Brand New MacBook Pro 15" Quad Core 2.3 GHZ & Mountain Lion.
Confirmed Microphone is working. Can ask Chrome Questions and even Speakable Items Works
But Dictation Does Not...
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2012 2.3Ghz,
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
Thank you for this help.... I did exactly what you suggested and the console does report a problem.
Here's the details... Not too much pasted just the action of Dictation in the Notes App reported by Console.
7/13/13 8:03:55.159 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[140]: (com.apple.assistantd[1083]) Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault: 11
7/13/13 8:03:55.274 PM ReportCrash[1085]: Saved crash report for assistantd[1083] version 25.4 to /Users/roberthartle/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/assistantd_2013-07-13-200355 _Roberts-MacBook-Pro.crash
7/13/13 8:03:55.276 PM ReportCrash[1085]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Users/roberthartle/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/assistantd_2 013-07-13-164742_Roberts-MacBook-Pro.crash
7/13/13 8:04:07.461 PM sandboxd[1088]: ([1087]) mdworker(1087) deny file-write-owner /Users/roberthartle/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes/Notes V1.storedata-wal (import fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005F diag:0 uti:com.apple.notes.externalrecord plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Notes.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 3316845)
7/13/13 8:04:07.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1088) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
7/13/13 8:04:07.467 PM sandboxd[1088]: ([1087]) mdworker(1087) deny file-write-owner /Users/roberthartle/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes/Notes V1.storedata-shm (import fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005F diag:0 uti:com.apple.notes.externalrecord plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Notes.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 3316845)
Thank you very much
Rob
Still in the Console window, look under User Diagnostic Reports for crash reports related to the process "assistantd". The report name starts with the name of the crashed process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report and post the entire contents — again, the text, not a screenshot. In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.) Please don’t post shutdownStall, spin, or hang logs — they're very long and not helpful.
Okay... here's the info you requested... there's more below this report that contines with "Binary Images...etc" but did not think you wanted all that.. hope this helps... PS I'm on WiFI
FYI: Apple Tech Support Called me and we tried the following: RESET PRAM, Looked at Network Prefs, Logged in as another User or Guest but no change.....
BEGIN REPORT FROM CONSOLE
Process: assistantd [1355]
Path: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AssistantServices.framework/assistantd
Identifier: assistantd
Version: 25.4
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [140]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2013-07-13 22:25:25.451 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
Report Version: 10
Crashed Thread: 7 Dispatch queue: ADSpeechManagerQueue
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000002
VM Regions Near 0x2:
-->
__TEXT 000000010a373000-000000010a614000 [ 2692K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AssistantServices.framework/assistantd
Application Specific Information:
objc_msgSend() selector name: respondsToSelector:
Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813d686 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813cc42 mach_msg + 70
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff87442233 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 195
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff87447916 __CFRunLoopRun + 1078
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff874470e2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff8b09a7ee -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 268
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff8b0331aa -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) run] + 74
7 assistantd 0x000000010a374c30 0x10a373000 + 7216
8 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff8aa8b7e1 start + 1
Thread 1:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813f6d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35ff4c _pthread_workq_return + 25
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35fd13 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a34a1d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 2:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813fd16 kevent + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa77dea _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 883
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa779ee _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54
Thread 3:: Dispatch queue: ADCommandCenterQueue
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813fffa read + 10
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff8b0d0c6b _NSReadFromFileDescriptor + 84
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff8b1059b9 -[NSConcreteFileHandle readDataOfLength:] + 287
3 com.apple.framework.SPSupport 0x000000010a77b721 -[SPDocument _reportFromHelperToolForDataType:] + 422
4 com.apple.framework.SPSupport 0x000000010a77befb -[SPDocument reportForDataType:] + 164
5 assistantd 0x000000010a38a225 0x10a373000 + 94757
6 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff87bc1236 _class_initialize + 310
7 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff87bc10f3 prepareForMethodLookup + 164
8 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff87bc0eef lookUpMethod + 71
9 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff87bbf2fc objc_msgSend + 188
10 assistantd 0x000000010a38f49c 0x10a373000 + 115868
11 assistantd 0x000000010a3937da 0x10a373000 + 133082
12 assistantd 0x000000010a3816f6 0x10a373000 + 59126
13 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa78f01 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15
