FF4 in Vista giving brief black screen on new tabs, then locking up and eating through memory like crazy - happening repeatedly.
FF4 final running on Win Vista 32bit. FF 3.6.15 was faster and completely stable as is my OS. With FF4, opening a new tab usually causes the screen to black out very briefly, and then sometimes (not always) totally lock up - even when it's an empty tab. The memory usage then climbs rapidly. Have had to kill it multiple times now and using Chome because it is incredibly stable. Please sort this out ASAP - I've been a loyal FF user fan for years.
This (may) be related to Google Instant...not sure yet though. Either way, not a good feature. I am really unimpressed with FF4.
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I took it back to John Lewis today to get fixed as its still under warranty. Because there was scratches on the back of it.... Which is hard to avoid with the slate back!!! I got told apple will probably not fix it as it looks as if I've done it! I couldn't believe it!! If I honestly dropped it that bad to have caused a technical fault inside I would of smashed the screen as the same time!! Absolutely ridiculous as I know it isn't through any fault of my own.
Try this - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.)
Frozen or unresponsive iPad
Resolve these most common issues:
• Display remains black or blank
• Touch screen not responding
• Application unexpectedly closes or freezes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/ipad/
iPad Frozen, not responding, how to fix
http://appletoolbox.com/2012/07/ipad-frozen-not-responding-how-to-fix/
iPad Frozen? How to Force Quit an App, Reset or Restart Your iPad
http://ipadacademy.com/2010/11/ipad-frozen-how-to-force-quit-an-app-reset-or-res tart-your-ipad
Black or Blank Screen on iPad or iPhone
http://appletoolbox.com/2012/10/black-or-blank-screen-on-ipad-or-iphone/
What to Do When Your iPad Won't Turn On
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/What-To-Do-When-Your-Ipad-Wo-No t-Turn-On.htm
iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281
Home button not working or unresponsive, fix
http://appletoolbox.com/2013/04/home-button-not-working-or-unresponsive-fix/
iPad: Basic troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3274
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Films that I have downloaded from iTunes won't play. I just get a black screen. My computer crashed last week and I had to do a Total Recovery - Films played perfectly before this. I must have deleted a program or link.............. anyone know what could be missing? I can play YouTube videos etc. but nothing in the iTunes store - films or trailers won't work.
The movie is from iTunes. You would think that a download from iTunes to a MacBook could be watched on an HDTV using Apple TV without any headaches bit this does not appear to be the case.
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Have a 27 imac desktop with mac osx 10.5.8, finally got out of grey and black screens etc. is there anything I can do to prevent all this from happening again when I shut down? Or before I shutdown? TIA.
Basic Backup
For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
drive being backed up.
Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
Although you can buy a complete external drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined. It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver (typically.) You can purchase hard drives separately. This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice. Reliable brands include Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review.
Enclosures for FireWire and USB are readily available. You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports. I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets especially for Firewire drives (911, 921, 922, for example.) You can find enclosures at places such as;
1. Cool Drives
2. OWC
3. WiebeTech
4. Firewire Direct
5. California Drives
6. NewEgg
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i was try to upgrade my iphone 3gs via iTunes but it is not activate.what are the process to upgrade ? now it is showing black screen to select country then finally write unable to activate.
Is there a sim in the iPhone?
Has the iPhone been jailbroken or modified to work with other
than the original wireless provider?
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Yesterday i just try to open my iPad but i had a black screen. I can hear it working but i cant see anything. I tried all kinds of restore reset everthing but i still got a black screen. Anyone has the same problem and got a sollution? Thanks in advance..
See this Discussion
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19521062
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tried updating my phone to iOS 5 and it got to the restore screen then locked up and now its stuck on the itunes screen. how do i fix it?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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My iPod froze fully charged on the lock screen for 5 minutes, then went off and will not switch back on?
Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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ITunes, Vista 64-bit, Black screen
I recently purchased a new PC which came with Vista 64-bit. I installed iTunes and when I open the application the iTune window is black. I have found several thigns online about disabling desktop compsition, switch then makes the entire screen green when I open the iTunes application.
Is this a known issue with iTunes and Vista? Is there a fix?Well I have an update. I uninstalled MS Office and still had the black screen issue with iTunes. Resizing did not help, Turning off DEP had no effect.
