The five stages of computer death
(X-posted with my LJ)
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
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DXMachina - Feb 01, 2008 2:34:26 pm PST #4601 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Tom Scola - Feb 01, 2008 2:42:44 pm PST #4602 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Feb 01, 2008 3:10:10 pm PST #4603 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Duly marked.
DCJensen - Feb 01, 2008 4:59:59 pm PST #4604 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
For anyone who needs a really big camera lens... [link]
tommyrot - Feb 01, 2008 5:02:26 pm PST #4605 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For anyone who needs a really big camera lens... [link]
I was thinking the article would be about a gravity lens, in which case the lens would be larger than our solar system....
beekaytee - Feb 02, 2008 2:20:09 pm PST #4606 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
the 5 stages of computer death
HELP. MURDER. POLICE!
My eMac seems to have committed suicide and I have no idea what to do. Other than slit my wrists.
The system won't start with the X dvd, a system 9 cd or multiple restart attempts.
I get either a freeze on the white screen with the grey apple, or the blue screen after that...OR, a black screen with a dos-like prompt that says something like
Darwin/BSD Bj-K-T's computer, local (console)
then a request for username and password then, either the system turns itself off altogether.
Once, I got:
SAM multimedia: read or write failed ASC = 0x3e, ASQC = 0 x 02
Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
DCJensen - Feb 02, 2008 7:35:04 pm PST #4607 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
DCJensen - Feb 02, 2008 8:05:31 pm PST #4608 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Bonny,
There is usually a PMU reset button, I'm just not sure which eMac you have. the older ones had it right next to the ram on the underside.
You might also try holding the power button in for ten seconds to reset.
Also, try removing any peripherals, including network cables and reset.
It's an old trick, but you might try resetting the Pram [link] But I'm not sure it works on your model.
Lee - Feb 02, 2008 9:20:38 pm PST #4609 of 25501
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I just got a new laptop that came with Leopard (10.5.1), and it's telling me I can't open Safari with this OS. Does anyone know if that was just that my Safari version too old, or is it across the board? What browsers are people using with Leopard?
flea - Feb 03, 2008 2:15:01 am PST #4610 of 25501
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I just opened Safari 3.0.4 on my Leopard machine, and it's fine. I usually use Firefox. mr. flea uses Safari as his primary browser on the laptop (also Leopard.)