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Having iPod plugged in --> Mac won't boot
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Just FYI, if you're having boot problems with your Mac, you might want to look at your iPods. I was having weird boot problems with my iMac C2D, and even had some kernel panics on shut down if I did manage to boot up. I thought it was the memory, and tested the memory a bazillion times, with no problems detected. (I even learned to test the memory from Darwin.) However, every time I swapped the memory around and retested, everything was fine, even with booting. As soon as I plugged everything back in, then I had problems at the next bootup. It turns out keeping my iPod mini plugged in during boot freaks out my iMac.
BTW, I had the same problem years ago with my iMac G5 on Tiger, but I had totally forgotten about that, which is why I didn't clue in immediately. So, it's not an Intel-only or Leopard-only problem. AFAIK though, it doesn't seem to be a problem with my iPhone. And I haven't tested my nano.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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i have had the same issue. Freaked me out a little, until I finally unplugged everything and was only able to boot that way.
MacBook '06
iPhone 3G
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So it does the same thing with your iPhone? It didn't with my 3G when I tried it (once). I'll try it again. I haven't tested my nano or shuffle that way either.
(I had mine mini plugged in so often because the battery was dying. That is no longer an issue, now that I have replaced the battery.)
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Posting Junkie
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Just the iPhone or is plugging in a dock by itself enough to cause trouble?
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The dock itself is fine -- think of it just as an extension cable...without anything docked to it, it's not really 'there'.
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c2d 2.66ghz iMac
500gb/2gb/motu ultralite
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Posting Junkie
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I was thinking of it as an extension cable until we noticed there's a chip and some logic in there too.
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I just tried it again with my iPhone 3G. The iMac C2D boots fine with the iPhone attached. My USB hub is the one built into my 24" Dell monitor.
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Ok so I'm having the same issue. Really freaked me out too. I have an iMac with 4gb ram.. thought the ram was the issue until i saw this thread. iPod shuffle and iMac are brand new. My mac boots fine and shuts down ok but won't restart. sits there with a blue screen of death until i physically remove the Shuffle from the dock and boot continues fine. OS and firmware is up to date.
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plugged the ipod though the keyboard.. boots fine now.
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