Questions tagged [snow-leopard]
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is the seventh major release of the Mac OS X
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Snow Lopard with Yosemite host
I have an old app I need to run. How can i run SL as guest with Yosemite as host with MacBook Air 2011 and vbox? I own SL retail and the MacBook Air is apple, there shouldn't be any legal issues.
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Unable to fix permissions
I have a Mac Mini 2006 and I accidentally set one of the permissions to No Access and so now the OS X will not boot up. ⌘ Cmd+R and ⌘ Cmd+S will not work. All I can do is hold the Opt and choose what ...
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IP address assignment issue [duplicate]
The problem is that I have a Macbook that keeps telling me another computer is using it's IP address. I normally don't have a problem with this as I'd either restart the computer, or router and it ...
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John the Ripper and sparsebundle password help
Around January 2014, my original hdd died on me, I bought a new hard drive and let the old one sit. Got myself an external enclosure recently, to recover my old work, only to realize my main folder ...
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Creating a Windows 8 bootable usb on Mac 10.6.8 without BootCamp?
I'm running 10.6.8 and when I try to use BootCamp, it tells me I need "at least 10GB of free space", which is interesting since I have 21GB of free space. However, trying to fix this issue has seemed ...
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Is it possible to download OSX updates
I'm helping a friend update her iMac's OSX from 10.6.8 to the latest available for the hardware. That would be easy, if it weren't that the computer has only a 56k connection to the Internet, and so ...
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iMac not recognising any keyboard
I have an Apple wired keyboard and a wireless Microsoft keyboard. I have been working with the Apple keyboard for a couple of months. Today I started my iMac and it didn't recognise the keyboard, I ...
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Going back to Mac OS X after installing Ubuntu
So a while ago I made the step of going completely over to Ubuntu on my laptop and I completely removed Mac OS X and just had Ubuntu going.
Now I want to re-install Mac OS X - I remember having snow ...
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How can I share a L2TP VPN, tunnelling through Ethernet, over AirPort on my MacBookPro?
I am running OS X 10.6.8 on a Santa Rosa MacBook Pro (MBP) (2.4 GHz). I have an Ethernet connection that I share with an iPad and iPhone via the built-in Wi-Fi (AirPort). In other words, my MBP is ...
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Sandvox: Only reachable within local network
I have several Mac Minis using several OS (10.7.2-Intel Core 2 Duo, 10.8.5-Intel Core i5, 10.5.8-Power PC, 10.9.5-Intel Core i5, 10.6.8-Intel Core 2 Duo). I am using serving pages from all and built ...
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How to install the 2014 NTP security fix on 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
For 10.6.8 would it work to open the 10.8 NTP update.dmg with pacifist and put in the new versions of the following 6 files?:
/usr/bin/sntp
/usr/bin/ntp-keygen
/usr/bin/ntpq
/usr/sbin/ntpdc
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How can I retrieve files from a Time Machine backup done with Snow Leopard when my current OS is Mavericks?
I have a Seagate GoFlex home 2 Tb external drive that was installed on my Snow Leopard Mac and configurer with Time Machine. A year ago, due to issues with my Mac, the (internal) hard drive was erased ...
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Disabling NTP on OS X Lion or older
Following a new security vulnerability in the Network Time Protocol software package, Apple has provided a software update for Mountain Lion and newer versions of OS X.
As usual, the older versions ...
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Format External Disk in FAT, NOT FAT32
I have an external device which mounts as an external drive and which I must format in FAT, not FAT32, for use elsewhere. Is there a way to do that from Snow Leopard?
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What would be a stable OS upgrade for my mid/late 2007 Mac Book Pro?
Can anyone advise what a stable OS version would be for my mid/late 2007 Mac Book Pro? I am running Snow leopard 10.6.8 and know I can upgrade to Yosemite but have my hesitations after reading many ...
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Avoid stutter when watching Amazon Prime video on Mac Mini 32-bit?
I have a Mac Mini that's a few years old.
