Install Issues
I came across some installation issues with Leopard so I figured I’d share them in case you run into the same problems. It would be wise for you to back up your documents and files before going ahead with an upgrade, or clean install! I chose to carry out a clean install from scratch on my MacBook Pro. I backed up my important files to an external hard disk, then performed a clean install. For my wife’s MacBook Pro I decided to perform an upgrade as she didn’t really have many applications installed. Last but not least the kitchen mac copped an upgrade from Panther, more on the kitchen mac later.
1) my target disk wasn’t showing when it was time to choose a drive to install onto. Waiting (a long time) will eventually show the drive. I think I managed to get it show more quickly by tinkering around in “disk utility”.
2) Blue screen post install. This one freaked me out. Whilst upgrading my wife’s MacBook Pro I came across this one. With a little searching on the net I found this:
Boot into single user mode by holding command-s and delete these four files, or you can do it in one go by typing the following commands and pressing return on your keyboard after each line:
rm -rf /Library/Preference Panes/Application Enhancer.prefpane
rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/ApplicationEnhancer.framework
rm -rf /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/ApplicationEnhancer.bundle
rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.unsanity.ape.plist
Now I know that seems a little daunting but it worked! These are the only two issues I came across during the upgrade or install of Leopard on my three Mac’s. I may post more issues that others have experienced later. If you have come across any issues, be sure to leave a comment!
October 30th, 2007 at 11:23 am
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April 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Help Please!!!
I have 3 updates to install and cannot proceed with my installation. The 3 updates are for Quicktime, Safari and Time Machine and Airport Updates. All 3 installations require my Macbook Pro to restart. For some bizarre reason, the installation progress completely stops after it says “Configuring Installation” for an indefinite period of time forcing me to manually shut down my macbook pro and start it up again so i can use it. Moreover, Safari doesn’t work anymore!!! It is just too horrible!!! Please get back to me as soon as possible…
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gaurav.raul@regent.edu.kh
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November 10th, 2008 at 6:51 am
I went through hell and back until I came across posts about problems with APE and with Little Snitch + AppleJack, as well.
FWIW, I finally got rid of both APE and Snitch. Moreover, when I did a reinstall, I selected Archive and Install but did NOT choose save User Network and Settings (or whatever that is called).
This way I got to run Setup Assistant and had none of the previous prefs, etc from my existing install. It probably does not matter, but I created a new User Name and completed the install. Your full name can be the same. For example, if your name is Barrack McCain and your old User Name was Barrack, you may want to try Barry for your new install.
Once install is complete, simply drag the contents of Applications from the Previous Systems/”Date”/Users/Barrack folder to the Applications folder of “Disk Name”/Applications. Repeat for the Documents folders, Downloads, Music, etc to their respective folders.
End result a nice clean System and Library will all your Applications and Files safe and sound. What’s more I found this approach resulted in the fastest performance on my trusty old PowerBook G4. Leopard runs way faster than Tiger AND runs faster than if I had used the save User Settings option when installing. Fast enough that I may put off buying a new laptop for a while.
November 10th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Forgot to mention that my PB is only 1.33 GHz. Also, you can move other files or folders from the old User/Library to the new as long as you know what you’re doing. For example, drag the Keychains from the previous system User/Library/Keychains folder to the new User one to avoid the headache of remembering all your passwords again.