We've finally reached the point where we have to upgrade from Mojave to Big Sur. Adobe applications are no longer compatible.
Entails upgrades to the RIP, Pitstop, Quite Imposing and QuarkXpress. :vomit: (one client still uses it). Just wondering if there is something I should look out for that might be a surprise.
Thanks.
A PC.
:sarcasm:
You could also get another Mac that runs Montery or Big Sur to just run the Adobe apps. And then remote into that for the times you need it. Just a thought.
Quote from: pspdfppdfxhd on January 11, 2022, 07:10:25 AM
We've finally reached the point where we have to upgrade from Mojave to Big Sur. Adobe applications are no longer compatible.
Entails upgrades to the RIP, Pitstop, Quite Imposing and QuarkXpress. :vomit: (one client still uses it). Just wondering if there is something I should look out for that might be a surprise.
Thanks.
I spent the last couple of months working upgrading all Macs to either Catalina or Big Sur. Catalina can run the latest CC but probably won't be able to with the next release. We have several iMacs that can't run Big Sur though so its not my problem the next time Adobe releases the next version. We had to wait that long waiting for Prinergy/Preps to become Big Sur capable.
Everyone in the shop uses Apple Mail. No one but me likes the new version in Big Sur. The icons in the toolbar are further over to the right than in previous versions and can't be moved seems to be their biggest gripe. I've gotten used to it so it doesn't bother me now. It did at first. The search in Apple Mail in Big Sur is much improved.
Outside of that no big surprises.
I did the big jump from Mojave to Big Sur when the latest Adobe update came out that not longer worked with Mojave. i was pretty cautious about the upgrade but it all went surprisingly smooth. You will want to check all the apps you need are 64 bit apps, if not you will need to update them or find work arounds. One thing you can do is run an older version of Mac OS as a VM to run any older software that you need to have and can't update.
I noticed some nice general snappiness in Big Sur, though I hate that the wide widget bar is gone where you could have a calculator. I used that regularly as it was simple and easy with hot corners. This really was a step back and seems to be Apples approach lately of pulling features and adding more useless pretty ones
Yeah I forgot about the widget bar with the calculator in it. My boss was pretty upset about that. In reality using the calculator from you dock is only one mouse click so it really is not any less convenient using it from there than where the widget location was.
Now I gotta know what the heck you're talking about with this widget bar?
Quote from: Joe on January 11, 2022, 10:18:01 AM
Yeah I forgot about the widget bar with the calculator in it. My boss was pretty upset about that. In reality using the calculator from you dock is only one mouse click so it really is not any less convenient using it from there than where the widget location was.
It is completely different when using hot corners. With a hot corner I move to the corner I have set and I can basically start typing my calculation, with the dock I have to click the calculator, load the program, type my numbers. When I want to use again I have to bring to the forefront. The widget sidebar is always a gesture away and ready when you need it. It is simple but super efficient
Quote from: DCurry on January 11, 2022, 10:58:48 AM
Now I gotta know what the heck you're talking about with this widget bar?
Pre Big Sur it was in the upper right hand corner in the menu bar where it has notifications and widgets. It doesn't say widgets though at least on Catalina, it says Today and has room for widgets one of which is the Apple calculator, weather, stocks, calendar etc...it is pretty sparse on the widgets available. Big Sur completely eliminated widgets.
Sweet - never used it that way before. Of course, maybe I shouldn't do it since now I know it's being taken away next time I upgrade!
Same here Joe, just finished upgrading/moving from 3 x 2012 Mac Pro's to 2018 Mac Mini's the 3.7 6core 64gb Ram model. All running Big Sur.
Started from scratch on all 3 no migrating anything...worth it! Those Mac mini's are impressive.
I have two 2012 Mac Pro's still active in prepress. I used OpenCore Patcher by Martin Lo to run Big Sur on them...works great!!
One of them is mine...I also have a Thunderbolt card. I just love the 2012 Mac Pro....don't want to let it go, I got one at home with the same set up.
Use VPN to work from home when needed works flawlessly.
I too miss the calculator in the widgets on the right....widgets are there but you can't add to them you can only delete the ones present.
I just used OpenCore Patcher to install Monterey on my Late 2013 iMac at home yesterday. Works great. Monterey has a lot more widgets than Big Sur but still no calculator.
