MacBuild Tips 'n Tricks - Revision history

AshleySueMas: /* Restoring the toolbar in Disk Utility */

2013-11-06T00:12:29Z

Restoring the toolbar in Disk Utility

Liliana at 18:26, 17 July 2013

2013-07-17T18:26:08Z

Mikem at 18:26, 21 June 2012

2012-06-21T18:26:35Z

Roym: /* Added how to restore the Disk Utility toolbar */

2011-07-28T18:35:31Z

Added how to restore the Disk Utility toolbar

Roym: /using gconf-editor to change key mappings back to defaults /

2010-11-11T21:21:54Z

using gconf-editor to change key mappings back to defaults

Roym: /* added video fix link */

2010-06-01T22:00:59Z

added video fix link

Roym: /* Jaunty install on G3 Powerbooks */

2010-06-01T21:54:51Z

Jaunty install on G3 Powerbooks

Roym: added TFTP server IP address to OF boot string

2010-06-01T21:44:18Z

added TFTP server IP address to OF boot string

Owenja: /* Installing Debian Lenny on Various Macs */ update to reflect current tftp setup

2010-05-27T01:18:03Z

Installing Debian Lenny on Various Macs: update to reflect current tftp setup

Roym: /* Jaunty install on G5 iMacs */

2010-04-29T19:51:56Z

Jaunty install on G5 iMacs

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	Sometimes the toolbar in Disk Utility may disappear. To restore it first close Disk Utility. Then open the Mac OS X Testing HDD icon on the desktop. Select oem (your home folder) in the left hand panel. It is the small house shaped icon listed under places. Then open Libraries > Preferences and select the com.apple.DiskUtility.plist file. Move this file to the trash. Then restart your computer and open Disk Utility. The system should have generated a new .plist file and your toolbar should now be restored.		Sometimes the toolbar in Disk Utility may disappear. To restore it first close Disk Utility. Then open the Mac OS X Testing HDD icon on the desktop. Select oem (your home folder) in the left hand panel. It is the small house shaped icon listed under places. Then open Libraries > Preferences and select the com.apple.DiskUtility.plist file. Move this file to the trash. Then restart your computer and open Disk Utility. The system should have generated a new .plist file and your toolbar should now be restored.
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← Older revision		Revision as of 18:26, 17 July 2013
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	Sometimes the toolbar in Disk Utility may disappear. To restore it first close Disk Utility. Then open the Mac OS X Testing HDD icon on the desktop. Select oem (your home folder) in the left hand panel. It is the small house shaped icon listed under places. Then open Libraries > Preferences and select the com.apple.DiskUtility.plist file. Move this file to the trash. Then restart your computer and open Disk Utility. The system should have generated a new .plist file and your toolbar should now be restored.		Sometimes the toolbar in Disk Utility may disappear. To restore it first close Disk Utility. Then open the Mac OS X Testing HDD icon on the desktop. Select oem (your home folder) in the left hand panel. It is the small house shaped icon listed under places. Then open Libraries > Preferences and select the com.apple.DiskUtility.plist file. Move this file to the trash. Then restart your computer and open Disk Utility. The system should have generated a new .plist file and your toolbar should now be restored.
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← Older revision		Revision as of 18:26, 21 June 2012
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	Sometimes the toolbar in Disk Utility may disappear. To restore it first close Disk Utility. Then open the Mac OS X Testing HDD icon on the desktop. Select oem (your home folder) in the left hand panel. It is the small house shaped icon listed under places. Then open Libraries > Preferences and select the com.apple.DiskUtility.plist file. Move this file to the trash. Then restart your computer and open Disk Utility. The system should have generated a new .plist file and your toolbar should now be restored.		Sometimes the toolbar in Disk Utility may disappear. To restore it first close Disk Utility. Then open the Mac OS X Testing HDD icon on the desktop. Select oem (your home folder) in the left hand panel. It is the small house shaped icon listed under places. Then open Libraries > Preferences and select the com.apple.DiskUtility.plist file. Move this file to the trash. Then restart your computer and open Disk Utility. The system should have generated a new .plist file and your toolbar should now be restored.
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← Older revision		Revision as of 18:35, 28 July 2011
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	run gconf-editor. Go to apps-> gnome_settings_daemon -> keybindings. Select the action you wish to change (for example eject) and then double click on the action and you will get a window where you can edit the command (for example XF86Eject to enable the eject key on a macintosh keyboard).		run gconf-editor. Go to apps-> gnome_settings_daemon -> keybindings. Select the action you wish to change (for example eject) and then double click on the action and you will get a window where you can edit the command (for example XF86Eject to enable the eject key on a macintosh keyboard).
