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The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #4

What if I can't get my machine to boot to read the panic.log? or What if there isno panic.log? After you hear the chime, hold down command-v. This will boot your machine in verbo…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Detrius

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #5

What if the panic is caused by the Apple ATA driver? or What if my machine stopped responding, and when I rebooted I got a blinking question mark? Suspect either failing ATA hardw…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Detrius

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #6

A few final notes: Bad RAM is very common. If most of your programs are crashing unexpectedly, or you are getting a lot of kernel panics, suspect bad RAM. Keep in mind that rei…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Detrius

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #8

Quote: Originally Posted by Detrius What commonly happens is that one day, the RAM stops functioning properly, but the computer keeps running. The user notices a few programs q…
MacNN Troubleshooting by namannik

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #9

I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this post, but I desperately need some help with my powerbook. I'm well-versed on handling Windows crashes, but I'm relatively new to O…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Ann

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #10

Quote: Originally Posted by Ann I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this post, but I desperately need some help with my powerbook. I'm well-versed on handling Windows c…
MacNN Troubleshooting by CharlesS

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #13

Start into single-user mode by holding down the Command and S keys at startup, and when you get to the prompt, type this command: fsck -fy If it finds any problems and repairs th…
MacNN Troubleshooting by CharlesS

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #14

Thank you for a response. I got in touch with APPLE CARE and they walked me thru the above suggestions. I had to end up with an archive and install and after running TECH TOOL I re…
MacNN Troubleshooting by mollusk

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #15

I have had a persistent shutdown panic ever since updating to Tiger. The log file did not show a particular application to be causing the problem. The Hardware Test Disk gave my co…
MacNN Troubleshooting by John Strung

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #16

Hi John, Thanks for that tip. I had tried everything else to resolve a similar issue on my PB 1.25 and that seems to have done the trick. I'll give it a full to see for sure. Can'…
MacNN Troubleshooting by TerryJ

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #17

I am beginning to wonder if there is a general problem with the Tiger install corrupting parameters. My daughter's ibook would not recognize her CD drive after updating. I used the…
MacNN Troubleshooting by John Strung

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #18

Well, I've already had my first freeze of the day since running the open firmware procedure but it happened under a little different circumsttances. Instead of freezing with a kern…
MacNN Troubleshooting by TerryJ

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #19

I am in such deep trouble, I hope someone here can help me. I installed Tiger on my 667 G4 Powerbook (512 megs of RAM). I only had like 3 gigs of hard drive space but was still abl…
MacNN Troubleshooting by ramberk

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #20

Boot from a CD using the C key. If it won't boot from the CD, try zapping the PRAM by holding down Command-Option-P-R at startup. Then try booting from the CD again with the C key…
MacNN Troubleshooting by CharlesS

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #21

I have an iMac 800 w/ 512MB running OS 10.3.9. The last few weeks, expose will quit working, then sometime later the dock will quit. Usually I only have firefox, itunes, iphoto, …
MacNN Troubleshooting by iLikebeer

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #22

Hey everybody, Just a little update on my PB situation. After trying everything logical from a reset standpoint, I started looking at hardware. Of course memory was one of the fi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by TerryJ

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #23

Quote: Originally Posted by TerryJ Hey everybody, Just a little update on my PB situation. After trying everything logical from a reset standpoint, I started looking at hardwa…
MacNN Troubleshooting by xi_hyperon

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #24

Hi xi_hyperon, Not sure if memtest will be as thorough as AHT but it might be worth a try since you are not close to your disks right now. As I said, it took AHT quite a few loops…
MacNN Troubleshooting by TerryJ

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #25

Quote: Originally Posted by TerryJ Hi xi_hyperon, Not sure if memtest will be as thorough as AHT but it might be worth a try since you are not close to your disks right now. As…
MacNN Troubleshooting by xi_hyperon

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #26

Well, I have been running 10.4.1 on my PBG4 1.33 for almost a week now and love it. I also installed PS CS2 and it seems to work great in the new environment sans an occasional, …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Daniel Bayer

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #27

Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Bayer Well, I have been running 10.4.1 on my PBG4 1.33 for almost a week now and love it. I also installed PS CS2 and it seems to work great …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Daniel Bayer

The thread for computer freezes/panics/crashes — #28

I was having constant kernel panics from the Tiger install DVD. I was worried that the problem might be with the DVD drive (since all prior installs were from CDs), so I put the ma…
MacNN Troubleshooting by zandacar
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