2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X El Capitan

[owbp]

I already have a USB to Sata mounter. I don't even know how to install OsX to a usb ported HDD but I can try or do something like that. I hope it works. Thanks.

It is an easy one.
1. Remove SSD from Mac Pro
2. Download El Capitan from App Store to your MacBook and make bootable USB with createinstallmedia.
3. On MacBook use one USB port for installation flash drive and second one for SSD from your MP (it'll work with just one connection plugged in)
4. Reboot MacBook holding Option key and boot into USB you created
5. Install El Capitan onto SSD from Mac Pro (it will show in drive options with internal drive and flash stick)
6. After installation is finished, reboot into MacBook's OS once again and from there change boot.efi files on your MP SSD.
7. Put back SSD into your Mac Pro and boot into El Capitan.

When you boot into flash USB do not mess with Disk Utility and go straight to Install El Capitan choosing your SSD and all of your files, apps and Library/settings will be there when you boot again. It will only upgrade OS.

 

[rthpjm]

It is an easy one.
1. Remove SSD from Mac Pro
2. Download El Capitan from App Store to your MacBook and make bootable USB with createinstallmedia.
3. On MacBook use one USB port for installation flash drive and second one for SSD from your MP (it'll work with just one connection plugged in)
4. Reboot MacBook holding Option key and boot into USB you created
5. Install El Capitan onto SSD from Mac Pro (it will show in drive options with internal drive and flash stick)
6. After installation is finished, reboot into MacBook's OS once again and from there change boot.efi files on your MP SSD.
7. Put back SSD into your Mac Pro and boot into El Capitan.

When you boot into flash USB do not mess with Disk Utility and go straight to Install El Capitan choosing your SSD and all of your files, apps and Library/settings will be there when you boot again. It will only upgrade OS.

OR

Use Pikify version 14. It should be even easier. You have a working copy of El Capitan and a working Recovery HD too.

If you have made a backup of your critical data, you can simply perform an in-place upgrade.

OR

If you don't have a backup of your critical data, install El Capitan onto one of your other disks (maybe partition a disk), during the installation post install phase you can transfer your data using the Migration Assistant.

Page-56 post 1390 of this thread is where you will find Pikify (go back a few pages, there are steps and links back to page 56 and post 1390)

 

[owbp]

Absolutely, however I think that he has 8gb of ram so I skipped those options.

 

[rthpjm]

Absolutely, however I think that he has 8gb of ram so I skipped those options.

Ah, yes. I didn't notice that

 

[macprobuffalo]

Wondering if anyone here went from a ATI 5770 to a metal-capable gpu like a ATI 7970? Were there noticeable speed changes in every-day computing (safari, finder, office apps)?

I know Core Graphics support metal, I don't know how significant the performance increase really is. My system uses dual 1080p monitors.

 

[Astralography]

A quick thanks to the members here who worked this through. I followed:

Page 56 post 1390.

After several failed attempts, I finally got it right and am now running El Capitan on my quad core Mac Pro tower 2.66 ghz. Did not have to swap out graphics card either. Used the Pikify 3.1 set up to make a bootable El Capitan on a USB drive. Then bounced that back onto my designated EL Capitan in drive bay #2. I think I will still us OS 10.7.5 as my main OS and I like that interface, and have everything working smooth as silk over there... but this will be good to have when at some point I need to download something to run in a newer OS.

Again a big thanks to all those who worked this up and figured out the hack.

Cheers to success!

 

[Ant3000]

A quick thanks to the members here who worked this through. I followed:

Page 56 post 1390.

After several failed attempts, I finally got it right and am now running El Capitan on my quad core Mac Pro tower 2.66 ghz. Did not have to swap out graphics card either. Used the Pikify 3.1 set up to make a bootable El Capitan on a USB drive. Then bounced that back onto my designated EL Capitan in drive bay #2. I think I will still us OS 10.7.5 as my main OS and I like that interface, and have everything working smooth as silk over there... but this will be good to have when at some point I need to download something to run in a newer OS.

Again a big thanks to all those who worked this up and figured out the hack.

Cheers to success!

