OS X 10.7 Lion Third Party Product Compatibility Information

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Third Party Product Compatibility Information

64-bit vs 32-bit

• Printer drivers that are not included with Mac OS X
• Graphics and video "plug-ins" such as those for Adobe Photoshop
• Audio (VST) plug-ins such as those for Logic
• Third party hardware drivers such as those for PCI cards or USB devices
• Drivers for modems
NOTE: Apple's USB modem is not supported in Lion.

Companies

• Adobe = knowledge base article
• Avid = knowledge base article
• Buffalo = PDF compatibility document
• C-Command (SpamSieve / EagleFiler / DropDMG) = statement
• Expert Sleepers (audio plug-ins) = compatibility statement
• FileMaker = compatibility chart
• Finale = notice
• Iomega = compatibility list
• LaCie = Time Machine compatibility
• Native Instruments = knowledge base article
• Norton = compatibility statement
• Quark = official Quark forum post - QuarkXPress 9.1 update now available to download
• Rogue Amoeba = blog posting
• Roxio (Toast / Popcorn) = compatibility report
• Sonos = Now supports Lion see Lion support document
• Vectorworks = Lion compatible 2012 range of software

Printer And Scanner Manufacturers

• Brother = Support Statement
• Canon = Supported List (Australian site)
• Epson = Lion support page (USA site)
• Fuji-Xerox = No specific info so keep checking the Fuji-Xerox Support site
• Hewlett Packard (Printers) = support document
• Hewlett Packard (Scanners) = support document
• Kodak = Printer support page
• Lanier = No specific info so keep checking their support site
• Lexmark = support page
• OKI = support coming in August 2011, see statement
• Ricoh (Gestetner / Infotec) = No specific info so keep checking their support site
• Samsung = No specific info so keep checking their Samsung UK Support site
• Xerox = PDF compatibility document

Individual Products

• 4-Sight Fax Server = 10.7 supported with v7.5.7 or later
• ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac = 10.7 compatible update now available
• Ableton Live 8 = notice + Lion compatible 8.2.5 update
• Adobe Acrobat 7 or earlier = will not run on Lion
• Adobe Creative Suite 1/2 (CS1/CS2) = will not run on Lion
• Adobe GoLive (all versions) = will not run on Lion
• AppleWorks 5/6 = will not run on Lion
• Autodesk AutoCAD 2011 = NOT supported on Lion
• Autodesk Maya 2012 or earlier = "this software has not been qualified to run on Mac OS X 10.7" see this forum post
• Canvas X = will not run on Lion
• Dropbox = 10.7 supported with v1.1.40 or later
• DYMO Label Software = software update available
• Eudora = will not run on Lion
• FileMaker 7 or earlier = will not run on Lion
• Microsoft Office v.X/2004 = will not run on Lion
• Microsoft Office 2008/2011 = blog posting
• Parallels 6 = knowledge base article - Lion compatible Parallels 7 now available
• Parallels Server 4 = knowledge base article
• Retrospect 6 = will not run on Lion
• Roxio Toast 6 or earlier = will not run on Lion
• Propellerhead Recycle = statement
• TC Electronic (TC NEAR) = v2.5.1 update for Lion compatibility
• VMWare Fusion = Lion compatible Fusion Desktop v4 now available

Network Attached Storage (NAS) Products

• Mac OS 7/8/9 file sharing + AppleShare IP (ASIP) – Although no update will be issued for legacy systems you can downgrade Lion's authentication requirements.
• Services For Macintosh (SFM) on Windows Server – Although no update will be issued for SFM you can downgrade Lion's authentication requirements.
• Buffalo NAS - Lion product compatibility PDF list.
• DataRobotics / Drobo - dedicated Lion support area.
• FreeNAS - bug reported and fixed.
• Lacie NAS - updates for many devices available here.
• Microsoft Windows Home Server (including HP MediaSmart Servers): HP have abandoned their original implementation of this software so there will be no update from HP. You could upgrade to Windows Home Server 2011 but then… more information on Windows Home Server:
  • Some implementations of Windows Home Server install Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection software. You can download the latest version from here
  • Windows Home Server uses the older AFP 2 protocol.
  • Microsoft's latest version, Windows Home Server 2011 still includes the older AFP protocol.
  • The Windows Home Server 2011 FAQ has not been updated to reflect its issues with Lion e.g. "Mac users benefit from almost all of the capabilities of Windows Home Server, including using backup and the Launch Pad".
  • The Windows Home Server 2011 Supported operating systems for home computers has not been updated to reflect its issues with Lion e.g. "Mac® Client Computers Mac® OS X v10.5 or later".
  • Windows Home Server 2011 installs an application called "Launchpad" - but so does Lion. If you install Lion first and then try to install WHS's Launchpad on Lion, you can't and currently there is no fix. If you have WHS installed and upgrade to Lion you won't get Lion's Launchpad. Follow these steps to fix:
  1. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications folder and delete the Launchpad application.
  2. Go to Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Microsoft and delete the "Launchpad" folder.
  3. Go to Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences > and delete the "com.microsoft.launchpad.plist" file.
  4. Go to Macintosh HD > Users > ~your home directory > Library > Application Support > Microsoft and delete the "Launchpad" folder.
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Locate the Lion disc image and open it so it mounts on your desktop.
  7. In the mounted Lion disc image go to the Packages folder
  8. Double click the "Essentials.pkg" package to start the software installation.
  9. Follow the on screen instructions to install (Lion's Launchpad application).
  • Proxure have a WHS add-in for Mac backups called KeepVault Connector but there is little information on it and their links don't work
  • Basically even the latest Windows Home Server 2011 has issues for which there is no current fix. Hassle Microsoft by "joining the discussions".
• Netgear/Infrant ReadyNAS - update available here
• QNAP - Firmware v3.5 or later fixes the issue.
• Synology - Download and install Disk Station Manager DSM 3.2 or later.
• Western Digital NAS e.g. "MyBook World" - Time Machine compatibility

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