Thanks Ronni
1. I will uninstall Growl as next job. 2. Reference to File Manager was a faux pas - it has revealed my very long MS Windows experience! 3. Maxtor HDD software: not installed - the only files on the HDD were to do with displaying the Maxtor icon. These were deleted before I formatted the disk. Cheers, Alan From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Friday, 11 December 2009 9:20 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Growl App - Console Log warning 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> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.101/2555 - Release Date: 12/10/09 03:41:00 -- 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>
