Is it me? Fusion on Snow Leopard, Ubuntu 10.10: no network, none of the shared folders.

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• Fusion running Snow Leopard has invisible virtual ports for wireshark

  Win XP SP3 molten can surf the net through the mac airport to be filled or thin nat mode. the mac has a static ip address. the windows is set to dhcp.

  ifconfig on the poster for the mac

  EN1: inet 192.168.1.43 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255

  VMnet1: inet 172.16.193.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.193.255

  VMnet8: inet 172.16.143.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.143.255

  ipconfig on windows shows

  The connection-specific DNS suffix. : Home

      IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.42
      Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
      Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
  

  When the ipconfig command is released and renewed merger network card settings are replaced by NAT, then ipconfig shows

      Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
      IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.143.132
      Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
      Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.143.2
  

  This shows that the virtual machine is now through the subnet of Wireshark vmnet8 however does not reveal vmnet8 and just en0 - en1 and en1 is getting all the traffic. Why no vmnet8? Why vmnet8 receives a routable address? It should not be one of those numbers 192.xxx.xxx.xxx or non-routable 10.xxx.xxx.xxx? And even if windows is bridged and use 192.168.1.42, little snitch on mac keeps asking if vmnet-natd(8) can talk to the net, so I know that it is active.

  I can see the packets destined for the ip address of windows but it is mixed with the traffic destined for the mac (I know because they both use the same airport) but it's all exceed them en1.

  (btw, I don't understand why the gateway in windows is not 172.16.143.1 but plutot.2 - after all the windows box to not talk to vmnet8?)

  Why vmnet8 receives a routable address? It should not be one of those numbers 192.xxx.xxx.xxx or non-routable 10.xxx.xxx.xxx?

  172.16.143.132 is a non-routable address.  Take a look "3. Private address space' in the document RFC 1597 - Address Allocation for Private Internets.

  (btw, I don't understand why the gateway in windows is not 172.16.143.1 but plutot.2 - after all the windows box to not talk to vmnet8?)

  Except for VMnet0, the default value for the last byte is always 1 for all other VMnets on the host and, therefore, the last byte of a IP address of gateway with a VMnet NAT in the default values of comments 2.  These are encoded in the VMware Virtual Network Infrastructure but can be easily changed in the virtual network Editor.  Oh, sorry, it's true that VMware has not provided users of VMware Fusion with a publisher of network virtual as in VMware Workstation or even their free VMware Player!   This means that any changes made to the VMnets must be done manually.

• break-in Mavericks in Snow Leopard

  In April, I thought I spoke to by phone 6 Fusion vmware to virtualize my macbook 2009 end pro under snow leopard to a whole new macbook pro mavericks running by linking them with an ethernet cable after the installation of vmware.  The idea is that the machine of the snow leopard from 2009, with all its files and programs (so no need to reinstall the programs), virtualized on a brand new macbook pro mavericks, and I still have a 6 vmware fusion bookmark to a page which, in April, showed a diagram to connect two computers with a cable and saying it will now work with Snow Leopard to the Mavericks.  But now the link takes me to 7 merger with no diagram or information. I'm pretty sure that you can virtualize w / vmware an old windows xp pc to a new macbook pro installed Mavericks, but, as I said, since April, I really thought you could w / snow leopard too.  If no, what with snow leopard "Server" in a way that allows me to do what I want, without having to reinstall everything old software on the new macbook pro?

  Thank you.

  Stu22

  Hi Stu,

  SUMMARY:

  I have a number of programs that will not run on anything whatsoever beyond Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. I need to open old files, data search, etc. These applications include Eudora (e-mail), Microsoft Office 2004 (which can open old Word and Excel files correctly), X (graphic) of the canvas, 4 final (musical notation) and more. I have run these programs to a guest from VMware Fusion running Snow Leopard Server.

  Here are a few thoughts that may help you when you are considering what to do:

  SNOW LEOPARD SERVER ON YOUR CLIENT VMWARE, NOT SNOW LEOPARD "CLIENT":

  Snow Leopard Server is running as a guest virtual machine but not the regular 'customer' of Snow Leopard version. The license for the 'client' (non-server) Snow Leopard version does not allow it. In addition, VMware imposes this restriction and allows only of Snow Leopard Server. There are ways to hack around the restriction, but why bother when Snow Leopard Server is so cheap? (See below).

