Freezing That Never Ends...

I just got my Ipod exchanged at the apple store, so it should have no pre-existing problems with it. I just put songs on it and tried to disconnect it, but it froze. The screen isnt blinking like it should. I reset it and the same thing happens, If you reset then take it off computer it freezes in the menus. I tried to restore it to factory settings, and it worked after I set all of the updating to manual. now I put songs back on and the same thing keeps happening. Any ideas?

If resetting and restoring don't help, I don't think you have much option but to return it yet again.

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Csimport that never ends

Good morning,
I am trying to import an ics calendar.
This calendar has been export with csexport.
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There are 8000 events.
A truss an the process show almost no nothing except:
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I have open call 70642348 because I am stuck.
Would you know what I could do else to to import this ics file
or to trace the problem?
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Hi,
I do not have other system, but I can provide you the ics file.
You should immediatly see my problem.
What I have find out also is that if I export with csexport rather than uwc,
I do not have this problem although the files are very similar.It might be good to provide both .ics files on the Sun support call -- the calendar exported from uwc, and exported using csexport.
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The restore that never ends....Tecra A4

This is a continuing Saga...it's been a little over a month, and the owner/user (not me) is about to give up & buy another laptop to replace this one. Previous exchanges on this community are here:
http://laptopforums.toshiba.com/t5/Windows-Vista-XP-Win7-RC/HDD-Fact-Image-Restore-Hangs-at-end-2nd-...
http://laptopforums.toshiba.com/t5/General-Technology/Could-my-recovery-media-be-damaged-Would-new-m...
I had some good input by Techman & Defender, then for the last month have been struggling with Customer Service to get the disks I ordered. Long story, but in the end, they reversed charges to my CC...and by the time they got things to work in their system....I ended up getting 3 restore disks...the last one delivered today. Apparently they are switching over their parts order system to a new one, and my order was caught in the fray of that adventure.
So now after doing many, many restores, I've come full circle and have exactly the same issues I had with the disks I created from the hidden hdd partition...where the "Applying Final Configuration" splashscreen is up, Toshiba Assist is running per the Toshiba restore script, and the system freezes. There is no further disk activity, and the machine will only respond to a hard shutdown, by holding the power key. (did I mention how much I hate suspended fabric keys over hard micro keys on laptops?)
I'm certain there is no activity on the drive when this freezes, as the drive activity light works fine on this machine, and when things freeze, there is never any drive activity shown, heard, or felt.
The machine does not appear to be overheating, as the fan comes on every so often, but once things freeze up, the fan runs at a low constant speed, seemingly appropriate since the processor is doing little or nothing during the freeze.
* Machine never seems to complete setup. Runs "Toshiba America Systems" setup routine 'successfully' once, then runs setup two. Then runs setup three? and goes into freeze mode.
* Any time machine starts in Windows, it's freezes after about 1 or two minutes.
* Freeze occurs regardless of mouse movement OR when machine is not touched.
* Can only regain control of machine via hard power off.
* Can run the machine in safe mode. There is no freeze up.
* Can run the machine from a dos disk or BartPE. There is no freeze. Can keep it up for days without issue in these modes.
* Have formatted entire volume from P/E, attempting to force out any disk issues.
* Have run chkdsk /r from with no apparent change or fix
* Have replaced memory in machine with no change in result.
* Have run Fujitsu HDD utility from dos boot. Passed both quick & extensive tests.
* Have run MemTest, completing 4 complete cycles on memory with no failures
* Have run msconfig from safe mode, initiating minimal startup. When machine restarts in 'normal' Windows with minimal support, it still freezes after a minute or so.
* Even Chkdsk, when run from normal startup stalls at 26/27 percent...about the 1 to 2 minutes time.
* HOWEVER... Chkdsk is fine when run from BartPE disk.... chkdsk c: /r
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SetiRich
...Lost in a restore cycle...
Solved!
Go to Solution.

My only other suggestion is to check the memory on this unit. Toshiba's are picky about getting good memory. So my guess is this unit might have been upgraded. Cehck the specs to see how much it comes with and see if there is more in it then that. Remember some memory maybe on the bottom and some may be under the keyboard.
I suspose a BIOS update might be worth it. (I didn't have time to look at the old threads...)
Otherwise ASP
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Exception handling that never ends...

