaint about a printer driver. Went back to the local apple store and have an appointment with the "pro" tomorrow. We will see. Hopefully I will be able to post something more meaningful after the appt. Sounds like I am seeing the same thing. Returned on family pack copy when it failed the integrity check. Tried the replacement on two different macbooks one a year old and one purchased this summer and the replacement failed on both. Tried to skip the integrity checker and the install failed. Unfortunately my kid hit ok before I could see the message but I think it had a complaint about a printer driver. Went back to the local apple store and have an appointment with the “pro” tomorrow. We will see. Hopefully I will be able to post something more meaningful after the appt.

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