  BUY SERVER SNOW LEOPARD FROM APPLE FOR $20 TODAY:

  You can always buy Mac OS X Server 10.6. 3 REV 1 (Snow Leopard Server, unlimited clients license). The price is $ 19.99. Order it by calling the Apple Store at (800) 692-7753 and ask for part MC588Z/a number. not all sellers will recognize what you want and will be able to find it, but don't lose heart - try again. I called and checked that it is always available since last night, November 26, 2014. It comes with Installation and Admin Tools DVD.

  ALL YOUR PROGRAMS RUN ON SNOW LEOPARD SERVER:

  Any program that runs on Snow Leopard 'client' will run under Snow Leopard Server. If you ignore the server components, in fact, there is no real difference.

  YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CREATE A HOST SERVER SNOW LEOPARD ON THE NEW MAC:

  Some new Macs have problems installing Snow Leopard Server from the installation DVD in a VMware virtual machine. Basically, the Mac OS X 10.6.3 installer DVD does not contain drivers for the latest Mac hardware. If you have problems, you may need to create the virtual machine of Snow Leopard Server comments in VMware on an older Mac, install the latest Apple updates (for 10.6.8 version), and then copy it to your new computer. You must run the Apple updates first on the old machine, so that your comments of Snow Leopard Server will get the drivers it needs to run on your new MacBook Pro.

  CREATE THE SERVER SNOW LEOPARD ON YOUR OLD MACBOOK PRO CLIENT?

  Maybe you have a copy of VMware Fusion version 5 running on your old MacBook Pro 2009. VMware Fusion version 5 is the latest version of the Fusion that runs under Snow Leopard. Create new comments of Snow Leopard Server on the old MacBook Pro, update the customer newly created to 10.6.8 on the old MacBook Pro version, then copy the .vmwarevm file to the new MacBook Pro. (Do not forget to delete the comments on the old Mac after copy you it to the new Mac, if you plan to use the Migration Wizard).

  WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN ON YOUR NEW SNOW LEOPARD SERVER COMMENTS:

  If it were me, I would first ask myself, ' do I really want my EVERYTHING old 2009 MacBook Pro running in a VMware guest? My answer would be, "certainly not!" I would just install these applications relatively little (and associated data files) that will not work on the new MacBook Pro with the Mavericks (or Yosemite). I named a few examples of applications in my SUMMARY, above. From my own experience, I set up new comments of Snow Leopard Server manually - install the applications 'fresh' and then copy the data files on the accounts on the comments of Snow Leopard Server. Yes, this means the set up the preferences for each application, but it is clean and it works. For the rest of your MacBook Pro 2009 applications, get the current versions and run them on your new MacBook Pro "native". Create VMware Fusion folders shared to move files back and forth between your new MacBook Pro (Mavericks/Yosemite) and guest of Snow Leopard Server as needed.

  MIGRATION-RELATED ISSUES:

  Let's say you want to move the entire 2009 MacBook Pro to a guest of Snow Leopard Server. Frankly, if it were me, I manually install all applications and copy all the data. Certainly, it would take a lot of time and effort, but it's the safest way to give a satisfactory final result.

  An automated approach would be to use the Apple's Migration Assistant. My experience with the Migration Wizard was not good. Whenever I tried Migration Wizard (with real Mac!), there were problems. I hope that your experience will be better; in fact, much better (eeek!).

  FIRST MAKE A BACKUP OF THE FILE NEWLY CREATED SNOW LEOPARD SERVER GUEST!

  If you start over, why go through the hassle of installing Snow Leopard Server and apply all the Apple updates, when you can just copy the file .vmwarevm to a backup first? Hello? (If something is wrong, copy the backup file and try again.)

  A good thing: If you have the time and patience, you can try different approaches to see what works. If something does not work as you like it, remove the VMware client and try something different. Here are a few things to think about...

  HOW TO MIGRATE YOUR MACBOOK PRO 2009?

  Let's say you have decided to migrate your 2009 MacBook Pro set to a Snow Leopard VMware guest. Suppose you have created a guest of Snow Leopard and it works now on your new MacBook Pro. Here are some considerations and approaches:

  * USE CARBON COPY CLONE TO CLONE THE MACBOOK PRO 2009 TO AN EXTERNAL DRIVE?

  It's a good approach, but whatever you do will be VERY slow. Your MacBook Pro 2009 is compatible Firewire and USB 2.0. Your new MacBook Pro supports USB 3.0 (also 2.0) and Thunderbolt.

