Type 1 Errors Faq 95 09

From: abrody@worldweb.net (Don't Panic) Subject: Type-1-FAQ-9-28-95.txt Folks, Anyone who has not heard the answer to this FAQ should read this: Why does my ... Application unexpectedly quit? Finder report a Type 1, 2, 3, or 28 error? Finder report an F-line error? Finder report a BusError (Type 1)? All four of these happen basically due to any of the following problems: Your desktop file is corrupted Your PRAM is corrupted An INIT conflict A fragmented hard drive Incompatibility with machine or system Lack of math coprocessor (usually followed by a Finder error 90) Preference file corrupts Internet connection through TurboGopher, Fetch, Telnet, Mosaic, Eudora, or other TCP/IP client application quits with a type 1 error. Solution: To uncorrupt (or rebuild) your desktop file, after the About this Macintosh screen disappears during startup, press the Apple and Option keys simultaneously. This results in the loss of file comments in the Get Info of the Finder. To uncorrupt (or ZAP) your PRAM, hit the Apple, Option, P, and R keys simulataneously when your Mac starts up. The screen will blink, and when the Mac is done loading, you will have to reset your control panels to your desired settings. Also, if you don't want AppleTalk on, zapping the PRAM turns it on. To fix the AppleTalk problem, just enter the Chooser DA, and turn it off. An INIT conflict. Extensions Manager 2.0.1 is Free and available at many sites on the Net and at Mac BBSs. It is made by Apple, and allows you to select which INITs (Extensions in System 7) are loaded. Sometimes the conflicting INIT can be loaded by itself without any problems. If you isolate the conflicting INIT, try renaming it either the last or the first name in the alphabet of INITs. Entering a space in the name puts it before the other INITs that begin with a number or alphabet character. Control keys are even earlier. Finally, all programs that do not require extensions loaded, will work fine with all extensions off. To turn off all extensions, press the SHIFT key upon startup. Conflict Catcher 3.0 by Cassady & Green (commercial) will also all this, but it has a much more sophisticated system for catching INIT conflicts. Two utilities are available commercially to fix fragmented hard drives: Speed Disk (by Norton), and DiskExpress by Alsoft (I forget who bought Alsoft, but somebody will probably reply to this FAQ mentioning who did). Turn off all your extensions except the DiskExpress control panel (if using Alsoft's product), when you do a defragmentation. For preference files that corrupt, Virex (commercial), the virus detection program can detect the individual preference file that got corrupted. There may be other software to detect corrupted preference files, but that is the only one I am aware of. Removing the preference file once isolated, will fix the problem. If none of these solutions appear to fix the problem, then you need to contact the author and tell them what System you are running, the R…