Questions tagged [osx-snow-leopard]
Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. 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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Enable SMB file sharing on OS X - "Incorrect Password"
I have a Mac running Snow Leopard connected to an Active Directory domain. I can share folders on the Mac and view files from Windows without problems.
When I try to enable my Mac account for write ...
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How can I prevent all windows of an app coming to the front when switching?
Let's say I have applications A and B running, with windows A1, A2, B1, B2. On Windows, I can switch to B1, then A1, and see the two side by side. On Mac (Snow Leopard), when I switch to A1, it also ...
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Create an alias to a samba share from the command line
I'm currently wanting to deploy a setup to around 300 Macs. I have all of it scripted and ready to deploy, excepting that I'm having trouble creating a working alias to a samba share from the command ...
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How do I make VirtualBox's vboxnet interface show up in the OS X network configuration GUI?
I'm willing to do any amount of frobbing of settings in .plist and .xml files to make this work.
The scenario is this:
I have a nice Android based phone. The phone can do USB tethering. OS X 10.6 ...
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Remove slight margin at bottom of screen in snow leopard
So on snowleopard, the maxed out window size almost fills the whole screen, except for a slight margin at the very bottom that is only a few pixels. Is there any way to override this or somehow make ...
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Stop mouse cursor from disappearing when entering watching YouTube fullscreen
When I enter fullscreen on YouTube videos the mouse cursor disappears from the screen. This is very annoying as I have a multi-monitor setup...
Right clicking on the desktop a few times can usually ...
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SSL timeout on some sites, across all browsers, on Mac OS X Snow Leopard
For the past several weeks, I've been receiving "Error 7 (net::ERR_TIMED_OUT): The operation timed out" when I attempt to connect to either Twitter or Paypal via SSL. I get this specific error in ...
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iTunes video black screen until select computer output
I don't remember this happening before, but now whenever I play any video in iTunes (podcast video, movie, TV show, iTunes extras stuff but the menus work) it just shows a black screen with the sound ...
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How to copy connections to other locations in Mac Network Preferences
The Problem:
I want to be able to use selected connections in different Location(by Location I mean Location combo in Mac Network Preferences). I want to be able to find a connection in Network ...
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How can I make Mac Mail mark messages as read automatically?
I have rules set up that correctly filter messages into different folders, but for some reason no messages are marked as read.
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Seeing remote mouse through VNC
I partially understand VNC in that I know, by default, you can only see when desktop itself and the client's mouse is shown. But, I was wondering if there is a different technology out there that ...
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update git after upgrade to Mavericks
I've recently upgraded from Mac 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) to 10.9.4 (Mavericks).
I had git 1.8.5.2 installed on the old system and want to update it now to the latest version. So I uninstalled git with ...
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OS X can connect to Windows machine, but can't access shared folders
I can create new folders on my Windows XP machine, set them to "shared".
On my Mac, I pick Finder → Go → Connect to Server → smb://192.168.1.4 → Connect → Name / Password.
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DNS server setting resets on reboot
I recently changed my physical location, and had to change my DNS server setting in network preferences. However my Mac reverts back to original DNS server IP address on each reboot and I have to ...
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Clear Google Chrome Browsing Data keyboard shortcut without confirmation prompt
On Mac OS X 10.6, Cmd-Shift-Delete....wonderful. Except I have to wait for a new tab to open and click to confirm. Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear it with last used settings, no confirmation ...
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Mac Remote Desktop - XP32 Crashes on Connect
I'm having an issue where my Windows XP (32-bit) box crashes after I connect using the Mac Remote Desktop Client. The sequence of events is as follows:
Connect to XP box using Mac Remote Desktop ...
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Why does Thunderbird hang when I try to quit it?
I'm running Thunderbird 3.1.7 under Snow Leopard, and whenever I try to quit Thunderbird it just hangs there and never actually quits till I force quit it. Any one know why it's doing this?
