IMac keeps feezing and showing a coloured screen
Hi All
My iMac keeps freezing and I've tried a few standard trouble shooting methods but can't figuire out what's wrong with it.
It keeps freezing and stops responding and then shows a coloured screen. Once it was a bright green screen, another time it was dark black and another time it was light yellow. The first time it happened odd random pixels could be seen on screen that weren't meant to be there. Holding down the power button and restarting is the only way to sort it out.
It normally happens 10 - 15 mins after boot up, generally doing fairly mundane tasks (spotify, safari, mail).
I've tried doing a software update and also veryfying and repaing the disk and I was wondering if there was anything else I could try.
It's an early 2008 24" iMac running Lion 10.7.2.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated, I'm hoping it's not a hardware problems
Thanks.
I've have now:
- Verified Disk Permissions
- Repaired Disk Permissions
- Reset PRAM
- Reset SMC
- Performed an extended Apple Hardware test which came back with no problems
The issue still persists unless I am in safe mode.
I don't suppose there is anything else I could try before I take it to a shop?
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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I have recently purchased a Mac computer (updated to Maverick) to go with my Epson Stylus Photo RX500 printer which has given excellent service with my old Windows computer. However, when trying to print pictures or photos via Photoshop Elements 11, the best results I can get are using the Colour Management and Epson Colour controls in the printing options box.
My problem is that after printing the first photo or picture, when I come to print a second, both the Colour Management and Epson Colour Controls are greyed out and showing No Colour Management, The only way I can reset the controls is to shut down the printer and computer and restart.
Could there may be a setting somewhere that I need to adjust please? I have been in touch with Epson and they say that the Epson Colour controls are part of the Photoshop Elements software but a post on the Adobe forum brought no results and I am unable to contact Adobe.
<Edited by Host>Hello Garry. Thanks for the reply. I guess I should have used a different title from "How do I post a question?" That should come after trying to resolved the colour settings first. However, to answer your question, after experimenting with all the different settings in Photoshop Elements and Epson software, I now start with PSE11 Colour settings then click "no colour management" then after clicking Print, I choose "More Options/Colour Management/Colour Handling/Printer Manages Colour" then I choose "Page Setup/Layout/Colour Matching" which then shows Epson Colour Controls but I also choose "Layout/Colour Management" which then shows "Colour Controls/Mode" I then of course choose an Epson printer profile depending on the paper I am using. I get good results but as I said, the Colour Matching and Colour Controls are then greyed out. Hope that makes sense.
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Satellite P300 keeps crashing and giving me blue screens
Hello,
I got a Satellite P300, operating on Windows Vista home premium and its provided with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650.
My laptop keeps crashing and giving me blue screens and windows says its the cause ls my graphic driver and the eror message is Atikmdag.
I tried everything (i think), i re-installes windows but this i had to do with making a recovery cd with the current settings because in some kinda way my F8 function doesn't work so i couldn't restore my Windows from my hard drive.
I also got the latest Ati drivers, this doesn't help either, i also re-installed them and tried to run my laptop on the windows drivers, this doesn't help either.
I really don't know what to do, can some one help me please?Are you sure that you are running video drivers downloaded from a Toshiba site? Unfortunately the drivers may not be the root of the problem so it is important to eliminate them as the cause. AMD's recommended driver removal procedure is at [http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU57RemoveOldGraphicsDrivers.aspx] and if you follow that with an installation of Toshiba drivers then your laptop should be in an as supplied state
I'd recommend you look at this [How to troubleshoot Display driver stopped responding and has recovered, ATIKMDAG.sys type errors|http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/737-27116RadeonSeries-ATIKMDAGhasstoppedrespondingerrormessages.aspx] -
My iMac keeps crashing and I have no idea why
My iMac keeps crashing, and I don't know why. It started yesterday and for some reason just fails. I get an message saying it has shut down due to an error, and this is then the details of the error report it produces.
Can anyone please help and tell me what is wrong?
