Also, the memory in the shuffle is flash. So, even if the batter is dead, it still keeps the data in memory. It doesn't work like memory in your computer where if there is no pow…

well, it wont charge if you plug it into a "low power" usb plub (i.e. one on your keyboard instead of on the back of your mac) In those cases I'm not sure whether, if its complete…

When I plug my iPod shuffle to my iBook and while it is updating the playlist in iTunes, is it charging at the same time?

Quote: Originally posted by andretan: When I plug my iPod shuffle to my iBook and while it is updating the playlist in iTunes, is it charging at the same time? Yes.

Quote: Originally posted by Randman: Yes. Thanks Rand.

There are enough people that have the same problem that I thought it prudent to help people figure this out. First, let me define a couple of terms: Freeze: this is when the mou…

If your computer is freezing: This is almost always a hardware problem. There is no known software mechanism in OS X that allows a freeze. One thing you can do to verify a freez…

If your computer is panicking: This is the more difficult situation to generalize. This could be caused by virtually any piece of bad hardware or hardware related software softwa…

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…

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…

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…

Well, just got my fourth KP ever: Quote: Sat Apr 2 23:56:32 2005 panic(cpu 0): OSArray::_RESERVEDOSArray1 called Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0: Backtrace: …

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…

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…

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…

I had a freeze and forced shut down my ibook. When I restarted the screen that appeared was :/root# my name. I have no idea what to do but do know enough not to fool around wit…

type "reboot" and hit "enter"

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…

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…

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…

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'…

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…

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…

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…

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…