Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is a version of Mac OS X released on October 26th, 2007 and replaced by 10.6 Snow Leopard on August 28th, 2009. This is the last version of Mac OS X that worked with PowerPC based Macs. Questions tagged with this tag should refer specifically to versions of Mac OS X 10.5. ...
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How to access files on remote PC from a Mac OS terminal?
There have been a number of questions related to remote access PC from Mac, but I have not found an answer to my question.
I have a desktop at home and a Macbook laptop I'm traveling with. On my Mac ...
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Can't re-install MySQL on OS X Leopard after uninstalling
I'm running Leopard (10.5.8) on a Macbook (not Pro) and I had MySQL running ok, but the Preferences pane wasn't working. I thought a fresh install would be a good idea, so I went through the uninstall ...
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Recover files from “Previous System” after reinstalling Leopard
I have a serious problem with my desktop files in OS X. My system crashed and I installed Leopard, perserving users and network options.
The installation failed and I lost my desktop files. The ...
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MacBook Core 2 Duo: “Require password to wake this computer from sleep” No longer works
After recently updating my MacBook to 10.5.8, I've noticed that the option to require a password to wake the computer from sleep/screensaver no longer works. I put the thing to sleep, and it comes ...
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silverlight crash on google chrome and mac osx
I'm running google chrome (15.0.874.121) on mac os/x 10.5.8 (leopard).
I get the following message on a site using microsoft silverlight to display videos:
Silverlight doesn't seem up to date ...
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How to connect from MacOSx to WIndows server PPTP VPN?
I have tried IPsec, Tunnelblick and MacOS X VPN port configuration, but they does not work as a client. Any ideas which tool I can use to connect to Windows Server via VPN.
Just want to add that PPTP ...
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how to customize an icon for a usb stick on mac and automount a dmg file?
I want to make a custom icon to a usb stick on mac and show that instead of the ugly blank icon that exists by default
as I have to compile a presentation I want the users to be able to quick access ...
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Bring the windows of two different apps in mac os to the front?
How do I easily bring to the front of the screen the top windows of two different application in Mac OS X? I prefer to use the keyboard only.
Example Scenario:
Say there are 10 Firefox and 10 ...
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man: command not found in zsh (Mac OS 10.58)
I changed to zsh from the default (by changing the "Shells open with" preference in Terminal to "command (complete path)" set to /bin/zsh
While most things seem to work, I tried to see the man page ...
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After adding switch to network, Windows shares no longer accessible on OS X
This has been bugging me a lot today:
I have several computers behind a router.
One of them serves Windows shares and is connected to the router by ethernet cable.
The main client is connected to ...
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How to jump to a space containing a window for the active application?
I'm using 4 Spaces with the "When switching to an application, switch to a space with open windows for the application" option turned off. But that means it's sometimes a real hunt trying to find the ...
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What is SFLIconTool?
I came across a process called SFLIconTool. Its Unix executable is in the following location:
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Can't access my MacBook Pro via Windows Network [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
how do we share files from Mac to Windows?
I am unable to access the filesystem on my Mac.
I can actually see the machine from my Windows Vista machine, but whenever ...
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OSX Can ping and GUI login but Unable to SSH login via LAN
I am unable to ssh via LAN using hosts admin credentials.
I am able to login to a system using admin credentials via the Mac's GUI
I am able to ping the Mac via LAN
Sharing > Remote Login is ...
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Screenshots are distorted on Mac Mini with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
I am trying to take screen snap-shots with the shortcut keys of
cmd + Shft + 4 and
cmd + Shft + 3.
I am not getting the proper screen-shots. This is one of the examples:
What would be the ...
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MAC OSX can't be installed on this computer - strange error from boot - install of Snow Leopard
I am having a "Intel core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM" - MacMini.
I am trying to install MAC OSX snow leopard. Currently MacMini is having Mac OSX 10.5.8.
While Installing Snow leopard 10.6.4 from an original of ...
