Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread insightinmind
On Dec 2, 2008, at 4:20 AM, yawg wrote: Hi Clark, Much of the files and folders used in booting and running the OS need to have Root as the owner. Simply changing permissions to a user account isn't going to work. You really need to recreate the clone with permissions not

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread yawg
Hi Clark, Much of the files and folders used in booting and running the OS need to have Root as the owner. Simply changing permissions to a user account isn't going to work. You really need to recreate the clone with permissions not ignored. I didn't change a thing. I always cloned system

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread Deaner Lawless Jr.
On Dec 1, 2008, at 12:53 AM, Dan wrote: In the past I've had no problem making a bootable backup via firewire with Carbon Copy Cloner. Now that I'm using a USB connected external HD, it doesn't show up when I go to Startup Disk in System Preferences. Is there no way I can boot into a USB

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread Dan
At 3:57 PM -0500 12/2/2008, Deaner Lawless Jr. wrote: It seems apple may be saying an APM formatted disk will work on a Intell based Mac. Article HT2595 refers. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2595 but it only works on some models. So now I am wondering if I make a Universal drive and clone it

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread yawg
Hi guys, It seems apple may be saying an APM formatted disk will work on a Intell based Mac. Article HT2595 refers. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2595 but it only works on some models. So now I am wondering if I make a Universal drive and clone it to an APM formatted XHD will it be

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread Deaner Lawless Jr.
On Dec 2, 2008, at 4:50 PM, Dan wrote: At 3:57 PM -0500 12/2/2008, Deaner Lawless Jr. wrote: It seems apple may be saying an APM formatted disk will work on a Intell based Mac. Article HT2595 refers. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2595 but it only works on some models. So now I am

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread Deaner Lawless Jr.
On Dec 2, 2008, at 6:05 PM, PeterH wrote: On Dec 2, 2008, at 2:35 PM, Deaner Lawless Jr. wrote: No. The version of OS X that gets installed on the powerpc-based Mac is NOT universal, and vise versa. Interesting I just assumed Universal meant just that and charged head long into

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-02 Thread PeterH
On Dec 2, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Deaner Lawless Jr. wrote: DU clearly states which format to use when and for what and adhere to this when installing to an IHD. Followed the article for an XHD and it works. Boot up supported even before appropriate flavor of updates. Any theories? My guess is

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-01 Thread billycar_G3-5
When using CCC 3.4.2, if the partition with the OS on it, has Ignore Permissions checked, CCC WILL IGNORE permissions, and the resulting clone will not be bootable. I believe you either have to uncheck Isnore Permissions, and make another clone, or do a Repair Permissions on the clone. On Dec

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-01 Thread Kris Tilford
On Dec 1, 2008, at 4:55 PM, yawg wrote: As I said I changed permissions to my own admin account so Ignore Permissions was overwritten. I said also that both Initio FW-drives don't boot no matter what version of CCC, I use both the old and the new one as I can only use the old version when

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-12-01 Thread Clark Martin
yawg wrote: Hi billycar, I checked permissions on those disks, they were set to ignore permissions and even when I changed them to my admin account they refuse to boot. When using CCC 3.4.2, if the partition with the OS on it, has Ignore Permissions checked, CCC will IGNORE permissions,

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-11-30 Thread Dan
At 7:58 PM -0600 11/30/2008, George Hozendorf wrote: Mac Mini 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, OS X 10.5.5 In the past I've had no problem making a bootable backup via firewire with Carbon Copy Cloner. Now that I'm using a USB connected external HD, it doesn't show up when I go to Startup

Re: CCC Bootable Backup

2008-11-30 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 30, 2008, at 7:58 PM, George Hozendorf wrote: In the past I've had no problem making a bootable backup via firewire with Carbon Copy Cloner. Now that I'm using a USB connected external HD, it doesn't show up when I go to Startup Disk in System Preferences. Is there no way I