[OSX-Users] Re: OS X Mountain Lion (Gold Master) released

[Tim Chown]

Hit send too soon... doesn't matter whether you're on ECS-WLAN or eduroam so long as you VPN first.

If you don't have eduroam coverage, let Andy Landells know.

Tim

On 11 Jul 2012, at 13:36, Tim Chown wrote:

> I can confirm it's OK from eduroam using VPN (to staffvpn.ecs.soton.ac.uk).
> 
> Run the VPN first, then in the Finder do "Go.. connect to server", and then plug in cifs://software.ecs.soton.ac.uk/software, and then enter your ECS credentials to complete the drive mount.
> 
> If you're not VPNed correctly, you'll not get the login window to mount the drive.
> 
> Tim
> 
> On 11 Jul 2012, at 10:02, Neil White wrote:
> 
>> Jules,
>> 
>> I can't seem to get access to the software server from my new Mac Air. I
>> can only get a signal for ECSWlan (not Eduroam from my office!!!), so I'm
>> guessing that this is the issue? I have tried to vpn but that doesn't
>> work. Any ideas?
>> 
>> Neil
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/07/2012 19:57, "Jules Field" <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Folks,
>>> 
>>> The waiting is basically over.
>>> Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.0) has reached Gold Master status.
>>> 
>>> This means that Apple still have the right to change it before it is
>>> released for download by the general public, but it's very rare that
>>> anyone does change it due to the astronomical cost of doing so. They
>>> start building it into new hardware coming off the production line
>>> today, so any changes have to be applied to new Macs that are already in
>>> their shrink-wrap on their way to the Apple Stores and distribution
>>> centres around the world.
>>> 
>>> So if you want to download it, you can get it from
>>>   cifs://software.ecs.soton.ac.uk/software
>>> then look in the images/apple/Mountain Lion directory.
>>> Copy the Gold Master installer application to your /Applications folder
>>> and run it. It will upgrade your Mac and reboot again when it's finished.
>>> 
>>> Note: If you have installed the beta release of "Messages" at any time,
>>> uninstall this and restart *before* you start installing Mountain Lion.
>>> The option to uninstall it is in the "Messages" menu of the Messages
>>> application.
>>> 
>>> Jules
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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