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How to check hardware compatibility for Mac Mini before upgrading to Snow Leopard?
I am using a Mac Mini (having a light white logo – an older Mac Mini model). It is using Leopard 10.5.8. I want to upgrade to 10.6.8.
I want to check is it possible to install?
If it is possible, ...
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How to close large Javascript Alert windows on Chrome/ OSX
I'm using Chrome 14 and OSX 10.5.8.
If a website generates a Javascript alert window with a lot of content (like debug information) the bottom of the window disappears off the screen.
This places ...
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Unable to reboot from USB on Snow Leopard
I have an external hard disk, where I had stored my 10.5.8 image. The laptop had issues with keyboard and display, so I stopped using it. I have a relatively new(5 months old) Snow Leopard Mac book ...
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patching slightly different files on common stuff
I have tried using regular diff and patch to do what follows, but it
doesn't seem to work or I am not using it right. I am wondering if there
is a tool to patch changes to a file based on the ...
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Unfinished Video help?
Does anyone have a clue how to edit an unfinished video? I had recored an hr long event for my kid but in between the camera hung. The format is a MOV. I downloaded the file on my Mac but it shows the ...
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2 Page view in Preview shows the right page on the left and left page on the right?
I have a pdf that I am reading in Preview and I would like to view it in 2 page mode as many pages reference illustrations on the next page. However, when I enable 2 page mode, the left page is put on ...
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Java applets don't work in Chrome on OS X post-update
Applets (like this one) worked for me just fine in Chrome on OS X 10.5 until I had a recent Chrome update (to 13.0.782.220) and an OS X Java update (10.5 update 10).
Things seem to work just fine in ...
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OSX - Parental Controls - System Preferences - Unchecked - But Not Blocked - Why?
Why is it that using Parental Controls and unchecking the box for System Preferences sometimes does not block a user from gaining access to System Preferences ?
I have blocked other users accessing ...
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Bind Lion Client to a Leopard Server
Trying to bind a Lion Client (10.7.1) to a Leopard Server (10.5.8). Getting a connection failed to the directory server. (2100) error after they appear to talk for a few seconds!?!
Can Lion bind to ...
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Getting error on installing OS X Lion on vmware
I am running Windows 7 64 bit and VMware 7.1.3. I have OS X Lion pre-installed VMWare image. When I run that file I get something error like this Mac OS X is not supported with software ...
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groupadd/useradd not found on Mac OSX
Does anyone know how to add unix groupadd command on Mac OSX 10.5? I'm trying to do man on groupadd and useradd commands but it doesn't seem to exist.
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Recommended FS to share Windows, OS X host and Linux
I have a 120GB SD hard drive that I have put into an Oker portable USB enclosure it comes with two USB output presumably one is redundant just to get extra power.
I regularly use 3 host computers:
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OS X 10.5 client can't log into 10.6 Server
I just upgraded our server with a clean install of OS X10.6 Server.
DNS appears to be working correctly. Directory Services and Kerberos all working. I can login from a 10.6 client, but not from a ...
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opera is proxifying all my stuff, why?
i thought just opera-mini was supposed to send all the requests through the norway proxy servers but when I open up opera browser (latest release) on mac osx, i get everything sent through the norway ...
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In Finder (OS X 10.5.8), is there a way to collapse all folders in list view?
I know that cmd-option-left arrow will do this for any one folder, but is there any way to do this for all folders in a given list view?
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Is it possible to give harakat when we use Arabic keyboard layout?
How can I give harakat to my Arabic font writing when I use an Arabic keyboard layout?
I'm a Dvorak touch typist, but I can still type in QWERTY if I really need to do so. Sometimes I need to type ...
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How to install 32bit Java 1.6 on OSX 10.5? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can't install Java 1.6 on OS X 10.5.8
Is there a way to do it?
I'm trying to run PHPstorm which requires java 1.6, but my mac is 32 bit (core duo).
