Hangs after 20-30 minutes of normal use

Hi everyone,
I have a MacBookPro 8,1 (8GB/500GB SSD). It was working well with 10.8.
I overwrote it to 10.9.1 few weeks ago. All of sudden it started hanging (rainbow clock spins forever) after 20-30 minutes of normal use.
I initialized the SSD drive, and reinstalled fresh copy of 10.9.1. During last 5 minutes of migration, it hung again. I forced quit everything, and reinitialized the drive, and reinstalled it again, but no luck. It even hangs under safe boot.
I zapped pram, reset smc, and ran disk utility. Nothing helps...I assume this is a hardware issue, but need your advice.
Anybody have any ideas?
Please advise.
Take good care,

500GB SSD
How much space do you have left.
It even hangs under safe boot.
Not a good sign. Any devices connected to your MBP while troubleshooting?
I assume this is a hardware issue
Run Apple Hardware Test.
If you are still under warranty and/or have AppleCare, call them. Let them deal w/it.
Out of warranty, take the MBP to your local AS or an AASP. Diagnostic testing is FREE!!!

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IdeaPad A1000-F wifi hangs after a few minutes

Hello,
Just got a A1000-F tablet and i encounter a strange problem with wifi connection:
Setting up and connecting to my home router (wpa protected) : ok, connection works.
Then, after a few minutes of usage, all network traffic stops ( no internet connection in apps, browser, play store, messenger and sync stops...). However wifi icon remains on and seems connected with full signal power.
Notice that router is connected to internet (other wifi devices are connecting fine)
I have to cycle wifi off and then on to make it work again, and it hangs systematically again after a few minutes.
Tried deleting and recreating wifi connection: no effect.
Same behavior when tried on another wifi network.
Tablet has been updated to last firmware (larger partition).
Please help.
Kind regards

Do a factory Reset. Go here:-
Settings > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset.
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Screen Sharing hangs after a few minutes idle

I've enabled Screen Sharing on my Mac and am connecting from a Windows machine. I've tried connecting with TigerVNC, TightVNC, and TurboVNC clients but after about 10 minutes of no activity on the screen hangs. I'm able to move the mouse pointer, but no screen updates are sent over to the client. Reconnecting works, but it's a nuisance to have to connect every ten minutes
Any help on how to debug this would be appreciated. I bought my machine a month ago and I have the latest updates installed. Both the Mac and the VNC client are on the same LAN switch.
Thanks.
- Amir

You could try the Vine Server (a different VNC server).
Vine Server (aka OSXvnc)
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16699>
Just make sure you either give the Vine Server a different port number (for example port 5901), or you turn off the Mac OS X Screen Sharing VNC server.

Recently my computer stops recognizing anything Bluetooth or USB related (wireless or plugged in) after a few minutes of computer use.

Recently my computer stops recognizing anything Bluetooth or USB related (wireless or plugged in, mouse, keyboard, printer, etc.) after a few minutes of use. I don't know if it's related, but recently I upgraded my iMac g5 (2005) from OSX 10.4 to Leopard 10.5 (I was told though, that my computer can handle the upgrade by Apple personelle). Also, I had the model that was released with a faulty power supply, but Apple fixed that problem for me a couple of years ago. My fan is also pretty loud (but has been for some time) and my computer takes longer to boot that it used to (this is a recent issue). I mention all of this in case there's a chance it's connected to the same problem. Any suggestions?

Recently my computer stops recognizing anything Bluetooth or USB related (wireless or plugged in, mouse, keyboard, printer, etc.) after a few minutes of use. I don't know if it's related, but recently I upgraded my iMac g5 (2005) from OSX 10.4 to Leopard 10.5 (I was told though, that my computer can handle the upgrade by Apple personelle). Also, I had the model that was released with a faulty power supply, but Apple fixed that problem for me a couple of years ago. My fan is also pretty loud (but has been for some time) and my computer takes longer to boot that it used to (this is a recent issue). I mention all of this in case there's a chance it's connected to the same problem. Any suggestions?