14 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa750b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
15 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa7647f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235
16 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa762f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52
17 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa761c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249
18 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35fd0b _pthread_wqthread + 404
19 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a34a1d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 4:: Dispatch queue: SCNetworkReachabilty.concurrent
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813d6c2 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa79c32 _dispatch_thread_semaphore_wait + 16
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa79a92 _dispatch_barrier_sync_f_slow + 188
3 com.apple.SystemConfiguration 0x00007fff8dca5c7d ____SCNetworkReachabilityPerform_block_invoke_0 + 80
4 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa78f01 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15
5 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa750b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
6 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa7a317 _dispatch_async_f_redirect_invoke + 117
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa750b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa761fa _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 304
9 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35fd0b _pthread_wqthread + 404
10 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a34a1d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 5:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813d686 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813cc42 mach_msg + 70
2 com.apple.framework.IOKit 0x00007fff8bd9ea11 io_service_close + 71
3 com.apple.framework.IOKit 0x00007fff8bd5443d IOServiceClose + 16
4 com.apple.audio.AppleHDAHALPlugIn 0x000000010c0e86a1 0x10c0e7000 + 5793
5 com.apple.audio.AppleHDAHALPlugIn 0x000000010c0e9332 0x10c0e7000 + 9010
6 com.apple.audio.AppleHDAHALPlugIn 0x000000010c0e873d 0x10c0e7000 + 5949
7 com.apple.audio.AppleHDAHALPlugIn 0x000000010c0e9a00 0x10c0e7000 + 10752
8 com.apple.audio.AppleHDAHALPlugIn 0x000000010c0ea1c4 0x10c0e7000 + 12740
9 com.apple.audio.AppleHDAHALPlugIn 0x000000010c0e9695 0x10c0e7000 + 9877
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa750b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
11 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa7729b _dispatch_source_invoke + 691
12 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa76305 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 72
13 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa76448 _dispatch_queue_drain + 180
14 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa762f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52
15 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa761c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249
16 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35fd0b _pthread_wqthread + 404
17 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a34a1d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 6:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8813f6d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35ff4c _pthread_workq_return + 25
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35fd13 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a34a1d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 7 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: ADSpeechManagerQueue
0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff87bc050d objc_msgSend_vtable5 + 13
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff8b05819a _NSDescriptionWithLocaleFunc + 50
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff87419a00 __CFStringAppendFormatCore + 13952
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff874634fb _CFStringCreateWithFormatAndArgumentsAux + 107
4 com.apple.AssistantServices 0x000000010a7992e8 _AFLogContext + 216
5 assistantd 0x000000010a395248 0x10a373000 + 139848
6 assistantd 0x000000010a397664 0x10a373000 + 149092
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa78f01 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa750b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa7647f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa762f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52
11 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8aa761c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249
12 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a35fd0b _pthread_wqthread + 404
13 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a34a1d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 7 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x00007fff8b058168 rbx: 0x0000000000000002 rcx: 0x000000010be49920 rdx: 0x00007fff8b259f38
rdi: 0x0000000000000002 rsi: 0x00007fff75464620 rbp: 0x000000010be49570 rsp: 0x000000010be49558
r8: 0x0000000000000007 r9: 0x000000010be4a0c0 r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x00007fdef201f1b1
r12: 0x0000000000000000 r13: 0x0000000000000020 r14: 0x0000000000000000 r15: 0x000000010be4a0c0
rip: 0x00007fff87bc050d rfl: 0x0000000000010246 cr2: 0x0000000000000002
Logical CPU: 6
MORE FOLLOWS AS::::: BUT NOT ALL INCLUDED HERE
Binary Images:
0x10a373000 - 0x10a613ff7 assistantd (25.4) <62536A66-D370-3A95-87CF-6CAECFB7CBDD> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AssistantServices.framework/assistantd
0x10a645000 - 0x10a69fff7 com.apple.SAObjects (1.0 - 2) <4745A72F-F067-3300-864B-FF3C5F035EAE> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SAObjects.framework/Versions/A/SAObjects
0x10a758000 - 0x10a766fff com.apple.AVVoiceController (1.0 - 1) <EE9A0D18-4FE3-3579-BD8D-37D50CA7A2B4> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AVVoiceController.framework/Versions/A/AVVoic eController
0x10a776000 - 0x10a786ff7 com.apple.framework.SPSupport (10.8.1 - 807) <518F572C-6697-3B32-
Step 1
Boot in safe mode.* This will cause certain caches maintained by the system to be rebuilt.
