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Hi all,
for some time, I keep getting the following message in the console:
"Start UI when plugin device = 1"
The sender is Mac_SwapperDemon.

Can someone tell me what this is and if it indicates an issue?

iMac / MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Oct 15, 2009 6:07 AM

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Posted on Oct 15, 2009 8:30 AM

It could be associated with a broadband card or with a Telstra connection manager. Does this relate to your system? If not then Google search on it. There were a number of other links but the above two stood out.
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Oct 17, 2009 8:36 AM in response to Kappy

Thanks, Kappy! That was it.
An Install from a MOBILY (Saudi Arabia) UMTS USB Stick was causing the messages. This thing really messed with my system - even after deinstalling the software and removing the PLIST for it, things are still looking for it - getting further messages. Must be some Daemon, I'll look into it.

Oct 17, 2009 11:43 AM in response to Hans D.

Uninstalling Software: The Basics

Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.

Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.

Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.

Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.

If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, Easy Find, instead. Download Easy Find at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.

Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.

There are also several shareware utilities that can uninstall applications:
AppZapper
CleanApp
Yank
SuperPop
Uninstaller
Spring Cleaning

Look for them at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.


For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.

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