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[Meatychi]

Hi Peeps!

I recently backed up my Powerbook G4 1.25ghz running Tiger 10.4.11 using carbon copy cloner. After checking that the clone boots up ok I proceeded to re-install OS X 10.4.

My only problem is that iPhoto 7.1.3 is no longer working. I copied the iphoto library over from my backup, however every time I launch the app, the icon bounces up and down a couple of times and then nothing else.

Can someone assist?

[hayne]

Use the "Console" application (in /Applications/Utilities) to look at both the console and system logs. Show us (via copy & paste) any messages that occurred around the time when you tried to run iPhoto.

[Meatychi]

Consider me a newb to the console - What do i do?

[Meatychi]

Host Name: meaty-chis-powerbook-g4-15
Date/Time: 2008-07-10 19:30:29.228 +0100
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S165)
Report Version: 4

Command: iPhoto
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Parent: WindowServer [55]

Version: 7.1.3 (7.1.3)

PID: 219
Thread: Unknown

Link (dyld) error:

Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/iLifeMediaBrowser
Referenced from: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Reason: image not found

[hayne]

Ok - you are running the "Console" application - right?
It shows you the messages from a log file. There are several log files and you can choose which one is shown by selecting it in the list at the left side of the Console window. If the list is not showing, click on the "Show Log List" button at the left side of the toolbar.

Look at the "system.log" and at the "Console Messages". Note that each message is time-stamped. Use the time & date on the messages to find those that occurred around the time you tried to launch iPhoto.

[Meatychi]

Thanks Hayne - The console proved to be very useful.

Solution:

I copied the files that were missing as per the logs that were created.

Host Name: meaty-chis-powerbook-g4-15
Date/Time: 2008-07-10 19:30:29.228 +0100
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S165)
Report Version: 4

Command: iPhoto
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Parent: WindowServer [55]

Version: 7.1.3 (7.1.3)

PID: 219
Thread: Unknown

Link (dyld) error:

Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/iLifeMediaBrowser
Referenced from: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Reason: image not found
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Host Name: meaty-chis-powerbook-g4-15
Date/Time: 2008-07-10 19:35:58.904 +0100
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S165)
Report Version: 4

Command: iPhoto
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Parent: WindowServer [55]

Version: 7.1.3 (7.1.3)

PID: 229
Thread: Unknown

Link (dyld) error:

Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GraphicsAppSupport.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ImageKit.framework/Versions/A/ImageKit
Referenced from: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/iLifeMediaBrowser
Reason: image not found

All working now ! SPOT ON!

[ThreeDee]

Looks like part of iPhoto is missing, so it can't startup. Your photos are safe, but you need to reinstall iPhoto for it to work again.

[Meatychi]

No need to re-install just copy the files that are creating the errors over from backup!

[philip smith]

Exactly the same thing is happening to me (idvd is also not working) after i have just swapped to a new bigger hard drive, swap went well, reloaded Tiger then used Migration assistant to swap over everything from my Lacie firewire backup drive. Every thing works perfectly (even my old emails are there!!) but iphoto and idvd wont open, click the icon in the dock one bounce them nothing. Error message in the console thing reads for iphoto

===== Tuesday, 22 July 2008 19:31:23 Europe/London =====
dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/iLifeMediaBrowser
Referenced from: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Reason: image not found
Jul 22 19:31:26 Philip-Smiths-Computer crashdump[392]: iPhoto crashed
Jul 22 19:31:26 Philip-Smiths-Computer crashdump[392]: crash report written to: /Users/philipsmith/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/iPhoto.crash.log

and for idvd

===== Tuesday, 22 July 2008 19:33:01 Europe/London =====
dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/iLifeMediaBrowser
Referenced from: /Applications/iDVD.app/Contents/MacOS/iDVD
Reason: image not found
Jul 22 19:33:06 Philip-Smiths-Computer crashdump[395]: iDVD crashed
Jul 22 19:33:06 Philip-Smiths-Computer crashdump[395]: crash report written to: /Users/philipsmith/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/iDVD.crash.log

I realise i need to copy over some files from my backup to replace some corrupt ones on the new HD but i don't know which ones to copy and from where.

Sorry if this is basic stuff but i'm fairly clueless with stuff like this


Thanks

Phil