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C.A.T.S. CEO · Oct 14, 2006, 05:29 PM

Mac OS X 10.4.8 suddenly quit!

I had my MacBook sleeping while I was listening to my iPod and notced that the Apple logo (on the back of the display) was glowing and the fans where running at full speed. I opened the lid and on the screen in 4 different languages it said: "You need to restart your computer" in a gray box with the power button logo in the background. So, Irestarted an the crash reporter said: "Your computer was restarted because Mac OS X suddenly quit!

I reported it to Apple.

Has this ever happened before?

Sherman Homan · Oct 14, 2006, 05:41 PM

I reported it to Apple.

Do not hold your breath!
I am surprised you have never run into that before. It speaks well of your Mac experience.
It is the baddest of the kernel panics and can mean anything from a corrupted system to bad ram to a bad processor. Of course it can also mean absolutely nothing. I have seen it happen most often just as you describe, a laptop waking up from sleep.
I would note things like newly installed programs, devices (MIDI, mouse, USB things...) and wait for it to happen again. Was your iPod connected to the MacBook?

hookem2oo7 · Oct 14, 2006, 05:41 PM

that's a kernel panic

brassplayersrock · Oct 14, 2006, 05:57 PM

didnt you just get a "red" (

) product ipod cats?

C.A.T.S. CEO · 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by Sherman Homan

Do not hold your breath!
I am surprised you have never run into that before. It speaks well of your Mac experience.
It is the baddest of the kernel panics and can mean anything from a corrupted system to bad ram to a bad processor. Of course it can also mean absolutely nothing. I have seen it happen most often just as you describe, a laptop waking up from sleep.
I would note things like newly installed programs, devices (MIDI, mouse, USB things...) and wait for it to happen again. Was your iPod connected to the MacBook?

2 things:

1. I think it was the app TinkerTool (messes with the system to do things like put the dock on the top of the screen). I deinstalled it.
2. "speaks well for my Mac experience"? What are you saying?

C.A.T.S. CEO · Oct 14, 2006, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

didnt you just get a "red" (

) product ipod cats?

You might be right! Instead for AIDS infecting people its infecting Mac OS X!

brassplayersrock · Oct 14, 2006, 06:38 PM

not funny kid, i was trying to point out something that might attribute to the kernel panic and you had to reply with bullshit

Sherman Homan · Oct 14, 2006, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

2. "speaks well for my Mac experience"? What are you saying?

Only good things! I have managed to FrankenMac enough systems to have seen that screen many times.

C.A.T.S. CEO · Oct 14, 2006, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

not funny kid, i was trying to point out something that might attribute to the kernel panic and you had to reply with bullshit

oooooookkkkkkkk....then what was up with the smiley, and, as I have already stated, I was listening to it when I noticed the MacBook was having problems.

brassplayersrock · 01:30 PM

<edited out stupidity>

sorry cats, i need to be sure to read more carefully

Peter · Oct 15, 2006, 10:38 AM

stop it brassplayersrock...

brassplayersrock · 01:30 PM

<edited out stupidity>

sorry cats

bklam · Oct 15, 2006, 01:26 PM

"....I had my MacBook sleeping while I was listening to my iPod and notced that the Apple logo (on the back of the display) was glowing and the fans where running at full speed...."

he was listening to his ipod ?

seanc · Oct 15, 2006, 01:29 PM

I think brassplayersrock wants to know if the iPod was plugged into the MacBook or not.

brassplayersrock · 01:44 PM

umm, not exactly. i didnt think this one through. cant really listen to an ipod while it is connected to a sleeping computer

seanc · Oct 15, 2006, 01:47 PM

Computer > USB cable > iPod > Headphones > Person.

Why the USB cable may have been connected I don't know but it could have woken the Mac up for some reason and made it kernel panic.

C.A.T.S. CEO · 04:12 PM

It did it again twice. I'm going to take it in to the Apple Store this weekend. It only does it when its sleeping. I shut sleep off and is going to see what happens. BTW I mis-posted and meant that I had my iPod unplugged. Sorry about that

....

BryanBowie · Oct 17, 2006, 12:20 PM

by the way, TinkerTool that you had on there, isnt Universal, I dont know if that may have had something to do with it

brassplayersrock · Oct 17, 2006, 04:11 PM

have fun and report back please

drnkn_stylz · Oct 24, 2006, 01:47 AM

I have had this happen to my MacBook twice! Once it was sleeping in my backpack, when I took it out after it wouldn't wake from sleep, because it had shut down. I plugged it in and turned it on, and the battery was dead. Once the system started up, it said Mac OS X had unexplectedly quit! I think this was because it got warm in my bag, and the fan went on full blast, killing the battery.

