digitalmars.D - WHAT IS DMD and how did it get on my Mac?
- Lydia (14/14) Nov 24 2021 Hello Guys,
- Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= (5/11) Nov 24 2021 These are Apple services.
- Lydia (21/32) Nov 24 2021 Ola, thanks for responding.....BUT, although this app (dmd) runs
- Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= (10/13) Nov 24 2021 DMD and PKD are two of many services (programs) that Apple are
- Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= (4/7) Nov 24 2021 Ask them to back up your data and do a clean install. I have done
- Lydia (4/11) Nov 24 2021 THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH!!!!
- Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= (4/16) Nov 24 2021 Also make sure you copy all your most valuable files to a memory
- FeepingCreature (10/25) Nov 24 2021 To be explicitly clear, DMD (in our sense) is a compiler for the
- FeepingCreature (9/17) Nov 24 2021 Update: From an oblique reference in the PDF of the slides for a
- Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= (6/10) Nov 24 2021 Manual page:
- Lydia (33/52) Nov 24 2021 Thank you so much for responding.
- FeepingCreature (5/19) Nov 24 2021 Yes, again, even though the DigitalMars D compiler DMD is
- rikki cattermole (3/6) Nov 24 2021 This has nothing to do with us.
Hello Guys, Lydia here. I am completely ignorant as to what DMD is. I understand that DMD is an app you install on a Mac. I did not install this on my computer. I just upgraded my iMac to Monterey hoping to escape a hacker. BUT NOW...whenever I reboot my machine, one of the first things that opens (accompanied by a Blacked out screen) is a process called DMD and another one PKD. Once these two are done loading, my actual screen and other apps (finally) begin to load. I am extremely upset about this and searching for answers. What commands in TERMINAL can I execute to stop this process from being operable on my machine??? Please help.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:12:54 UTC, Lydia wrote:I just upgraded my iMac to Monterey hoping to escape a hacker. BUT NOW...whenever I reboot my machine, one of the first things that opens (accompanied by a Blacked out screen) is a process called DMD and another one PKD. Once these two are done loading, my actual screen and other apps (finally) begin to load.These are Apple services. https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Services https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/220918/pkd-process-on-el-capitan/220923 I am not sure if it is advisable to shut them down.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:36:23 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:12:54 UTC, Lydia wrote:Ola, thanks for responding.....BUT, although this app (dmd) runs on MacOS, it isn't indigenous. I FOUND THIS: About the App App name: dmd Description: D programming language compiler for OS X App Website: https//dlang.org Install the App: 1. Press command + space and type TERMINAL and press enter/return key. 2.Run in Terminal app: ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https//raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install" 2> /dev/null ...and press enter/return key. When prompted give password. 3. Run: brew install dmd Done! You can now use dmd on your MacOs.I just upgraded my iMac to Monterey hoping to escape a hacker. BUT NOW...whenever I reboot my machine, one of the first things that opens (accompanied by a Blacked out screen) is a process called DMD and another one PKD. Once these two are done loading, my actual screen and other apps (finally) begin to load.These are Apple services. https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Services https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/220918/pkd-process-on-el-capitan/220923 I am not sure if it is advisable to shut them down.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:15:05 UTC, Lydia wrote:Ola, thanks for responding.....BUT, although this app (dmd) runs on MacOS, it isn't indigenous.DMD and PKD are two of many services (programs) that Apple are running in the background on your computer to make sure that your computer functions correctly. They are shipped with your computer and are located here: /usr/libexec/ Do not remove them! After an install these services may have to do cleanup. If this problem persist, I suggest you take your iMac to a local Apple service location.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:25:16 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:After an install these services may have to do cleanup. If this problem persist, I suggest you take your iMac to a local Apple service location.Ask them to back up your data and do a clean install. I have done that in the past on my iMac to fix similar issues.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:29:43 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:25:16 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH!!!! I truly appreciate your feedback.After an install these services may have to do cleanup. If this problem persist, I suggest you take your iMac to a local Apple service location.Ask them to back up your data and do a clean install. I have done that in the past on my iMac to fix similar issues.