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		+	==Restoring the toolbar in Disk Utility==
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		+	Sometimes the toolbar in Disk Utility may disappear. To restore it first close Disk Utility. Then open the Mac OS X Testing HDD icon on the desktop. Select oem (your home folder) in the left hand panel. It is the small house shaped icon listed under places. Then open Libraries > Preferences and select the com.apple.DiskUtility.plist file. Move this file to the trash. Then restart your computer and open Disk Utility. The system should have generated a new .plist file and your toolbar should now be restored.
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← Older revision		Revision as of 21:21, 11 November 2010
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	It turns out that after installing Jaunty you may get a desktop that only uses the upper left portion of the screen. If this is the case you'll need to modify the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Details of how to do this are contained in the Ubuntu forums. [http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1208335]		It turns out that after installing Jaunty you may get a desktop that only uses the upper left portion of the screen. If this is the case you'll need to modify the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Details of how to do this are contained in the Ubuntu forums. [http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1208335]
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		+	==Changing keyboard mappings back to their defaults==
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		+	run gconf-editor. Go to apps-> gnome_settings_daemon -> keybindings. Select the action you wish to change (for example eject) and then double click on the action and you will get a window where you can edit the command (for example XF86Eject to enable the eject key on a macintosh keyboard).
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	You can choose your software version at the second boot prompt.		You can choose your software version at the second boot prompt.
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		+	It turns out that after installing Jaunty you may get a desktop that only uses the upper left portion of the screen. If this is the case you'll need to modify the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Details of how to do this are contained in the Ubuntu forums. [http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1208335]
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	The Open Firmware prompt should type ok after this. You can then reboot and do an install and it should not fail at the "select and install software" step.		The Open Firmware prompt should type ok after this. You can then reboot and do an install and it should not fail at the "select and install software" step.
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		+	==Jaunty install on G3 PowerBooks==
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		+	We can do a network installation of Jaunty on G3 PowerBooks. Rather than holding down the N key to access the installation server we must boot from Open Firmware.
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		+	To do this access open firmware by booting the computer while holding down the O, F, Apple and Option keys. The command to access the installation server is:
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		+	boot enet:192.168.2.43,mac\yaboot
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		+	You can choose your software version at the second boot prompt.
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 Installing Debian Lenny on some Quicksilver G4 macs with choppy video and audio programs seems to solve those problems. We can install Lenny from the network. Start the computer into Open Firmware by holding down the O F Apple and Option keys during start. When you arrive at Open Firmware enter
-   $ boot enet:0,mac\yaboot
+   $ boot enet:192.168.2.43,mac\yaboot
 At the first boot prompt enter lenny to start the Debian installer.

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 ==Jaunty install on G5 iMacs==
-We had been installing Hardy (8.04LTS)on iMac G5s due to problems with later versions. If you install Jaunty using the video=ofonly option it installs just fine and no changes need to be made to the yaboot.conf file. If you are using a network install be sure to choose jaunty64. If the computer hangs during reboot after the installation, try Linux nosplash video=ofonly.
+We had been installing Hardy (8.04LTS)on iMac G5s due to problems with later versions. If you install Jaunty from CD using the video=ofonly option it installs just fine and no changes need to be made to the yaboot.conf file. If you are using a network install be sure to choose jaunty64. If the computer hangs during reboot after the installation, try Linux nosplash video=ofonly.
 ==Setting the date with open firmware==