Quote from: Joe on January 14, 2022, 05:26:52 PM
I just used OpenCore Patcher to install Monterey on my Late 2013 iMac at home yesterday. Works great. Monterey has a lot more widgets than Big Sur but still no calculator.
Google does math
So does InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Pitstop.
my fingers have worked great for years...
:lmao:
Hey peeps, going to need some help, I have let things get behind.
My OS is Mojave, my computer is Late 2015 iMac i7
to do a fresh install do you still need to have the OS on a USB or
can you install using the app in the app folder?
I have Big Sur and Monterey there, I think Monterey is not compatible to pitstop
so going to do Big Sur.
anybody just install over the OS before? problems?
Quote from: Tracy on January 24, 2022, 11:08:37 AMHey peeps, going to need some help, I have let things get behind.
My OS is Mojave, my computer is Late 2015 iMac i7
to do a fresh install do you still need to have the OS on a USB or
can you install using the app in the app folder?
I have Big Sur and Monterey there, I think Monterey is not compatible to pitstop
so going to do Big Sur.
Yes you can install it straight from the Applications folder. It will install it over the top of Mojave and your apps, user accounts and all files will be retained.
Have you updated XMF so the client will run on Big Sur?
Quote from: Tracy on January 24, 2022, 11:08:37 AManybody just install over the OS before? problems?
@Tracy I have done it many times. But I had it to hang up recently when trying to install over the Mojave OS to Big Sur. Luckily I did a Time Machine backup before I tried that so I could restore to Mojave and then I did a clean install of Big Sur and then imported the apps and existing user accounts from Mojave to Big Sur. I highly recommend a Time Machine backup before you proceed either way.
I have my XMF on my other Mac I don't update that Mac as I don't have an XMF license.
time machine I started doing backups, how would you restore to an OS from time machine?
I have never used time machine I'm not familiar with it.
since you had troubles I think maybe I should do a fresh install
do I still have to use a USB? I have my notes from last time except the part
about how I got it on the USB, I can google it.
I found instructions on making the bootable USB drive I'll get back to you
when I get this step done.
Now to find that USB I used last time!
Thanks Joe! still helping me!!
Time Machine backup is done to an external hard drive. To do it right you leave that external hard drive connected and running 24/7 to the Mac. The first time it runs it does a full backup. After that it runs several backups daily to backup new and changed files so you ALWAYS have a complete current backup of your system.
If after doing the original backup you disconnected the external hard drive from your Mac you will need to connect it back to that iMac and let it run another backup to get it up to date before you proceed.
To make a backup bootable disk for Big Sur you will need a USB stick at least 16 GB as the Big Sur installer is over 12 GB. This is different than for previous OS instructions as previous ones would fit on a 4 GB disk. Here are the instructions from Apple for making the Big Sur bootable disk:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
I only had an issue on 1 of about 8 - 10 iMacs I upgraded back in December so chances are you won't have an issue but as long as you have that Time Machine backup you should be good.
To restore from a Time Machine backup, after you install Big Sur and it is booting up it will give you the option of restoring. You will need to have the Time Machine backup external hard drive connected. Tell it you want to do the restore and the hard drive should show up allowing you restore from it. Always use the latest date/time backup to restore from. Select to restore applications, your user account, all files, and computer settings. It will prompt to create a password for the user account it is restoring to. You can use the same password the account originally was. It will take some time. The more stuff you have to restore the longer it will take. The ones I did took about 2 - 3 hours to do the restore.
Hey! thanks Joe!
I'm doing Time Machine on my NAS is that ok
or should I use an external drive directly to the computer
Quote from: Tracy on January 24, 2022, 01:35:48 PMHey! thanks Joe!
I'm doing Time Machine on my NAS is that ok
or should I use an external drive directly to the computer
It should be able to use the Time Machine NAS as long you can see the NAS on the network and if it is going to restore over the network I highly recommend your Mac is using hardwired ethernet and not a wireless connection.
thanks! I may decide to use an exterior hard drive for time machine, not sure yet
no wireless here!
succesfully made the USB Installer!
Last time I manually added everything back into my computer, it's quite the deal
decided to keep my time machine backup on the NAS
does time machine do the drivers and email?
