what is tar
and how to kill it?
thank to all, k.
What did you click to get this error message?
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Sorry, I do not know that. It is a long time between, though after weeks it popped up this. I can not find a new unknown startup object. At a newstart command it does not matter whether I suppress to launch opened ocjects.
~k
Lets see what PowerPC Apps you have (PowerPC Apps do not work in Lion)
Open Applications->Utilities-System Information
Click ▸Software Applications in the Left Panel
Sort by Kind
Then post a list or screenshot of your PowerPC Apps
Hmm. the first thing that comes to mind is the UNIX file compresing utility called "tar". Sort of like WInZip but for Unix. Did you try to run something on a tar file.
Karl, tar is a compression method/format, like rar, zip, etc.
Your file is just a compressed file.
Used in old days in Windows environment. Still used in Unix environment.
Should be unpacked in OSX by double clicking. Perhaps if you change the .tar extension in .tar.gz.
I doubt if rosetta is necessary, but I am not sure. Try to unpack in an older OSX.
There still are windows apps, that unpack tar (power archiver, 7-zip, etc).
There are also methods to unpack in mac, when the double click does not work:
Russa wrote:
Hmm. the first thing that comes to mind is the UNIX file compresing utility called "tar".
Why would tar be the culprit?
I just opened several tar balls with Achive Utility and there's no issue in Lion. I don't create them because I prefer other methods of compresion, but you can create too, if you like.
The OP may be using a 3rd party PowerPC App as the default for tar files. If he posts his PowerPC App's we'll know.
Exactly Tony, all just a bunch of bunch of wild-*** guesses until the OP posts back.
LexSchellings,
I *do not* search for an application to uncompress a .tar file,
I am confrontated with a certain message popping up in unknown circumstances, but often.
The content of the message is seen above.
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Tony, there a many files for PowerPC; I will try to clean the application folder. As I see they all are outdated with Lion.
What is with Universal?
~k.
Universal is supported in Lion (it's both Intel and PowerPC)
I have several old applications deleted from the boot disk (forgot utilitys on the first, second and third pass through 😉) and unselect all apps from the startobjects but totalfinder.
Immediately with the launch the message is inserted three times, then at least for 20minutes not any more.
System information looks now as shown:
you're joking, right? the original post asked what was tar and how he can close it.
Yes, Russa, we are joking along my question from 12.11.2011 14:58 with the Screenshot from the Messages.
In the meantime since my last post two further alerts of this kind occurred without working with the machine, open apps: system profiler,safari, preview, finder.
~ k.
Saved from Activity Monitor, sorted by user (?) , „default“ is my user, not an admin.
Active Memory: 1,11 GB
Free Memory: 2,20 GB
Wired Memory: 478,0 MB
Used Memory: 1,80 GB
Inactive Memory: 232,3 MB
Total VM: 229,13 GB
Number of processes: 99
PID Process Name User CPU Real Mem Virtual Mem
0 kernel_task root 3,8 376,7 MB 4,24 GB
1 launchd root 0,0 1,8 MB 2,34 GB
10 kextd root 0,0 3,5 MB 2,34 GB
11 UserEventAgent root 0,0 7,0 MB 2,36 GB
12 notifyd root 0,0 1,1 MB 2,35 GB
13 diskarbitrationd root 0,0 1,5 MB 2,33 GB
14 configd root 0,0 5,0 MB 2,36 GB
15 syslogd root 0,0 824 KB 2,34 GB
16 opendirectoryd root 0,0 9,2 MB 2,36 GB
17 powerd root 0,0 1,7 MB 2,35 GB
18 distnoted root 0,0 1,9 MB 2,33 GB
20 ntpd root 0,0 1,4 MB 2,32 GB
21 cupsd root 0,0 3,8 MB 2,35 GB
23 warmd nobody 0,0 2,4 MB 2,34 GB
24 usbmuxd _usbmuxd 0,0 2,6 MB 2,35 GB
26 special_file_handler root 0,0 1,7 MB 2,33 GB
27 SystemStarter root 0,0 980 KB 2,33 GB
