Time Machine (The backup volume could not be found).

compaqdrew · #1 02-19-2008, 01:37 PM

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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timdsmith72 · #2 02-19-2008, 04:58 PM

As root:
cd /System/Library/Extensions
find IONetworkingFamily.kext -exec xattr -d com.apple.quarantine {} \;

Let it run...takes a minute or two. and ignore the errors...

EDIT: Took out un-needed quotes.

monsieur.d · #3 02-19-2008, 05:18 PM

I'm getting the same error. Will try when I get home and post the results. Thanks!

altair1979 · #4 02-19-2008, 06:23 PM

Same problem here with external USB hard drive...
All I get is error message: "No such xattr: com.apple.quarantine"

backup still fails

there must be a way around this

rumar4u · #5 02-19-2008, 07:06 PM

Well i had the same issue, but i fixed it, putting the new AppleSMBIOS.kext, IONetworking.kext, NVinject.kext (0.2.1 Latest) (Chown & Chmod) them diskrepair, Also in the Options i disabled it, then put it back and put all the other disc Except the one that is supposed to backup.

Check your QE & CI also if you happen to get them right you'll have Time Machine up and Running

monsieur.d · #6 02-19-2008, 08:28 PM

I've tried what timdsmith72 suggested + repaired permissions + reboot. Still not working.

rumar4u, could you explain in detail what you did and where you got those kexts from (AppleSMBIOS and IONetworking.kext).

Also, I don't understand what you did in "in the Options i disabled it, then put it back and put all the other disc Except the one that is supposed to backup"

Thanks for the help.

D.

rumar4u · #7 02-19-2008, 09:41 PM

How to get started...OK
Zephyrot installation 10.5.2 (told by him) is supposed to have the new AppleSMBIOS.kext & IONetworking.kext to prevent errors
In Macs there are NO so called "drivers" but rather "Files with Instrucctions" to get the Hardware up and running
Kexts are the so called "drivers" or Files with Instrucctions" to make other things work properly
my suggestion is: Open Terminal (go to Applications & Utilities Folder)
there you type: sudo -s (which gives you total access as SuperMan) and your password
its supposed to appear in root mode, by the way if you have the Root Mode you can type in Capital or small letters and everything will work normal, when you dont have sudo -s ie: like DVD's terminal you must type the Correct Name with their correct Capital letters...
anyway after root mode type: cd /system/library/extensions/ && chown -R root:wheel * && chmod -R 755 * when it finishes type: diskutil repairpermissions / and when it finishes type: reboot
when it gets back go to the System Preferences and open Time Machine, there if you have the Time Machine "ON" it will appear the options button and there you do what i just told you before in the previous post

Beforce asking me again for this try for once to think a bit for yourself so you can learn up and teach others. Mess around with it until you get it done. Dont start another thread before getting this going
hope it helps you...

timdsmith72 · #8 02-19-2008, 09:51 PM

Yeah, you have to have the 'fixed' IONetworking.kext (which i assume the install came with...)

monsieur.d · #9 02-20-2008, 03:36 AM

rumar4u: thanks for the answer. I was not asking what kexts are or how to install them, but I was a bit lost in your first post because I had those files installed (did a fresh 10.5.2 install with Zephyroth's disk). I appreciate that you took the time to reply, but you don't need to tell me to think for myself and how to behave in a forum. If you used a nforce lan card, you'd know what I contributed to the hackintosh community.

Anyway, back to the topic: I tried installing new AppleSMBIOS and IONEtworkingFamily from www.netkas.org, but still get the same error. It must be something else.

woody970 · #10 02-20-2008, 09:22 AM

monsieur.d: I too was having the same problem as you and compaqdrew the first poster in this thread. What I did is I followed rumar4u's post above, however that did not fix it at least not all the way. I searched a few more forums for this issue and found out the the Time Machine program is linked to your network connection in that it needs a unique identifier in order to operate. See the attached link to that thread for more information on it, as I'm not that familiar with mac yet but I'm learning. http://forum.osx86scene.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=109&start=45&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
After reading this thread I realized that my computer has an onboard lan connection ( as most do ) but it's not connected due tho the fact that i connect to my network through a usb network card. During my first attempts to use Time Machine I had the USB network card removed and my USB disk drive connected which resulted in the error. Once I connected the network card and the disk drive at the same time the Time Machine app started to work as designed. I have attached a screen shot of my desktop to show you that it is indeed working. I hope this helps, good luck.