[Avid-L2] Re: MC 7 first issue on test drive

Will try another permissions repair but I'm not hopeful, as I've been down
that road

On Saturday, June 29, 2013, john.maio5011 wrote:

> **
>
>
> Well that java comment got me thinking. Apple is at war with Oracle and
> Adobe (at least with their IOS devices) and I remembered that the last OSX
> "upgrade" killed Java. I downloaded Java from the Java download site and
> installed it. Still didn't work. Then I repaired permissions again and now
> MC7 w/symphony loads.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com');>, John Pale <pale.edit@...> wrote:
> >
> > No resolution so far.
> >
> > I've done a clean install of everything (Mountain Lion and Avid MC7) and
> > the latest Java. Have not found older versions on Oracle's website to try
> > older versions. I think Mountain Lion automatically disables older
> > versions for security reasons anyway.
> >
> > The process hangs or crashes on launch. Avid MC 7 works fine otherwise.
> > None of the new background processes function.
> >
> > Grrrr.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 1:21 PM, john.maio5011 <jmaio@...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Did this issue get resolved? I'm having the same
> "AvidDMFsupportservices
> > > not responding problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com');>, "David C. Ballard" <dave@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > is java installed? open a terminal window and type
> > > >
> > > > java
> > > >
> > > > if there is no java installed it will prompt you to install it
> > > >
> > > > David C. Ballard
> > > > President & Creative Director | LAB 601, Inc.
> > > > LAB 601 Digital Post
> > > > 404.876.4601
> > > > www.lab601.com <http://www.lab601.com/>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/28/13 12:42 PM, "John Pale" <pale.edit@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Not using the system drive as a media drive. I already tried doing
> this
> > > > >anyway, in case it made any difference on the background processes.
> I've
> > > > >been happily running on Lion and Mountain Lion for several years
> with
> > > > >prior
> > > > >versions with no problem.
> > > > >
> > > > >Thanks for the suggestion anyway. Was kinda hoping others would
> have the
> > > > >issue, but its looking like its something obscure in the bowels of
> my
> > > > >system. I hate doing total clean reinstalls, as it ends up opening
> cans
> > > > >of
> > > > >worms with other software, but its looking that might end up being
> where
> > > > >this goes.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >On Friday, June 28, 2013, Dennis Degan wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:29 AM, John Pale wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> > No. It's not the problem. I've tried turning it on both within
> the
> > > > >>app
> > > > >> and with the with the new Menu Bar Extra. The process crashes on
> > > > >> launchÅ just bounces in the dock. From the Mac OS console, it
> looks
> > > like
> > > > >> Mountain Lion is not allowing the process to do its thing. I'm
> > > thinking
> > > > >> its incorrect privileges somewhere, which is easy enough to fix
> if you
> > > > >>know
> > > > >> what's installed where...but it isn't clear with something this
> new
> > > > >>what's
> > > > >> going on. A standard permissions fix in Disk Utility didn't fix
> it.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I offer:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Do you think this might be the answer to your problem? From the
> > > > >> README file included with the 6.0-6.6.3 Upgrade:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> "As of Macintosh OS 10.7 Lion, the default permissions for the
> > > > >> root level of the system drive are now set to ³Read Only² for
> all
> > > users.
> > > > >> This prevents the Avid Editing Application from being able to use
> this
> > > > >> drive as a media drive. You will see the drive grayed out in Media
> > > > >>Creation
> > > > >> settings or as an option for import, mixdown, render, and
> > > > >> consolidate/transcode.
> > > > >> > If you don¹t intend to use the system drive for media you can
> leave
> > > it
> > > > >> alone. This is ideal in most cases.
> > > > >> > If you do need to use the system drive, perform the following to
> > > > >>change
> > > > >> permissions.
> > > > >> > To change permissions:
> > > > >> > 1. Click on your system drive (Macintosh HD in most cases) to
> > > > >>highlight.
> > > > >> > 2. From the File menu select Get Info (cmd+I)
> > > > >> > 3. Click the lock icon in the bottom right to make changes
> > > > >> > You should now be able to see the system drive as a valid media
> > > drive.
> > > > >> > If you repair permissions on the system drive, they will reset
> and
> > > you
> > > > >> will have to repeat this procedure."
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge
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