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iMac Newbie with OS X problems
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<blockquote data-quote="MacDope" data-source="post: 217693" data-attributes="member: 17397"><p>I hope someone here can shed some light on these problems. I have had my Intel iMac about 2 weeks & I have been trying to install OpenOffice. I understand I first have to install X11 from my OS X Install disk. When I try to do this, the install just hangs & I wind up doing a Force Quit. dTravis suggested I Repair Permissions & try again so I sign on as Administrator & try to open the Disk Utility. It sits there for about 45 minutes "Gathering disk information" so eventually I Force Quit it, too. When I look at the console, I see the following message:</p><p>Jun 2 21:18:14 Administrators-computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Resources/DiskManagementTool:FIXME:</p><p>IOUnserialize has detected a string that is not valid UTF-8</p><p></p><p>Then I tried to run Software Update and its status bar moves about an eigth of the way & it hangs up and I have to cancel it.</p><p></p><p>Am I looking at some real potential problems with my OS? As my name implies, I'm a real dope about this stuff. I got a Mac because I was tired of being a system admin on a PC.</p><p></p><p>Would sacrificing a chicken help?</p><p></p><p>Thanks everyone.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Never mind. Reebooting cleared it up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacDope, post: 217693, member: 17397"] I hope someone here can shed some light on these problems. I have had my Intel iMac about 2 weeks & I have been trying to install OpenOffice. I understand I first have to install X11 from my OS X Install disk. When I try to do this, the install just hangs & I wind up doing a Force Quit. dTravis suggested I Repair Permissions & try again so I sign on as Administrator & try to open the Disk Utility. It sits there for about 45 minutes "Gathering disk information" so eventually I Force Quit it, too. When I look at the console, I see the following message: Jun 2 21:18:14 Administrators-computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Resources/DiskManagementTool:FIXME: IOUnserialize has detected a string that is not valid UTF-8 Then I tried to run Software Update and its status bar moves about an eigth of the way & it hangs up and I have to cancel it. Am I looking at some real potential problems with my OS? As my name implies, I'm a real dope about this stuff. I got a Mac because I was tired of being a system admin on a PC. Would sacrificing a chicken help? Thanks everyone. Never mind. Reebooting cleared it up. [/QUOTE]
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