Information about the Current OIT Unity Macintosh Lab kit.
Effective Fall 2008 OIT is providing a Universal Lab Kit for Power PC (ppc) and Intel (i386) based Macintosh hardware supporting 32 bit and 64 bit machines where possible.
OIT Unity Macintosh Lab kits create local home directories (ie /Users/)for each user that logs in on each machine.
Use the MyAFS link to save files to traditional Unity AFS file space. This means that user preferences and Library files will not follow the users from one machine to the next.
Known issues
Updates
Full List of Applications
Setting Up WolfCopy Printers
Major Macintosh Applications:
AOL Instant Messenger (SM) ƒ Fetch.app MyAFS.app Time Machine.app Address Book.app Final Cut Express HD.app NetUpdate.app Utilities AdminLauncher.app Firefox.app Photo Booth.app VirusBarrier X5.app Adobe Flip4Mac Preview.app Vpython Adobe Reader 9 Font Book.app QuickTime Player.app Webmail.webloc AppleScript Front Row.app R.app iCal.app Audacity 1.3.5d Fugu.app RealPlayer.app iChat.app Automator.app GarageBand.app Remote Desktop Connection.app iDVD.app BTV Pro Carbon 5.4.1 folder Google Earth.app Safari.app iMovie HD 6.0.4.app Calculator.app GrassGIS.app Sketchpad iMovie.app Chess.app Image Capture.app Spaces.app iPhoto.app Citrix ICA Client JMP 7.app Stickies.app iSync.app Cn3D.app MATLAB_R2008a StuffIt 12 iTunes.app DVD Player.app Mail.app System Preferences.app iWeb.app Dashboard.app Maple 12 TeX iWork '08 Dictionary.app MathType 6 TextEdit.app tn3270 ESRI Mathematica.app TextWrangler.app Expose.app Microsoft Office 2008 Thunderbird.app --- Acrobat.com.app Adobe Contribute CS3 Adobe Fireworks CS3 Adobe Illustrator CS3 Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional Adobe Device Central CS3 Adobe Flash CS3 Adobe InDesign CS3 Adobe After Effects CS3 Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder Adobe Photoshop CS3 Adobe Bridge CS3 Adobe Extension Manager Adobe Help Viewer 1.1.app Adobe Stock Photos CS3 Adobe Reader 9
1) When printing a Unity ID and password will be required each time a print request is made to a WolfCopy printer. Printing now uses the Apple supported CUPS mechanisms instead of LPRNG used in the past. Have a look at https://www.ncsu.edu/mac/labs/cups.html to see how to setup printers.
2) On Power PC (PPC) only machines Symantic Antivirus will fail to open until Live Update is run. Intel (i386) machines are not effected.
Fix: Try running sudo /Applications/Symantec Solutions/LiveUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/LiveUpdate -update LUal -liveupdatequiet YES -liveupdateautoquit YES from terminal
or using ARD’s Send Unix… as the user root use “/Applications/Symantec Solutions/LiveUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/LiveUpdate” -update LUal -liveupdatequiet YES -liveupdateautoquit Yes
3) On Intel machines the Network system preferences panel will crash when clicked on. PPC machines do not seem to be effected. Fix is to add back the “Airport.menu” Menu Extra removed in the kit to secure the unused Airport card in Unity Labs. A copy of the Airport.menu 5.2.1 from any intel 10.5.4 machine will work. OIT has provided Airport.menu.zip on the same server as the kit image. After downloading the good copy use ARD Send Unix… to copy the unzipped, good Airport.menu to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Airport.menu. NOTE: The Network Preference Panel will also crash if Bluetooth is clicked because of a missing BlueTooth.menu. Most labs do not use the Airport interface because a wired ethernet connection is required for netboot. If not using the Airport card OIT recommends that this fix not be applied.
4) The MathType equation editor is not yet available for Office 2008 and will be added when it becomes available. NOTE: Due to the non-Apple installer this package will be available in the Spring 2009 image.
5) MS Office 2008 updates was activating for all users not just administrative users. Push the following UNIX commands with ARD to fix:
chmod o-x /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AutoUpdate
6) In the name and password dialog for CUPS Mac OS X 10.5 will automatically fill in the user’s full name instead of the short username that is required.