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Remapping windows and alt keys on Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite under Mac OS X Snow Leopard
I am trying to swap the function of the windows (command) and alt (option) keys on my Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite under Snow Leopard. I tried changing the mapping under System Preferences -> ...
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Mac Grey/White Screen of Death
The other night I updated my iTunes to the latest version (through Software Update) when I came to turn on my computer I was greeted with the dreaded white screen of death.
I use an early 2008 iMac ...
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How to configure Mac OS X Snow Leopard to automatically connect to my Bluetooth Speakers for sound output?
I have a bluetooth speaker that I use for audio output on Snow Leopard (the Sony SRS-BT100). Generally I like it, except for one thing:
When my laptop wakes from sleep it does not automatically ...
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Switching between windows of an app in different spaces shortcut?
If there are two different instances/windows of the same application located in two spaces, each window inside another space. What is the easiest way (preferably with a keyboard shortcut) to move/...
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Error while running services using Linuxbrew on Ubuntu
I am using Linux Ubuntu 16.04.
i need to install Homebrew for installing various applications like( kafka, redis, zookeeper, consul, Cassandra), but since i don’t use Mac, i have installed Linuxbrew ...
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External drive has strange files "_*" appearing - culprit is maybe rsync or SMB access?
I'm using rsync to back up folders from my iMac to a WD MyBook and the process seems to leave files such as these:
_0O1MN~H.MP4
_2C0X2~3.AVI
_ALLYW~B.SRT
_VUC69~7
The last one is the most ...
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Disable recent Chrome zoom control/panel
MacOSX Snow Leopard, current version of Chrome
For the past few months, Chrome responds to a zoom request (Command +) by putting up a small "panel" or popup in the top right of its window.
That ...
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Time Machine backs up symbolic links that haven't changed
Lately I've noticed that my Time Machine backups are taking a very long time. I recently replaced my boot drive, and I thought the problem might have been due to the way I reconnected the drive to the ...
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How do I stop scripts from accessing the mouse wheel in Firefox?
I'm using Firefox 16.0.2 on Mac OS X 10.6.8, including the NoScript 2.5.9 plugin. Sometimes when browsing, a web site will have an embedded map or the like within it, and when scrolling down the page ...
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What does this mean and what do I do about it? crucial filesystem check: Fixing Bogus GID 80 on path /sbin/launchd
A few days ago my website got hacked and a malicious file called images.pl was uploaded which creates a backdoor that allows the file's author to upload/download/do whatever they want. Later I found ...
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How do I change the color of application windows in OSX? (the grey bits)
Just wondering how difficult it would be to change the grey color on application windows in OSX to a different color for each application? I have tried an app called CrystalClear Interface that meant ...
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Spotlight calculator doesn't work (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
In the last few days the spotlight's calculator doesn't work. It will search and return results, but not the numerical one.
I found only several references to this type of problem, all dealing with ...
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Snow Leopard login box – mouse click required?
I manage several Mac labs at a school, and I noticed something a little odd in one lab after recently reimaging the Macs.
Although there is a flashing cursor in the username field of the login box, ...
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JVM disappeared on Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8
I'm working in Eclipse one night, (also using Android's DDMS from the commandline). The next morning, I open the lid... attempt to run Eclipse and get an error.
me$ sudo /Applications/eclipse/...
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iPhone calendar events not showing in iCal (Snow Leopard, iPhone 4S)
My wife's iPhone4S is all set up with iCloud synching, etc. However, she does not have Lion yet so she can't sync to iCal through the cloud.
Anyway, in iTunes the Sync Calendar option is checked, ...
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Can I get 'Lion/Windows-like' window resizing in Snow Leopard?
I'm using Snow Leopard, and I'm finding it unbelievably frustrating that I can only resize windows using a single corner. Is there something I can install that will let me resize any window with any ...
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Disallow shutdown/sleep/restart on OSX?
Is it possible to disable shutdown, sleep and restart for non-admin user on Mac OS X? (I am running Snow Leopard.)
