Re: Continuing the battle, Play Sounds with script
Re: Continuing the battle, Play Sounds with script
- Subject: Re: Continuing the battle, Play Sounds with script
- From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:09:09 -0600
On Mar 13, 2013, at 6:36 PM, James Yost <email@hidden> wrote:
> Did you test your script prior to using Migration Assistant?
Yes, it is still running on one of the other computers.
> Do a clean install and don't use Migration Assistant - That is no longer a clean install once done.
>
> Use Time machine afterwards to fetch the documents you need manually and then reinstall all your apps from their installers.
>
> Yes it's a pain but sometimes you have to do this to fix what's broken.
I think in this case the your cure is worse than just living with the problem.
> J
> On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Robert Poland <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Thanks J,
>>
>> On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Lists <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> I would suggest a clean install.
>>
>> Did that three times so far.
>>
>>> What are classic apps doing on a 2013 machine?
>>
>> Oh the wonders of the Migration Assistant.
>>
>> I doubt that any Apps are causing this problem. Have tried a "Safe Boot" several times too.
>>
>>> Sounds like everything from an old machine was migrated over including broken setting files etc.
>>
>> Logical assumption. Now if I could only figure which one.
>>
>>> J
>>>
>>> On Mar 13, 2013, at 3:13 PM, Robert Poland <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm still trying to get my sisters 2013 27" iMac to play sounds.
>>>>
>>>> History;
>>>> The script I'm trying works on three older Mac computers. One running Snow Leopard and the other two running 10.8.2.
>>>> I've tried "Play Sound" and "afplay", all of which work on the other computers.
>>>> All System sounds work on hers.
>>>> Have tried several System 7 Sounds and several AIFF sounds.
>>>>
>>>> Today I took a SuperDuperClone of my mid 2011 27" iMac and tried to start her computer. Hoping to tell if it was hardware or software related. No luck, all I got was a circle with a slash across it. Then the computer shut down. Apparently there is a hardware difference between the two computers.
>>>>
>>>> We've removed dozens of classic apps, etc. and anything else that looked suspicious.
>>>>
>>>> Several calls to AppleCare.
>>>>
>>>> Surely someone out there is knowledgeable enough about the inner workings to suggest a cure.
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO
>>
>> Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO
Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO
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