Push these commands with ARD’s Send UNIX… to fix:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseShortName -bool YES
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseDefaultName -bool NO
See also: http://www.ncsu.edu/mac/labs/cups.html#cupsshortname
7) vpython will not run on ppc. vpython was imaged as intel only binary. A new package installer that will overlay on the image the correct ppc install in the /sw folder can now be found at: http://vpython.org/download/VPython3.2.11_PowerPC_OSX_5.pkg.dmg Push the package with ard to fix.
8) Adobe Flash CS 3 application (V9.0) will not run on PPC machines. This issue has been verified and is caused by the Mach-O executable ppc code bundle being corrupted while the i386 portion is not. Copy a good application binary into /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/ fixes the issue. OIT has made availabe a zipped copy of the keyed application in the same location as the kit image. Contact help@ncsu.edu or 919-515-HELP if you need access. Unzip the application after downloading it, use the ARD Send Unix… comand to copy the binary to /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/ with replacing.
9) Matlab 2008a will not run on PPC machines. This is because MathWorks has choosen to support only Intel Macintosh hardware with their products starting with 2008a and going forward. See http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/data/1-609GMS.html for vendor support information.
Fix by doing the following using ARD:
NOTE: If the AdminLauncher preferences have been changed then these commands will have unpredictable results.Verify before making the changes.
a) Copy the MathLab 2007b folder from a working PPC install to /Applications on the installed machine. OIT has created a zip archive of 2007b for PPC called MATLAB_R2007b.zip on the same server as the lab install image to make this easier. Just unzip the archive and copy the resulting MATLAB_R2007b folder to /Applications.
b) add MatLab 2007b to the AminLauncher’s Default Tab using /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy by:
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Set AppTabs:0:Applications:26:path ‘file://localhost/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/mac/StartMATLAB.app/'” /Library/Application Support/AdminLauncher/edu.ncstate.ALConfig.plist
Can verify both before and after with the command:
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Print AppTabs:0:Applications:26:path” /Library/Application Support/AdminLauncher/edu.ncstate.ALConfig.plist
The correct path string should be file://localhost/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/mac/StartMATLAB.app/
Also set the value in the Math Tab using the command:
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Set AppTabs:7:Applications:9:path ‘file://localhost/Applications/MATLAB_R2007b/bin/mac/StartMATLAB.app/'” /Library/Application Support/AdminLauncher/edu.ncstate.ALConfig.plist
NOTE: If the AdminLauncher preferences have been changed then these commands will have unpredictable results. Verify before making the changes.
Also on Intel machines the path should be file://localhost/Applications/MATLAB_R2008a/bin/maci/StartMATLAB.smat
c) remove MathLab 2008a by:
rm -Rf /Applications/MATLAB_R2008a
Most updates are only minor version number updates to bring the applications to their current version as of July 10, 2008. See the Full List for detailed version information on all applications.
Full List of Applications:
Address Book: Version: 4.1.1 Last Modified: 7/7/08 8:59 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 4.1, Copyright Apple Inc. 2002-2007 Location: /Applications/Address Book.app AdminLauncher: Version: 1.6 Last Modified: 7/24/08 7:05 PM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/AdminLauncher.app Acrobat Distiller 2: Version: 8.0.0 Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:02 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Acrobat Distiller™ 8.0.0, 1984-2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional/Acrobat Distiller 2.app Adobe Acrobat Professional 2: Version: 8.0.0 Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:02 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Adobe® Acrobat® 8.0.0, ©1984-2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional/Adobe Acrobat Professional 2.app Adobe After Effects CS3: Version: 8.0.2 Last Modified: 7/10/08 11:52 AM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS3/Adobe After Effects CS3.app Adobe After Effects Render Engine: Last Modified: 7/10/08 10:55 AM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS3/Adobe After Effects Render Engine.app Bridge CS3: Version: 2.1.1.9 Last Modified: 7/10/08 10:00 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 2.1.1.9 (124992), Copyright 2003-2007, Adobe Systems, Inc. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Bridge CS3/Bridge CS3.app Contribute: Version: 4.1.0.2867 Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:08 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 4.1.0.2867 Copyright ©2002-2007 Adobe Systems, Inc. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Contribute CS3/Contribute.app Device Central: Version: 1.1.0 Last Modified: 7/10/08 11:50 AM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Device Central CS3/Device Central.app Dreamweaver: Version: 9.0.0.3481 Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:10 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 9.0.0.3481 Copyright ©1997-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Dreamweaver CS3/Dreamweaver.app Extension Manager: Version: 1.8.169 Last Modified: 7/10/08 12:59 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 1.8.169 © 1997-2006 Adobe Systems Inc. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Extension Manager/Extension Manager.app Fireworks: Version: Adobe Fireworks CS3 version "9.0.1.1213" Last Modified: 7/11/08 9:51 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Adobe Fireworks CS3 version "9.0.1.1213", Copyright © 1998-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Fireworks CS3/Adobe Fireworks CS3.app Adobe Flash CS3: Version: 9.0.0.494 Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:15 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 9.0.0.494, Copyright © 1993-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/Adobe Flash CS3.app Flash Player: Version: 9.0.115.0 Last Modified: 7/11/08 9:49 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player 9.0 r115. Copyright 1996-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/Players/Debug/Flash Player.app Install Flash Player 9 UB: Version: 3.0 Last Modified: 7/11/08 9:50 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 3.0, Copyright © 1991-2006 by MindVision Software. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/Players/Debug/Install Flash Player 9 UB.app Flash Player: Version: 9.0.115.0 Last Modified: 7/11/08 9:50 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player 9.0 r115. Copyright 1996-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/Players/Flash Player.app Flash Player: Version: 9.0.115.0 Last Modified: 7/11/08 9:49 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player 9.0 r115. Copyright 1996-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/Players/Release/Flash Player.app Install Flash Player 9 UB: Version: 3.0 Last Modified: 7/11/08 9:50 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 3.0, Copyright © 1991-2006 by MindVision Software. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/Players/Release/Install Flash Player 9 UB.app Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder: Version: Flash Video Encoder 2.0.0.494 Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:06 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Flash Video Encoder 2.0.0.494, Copyright © 2005-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder/Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder.app Adobe Help Viewer 1.1: Version: 1.1 Last Modified: 7/10/08 9:03 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 1.1.0.143 Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Help Viewer 1.1.app Illustrator: Version: 13.0.1 Last Modified: 8/7/07 5:25 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 13.0.1, Copyright © 1987-2007 Adobe Systems Inc. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS3/Adobe Illustrator.app Analyze Documents: Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:20 PM Kind: PowerPC Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS3/Scripting.localized/Sample Scripts.localized/AppleScript/Analyze Documents.localized/Analyze Documents.app Make Calendar: Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:20 PM Kind: PowerPC Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS3/Scripting.localized/Sample Scripts.localized/AppleScript/Calendar.localized/Make Calendar.app Collect for Output: Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:20 PM Kind: PowerPC Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS3/Scripting.localized/Sample Scripts.localized/AppleScript/Collect for Output.localized/Collect for Output.app Contact Sheets: Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:20 PM Kind: PowerPC Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS3/Scripting.localized/Sample Scripts.localized/AppleScript/Contact Sheet Demo.localized/Contact Sheets.app Export Flash Animation: Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:20 PM Kind: PowerPC Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS3/Scripting.localized/Sample Scripts.localized/AppleScript/Export Flash Animation.localized/Export Flash Animation.app Web Gallery: Last Modified: 7/10/08 1:20 PM Kind: PowerPC Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS3/Scripting.localized/Sample Scripts.localized/AppleScript/Web