RAM: Computer Not Responding

Hi. I recently tried to install some new ram, only to discover I ordered the wrong part. So, I reinstalled the 2 old 512s, only to get nothing. No response. Computer will turn on, but not boot up, and screen remains black. I get 1 pulse (beep), and the sleep light blinks twice, but other than that nothing.
To me it sounds very much like an installation failure (operator error?), yet I have redone this several times with very close attention to detail and still get nothing. Am I missing something?
Matt
Message was edited by: mdhughes

As user The Bohemian mentioned to me, you have to be careful when working with RAM. Did you disconnect the AC adapter and the battery when you were working on your RAM? Also, did you make sure to stay grounded (no static charges felt or "seen") when you were working on your PowerBook?
You might have (hopefully not) zapped your RAM modules in the process, rendering them useless, and/or affected your logic board in the process. Though, it seems more likely that the RAM got zapped by static, since you say the computer turns on.
Also, did you put the RAM back in the same order that you did before? Sometimes that matters too. Try reversing the modules. The one you put on the bottom, put on top, and the one on top, put on the bottom. Then reset your PMU or do the PRAM reset thing. See if that works.
Other than that, that's all I know at the moment. Good luck! =)

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Hi,
i upgraded my arch system which now uses systemd. An error appears when trying to access shared from vmware. It results in an no more responding arch Linux.
Mounting is done via
mount -t vmhgfs .host:/ /mnt/hgfs/
which gives the note that
Could not add entry to mtab, continuing"
I could afterwards continue. When changing to the directory e.g. trying do list the files the computer stops responding.
dmesg
gives the following errors..
[ 323.160271] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000078
[ 323.160280] IP: [<ffffffffa02a6986>] HgfsDentryRevalidate+0x16/0x80 [vmhgfs]
[ 323.160289] PGD 25baf067 PUD 259c4067 PMD 0
[ 323.160292] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 323.160295] Modules linked in: vmhgfs(O) fuse coretemp kvm_intel kvm crc32c_intel ppdev snd_ens1371 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus gameport snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device evdev snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer vmw_balloon vmwgfx snd ttm microcode e1000 soundcore psmouse serio_raw pcspkr joydev parport_pc parport drm i2c_piix4 intel_agp i2c_core shpchp intel_gtt processor button container ac vmci(O) pci_hotplug ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache hid_generic usbhid hid sr_mod sd_mod cdrom uhci_hcd ata_generic mptspi pata_acpi ehci_hcd scsi_transport_spi mptscsih usbcore floppy usb_common mptbase ata_piix libata scsi_mod
[ 323.160334] CPU 0
[ 323.160339] Pid: 811, comm: ls Tainted: G O 3.6.4-1-ARCH #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
[ 323.160341] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa02a6986>] [<ffffffffa02a6986>] HgfsDentryRevalidate+0x16/0x80 [vmhgfs]
[ 323.160345] RSP: 0018:ffff880025abbc68 EFLAGS: 00010202
[ 323.160347] RAX: ffffffffa02aa280 RBX: ffff88002c05a480 RCX: 0000000000000010
[ 323.160348] RDX: ffff88002c05a480 RSI: 0000000000000040 RDI: ffff88002c05a480
[ 323.160349] RBP: ffff880025abbc78 R08: 6f6c474458007471 R09: ffff880025abbde8