Huge thanks.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.93 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM91.008D.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.45f0
Serial Number (system): VM******0TM
Software OS X 10.9 (13A603)
Error report as follows:
Anonymous UUID: 954FEFB3-53EC-843A-0739-711F6D804866
Sun Nov 24 16:20:47 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801dadc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, CR3: 0x00000000012fe000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000006, RCX: 0x0000000003000000, RDX: 0xffffff8034a5d960
RSP: 0xffffff810e0a3740, RBP: 0xffffff810e0a37a0, RSI: 0xffffff81004a1068, RDI: 0xffffff8034a5d960
R8: 0xffffff801e0d2b30, R9: 0xffffff81004a1068, R10: 0xffffff810e0a34b0, R11: 0x0000000000000206
R12: 0x0000000000000020, R13: 0xffffff810e0a3ab4, R14: 0xffffff8030a0ba08, R15: 0x0000000000000001
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, Error code: 0x0000000000000010, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff810e0a33d0 : 0xffffff801da22f69
0xffffff810e0a3450 : 0xffffff801dadc19e
0xffffff810e0a3620 : 0xffffff801daf3606
0xffffff810e0a3640 : 0xffffff7f9fdceef1
0xffffff810e0a37a0 : 0xffffff7f9fdcfda2
0xffffff810e0a39b0 : 0xffffff7f9fde0077
0xffffff810e0a3a30 : 0xffffff801ddb3671
0xffffff810e0a3a90 : 0xffffff801dbdf80d
0xffffff810e0a3ae0 : 0xffffff801dbf4360
0xffffff810e0a3b80 : 0xffffff801dbe5f15
0xffffff810e0a3c30 : 0xffffff801dbe67d2
0xffffff810e0a3f50 : 0xffffff801de3de23
0xffffff810e0a3fb0 : 0xffffff801daf3e06
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds_stores
Mac OS version:
13A603
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide: 0x000000001d800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801da00000
System model name: iMac9,1 (Mac-F2218FA9)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 705898990026
last loaded kext at 511933163642: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9e370000, size 335872)
last unloaded kext at 705842715414: com.trendmicro.kext.filehook 1.5.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9fdce000, size 98304)
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<Edited by Host>And what is wrong with Trend Micro Titanium as a package?
1. This comment applies to malicious software ("malware") that's installed unwittingly by the victim of a network attack, and what you should and should not do to protect yourself from that threat. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the victim's computer. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it. If you have reason to suspect that you're the target of such an attack, you need expert help.
If you find this comment too long or too technical, read only sections 5, 6, and 10.
OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user, but internally Apple calls it "XProtect." The malware recognition database is automatically checked for updates once a day; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
The following caveats apply to XProtect:
It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
As new versions of OS X are released, it's not clear whether Apple will indefinitely continue to maintain the XProtect database of older versions such as 10.6. The security of obsolete system versions may eventually be degraded. Security updates to the code of obsolete systems will stop being released at some point, and that may leave them open to other kinds of attack besides malware.
3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
For the reasons given above, App Store products, and other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. OS X security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they're not absolute protection. The first and best line of defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and the malware attacker. If you're smarter than he thinks you are, you'll win.
That means, in practice, that you never use software that comes from an untrustworthy source, or that does something inherently untrustworthy. How do you know what is trustworthy?
Any website that prompts you to install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one, is untrustworthy.
A web operator who tells you that you have a “virus,” or that anything else is wrong with your computer, or that you have won a prize in a contest you never entered, is trying to commit a crime with you as the victim. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
Pirated copies or "cracks" of commercial software, no matter where they come from, are unsafe.
Software of any kind downloaded from a BitTorrent or from a Usenet binary newsgroup is unsafe.
Software that purports to help you do something that's illegal or that infringes copyright, such as saving streamed audio or video for reuse without permission, is unsafe. All YouTube "downloaders" are in this category, though not all are necessarily harmful.
Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, must be downloaded directly from the developer’s website. If it comes from any other source, it's unsafe.
Even signed applications, no matter what the source, should not be trusted if they do something unexpected, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it — not JavaScript — in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a lock icon in the address bar with the abbreviation "https" when visiting a secure site.
