[DM-MUG] 3 crashes in 3 days
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I just had to add my opinion about this discussion. Does anyone running the
X system feel like it is more complicated than Windows? I keep reading about
"log" files and going to the prompt line and typing in a bunch of commands.
Gee, this sounds like DOS and early windows stuff. I am still using OS 9.x on
my older Macs and refuse to give up the ease of use and stability I get most
of the time. For more stability I actually use Windows XP. Easy to operate.
Most of the time it is stable and fast. Over the last nine months it has only
crashed a few times. What happened to the nice user friendly Mac I grew up
with. Why should I have to type something into a command line? Why aren't
those instructions in some sort of menu under a utility to help the user through
strange difficulties? I didn't sign up to become a Unix user when I chose the
Mac as my main computer. I'm trying to still love Macs but this direction has
really turned me off. And I just read that Symantec will no longer make
Norton Utilities for the Mac.
In a message dated 6/2/2004 3:42:17 PM Central Daylight Time, jimt@netins.net
writes:
Victoria,
Not that it'll prevent a reformat and reinstall, but under the
top-level Library folder, then Logs folder for a file called "panic.log".
It's the crash dump the kernel creates before it dies. It might give
you an indication of what's causing the problem and save you some time...
Then again, it might just be a bunch of memory registers and jibberish.
Jim Turner
jimt@netins.net
On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:15:32 -0500
"Victoria L. Herring" <vlherring@herringlaw.com> wrote:
> I have now had 1 crash per day for last 3 days...not sure of cause.
> I have run Diskwarrior = friend sugg. backing up and formatting the
> HD. I can do, but should I?? Any other ideas....
>
>
>
> On May 31, 2004, at 8:22 PM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
>
> I have now had this happen two days running -- the grey opaque screen
> coming down with the warning to restart box in the middle. So I have.
> But what might this portend? Is there anything I should do?? ...
>
> These are kernel panics. I would run Alsoft's DiskWarrior.
>
> Paul
>
>
> I ran DiskWarrior yesterday. It just panicked again. Ideas???
> --
> Victoria L. Herring, Des Moines, Iowa; Attorney at Law, Herring Law
> Firm, Consulting in and handling civil rights, discrimination and
> employment law matters: http://www.herringlaw.com - email: VLH at
> herringlaw.com or victoriaherring at Mac.com
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<DIV>I just had to add my opinion about this discussion. Does anyone r=
unning the X system feel like it is more complicated than Windows? =
; I keep reading about "log" files and going to the prompt line and typing i=
n a bunch of commands. Gee, this sounds like DOS and early windows stu=
ff. I am still using OS 9.x on my older Macs and refuse to give up the=
ease of use and stability I get most of the time. For more stability=20=
I actually use Windows XP. Easy to operate. Most of the time it is sta=
ble and fast. Over the last nine months it has only crashed a few=
times. What happened to the nice user friendly Mac I grew up with.&nb=
sp; Why should I have to type something into a command line? Why aren'=
t those instructions in some sort of menu under a utility to help the user t=
hrough strange difficulties? I didn't sign up to become a Unix user wh=
en I chose the Mac as my main computer. I'm trying to still love Macs but th=
is direction has really turned me off. And I just read that Symantec w=
ill no longer make Norton Utilities for the Mac. </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 6/2/2004 3:42:17 PM Central Daylight Time, jimt@neti=
ns.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20=
2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial>Victoria,<BR><BR> Not that it'll=20=
prevent a reformat and reinstall, but under the<BR>top-level Library f=
older, then Logs folder for a file called "panic.log". <BR>It's the crash du=
mp the kernel creates before it dies. It might give<BR>you an indicati=
on of what's causing the problem and save you some time... <BR>Then again, i=
t might just be a bunch of memory registers and jibberish.<BR><BR><BR>Jim Tu=
rner<BR>jimt@netins.net<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:15:32 -0500<BR>=
"Victoria L. Herring" <vlherring@herringlaw.com> wrote:<BR><BR>> I=20=
have now had 1 crash per day for last 3 days...not sure of cause. <BR>> I=
have run Diskwarrior =3D friend sugg. backing up and formatting the <BR>>=
; HD. I can do, but should I?? Any other ideas....<BR>>=
; <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On May 31, 2004, at 8:22 PM, Victoria L. Herrin=
g wrote:<BR>> <BR>> I have now had this happen two days running -- the=
grey opaque screen<BR>> coming down with the warning to restart box in t=
he middle. So I have.<BR>> But what might this portend? Is th=
ere anything I should do?? ...<BR>> <BR>> These are kernel panics.&nbs=
p; I would run Alsoft's DiskWarrior.<BR>> <BR>> Paul<BR>> <BR>>=20=
<BR>> I ran DiskWarrior yesterday. It just panicked again. Id=
eas???<BR>> -- <BR>> Victoria L. Herring, Des Moines, Iowa;  =
; Attorney at Law, Herring Law <BR>> Firm, Consulting in and handling civ=
il rights, discrimination and <BR>> employment law matters: h=
ttp://www.herringlaw.com - email: VLH at <BR>> herringlaw.com=
or victoriaherring at Mac.com<BR><BR>______________________________________=
_________<BR>Dmmug mailing list<BR>Dmmug@dmmug.org<BR>http://cialug.org/mail=
man/listinfo/dmmug</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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