Gallery.localized/Web Gallery.app Adobe InDesign CS3: Version: 5.0.3.662 Last Modified: 7/10/08 10:02 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 5.0.3, Copyright 2000-2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe InDesign CS3/Adobe InDesign CS3.app Adobe Photoshop CS3: Version: 10.0.1 (10.0.1x20071012 [20071012.r.1644 2007/10/12:09:30:00 cutoff; r branch]) Last Modified: 7/11/08 9:32 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 10.0.1 (10.0.1x20071012 [20071012.r.1644 2007/10/12:09:30:00 cutoff; r branch]) © 1990-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS3/Adobe Photoshop CS3.app Adobe Stock Photos CS3: Version: Adobe Stock Photos 1.5.0.466 Last Modified: 7/10/08 9:04 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Adobe Stock Photos 1.5.0.466 (C) 2005 Adobe Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Location: /Applications/Adobe/Adobe Stock Photos CS3/Adobe Stock Photos CS3.app AIM: Version: 4.7 Last Modified: 7/9/08 9:47 AM Kind: PowerPC Get Info String: AOL (R) Instant Messenger (TM) 4.7 for Macintosh. Location: /Applications/AOL Instant Messenger (SM) ƒ/AOL Instant Messenger (SM) BabelScript Demo: Last Modified: 2/18/04 12:08 PM Kind: PowerPC Location: /Applications/AOL Instant Messenger (SM) ƒ/AOL Instant Messenger Extras/AIM Sample Scripts ƒ/BabelScript Demo AppleScript Utility: Version: 1.1 Last Modified: 9/24/07 12:58 AM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/AppleScript/AppleScript Utility.app Folder Actions Setup: Version: 1.1.2 Last Modified: 9/24/07 1:24 AM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/AppleScript/Folder Actions Setup.app Script Editor: Version: 2.2 Last Modified: 8/16/07 4:48 PM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/AppleScript/Script Editor.app Audacity: Version: 1.3.5d Last Modified: 7/2/08 2:28 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Audacity version 1.3.5d Location: /Applications/Audacity 1.3.5d/Audacity.app Automator: Version: 2.0.2 Last Modified: 5/28/08 4:14 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Automator version 2.0.2, Copyright 2004-2007 Apple Inc. Location: /Applications/Automator.app BTV Pro Carbon: Version: 5.4.1 Last Modified: 5/11/07 9:32 AM Kind: PowerPC Get Info String: 5.4.1, Copyright © Ben Bird 1999-2002 Location: /Applications/BTV Pro Carbon 5.4.1 folder/BTV Pro Carbon Calculator: Version: 4.2 Last Modified: 10/10/07 9:19 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 4.2, Copyright © 2000-2007 Apple Inc. Location: /Applications/Calculator.app Chess: Version: 2.3 Last Modified: 9/24/07 1:50 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 2.3, Copyright 2003-2007 Apple Inc. Location: /Applications/Chess.app Citrix ICA Client Editor: Version: 10.0.0 Last Modified: 7/7/08 6:17 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Client Editor Version 10.00.601 (Build 127474-51743) Location: /Applications/Citrix ICA Client/Citrix ICA Client Editor.app Citrix ICA Client: Version: 10.0.0 Last Modified: 7/7/08 6:17 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Client Version 10.00.601 (Build 127474-51743) Location: /Applications/Citrix ICA Client/Citrix ICA Client.app Cn3D: Version: 4.1 Last Modified: 12/20/02 3:42 AM Kind: PowerPC Get Info String: Cn3D version 4.1 Location: /Applications/Cn3D.app Dashboard: Version: 1.1 Last Modified: 5/7/08 4:01 PM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/Dashboard.app Dictionary: Version: 2.0.2 Last Modified: 5/28/08 4:14 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 2.0.2, Copyright © 2005-2008 Apple Inc. Location: /Applications/Dictionary.app DVD Player: Version: 5.0.1 Last Modified: 5/7/08 4:01 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: DVD Player 5.0.1, Copyright © 2001-2007 by Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved. Location: /Applications/DVD Player.app ArchExplorer JEE: Version: 2.3 Last Modified: 7/9/08 9:53 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Copyright 2007, ESRI Location: /Applications/ESRI/AEJEE/ArchExplorer JEE.app Expose: Version: 1.0 Last Modified: 7/7/08 8:59 AM Kind: Universal Location: /Applications/Expose.app Fetch: Version: 5.3 Last Modified: 11/9/07 3:39 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 5.3, Copyright © 2001-2007, Fetch Softworks Location: /Applications/Fetch.app Final Cut Express HD: Version: 3.5.1 Last Modified: 7/8/08 11:24 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1, Copyright © 2002-2006 Apple Computer, Inc. Location: /Applications/Final Cut Express HD.app Firefox: Version: 3.0 Last Modified: 6/10/08 8:08 AM Kind: Universal Get Info String: Firefox 3.0, © 1998-2008 Contributors Location: /Applications/Firefox.app WMV Player: Version: 2.2.0.49 Last Modified: 7/9/08 3:35 PM Kind: Universal Get Info String: 2.2.0.49 © 2005-2007 Telestream Inc. All Rights Reserved. Location: /Applications/Flip4Mac/WMV Player.app