[ 323.160350] R10: ffff88003c4c400a R11: 0000000000000002 R12: ffff880025abbd30
[ 323.160352] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff880025abbdd8 R15: ffff880025abbd38
[ 323.160353] FS: 00007f5f0bd6c700(0000) GS:ffff88003f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 323.160355] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 323.160356] CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 0000000025a9c000 CR4: 00000000000007f0
[ 323.160484] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 323.160506] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 323.160508] Process ls (pid: 811, threadinfo ffff880025aba000, task ffff8800371db870)
[ 323.160509] Stack:
[ 323.160511] ffff880025abbdd8 ffff88002c207bc0 ffff880025abbce8 ffffffff8118b285
[ 323.160514] ffff880025a42420 ffff880025a42420 0000000200007471 ffff88002c05a480
[ 323.160517] ffff880025a27048 000000022994b100 ffff880000000028 0000000000000000
[ 323.160519] Call Trace:
[ 323.160531] [<ffffffff8118b285>] lookup_fast+0x265/0x310
[ 323.160534] [<ffffffff8118ce2f>] path_lookupat+0x10f/0x7f0
[ 323.160538] [<ffffffff81145135>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xaa0
[ 323.160541] [<ffffffff8118d541>] do_path_lookup+0x31/0xc0
[ 323.160543] [<ffffffff8118ada3>] ? getname_flags+0x53/0xf0
[ 323.160546] [<ffffffff8118fc1d>] user_path_at_empty+0x5d/0xa0
[ 323.160551] [<ffffffff81495fd4>] ? do_page_fault+0x2c4/0x580
[ 323.160554] [<ffffffff8114c6cd>] ? do_mmap_pgoff+0x24d/0x340
[ 323.160557] [<ffffffff8118fc71>] user_path_at+0x11/0x20
[ 323.160560] [<ffffffff811843c5>] vfs_fstatat+0x35/0x70
[ 323.160563] [<ffffffff81191d87>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x97/0x530
[ 323.160565] [<ffffffff8118441e>] vfs_lstat+0x1e/0x20
[ 323.160568] [<ffffffff811845ba>] sys_newlstat+0x1a/0x40
[ 323.160575] [<ffffffff81493165>] ? page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 323.160579] [<ffffffff81499ded>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 323.160580] Code: 38 e8 e0 84 c0 75 9e eb 98 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 55 48 89 e5 53 48 83 ec 08 66 66 66 66 90 48 85 f6 48 89 fb 74 06 <f6> 46 38 40 75 54 48 89 df e8 4c b7 ff ff 85 c0 ba 01 00 00 00
[ 323.160604] RIP [<ffffffffa02a6986>] HgfsDentryRevalidate+0x16/0x80 [vmhgfs]
[ 323.160609] RSP <ffff880025abbc68>
[ 323.160610] CR2: 0000000000000078
[ 323.160615] ---[ end trace 658c53aa01f4c121 ]---
[ 323.160618] note: ls[811] exited with preempt_count 1
[ 348.089297] BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 23s! [ls:811]
[ 348.089303] Modules linked in: vmhgfs(O) fuse coretemp kvm_intel kvm crc32c_intel ppdev snd_ens1371 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus gameport snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device evdev snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer vmw_balloon vmwgfx snd ttm microcode e1000 soundcore psmouse serio_raw pcspkr joydev parport_pc parport drm i2c_piix4 intel_agp i2c_core shpchp intel_gtt processor button container ac vmci(O) pci_hotplug ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache hid_generic usbhid hid sr_mod sd_mod cdrom uhci_hcd ata_generic mptspi pata_acpi ehci_hcd scsi_transport_spi mptscsih usbcore floppy usb_common mptbase ata_piix libata scsi_mod
[ 348.089359] CPU 0
[ 348.089375] Pid: 811, comm: ls Tainted: G D O 3.6.4-1-ARCH #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
