The same thing would happen to me. Did you install the "Skin a dock" 1.0 beta? I think it might have something to do with it. My iBook has been acting up lately, and I think that it's the root of my problem. I selected the 'download to desktop' option for the update, and the update just crashes every time I try to run it. I'm going to restart and try again...
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The same thing would happen to me. Did you install the "Skin a dock" 1.0 beta? I think it might have something to do with it. My iBook has been acting up lately, and I think that it's the root of my problem. I selected the 'download to desktop' option for the update, and the update just crashes every time I try to run it. I'm going to restart and try again...
OK - I did some research and found a page that actually gets into Journaled Files Systems a bit.
Hope this helps,
Dan
The following text comes from
http://searchhp.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid6_gci284007,00.html
A journaling file system is a fault-resilient file system in which data integrity is ensured because updates to directories and bitmaps are constantly written to a serial log on disk before the original disk log is updated. In the event of a system failure, a full journaling filesystem ensures that the data on the disk has been restored to its pre-crash configuration. It also recovers unsaved data and stores it in the location where it would have gone if the computer had not crashed, making it an important feature for mission-critical applications.
Hope this helps,
Dan
The following text comes from
http://searchhp.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid6_gci284007,00.html
A journaling file system is a fault-resilient file system in which data integrity is ensured because updates to directories and bitmaps are constantly written to a serial log on disk before the original disk log is updated. In the event of a system failure, a full journaling filesystem ensures that the data on the disk has been restored to its pre-crash configuration. It also recovers unsaved data and stores it in the location where it would have gone if the computer had not crashed, making it an important feature for mission-critical applications.
iChat finally works right!!!!!
the only reason i haven't been using it up until now is that bug where my buddy list wouldn't update and i couldn't see messages people send to me...
...and for all of you who complain about multiple text lines... ichat enhancer
quit yer whining
the only reason i haven't been using it up until now is that bug where my buddy list wouldn't update and i couldn't see messages people send to me...
...and for all of you who complain about multiple text lines... ichat enhancer
quit yer whining
desktop oddness
I had only one problem when installing 10.2.2. After the reboot I got a message saying one of my docklings (i only run one, vanity) might not work now. While it seems to run fine, my problem is my desktop. I usually don't keep any icons on my desktop. the exception is when i download files, or unstuff, etc. No, though, any icons on my desktop are further to the right than before, and when i unstuff, the new file in generated on the left hand of my desktop. anyone have any ideas on why, or how to fix?
I had only one problem when installing 10.2.2. After the reboot I got a message saying one of my docklings (i only run one, vanity) might not work now. While it seems to run fine, my problem is my desktop. I usually don't keep any icons on my desktop. the exception is when i download files, or unstuff, etc. No, though, any icons on my desktop are further to the right than before, and when i unstuff, the new file in generated on the left hand of my desktop. anyone have any ideas on why, or how to fix?
Same thing happened to me. If you have ClearDock or any BeachBall modders on, throw them away. Restart your comp, then try.
Don't know where you got your info, but you're wrong. As Centris Fan pointed out, the optimization is just updating of pre-bindings. As described in an Apple Knowledgebase document,
You just made your shît up. Fun sometimes, eh?
The reason people often believe their computers are running faster after updates is probably because it's what they want to see, so it's what they do see. When it comes to things that are easily measured, it's probably better just to measure it. Judgment is flawed.
Chris
I trashed my skin-a-dock program, and it still won't install... I think it has something to do with some files it changed... Time to go hunt down some pesky little files (although I think I'll try e-mailing the guys at the skin-a-dock place to find out for sure which files are ok to delete...)
Oh well.
The weirdest thing is that my Mail.app won't quit. I have to force-quit it whenever I want to get out of it. It's definitely not the best way to do things...
Weird
Same exact thing happened to me. When I forced quit, the mail app would become invisible in the dock.
Same exact thing happened to me. When I forced quit, the mail app would become invisible in the dock.
Re: Weird
OK, well I fixed mine. I found out that the problem was coming from the skin-a-dock haxie that I installed. If you've installed it, go to there web page (i'm not exactly sure where it is), and they have instructions to un-install all of the stuff that messes with your system. Once I did this and restarted, everything worked fine.
