I was installing gdm on the terminal application and my ISP disconnected. When I reconnected and tried to continue the installation, I got the following message:
Code:
Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_x11_XFree86/work/.darwinports.XFree86.state
And it just hangs there. What can I do to fix this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Hi I am mainly using unix to run programs. My current problem is that I have a hard time installing programs (binary format) on my mac. I tried install and make but it does not work.. perhaps someone can help me out.
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Hi,
As I did not find any specific group for this question, i am putting it here.
Can I install Mac OS on an external hard disk?
Is this possible or not? I know it is very hard to install mac os on non-mac hardwares. I have a dell inspiron laptop and i want to use mac from external hdd.
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Are Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger passwords only stored in /var/db/shadow/hash? Or is it also used in NetInfo?
The reason I am asking is because I wonder if I edit the file in /var/db/shadow/hash and replace the hash inside with my own, will it change the password?
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I am using Mac OS X 10.4.9 and am trying to install gnuplot-4 but I run into some problems. Hopefully someone recognizes them and can help.
- I have installed aquaterm 1.0.1 and this works fine.
- Then I installed gnuplot-4 by clicking the installer package.
- When I then go into a terminal... (1 Reply)
Question:
Can I run a UNIX executable on Mac OS X Tiger?
If so, how is it done?
Background:
I FTP'd my schools UNIX server some C++ code and header files. Then I used Telnet to get g++ to compile them.
I then FTP'd the UNIX executable back to my PowerBook G4.
I've already... (4 Replies)
