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Get ready, its almost Leopard time – Here are some install tips
Leopard finally escapes captivity tomorrow, and for those of you wondering just what your update/upgrade options are, I’ve quoted the following helpful guidance from http://www.myfirstmac.com. Keep in mind, they suggest a backup, but my reccommendation is to clone your system drive to an external firewire drive using Carbon Copy Cloner or some similar app, and, after testing to make certain it boots, tuck that drive away in very a safe spot in case you need to get Tiger and all your apps back up and running.
Good luck tomorrow,
David
———————–Okay here’s the advice from http://www.myfirstmac.com...
“There are three types of installations you can choose from when installing Leopard: Erase and Install, Archive and Install, and Upgrade and Install.
Before any install, you should back up all of your files to an external drive or another computer. If that is not possible, then the Erase and Install is not for you, as it will delete everything on your hard drive and then install a fresh version of Leopard. On the other hand, if you have a backup of your files and you want your system to be squeaky clean (and possibly run a tad faster, too), you might want to do an Erase and Install.
Archive and Install and Upgrade Install do the exact same thing, with one little difference. Both of them will keep all of your files and settings and install Leopard right overtop of Tiger (this does NOT mean you shouldn’t back up your files if possible; you never know what might go wrong.) The one difference is that Archive and Install saves all of your old System Files from Tiger in a folder marked “Previous System” in case something should go wrong with Leopard and you need your old system files back. I would recommend an Upgrade and Install to everyone with their files backed up, and an Archive and Install (a tiny bit safer) to anyone with no backups.
As for actually installing it, none of these different install methods are any harder or slower than any other. All you have to do is pop in the Leopard disc, choose what type of install you’d like, and wait about an hour for it to install.”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY™
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Thanks..
Interesting…as I give similar advice on my blog here at the Cow. But I even go FURTHER and suggest you CLONE your working OS and FCP setup to another drive, or get a new drive:
https://blogs.creativecow.net/node/310
Shane
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[Shane Ross] “But I even go FURTHER and suggest you CLONE your working OS and FCP setup to another drive, or get a new drive:”
Aha, you seem to have missed the point I wrote in which I said, “my reccommendation is to clone your system drive to an external firewire drive using Carbon Copy Cloner or some similar app, and, after testing to make certain it boots, tuck that drive away in very a safe spot in case you need to get Tiger and all your apps back up and running.”
In any case, you and I think very much alike on this subject, and the objective everyone should have is to be able to get back up and running their working FCP system with all files intact in just a matter of minutes.
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY™
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I did miss that.
I have smoke in my eyes because of all the fires.
Shane
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Also if you have a Video card then check your manufacturer has released Leopard drivers. BMD have theirs up already.
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[Steve Connor] “Also if you have a Video card then check your manufacturer has released Leopard drivers. BMD have theirs up already.”
Excellent advice, and while you’re at it, check EVERY third party everything on your machine. Boris FX, After Effects, Photoshop, Graphics card, etc….
AJA will most likely release their drivers on the same day Leopard arrives if history is any indication.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Also note that Jerry Hofmann did this same thread about a week ago with some good tips as well.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Thanks for all the info fellas. As I’ve learned from all of you over the years, don’t be a guinea pig. I’ll wait until we hear all the potential horror stories cycle through the forums It looks very exciting and I’m looking forward to the upgrade, but not at the expense of my system or my clients.
Good luck out there!
Jason
greydogfilms.com
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[jamibo] “It looks very exciting and I’m looking forward to the upgrade, but not at the expense of my system or my clients.”
That’s why cloning is being promoted… There’s simply no risk whatsoever.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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I have a simple workflow now for dealing with these upgrades – try them on my laptop with all FCS and plug-ins installed, and hammer it for a month or so. If I’m happy and it’s rock solid, up we go – but remember folks, there’s NO actual reason to perform this OS upgrade if you run FCS, and whilst I’ll be playing with Leopard, it won’t go anywhere near my perfectly stable edit systems until I have a compelling reason to do it – like a FCS upgrade not supported by Tiger. Anyone care to guess how long we can hold out?
Ben
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I’m going 1 step further – I’m going to install Leopard Server onto my Metadata Controller and SAN with the 10 seats of FCP ….. just to see what happens 😉
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