Hi Chris, In the link I sent in my previous email: First thing to do is: >> Get your Mac ready for Mavericks OS X 10.9 >> Gives list of compatible models that can install Mavericks iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) MacBook Pro 13-inch (Mid-2009 or newer) MacBook Pro 15-inch (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) MacBook Pro 17-inch (Late 2007 or newer) Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) Xserve (Early 2009) (Note that while all of the above computers can install Mavericks, some features, such as Power Nap, AirPlay mirroring and extended desktop, and AirDrop, have stricter requirements.)
Also if you are going from OS X 10.6.8 you need to check you don't have any Applications that are labelled "Classic" or "PowerPC" as they will NOT work in Mountain Lion or Mavericks. ONLY Universal & Intel will run in Mountain Lion & Mavericks You also require a lot of Free Space on your Hard Drive to run Mavericks well. If your Mac meets the requirements for Mavericks & your Applications are compatible you can upgrade from Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8 to Mavericks. If you go to my website and download my Tutorial "Prepare for & Installation of Mountain Lion OS X 10.8" you will find all the details. It is the same as 'Prepare for & Installation' details as required for Mavericks. <http://ronnibrown.net/tutorials/prepare-for-mountain-lion/index.html> If you do download the tutorial I would appreciate a donation. Details are on my website. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 3 Feb 2014, at 12:58 pm, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Ronni > > Thanks very much for your great summary of what to do for the update to > Mavericks, as I too have been thinking about this for the last few weeks! > > However Im not sure I can as my MBPro is running 10.6.8 and I have another > older machine which Cath uses, running even earlier OSX! > > Is this the case Ronni? Would I have to first update to Lion? Is it worth > doing this or should I persist until I upgrade my machines? > > Many thanks and best regards > > Chris > > Christopher L.K. Burton > Director > Western Whale Research > PO Box 1076 > Dunsborough WA 6281 > Mobile: 0419 199 120 > Email: c...@it.net.au > > www.souwest.org > >> On 02/02/2014, at 3:45 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >> >>> On 2 Feb 2014, at 2:42 pm, Paul Willemse <pjwille...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni >>> >>> I have not yet updated to Mavericks as before I left there were apparently >>> still problems. I did a search on the mailing list but did not find >>> anything that indicated a specific fix or update. >>> >>> So it looks like the only way will be to upgrade and see, I was not even >>> aware that Mavericks had been updated. >> >> Hi Paul, >> >> Mavericks OS X 10.9 has had an Update to Mail plus an update to OS X 10.9.1 >> >> If you make sure you do the Preparation before upgrading to Mavericks and >> then follow the 'Installing & After Installation completes' as below you >> should not experience problems. >> >> First thing to do is: >> >> Get your Mac ready for Mavericks OS X 10.9 >> >> INSTALLING MAVERICKS OS X 10.9 >> DON’T FORGET TO BACKUP FIRST: >> >> 1. Backup your system BEFORE installing >> 2. Repair Permissions before installing >> 3. Turn OFF Time Machine in System Preferences >> 4. Unmount & Disconnect any External USB & Firewire Drives /TimeMachine >> 5. Download the Mavericks OS X 10.9 upgrade app from the Mac App Store. >> 6. Run the Mavericks OS X 10.9 upgrade app to Install Mavericks >> ** Apple warning for installing Updates: >> Do not interrupt the installation process once you have started to update >> your system. >> >> What to do after installation of Lion-Mountain Lion-or Mavericks completes >> and your Mac restarts >> Spotlight >> >> 1. In most cases, as soon as Lion or Mountain Lion or Mavericks starts up >> the first time, Spotlight begins indexing (or re-indexing) all the files on >> all mounted volumes. >> This process can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours, >> depending on how many files you have and the speed of your CPU and disk. >> >> During this time, you’ll notice a lot of disk activity (along with, perhaps, >> somewhat sluggish overall performance), and you’ll see a pulsing dot in the >> center of Spotlight’s magnifying glass icon on the right side of your menu >> bar. (Clicking this icon during indexing displays an estimate of the time >> remaining for each volume.) >> >> Software Update >> >> 2. After Spotlight has finished indexing the Volume: Run Software Update >> The next thing you should do is to update Mac OS X itself (and any other >> crucial Apple software) to the latest version. Sometimes Apple releases bug >> fixes and security updates almost immediately after a major upgrade, and if >> any such urgent updates are available, it’s in your best interest to install >> them right away. >> >> Shortly after your Mac starts up under Lion or Mountain Lion for the first >> time, Software Update should run automatically; if it finds updated >> software, it displays an alert “Software updates are available for your >> computer......” >> >> If Software Update does not run, choose Apple > Software Update. Software >> Update checks if a newer version of Mac OS X (or any of the software >> installed with it) is available—and if so, offers to download and install it. >> >> Repair Permissions >> >> 3. Repair Permissions >> >> Let Apple Applications Update their Databases >> >> 4. Open Apple Mail from the Applications folder and let it update the Mail >> Database >> >> 5. Open iPhoto from the Applications folder and let it update the iPhoto >> Database >> >> 6. Open iTunes from the Applications folder and let it update the database >> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >> >> OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>
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