2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X El Capitan
The race is on. Who's the first to get OS X version 10.11 El Capitan booting perfectly on a 2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1)? UPDATE: Only one day later, 666sheep did it first! This first post has now been...
View ArticleOS X El Capitan on Unsupported Macs
OS X El Capitan (10.11) on Unsupported Macs OS X Extractor and MacPostFactor are apps that guide you through patching and installing OS X El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10), Mavericks (10.9), or...
View Article"not a valid volume mount point" Can't make bootable drive
I have downloaded El Capitan and have formatted my 8gb usb drive and have partitioned and have typed the command in terminal and every single time I get the error message "Untitled is not a valid...
View ArticleIs El Capitan the best version of Mac OS X ever?
It has a perfect blend of performance and useful features, I personally think its the best version ever. Agree or disagree?
View ArticleCannot clean install El Capitan on 2009 MBP. (or anywhere!!)
I cannot clean install MAC OSX 10.11 on my 2009 Mac Book Pro. I need to repurpose this older MBP for someone else here. I have tried a few different ways as listed below: Installed starting from 10.6...
View ArticleIs there anyway to sort the icons in Launchpad alphabetically?
Hi guys, I'm wondering if there is a way to sort the icons in Launchpad alphabetically. Please advise me. Thanks.
View ArticleGreat old MBP, Hesitant to upgrade OS, cheap Chinese motherboard installed,...
Hey, this is my first post on the site, nice to meet you all. Please help me determine if I can upgrade my OS, to what level I should, and if doing so will fix my problem. I got an excellent macbook...
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iCloud / iDrive is not synching
Hi friends. Have some problems with a old iMac here... 2007-model, El Capitan. I can login with my Apple ID ++, but the iCloud-files are NOT synching in Finder. Really NOT synching.. it doesn't matter...
View ArticleCan't update my Mac OS X
Hello! I have a MacBook Pro 2010 OS X 10.6.8 and I'm trying to update it to El Capitan so I can get some programmes that I need but literally nothing seems to work. When I try to write the command that...
View ArticleCan I upgrade from 10.8.5 to el capitan?
Hi everyone! I got a macbook pro mid 2009 , Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Can I upgrade to el capitan or higher..? Thanks in advance for your time!
View ArticleSetting up gmail OS X El Capitan 10.11.6
Hi, ive been trying for hours to set up my gmail or outlook on my mac mail. I have totally reached a dead end googling for answers and was wondering if someone can help. I can see my gmail or outlook...
View ArticleWired keyboard bringing up bluetooth error message
Hi guys, I have a wired keyboard on my Mac Pro running El Capitan. But I randomly get the following message and my keyboard doesn't work. I DON't have a blue tooth keyboard!! "Blue Tooth Keyboard...
View ArticleHow do I find libSystem.B.dylib?
Hey all, I've been trying to get a Terminal based app to run and it reports: dyld: Symbol not found: ____chkstk_darwin and Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib Trace/BPT trap: 5 This file isn't...
View Article2006/2007 Disc image for Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X El Capitan
There have been many people who have successfully updated their old Mac pros to El Capitan and even sierra, particularly the 1,1/1,2 pros, my question is, are there any disc images floating around of...
View ArticleiMac mid 2007 wont boot in normal mode
iMac mid 2007 running El Capitan. When you try to boot in normal mode, the progress bar gets about half way across, and then the screen goes blank. It will boot into Recovery mode, and into Safe mode,...
View ArticleOS X El Capitan: Working & Not Working Apps
OS X El Capitan Beta: Working & Not Working Apps You can edit this post rather than adding to the thread. Working 1Password (has minor display glitches but functions fine) 4D Ableton Live 9 Adium...
View ArticleTurn off Auto-show sidebar in fullscreen Safari 9?
So in Safari 9, moving your cursor all the way to left edge of the screen while in fullscreen orientation causes the reading list/bookmarks/sharing bar to show then hide back away when the cursor is...
View ArticleLeopard to El capitan on 17"Mbp 5,2
Can I do a upgrade directly from Leopard (tropical) to El Capitan?
View ArticleCan I used hacked El Cap bootup from 2,1 mac on 5,1 mac
Hey all, I did a hack on a 2,1 8 core mac to run El Cap, I am replacing it with a used 2010 12 core, can I just pull out the bootup disk from the hacked 2,1 (with El Capitan) and install it as the...
View ArticleMac Pro early 2008 VPN Connection issues
I'm running El Capitan 10.11.6. I have a remote connection with my work server and I keep getting kicked off the VPN after 8 mins. My IT guy says I'm the only one that has this problem. I have a...
View ArticleFlashing iMac A1311 mid 2011 internal LCD panel
I have an iMac 21.5 inch A1311 mid 2011 that I bought as junk (black LCD) for spares. While fooling around with it and after adding a new (Nick's) rom-flashed K1100M video card, I can get it to boot...
View ArticleI installed El Capitan and my computer wouldn't boot
It boots to the white background with gray apple and then shuts off immediately, and when I boot it again it does the same thing.
View ArticleFinder relaunched itself
I've been using Macs for almost 30 years. And over the years, I've learned if I don't need to update to the latest OS, I don't. Enough times that it caused more problems than solved. So I updated my...
View ArticleEl Capitan vs Mojave and High Sierra
Mojave has problems with virtual machines (Fusion and Virtualbox) and High Sierra has bluetooth disconnecting problems. Would that make El Capitan the best? What about Sierra?
View ArticleWiping and Updating to Latest Version of Mac OS?