Why does Firefox hang after a few minutes connected using ATT on a USB antennae, but IE continues to stay connected??

I've used a USB interface to connect to the internet for several years without a problem. Last month our Alltel account was sold to ATT. They sent us a new USB device, and it works for about 5 minutes, but then Firefox will just hang, and not reload the page, or any page, until we disconnect and then reconnect. On a whim I tried connecting using IE when I was locked up on Firefox, and the connection worked fine. Until then I was blaming ATT, but now I think it is a Firefox issue.

hello, maybe that's an issue with hardware acceleration - please try [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL|updating your graphics driver]], or in case this doesn't solve the issue or there is no new version available at the moment, disable hardware acceleration in the firefox ''menu ≡ > options > advanced > general'' (that setting will take a restart of the browser to take effect).

Iphone shuts down after a few minutes of non-use (after 1.1.3 update)

After the update, if I do not use the iphone for a few minutes it basically goes dead and I need to power it on and it reloads the system...I tried to reinstall the update, delete all my data and start fresh...nothing has worked...I really do not know what else to do...it really seems a software issue...
Any thoughts? Thanks,

i am having the same problem... i turned the auto-lock off so my phone never sleeps and in return it runs my battery down even faster and calls people on accident... even more odd is that the car charger i bought from at&t has alweays worked fine until the 1.1.3 update and it all of the sudden started sayin that this accessory wasn't designed for an iphone and that i should put it in airplane mode so i wouldn't get interference... i have restored several times and nothing helps... i have been all over the net looking for a fix but finally had to call apple and they are sending me a loaner and i have to ship mine back to them for repair... should be here tomorrow (i hope)... beware there is a $30 loaner phone fee... as bad as it sounds i'm glad to hear that i'm not the only one with this problem...

Cache Engine hangs after 3-4 hours of normal operation

The Cache Engines is caching for about 3-4 hours, and then it stops. Eventually, the cache is bypassed due to overload.This also happens everytime after the Cache Engine being reloaded.

This is a generic TCP/IP routing issue that significantly impacts the Internet Caches, as they open connections to huge numbers of hosts in the public internet. The problem happens if the cache is placed within the same IP subnet as the outbound internet router, but it is configured not to use it as a default gateway for some reason. To check if this is the cause, try to issue "sh ip route" command on the cache after some minutes of operation. If there are seen routes that were not configured, they are learned from ICMP redirect packets. Those routes are created for every host separately and
after a while the device spends all CPU time looking up the routing table before any packet can be sent out.
Solution:
If this happened by misconfiguration of default gateway,the solution is to apply correct configuration on the cache.
There might be a design requirement for this, if some Internet/Internal sites are reachable via different routers in the segment or a dynamic routing protocol is used to determine the routes. The best solution for this case is to change the network design so the cache appears on a separate subnet. In a case a L3-switch is used it can be done
by BVI reconfiguration. In some situations there might be appropriate to disable sending
the ICMP redirect packets by configuring "no ip redirects" at the interface of router used as default gateway by the cache. This generally causes less efficient usage on the local network, so it should be considered carefully.

MacBookPro 10.7.5 shuts itself down and restarts after around 5 minutes of non use.

This started after my last security update last week. Is there a setting I need to change? or is this a quirk?
It's infuriating.

From the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Security & Privacy ▹ Advanced... ▹ Log out after … minutes of inactivity: Off
If there's a closed padlock icon in the lower left corner of the preference pane, you may need to click it to unlock the settings. Enter your login password when prompted.

Firefox hangs after shut off, was told to use: file exit but it is no help

FF re-opens on the same web page as I last visited on my last internet visit. Using: file>exit, as was suggested is no help.
Yes I have the newest ver. of FF. I am using Windows XP with Svc. pack 3.
Yes I clear cookies and cache daily.
NO I do not have any virus, malware, trojans etc...