  FireWire is reasonably fast, but I've never seen an external Firewire drive which also has USB 3.0. External FireWire drives seem to have USB 2.0 only, which would be VERY slow attached to your guest of Snow Leopard Server. You can try to use a Thunderbolt/Firewire interface, but then you would have to treat it as a shared folder in VMware and exploring uncharted territory when it comes to file copy using Migration Wizard.

  In addition, I read complaints about the reliability of the Apple's Thunderbolt/Firewire interface. Maybe the problems have been fixed by now, but I don't know that I would trust that I could get a reliable copy of something far greater than a Mac together.

  * USE CARBON COPY CLONE (OR DISK UTILITY) TO MAKE A DISK IMAGE OF YOUR MACBOOK PRO 2009 FILE?

  An advantages of a disk image, it is that when it is copied to your new MacBook Pro, you can try to get Migration Assistant to work in different ways, based on conservation of the Snow Leopard Server prompt if you want to erase and start over. It will take a lot of disk space, however.

  You still have questions and a few tests before. You could get a Thunderbolt/Firewire interface, put your 2009 MacBook Pro in target disk Mode and use Carbon Copy Cloner or Apple disk utility to create a disk image file of it on your new MacBook Pro. (I would use CCC).

  The disk image and the host VMware files can be very large. You have enough disk space?

  You can create a disk image of the 2009 MacBook Pro on an external drive. Use Carbon Copy Cloner (or disk utility), but keep in mind the performance and reliability issues I described above.

  * RUN ON ETHERNET MIGRATION ASSISTANT?

  You alluded to this approach in your original post. Here is a link to a web page from Apple describing the process. Again, I think you will be pioneer territory unexplored here for the rest of us. Good luck! :-)

  http://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT4413

  If you decide to try the approach of Ethernet, then think about what follows:

  -Use Gigabit ethernet if you can. Otherwise, connect the two Macs. If you do not, copy speeds will be very slow.

  -You will probably need Network Adapter of the client server Snow Leopard VMware (VMware guest settings) in Bridged Networking mode.

  -If you connect the two Macs, you have to give (dedicated) fixed IP addresses on the same "subnet". It's three addresses IP - one for the 2009 MacBook Pro, one for the new MacBook Pro and the other for the Snow Leopard Server prompt. Go to the network settings in their respective system preferences. Don't forget to write their first original settings and put things back once the migration is complete.

  Common example IP set for you to use:

  192.168.0.250, 192.168.0.251 and 192.168.0.252; Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 router (gateway): 192.168.0.1

  192.168.1.250, 251, 252; Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 router (gateway): 192.168.1.1

  10.0.1.250, 251, 252; Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0; Router: 10.0.1.1

  I hope you have a lot of time and patience. Happy troubleshooting! Good luck!

  Post edited by: vmxmd
  Re-read the post and fixed the truncated sentence.

• Since the installation of Snow Leopard 10.6.1 No. LONGER CAN CONNECT

  Apple just released, and I installed the first update to Snow Leopard... 10.6.1

  Since this facility, I can connect is the Mac drives or folders that I pointed at in the shared folders

  I am running Windows XP pro...

  The shortcut on the virtual desktop can not find its target.

  If I double click on MY COMPUTER,.

  I see shared folders on the host VMARE

  If I then double click on the folder above, the message is: ' year error occurred reconnection Z for ".
  VMare-host\Shared records

  VMare shared folders: the network name cannot be found.

  This connection has not been restored.

  I have not changed anything since the upgrade to the latest version of the Fusion

  In fact, I have this problem on a regular basis under 10.5.8.  What I end up doing goes into setting up shared folders, configurations of my shared folder delete and re-enter it. It is generally good for a week until the problem recurs.

• My inner smartdrive dvd player won't read DVDs more.  I have updated to Snow Leopard in Yosemite.

  I am currently using OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.  I bought in 2009 iMac with Snow Leopard and have to Lion then updated my current operating system.  The internal dvd player has worked with much fussing, (insert the disc - closing - turn after a wait - by pushing the drive when he jumped on reboot).  If I had the chance after a few hours, the video disc show up on my desk.  When this happened, I was opening the dvd player that was in the Finder and the disc would play. I also tried to open the dvd first player and then insert the disc.  That no longer works.  Yesterday, only it just stop working.  The reader still takes dvd and swirls and click as before but then ejects the dvd. Repeatedly stop and restart is no longer works.  I make sure that the dvd be clean before I use it and have tried many different DVDs without success.  I think it's a software issue.  Does anyone have an idea/instructions a nearly dead grandmother brain that can follow to update or redate back to original factory setting to help this poor Smartdrive not so smart?

