Re: [CGUYS] best system test utility for OS X computer? (missing /tmp dir....)

2009-10-22 Thread dbota
The drive has a lot of space (half the drive). Applejack will verify/repair the disk and I have also done that with the Disk Utility on the new Leopard install disk that I have (I think all Applejack does is provided scripts to run Apple utilities in single user mode). In any case, I have b

Re: [CGUYS] best system test utility for OS X computer?

2009-10-22 Thread David K Watson
I don't think Applejack will verify your disk. Do this with Disk Utility.app, and if problems are reported, repair them by booting from your installation disk. Another thing you can do, besides the suggestion already given that you look at the logs, is to run Activity Monitor. Look at the open

Re: [CGUYS] best system test utility for OS X computer?

2009-10-21 Thread tjpa
On Oct 21, 2009, at 7:42 PM, db wrote: There are hundreds of log files and none of them are short. Do you have any idea which log files would be best for the symptoms I described? Logs are very important. If you have not checked the logs you are just wandering in the dark. Check the logs,

Re: [CGUYS] best system test utility for OS X computer?

2009-10-21 Thread db
There are hundreds of log files and none of them are short. Do you have any idea which log files would be best for the symptoms I described? * Across the board printing failure (memory error reported) * Adobe Photoshop / Bridge painfully slow to launch and requesting re-install but L

Re: [CGUYS] best system test utility for OS X computer?

2009-10-21 Thread tjpa
On Oct 21, 2009, at 5:37 PM, db wrote: Can anyone recommend the best system test utility can I use to check these issues before I invest the reload labor? Check the log files? * ** List info, subscription management, li

[CGUYS] best system test utility for OS X computer?

2009-10-21 Thread db
I've got a thorny problem with an Tiger Mac Pro system. Apps including Office start loading slow, then stop printing. Photoshop / Bridge says to reinstall but will sometime run again if I run Applejack. I've run all aspects of Applejack manually one by one, including memcheck a number of tim