FWIW, I have been running El Cap for around a year with pro apps for my job and had no problems. Colleagues who are running older OS have some issues with Safari and some websites and there are potential issues with security updates (or lack of them). Unless there is some software that only works in the older OS I have not found any reason not to use El Cap. I still have some older OS available but never boot into them - they are useful in case of issues with booting but my experience is that they have never been required.

 

[Astralography]

FWIW, I have been running El Cap for around a year with pro apps for my job and had no problems. Colleagues who are running older OS have some issues with Safari and some websites and there are potential issues with security updates (or lack of them). Unless there is some software that only works in the older OS I have not found any reason not to use El Cap. I still have some older OS available but never boot into them - they are useful in case of issues with booting but my experience is that they have never been required.

I have noticed that Firefox and Chrome browsers do not run well in the El Cap.... as they leave pixel trails across the screen.. so some issue there. It does work fine on Safari. I personally don't like Safari browser as much ... usually I use Firefox.

I've never used an OS more recent than 10.7.5. I'm not sure I will use El Cap much as I am just used to the older OS and I have everything I need running smoothly. However, there are always times when I can't download and open a program unless I have a newer OS, so it's good to have. In my MacPro, I have four drives installed, three of them with different OS systems. One I keep 10.4.11, the other 10.7.5 and now El Cap. The forth I just use as storage- backup only.

I know for years Mac computers were always backward compatible which I thought was great. The switch to Intel was not a good move in that regard. I still use some of that older stuff on OS 9 believe it or not. I run classic on an older computer.

I don't know where everything is going from here. Seems they are just manipulating it all with new OS that out date perfectly good software.... so we have to go buy another desktop or laptop. I might buy a new box every ten years... but thanks to everyone here.. maybe I can get 20 out of El Cap!

 

[andrew nz]

I have noticed that Firefox and Chrome browsers do not run well in the El Cap.... as they leave pixel trails across the screen.. so some issue there. It does work fine on Safari. I personally don't like Safari browser as much ... usually I use Firefox.

I've never used an OS more recent than 10.7.5. I'm not sure I will use El Cap much as I am just used to the older OS and I have everything I need running smoothly. However, there are always times when I can't download and open a program unless I have a newer OS, so it's good to have. In my MacPro, I have four drives installed, three of them with different OS systems. One I keep 10.4.11, the other 10.7.5 and now El Cap. The forth I just use as storage- backup only.

I know for years Mac computers were always backward compatible which I thought was great. The switch to Intel was not a good move in that regard. I still use some of that older stuff on OS 9 believe it or not. I run classic on an older computer.

I don't know where everything is going from here. Seems they are just manipulating it all with new OS that out date perfectly good software.... so we have to go buy another desktop or laptop. I might buy a new box every ten years... but thanks to everyone here.. maybe I can get 20 out of El Cap!

I would use yosemite and in fact although I have capitan installed i prefer 10.10.5.
There appear to be fewer issues with browsing.

 

[basilt]

hello again !

I am back with a question, regarding, installing Lion on my (1.1) 2.1 macpro second hard drive.
I have a pikified osx Elcapitan already, but the hdd gets very noisy and i think is time to replace it.
It is the only boot hdd i have.

I want to install Elcapitan on a second hdd, i have in my bays.
How can i do it ? Do i have to install Lion first, and then .... ?

Not sure if i have to fix the bootefi files again as they must exist on the new hdd as well!

I also have the old usb mini drive pikified, and not sure if i have to reformat it from the beginning
to work or is it reusable.

Any help will be appreciated. I dont have any other mac or pc, so it must install in the internal hdd
of mine.

thanks

 

[rthpjm]

hello again !

I am back with a question, regarding, installing Lion on my (1.1) 2.1 macpro second hard drive.
I have a pikified osx Elcapitan already, but the hdd gets very noisy and i think is time to replace it.
It is the only boot hdd i have.

I want to install Elcapitan on a second hdd, i have in my bays.
How can i do it ? Do i have to install Lion first, and then .... ?

Not sure if i have to fix the bootefi files again as they must exist on the new hdd as well!