Safe mode is much slower to boot than normal.
When the login screen appears, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and test. There's no need to log in while in safe mode.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. In that case, ask for instructions.
Step 2
If Dictation still doesn't work after booting in safe mode, enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings
. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault in OS X 10.7 or later, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The "Guest User" login created by "Find My Mac" is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
If Dictation didn't work in the guest account, stop here and post your results. If it did work in the guest account, continue.
Step 3
Back up all data.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assistant.plist
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Trash, then log out and log back in. Test.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
The Apple Tech Guy said: "I didn't know anyone used that feature"!!!
Well You've been simply awesome... I did all of this steps 1... then 2 then finally as a last ditch effort #3
I got the little Bell Ding the first time I pressed fn twice, so I thought you had fixed it for me but the bell was all I got...
I spent 2 hours working on this today and feel it's becoming an obsession... I'm all for Givin Up now and waiting for a Whole New OS with Mavericks...
If I can stand some more I'll set up an appt. with the Apple Store locally...
If you have any more ideas I'll certainly be willing to try them but lets not kill ourselves over this annoyance.
Thank you,
Sincerely Grateful, (PS The Apple Tech Guy said: "I didn't know anyone used that feature"!!!
Robert
You haven't solved the problem yet. Do you want to continue with the troubleshooting procedure?
Do you have any network monitors, firewalls, antivirus, "secure keyboard" utilities (some AV software and password managers implement this), or other security software installed on your system? Additionally, are you using any special network setups such as proxies, custom DNS servers, or VPNs to establish your internet connection? These may interfere with the connection to the servers Apple uses to process the dictation service sound bites, and may result in a crash of the dictation backgroun service (assistantd).
If you have these programs and services configured, then try disabling or uninstalling them to see if that helps the situation at all.
Other factors that may contribute are drivers for third-party audio hardware, and parental controls being set to limit the use of Dictation.
Excellent point…. Yes I am a Musician and I have a few older programs installed that very well could be the problem such as REASON 5 and APPLE's LOGIC PRO 9 Plus some Screen Casting software that can record any system audio from any source… so I will eventually try disabling those one at a time to see what the culprit is.
Also I'm taking my MacBook Pro to work tomorrow and hooking straight to ethernet hard line to see if it's my Apt. Bldg. Wi FI. It may have some funky stuff going on in that installation.
Yes… We'll we've eliminated a lot of stuff this weekend so we'll see what the work week brings… Thank you again.
I will be in touch for everyone's benefit when I find out what it was…. Talk to you soon!
Robert P. Hartle, Graphic Designer |
<Email Edited by Host>
Sure... I tried hooking up to ethernet at work... no change... also deleted these & restarted...
1) ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assistant.plist
2) ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assistant.support.plist
3) ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assistant.token.plist
4) Turn Dictation (via the System Preferences) on again
Okay so here's what I did. I changed my DNS settings to Google's DNS settings 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
No Luck
Uninstalled a couple programs that put custom audio drivers in the mix... made sure the drivers were gone...
Some other software I have that might be affecting???
Apple Logic Studio 9.1.8, Reason 5, ScreenFlow, GargeBand w/ all Jam Packs
Anyways I've tried a dozen fixes that was on another Apple thread with the same problem.
Still DEAD....
Thank you for your help if you can think of something else to try..
Sincerely, Robert
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
Triple-click the line of text below on this page to select it:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}' | open -f -a TextEdit
Repeat with this line:
{ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|org\.(amav|apac|cups|isc|ntp|postf|x)/{print $3}'; sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook; sudo crontab -l; } 2> /dev/null | open -f -a TextEdit
{ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'; crontab -l 2> /dev/null; } | open -f -a TextEdit
ls -1A /e*/{la,mach}* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts .la* 2> /dev/null | open -f -a TextEdit
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' | open -f -a TextEdit
You can then quit Terminal.