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Can't install Java 1.6 on OS X 10.5.8
The official Apple updates only get me up to java version "1.5.0_30". I'm trying to apply the 1.6 update manually from JavaForMacOSX10.5Update6.pkg and it gives me
A newer version of this package ...
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Connecting to an assigned IP address when logged into Cisco IPsec VPN on Mac OS X 10.5
I'm trying to get a working environment connecting to a Cisco VPN using IPsec on a Mac running Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard).
When I'm connected to the VPN, I can connect just fine to other ...
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Cannot upgrade Leopard to Snow Leopard with installation DVD
I'm on a Quad-Core Intel Xeon Mac Pro. I did all the upgrades for Leopard and currently running at 10.5.8. I purchased the Snow Leopard 10.6.3 version installation DVD but it doesn't let me upgrade. ...
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LAST(1) not working after Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L30) + Security Update 2011-004?
I was looking at some of the logging aspects of last, when I realized that it was not showing any changes since Sunday:
benc ttys000 Sun Jun 26 10:07 still logged in
benc ...
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Recovering user's Mac OS X profile from a bad hard drive
Here's the situation. I have a friend's MacBook Early 2008.
The hard drive's bad - OS X Leopard isn't booting up. It's giving me the prohibitory sign. I took the MacBook to the Apple store's ...
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What is the best VNC tool to connect Ubuntu and MacOSX?
I need to help someone with installing some development packages and everything. I am running Ubuntu and the person I want to help is running MacOSX 10.5. What is the most easiest way to do this?
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Macbook optical drive constantly checks for media after boot/wake from sleep and won't accept discs
The slot-loading optical drive on a Macbook (2006) running won't accept a disc when inserted--unless it is partially inserted and then slept/waken or the "Disc Burning" section of System Profiler is ...
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Can't install Adobe Air on OS X
I have tried almost every solution people have posted on different website blogs and nothing works.
I can't get Adobe Air to install on OS X 10.5.8. I get the error message that tells me to "contact ...
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Running script with super user permission
I need to create a script to modify some data, which would require super user permission. Is there any way to automate this process via shell script on Mac 10?
Sample Script:
sed s/Hello/World/g ...
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Do I need OS X 10.6 to upgrade to 10.7?
I recently purchased a MacMini w/ MacOSX 10.5.8. Do I have to upgrade to 10.6.x first before upgrading to 10.7 (due out later this year) or can I upgrade from 10.5.x to 10.7.x?
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Leopard: Extend last partition to fill first partition space on external HD
I have a 1Tb external HD with 2 partitions. I remove the first one to extend the second to fill the entire disk, but find that I can only extend to the end of the disk, and the unused space is in the ...
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Alerts tab appearing disabled in buddy info
When I select a particular user in buddy list in iChat and see its info or profile, the Alerts tab is always appearing disabled.
Can anyone suggest me how to make it enabled, so that I can set alerts ...
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Permissions problems on OS X Leopard; does this indicate tampering or malware?
Basically, it looks like a bunch of permissions had been changed from rwx------ to rwxrwxrwx (or pretty close to that); some of which involve Java for Mac, I think. I recently did an Archive & ...
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How to upgrade mac OS - currently having 10.5.8
How do I know if 10.6 is right for my MAC? Where do I download it? Is it for free?
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ISZ (compressed ISO format) viewer for Mac OS X
Is there any utility available that mount or view ISZ files (the compressed ISO format used by Ultra ISO) in Mac OS X?
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MacBook Pro screen flickers, and lines appears after using it a while
My aunt gave me her old MacBook Pro, but unfortunately it has a few issues. The main problem is that lines appears after I use it with applications that heavily depend on graphics, but they don't ...
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Installing Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 without CD Drive [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Upgrade to Snow Leopard without a CD drive?
I have a a MacBook Pro early 2008 model with dual core Intel processors that I bought recently from a local ad. I wasn't ...