Follow the above guidelines, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself from malware.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they all do more harm than good, if they do any good at all. Any database of known threats is always going to be out of date. Most of the danger is from unknown threats. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use one of the free anti-virus products in the Mac App Store — nothing else.
Why shouldn't you use commercial "anti-virus" products?
Their design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere.
In order to meet that nonexistent threat, the software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
To recognize malware, the software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least a day out of date. Most of the real-world danger of malware attack comes from highly targeted "zero-day" exploits that are not yet recognized.
By modifying the operating system, the software itself may create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
8. An anti-malware product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," doesn't have these drawbacks. That doesn't mean it's entirely safe. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
An anti-virus app is not needed, and should not be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful only for detecting Windows malware. Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else.
A Windows malware attachment in email is usually easy to recognize. The file name will often be targeted at people who aren't very bright; for example:
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!H0TBABEZ4U!!!!!!!.AVI♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.exe
Anti-virus software may be able to tell you which particular virus or trojan it is, but do you care? In practice, there's seldom a reason to use the software unless a network administrator requires you to do it.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user you don't have to live in fear that your computer is going to be infected every time you install an application, read email, or visit a web page. But neither should you have the false idea that you will always be safe, no matter what you do. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices. -
Help, I just gave iTunes the assignment to update my iPhone5 to iOS7 and now it gives an unknown error (6). The iPhone is still hooked to my laptop, and shows the black screen and bright Apple with the horizontal bar, telling it's in the middle of something. What should I do?
DFU mode? How do I do that? So far the only thing I can do is hold down both buttons to power it on and nothing is on the screen and it wont reconize on my computer....
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Why does movie stop and show the home screen
why does movie stop and show the home screen
(A) Try reset iPad
Hold the Sleep/Wake and Home button down together until you see the Apple Logo.
Note: Data will not be affected.
(B) Close all apps in the multi-task window
1.Double-click the Home button.
2. Swipe the app's preview up to close it.
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My iphone 3GS keeps freezing and showing the apple logo during phone calls. Can anybody help plese ? Bja
Hiya thankyou for the answer.
Trying to set it up as a new device but can't find the backup to save it.
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My IPhone 5s is frequently reboot and show the "blue screen"
My IPhone 5s is frequently reboot and show the "blue screen"
Error code:
{"bug_type":"110","os_version":"iOS 7.1.1 (11D201)"}
Incident Identifier: 9E7D62CD-E1FA-443F-81D7-91C2C4257098
CrashReporter Key: 7290c27dd593ba841d0e97282cc3b97158891820
Hardware Model: iPhone6,1
Date/Time: 2014-05-12 00:16:32.851 +0300
OS Version: iOS 7.1.1 (11D201)
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80042cd540): "LSU err reported via serror: 0x8820000000000017\n"
Debugger message: panic
OS version: 11D201
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Mar 28 21:22:21 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2423.10.70~1/RELEASE_ARM64_S5L8960X
Kernel slide: 0x0000000003400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8003602000
Boot : 0x536f9564 0x00000000
Sleep : 0x536fe714 0x00073b45
Wake : 0x536fe7f4 0x00000107
Calendar: 0x536fe89d 0x0007b3d4
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panicked thread: 0xffffff8085cc6000, backtrace: 0xffffff8002d94b10
0xffffff8003764a10
0xffffff8003627968
0xffffff8003605ce0
0xffffff80042cd540
0xffffff80042cd7a0