I also have the old usb mini drive pikified, and not sure if i have to reformat it from the beginning
to work or is it reusable.

Any help will be appreciated. I dont have any other mac or pc, so it must install in the internal hdd
of mine.

thanks

Hello basilt

You can start from any version of MacOS equal to, or newer than Lion.

Pikify version 14 will make it pretty easy for you. You can run this from your current El Capitan HDD, and choose the other HDD as the target.

Go grab a copy of V14, maybe watch the new video (just ignore the fact that I start from Lion, you can start from El Capitan)..... page 56, post 1390

After you have installed the new HDD with El Capitan, you can use the Migration Assitant to copy your files from the old HDD, to the new HDD.

 

[basilt]

hi rthpjm, thanks for your awesome help !
i will have a go with it !

 

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Page 56 post 1390.

Refering to this post now El Capitan is also running on my quad core Mac Pro 1.1 - 2.66 ghz.

Disabling the System Integrity Protection and exchanging the Boot Efi's - it worked well!
El Capitan starts very well and runs perfectly for about 7 minutes.
Then suddenly the system crashed and starts again. With the message - the computer is restarted due to an error.

After about 7 minutes again the same procedure, and always the same.

The detailed report shows the following kernel panic:



Anonymous UUID: F564200F-8AF9-0560-6EA0-8D7369E7FD36

Mon Mar 20 13:51:55 2017

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8001bd6a9a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800205c7e5, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x00000000ffffffff, CR3: 0x0000000156208000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff800cf3fc00, RCX: 0xffffff806d34a000, RDX: 0x0000000000003b40
RSP: 0xffffff909da3bbc0, RBP: 0xffffff909da3bbd0, RSI: 0xffffff7f82d8810e, RDI: 0xffffff800cc50de0
R8: 0xfffffffffffffff3, R9: 0x00000000e73c5b80, R10: 0x00000000ffffffff, R11: 0x000000000000000d
R12: 0xffffff909da3beb0, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff800cf3fc00, R15: 0xffffff7f82d8810e
RFL: 0x0000000000010297, RIP: 0xffffff800205c7e5, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x00000000ffffffff, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1, PL: 0

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff909da3b850 : 0xffffff8001ae5357
0xffffff909da3b8d0 : 0xffffff8001bd6a9a
0xffffff909da3bab0 : 0xffffff8001bf4093
0xffffff909da3bad0 : 0xffffff800205c7e5
0xffffff909da3bbd0 : 0xffffff800205d15c
0xffffff909da3bc00 : 0xffffff80020415b2
0xffffff909da3bc20 : 0xffffff7f82d802e6
0xffffff909da3bc90 : 0xffffff8001d63fb4
0xffffff909da3bce0 : 0xffffff8001d5bde1
0xffffff909da3bdb0 : 0xffffff8001d5bfff
0xffffff909da3bde0 : 0xffffff8001fd01e6
0xffffff909da3be20 : 0xffffff8001f8a11b
0xffffff909da3be50 : 0xffffff8001fcae7d
0xffffff909da3bf60 : 0xffffff800202ace1
0xffffff909da3bfb0 : 0xffffff8001bf4896
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(3.2)[4DFA207F-1D23-3DD2-A1FF-F4B90D5D3E3F]@0xffffff7f82d75000->0xffffff7f82da1fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: blued

Mac OS version:
15A284

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Wed Aug 26 16:57:32 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.1.106~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 37BC582F-8BF4-3F65-AFBB-ECF792060C68
Kernel slide: 0x0000000001800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001a00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8001900000
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 305374314393
last loaded kext at 61714660667: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7f83bab000, size 32768)
last unloaded kext at 178213796822: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8437e000, size 8192)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 1.3.6
com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 3.1.4b1
com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller 1.3.6
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 272.50
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache 37
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 163
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 203.7.1
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport 1.3.6
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.11.31
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 272.50
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1
com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 272.50
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 272.50
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 203.8
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse 185.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse 185.3
com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 3.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.0
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.3
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 414
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B04, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2,66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.7f10
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770, ATI Radeon HD 5770, PCIe, 1024 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x04CB, -
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x04CB, -
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x04CB, -
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, 0x04CB, -
Network Service: Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770, Display Controller, Slot-1
PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770, ATY,HoolockParent, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD3200KS-75PFB0, 320,07 GB
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDS721010KLA330, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: ST3500418AS, 500,11 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD10EALX-559BA0, 1 TB
Parallel ATA Device: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Studio Display
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
Thunderbolt Bus:



What does this mean?
Perhaps someone in this community, who has the same problem knows a solution.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[basilt]

hi rthpjm

regarding the install on the secondary internal hdd of mine, i report success !