I'd like to use it for watching online video, because it's small, we're not using it for anything else, it fits nicely under the TV, and I can connect its ...
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Transferring photos from my new iPad to 2008 refurbished MacBook 13"
Can I use iCloud to transfer photos from my new iPad to 2008 refurbished MacBook 13"?
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Finder crashing on 10.6.8 (Snow Leo)
I am running 10.6.8 (Snow Leo) on a 2010 Mac Pro.
The finder frequently crashes and restarts when I try to scroll through the finder view just looking at the list of files.
I've gone to the user/...
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MacBook Pro4,1 upgrade OS X from Snow Leopard compatibility with iPhone 5S
I've been meaning to upgrade the OS X on my Oct 2008 MacBook Pro4,1 (2.4 GHz, 2GB RAM) forever. I just purchased an iPhone 5S and don't want to get ahead of myself.
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Rosetta under Yosemite?
Is there any simple way to run rosetta under Yosemite?
If not, am I correct that Snow Leopard Server will run on Parallels (and it seems this is the 'legit' way, I'd like to be 100% legal), and that ...
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How do I fresh install on used OSX 10.6.8?
I just bought a used MacBook and I want to wipe it clean to start fresh. It didn't come up a DVD or anything.
I tried following another post on here that said to push Option on start up and it ...
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JDK 7 on mac 10.6.2 (32bits)
I want to install JDK version 7 on my mac Snow leopard 10.6.2 (32bits).
How can I do it ? Pleas give me some help ? is it possible or not ?
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GarageBand not starting after Snow Leopard upgrade
Starting four days ago, I wasn't able to open any of the icons at the bottom of the page of my MacBook. I downloaded Snow Leopard, and now I can open all but GarageBand. This is a complete mystery to ...
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Define additional shortkey with the same effect like RETURN in Safari.app
I'm working with MacOS X 10.6.
I'd like to define a keyboard shortcut Ctrl-m, which does the same thing like RETURN does, without deactivating RETURN.
How can I do that in MacOS X 10.6. In the ...
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How to enter redemption code for Snow Leopard?
I have purchased the Snow Leopard from the UK store for my iMac (Version 10.5.8, 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 2GB 800 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM memory). I received the redemption code 6 months ago and was so ...
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Install older OS X on latest Mac Mini
I need Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) in order to work with some legacy software and I want to buy new Mac Mini computer.
Is it possible to install this OS on a new Mac Mini or it's not compatible ...
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Can my MacBook 1,1 be upgraded to anything higher than Snow Leopard? and can the machine be updated in its specs?
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook 1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 ...
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iTunes 11 on Snow Leopard
Where can I download iTunes 11? I have an older Mac, max OS X 10.6.8 and have problems with synchronising iPhone iOS8 and iPad iOS7 with iTunes 11.4 (the latest version on this OS X-system for this ...
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Running Mavericks. Need to return to Snow Leopard
I am running Mavericks 10.9 on my imac.
It does not have the same ability of
slideshows with music in Garageband
as I had in Snow Leopard 10.6.
Is there any way I can return to Snow Leopard?
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Unable to download Yosemite
Long story short: I'm on OSX 10.6.8 and I'm trying to download the Yosemite package in order to (re)create a bootable USB.
When I go to the App Store, I go to the first tab and click on "Free" under ...
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Unable to boot Yosemite and old system after Upgrade to Yosemite
I have upgraded my MBP 5,1 (2,53 GHz) from Snow Leopard to Yosemite. The install went terribly wrong and now neither a fresh Yosemite, nor a fresh Snow Leopard would boot.
Moving away /System/Library/...
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Mac OS X 10.6.8 won't start up after kernel panic
I got a kernel panic.
When I restart the laptop the system gets stuck in the loading screen (Apple logo and loading gif) with the fans spinning as if there was no tomorrow.
I tried booting in safe ...
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How can I downgrade a mid-2010 21.5" iMac from Yosemite to Snow Leopard?