[ 348.089378] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81082552>] [<ffffffff81082552>] lg_local_lock+0x42/0x50
[ 348.089390] RSP: 0018:ffff880025abb858 EFLAGS: 00000297
[ 348.089392] RAX: 000000000000009e RBX: ffffffff81274859 RCX: 000000000000009f
[ 348.089393] RDX: ffff88003f610b90 RSI: ffffffff8119c0f0 RDI: ffffffff8184eec0
[ 348.089394] RBP: ffff880025abb858 R08: 00000000802e002c R09: ffff880025abbfd8
[ 348.089395] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88002994b160
[ 348.089397] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff880025adaf20 R15: ffff880025abb7c8
[ 348.089399] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88003f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 348.089400] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 348.089401] CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 000000000180c000 CR4: 00000000000007f0
[ 348.089481] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 348.089503] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 348.089505] Process ls (pid: 811, threadinfo ffff880025aba000, task ffff8800371db870)
[ 348.089506] Stack:
[ 348.089508] ffff880025abb888 ffffffff8119ddec ffff880025abb898 ffff880029a49b58
[ 348.089511] 0000000000000000 ffff8800371dbe68 ffff880025abb898 ffffffff8119df46
[ 348.089514] ffff880025abb8b8 ffffffff8118a342 0000000000000000 ffff880029a49b40
[ 348.089516] Call Trace:
[ 348.089524] [<ffffffff8119ddec>] mntput_no_expire+0x2c/0x160
[ 348.089527] [<ffffffff8119df46>] mntput+0x26/0x40
[ 348.089531] [<ffffffff8118a342>] path_put+0x22/0x30
[ 348.089535] [<ffffffff811af05a>] free_fs_struct+0x1a/0x40
[ 348.089538] [<ffffffff811af110>] exit_fs+0x90/0xa0
[ 348.089542] [<ffffffff8105b9cc>] do_exit+0x18c/0x940
[ 348.089548] [<ffffffff814899ea>] ? printk+0x4d/0x4f
[ 348.089552] [<ffffffff810594f1>] ? kmsg_dump+0xc1/0xd0
[ 348.089556] [<ffffffff81493cdd>] oops_end+0x9d/0xe0
[ 348.089559] [<ffffffff8148931e>] no_context+0x264/0x290
[ 348.089562] [<ffffffff814896fe>] __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1cf/0x1ee
[ 348.089565] [<ffffffff81489730>] bad_area_nosemaphore+0x13/0x15
[ 348.089567] [<ffffffff814961b0>] do_page_fault+0x4a0/0x580
[ 348.089570] [<ffffffff814927b5>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x25/0x30
[ 348.089576] [<ffffffffa02a1384>] ? HgfsTransportRemovePendingRequest+0x44/0x50 [vmhgfs]
[ 348.089579] [<ffffffffa02a1570>] ? HgfsTransportSendRequest+0x110/0x240 [vmhgfs]
[ 348.089584] [<ffffffff8116adbc>] ? kfree+0x2c/0x150
[ 348.089587] [<ffffffffa02a44ae>] ? HgfsBdChannelFree+0xe/0x10 [vmhgfs]
[ 348.089591] [<ffffffffa02a1450>] ? HgfsTransportFreeRequest+0x10/0x20 [vmhgfs]
[ 348.089594] [<ffffffffa02a0195>] ? HgfsRequestPutRef+0x25/0x30 [vmhgfs]
[ 348.089598] [<ffffffffa02a5895>] ? HgfsPrivateGetattr+0x65/0x440 [vmhgfs]
[ 348.089601] [<ffffffff81493165>] page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 348.089605] [<ffffffffa02a6986>] ? HgfsDentryRevalidate+0x16/0x80 [vmhgfs]
[ 348.089608] [<ffffffff8118b285>] lookup_fast+0x265/0x310
[ 348.089611] [<ffffffff8118ce2f>] path_lookupat+0x10f/0x7f0
[ 348.089614] [<ffffffff81145135>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xaa0
[ 348.089617] [<ffffffff8118d541>] do_path_lookup+0x31/0xc0
[ 348.089619] [<ffffffff8118ada3>] ? getname_flags+0x53/0xf0
[ 348.089622] [<ffffffff8118fc1d>] user_path_at_empty+0x5d/0xa0
[ 348.089625] [<ffffffff81495fd4>] ? do_page_fault+0x2c4/0x580