Yes if, after you do a clean install, when it boots up the first time it will give you the option to bring stuff back. Select the most recent time machine backup from the NAS and it will restore your user account with all files, emails, contacts, applications, printers, and computer settings. Once it is restored you should be good to go. There may be additional updates to do on the Mac OS and if you have been running Mojave previously there will be the new versions of Creative Cloud apps that you can install.
Thanks Joe, I think I'm going to be ok!
Oh and if you would like a part time job
I can pay you in sunshine and rides to the beach! :-*
Uh, what's a NAS?
something
something
Storage
;D
Quote from: born2print on January 25, 2022, 03:45:49 PMsomething
something
Storage
;D
Yep...Network Attached Storage.
Ok well I'm a Canadian eh, these high tech terms seem a little complex. I get it now. :drunk3:
They acronym us to death here, especially in meetings and all things corporate :death:
Quote from: born2print on January 26, 2022, 11:11:38 AMThey acronym us to death here, especially in meetings and all things corporate :death:
Reminds me of pspdfppdfxhd. :rotf:
LOL
BAZINGA!!!
:lmao: :lmao:
:)) I can't even spell it I just call him pdf :))
Just sound-it-out :P
you have to separate some letters to break it down:
ps: postscript
pdf: portable document format
ppd: printer something or other
fx: flavour of pdf
hd: high definition like a 5k monitor
I am thinking of adding a couple more to reflect what i am into now. How about pspdfppdfxhdcsvssd
ppd = postscript printer description
:afro:
old skooll, I remember we used to have to edit those to "fix" problem jobs.
way old...
:cane:
Quote from: David on January 26, 2022, 04:12:19 PMold skooll, I remember we used to have to edit those to "fix" problem jobs.
way old...
:cane:
And it worked well. These days you are 100% dependent on the manufacturers printer driver and I've run across many that are 100% crappola. :pileofpoo
Going to install now, can you hold my hand?
Quote from: Tracy on January 28, 2022, 12:05:40 PMGoing to install now, can you hold my hand?
Don't have a smiley for that. Would a group hug work?
:group:
I selected the USB and it is installing it has not asked me to erase yet
i'm hoping it will ask me that I don't think I missed anything
thanks for the hug!
It will not ask you. You have to go into Disk Utility before you start the install and initialize the hard drive. Right now it is installing over the top of Mojave.
Yes ugh can I do it again when it's done?
You can do it now. No need to wait. Power off. Boot back into your USB drive. Start Disk Utility. Initialize internal hard drive. Quit disk utility. Install Big Sur to internal hard drive.
the extended journaled isn't an option it says apfs
ok I guess the apfs is ok I erased and installing, it erased pretty fast is that normal?
i clicked erase but the warning didn't come up, I think it did erase tho
Yeah it doesn't take long to delete and APFS is the correct one to use. I think it won't let you use anything else. Should be good now.
thanks joe! i redid it to make sure i erased
the warning doesn't come up but i know I erased it!
Wish you were here! :))
Joooee! I forgot to deactivate pitstop and log out of adobe manager
Quote from: Tracy on January 28, 2022, 01:12:12 PMJoooee! I forgot to deactivate pitstop and log out of adobe manager
I don't think it matters. Once you import the apps, files, user account, and computer settings from your Time Machine backup I think it will just continue on like nothing happened.
:) thanks pal
Holy Cow! all done looks way different and I finally got rid of that glitch
with renaming the folders
when I try to activate my pitstop license acro crashes I remember this happening before
do I need to uninstall?
I got it, you have to click exactly next to the text
that's why I remember it! ;D
Thanks for all your help Joe!
Glad you got it done.
so is there any fix to the printers not working
or do I need to reload the printers?
Usually they work. If not re-install. The only issue might be the printers may be too old to have Big Sur drivers. I had a couple like that and I installed either Mojave or Catalina drivers and mine worked. Your mileage may vary.
another question what is this Macintosh HD-Data
that showed up?