What i now want to ask you is:
On the hdd, i see a folder named 'OS X Install Data'
and has some files inside (see screenshot)

Can i now delete this folder or shall i keep it because is vital to the osx ?

 

[rthpjm]

hi rthpjm

regarding the install on the secondary internal hdd of mine, i report success !

What i now want to ask you is:
On the hdd, i see a folder named 'OS X Install Data'
and has some files inside (see screenshot)

Can i now delete this folder or shall i keep it because is vital to the osx ?

You can safely delete that folder
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Page 56 post 1390.

Refering to this post now El Capitan is also running on my quad core Mac Pro 1.1 - 2.66 ghz.

Disabling the System Integrity Protection and exchanging the Boot Efi's - it worked well!
El Capitan starts very well and runs perfectly for about 7 minutes.
Then suddenly the system crashed and starts again. With the message - the computer is restarted due to an error.

After about 7 minutes again the same procedure, and always the same.

The detailed report shows the following kernel panic:



Anonymous UUID: F564200F-8AF9-0560-6EA0-8D7369E7FD36

Mon Mar 20 13:51:55 2017

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8001bd6a9a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800205c7e5, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x00000000ffffffff, CR3: 0x0000000156208000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff800cf3fc00, RCX: 0xffffff806d34a000, RDX: 0x0000000000003b40
RSP: 0xffffff909da3bbc0, RBP: 0xffffff909da3bbd0, RSI: 0xffffff7f82d8810e, RDI: 0xffffff800cc50de0
R8: 0xfffffffffffffff3, R9: 0x00000000e73c5b80, R10: 0x00000000ffffffff, R11: 0x000000000000000d
R12: 0xffffff909da3beb0, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff800cf3fc00, R15: 0xffffff7f82d8810e
RFL: 0x0000000000010297, RIP: 0xffffff800205c7e5, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x00000000ffffffff, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1, PL: 0

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff909da3b850 : 0xffffff8001ae5357
0xffffff909da3b8d0 : 0xffffff8001bd6a9a
0xffffff909da3bab0 : 0xffffff8001bf4093
0xffffff909da3bad0 : 0xffffff800205c7e5
0xffffff909da3bbd0 : 0xffffff800205d15c
0xffffff909da3bc00 : 0xffffff80020415b2
0xffffff909da3bc20 : 0xffffff7f82d802e6
0xffffff909da3bc90 : 0xffffff8001d63fb4
0xffffff909da3bce0 : 0xffffff8001d5bde1
0xffffff909da3bdb0 : 0xffffff8001d5bfff
0xffffff909da3bde0 : 0xffffff8001fd01e6
0xffffff909da3be20 : 0xffffff8001f8a11b
0xffffff909da3be50 : 0xffffff8001fcae7d
0xffffff909da3bf60 : 0xffffff800202ace1
0xffffff909da3bfb0 : 0xffffff8001bf4896
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(3.2)[4DFA207F-1D23-3DD2-A1FF-F4B90D5D3E3F]@0xffffff7f82d75000->0xffffff7f82da1fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: blued

Mac OS version:
15A284

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Wed Aug 26 16:57:32 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.1.106~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 37BC582F-8BF4-3F65-AFBB-ECF792060C68
Kernel slide: 0x0000000001800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001a00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8001900000
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 305374314393
last loaded kext at 61714660667: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7f83bab000, size 32768)
last unloaded kext at 178213796822: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8437e000, size 8192)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 1.3.6
com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 3.1.4b1
com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller 1.3.6
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 272.50
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache 37
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 163
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
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What does this mean?
Perhaps someone in this community, who has the same problem knows a solution.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hello JH,

It might have something to do with the physical RAM. We know that the 512mb original RAM sticks cause this kind of problem, and I have suspected that 1mb RAM sticks may also cause this instability.