AFTER STEP ONE:
net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.1.0)
(Telestream is Screenflow Screencasting software)
After Step 2:
com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
com.google.keystone.daemon
com.adobe.SwitchBoard
com.adobe.fpsaud
After Step 3:
com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
com.google.keystone.system.agent
com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud
com.spotify.webhelper
com.adobe.ARM.df0ab5bbe6f698196fcc21e3c1e66dcb758bd911f4d637272d9d8109
com.adobe.ARM.de23d1e3aa2d00ce38d73f10fcbdc8dcaaaf6be989610710a1ddda77
com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
AFTER STEP 4:
/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
AECore.framework
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
Compressor.framework
DSPPublishing.framework
FxPlug.framework
MediaServerAPI.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
PluginManager.framework
ProMetadataSupport.framework
Qmaster.framework
XSKey.framework
iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
iLifeKit.framework
iLifePageLayout.framework
iLifeSQLAccess.framework
iLifeSlideshow.framework
iTunesLibrary.framework
/Library/Input Methods:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
AdobeAAMDetect.plugin
AdobeExManDetect.plugin
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin
flashplayer.xpt
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
/Library/Keyboard Layouts:
/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
com.apple.aelwriter.plist
com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes:
Apple Qmaster.prefPane
Flash Player.prefPane
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
Google Drive Icon Helper
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum
/Library/QuickLook:
iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
/Library/QuickTime:
AppleHDVCodec.component
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
AppleProResCodec.component
DVCPROHDCodec.component
DVCPROHDMuxer.component
DVCPROHDVideoDigitizer.component
DVCPROHDVideoOutput.component
DVCPROHDVideoOutputClock.component
DVCPROHDVideoOutputCodec.component
DesktopVideoOut.component
FCP Uncompressed 422.component
IMXCodec.component
/Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Adobe Unit Types.osax
/Library/Spotlight:
Microsoft Office.mdimporter
iBooksAuthor.mdimporter
iWork.mdimporter
/Library/StartupItems:
/etc/mach_init.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:
com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
Library/Fonts:
Library/Frameworks:
EWSMac-GC.framework
Library/Input Methods:
.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
Library/Keyboard Layouts:
Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.adobe.ARM.de23d1e3aa2d00ce38d73f10fcbdc8dcaaaf6be989610710a1ddda77.plist
com.adobe.ARM.df0ab5bbe6f698196fcc21e3c1e66dcb758bd911f4d637272d9d8109.plist
com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.A26CF78D-D477-4781-B625-41E 0C06E3512.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist
com.linotype.FontFolderProtector.plist
com.spotify.webhelper.plist
Library/PreferencePanes:
Library/Services:
ToastIt.service
Library/Spotlight:
FontMDI.mdimporter
AFTER STEP 5:
FontExplorerXAutoload, iTunesHelper, PopChar, Google Drive, Dropbox
Thank you one Again -- no problem with your very clear instructions...
rob
Back up all data, then uninstall "ScreenFlow" according to the developer's instructions. Reboot and test.
Took out Screenflow and related files i.e. Telestream files, & kext audio plugin...
rebooted.... still no Dictation...
damm..
It was a good idea though... so I'm considering restoring to a Time Machine Backup to 1 month ago when I first got this new MacBook Pro and dictation was working.. but I hate to go through all of this if when all is said and done I still don't have Dictation....
I'm at work now with an unfiltered Wifi No restrictions Plus Ethernet unrestricted....
and she don't work here either... so I dunno... what to try next...
rob
You might try reinstalling OS X on your system. This can be done by rebooting with the Command-R keys held down and then choose the option to reinstall when you get to the OS X Tools window. This will only replace system files on your computer, and not touch your user directories, personal data and settings, and installed applications, though be sure to back up before doing it, just in case. If the problem is with some damage to a system file or two, then this will replace it and may help the situation.
Dictation Does Not Owrk