I ejected it, it was causing an issue with time machine
Might be the recovery petition. But is weird you are seeing it mounted on your desktop. I've never seen it show up there. How big is it? (megabytes)
1 TB
It pops up every morning
I ejected it again, time machine won't back up with this on the desktop it thinks there are 2 Macintosh HDs
Yeah that is known issue with restoring from Time Machine but not all of the time. On my system all of my data is actually on Macintosh HD - Data but the only drive on my Desktop shows it as Macintosh HD so mine is working the way it should. Read this thread and see if it matches what you are seeing:
Two Volumes Named "Macintosh HD - Data" Now Appear in Disk Utility in Addition to "Macintosh HD" (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250731491)
Should you decide to do what it says in that post just make sure you are deleting the correct one. Or else you will be starting over.
it concerns me that it has 1TB when Macintosh HD should have 2TB?
thanks for that link I will try and fix when I can understand what I'm doing better.
most people don't have any space on the HD-data, that concerns me
It's not causing a huge problem yet, I just have to unmount so time machine can backup
My Macintosh HD shows -- used and zero KB available while my Macintosh HD - Data shows 204.81 GB used and 741.25 GB available so it is mounting Macintosh HD - Data but it shows up as Macintosh HD. Weird.
Huh mine too
In your second screen shot it shows you have two Macintosh HD - Data volumes. That is the problem. You need to delete one. Click each one and give me a screen shot of each.
Thanks!
now that you said that I see that one was for the old OS?
I do not know how to delete
OK..unfortunately it appears that at some point the system partitioned your 2 TB hard drive into two separate 1 TB partitions because it looks like both of your Macintosh HD - Data partitions are both 1 TB and both contain data.
How do you feel about doing a fresh install again? :wow:
The fix would be to boot from USB installer again and partition your internal hard drive as a single 2 TB partition and name it Macintosh HD and do another fresh install to it and the installer will create any other partitions it may need. Then bring back your data via the Time Machine Backup again. I'm pretty sure that would fix your problem.
Just don't shoot the messenger. :machinegun:
I figured that may be the case
yes I am open to it as long as you hold my hand!
maybe next week or end of week I will let you know
Thanks so much!!!
Not going anywhere anytime soon. Blizzard with sleet and ice moving into the area tonight. Just hope I don't lose power.
Quote from: Joe on February 01, 2022, 04:03:50 PMNot going anywhere anytime soon. Blizzard with sleet and ice moving into the area tonight. Just hope I don't lose power.
Same. Kids called off school and we may get 1 or 2 snow days.
Quote from: Skryber on February 01, 2022, 04:15:47 PMSame. Kids called off school and we may get 1 or 2 snow days.
I think you have already had quite a bit of snow. This will be our first BIG one this year. Had a few smaller ones. Nothing like they are predicting for this one.
Quote from: Joe on February 01, 2022, 04:41:08 PMQuote from: Skryber on February 01, 2022, 04:15:47 PMSame. Kids called off school and we may get 1 or 2 snow days.
I think you have already had quite a bit of snow. This will be our first BIG one this year. Had a few smaller ones. Nothing like they are predicting for this one.
Yes we've had snow for a long time already. And you just have to assume everywhere you step outside is a sheet of ice. We are in the stupid snow belt and Sunday it looked like 3 different systems coming this way. It's raining now which will turn to snow tonight and supposed to continue to Thursday. Someone said 31".
:freezing:
Snow day. :banana:
No snow here yet. It is worse. Freaking solid ice on trees, power lines, roads, vehicles and basically everything. Still have power for now. :-X
Does that mean you get to stay home on Snow Day?
Quote from: Tracy on February 02, 2022, 12:18:21 PMDoes that mean you get to stay home on Snow Day?
Yep!
cool! fun with the girls
We're binge watching Cobra Kai.
Currently have late 2012 27" iMacs running Mojave. Catalina is the last OS that this iMac will run.
Anyone remember having any issues going from Mojave to Catalina?
Hopefully this will be the last update for these iMacs and finally they will be forced to upgrade as we will also only get 1 more update for Adobe before it will need an OS update to run.
Cheers
Just upgraded several 2012 iMacs at the end of last year to Catalina. No issues to speak of other than our Mojave users that were still using the old free version of Linotype Font Explorer were forced to abandon it.
My home iMac is a late 2013 that Apple said Catalina was the last for it. Using Open Core I am now running Monterey on it. It is running great on it.
Quote from: Joe on February 02, 2022, 09:29:51 PMMy home iMac is a late 2013 that Apple said Catalina was the last for it. Using Open Core I am now running Monterey on it. It is running great on it.
Could you give a brief explanation of Open Core, or where to get more info? I did a quick search and not sure I was looking at the correct thing.
This site will guide you through the whole process with links to everything you will need.
