Yes, I did that and browsed to the sparesebundle file without selecting it.
Pete. On 05/08/2012, at 1:25 PM, cm wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Did you make sure the Data directory was mounted by navigating to it first in > Finder? > > C > > On 05/08/2012, at 12:59 , Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Ok, tried that - response to step 2) below yields "no such file or >> directory". >> >> Shall I do a full reinstall again, I have nothing to loose and I have the >> clone carefully placed aside still? >> >> Pete. >> >> >> On 05/08/2012, at 12:44 PM, cm wrote: >> >>> Hi Pete, >>> >>> Not I get it! (Insert slap on forehead here.) Sorry for not noticing >>> earlier. >>> >>> It's a convention when writing Terminal commands to show a $ sign at the >>> start. That is meant to represent the last character of the prompt that >>> Terminal will write to show it is ready for a command. When one is logged >>> in with a root account the convention is to show a # character instead. >>> >>> So try please try again but this time do not type the $ at the start of the >>> command. For instance where I say "$ cd /Volumes/Data", type only "cd >>> /Volumes/Data" >>> >>> Let me know how that goes. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Carlo >>> >>> On 05/08/2012, at 12:36 , Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Carlo, thanks for persevering with me. I did the Disk verify and >>>> permissions repair - there was one identified issue to do with a group >>>> code being wrong - not sure if that relates to my problem or not. In any >>>> case it is now repaired. At this point I have tried with Terminal to >>>> delete the User's.sparesbundle from all 3 MB's independently and each of >>>> them replies after step 2 below with "-bash: :$ command not found". So I >>>> can't delete with terminal at the moment. However, the order of steps is >>>> slightly altered when compared with your earlier instructions in that I >>>> did the OSX install prior to the disk verify/repair steps. Does this >>>> matter? >>>> >>>> Still unable to delete the sparesebundle and also unable to mount the time >>>> machine disc image. >>>> >>>> I think you indicated earlier there is an instal process to fix the "bash" >>>> issue I am having. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Pete... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 05/08/2012, at 12:05 PM, cm wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just for reference sake, here is the process you can try to delete the >>>>> sparse bundle. Note if you can't do this from your 9yo's computer you can >>>>> try it from one of the other computers. >>>>> >>>>> 1) In Finder mount the Time Capsule by clicking on it in the Finder >>>>> sidebar. Navigate to the Data directory but no need to do anything >>>>> further in Finder. >>>>> >>>>> 2) In Terminal now do the following >>>>> $ cd /Volumes/Data >>>>> >>>>> 3) At this point type >>>>> $ ls -l >>>>> >>>>> and you should see User's.sparsebundle or whatever it is called >>>>> >>>>> 4) Still in terminal type >>>>> $ sudo rm -rf <sparse bundle name> >>>>> Where <sparse bundle name> is the name from step 3) >>>>> >>>>> Good luck! >>>>> >>>>> Carlo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 05/08/2012, at 11:56 , cm <cm200...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Pete, >>>>>> >>>>>> My hosting service seems to be temporarily offline so pardon the posting >>>>>> from a older email address. >>>>>> >>>>>> Things seem to have got away from you a little. You had successfully >>>>>> applied the update to 10.5.4. At that point you had a working computer >>>>>> with all your data! I personally would not have wiped the data as there >>>>>> is little benefit to a clean install if you intend to use data migration >>>>>> assistant to bring all the cruft back. >>>>>> >>>>>> To take stock, you now have a working computer albeit with no data an a >>>>>> non functioning Time Machine. So to try to get back on track, perhaps >>>>>> you could proceed as follows: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1) Attempt the earlier process where you use Terminal.app to delete the >>>>>> unused sparse bundle on your Time Capsule. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2) If that works and you get Time Machine functioning, do a Time Machine >>>>>> backup just to kick things off, even though none of your valuable data >>>>>> will be included in the backup at this point >>>>>> >>>>>> 3) Use data migration assistant to bring back your data. >>>>>> >>>>>> 4) Do another Time Machine backup -- this time with you data. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let us know what you choose to do and how it goes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Carlo >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Re: Time Machine backup >>>>>>> Peter Crisp >>>>>>> Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:23:39 -0700 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok, just about reached end of the line for options. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What I did was load the OSX disc for System update only to 10.5.4 and >>>>>>> then test >>>>>>> to see if Time Machine could mount the volume- no go. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Then my objective was to do a clean instal from the 10.5.4 OSX disc, >>>>>>> but as it >>>>>>> was already the same OSX version, I was not presented with the option >>>>>>> to do a >>>>>>> clean instal. So I did Software Update to up version to 10.5.8 which it >>>>>>> did but >>>>>>> took 5 hours through the night. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I tried the Time Machine process again- no good. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, go the full Monty. Clean instal back to 10.5.4. Still no Time >>>>>>> Machine image >>>>>>> mount. Some observations though which might jog someone's memory. In >>>>>>> the Change >>>>>>> Disc dialogue box of TM I have 3 items. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Item 1 is an icon of the Time Capsule with a green picture with an >>>>>>> analogue >>>>>>> clock face. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Item 2 is an icon of the Time Capsule with a blue picture of 3 people >>>>>>> holding >>>>>>> hands. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Item 3 says None but has a red circle with a red diagonal line through >>>>>>> it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But item 3 has been there for ages, well before introducing Tim's >>>>>>> MacBook to >>>>>>> the TC. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Item 2 is the one I pick normally on Jo's MacBook and it works fine. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Another observation, when looking at Time Machine window on Tim's >>>>>>> MacBook it >>>>>>> states name as Name: Time Capsule and Available 525.4GB of 929.5GB. On >>>>>>> SWMBOs >>>>>>> MacBook, same window says Name: Time Capsule (Joannes-Time-Capsule) and >>>>>>> Available: 564.11GB of 998.06GB. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It seems like there are 2 volumes or images, I really don't know what >>>>>>> to do >>>>>>> next. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I haven't migrated Tim's data back in yet, to save me wasting time and >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> protect it until its all settled. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I had read somewhere that Time Capsule uses the MAC address to >>>>>>> recognise a >>>>>>> machine, in doing a clean instal the MAC address doesn't change (i >>>>>>> think) and >>>>>>> so it is still attempting to do the same as I was trying 3 days ago. As >>>>>>> same >>>>>>> MAC address means same machine to the TC. Can I change the MAC address? >>>>>>> Is >>>>>>> there a plist file somewhere I can blow away to kick start it from >>>>>>> scratch? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> WCE performance was icing on the cake last night but the rowers did a >>>>>>> great job! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any tips? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pete >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- 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> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- 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> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- 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> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
