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| Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2013 10:56 |
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Bob Bowen
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Thanks JK. I'm leaning the Drobo way. Still battling with Adobe help lines trying to install CS6 on my MM sever with 10.8.2. Will load on my Macbook Pro but installer stalls on the MM. 5 hours on help line so far and no answer.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2013 12:10 |
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jk
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Bob Bowen wrote: Thanks JK. I'm leaning the Drobo way. Still battling with Adobe help lines trying to install CS6 on my MM sever with 10.8.2. Will load on my Macbook Pro but installer stalls on the MM. 5 hours on help line so far and no answer. Seems like a common issue with OSX 10.8.2 and Adobe CS6 suite products. http://forums.adobe.com/message/4912201 This link gives hints.... It is a Java issue as it has been disabled in OSX 10.8.2 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4716826?start=0&tstart=0 I suggest that you install from here. http://jdk7.java.net/download.html Then try your install of CS6. If you are worried about the Java security issue which I believe is resolved in Java 7 then you should then be able to uninstall it but your updates for CS6 suite wont work.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2013 12:12 |
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jk
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Re the Drobo stuff. Maybe Ed Constable can give you his opinion on the kit as he has been a user for longer than me.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2013 14:47 |
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Constable
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Bob I give Drobo a cautious thumbs up. It works like it says on the can most of the time. There are issues with Os X 10.8. In particular, when the thing goes into standby mode you usually have to restart your desktop (at least if it is connected by ethernet). The firewire connection is fast and I guess the next generation with thunderbolt will be fantastic. The RAID implementation is robuts and I have swapped out one drive without incident. Support is minimal although they have a pretty good website. I have an eight drive unit loaded with 2Tb drives. I agree with JK about not using bigger drives. I was thinking about daisychaining a couple of Promise Pegasus R4 16 TB Raid 5/6 4x4 TB units but will now be saving my pennies for a D4x in the Fall 
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| Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2013 05:00 |
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Bob Bowen
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Thanks JK I'll give it a try. Odd thing is CS6 installer will run on my Macbook Pro on 10.8.2 but not on MM server.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2013 05:08 |
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Bob Bowen
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Java 7 installed but still no joy. Waiting for call back form Adobe support having escalated the problem with them.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2013 05:26 |
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Robert
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Apple have enabled and disabled Java several times very recently, reacting to security issues as they are discovered in Java. When the security issue is patched, Apple lift the block. Then another is uncovered, Apple block Java again, and so on. It all happens in the background. All I can say is make sure you have the latest updates of the OS and Java. While this can be a real pain and is causing many problems, I have seen it this last weekend as the boys wanted to play some games, not only with 10.8.2 but also on earlier Macs; at least Apple are being proactive in disabling software which has security issues. One possibility that may not be perfect but would probably solve the issue would be to clear the second drive in your server and install a new clean OS, then install Cs6 and then migrate all your other stuff from the first drive to the second (sort of 'leapfrogging'). I am assuming you are using an i7 Mac mini with two 500Gb drives. That would clear any doubt about there being any hidden 'stuff' messing with your installation. Alt, depending on what you have on the server, wipe and zero the drive and have a fresh start, there could be something lurking which is messing with your installation.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2013 06:39 |
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Bob Bowen
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I was begining to think along those lines Robert that something was hidden somewhere - maybe when I migrated stuff from my G5 tower to the MM. The fact that the Macbook was OK and an older MM that I use linked to my TV for catch up viewing etc would run the installer. I have the space as the MM server has two 750gb drives.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2013 07:29 |
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Robert
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Bob, you may know this already but just in case. If you re-start the Mac mini holding down the option (alt) key it will give you the option to select the recovery drive (if you have a wireless mouse you may need to navigate with the curser keys). That gives you access to the Apple servers to download a complete new OS appropriate for your computer, with the server, I think you get the opportunity to select which drive it's installed on. It's a very slow download depending on your connection. I did mine over night on the rare occasions it has been needed. (I totally screwed the OS on my server within a a day or so of getting it! LOL) I am not sure exactly which OS it will load, probably the one the computer had on day one when it was new, it will then of course need to go through the updates which will be in the Mac App Store purchases and updates. Good luck, if you have further issues come back and tell us.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2013 09:26 |
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Bob Bowen
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Thanks Robert you are a star. When I downloaded 10.8.2 I made a bootable copy on a USB drive. Installed 10.8.2 on the second drive in the MMS as you suggested and then CS6 installed with no problems showing that there was a conflict on the first drive. Now I need to decided what to migrate and what is the best way to do it.
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