Questions tagged [osx-mountain-lion]
Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion. Non-version-specific questions related to OS X should be tagged with [osx]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running OS X on non-Apple hardware are generally considered off-topic.
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Installing Windows 7 fails on Mountain Lion
What I want
I'm trying to install Windows 7 with bootcamp(Version 5.0.2 (462)) on Mountain Lion(10.8.3).
The problem
I get this error message upon opening bootcamp and clicking continue:
The ...
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ActiveX Control on Mac OSX Mountain Lion
I am trying to render a page that requires ActiveX.
Everything is done locally, so the device I am trying to access by IP is on my local network. Anyway, the error I am getting on my Mac, (using ...
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MySQL won't start because it can't find mysql-bin.000006 (Errcode 2), how do I fix this?
MySQL (part of AMPPS) suddenly stopped working. Looking at mysql.err it says it can't start because it cannot find mysql-bin.000006 (error 2).
Here is the full log from mysql.err:
130401 17:00:47 ...
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Vagrant gem install not working
I am new to vagrant and I'm trying to follow a tutorial I found online for setting up an open-source web application. I have installed vagrant successfully. My problem is that when I try to run the ...
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OS X Mountain Lion unstable after Time Machine restore
I recently sent my Apple MacBook Pro (Retina 15" mid-2012 with OS X 10.8.3) in to Apple to repair the screen, and they wiped the hard drive. I connected my external Time Machine drive and booted into ...
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How to create recovery CD for Mac Mountain Lion?
I'm working on a brand new Mac Mini with Mac os X 10.8.1 (Mountain Lion) and it didn't come with any recovery disks. How can I make recovery disks for free (i.e. not buying a license for Acronis or ...
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Where can I locate cache of recent login pictures for OS X Mountain Lion?
I have a whole bunch of image icons stuck inside of my recent pictures tab in my login pictures box for Mountain Lion. I was looking to clean it out, but I can't seem to delete them through the ...
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Is there a way to customize the look of aliased items?
By default aliased items such as folders look like this:
Is there anyway to customize the look? For instance, I'd like to replace the arrows with something else. I've looked all over the system ...
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Can Application, Downloads and Document icons on the Dock be configured to just open finder?
Whenever you click on either Application, Downloads or Document icons on the Dock, you get this hard to read popup.
Is there any way to configure these buttons to open the appropriate folders in the ...
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Why can't I see the bootcamp drive from Mac OS?
I have a MacBookPro. Primarily use Windows via Bootcamp but occasionally have to dive into the Mac side of things.
One thing I've noticed is that in Mac OS it only offers its own partition in the ...
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Multiple Scheduled Wakes on Mac OS X
I have a crontab job scheduled to run every hour. I like to sleep and I also enjoy giving my macbook the same privileges. Unfortunately, cron does not execute when the system is asleep. Is there a way ...
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How do I change the lock screen image on OS X?
To lock my Mac, I hit Ctrl-Shift-Eject, which puts my display to sleep. When I get turn it on again it asks me log back in and displays the current image in the desktop cycle as a background. I would ...
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All the command line command become "Not found" after installing Mountain lion
I just found after installing new Mountain lion, I can no longer use the command line because all the command seems to be " NOT Found", even for basic "sudo" command
sudo: command not found
How can ...
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keeping Snow Leopard's directory timestamps when extracting a tar in Mountain Lion
I have a directory in a Snow Leopard box that looks something like:
MyDir/
file1
SubDir1/
file2
SubDir2/
file3
I created an encrypted archive of it (still in Snow Leopard)...
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Unable to execute port when installing ImageMagick
I'm trying to install ImageMagick by using MacPorts. I've successfully installed MacPorts by using their Mountain Lion .pkg file.
I open the terminal and run:
sudo port install ImageMagick
However ...
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.tgz file – tar: Unrecognized archive format
I'm trying to install a 10gen build of MongoDB on my local Mac running Mountain Lion (10.8.3):
I fetch it with curl at:
curl http://downloads.mongodb.org/osx/mongodb-osx-x86_64-2.4.tgz > ...