My only suggestion is to purchase some 2GB RAM sticks as pairs to replace your 1Gb sticks. (Or, if your wallet can stretch that far, buy 4GB sticks).

All the users who followed the advice to use 2GB or higher RAM sticks subsequently reported back that their machine had stabilised...

 

[qb_jack]

Hello guys,

I have just installed El Capitan 10.11.6 on my Mac Pro 2,1 using the method with pikifying a spare hdd. It's working fine so far.

But now I want to install rEFInd. I have tried to install it with this instructions: The rEFInd Boot Manager: rEFInd and System Integrity Protection booting to the recovery HD and the other way by disabling SIP.

The script says that the installation was successful but when rebooting no rEFInd boot menu appears. My Mac just boots directly to OS X.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

QB_Jack

 

[rthpjm]

Hello guys,

I have just installed El Capitan 10.11.6 on my Mac Pro 2,1 using the method with pikifying a spare hdd. It's working fine so far.

But now I want to install rEFInd. I have tried to install it with this instructions: The rEFInd Boot Manager: rEFInd and System Integrity Protection booting to the recovery HD and the other way by disabling SIP.

The script says that the installation was successful but when rebooting no rEFInd boot menu appears. My Mac just boots directly to OS X.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

QB_Jack

Hello QB_Jack

That's a bit off-topic for this thread. Before I ask you to start a new thread, I'll indulge you a bit because I'm curious....

Why do you want to install rEFInd?

 

[Sivorius]

HI All,

I have small XSAN system with MDCs on Xserve1.1 (Apple FC cards onboard).
El Capitan were successfully deployed. But i get few issues here.
1. OS crashes by Screensharing or anytime when i doing anything via RDP or Localy CrashOPnConsole.txt.
2. OS crashes every time i trying copy something via network from SAN. CrashNetwork copy.txt
3. Server.app can't manage SAN Volume (controllers) on those servers. Have issues in view of Xsan tab manage it.(MacMini with SanLink doing this well. I'm using it as Master Controller right now)

So my questions, why may crashes OS by file operations and interface?

 

[rthpjm]

HI All,

I have small XSAN system with MDCs on Xserve1.1 (Apple FC cards onboard).
El Capitan were successfully deployed. But i get few issues here.
1. OS crashes by Screensharing or anytime when i doing anything via RDP or Localy CrashOPnConsole.txt.
2. OS crashes every time i trying copy something via network from SAN. CrashNetwork copy.txt
3. Server.app can't manage SAN Volume (controllers) on those servers. Have issues in view of Xsan tab manage it.(MacMini with SanLink doing this well. I'm using it as Master Controller right now)

So my questions, why may crashes OS by file operations and interface?

Try removing the 512mb RAM sticks.....

 

[andrew nz]

hello all

one of my 250g hdd disks just died.

Under Yosemite or capitan, if i replace it with other sad or hdd, and with larger capacity say 500g or 1T, could i make a new partition the same size as the previous disk (250g) in order to restore using disk utility and time machine image?

 

[flyinmac]

hello all

one of my 250g hdd disks just died.

Under Yosemite or capitan, if i replace it with other sad or hdd, and with larger capacity say 500g or 1T, could i make a new partition the same size as the previous disk (250g) in order to restore using disk utility and time machine image?

Yes. But in OS X, you don't have to make sure the partition sizes match unless you are working with a drive image.

All you really have to do is copy the entire contents of the original drive (the failed drive) to the new replacement drive. And it should boot up just fine from the new drive.

So, for example, say I had a good working 250 gig hard drive that had OS X running on it, and I wanted to replace that drive with a new 1 terabyte hard drive.

I would install the new 1 terabyte hard drive in the computer. Format the new drive. And then just use any program I liked (my favorite it Carbon Copy Cloner) to directly copy all of my old hard drive's contents to the new drive.