0xffffff8003621394
0x000000018f1256b4
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Task 0xffffff80850257d0: 321 pages, 3 threads: pid 1: launchd
Task 0xffffff8085025030: 1712 pages, 11 threads: pid 15: UserEventAgent
Task 0xffffff8085024c60: 16873 pages, 14 threads: pid 16: SpringBoard
Task 0xffffff8085024890: 838 pages, 2 threads: pid 17: installd
Task 0xffffff80850240f0: 465 pages, 4 threads: pid 19: fseventsd
Task 0xffffff8085023d20: 2053 pages, 2 threads: pid 20: vmd
Task 0xffffff8085023950: 2434 pages, 2 threads: pid 21: sharingd
Task 0xffffff8085023580: 1839 pages, 4 threads: pid 22: aosnotifyd
Task 0xffffff80850231b0: 1054 pages, 4 threads: pid 23: imagent
Task 0xffffff8085022a10: 1025 pages, 2 threads: pid 25: lockdownd
Task 0xffffff8085021ea0: 526 pages, 2 threads: pid 28: softwarebehavior
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Task 0xffffff8085020f60: 410 pages, 3 threads: pid 32: AppleIDAuthAgent
Task 0xffffff8085020b90: 1197 pages, 3 threads: pid 33: routined
Task 0xffffff80850203f0: 568 pages, 2 threads: pid 35: wirelessproxd
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Task 0xffffff808501e1a0: 1562 pages, 2 threads: pid 44: fairplayd.H2
Task 0xffffff808501d260: 1507 pages, 4 threads: pid 48: BTServer
Task 0xffffff808501c6f0: 707 pages, 3 threads: piRmbrown,
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nach 3 Wochen funktioniert es wieder-I fixed it, after 3 weeks
leider kann ich nicht sagen, an was es liegt/
sorry, but I am not able to tell you what the problem was
Da es jetzt geht, ohne dass ich an Vista etwas geändert hätte, vermute ich, dass eines der Apple Programme des Fehler verursacht.
I did not change anything with Vista but it works now. Though I think the failure occured because of one of the Apple products.
Schritt für Schritt / step by step
1. iPod auswerfen / diconnect your iPod
2. holen Sie sich alle wichtigen Windowsupdates/
update your windows
3. holen Sie sich iTunes noch einmal aber installieren Sie es nicht/
download iTunes again, but don't install it.
4. deinstalliere alle Appleprogramme
(ich nutze nur die 6 Apple Programme, die zwangsweise mit iTunes installiert werden, ob es Sinn macht auch Safari zu löschen kann ich nicht sagen,weil ich es nicht nutze,aber vielleicht sollte man alles rausschmeißen)
deinstall all Apple-software
(I use only the software wich comes together with iTunes. I don't use safari. You might deinstall it as well, if you use it on a PC)
5. Verbinden Sie den iPod mit dem PC
Ohne iTunes hörte der "Kampf" zwischen Windows und iTunes auf (logo!).
Solange der iPod davor verbunden war gab es Fehlermeldungen sowohl von iTunes als auch von Windows und der iPod flog bei beiden Systemen raus. Jetzt ließ Windows den iPod in der Liste der angeschlossenen Geräte. Ich habe ihn neu formatiert und dann ausgeworfen.
Connect your iPod.
Without iTunes the struggle between windows and iTunes was over.
As long as iTunes was installed and a iPod was connected I got a notice of a failure from iTunes and windows. both of them disconnected the iPod. Now windows kept the iPod an I was able to format it, then I disconnected it.
6. Da ich keine Zeit mehr hatte habe ich den Computer heruntergefahren und erst mehrere Stunden später wieder angemacht. (ob das spätere Hochfahren von Bedeutung ist werde ich wohl nie erfahren, ich erwähne es nur, um möglichst keinen Schritt auszulassen)
I drove down the computer and turned it on again after a few hours. (Is it necessary to wait a few hours? I don't know. I mention it only)
7. Installieren Sie iTunes / install iTunes
8. starten Sie iTunes / start iTunes
9. verbinden Sie den iPod mit dem Computer / connect your iPod with your PC
Bei mir haben die Fehlermeldungen aufgehört und ich konnte das "kaputte" Gerät wieder mit Musik, Filmen und Hörbüchern füttern.
Ich hoffe es klappt auch bei Ihnen.
In my case there were no further messages of a failure. I got music, movies and audiobooks on my daughters iPod.
Interessieren würde mich schon, warum ein System plötzlich spinnt, obwohl ich "außer" updates nichts verändert hatte.
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Hi,
Blue screens usually indicate Windows system level problems involving device drivers like graphics card drivers, hardware errors (RAM, hard drive) etc. Malware may also cause this. Searching for the displayed error code would usually provide helpful pointers. The [http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us Windows forum] would also be helpful. -
IPad connects and shows a black screen
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