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Mac OSX 10.8: Items In /Library/Startupitems won't run or execute
I'm trying to run Feross' SpoofMAC on every startup but it not work. I have followed every instructions and have made sure of that because been doing this for like 5 hours.
I even tried Googling for ...
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Mac client on AD domain - individual folder redirection
I'm trying to configure a home network with Windows 2008R2 and Windows 7 / Mac Mountain Lion clients. I have a separate NAS drive, which I want to host all home folders as well as a central store of ...
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Can't Connect to Terminal Server with Mac OS X Client
I downloaded Microsoft's RDP client for Mac OSX and when I try to connect to the Terminal Server at work it won't allow me to connect. I get the following error:
Microsoft Error Reporting log ...
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python script in virtualenv and launchd on Mountain Lion
I have a python script in a virtualenv (ENV) that calls on other modules in the ENV. I want
to run the script at a certain time each day. Therefore, being on OS X, I should use launchd.
I have ...
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ironahk on mac osx; hello world working but hot string is not
I installed mono and ironahk on my macbook running osx.
The example.ahk runs fine and gives a 'hello world' message box.
When I try to input a file with a hot string such as:
:*:dog::dalmation@...
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Remap keys with KeyRemap4MacBook for all apps except a specific one
I'd like to know how do I tell KeyRemap4MacBook to exclude an app from key remapping. I know about <only> tag in private.xml, which limits key remapping to a single app, but is there a tag that ...
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Creating hostsname aliases through dscl does not work in Mountain Lion
I read a few places that dscl is preferred over /etc/hosts for adding hostnames (for instance when developing). But in Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) I cannot get it to work (others too). I have read ...
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EFI partition malware?
I have a 2011 Macbook Pro, running 10.8.2 and was worried that the laptop may have been tampered with while left unattended for a few days while abroad in Asia.
I have mounted my EFI partition using:
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Key and cursor glitch in Terminal.app
I am having a problem with Terminal. It is triggered when I do something that involves the Command key, Cmd-C, Cmd-V etc. It causes my keyboard actions to not be recognized until I click somewhere ...
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Can't set virtual host on OS X
I'm trying to create a virtual host for PHP developement, so I don't go to http://localhost/new_website, but to new_website.dev and get the website.
I've created the directory in the /Sites folder ...
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Show only modified files in Finder
Is there any way to make Finder in Mac to only show files that were recently updated within a particular folder?
I'm working on a web project and there are lots of loose HTML files that are nested ...
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Python IDLE not starting when clicking .py files in OSX Finder
I can open IDLE.
After opening IDLE, I can do File > Open > some_file.py just fine.
When IDLE is open, I can also just double-click on any .py files in Finder and they will open in IDLE.
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What are "Paste Item Exactly" and "Duplicate Exactly" in Finder?
While holding Opt and Shift, the Finder menu items Duplicate and Paste Item become Duplicate Exactly and Paste Item Exactly. These require administrator permissions.
How are they different from the ...
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OS X Mountain Lion has multiple Finder windows open
My wife's computer has had a lot of Finder windows all opening at the same time, and it bogs the computer down. When we restart it it relaunches again with hundreds of Finder windows.
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Routing in 10.8 Server - WiFI clients over VPN - Ethernet Clients not over VPN
I'm not sure I have the right hardware for this, but....
I have a Mac Mini i7 Server with a built-in ethernet (en0) and a thunderbolt ethernet (en1) and the built in airport.
I would like to be able ...
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Why does my Macbook Retina + Dual Link not allow my monitor to go over 60hz?
I got an Asus VG248 (refresh rate 144hz) monitor . I also have a dual link adapter.
On my Retina Macbook 15", I cannot set my monitor refresh rate to higher than 60 hz. Why is this? I have ...
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How to auto-arrange/clean-up files for ALL folders in OSX Mountain Lion
I have figured out how to make folders auto arrange their contents. This is achieved in Finder->View->Show View Options (or cmd+J).
From the newly opened window, setting the arrange by dropdown will ...