[ 348.089628] [<ffffffff8114c6cd>] ? do_mmap_pgoff+0x24d/0x340
[ 348.089631] [<ffffffff8118fc71>] user_path_at+0x11/0x20
[ 348.089635] [<ffffffff811843c5>] vfs_fstatat+0x35/0x70
[ 348.089637] [<ffffffff81191d87>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x97/0x530
[ 348.089640] [<ffffffff8118441e>] vfs_lstat+0x1e/0x20
[ 348.089643] [<ffffffff811845ba>] sys_newlstat+0x1a/0x40
[ 348.089645] [<ffffffff81493165>] ? page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 348.089649] [<ffffffff81499ded>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 348.089650] Code: ff 01 48 8b 17 65 48 03 14 25 a8 db 00 00 b8 00 01 00 00 f0 66 0f c1 02 0f b6 cc 38 c1 74 13 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 90 <0f> b6 02 38 c8 75 f7 5d c3 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 66 66 66
[ 376.076524] BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 23s! [ls:811]
[ 376.076531] Modules linked in: vmhgfs(O) fuse coretemp kvm_intel kvm crc32c_intel ppdev snd_ens1371 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus gameport snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device evdev snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer vmw_balloon vmwgfx snd ttm microcode e1000 soundcore psmouse serio_raw pcspkr joydev parport_pc parport drm i2c_piix4 intel_agp i2c_core shpchp intel_gtt processor button container ac vmci(O) pci_hotplug ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache hid_generic usbhid hid sr_mod sd_mod cdrom uhci_hcd ata_generic mptspi pata_acpi ehci_hcd scsi_transport_spi mptscsih usbcore floppy usb_common mptbase ata_piix libata scsi_mod
[ 376.076599] CPU 0
[ 376.076605] Pid: 811, comm: ls Tainted: G D O 3.6.4-1-ARCH #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
[ 376.076607] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81082552>] [<ffffffff81082552>] lg_local_lock+0x42/0x50
[ 376.076619] RSP: 0018:ffff880025abb858 EFLAGS: 00000297
[ 376.076621] RAX: 000000000000009e RBX: ffffffff81274859 RCX: 000000000000009f
[ 376.076623] RDX: ffff88003f610b90 RSI: ffffffff8119c0f0 RDI: ffffffff8184eec0
[ 376.076624] RBP: ffff880025abb858 R08: 00000000802e002c R09: ffff880025abbfd8
[ 376.076626] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88002994b160
[ 376.076627] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff880025adaf20 R15: ffff880025abb7c8
[ 376.076630] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88003f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 376.076631] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 376.076633] CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 000000000180c000 CR4: 00000000000007f0
[ 376.076692] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 376.076753] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 376.076756] Process ls (pid: 811, threadinfo ffff880025aba000, task ffff8800371db870)
[ 376.076757] Stack:
[ 376.076758] ffff880025abb888 ffffffff8119ddec ffff880025abb898 ffff880029a49b58
[ 376.076762] 0000000000000000 ffff8800371dbe68 ffff880025abb898 ffffffff8119df46
[ 376.076764] ffff880025abb8b8 ffffffff8118a342 0000000000000000 ffff880029a49b40
[ 376.076767] Call Trace:
[ 376.076775] [<ffffffff8119ddec>] mntput_no_expire+0x2c/0x160
[ 376.076777] [<ffffffff8119df46>] mntput+0x26/0x40
[ 376.076781] [<ffffffff8118a342>] path_put+0x22/0x30
[ 376.076786] [<ffffffff811af05a>] free_fs_struct+0x1a/0x40
[ 376.076789] [<ffffffff811af110>] exit_fs+0x90/0xa0