29 stackshot root 0,0 1,1 MB 2,33 GB
30 securityd root 0,0 6,5 MB 2,35 GB
32 revisiond root 0,0 2,4 MB 2,34 GB
36 mds root 0,1 58,8 MB 2,69 GB
37 mDNSResponder _mdnsrespo 0,0 3,5 MB 2,35 GB
39 loginwindow default 0,0 23,0 MB 2,44 GB
41 KernelEventAgent root 0,0 972 KB 2,33 GB
43 hidd root 0,0 928 KB 2,33 GB
44 fseventsd root 0,0 3,1 MB 2,35 GB
46 dynamic_pager root 0,0 740 KB 2,32 GB
52 autofsd root 0,0 1,7 MB 2,33 GB
54 applepushserviced root 0,0 6,6 MB 2,35 GB
55 aosnotifyd root 0,0 7,3 MB 2,35 GB
56 sh root 0,0 936 KB 2,32 GB
57 TechToolProDaemon root 0,0 5,6 MB 623,4 MB
58 kav root 0,0 47,2 MB 686,7 MB
59 TaskManagerDaemon root 0,0 2,0 MB 2,35 GB
60 com.intego.netupdated root 0,0 3,5 MB 2,35 GB
61 sh root 0,0 840 KB 2,32 GB
62 integod root 0,0 1,8 MB 2,33 GB
63 BackupAssistantDaemon root 0,0 2,9 MB 2,35 GB
65 Belkin Router Monitor & S root 0,0 3,7 MB 611,4 MB
66 PPPMonitord root 0,0 992 KB 597,4 MB
67 taskgated root 0,0 3,1 MB 2,35 GB
68 coreservicesd root 0,0 31,3 MB 2,41 GB
98 NetBarrier Daemon X5 root 0,0 4,7 MB 2,35 GB
124 HWPortCfg root 0,0 1,3 MB 597,3 MB
126 sudo root 0,0 548 KB 2,32 GB
127 HWNetCfg root 0,0 1,2 MB 597,4 MB
128 coreaudiod _coreaudio 0,0 4,9 MB 2,34 GB
164 WindowServer _windowser 10,6 78,8 MB 2,69 GB
192 CVMServer root 0,0 984 KB 2,33 GB
228 netbiosd _netbios 0,0 2,5 MB 2,35 GB
242 prl_naptd root 0,0 8,3 MB 2,37 GB
244 logind root 0,0 1,6 MB 2,33 GB
258 prl_disp_service root 0,0 17,3 MB 2,40 GB
267 launchd _spotlight 0,0 776 KB 2,34 GB
268 launchd default 0,0 1,4 MB 2,34 GB
275 distnoted _spotlight 0,0 1,1 MB 2,33 GB
277 distnoted default 0,0 2,9 MB 2,34 GB
283 UserEventAgent default 0,0 8,1 MB 2,37 GB
287 Dock default 0,0 35,4 MB 2,42 GB
288 talagent default 0,0 7,5 MB 2,37 GB
289 SystemUIServer default 0,0 24,2 MB 2,46 GB
290 Finder default 0,0 99,0 MB 2,51 GB
293 fontd default 0,0 5,8 MB 2,38 GB
297 UniversalAccessApp default 0,0 7,2 MB 2,36 GB
298 com.apple.dock.extra default 0,0 11,5 MB 2,37 GB
300 pboard default 0,0 924 KB 2,32 GB
305 mobile_fs_util default 0,0 2,8 MB 592,5 MB
306 warmd_agent default 0,0 1,7 MB 2,33 GB
307 ubd default 0,0 13,8 MB 2,36 GB
312 imagent default 0,0 3,0 MB 2,35 GB
317 AirPort Base Station Agen default 0,0 1,9 MB 2,34 GB
318 PenTabletDriver default 0,0 4,7 MB 623,1 MB
319 prl_naptd default 0,0 7,2 MB 2,36 GB
321 TechToolProAgent default 0,0 8,7 MB 18,37 GB
323 NetUpdateAgent default 0,0 7,2 MB 2,38 GB
324 IntegoStatusItemHelper default 0,0 7,8 MB 2,36 GB
325 Belkin Router Helper default 0,0 912 KB 586,8 MB
327 Mac_SwapperDemon default 0,2 2,1 MB 614,4 MB
329 Folder Actions Dispatcher default 0,0 6,5 MB 2,36 GB
330 netsession_mac_bb22ef0 default 0,1 9,4 MB 751,8 MB
336 TabletDriver default 0,0 2,4 MB 614,1 MB
346 TotalFinderCrashWatcher default 0,0 4,4 MB 2,35 GB
349 mdworker _spotlight 0,0 24,1 MB 2,38 GB
357 Safari default 3,0 75,1 MB 2,55 GB
359 Safari Web Content default 0,6 197,9 MB 3,60 GB
360 filecoordinationd root 0,0 1,8 MB 2,33 GB
365 AppleSpell.service default 0,0 5,2 MB 2,36 GB
379 Flash Player (Safari Inte default 33,6 50,4 MB 807,1 MB
435 Preview default 0,0 34,5 MB 2,44 GB
438 lsboxd default 0,0 3,1 MB 2,36 GB
524 System Information default 0,0 23,1 MB 2,43 GB
576 blued root 0,0 4,0 MB 2,35 GB
1071 mdworker default 0,0 14,0 MB 2,36 GB
1095 AAM Updates Notifier default 0,0 6,8 MB 675,8 MB
1130 Activity Monitor default 10,3 29,0 MB 2,48 GB
1131 xpchelper default 0,0 4,4 MB 2,33 GB
1133 activitymonitord root 3,4 1,4 MB 2,33 GB
1137 automountd root 0,0 1,9 MB 2,34 GB
1140 ReportCrash root 0,0 23,9 MB 2,37 GB
_____________ ~k default is my user, not an admin.
Were they also .tar alerts?
If they were, you might try installing Stuffit and see if it handles opening whatever tarball it's stumbling over.
Also pls post your system.log from around the time of the event. Launch Console in your Utility folder and choose system.log from the Sidebar.
what is tar