To make a long story short. I found a utility I had installed from the Samsung T260 monitor CD was causing my Problem. I disabled MultiScreen in the start up configuration (msconfig from the Command prompt).
iTunes (including the new version 8) has not had the black screen since I disabled (and then uninstalled) MultiScreen.
I do not know if there is an update to MultiScreen - I don't use it anyway.
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I was instructed by I Tunes to restore my Iphone 4 - ITunes has since said it is unable to restore. I am now left with a black screen with Itunes logo on it and a picture of the charger attachment at the base of the screen and I am unable to do anything now with the device. I think I may have lost all of my information on the device too ~ can anyone help please?
You have lost all your data, but hopefully you were backing it up with iCloud or iTunes. You can try this:
Turn your phone off and connect your cable to the computer, but not the device just yet. Start up iTunes. Now, hold down the home button on your phone and plug it in to the cable - don't let go of the button until iTunes tells you it's detected a phone in recovery mode. Now you can restore to factory settings. -
I use mbp late 2010 (MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Serial Number: W802627ZAGZ)
(core i7 2.66GHz. 15" 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3) and change display to highres (1920x1080)
it has problem that the screen go blank (or black screen) but keyboard still light. seems to display driver stop working.
I send my mbp to service but they said no problem about hdd.??? I'm not sure that they take care just only hd problem but not handle another problem that I tell him.
I use it and it still hang up (not it reach 100 times errors) how can I do with this problem?baltwo wrote:
Can't recall which I used to do the dynamic repartitioning.
I'm betting that it was originally Partitioned with Snow Leopard.
As a test I just added a second Partition with Mountain Lion to a FireWire HD and it would not let me Install Snow Leopard from my System or Retail Disc into the Partition. -
Phone was not updated on time so it automatically shuts off and you get a plain black screen until it is recovered and updated. Well when i did the update and recovery I received an error. I went through the steps to fix the error, I had to restart my computer and now the phone isnt recognized on my computer or in itunes. The screen is still completely black so pushing the home button and plugging in to computer still does nothing. Device manager shows nothing in usb port, and apple mobile device software is installed and running. Any help?
Hello agardner37701,
I found some steps you can take when your iPhone is not recognized by iTunes when in Recovery Mode. I recommend reviewing the steps in the section titled "If the device is not recognized while in Recovery Mode" under step 5 in the following article:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
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Acrobat 9.0;PDF is black screen/want new window
Hello,
Two problems:
I installed Acrobat Pro 9.0 as part of Creative Suite. Now PDFs open as a black screen normally (with some opening as normal.
I use Mac with 10.8.4 and Safari.
Also, I want PDFs to open in a new window. It is frustrating for the PDF to open in my browser window.
Do I need to install Acrobat Reader? Doesn't Acrobat Pro 9.0 have a reader?
This is a new Mac. On my old Mac PDFs opened as a new window . . . it just did it that way.
Thanks for help,
JoAnnAcrobat 9 may not be completely compatible with 10.8.4. Whether pdfs in a browser open in a new window is up to the coder of the webpage. Not Acrobat. If you right-clik on the url, you can choose to open the pdf in a new window.
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After trying to install Windows 7 in my new iMac It will not boot up back to Apple. I have a black screen with the following "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key". My iMac did not come with a boot disk. What can I do?
Try holding down the option/alt key during a restart and see if you can see/select your boot drive there.
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I accepted the latest 8.3 iOS upgrade last night which resulted in my not being able to turn on the iPad.
Following the troubleshooting guidelines I can get as far as the black screen by forcing a restart (holding both buttons) all I can see is the diagrammatic picture of the charger and the iTunes red logo. I cannot move on from here and the instructions indicated that a message should show offering the iOS upgrade - but this is not happening for me!
If anyone can help it would be hugely appreciated - many thanks.
I think we have an iPad 2 (approx. 2 years old)
TraceyThank you for using the Apple Support Communities
It sounds like your iPad is in recovery mode after an error in the update process that may have occurred. The solution to this would be to plug it into a computer running the latest version of iTunes and press the restore button. This will ease the iPad and reinstall iOS. Hopefully you setup an iCloud or iTunes backup for the device.
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