  I have no TV, only my computer and phone at low prices.  I need to watch that my library borrowed from the dvd.

  Thank you.

  Try a cleaning CD/DVD

  You can also try to clean by:

  How to clean a Superdrive DVD using a credit card!

  I suspect the optical drive has failed. My 2009 Mac Mini could not shoot with same symptom 4 years ago.

  To confirm a drive failure, insert a Snow Leopard installation DVD and try to start with the C key.

  If this isn't the case, they drive could not be started.

  I would just get an external optical drive, one powered with an AC adapter. The Superdrive Apple USB does not work without a hack.

  This is the Office Mac Pro forum. I asked that your post moved to the forum of Intel iMac or another appropriate forum.

• Address Book G4 Intel Snow Leopard Leopard

  I want to get my contacts from address book to my Mini G4 under Leopard on my Intel Mini under Snow Leopard.  While I know that there is an address book import feature, I don't know what to do exactly.  What file/folder on the Snow Leopard address book G4 would need to import contact information?  Could I copy this file/folder to an external drive of the G4 and then plug that Intel, then use the Snow Leopard Intel AddressBook import feature to import from the external drive?

  Eventually, I have a drive external bootable, I am using with the G4 Mini (Leopard) and using Time Machine to on it to save the G4.  Is it possible to use it to import the Contacts address book in the address book of Intel?

  You can give me any help will be greatly appreciated.  I am a "novice" for sure.

  On the G4: Open address book. Click any contact in the list to select it, and then press command-a to select all. On the file menu, choose 'export vCard. At the prompt to select a location to save it - I suggest the office. The result will be a single file containing all contacts.

  Now you need to transfer the file to the SL mini - the easiest way is to copy it to a USB key or external hard drive.

  On the SL mini, open address book and on the file menu, choose "import...". ». Access your vCard file, click once to highlight, then click the "Open" button to import the contacts.

• Cannot export bookmarks to Mavericks OSX.9 to OSX.6.8 Snow Leopard

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  I'm puzzled. Can someone help me please.
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  Thanks for the tips.

  I tried this, but after a little violin, I found the source of the problem.

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• Cannot install Final Cut Studio under Snow Leopard

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  OS X 10.6.3

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• Using Snow Leopard 10.6.8

  Hi Gang

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  It has all the original disks and save anything necessary.

  I'm quite familiar with the process of reformatting but have a few questions about 10.6.8:

  Considering that Apple takes more support for Snow Leopard, there are still many people out there who are satisfied using 10.6.8. I just want to know if there are questions of possible "Head Up" as for safety, Safari, e-mail within 10.6.8 client or something else?

  Y at - it an available (in 10.6.8) update of Safari , which could add a security if it's a problem? Or maybe install Mozilla for Mac would be beneficial somehow?

  Thank you!

  Mike

  Currently, there are now a large number of sites that require new versions of Safari. This requires the upgrade of OS X, which is not possible with some 2007 models: iMac (mid-2007 or newer) - model identifier 7.1 or later. To find the identifier of the model open system information in the Utilities folder. It is displayed in the Panel on the right.

  If erase you the drive, you will need to install Snow Leopard in order to further improve. This means that it must have a copy of the retail DVD of Snow Leopard. If it is that: you can buy Snow Leopard at the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (US). The price is $ 19.99 plus tax. You will receive a physical media by mail after placing your order.

  After the installation of Snow Leopard you will need to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update v1.1 update Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store.

  It can download El Capitan or Mavericks. The Mavericks can be found in the purchase page of the App Store, where she is the re - download. El Capitan would be a new download.

  Please see the following: basic steps for the OS X upgrade, How to install or reinstall OS X on your Macor upgrade to OS X El Capitan.

• Can I install Snow Leopard on a Mac Mini 2008

  Hello.

  I have a Mac Mini 2008 with the info printed on the envelope:

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  Model no. A1283 2008

  I tried to install Snow Leopard using the gray installation disc supplied with my Macbook Pro.

