One thing to keep in mind, Greg, is that this sort of thing is so
noteworthy in Mac discussions because it's so uncommon. I push the
heck out of my setup and have never seen it - not once. In fact, I've
only two hard restarts of this machine since going with OSX - both
times because of a program that wouldn't quit. The program has been
updated since, and is no longer a problem. However, there's no
perfection, and however rare, it can happen again.
In the Windoze world, the BSoD is a topic of consternation as much as a
topic of conversation, because it's not so rare. Some systems are
further from perfection than others.
Bill Holt
On Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 10:17 PM, Greg Schoettmer wrote:
> Marta,
> I'm not sure about all of the rest of your questions but I can
> answer
> "...what does this panic....remind you of..."
>
> It reminds me of a PC! That's where the phrase "blue screen of death"
> is
> used routinely. I hope Apple isn't satisfied with a system that
> proceeds
> down this path. One of the strongest reasons to buy a Mac is because
> of its
> stability.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On 5/11/05 8:00 PM, "Marta Edie" <martaedie at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Soince you are talking kernel panic., I had one of those not long ago
>> after making a disk image and then while trying to play it , it did me
>> the same thing, blue screen of death. I followed the instructions and
>> things went ok. then I tried that disk image again, the same thing. I
>> still have not solved this disk image mystery, but how serious is a
>> kernel panic, what kind of things will bring this about? What if you
>> cannot start the machine again, why all those different languages,
>> what
>> does this panic tell you, remind you of, tries to convey? Is it like
>> a heart attack or a stroke, meaning it may or may not leave permanent
>> damage, and if it does damage,how does one know?
>> Marta
>> The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher
>> esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
>> -Friedrich
>> Nietzsche, philosopher
>> On May 11, 2005, at 19:22, Dan Crutcher wrote:
>>
>>> You've just experienced a "kernel panic."
>>>
>>> Sometimes if you just follow those instructions ... hold down the
>>> power button for several seconds to shut down your computer ... and
>>> then start it up again, the problem will go away.
>>>
>>> If not, run Disk Utility, repair permissions, etc.
>>>
>>>> Help! Now I'm having a problem. When I try to shut my computer down,
>>>> it
>>>> begins the shutdown sequence, I get the deep blue screen that I
>>>> always get
>>>> and then a darker (navy blue) square (not a normal window) pops up
>>>> in the
>>>> middle of the screen and it says;
>>>>
>>>> "You need to restart your computer. Hold the power button down for
>>>> several
>>>> seconds or press the restart button."
>>>>
>>>> The window then what looks like the same message in several
>>>> languages
>>>> underneath it.
>>>>
>>>> I'm running Tiger......
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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