Email issues (was Re: Big Sur crashes etc)
Hi Michael, What email app are you using? IMAP or POP3 accounts? How many accounts? If IMAP on Apple Mail, try rebuilding the indices to your Inbox(s). Do this by: Click the arrow to the left of Inbox so it shows the individual accounts. One at a time, right-click each of those account items selecting “Synchronize” from the pop-up menu. Then … wait … for Mail to coordinate with the mail server. Fwiw, last rebuild I did took about 20 mins for Mail to vomit the correct results. HTH, - Dan. On Jul 1, 2021, at 09:26 PM, Michael Angell wrote: > > And I thot it was only y e-mail re-loading - constantly. > > Michael Angell -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/28A7389A-ABB7-48F1-977A-F0DD2A43136D%40gmail.com.
Re: Big Sur crashes etc
Hi Bill! FWIW, I’ve got a few friends on Big Sur that complain to me daily about system panics and such. Heck, I’ve got some of the same types of problems on my home Mini (Catalina). Please run Disk Utility on each disk volume/partition to make sure the file system is clean, then reset the nvram, and perhaps reduce the number of external devices and apps running all the time. If that doesn’t improve things: Provide a description of your environment… Stock iMac? RAM? Network setup? VPN? etc Maybe hit me off-list with a zipped system.log (be sure to tell me when the crash occurred). - Dan. On 05/11/2021 5:06 AM William Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: Ever since installing Big Sur/11.3/11.3.1, I have been having big > problems with the machine crashing and restarting randomly, taking forever to > shut down, refusing to shut down altogether, even spontaneously powering on > from being off. Anyone else seeing this behavior? Suggestions for how to deal > with it other than getting another drink and waiting for the next update? > > I’m also finding that Music and Podcasts are moody about synching with my > trusty old iPod Classic…I have to wait for the iPod to eject, then select it > again in Music before it fully syncs, and even then the podcasts don’t > necessarily always get synced—plus podcasts that I want to save don’t > necessarily get saved once they’re played. Annoying. > > *** > Bill Spencer in Maryland > Mac Mini (2014) 2.6 GHz i5/11.3.1 -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/EEB158A9-3627-4B38-A0C0-7142ABA5EC66%40gmail.com.
Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD
On Jun 29, 2015, at 03:00 PM, Jack jhs...@gmail.com wrote: 10.3 on CDs, but it won't recognize them, displays the missing system folder icon. I reset the PRAM, it has a new battery, I've tried Option C... any suggestions...? To boot from a CD/DVD, hold down the c key. Not option-C - Dan. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Another DVD-conversion question
On Jan 25, 2015, at 05:15 PM, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: I have a single copy of a non-commercial and unavailable DVD that appears to be copy-protected. I want to make a copy for myself that I can watch on both the TV and the computer just as though I’m looking at the original, meaning including whatever chapters might exist. To do this, I think I have to go through a conversion process…Disk Utility refuses to make a disk image (this is why I think the disk is copy-protected). So what’s the simplest way to do this? Simple is relative. The key is in understanding the individual steps required, I think. 1. Physically clean the DVD with water and a soft cloth! Better to make a clean rip than waste time listening to the DVD drive re-read track after track after track, hoping to get it right. 2. Prepare to break the encoding/protection. Until this is done, other tools will simply t-rex (flap their wee hands uselessly). Do this by installing and launching Fairmount. https://github.com/pmetzger/Fairmount https://github.com/pmetzger/Fairmount 3. Mount the (now dry) DVD and wait a minute or three for Fairmount to do its magic. 4. Rip the whole DVD using MacTheRipper. 5. Test the rip by opening and playing the resulting Video_TS folder with VLC. 6. (optional) Transcode the desired title(s) in the Video_TS to something else. An mkv file containing h.264 is usually preferred because it supports chapters and embedded subtitles etc. My current fav tool for this is Handbrake, but sometimes I wing it with raw ffmpeg commands. http://handbrake.fr/ http://handbrake.fr/ Technically, you should be able to skip steps 4 5, going directly to 6 and transcoding right off the optical media, but I’ve not had good luck with that. Handbrake and Fairmount don’t always seem to get along; Handbrake crashes etc. So I’ve found that doing things one step at a time works best. Also, transcoding with Handbrake from a Video_TS folder on your hard drive is much faster than re-reading the DVD. That makes it easer to re-transcode after changing settings and such. HTH, - Dan. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Fan noise
On Nov 20, 2014, at 09:23 AM, Richard Meyeroff wrote: I have an iMac model 9,1 which is producing what I believe is fan noise. How can I check to see if I am correct and if so how to correct it? Fan speed vs Power Manager vs dying bearings vs dust... Fan speed is controlled by the Power Manager, as a function of the temp sensors. Install something like iStat Menus or MenuMeters, so you can view the temps. If they're climbing, that's a possible sign of fan issues. Check your system log for thermal warnings / shutdowns. Try resetting your nvram. Could be that the Power Manager is confused. Try sucking out the dust (a must if you have shedding pets!). Find the vent holes and apply the business end of a vaccuum cleaner hose. Depending on the Mac model, opening 'er up and doing a full vaccuum job is often a good plan. HTH, - Dan. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