I had Yosemite on my old iMac (21.5", mid-2010), then decided to try Snow Leopard on it. (It came installed with Lion, but this model did ship with Snow Leopard previously.)
Basically, I tried doing ...
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Where can I get a copy of Mavericks after Yosimite has been released? [duplicate]
I think I would like to install Mavericks over Snow Leopard on my Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro because I imagine it is more stable than Yosimite and I'm doing a lot of development on it, for which I ...
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"brew install python" without Xcode in Snow Leopard
I've been able to get brew to install many packages on Snow Leopard using just the gcc library without installing all of Xcode.
I had installed Python as well as PosgreSQL from the gui installer and ...
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Snow Leopard, App Store unable to download anything
I am experiencing a weird problem, my Mac is running 10.6.8 and I want to download Mavericks, the problem is that when I click "Download" under the purchases tab, I enter my password and ... nothing ...
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Macbook pro reboot questions
i went to use my macbook pro and it appeared with a blinking question mark i got past that page to the OS X Utilities but how do i reboot it without losing everything i have? I don't have a disc or a ...
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My computer will not recognize that python exists
I have opened python on my somewhat outdated Mac OS X in Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and although it was working fine earlier, my computer will not recognize that I am using python. When I click on the ...
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What are the utilities included in the Mavericks recovery partition?
What is Mavericks Recovery Partition good for? I have Maverick also installed on an external Hard drive, in case something goes wrong with my main system I can use this external hard. Do I still need ...
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is there a patch against "Shell Shock" for my system MacOS 10.6.8 bash version 3.2.48(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin10.0) [duplicate]
I already run the following and I get "vulnerable" Mac
cysunza$ env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' bash -c 'echo hello'
vulnerable
hello
I read the post about it but appears to me that his is just for ...
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Apps crashing on OS X Server 10.6 with segmentation fault
I am running into a strange issue on a web server running OS X Server 10.6.8. Any app I try to open ends up crashing immediately with a segmentation fault. This goes for gui apps like Safari or ...
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Can I run non server OS 10.6.8 using VMware?
Two part question really:
1) can it be done at all (standard version NOT server)?
2) if it can be done can I import an existing standard 10.6.8 system from an external disk with VMWare or do I have ...
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When I download apps it says I need a 64-bit processor
I have a Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8 and I cannot download apps. When I try to, it says 'this requires a 64-bit processor' (or something like that) and my processor is 32-bit. Does this mean that I'll ...
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Need to burn FAT32 CD from Snow Leopard
Please tell me how to burn a FAT32 CD under Snow Leopard (10.6.8). I have tried multiple approaches, including creating a FAT32 .dmg properly sized for the disc, and burning from the Finder or from ...
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Applescript Editor's compiler erratic behaviour
I've just come across some bizarre behaviour in the Applescript Editor (Snow Leopard - 10.6.8) that I was wondering if anyone knows how to get around it.
Basically, one second a statement will ...
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How long can Photo Booth record video?
Does anyone know how long Photo Booth can record video with iSight camera on Mac? I want to record for a few days non stop, and don't know if that's possible even if there is sufficient space in HD? I'...
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Macbook Pro 15 progression bar halts then circle spins
We have a Macbook Pro 15 Last 2011. The computer starts to boot, it shows the progression bar, then it disappears and the circle just spins.
I have tried safe mode and it just spins.
I just ran the ...
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how to switch to verbose output
Using Debian linux, I can switch to verbose output during shutdown and startup by pressing F2.
I already know how to startup in verbose mode using cmd + V but I would like to switch to verbose mode ...
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Macbook freezes when connected (connecting) to new wireless router
So I have done extensive troubleshooting for my problem. When we moved to our new apartment and had a new fiber optic internet set up with, which came with a new wireless router, all the trouble ...
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Rubber band scrolling on Snow Leopard?
Is there any way to turn on rubber band scrolling in Snow Leopard?
I cannot upgrade to Mavericks because I need Rosetta but I would like to have the scrolling behavior of Lion, Mountain Lion and ...
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