Copying Files from failed OSX Install

Due to an error on my Hackintosh "Mac OS X Update can't be installed on this disk. An error occurred while evaluating JavaScript for the package", which I was unable to workaround, I decided to re-install using the "Vanilla Snow Leopard (Automated Method)" you can find here on InsanelyWind

But I made a mistake. I downloaded 10.6.5 combo update from Apple which weighs in at nearly 1Gb, but it was on the HD of the failed install.

The answer was to boot from SD card, insert a USB stick in and use the Terminal to copy over the downloads.

cd /volumes
ls

and note what the various volumes are called

then

cd /volumes/failed_install/users/user
cp -R downloads /volumes/USB

The -R flag copies the whole directory over.

PS Follwing the instructions below, after upadting to 10.6.5 on vanilla I got a kernel panic and crash on boot. So I booted to SD card, switched to the new install, and re-installed EFI Finisher. This got the Hackintosh back up. Then since I was stuck at 800x600 I installed and ran EFI Update and now all seems good.


Vanilla Install Process

Install Snow Leopard to your MSI Wind HD
- Plug the USB/SD Installer into your MSI Wind and press the power button
- Click “F11” on the keyboard when the BIOS screen shows up. Select your USB/SD installer and hit “Enter” to boot from it.
- Once booted into the OS X installer, open Disk Utility from the menu bar.
- Select your internal hard drive in the left frame
- Click the “Partition” tab and change “Current” to “1 Partition”
- Name the partition to your liking and change the format to “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”
- Click “Options” and make sure the partition scheme is set to “GUID Partition Table”
- Click “Apply” and “Erase” to format your internal hard drive
- Exit from Disk Utility and continue with the installer as normal
- When the installation completes, it will say “Install Failed”. Ignore this warning and continue to restart your MSI Wind.

Boot Snow Leopard for the 1st time
- Again, click “F11” on the keyboard when the BIOS screen shows up. Select your USB/SD installer and hit “Enter” to boot from it.
- When you get the Chameleon screen, press any key to enter the startup options. Select the hard drive you just installed Snow Leopard on and click “Enter” to boot from it.
- Give yourself a pat on the back once the Mac OS X Welcome Screen finally loads. The hard part of the Vanilla install is over!
- Follow the prompts that will eventually lead you to your Desktop.
- If you have not done so already, download the updated EFI Finisher package from one of the mirrors above.
- Install this package on your new Snow Leopard install
- Reboot and enjoy your flawless Mac OS X Snow Leopard Installation!

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Updating to 10.6.5

Always back up your data before updating! There is always a very slight chance that kernel panics at boot will occur after updating, which means you may not be able to access your data!

Open Software Update and select “Mac OS X Update”. Begin the installation and reboot when prompted.

After the installation completes, and you have booted into 10.6.5, you may have only 800 x 600 resolution. If so, run UpdateEFI v2, select “System Updates”, and reboot when the process is complete.

If not, then you are done!

Galaxy Tab - how to get screenshots

Basically the same as here, I downloaded the latest SDK anyway.

From the home screen press the menu button to get settings, then Applications > Development > select USB debugging.





BTW, you cannot change this setting while the USB is connected.

More Galaxy Tab fun here.

Android SDK ADB missing

While doing some screenshots of my new Galaxy Tab I downloaded r8 of the Android SDK, launched DDMS, and get an error.

Failed to get the adb version: Cannot run program "/Applications/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/adb: error=2, No such file or directory.

To fix, all I did was to copy the adb from the old SDK.

More Galaxy Tab fun here

Galaxy Tab - fun with screenshots

Acquired a Galaxy Tab ;-), and looking to update the wallpaper template.

Downloaded the new Android SDK (r8 as of late November 2010).

When I get DDMS going it has problems with the screen orientation.

More Galaxy Tab fun here.

Zoomifyer - Cannot save Zoomify content to specified location

If you use Zoomify, and get this message

"Cannot save Zoomify content to specified location. There may be a file of the same name in the directory, or the directory does not yet exist"


This is because the image name is too long. Try with a shorter name, and it should work as advertisied.

Popcorn Hour - web interface

There are some commands and options on your Popcorn Hour that you can set via the web interface.

BTPD Bit Torrent client: http://IP-Address/torrent/bt.cgi

Transmission: http://IP-Address:8077

Transmission 1.51 (if installed separately): http://IP-Address:9091

NZBGet (Usenet client): http://IP-Address:8066

MyiHome: http://IP-Address:8088/app/player/intro/action/intro.php

Casgle iDVR: http://IP-Address:8055

Home: http://IP-Address:8883/start.cgi

Preferences: http://IP-Address:8883/preferences.htm

Audio/Video: http://IP-Address:8883/display.html

Network Share: http://IP-Address:8883/network_share.html

Network: http://IP-Address:8883/network.html

NMT Applications: http://IP-Address:8883/media_server.html

DVD/Audio CD: http://IP-Address:8883/dvd.html

Maintenance: http://IP-Address:8883/maintenance.html

If you do not know the IP and you have a Mac, you can get the IP by following these instructions

Information from www.networkedmediatank.com via from https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/438

Howto Import csv calendar into iCal and Google Calendar

I was sent a schedule of activities in table format, on a web page. But I needed the schedule to be in Google Calendar.

First I copied the text off the web page, and pasted into Neo Office. I did some very basic tidying up, and the saved as CSV.

Then I converted using a tool called "iCalTextImport" from homepage.mac.com/penicuik/FileSharing15.html.

After following the instructions eg where to put the scripting folder, launch the app and open you CSV file. Then map the fields. This can be a bit trial and error


when ready click import file


and you'll get a new calendar in iCal.

Once its there you can export it to .ics format



and then import into Google Calendar



goto Calendar > Settings> Calendars and look for the import button

A note on timezones. The process assumes the dates/times are UTC because my CSV had no timezone information. When the .cs is imported by Google it adjusts for the timezone of the calendar you import it into.