Did you ever play with this thing? http://smartcardservices.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/smartcardccid
On Mar 7, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: > Hi, > > I do not know of any large (or small) SQL databases. > > I just opened the Console app and found one message repeating itself every > second. There were thousands of copies of the same message, but I have no > idea if it's related to the TM problem. The messages said: > > 3/7/12 10:30:40 PM com.apple.securityd[22] > /SourceCache/SmartcardCCID/SmartcardCCID-35253/ccid/ccid/src/commands.c:945:CmdGetSlotStatus > Card absent or mute > > Do you have any idea what this is and whether it might be to blame? > > Gregg > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Macs R We wrote: > >> On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: >> >>> On my Mac Pro at home, Time Machine runs for about 30 minutes of each hour, >>> even when I have not created any new files. I also have a Mac Pro at work >>> and it does NOT exhibit this behavior. Both are running the latest version >>> of Snow Leopard (10.6.8). Does anyone have an idea about why Time Machine >>> is running so much on one of these? I expect Time Machine to run for a >>> short period (maybe a minute or two), even without many files changing, >>> since I assume it still has to search for possible changes, but 25-30 >>> minutes seems really excessive when nothing much has changed. Any thoughts? >> >> Do you have any large SQL databases (e.g., MailSteward)? I discovered that >> just SEARCHING an SQL database marks the entire dataset as "modified" and to >> be backed up. >> >> How about leaving your TM Preferences open. When it starts a backup, it >> will tell you how many files it found modified, and how big the total >> storage to be backed up is. At least it will point you in the proper >> direction to know if this is always the same humongous file (like an SQL >> database) or 2,000 small files that are getting mysteriously modified. >> >> Also, make sure your system date/time/zone is not undergoing mysterious mood >> swings. >> >> -- >> Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support >> in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. >> http://macsrwe.com > -- Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. http://macsrwe.com _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