I have a 27-inch 5k iMac running 10.11.6 I want to completely wipe the Mac and upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS. How do I do this? Thanks.
View ArticleStuck installing OS
Hi all, I have imac with El Capitain and it is stuck in trmpruary to trying to install operating system from the App Store, ans that’s where it’s stuck. Can anyone help me? I can’t move on from screen...
View ArticleMail Preview Pane Missing
As the title suggests I somehow lost the preview column in Mail. I don't know what I did if anything to cause it. I want to show the emails in the left column and the preview them on the right. Right...
View ArticleElCapitan support for Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580
I have a Mac Pro 5,1 with ElCapitan and HighSierra installed. I've upgraded the GPU to a Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5, so that I can upgrade the HighSierra partition to Mojave. The card works...
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External Drives showing up as "Internal" in Disk Utility
Several external Drives showing up as "Internal" in Disk Utility. These are connected to a new USB hub I just got on prime day...Sabrent Premium 4 Port Silver Aluminum USB 3.0 Hub Should this be...
View Articlecomplicated problem with cursor and keyboard.
HI; hope someone can help with this as I am a bit stuck. I am running snow leopard on mac pro 2008 2x4 xeon 32G ram. Have installed mountain L. yosemite also. On mountain l. my cursor has stopped...
View ArticleStuck with 2008-2009 El Capitan no backup
I have a old Mac and today I tried messing around with it. Deleted everything but now I can’t download El captain tried everything it’s been 6 hours I need help please!
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How do I delete an unwanted trackpad from the Bluetooth device list?
I have a Bluetooth trackpad in my Bluetooth device list, but I can't delete it. How do I do it? Normally, when I right click on a Bluetooth device entry, I get the option to remove it. However, for...
View ArticleExternal Display
My 2006 iMac displays, via adaptor , on an old TV. My current 2008 iMac does not. Advice?
View ArticleHow can I get El Capitan on a 2009 MBP that boots up to the Question Mark...
I erased my SSD drive on a different Mac using disk utility and used the Mac journaled option with guid partition option as well. When I installed that SSD back into my 2009 MBP I get the blue question...
View ArticleAnyone experience this error when downloading newer OS versions?
My brother has a 2015 iMac still on El Capitan. I was working on getting it upgraded to any newer version, but it would not work. The downloads from the App Store finish downloading in 1 seconds, take...
View ArticleMacintosh HD erased by Disk Utility in recovery mode
New 27" Mac, was going to reinstall El Capitan. Followed these instructions : https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21973?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US Now in Disk Utility the indented Macintosh HD drive...
View ArticleAny proven way to use oneDrive (with Finder integration) still with 10.11?
Any proven way to use oneDrive (with Finder integration) still with 10.11?
View ArticleHow to back up iMovie & GarageBand etc. for El Capitan for future installs?
I know we can still install Apple apps from the App Store directly into El Capitan, but El Capitan is getting old now, and I suspect it will lose App Store support eventually. How do I back up these...
View ArticleEl Capitan Installer
I have Mac Pro 2,1. Trying to upgrade to El Capitan from OSX Lion 10.7.5 using Pikify App. To do so, El Capitan must be in the Apps folder. Downloaded El Capitan.dmg directly from Apple website...
View ArticleProcesses hogging CPU cycles
I have been using this 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 on El Capitan for a few weeks. 32GB ram, 1TB SSD as the system volume and in general it has been very snappy. It started getting really slow the last day or so....
View Articlehow to change frequently visited safari ?
I don't want to remove it, just want it to display different sites.. is there anyway to change the sites in frequently visited drop down section ?
View ArticlePhotos library upload to iCloud: is it stuck or just really slow?
I am in the midst of uploading a very large Photos library to iCloud and am trying to determine how far along is is progressing or if it is stuck. in Photos, I can go to Preferences=>iCloud where it...
View ArticleEl Captain, can’t get installation files from apple
Been trying to do an internet recovery for two days, apple’s server tells me it’s not available and try again later. I have a recovery partition but I can’t login because my user drive died and I never...
View ArticleHow to create El Capitan OS X Bootable DVD?
I would like to create a bootable ISO image to do a clean install on VMware. The code from this thread worked perfectly for Yosemite and the first beta of El Capitan...
View ArticleMacbook isn't detecting my usb in boot menu (late2008, OSX10.11)
For past few days I was trying to bring my old macbook pro (late 2008) to life. Unfortunately the system that is currently installed is linux (elementary os). There is nothing I can do for now as I...
View ArticleWhere are those 58 GB of missing files ?
I have just started to work again with a 2009 Mac Mini, running El Capitan (the best it can do) The Hard Drive is 319GB capacity, and according to the Get Info, I have used 286GB. When I open the HD in...
View ArticleWhy is it doing this?
My 2014 Macbook Pro/El Capitan is operating normally with one exception - Safari - which until recently behaved like all my other programs - opened in full screen with the menu bar at the bottom and a...
View ArticleFiles working with lately
Is there a way to see, in a list, all the latest files that a user has been working with lately?
View ArticleEl Capitan installation problem on MacPro 1.1 flashed to 2.1
Hi, I am trying to do a clean install of El Capitan on my MacPro 1,1 that is already upgraded to 2.1 with a working version of El Capitan currently running. I did all the necessary things to put the...
View ArticleHow to see the size of NAS sharepoint folders or files?
On my network MyCloud drive I have a bunch of share files many with nothing in them. I am trying to clean up the drive, not easy, and one must be careful else you could destroy files. Is there a way to...
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