  It didn't work, probably because the drive is linked to my MBP (I guess).

  So now I think ordering setup of Snow Leopard on the Apple store instead:
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  But I'm not 100% sure if the previous failure, I had was really just because of the gray drive or the Mac Mini 2008 does not support Snow Leopard.

  Hope someone can give me the answer, so I'm not an unnecessary purchase.

  Thank you!

  This is because the gray disc is specific to your model of MacBook Pro. Any Mac that has an Intel processor, at least 1 GB of RAM and running 10.4 or 10.5 can run 10.6.

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• Snow Leopard for my 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

  Hello

  I want to upgrade my Macbook 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB 667 MHZ DDR2 SDRAM 10.5.8 to Snow Leopard.

  But my Macbook says that it s is not possible. I Don t know where is the problem. Could someone help me, please?

  If your computer model (MacBook (13-inch late 2007) is also identified as:)

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  Abandoned in February 2008

  Model identifier MacBook3, 1

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  EMC 2200

  Order number MB061LL/B (white), MB063LL/B, MB062LL/B (white) (black)

  The next major upgrade requires retail OSX 10.6.3 Snow Leopard DVD installation disc:

  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple (US $19.99) on DVD at retail:

  http://www.Apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/Mac-OS-x-106-Snow-Leopard

  And the Apple Store online for about $20. With this DVD, you can

  upgrading to a new OS X. After installation, download last step Combo update here:

  • Mac OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update v1.1 - this update to download full 10.6.

  {Those all Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8.} Then the computer might be

  to get in the App Store for some applications; but not the most recent.

  {It can could be upgraded to another entirely new OS X as described below...}

  Snow Leopard 10.6.8 must be completely installed before considering another

  upgrade, that costs but has also no installation disc media. 10.7.5 lion.

  This model can not be upgraded to the latest OS X but could not only

  OS X 10.7 Lion (by purchase, online at Apple Store: $20) Who will be

  then allow you to use a download available from Apple Code

  to access the App Store to download the purchased OS X 10.7 Lion.

  • OS X Lion (10.7) - Apple Store (US $19.99)

  http://www.Apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/OS-x-lion

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  • Download the update of OS X Lion 10.7.5 (customer Combo)

  The total capacity of chip RAM or memory can also be upgraded in the

  to add performance with a BONE later X, see the specs here:

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  Some older applications will not make the transition to Snow Leopard

  for later versions of OS X, as support for some those has been truncated.

  Several former MacBook core2duo users, found better Snow Leopard

  that Lion 10.7.5. However if you have a new iPhone or other devices

  a later iTunes and other applications can allow to sync from Mac to them;

  where Snow Leopard 10.6.8 could not. So he invites further research.

  Hope this helps a little...

  Good luck in this case!

• How to import messages from Snow leopard at El capitan new machine?

  Hi eveybody,.

  I have problem to export mail from my old HDD with Snow leopard again installed El capitan.

  In the past it was so easy I had copied (user/Library/Mail /) to new mac even (User/Library/Preference/com.apple.mail.plist) and the path to the new path same mac.

  But now it does not.

  How can I do it without using the System Migration from Apple?

  Thank you very much in advance

  :-(

• Relocation of Snow Leopard on an iMac Mid-2011

  I recently bought a used iMac for my daughter (27 mid-2011 "Core i7, 3.4 GHz) who's been upgraded to El Capitan. I want to set up as a dual-boot machine, with a small Snow Leopard partition so that it can run some old but still useful PowerPC under Rosetta software. (Snow Leopard is the operating system provided with this iMac, so there should be no material inconsistency.) I have not received no installer discs with the iMac, but have an installer for Snow Leopard DVD I bought for updating an iMac of 2006 now-dead Leopard.

  When I insert the DVD, the installation icon has an 'X' through it and will not start, and the Setup icon is dimmed in the System Preferences/Startup Disk window. If I try to start the iMac from the installation disc, I get a kernel panic and do a forced shutdown. I'm guessing that El Capitan (and probably earlier who succeeded Snow Leopard) defines something in the PRAM or elsewhere which prevents the installation of an older operating system. Further, I guess the only way to get around this is to reformat the discs (it has a HD and SSD) and start with Snow Leopard on a machine "blank." (Other that the hassle, I have no problem doing this, as I still customize Mac.)

  Someone can confirm this conjecture, or suggest a simpler approach?