Nov 24 2021
Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= <ola.fosheim.grostad gmail.com> On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:53:30 UTC, Lydia wrote:On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:29:43 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:Also make sure you copy all your most valuable files to a memory stick before asking someone to do a clean install. Better safe than sorry! Good luck! :-)On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:25:16 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH!!!! I truly appreciate your feedback.After an install these services may have to do cleanup. If this problem persist, I suggest you take your iMac to a local Apple service location.Ask them to back up your data and do a clean install. I have done that in the past on my iMac to fix similar issues.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:12:54 UTC, Lydia wrote:Hello Guys, Lydia here. I am completely ignorant as to what DMD is. I understand that DMD is an app you install on a Mac. I did not install this on my computer. I just upgraded my iMac to Monterey hoping to escape a hacker. BUT NOW...whenever I reboot my machine, one of the first things that opens (accompanied by a Blacked out screen) is a process called DMD and another one PKD. Once these two are done loading, my actual screen and other apps (finally) begin to load. I am extremely upset about this and searching for answers. What commands in TERMINAL can I execute to stop this process from being operable on my machine??? Please help.To be explicitly clear, DMD (in our sense) is a compiler for the D Programming Language (DigitalMars D). This is *not* the same binary as your DMD process, which is a Mac/iPhone internal thing. Their DMD is only coincidentally named the same as our DMD. I have no idea what com.apple.dmd does, and I don't know if anyone else does either. I can't find anything on Google about it. ~Apple things~, presumably. The D forum comes up as a Google hit for Apple's DMD because Google is guessing that we're related to it. We aren't.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:42:54 UTC, FeepingCreature wrote:On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:12:54 UTC, Lydia wrote:Update: From an oblique reference in the PDF of the slides for a 2017 WWDC talk, it seems the Apple dmd process is related to their device enrollment program? (Guessing device management ... daemon? driver? Compare mdmd for mobile device management.) There seem to be some guides on Google to shut that off, but they all read like things that will ruin your system if you miss a step.I understand that DMD is an app you install on a Mac. I did not install this on my computer.I have no idea what com.apple.dmd does, and I don't know if anyone else does either. I can't find anything on Google about it. ~Apple things~, presumably. The D forum comes up as a Google hit for Apple's DMD because Google is guessing that we're related to it. We aren't.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:57:33 UTC, FeepingCreature wrote:Update: From an oblique reference in the PDF of the slides for a 2017 WWDC talk, it seems the Apple dmd process is related to their device enrollment program? (Guessing device management ... daemon? driver? Compare mdmd for mobile device management.)Manual page: «dmd is the system daemon and user agent processes responsible for backing the DeviceManagement system private framework.»
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:57:33 UTC, FeepingCreature wrote:On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:42:54 UTC, FeepingCreature wrote:Thank you so much for responding. Let me explain why I'm so concerned. I DO BELIEVE that this dmd is being used to give a Remote Device access to my iMac (I have no mobile phone paired with my computer, yet everything RELATED TO an iphone keeps running in the background along with dmd). I also found these instructions on how to download & INSTALL DMD onto Mac for the express purpose of using it to CONTROL DEVICE MANAGEMENT. In many posts I'm finding online, it appears as though "dmd" is an app that some Techies put on their macs, NOT indigenous to Mac itself (**and of course I could be all wrong, but it bothers me that when my iMac boots up it goes to a BLACK SCREEN for about 20 seconds before my landscape loads): About the App App name: dmd Description: D programming language compiler for OS X App Website: https//dlang.org Install the App: 1. Press command + space and type TERMINAL and press enter/return key. 2.Run in Terminal app: ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https//raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install" 2> /dev/null ...and press enter/return key. When prompted give password. 3. Run: brew install dmd Done! You can now use dmd on your MacOs.On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 08:12:54 UTC, Lydia wrote:Update: From an oblique reference in the PDF of the slides for a 2017 WWDC talk, it seems the Apple dmd process is related to their device enrollment program? (Guessing device management ... daemon? driver? Compare mdmd for mobile device management.) There seem to be some guides on Google to shut that off, but they all read like things that will ruin your system if you miss a step.I understand that DMD is an app you install on a Mac. I did not install this on my computer.I have no idea what com.apple.dmd does, and I don't know if anyone else does either. I can't find anything on Google about it. ~Apple things~, presumably. The D forum comes up as a Google hit for Apple's DMD because Google is guessing that we're related to it. We aren't.
Nov 24 2021
On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 09:21:30 UTC, Lydia wrote:App name: dmd Description: D programming language compiler for OS X App Website: https//dlang.org Install the App: 1. Press command + space and type TERMINAL and press enter/return key. 2.Run in Terminal app: ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https//raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install" 2> /dev/null ...and press enter/return key. When prompted give password. 3. Run: brew install dmd Done! You can now use dmd on your MacOs.Yes, again, even though the DigitalMars D compiler DMD is available for Mac on Homebrew, it is **unrelated** to the com.apple.dmd process. They're two binaries that coincidentally have the same name.
Nov 24 2021
On 24/11/2021 10:23 PM, FeepingCreature wrote:Yes, again, even though the DigitalMars D compiler DMD is available for Mac on Homebrew, it is **unrelated** to the com.apple.dmd process. They're two binaries that coincidentally have the same name.This has nothing to do with us. We are simply being helpful to someone in need :)
Nov 24 2021