OpenCore Legacy Patcher (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html)
One thing about doing that is you need to do a clean install so make sure you have a backup to restore your data if you want to keep anything. Even at that, my first attempt failed with some kind of weird error. Powered off and ran the installer again with no issues.
just fyi about my Macintosh HD-data
I had to point to it for acrobat to use the illustrator for editing it would not let me point to Macintosh HD
ok I take that back now acro is seeing the HD
so yes I will be reinstalling OS someday soon, oh well good practice I gues
going to install on my Mac at home too
Just remember when you boot into the installer to open Disk Utility and partition the top level partition of your internal hard drive as one single 2 TB partition.
Quote from: Joe on February 02, 2022, 09:29:51 PMJust upgraded several 2012 iMacs at the end of last year to Catalina. No issues to speak of other than our Mojave users that were still using the old free version of Linotype Font Explorer were forced to abandon it.
My home iMac is a late 2013 that Apple said Catalina was the last for it. Using Open Core I am now running Monterey on it. It is running great on it.
Thanks Joe
Quote from: Joe on February 03, 2022, 12:18:22 PMJust remember when you boot into the installer to open Disk Utility and partition the top level partition of your internal hard drive as one single 2 TB partition.
:)) we will have to go over this later, your speaking geek again Joe!
Quote from: Joe on February 03, 2022, 08:12:04 AMThis site will guide you through the whole process with links to everything you will need.
OpenCore Legacy Patcher (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html)
Thanks Joe. I have a 2012 mini at home I will try this on this weekend. I'm excited.
Quote from: madbugger on February 02, 2022, 07:54:47 PMCurrently have late 2012 27" iMacs running Mojave. Catalina is the last OS that this iMac will run.
Anyone remember having any issues going from Mojave to Catalina?
Hopefully this will be the last update for these iMacs and finally they will be forced to upgrade as we will also only get 1 more update for Adobe before it will need an OS update to run.
Cheers
Great. went to do the upgrade to Catalina and have had to postpone.
We currently are running Microsoft Office 2011 and Command Workstation 5.x (as interface for our Xerox J75 which is about to die.) Both of which will not run on Catalina.
We can't update to the latest Adobe cloud apps without Catalina, however there is quite a bit of reluctance to do the software and hardware upgrades that are needed. Also a fair bit of noise around not replacing Macs with Macs (that are now almost 10 yrs old) but going PC instead.
:tapedshut: :gom: :facepalm: :vomit:
One thing the bean counters don't understand about iMac vs PC is that the whole computer system is in one single unit in an iMac...including a quality Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, 5K 27" monitor and a decent GPU. Spec out a similar PC with a good bluetooth mouse and keyboard and a 5K 27" monitor and an equal GPU and see what the price difference is. Hint: Not much.
Quote from: Joe on February 07, 2022, 05:14:50 PMOne thing the bean counters don't understand about iMac vs PC is that the whole computer system is in one single unit in an iMac...including a quality Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, 5K 27" monitor and a decent GPU. Spec out a similar PC with a good bluetooth mouse and keyboard and a 5K 27" monitor and an equal GPU and see what the price difference is. Hint: Not much.
Ain't that the truth
And to add to that, the iMac will still be productive 3 yrs after the 2nd replacement PC has been confined to landfill
Quote from: madbugger on February 08, 2022, 02:05:47 PMAin't that the truth
And to add to that, the iMac will still be productive 3 yrs after the 2nd replacement PC has been confined to landfill
3 yrs? We don't replace until at least 5 yrs or unless something breaks. Which hasn't happened. And we've been lucky with our PCs too, but they are only in the shop for specific functions, and thus aren't taxed too much. So they last too.
Quote from: scottrsimons on February 08, 2022, 02:14:04 PM3 yrs? We don't replace until at least 5 yrs or unless something breaks. Which hasn't happened. And we've been lucky with our PCs too, but they are only in the shop for specific functions, and thus aren't taxed too much. So they last too.
He said 3 years after the 2nd replacement PC has been confined to landfill. Not productive for just 3 years. In the shop I just retired from they still have several 2012 and 2014 iMacs chugging away.
What Joe Said. our most current iMacs are 9 yrs old and still chugging along, albeit with some issues.