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Cannot resolve localhost on Mac OS mountain lion
For the longest time I was a MAMP user, until yesterday, something went terribly wrong and MAMP would no longer start mysql. Long story short I decided to ditch MAMP and just setup my own AMP server, ...
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OS X Serial Number in VM
I was wondering after installation of Mountain Lion on VMWare or other virtualization softwares (on a mac) will it show the same "serial number" in "About This Mac"? And is it possible to customize ...
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Where to move newly downloaded applications on Mountain Lion?
I recently started using Mac, and I'm just getting accustomed to the way the folders are set up and how downloads work. I just downloaded a tar.gz for Eclipse, and I clicked the icon in the downloads ...
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How do I find the torrent file for a current download?
I've had something hanging on utorrent for a few days so I thought I would update the trackers. But I cannot seem to find the actual .torrent file for that download. I've looked through the tabs and ...
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Cisco RV180 ipsec vpn to mac os x 10.8.2 default client Configuration
I would like to configure an IPSec VPN tunnel between my RV180 (server, last firmware) and my Mac OSX 10.8.2 laptop.
I have little knowledge about VPN, and a bit more about network in general. I have ...
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How to stream MPEG-TS over UDP?
I'm using gstreamer to stream over a custom AppSink that mimics the UdpSink. We are doing it this way so we can incorporate listening on other ports for some metadata. Plus, the stock UdpSink is ...
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set mac iptables to allow external traffic for AWS MySQL
I am using mac os x mountain lion. I need to configure MySQL Workbench to access my db on AWS.
After installing MySQL Workbench and trying to connect I get the error "Host ..... is not allowed to ...
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VMware Fusion raw disk "Missing operating system" error for dual-boot system (Host OS 10.8.2 & Guest Ubuntu 12.10)
I am trying to set up a virtual machine in VMware Fusion to boot the Ubuntu 12.10 install from another partition on my main disk. I followed standard instructions for creating raw disks, but I get a "...
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On startup, how can I configure Terminal.app to open in fullscreen?
When my mac reboots, I would like to have Terminal open in full-screen mode (not full window size). I'm on OS X 10.8.2. How can I configure this?
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Is there a way to force an app to stay in the background? [duplicate]
I have an annoying app that pops into the foreground every once in a while. I want to make it stay in the background unless I switch to it.
EDIT: (More information requested)
The app is the iPhone ...
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How can control the color depth for RealVNC on Macintosh?
I'm running RealVNC enterprise edition 5 on Macintosh but what is normally a grey background of my editor window is now a pink or purple color. It almost looks as if the color depth is limited to 256 ...
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Cannot run diskutil, sudo or not
I cannot run diskutil on my brand new Retina Macbook Pro 2012. When I try to run it, (including sudo), the terminal says "command not found". I looked in usr/bin and usr/sbin and could not find ...
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Bootcamp both Windows 8 and Windows 7 on OS X Mountain Lion
I currently have Windows 8 installed via Bootcamp 4(?) via Mountain Lion.
I'd like to also install Windows 7.
Is there a way to do multiple bootcamp's - what is the best way to go about this?
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How do I copy a the OS X DVD that came with my Mac using a Windows machine?
Even with a clean install of Mountain Lion on an internal SSD, 8 GB of RAM, saving the ISO image to the internal SSD and two different brands (Verbatim & Titan) of unused dual layer DVD+R discs, ...
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How do I ssh-login into my Mac as root?
For some reason I can't login as root into my Mountain Lion 10.8.2.
I've already edited /private/etc/sshd_config file by removing the comment from
PermitRootLogin yes
and restarted Mac. Still it ...
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Draft messages in Mountain Lion Mail do not include server draft messages
I had a clean install Mountain Lion on my Macbook Pro, early 2011.
Following suggestions in the forums, I carried my "Mail" folders (folders, preferences, etc) from my cloned backup of Snow Leopard.
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Mac OS X 10.8 - Configure smbd to follow symbolic links
Is there a way to change the configuration for smbd in mountain lion to follow symbolic links?
I was looking to apply this fix for linux: http://littlehandytips.com/samba-symbolic-links-do-not-work/
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