  TX,

  Ken Henningsen

  Apples are animals different from Windows systems.  Machines designed for a version of the operating system cannot run a version prior to the exception in a virtual machine.

  My * early *-2011 MBP came with 10.6.7, but the "detail disk" is 10.6.3.  My machine cannot boot from the drive of retail.

  Please call 1-800-APL-CARE, give them (not us in the free gallery) serial number, pay $20 for processing or shipping to get copies of the original installation discs.

• 10.5.8 update Snow Leopard disc

  Here are the details on my computer:

  Model name:	iMac
  Model identifier:
  Processor name:	Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor speed:	2.66 GHz
  Number of processors:	1
  Total number of cores:	2
  L2 Cache Memory:	6 MB
  Memory:	4 GB

  When I bought this computer (fall 2009), it came with the drive for Mac OS X Snow Leopard.  I've never installed the disc and were broadcast 10.5.8.

  I'm ready to upgrade level and need advice.  Is there something special I need to do before installing?  I have Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 software installed and want that he kept intact / operation.  Other than that, I have all the important documents saved.

  Once installed Snow Leopard software, should I continue to be upgraded?  And what version (for example, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, El Capitan)?  This is where I get confused.  I read about the problems that occur if you upgrade exceeding the capabilities of your computer and it messes up other systems.

  Thank you very much for your help!

  Dana

  You want to upgrade to Snow Leopard 10.6.8 in order to get the App Store to improve in addition to newer versions.

  The first step in this process must be a full backup at all on your Mac.

  Your iMac can be upgraded to El Capitan 10.11.1. The important thing you lose beyond 10.6.8 is supported for the PPC code. He programs very old ones that have been written for the PowerPC processor, which used to go to Intel processor before Apple. As far as the problems go that the vast majority of them is caused by software of third fake that was installed on the Mac.

• HP Photosmart C4580 Wireless problem - Snow Leopard

  Hello

  My HP Photosmart C4580 has worked for wireless (albeit a bit slowly) until I made 2 changes:

  (a) I changed my router SSID (network name) and password

  (b) I have upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard

  At first I tried to use the HP configuration utility to reconfigure the network my printer wireless.  It doesn't not work - he told me that my printer to be connected via USB, while he was already.  I tried different things and ended up reset wireless to the printer (using the printer menu).

  Then, in the HP that I read that HP utilities do not work with Snow Leopard help files.  But the instructions for wireless network with my snow leopard printer did not work.  I could install my printer via USB (and downloaded driver), but it does not appear on the list without wire.  I couldn't find a way to configure wireless with USB connection, as I already had when I initially set up my printer with Leopard.

  Video instructions to set up wireless for Mac (http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?board.id=Macintosh&thread.id=231) seemed promising, because it would finally give me a chance to give my printer on my network information.  Wireless Network Test report gives the network name (SSID hpsetup) (since I have reset the settings), that I found promising, although only under IP address, he said 'not applicable' (and obviously fails it test under 'Network name found' failed-it).  However, my macbook can't take any hpsetup network and on the network Page Configuration I printed the network status is 'offline', Active connection Type is None, URL is 0.0.0.0.  Apparently my printer cannot connect to this network hpsetup.

  I have spent a few days on this and I am completely at a loss to know what to do.  Can someone please advise?  Thank you very much.

  OK, we can solve the problem.

  First you uninstall the 10.5 HP software before installing 10.6?  If this isn't the case, we might as well do it now.

  Go to Applications/Hewlett Packard / click Uninstall HP
  Click on continue
  Highlight your device in the left pane
  Hold down the Ctrl and Opt, as well as Apple and click on uninstall
  There will be a pop up that asks if you are sure you want to uninstall all hp software. (At this point, if you continue, all HP printers you have installed will need to be reinstalled, this is why we do not run this thing all the time)
  Click on continue
  Let the cleaner it is.

  Then, remove the printer in System Preferences, Print & Fax.

  After that, go to hp.com and download the 10.6 complete package

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=OJ-74785-1&LC=en&DLC=en&cc=us&lang=en&OS=219&product=3418707

  Having attached to the C4580 usb cable and select Wireless when you can.  Follow the rest by.

  I noticed problems where people have "special" characters in their password wireless.  If it fails, and you have no alphabetic characters or digital, you will need to go through the process of hpsetup ad hoc, as detailed in the video you mentioned.