OK, well I fixed mine. I found out that the problem was coming from the skin-a-dock haxie that I installed. If you've installed it, go to there web page (i'm not exactly sure where it is), and they have instructions to un-install all of the stuff that messes with your system. Once I did this and restarted, everything worked fine.
when oh when will you guys learn. If you are going to leech betaware....then be prepared to possibly wipe out your system on a regular basis. You deserve anything you get...not only for playing around with private beta's (and I don't blame you totally..since you got it from somewhere where a valid beta tester leaked it......ass) but for ADMITING it in a public forum.
Good luck...
So what, i tried some beta ware. big deal. anyways i got the solution for anyone with problems with upgrading to 6f21 from a beta. you need to get the downgraders for you beta then install 6f21. i recieved these downgraders with my download of 6f17. i have the downgraders for 6f12, 14, 15, and 6. if you need these just email me or reply on this forum and i will email them to you.
iJon
iChat
Well- they may have updated it a little... but alas- not nearly enough. Heck, I would have been happy if they just fixed it to actually send "Away" messages....
Maybe next time.
Well- they may have updated it a little... but alas- not nearly enough. Heck, I would have been happy if they just fixed it to actually send "Away" messages....
Maybe next time.
Note also that while most of the time such disk consistency errors can be fixed transparently, there is always the chance that such an error will cause serious damage to your data. That having been said, HFS+ tends to have much fewer "unrecoverable" consistency error reports than, for instance, FAT32.
As for only preventing disk consistency errors: well, the NTFS form of journalling only goes that far, true, but a "true" journalling file system writes all disk operations to a journal before committing them to disk, thus ensuring that if your system crashes while you are saving a Word document you don't end up with a half-old/half-new document on disk.
Thing is, most consumer apps (such as Word in the example above) already include measures to ensure the same thing. Which is why the "average" user will see little to no benefit with JFS enabled.
In general, if you don't know what journalling is, you probably don't need or want it. Which is why it is hidden (need to use diskutils in a term window to turn it on); those who really need it (who will generally get it with an OS X Server update, not the consumer update) will know how to find it and enable it.
prebinding fact vs. myth
In case anyone cares, open your terminal and type "man update_prebinding" That'll give you the manual on the back-end command used when Install is "Optimizing"
The 1st paragraph states:
In case anyone cares, open your terminal and type "man update_prebinding" That'll give you the manual on the back-end command used when Install is "Optimizing"
The 1st paragraph states:
It's not so much as so what. It's more like yes you did steal a developer copy of a pre release system. Then I announced to the world that I did it. Now I'm wondering why they want to copyright protect everything. DUH!!!!
this is not an improvement!!! >_< grrrrr
he he
how does one make hidden files visible w/out use of something like tinker tool?
As for the Finder 'enhancement' of not searching invisible files... it is an option you can turn on by hittin CMD-F and adding visibilty criteria of all (both visible and invisible), on (visible), or off (invisible).
In practice this should speed up searches on commonly used file types like documents, apps, media, etc. and when you set it to search only invisible files it will speed up that search as well by ignoring all those types forementioned and just finding *NIX files/ iPod stuff.
In practice this should speed up searches on commonly used file types like documents, apps, media, etc. and when you set it to search only invisible files it will speed up that search as well by ignoring all those types forementioned and just finding *NIX files/ iPod stuff.
Looks like Mac OS X server has journaling system:
Mac OS X Server Update 10.2.2
Enhancements to the following services and components: Mac OS Extended (HFS+) journaling, software RAID, NFS, FTP, Print services, Apache 2, WebMail, IP Firewall, LDAP, Open Directory Password Server, Workgroup Manager, Macintosh Manager and Security Update 2002-09-20.
Mac OS X Server Update 10.2.2
Enhancements to the following services and components: Mac OS Extended (HFS+) journaling, software RAID, NFS, FTP, Print services, Apache 2, WebMail, IP Firewall, LDAP, Open Directory Password Server, Workgroup Manager, Macintosh Manager and Security Update 2002-09-20.
NOT HAPPY
Spent two and a half hours downloading it on my modem...
It finishes downloading, when an error pops up!
"The installer has encounted an error. Please select Install Checked Items from the Update Menu"
As you can understand I'm Pretty pissed off.
It seems this problem is quite common.
Does anyone know why it is not available from their website?
Spent two and a half hours downloading it on my modem...
It finishes downloading, when an error pops up!
"The installer has encounted an error. Please select Install Checked Items from the Update Menu"
As you can understand I'm Pretty pissed off.
It seems this problem is quite common.
Does anyone know why it is not available from their website?