PC's appear to have about a 3-4yr life span
I'm eying up the move to Big Sur on our late 2015 iMacs, to get the latest Adobe Suite current. I'll be having the "Need New Hardware" talk soon too, debating about Minis vs. iMacs but I won't even entertain a switch to Windows.
so I'm ready to do the clean install at home
can you help me with the part about not getting the Macintosh HD-Data?
not clear about that part
Who are you asking?
:)) you funneh!
sorry, I'm asking you Joe, no rush
Okay, so i got the Macintosh HD - Data on my desktop too. No Macintosh HD. Installed Big Sur on the weekend. First attempt off the flash drive failed so I did it the second time and it worked. (this might have something to do with it). I realized i could not copy anything into Macintosh HD - Data but wondered if this was a Big Sur thing. When I opened up disk utility there was no Macintosh HD, Just Macintosh HD - Data AND Macintosh HD - Data - Data. Yes, 2 Datas. So in disk utility i renamed Macintosh HD - Data to Macintosh HD. Now i can copy files there. I hope i have made myself clear! :drunk3: :drunk3:
I am sure there will be more fun and games with this but i am hanging on a thread till the Mac fixer diagnoses why my Mac is having terrible restart problems. :drunk:
Quote from: Tracy on February 15, 2022, 02:32:24 PM:)) you funneh!
sorry, I'm asking you Joe, no rush
:rotf:
OK once you boot to your USB installer open Disk Utility. Mine looks like this below. Go to the View menu and make sure that "Show All Devices" is checked. The top level of my hard drive is the one that started with Micron which contains Container disk1 and the Macintosh HD which also contains Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD - Data. Click on the top level Macintosh HD and click erase. It will warn you that erasing it will delete the system volume "Macintosh HD" and the data volume "Macintosh HD - Data". Make sure the format is set to APFS and click the Erase button. When it finishes you should only have the Macintosh HD with no volumes listed under it and that is fine. The installer will create them for you when you tell it to install to the Macintosh HD and hopefully the correct one is what you see on your desktop when you are done.
disk_util.jpg
Thank you!!
I will install this weekend :)
when I reread your post it totally made sense! yay!
Quote from: scottrsimons on February 04, 2022, 07:16:28 AMQuote from: Joe on February 03, 2022, 08:12:04 AMThis site will guide you through the whole process with links to everything you will need.
OpenCore Legacy Patcher (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html)
Thanks Joe. I have a 2012 mini at home I will try this on this weekend. I'm excited.
Had to revert my Late 2013 iMac back to Catalina after the Monterey 12.2.1 update that it installed last night. The update disabled Metal support on the GPU and it made EVERYTHING slow and jerky and web browsers would not load pages. It was basically unusable and I didn't want to have this fight every time a new update comes out. I will stick with Catalina until this old iMac dies. I guess there is a good reason why Apple removes support for older models.
Quote from: pspdfppdfxhd on January 11, 2022, 07:10:25 AMWe've finally reached the point where we have to upgrade from Mojave to Big Sur. Adobe applications are no longer compatible.
Entails upgrades to the RIP, Pitstop, Quite Imposing and QuarkXpress. :vomit: (one client still uses it). Just wondering if there is something I should look out for that might be a surprise.
Thanks.
Sooo.. I guess I had started this thread way back when, but there has been alot of water under the bridge since. Well, the startup issue was the control board. The part is going to be installed mid next week if it comes in as expected. The Mac repair guy gave us a loaner and put our hard drive in it so that's pretty cool. The windows box i remote to also needed a new control board. WTF? I went into work on Friday and both computers were gone! I felt like I was homeless or
something!
Fiery XF server would not activate on the pc because it was not deactivated beforehand. How can you do that when your pc dies? Anyway they were quick to respond and resolve the issue. I am still waiting for the VDP plugin company from Meadows to do the same on the loaner Mac.
So I will be going in AGAIN on this holiday weekend to at least get the Epson up and running. We need to send a color proof out on Tuesday.
Cheers! :banana: :drunk3: :banana: :drunk3:
Pitstop and Quite Imposing were ok though. Funny thing about Pitstop... they let you deactivate and activate only once a month. But that's a good feature in this situation.
What is it they are calling a control board? Never heard of one in a Mac or a pc.
Mother board? Logic board? The big main board thingy.
Yes logic board on the Mac. Motherboard on the PC.
I stand corrected. ;D
That's logical.
