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My system is:<br><br>Hardware:<br> Model Name: Mac mini<br> Model Identifier: Macmini2,1<br> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo<br> Processor Speed: 2 GHz<br> Number Of Processors: 1<br> Total Number Of Cores: 2<br> L2 Cache: 4 MB<br> Memory: 1 GB<br><br>Software<br>System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B18)<br>Kernel Version: Darwin 9.1.0. <br>US English<br><br>I had removed all of the funny files. After restart, I have:<br><br>firefly:~ tomtalbott$ ls -l /<br>total 42213<br>-rw-r--r-- 1 tomtalbott admin 0 Feb 10 13:32 %80%E0%FF%BF%AB??%92x%DF%FF%BF%91%9A%C0%95`<br>-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 Feb 10 13:32 %B0??<br><br>I have not used the uninstall script for a while. Last couple of installs were without the uninstall script. At this point I can only assume this is related to the ioxperts drivers because others are reporting it. I have not uninstalled the drivers and then done a restart to see if that eliminates the files.<br><br>> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:48:43 -0500<br>> To: video-beta-discuss@mailman.ioxperts.com<br>> From: steve.sisak@ioxperts.com<br>> Subject: Odd files and double install.<br>> <br>> At 3:01 PM -0600 2/9/08, Jeff Phillips wrote:<br>> >Add me to the list using an SPC900NC on my MacBook.<br>> ><br>> >On Feb 9, 2008, at 1:17 PM, Tom Talbott wrote:<br>> ><br>> >>I am also getting the odd files in my root. This is with a Philips <br>> >>Vesta 690k and Leopard.<br>> <br>> I've never seen the extra files on any of my systems, so I could use <br>> a little help tracking down what causes them. I just realized that <br>> another possible source could be then uninstall script, which I <br>> rarely run because the installer essentially does the same thing.<br>> <br>> It also could be the case that it's the result of the intermediate <br>> state when an initial install has failed, although I got through that <br>> state frequently.<br>> <br>> The first question is: "Has anyone seen this on a US English system?"<br>> <br>> If not, under which languages does it occur? My current guess is that <br>> one of the scripts is getting confused by a localized spelling of <br>> "Application Support" or "Trash", although the underlying OS calls <br>> are supposed to use a cannonical spelling.<br>> <br>> If you've done an uninstall and reinstall, when do they show up?<br>> <br>> Also, if anyone would like to try it -- here is a probable workaround <br>> for the double install problem:<br>> <br>> sudo killall ioxsessiond<br>> sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ioxperts.ioxdeviced.1.1.plist<br>> sudo killall ioxdeviced<br>> sudo rm -R /var/tmp/com.ioxperts.dm.*<br>> <br>> Execute these lines from the terminal before installing and the <br>> install should work. (You should be able to paste them into the <br>> terminal and type your password -- note that only one of the middle <br>> two should succeed depending on how ioxdeviced was loaded)<br>> <br>> What these command do is:<br>> <br>> 1) Kill all copies of ioxsessions (one per logged-in user)<br>> 2) Kill ioxdeviced if it was loaded by launchd<br>> 3) Kill ioxdeviced it it was loaded as a StartupItem (old driver version)<br>> 4) Remove any leftover UNIX domain socket files<br>> <br>> At this point the daemons should be shut down and the install should work.<br>> <br>> If anyone has a chance to test this on different systems, I'd <br>> appreciate it as this is basically what I plan on adding to the <br>> installer (and uninstaller) to fix the problem. It's worn knowing <br>> that the steps work on all systems before coding it.<br>> <br>> BTW, it's almost never necessary to uninstall the driver before <br>> reinstalling -- if the installer doesn't clean up after a previous <br>> version, it's a bug.<br>> <br>> HTH,<br>> <br>> -Steve<br>> -- <br>> _________________________________________________________________________<br>> Steve Sisak, CTO steve.sisak@ioxperts.com<br>> IOXperts, Inc. voice: +1 617 876-2572<br>> 87 Bristol St #3A fax: +1 617 876-2337<br>> Cambridge, MA 02139 mobile: +1 617 388-6476<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Video-Beta-Discuss mailing list<br>> Video-Beta-Discuss@mailman.ioxperts.com<br>> http://mailman.ioxperts.com/mailman/listinfo/video-beta-discuss<br><br /><hr />Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008' target='_new'>Get it now!</a></body>
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