In '''Options window''' > '''General panel''' > '''Startup''' > '''When Firefox starts''' scroll and select '''Show my home page ''' click OK to save it, exit firefox and restart it.
see for more info: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20General%20panel Options window - General panel]
thank you
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Powerbook G4 hangs after few minutes of usage

Since February 06 I have a PB G4: 1.67GHZ, model Powerbook5,8
Since this weekend it hangs after a few minutes of usage.
I tried a whole load of possible solutions, like resetting the RAM, removing the battery and holding the powerbutton for 5 seconds...I even held it once for half a minute, but that didn't help. Checking the harddrive with disk utility (tried it often, but only once did the PB work long enough to get the end result: hard drive is healthy).
Often, when it hangs, I can get it to work by simply turning it off and on again. That gives me another window of 2 minutes of usage! Handy throughout the day when I need a file, or a document: I simply boot the machine, get the file and shut it down.
Carbon copy to an external HD does not work: the system hangs a few minutes after copying.
I installed a utility named applejack, and the first time I tried it, I got an interesting error: there were errors with the USB controller or USB bus, and system hangs. I didn't make a screenshot so this is out of the top of my head.
This was interesting because when I tried to make a HD copy (and believe me: I tried lots and lots of times), the system freezes first, and then an error about not unmounting a device popped into the screen. As if the touchpad, keyboards, and all other i/o devices stop working, and the system goes on for a few seconds more.
Sometimes the system just hangs, sometimes I get that black kernel panic screen.
Just before writing this, I tried the hardware test on the install CD once more:
Held down the option key, chose the hardware test -> quick test and..
system hangs after completion of the test
A message appeared in the bottom-left corner. Several lines of information, starting with:
"ERROR, Write to location ZERO detected!!, Loc zero was originally zero
Current File: Localization/en/Scripts/enAHTscript.sc"
etc
I live on a nice island in the Caribbean, so popping into the nearest Apple store means getting on a flight to Miami first.
What -if any- are my options? Is there something I can try to do myself before shipping it to Apple? Opening the case, checking this or that?
By the way, I originally posted this in the Titanium folder, but someone mentioned that I might actually have a Aluminum PB.
see http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2074854#2074854

hi joeuu,
I have 1.5GB mem: one 512 stick and one 1GB and I already tried the sticks one at a time: it hangs with the original 512, it hangs with the 1GB and it hangs with them together in both possible slot settings.
I managed to copy the panic.log in /Library/Logs/ and here it is:
Fri Apr 7 15:27:21 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x000A8D00): Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 00000000000AF340, msr = 0000000000141020, dsisr = 42000000, dar = 000000000280C200
AsyncSrc = 0000000000000000, CoreFIR = 0000000000000000
L2FIR = 0000000000000000, BusFir = 0000000000000000
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00095698 0x00095BB0 0x0002683C 0x000A8D00 0x000A7F90 0x000ABC80
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x41381A00)
PC=0x000AF340; MSR=0x00141020; DAR=0x0280C200; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x000AF158; R1=0x2211B8E0; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
Backtrace:
0x404E9F24 0x404E1F6C 0x404E7B2C 0x002CEFB8 0x41C3F2C8 0x002BC0E8
0x002CDA70 0x002BC690 0x002BBB4C 0x002BBA5C 0x404E3954 0x404E3B98 0x002CE900 0x002CD7C8
0x000A9814
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad(1.3.0f1)@0x41c3d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(2.2.5)@0x404aa000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.4.3)@0x32671000
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI(2.2.5)@0x404df000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(2.2.5)@0x404aa000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.7)@0x323bf000
Exception state (sv=0x402ABA00)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.2.2: Mon Aug 22 18:43:11 PDT 2005; root:xnu-792.5.11.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
Now what can we read from this?
I see in here "AppleUSBTrackpad" and "AppleUSBOHCI".
Referring to my original post: I have seen an error (a few days ago, when working with applejack) that also mentioned USB.
I'm very afraid that this is a hardware issue. Reading through some other posts, I saw something about a ribbon that gave problems. What are your thoughts?

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