Hi,
I've been putting the finishing touches on a project I'm working on, and right now I'm "fixing" some of the error handling. I realized that lots of times when I catch an exception, the program never returns to where it left off. Most of these errors would normally be fatal, but since it's important that this particular application does not terminate (ever) I basically just call a method in the main class that resets the application.
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Okay, here is some code. By the way, only on unrecoverable errors do I want to log the user off and reset the application. The reason I'm doing this is because 1) I don't want the application to exit 2) It's possible that the problem is with that particular users account, and the next user might be okay. This is an application running in a kiosk where people will be lining up to use it, and if it can at all stay up it ought to!
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Random buffering that never ends [Flash/HTML5]

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A never ending multiplayer game?

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Is it possible to make a game that never ends? Which requirements apply to the server? Is it possible to use a normal web server (you have only FTP access to the server computer)?

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Job that never finishes in the Batch Apps Service?

We have a job that never finishes, the single task that it runs says it's finished but the job never ends. I end up having to cancel it.
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In September my husband and I were planning a cross country move and we thought that having a Jet Pack to go on line with while we were traveling would be a good idea. When we ordered it we told the representative that we did not need it until the 1st of Oct. as that was when we would be leaving. It arrived on our door on Sept 9th with the instructions to be sure and activate it within 2 weeks or we would lose the line. On the 19th we called in the activation and everything appeared fine. We hit the road on the 1st and Nothing, Na-Da, Zip, Zilch .... The equipment never worked from the get go! We called Verizon from the road on the 4th of Oct. to find out what was going on and the representative told us that the problem was with the computer on Verizon's end. We shut the equipment off for the rest of our trip and called for a refund on the 13th of Oct. We spoke to a representative named Juan, who again confirmed that it was Verizon's computer that had been the problem, and we were assured that all fee's associated with the Jet Pack would be waived as the equipment never worked in the 1st place. He told us all we needed to do was return the broken equipment and that he would send us a return label. We received the return label and sent the equipment back on the 22nd of Oct. On our next bill no credits of any kind had been applied? We promptly picked up the phone and called Verizon again, on Oct 31st, to find out what was going on? This time we spoke to Lou Ann. After about an hour and a half she finally managed to remove the fee's, or so we thought, and we hung up satisfied. On 11/5 our Nov. bill arrived again with no credits of any kind. We thought maybe the billing cycle hadn't had time to catch up with our most recent conversation so we called just to verify. This time we spoke to Moncheria. She did not understand what had happened and had to reenter the same refund that Lou Ann had earlier. Again another hour and a half on the phone. Today,11/28, we received our most recent bill and again no credits of any kind??? We picked up the phone and called again. This time we explained to Christian, (the above story), and she put us on the phone with her supervisor Carson. Carson proceeded to tell us that ALL of the previous representatives we had spoken to were wrong and that since we had not returned the equipment within 14 days of receiving it that we were beyond the limits of the refund policy, (which means we would have had to return it before we left on our trip), and the best she could do was offer us coupons for the future to offset THEIR mistake! No thank you I will keep my cash in my pocket!
1st of all we ordered it for the 1st of Oct. not for 9th of Sept.
Secondly we were told to be sure and activate it within 14 days or we would lose the line, never any mention of a refund time limit. (Who buys stuff anticipating an immediate refund?)
And 3d THE EQUIPMENT NEVER WORKED IN THE 1ST PLACE!!
Now Verizon is asking for $343.34 in fee's for something that never worked in the 1st place!! This is ridiculous and those fee's are defiantly under dispute! The way I see it trying to hold me to a contract that Verizon breached by sending out faulty equipment is just wrong!

Your issue has been escalated to a Verizon agent. Please go to your profile page for the forum, and look in the middle, right at the top where you will find an area titled "My Support Cases". You can reach your profile page by clicking on your name beside your post, or at the top left of this page underneath the title of the board.
Under “My Support Cases” you will find a link to the private board where you and the agent may exchange information. This should be checked on a frequent basis as the agent may be waiting for information from you before they can proceed with any actions. Please keep all correspondence regarding your issue in the private support portal.
If a forum member gives an answer you like, give them the Kudos they deserve. If a member gives you the answer to your question, mark the answer that solved your issue as the accepted solution.

