T-Mobile Order Tracking

While attempting to tack my SIM card order from T-Mobile I kept getting error message from UPS such as:

>>> The number you entered is not a valid tracking number (e.g. typical format is 1Z9999999999999999). Review the number provided or contact the sender to verify the number.

If you get the above message it means they are using a UPS service called "Mail Innovations".  The T-Mobile website indicates you can "Track by Reference" and use your phone number for the "Shipment Reference" but that did not succeed either.  The new error was:

>>>UPS could not locate the shipment details for your request. Verify your information and try again.

The solution on the UPS site is to use the "Track by Number" section and prefix the tracking number from the T-Mobile order status page.  My tracking number from the T-Mobile page is shown in the image below:

Take the long tracking number and prefix "92" to the front of it in the "Tracking or InfoNotice Numbers" section of the UPS tracking page.  Do not use "Track by Reference" so you should see similar to this:

Rosy Maple Moth

Caught this guy on our window in the Raleigh, NC area last weekend.

Multibeast Installation Failure from Missing kexts

If tonymacx86's Multibeast shows installation failure then open the Mac application named "Console".

On the left side of the Console look for

/var/log

and open it by selecting the grey triangle.  Indented below you will see

install.log

Select install.log to show its contents on the right.  Now click the clear display button to have a clean console.

(Re)run the MultiBeast Package to generate the console output that will help diagnose the installation failure.  The console should now have a lot of text. Scroll to the end and start eyeing up the output from the bottom looking for the following:

Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: WinbondW836x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: RadeonX.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: NuvotonNCT677x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: NSCPC8739x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: ITEIT87x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: IntelCPUMonitor.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: FintekF718x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: ACPISensors.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: WinbondW836x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: Prelink failed for org.mozodojo.WinbondW836x; aborting prelink.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: Failed to generate prelinked kernel.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: Child process /usr/sbin/kextcache[18903] exited with status 71.
Jun  5 21:37:24 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: kextcache: Error 107 rebuilding /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache.
Jun  5 21:37:25 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: PackageKit: releasing backupd
Jun  5 21:37:25 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: PackageKit: allow user idle system sleep
Jun  5 21:37:25 scotts-mac-pro.local installd[18884]: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=121 "An error occurred while updating system extension information." UserInfo=0x7fdd9b81a730 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7fdd9b81d140 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (kextcache error 71.)", NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while updating system extension information., arguments=(
     "-update-volume",
     "/",
     "-Installer"
 )} {
     NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while updating system extension information.";
     NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=kextcache Code=71 \"The operation couldn\U2019t be completed. (kextcache error 71.)\"";
     arguments =     (
         "-update-volume",
         "/",
         "-Installer"
     );
 }

The lines (from above) point to the problem excerpted below:

kextcache: WinbondW836x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: RadeonX.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: NuvotonNCT677x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: NSCPC8739x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: ITEIT87x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: IntelCPUMonitor.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: FintekF718x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: ACPISensors.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.
kextcache: WinbondW836x.kext - no dependency found for org.netkas.FakeSMC.

***FakeSMC is not the problem and the list above will vary between systems***
The problems are the kexts such as WinbondW836x.kext. To resolve the problem by moving the problem kexts to my temp directory. Open Terminal and change directory to tmp directory

cd /tmp

Then for each problem kext found above move it to the tmp directory with the following commands.

sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/<my bad kext>.kext .

Do the above for each problem kext. Rerun Multibeast and you should be ok. If you still have an failure double check the install.log for any kexts that may have been missed.

If you still have problems or have a different problem search the forums at TonyMacX86.

Four Day Weekends

This should be a headline from The Onion.


Spain's Beloved Four-Day Weekends Are At Risk

NPR has the details.

Reckless Financing

Reckless financing causes bubbles...

See Housing:

or Student Loans:

And most stunning, Japanese government debt:

Most Interesting Timing

The mortgage settlement being worked on between nearly all state attorney generals and the five largest mortgage services is coming to the close. As pointed out on Naked Capitalism here, here, and here this settlement is looking like a slap on the wrist for the servicers with an extra helping of moral hazard.  The state is absolving them of further liability and prosecution. This stinks of more state shielding of [bankers, bond holders, unions] with large bailouts, little consumer relief and no criminal investigations.

How many prosecutions have there been during this entire crisis?  Subpoenas?

Most interesting is the timing of the settlement - before Christmas.  The best way to give bad news is to do it before a holiday when it will get forgotten.  That is Public Relations 101 - give the bad news when nobody will notice it.

I expect to see the settlement next Wednesday or Thursday of next week.

Further Reading:
Calculated Risk
Mish's Global Economic Trends Analysis

Obama Failed Math

Obama proposes to spend 3% of GDP to get a 2% boost - no thank you.

Obama's big jobs plan, according to economists at Goldman, Moody's, and JPMorgan, will boost GDP 2%. What happened to the 1.5 multiplier in the 2009 mega stimulus, which never materialized. The 2009 plan projected further that unemployment would not go over 8% with the ARRA. Notice the bold claims from the administration are not quite so specific. Expect to hear the stories of roads to nowhere, pet projects, programs that cost $400,000 per job, and an unemployment rate that does not go down to the claimed 7%. This program will NOT create 1.9 million jobs and unemployment will go up when labor force participation is factored in.

Government jobs plans don't materially create jobs on net. This plan spends over 3% of GDP to get a hoped for 2% GDP boost – there is no money back guarantee. We are borrowing the economy toward insolvency. The ability to print money does not change this.

References:

Bloomberg Article