Can you please check whether your MBA runs SL on 32bit or 64bit kernel extensions. This might be the source of the problem.
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Can you please check whether your MBA runs SL on 32bit or 64bit kernel extensions. This might be the source of the problem.
Cyberduck doesn't work because of Java, I wouldn't be surprised if Vuze was the same situation.
64 bit on most, office runs in 32 bit; along with an assortment of others
SWT (vuse) is using 32 bit.
Does this help you?
Looks like SL has made changes to the EFI partition which prevents anything older from booting. You are going to have to wipe your entire hard drive clean.
Makes sense since people have been complaining about Apple still using an old EFI standard, rather than the newer one which is finally supported in Windows 7.
As long as TriTag still works I'm delighted. If it doesn't them errrmm life ends!! If someone would see if that app still works it would be greatly appreciated!! 
Installing now. I am about to try Coldfusion (multi)server version, and the Adobe CS4 suite as well as Office 2008. My fingers are crossed!
Wait, If I had 2 partitions, one for documents, one for the OS, and I wanted to boot an older version...Would I need to format both?
How do i do that?
When i boot up from SL disc and run the disk utlity and delete my disk, its always like 2 folders and 3-5 files left on it.
Are some of those files EFI partition?
After removing and reinstalling CoolBook, it DOES work and fantastically. CoolBook really is a lifesaver for the Rev.A MBA and the difference is just remarkable.
Mail.app sorting bug?
Does anyone experience a problem with Mail.app 4.0 in the latest Build 10A394 where you just can't make it stay as "sort by date received" (reverse chronological sorting)? Even though I click it, when I close the window and open it back up it reverts to sorting by chronological order.
Any help? I believe this is a bug; is anyone else experiencing this?
Does anyone experience a problem with Mail.app 4.0 in the latest Build 10A394 where you just can't make it stay as "sort by date received" (reverse chronological sorting)? Even though I click it, when I close the window and open it back up it reverts to sorting by chronological order.
Any help? I believe this is a bug; is anyone else experiencing this?
Mine seems to be sorting fine also upon re-opening.
I usually sort my mail by newest on top, and I have 5 mailboxes including 2 exchange accounts. All seem to be working correctly.
USB Install
I'm not sure, I installed it from a flash drive.
Also in relation to some other posts, I first did a clean install of SL and tried to install Fusion and it did not work. So I had to reinstall Leopard then install Fusion then upgrade to SL. Everything works great now and it's a lot faster than Leopard.
I'm not sure, I installed it from a flash drive.
Also in relation to some other posts, I first did a clean install of SL and tried to install Fusion and it did not work. So I had to reinstall Leopard then install Fusion then upgrade to SL. Everything works great now and it's a lot faster than Leopard.
when i install snow leopard will i loose all of my files and 3rd party apps?
I know this sounds like a stupid question but im out of town when the release is and i wont have my backup with me.
I know this sounds like a stupid question but im out of town when the release is and i wont have my backup with me.
Problem installing SL on a MacBook Air
Whenever I boot up the SL install disk (either plugged in via USB drive or remote disc from my iMac), I select English as my language, "Continue" on the welcome screen, and when I get to the portion where I have to choose a disk to install onto, my MBA's hard drive has a yellow triangle on it and a caption underneath that says "Mac OS X Cannot Start Up From This Disk".
I've used Disk Utility to Verify and Repair, but still get the same result.
My MacBook Air is a 2nd generation machine, 120G hard drive (45G free), and MS Office 2008 installed. Other than that (and all my music and files), it's exactly as it came from Apple when I ordered it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Whenever I boot up the SL install disk (either plugged in via USB drive or remote disc from my iMac), I select English as my language, "Continue" on the welcome screen, and when I get to the portion where I have to choose a disk to install onto, my MBA's hard drive has a yellow triangle on it and a caption underneath that says "Mac OS X Cannot Start Up From This Disk".
I've used Disk Utility to Verify and Repair, but still get the same result.
My MacBook Air is a 2nd generation machine, 120G hard drive (45G free), and MS Office 2008 installed. Other than that (and all my music and files), it's exactly as it came from Apple when I ordered it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
What about 10.6 ->10.5? anybody else having problems downgrading?
As earlier in this thread, i have problems booting the osx 10.5 disc to formate and downgrade to 10.5.. its only in a instant grey boot screen loop..
I know I dont have an Air, but My Macbook Pro also runs hot under Snow Leopard.
I was encoding with Handbrake and my CPU was at 70 degrees Celsius but my fans were only running at 2000rpm! I installed FanControl and it works fine under 10.6
Other than that... 10.6 has been stable, no other issues and is very fast.
The quick shutdown speed I see on Leopard as well. But maybe that's probably just the 2.13Ghz SSD model. Can't wait for Snow Leopard though.
Isn't the trimmed size due to them not needing to install all the powerpc files as well and only intel now?
Also, I'm curious about something. I just switched back to Mac after a year on PC and haven't kept up to date on the upcoming Snow Leopard features. I heard it supports GPU acceleration for QuickTime and other things. Does it also support GPU acceleration for flash? That would make a huge difference in temps on the MBA.
Isn't the trimmed size due to them not needing to install all the powerpc files as well and only intel now?
Also, I'm curious about something. I just switched back to Mac after a year on PC and haven't kept up to date on the upcoming Snow Leopard features. I heard it supports GPU acceleration for QuickTime and other things. Does it also support GPU acceleration for flash? That would make a huge difference in temps on the MBA.
This is where time machine works wonders. I just use a time machine back up to restore back to 10.5... i dunno if you can downgrade 10.6 -> 10.5
Yeah SL updates the EFI on your main drive, which means it can no longer boot into 10.5, which is a pain. The only way to downgrade it to go into Disk Utility from the Leopard installer and reformat your hard drive. Then you can install Leopard.
Any battery life tests? Since SL is all 64-bit, doesn't the battery really take a hit? My friend wants SL on her MBA and me as well on my MBP. I just need to know about battery life, is it better or worse than Leopard. Or same.
I saw increases in battery life on my rev C using Snow Leopard. its not like double the life but there was a noticeable 30 minutes or so increase