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NFS mount on Mac OS X 10.6.8 - Problem with special characters such as "á"
On Snow Leopard, I used Disk Utility's "NFS Mount" feature to automatically mount a NFS shared folder from my Synology NAS.
Here are the Advanced Mount Parameters I used:
resvport,nolocks,locallocks,...
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OS X 10.6: How do I temporarily change $PATH for ZSH?
I'd like to create a script that sets the $PATH to a set of directories chosen by me (thus ignoring the predefined paths, such as /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin and so on...) followed by launching ZSH.
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Vim cursorshape in OS X Terminal
I compiled vim 7.3 with +cursorshape and added the following to my ~/.vimrc:
set t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;purple\x7"
set t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;blue\x7"
but Terminal.app still displays the same ...
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Mac OS X is not detecting USB Wi-Fi adaptor
I need some help regarding hardware configuration. The [built-in Wi-Fi module?] of my Mac stopped working so I bought a USB Wi-Fi adapter, but I am not able to figure out how to configure it on Snow ...
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Modifying Finder sidebar "Places" links
I'm using Mac 10.6, Snow Leopard.
I've dragged a link to my sidebar for the folder, /Library/WebServer/Documents. How do I change the icon displayed in the sidebar, and also rename the link, without ...
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How do I move the dock to the left side of the middle screen in a 3 monitor setup?
I can only move it to the far left or far right.
I found a third party program that will create a new dock and place it on the inside edges of monitors, but it only handles shortcuts, applications ...
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Eclipse Helios on OS X Snow Leopard crashes frequently when editing certain PHP files
I use Eclipse Helios (Eclipse Platform: 3.6.0.I20100608-0911, Eclipse IDE for PHP Developers: 1.3.0.20100617-0520) all the time on OS X (Snow Leopard), and it seems I only run into trouble whenever I'...
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What are the causes (and fixes) for extremely long quitting times in Firefox?
When quitting Firefox (currently v. 3.6.13, but seen on previous versions), the quitting process often takes several minutes (I've timed it up to 7 on some occasions), during which time the fans on my ...
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HDD from Mid-2009 MacBook Pro works OUTSIDE laptop, but not INSIDE
Leading up to the problem:
I was working late one night on a Keynote presentation. My battery ran out, and the computer did that hibernation thing it does when there's no battery power. I got my ...
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Snow Leopard: Remove blue background for files in finder
I just upgraded from Tiger to Snow Leopard and I have been undoing all of the visual things that I don't like.
In the finder it highlights every other file with a blue background. Anyone know how ...
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Many Snow Leopard Server Managed Preference settings do not take effect
First posted on Serverfault: I am managing 20 or so Apple computers running 10.6.4 with a Mac Mini Snow Leopard Server (also 10.6.4). I am using the built-in OpenDirectory in addition to Kerberos to ...
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Flash Drive refuses to be bootable
Hi I have used my Corsair Flash Voyager GT 16GB as a boot drive many times, bur recently it has refused to want to boot any OS, It just displays this blinking hyphen.
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Exchange Public Folders in Snow Leopard Mail.app
I am using Mail.app (running snow leopard) to connect to my email account on my school's Exchange 2007 server. I get my Inbox just fine, and iCal connects to my Outlook Calendar just fine, but I ...
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Firefox: is there a way to fast switch between Flash-debug and regular Flash?
Is there a way to quickly switch between debug-enabled and non-debug versions of Flash player for Firefox?
It seems that I need to reinstall each version if I want to switch.
I am working under Mac ...
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Finder dying when Mac wakes from sleep
I have this persisting issue where when I put my Mac (Snow Leopard) to sleep on my MacBook, whenever I wake the Mac, everything is fine besides the Finder.
The Finder does not open up, none of the ...
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Dell V105 printer and OS X 10.6
I am trying to get a Dell V105 printer to work with my iMac. It is running 10.6 and I have installed all the drivers on the Snow Leopard disk. I believe there is no official Dell driver but I have ...
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