Tonight however, it was plugged in and sleeping on my carpet floor. I was sleeping as well (haha) and once I woke up, I could not wake it from sleep. Also, it was pretty hot and the fan was on. So I held down the power button, forcing it to shut off. After 10 minutes I turned it on and after startup: Mac OS X has unexpectedly quit!

After that I came here and now I'm typing this message.

I have all the recent updates too. So I think this is another RSS-like issue having to do with sleep mode... I really don't want to have this thing repaired, but if I must...

amru · Oct 24, 2006, 02:13 AM

^ yea im having the exact same problems as you. anyway im calling AC tomorrow and i'll update on wht happened.

seanc · Oct 24, 2006, 04:55 AM

I think these MacBooks aren't sleeping properly. Could be a reedswitch cable problem. Try putting them to sleep manually using the Apple menu or pressing the power button.

C.A.T.S. CEO · Oct 24, 2006, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by drnkn_stylz

I have had this happen to my MacBook twice! Once it was sleeping in my backpack, when I took it out after it wouldn't wake from sleep, because it had shut down. I plugged it in and turned it on, and the battery was dead. Once the system started up, it said Mac OS X had unexplectedly quit! I think this was because it got warm in my bag, and the fan went on full blast, killing the battery.

Tonight however, it was plugged in and sleeping on my carpet floor. I was sleeping as well (haha) and once I woke up, I could not wake it from sleep. Also, it was pretty hot and the fan was on. So I held down the power button, forcing it to shut off. After 10 minutes I turned it on and after startup: Mac OS X has unexpectedly quit!

After that I came here and now I'm typing this message.

I have all the recent updates too. So I think this is another RSS-like issue having to do with sleep mode... I really don't want to have this thing repaired, but if I must...

My MacBook has stopped doing it (Mac OS X suddenly quitting). Did it 3 times then stopped...

drnkn_stylz · Oct 24, 2006, 01:39 PM

Well I have one more to go then hopefully I'll be the same

meee21 · Oct 24, 2006, 04:51 PM

my laptop asksme all the time do you want to shut down ur mac osx it comes up with the same message as wen you push the power buton wots happenin to it?

C.A.T.S. CEO · 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by meee21

my laptop asksme all the time do you want to shut down ur mac osx it comes up with the same message as wen you push the power buton wots happenin to it?

English please...

Sherman Homan · Oct 24, 2006, 07:10 PM

Thank you CATS. I don't understand why people who need technical support are so careless with spelling, punctuation and details.

drnkn_stylz · Oct 25, 2006, 09:51 AM

^^ Agreed. From what I can translate, I think meee21 is talking about the dialog box that pops up when you press the power button, asking you if you want to restart, sleep, or shutdown.

That is normal. This thread is relating to something which is actually abnormal, a kernel panic.

If that dialog box pops up at random times, however, then that is abnormal, but it is still different from what we are talking about. Please clarify for us in good, plain english. Thanks.

meee21 · Oct 26, 2006, 07:12 PM

yeah i ment it popes up at random times sorry bout my spelling earlier it kept poping up constantly so i couldnt type properly

seanc · Oct 26, 2006, 07:18 PM

Maybe your power button has a short in it or is very sensitive. Call Apple and see if you can get it repaired.

Does it switch itself on?

kick52 · Oct 26, 2006, 07:22 PM

CATS, i thought you knew better.

you have thrown me.

-and-
in your face! im 'addicted to macnn'
muwahahahawhahaha *cough* muwah *cough* *cough* *asthma attack* *falls over dead*

imitchellg5 · Oct 26, 2006, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

Mac OS X 10.4.8 suddenly quit!

I had my MacBook sleeping while I was listening to my iPod and notced that the Apple logo (on the back of the display) was glowing and the fans where running at full speed. I opened the lid and on the screen in 4 different languages it said: "You need to restart your computer" in a gray box with the power button logo in the background. So, Irestarted an the crash reporter said: "Your computer was restarted because Mac OS X suddenly quit!

I reported it to Apple.

Has this ever happened before?

It happens every time that I move my PowerBook.

meee21 · Oct 27, 2006, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by seanc

Maybe your power button has a short in it or is very sensitive. Call Apple and see if you can get it repaired.

Does it switch itself on?

yeah after i have turned it off it turns itself back on

seanc · Oct 27, 2006, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by meee21

yeah after i have turned it off it turns itself back on

Now that we've located the problem, you just need to get Apple to fix it

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