OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Third Party Product Compatibility Info

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Third Party Product Compatibility Information

64-bit vs 32-bit

• Printer drivers that are not included with 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 Mountain Lion.

Companies

• Adobe = blog posting
• Apogee = compatibility statement
• Apple Source = compatibility report
• Avid = knowledge base article
• Blackmagic Design = press release
• C-Command (SpamSieve / EagleFiler / DropDMG) = blog posting
• FileMaker = compatibility chart
• Finale = knowledge base article
• Intego = all products Mountain Lion compatible with a software update
• Microsoft = Office for Mac blog post
• Native Instruments = support article
• Nikon = compatibility statement
• Propellerhead = compatibility statement
• Rogue Amoeba = compatibility status report
• Roland = compatibility statement
• Sonos = blog posting
• Steinberg = compatibility statement
• Vectorworks = knowledge base FAQ

Printer And Scanner Manufacturers

• Brother = Support Statement
• Canon (Europe) = PDF lists of supported products
• Epson = Mountain Lion support page (USA site)
• Fiery = System 8 Release 2 and later Fiery products 10.8 driver
• Fuji-Xerox = No specific info so keep checking the Fuji-Xerox Support site
• Hewlett Packard (Printers) = support document
• Hewlett Packard (Scanners) = support document
• Lanier = No specific info so keep checking their support site
• Lexmark = support page
• OKI = compatibility 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

• Ableton Live = 10.8 supported with v8.3.1 or later
• Adobe Acrobat 9 = 10.8 supported with v9.5.1 or later - see our article on keeping Adobe products up-to-date
• Adobe Acrobat vX = 10.8 supported with v10.1.3 or later - see our article on keeping Adobe products up-to-date
• Adobe Creative Suite CS5, CS5.5 or CS6 = 10.8 supported with latest up-to-date version - see our article on keeping Adobe products up-to-date
• Adobe InDesign = may crash when certain dialogue boxes appear - temp fix if needed
• Alsoft DiskWarrior 4 = 10.8 supported with v4.4 or later
• Carbon Copy Cloner = 10.8 supported with v3.5 or later
• CrashPlan = 10.8 supported with v3.21 or later
• Cubase 6.x = forum statement
• Default Folder X = 10.8 supported with v4.4.12 or later
• DEVONagent = 10.8 supported with v3.3 or later
• Dropbox = 10.8 supported with v1.4.12 or later
• Fetch = 10.8 supported with v5.7.2 or later
• Fiery Command Workstation = 10.8 supported with Package Release 3e / v5.3.1 or later
• Microsoft Office 2008 = 10.8 supported with v12.3.3 or later - see our article on keeping Microsoft products up-to-date
• Microsoft Office 2011 = 10.8 supported with v14.2.3 or later - see our article on keeping Microsoft products up-to-date
• Microsoft One Drive (formerly SkyDrive) = 10.8 supported with v17.0.0 or later
• Norton AntiVirus 12 for Mac = 10.8 supported with latest installer
• Norton Internet Security 5 for Mac = 10.8 supported with latest installer
• Parallels Desktop for Mac = 10.8 supported with v7.0.15104.778994 or later - see Parallels' knowledge base article
• QuarkXPress = 10.8 supported with v9.3.1 or later
• Snapz Pro X = 10.8 supported with v2.5 or later
• Soundboard = 10.8 supported with v2.2.1 or later
• TechTool Pro = 10.8 supported with v6.0.5 or later
• Toast Titanium = 10.8 supported with 11.1 update (use built-in updater to update)
• Winclone = 10.8 supported with v3.4 or later

Network Attached Storage (NAS) Products

• AppleShare IP (ASIP) – You are out of luck - no update will be issued.
• 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 Mountain Lion. If you install Mountain 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 Mountain Lion disc image and open it so it mounts on your desktop.
  7. In the mounted Mountain 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 (Mountain 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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