I did a clean install on my home computer!
no problems at all!
sheesh I feel like a computer geek
I had a good teacher :))
Hmmm, thought I had posted this previously but maybe I only hit the preview button.
We have BigSur up and running, using the latest pitstop and Acrobat, but Acrobat is buggy as hell. When ever you go from one page to the next you give a double flash, it's crazy. Mostly when the output preview is open. I am concerned that I may have a seizure here. :o
LOL...you always seem to have Acrobat issue. ;D What plug-ins do you have installed besides Pitstop?
Quite imposing.
Just let me be though, I have suffered enough with a failed board on a Mac and a PC at the same time. I will live with the flashing pdfs as long as I am able. My brain is turning to mush will all this going on.
On a brighter note it is friday. :drunk3: :drunk3: :drunk3:
I may have a few brown pops is what I am saying.
Quote from: Joe on February 25, 2022, 10:47:30 AMLOL...you always seem to have Acrobat issue. ;D What plug-ins do you have installed besides Pitstop?
Yup, like Deja Vu all over again.
Quote from: pspdfppdfxhd on February 25, 2022, 10:54:28 AMQuote from: Joe on February 25, 2022, 10:47:30 AMLOL...you always seem to have Acrobat issue. ;D What plug-ins do you have installed besides Pitstop?
Yup, like Deja Vu all over again.
Well it may be worth trying it with just Acrobat and Pitstop installed. If you still have issues you can rule out Quite Imposing. If you don't have issues you can safely blame Quite Imposing. At least you will known one way or the other.
Quote from: Joe on February 18, 2022, 07:44:31 PMQuote from: scottrsimons on February 04, 2022, 07:16:28 AMQuote from: Joe on February 03, 2022, 08:12:04 AMThis site will guide you through the whole process with links to everything you will need.
OpenCore Legacy Patcher (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html)
Thanks Joe. I have a 2012 mini at home I will try this on this weekend. I'm excited.
Had to revert my Late 2013 iMac back to Catalina after the Monterey 12.2.1 update that it installed last night. The update disabled Metal support on the GPU and it made EVERYTHING slow and jerky and web browsers would not load pages. It was basically unusable and I didn't want to have this fight every time a new update comes out. I will stick with Catalina until this old iMac dies. I guess there is a good reason why Apple removes support for older models.
Talking to myself again...
I have Monterey 12.2.1 running again on my unsupported 2013 iMac. OpenCore came out with patch for the Video Card GPU bringing back Metal support. All updated and working fine again. Walk through for installing Monterey on an unsupported Mac (https://jensd.be/1589/apple/install-macos-monterey-on-unsupported-models).
Thanks for the update Joe, I noticed in the past week or so that things have been a bit jerky and slow too on my 2012 mini, since I did an update. I was figuring it's just time to finally bite the bullet and buy myself a (dare I say it) new Mac. I think my late new one was a Centris 610 when I was in college. Ever since then, they have been used ones.
But I really want to try the M1 chip. So been think for the past couple of months of getting a Mac mini M1. And the Apple card payment is really nice. Monthly payment with no interest.
And then I could keep this older mini around for other stuff. Maybe a NAS? As I'm not worried about speed, as it will be just for home, and probably cheaper than buying a Synology.
My late 2013 iMac video card supported Metal before the update to Monterey 12.2.1 which removed it thanks to Apples ongoing war with NVIDIA. If your card in the 2012 supported Metal before the update you can apply the update and fix it. If it didn't support Metal you either have to live with it or revert back 12.2 or even Big Sur. It shows how to do the patch in the link in my previous post.
I'd love to have an M1 Mac but just don't use a computer for much these days to justify the cost which is why I wanted to extend the life of this 2013 iMac.
Quote from: pspdfppdfxhd on February 25, 2022, 10:25:06 AMHmmm, thought I had posted this previously but maybe I only hit the preview button.
We have BigSur up and running, using the latest pitstop and Acrobat, but Acrobat is buggy as hell. When ever you go from one page to the next you give a double flash, it's crazy. Mostly when the output preview is open. I am concerned that I may have a seizure here. :o
I get the same thing, I feel better now, I thought the video card was going.
The QuarkXPress Document Converter does not work in Big Sur
ah man you got whamboozeled again!
Quote from: Tracy on March 11, 2022, 01:25:32 PMah man you got whamboozeled again!
I hate when that happens! :rotf: