SnowLeopard--HELP!!
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From: Jolly Roger on 3 Jun 2010 18:24 In article <drache-A993AC.14322503062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-FBDCD7.14102703062010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > That doesn't tell me if it's bootable. > > > > How did you make this backup, exactly? > > It's a laCie hard drive and to be honest, I don't remember whether I > just dragged it over or used something called Silverkeeper. Ask me > about vacuum tubes and wired circuits and I can answer; my ham license > dates back to the late 1950's. I know a good bit about how computers > operate generally, but I couldn't pass a test if a license were required. Then I'm afraid that's as far as we can go with this line of discussion. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jolly Roger on 3 Jun 2010 18:25 In article <drache-CBB6D0.14254503062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-30516E.14092303062010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > I find it a little hard to believe you've never heard of or seen a real > > Apple retail store. you can find one near your area here: > > > > <http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist> > > > > Anyhow, the store you went to is *not* a bone fide Apple store. And that > > brings to question whether they took proper care in upgrading your > > machine for you. I suggest that if you had brought it to a real Apple > > store, your address book and other data might not be in limbo right now. > > You don't realize how rural this area is. I had to drive 50+ miles to > that one 8-) It's closer to 100 miles to the nearest train station. > People come here for lake vacations, not big city shopping 8-) That's very unfortunate for you. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: nospam on 3 Jun 2010 19:24 In article <slrni0fsoh.il.gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com>, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com> wrote: > In plain English, OS9 uses a file sharing protocol called AFP. (Apple > Filesharing Protcol). AFP filesharing does not use IP, it uses a different > method of sending data over ethernet, etc. > > OS9 can also be set to use AFP over TCP, which then uses TCP (and underneath > it > IP) to send and receive data. > > Snow Leopard dropped the native AFP protocol and only supports AFP over TCP. actually afp over appletalk was dropped well before snow leopard. i think it was in tiger, but definitely in leopard. snow leopard dropped appletalk entirely.
From: erilar on 3 Jun 2010 19:54 In article <jollyroger-01CCEC.17235803062010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > Typically, when the OS reports the cable is unplugged, yet a cable is > plugged in, it means the cable is faulty, or the other end of the cable > is not plugged into a powered device. > > First, try unplugging this cable and using it on another machine with a > known working Ethernet interface to see if the cable itself is at fault. > > It might also be a good idea to try using a known working Ethernet cable > on this computer to see if the computer Ethernet port, or the Ethernet > port to which you are connecting it, is working correctly. Unfortunately, that's something I can't very well do with what I have here. However, it was working perfectly just before the "up"grade. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo
From: Jolly Roger on 3 Jun 2010 21:16
In article <drache-377F97.18541203062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-01CCEC.17235803062010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Typically, when the OS reports the cable is unplugged, yet a cable is > > plugged in, it means the cable is faulty, or the other end of the cable > > is not plugged into a powered device. > > > > First, try unplugging this cable and using it on another machine with a > > known working Ethernet interface to see if the cable itself is at fault. > > > > It might also be a good idea to try using a known working Ethernet cable > > on this computer to see if the computer Ethernet port, or the Ethernet > > port to which you are connecting it, is working correctly. > > Unfortunately, that's something I can't very well do with what I have > here. However, it was working perfectly just before the "up"grade. Well if you aren't able or willing to do these simple tests, then I guess you're going to just have to accept the problem until that changes. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR |