Hi again Alan, I would get rid of Growl ... You don't need it, and It doesn't play well with Snow Leopard. Growl preference pane: It sort of works, but you need to restart System Preferences into 32-bit mode. The whole app is only 32-bit.
If you don't believe me ... <http://growl.info/documentation/faq.php#snow-leopard> Cheers, Ronni On 11/12/2009, at 9:07 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Alan, > > I just require the Disk Utility log Repair Permissions part thanks. > > Did you install any software that came with the Maxtor HDD? > I noticed you mentioned "File Manager" in last reply RE: Is Help topic on > restoring system via Time Machine correct? > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo > 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB > OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > On 11/12/2009, at 8:52 AM, Alan Smith wrote: > >> Hi Ronni >> >> (1) I am relieved that Console is just doing its job and that I can stop >> worrying and just quit it. >> >> (2) Thanks for the Growl uninstall instructions. I will probably do so, >> but I will do a little research to see what it really does, if I can benefit >> from it, and how it arrived on my iMac uninvited. First stop Wikipedia! >> >> (3) (OFF TOPIC). You previously asked me to send the DiskUtility.log. Do >> you want the complete file or just the bit about Repair Permissions before >> and after running 10.6.2 Combo Update? The bulk of the earlier log entries >> refer to formatting the external HDD. >> >> Regards, Alan >> >> From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf >> Of Ronda Brown >> Sent: Friday, 11 December 2009 7:52 AM >> To: WAMUG Mailing List >> Subject: Re: Growl App - Console Log warning >> >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> I was rushing to finish another support job I'm on, and didn't have time to >> explain why you are seeing Console. >> When you requested the DiskUtility.log it opened Console, so you could view >> the log. >> While your computer performs tasks, it sends messages between applications, >> processes, and the operating system. >> Some of these messages are displayed, but most are not displayed because >> they can be too detailed and technical for most users. >> If you are a programmer debugging software, or are troubleshooting a problem >> with a service technician, information related to the problem may be found >> in these messages, which are stored in system logs. >> To view these messages, you can use the Console application, located in the >> Utilities folder in the Applications folder. >> >> You can quit Console from the dock or from the Menu Bar - Console > Quit >> Console. >> For more information, open Console and choose Help > Console Help. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> On 11/12/2009, at 7:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> To manually remove Growl: >> 1) Go into the Growl preferences in system preferences >> 2) Uncheck "Display Growl Status in the menu bar" >> 3) Uncheck "Start at Login" >> 4) Stop Growl >> 5) Click on Show All at the top of system preferences >> 6) Control+click the Growl preferences, then click to remove Growl >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 11/12/2009, at 7:17 AM, Alan Smith wrote: >> >> >> What should I do with Console now it is on the Dock and logging new data >> frequently? This morning the Console log popped onto desktop at the same >> time as the requested DiskUtility.log. (Coincidence?) Console shows a >> steady count of 4000 messages so I assume the oldest entries are being >> removed. Recent messages mainly relate to the Growl application. >> >> I never requested Growl but it recently self installed. It appeared about >> the time I installed DropBox. Is the Growl app necessary or even useful? >> The last couple of thousand entries show Growl attempting to do things >> unsuccessfully over the last few days. Notwithstanding glowing references, >> a Google search for Growl information doesn’t inspire me it is a must-have >> tool. >> >> Regards, Alan >> >> Alan Smith >> iMac 21.5" Nov 2009 >> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz / 4 MB >> OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard >> Maxtor Basic 500GB USB HDD partitioned for Time Machine and Music >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