Then I'd shut down the computer. Remove the old hard drive, and then boot from the new drive.

Partition sizes are not really important in this situation with OS X. But, you can partition the drive into sections if you prefer.

 

[andrew nz]

Yes. But in OS X, you don't have to make sure the partition sizes match unless you are working with a drive image.


Partition sizes are not really important in this situation with OS X. But, you can partition the drive into sections if you prefer.

I have a backup through time machine but the hdd in question will not mount and is inaccessible.
If there is the time machine backup, can i restore that way and therefore ignore the formatted size of the replacement?

 

[flyinmac]

I have a backup through time machine but the hdd in question will not mount and is inaccessible.
If there is the time machine backup, can i restore that way and therefore ignore the formatted size of the replacement?

I've never used time machine to restore. But restoring from time machine should not require the partition size to match. It is a file restoration method.

So you should still be fine.

 

[andrew nz]

I've never used time machine to restore. But restoring from time machine should not require the partition size to match. It is a file restoration method.

So you should still be fine.

After I get the replacement, will let you know how it goes.
anyone advise if now SSD are more stable than spinning HDD over time?
The replacement will be for system and storage. I keep disks with systems on them.
I was thinking about a samsung evo 850 500G or perhaps 2T seagate HDD which is actually cheaper than SSD for some reason.

 

[rthpjm]

I have a backup through time machine but the hdd in question will not mount and is inaccessible.
If there is the time machine backup, can i restore that way and therefore ignore the formatted size of the replacement?

Hello Andrew,

I will help where I can.
Can you give a better view of the resources you have available to you please?
Do you have another Mac available?
Do you have any original install media, such as a Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) install DVD or similar?

Is the original HDD a complete failure? Have you tried to boot into the Recovery HD? The Recovery HD partition is located in a different part of the disk platters, but if you have a mechanical failure you probably won't be able to access it. If you're lucky, and your HDD has a magnetic media failure, you might be able to boot from the Recovery HD.

My advice, power down until you get your new HDD. There's no point risking further damage.
When the new HDD arrives, then try booting into the Recovery HD. If it can read that part of the failing HDD then you are at least at a good starting point (Recovery builds a working system into RAM Disks, if you can get to this point, great. You will be able to use the Disk Urility to format your new HDD/SSD. Then quit the Disk Utility. You should then be able to choose Restore From Time Machine Backup).

Did you use pikify when you first moved to El Capitan? Your posts were a bit unclear if you used the pikify method or some other method.

If you used Pikify, do you still have that on your USB stick?
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After I get the replacement, will let you know how it goes.
anyone advise if now SSD are more stable than spinning HDD over time?
The replacement will be for system and storage. I keep disks with systems on them.
I was thinking about a samsung evo 850 500G or perhaps 2T seagate HDD which is actually cheaper than SSD for some reason.

SSDs are re-writable long term memory cells. Each memory cell has a finite write cycle. Over time/usage they degrade. The manufacturers overcome this limitation to some extent by reserving a large chunk of cells for redundancy purposes (the quoted size of the SSD will be the usable size, the capacity inside the black box will be higher, in effect the reserve cells are hidden from you. From the optimistic view point, you buy an SSD with a quoted capacity, but what's in the box is in reality bigger). The SSD firmware monitors the health of the cells automatically, if it decides a cell is deteriorating or is close to its duty cycle limit, it will flag it as a bad block and move the content to one of the reserved cells.

That's a long-winded description of saying SSDs have a limited life span. But there again so do spinning HDDs. You're more likely to suffer mechanical failure and/or wear with an HDD, and you're more likely to suffer electrical failure / wear in an SSD.

Both technologies have improved over the years. To my mind, I think they've reached a sort of parity. Many cloud providers now use arrays of SSD. The main difference is speed verses capacity. For the same price, you get more spinning storage capacity at lower speed, or less SSD capacity for higher speed.

It's your judgement which is more important for you...

Personally, I've opted for hybrid drives, spinning disks for capacity and a small SSD-like memory component to provide a speed boost. It's a compromise I'm happy with.