New to Mac: My Macbook Pro does not power on and off very well. It freezes in the never ending circular swirl. I have to hold down the power button to get a "reset." I have updated software

New to Mac: My Pro does sleep, power on or power off consistently or efficiently. It freezes into a never ending spool. I have to press down the power off button to reset. I have updated my software.

If this is a new MacBook Pro, and you're within 90 days of purchasing it from Appe, contact Apple support. In the US it's (800) APL-CARE (800-275-2273)

Hey i have this problem with my mac.. that its on its own shuts itself whenever i m using google chrome..i updated to yosemite but the problem never ended and i m experiecing unexplained shutdowns

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My FaceTime doesn't work... I would call a person, they would accept, and then I would be stuck in a never ending "connecting".. And this problem has been according with not just my ipad, but with other people's iDevices that I know.

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Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
Troubleshooting iMessage Issues: Some Useful Tips You Should Try
http://www.igeeksblog.com/troubleshooting-imessage-issues/
Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices for iMessage and Facetime
http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l
FaceTime and iMessage not accepting Apple ID password
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/facetime-and-imessage-not-acc epting-apple-id-password/
Fix Can’t Sign Into FaceTime or iMessage iOS 7
http://ipadtutr.com/fix-login-facetime-imessage-ios-7/
FaceTime, Game Center, Messages: Troubleshooting sign in issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3970
Unable to use FaceTime and iMessage with my apple ID
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4649373?tstart=90
iOS 7 allows you to block phone numbers or e-mail addresses from contacting you via the Phone, FaceTime, or Messages
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57602643-285/you-can-block-people-from-conta cting-you-on-ios-7/
How to Block Someone on FaceTime
http://www.ehow.com/how_10033185_block-someone-facetime.html
My Facetime Doesn't Ring
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19087457#19087457
How to watch FaceTime calls on the big screen with Apple TV
http://www.imore.com/daily-tip-ios-5-airplay-mirroring-facetime
Send an iMessage as a Text Message Instead with a Quick Tap & Hold
http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/18/send-imessage-as-text-message/
To send messages to non-Apple devices, check out the TextFree app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text-free-textfree-sms-real/id399355755?mt=8
How to Send SMS from iPad
http://www.iskysoft.com/apple-ipad/send-sms-from-ipad.html
How to Receive SMS Messages on an iPad
http://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/receive-sms-messages-ipad-16776.html
Apps for Texting http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/apps-for-texting
You can check the status of the FaceTime/iMessage servers at this link.
http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
 Cheers, Tom

Running 3.6.6. Have blue bar below the menu bar that says "Downloading the latest applications" with a progress twirly, never ends.

Running 3.6.6. Tried 4 Beta, window was too large for monitor, couldn't resize, uninstalled. Now I have this blue bar below the menu bar in 3.6.6 that says "Downloading the latest applications" with a progress twirly, never ends. Removed 3.6.6 & reinstalled. Same problem.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== I tried 4 beta, then went back to 3.6.6

That problem can be caused by the MSN® Toolbar (Tools > Add-ons > Plugins)
See [[Troubleshooting plugins]]

Instructions on how to fix one preference that never stays changed leads to dead ends. Please help me figure out what to do next.

Every time I look at Options, my setting always reverts to TELL Sites that I do not want to be tracked. Other people told me not to check anything, so it's a little annoying that it is always checked.
I opened troubleshooting, opened my folders, and discovered that I don't have a User.JS file, so the instructions to fix that preference ended without a solution. The next step to check Pref.JS. Here, I got an error:
prefs.js
line 1
char 1
invalid character
code 800a03f6
Microsoft jscript compilation error.
I have no idea what to do next. Thank you.

You need to right-click the prefs.js file and use "Open with" to open the file in a text editor (e.g. Notepad) and you shouldn't double-click the file as that gives you the above posted error message.
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
*Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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