[ 376.076793] [<ffffffff8105b9cc>] do_exit+0x18c/0x940
[ 376.076799] [<ffffffff814899ea>] ? printk+0x4d/0x4f
[ 376.076803] [<ffffffff810594f1>] ? kmsg_dump+0xc1/0xd0
[ 376.076808] [<ffffffff81493cdd>] oops_end+0x9d/0xe0
[ 376.076810] [<ffffffff8148931e>] no_context+0x264/0x290
[ 376.076813] [<ffffffff814896fe>] __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1cf/0x1ee
[ 376.076816] [<ffffffff81489730>] bad_area_nosemaphore+0x13/0x15
[ 376.076818] [<ffffffff814961b0>] do_page_fault+0x4a0/0x580
[ 376.076821] [<ffffffff814927b5>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x25/0x30
[ 376.076827] [<ffffffffa02a1384>] ? HgfsTransportRemovePendingRequest+0x44/0x50 [vmhgfs]
[ 376.076831] [<ffffffffa02a1570>] ? HgfsTransportSendRequest+0x110/0x240 [vmhgfs]
[ 376.076835] [<ffffffff8116adbc>] ? kfree+0x2c/0x150
[ 376.076839] [<ffffffffa02a44ae>] ? HgfsBdChannelFree+0xe/0x10 [vmhgfs]
[ 376.076843] [<ffffffffa02a1450>] ? HgfsTransportFreeRequest+0x10/0x20 [vmhgfs]
[ 376.076846] [<ffffffffa02a0195>] ? HgfsRequestPutRef+0x25/0x30 [vmhgfs]
[ 376.076849] [<ffffffffa02a5895>] ? HgfsPrivateGetattr+0x65/0x440 [vmhgfs]
[ 376.076852] [<ffffffff81493165>] page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 376.076857] [<ffffffffa02a6986>] ? HgfsDentryRevalidate+0x16/0x80 [vmhgfs]
[ 376.076860] [<ffffffff8118b285>] lookup_fast+0x265/0x310
[ 376.076863] [<ffffffff8118ce2f>] path_lookupat+0x10f/0x7f0
[ 376.076866] [<ffffffff81145135>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xaa0
[ 376.076869] [<ffffffff8118d541>] do_path_lookup+0x31/0xc0
[ 376.076871] [<ffffffff8118ada3>] ? getname_flags+0x53/0xf0
[ 376.076874] [<ffffffff8118fc1d>] user_path_at_empty+0x5d/0xa0
[ 376.076876] [<ffffffff81495fd4>] ? do_page_fault+0x2c4/0x580
[ 376.076880] [<ffffffff8114c6cd>] ? do_mmap_pgoff+0x24d/0x340
[ 376.076882] [<ffffffff8118fc71>] user_path_at+0x11/0x20
[ 376.076886] [<ffffffff811843c5>] vfs_fstatat+0x35/0x70
[ 376.076889] [<ffffffff81191d87>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x97/0x530
[ 376.076891] [<ffffffff8118441e>] vfs_lstat+0x1e/0x20
[ 376.076894] [<ffffffff811845ba>] sys_newlstat+0x1a/0x40
[ 376.076897] [<ffffffff81493165>] ? page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 376.076900] [<ffffffff81499ded>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 376.076901] Code: ff 01 48 8b 17 65 48 03 14 25 a8 db 00 00 b8 00 01 00 00 f0 66 0f c1 02 0f b6 cc 38 c1 74 13 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 90 <0f> b6 02 38 c8 75 f7 5d c3 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 66 66 66
[ 383.143757] INFO: rcu_preempt self-detected stall on CPU { 0} (t=18000 jiffies)
[ 383.143768] sending NMI to all CPUs:
[ 383.143782] NMI backtrace for cpu 0
[ 383.143783] CPU 0
[ 383.143788] Pid: 811, comm: ls Tainted: G D O 3.6.4-1-ARCH #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
[ 383.143789] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8103a6ec>] [<ffffffff8103a6ec>] default_send_IPI_mask_sequence_phys+0xbc/0x100
[ 383.143809] RSP: 0018:ffff88003f603d68 EFLAGS: 00000046
[ 383.143810] RAX: 0000000000000400 RBX: 000000000000b022 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 383.143811] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000300
[ 383.143812] RBP: ffff88003f603da8 R08: ffffffff818a32b8 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 383.143813] R10: 0000000000010002 R11: 3a73555043206c6c R12: ffffffff818a32b0
[ 383.143815] R13: 0000000000000400 R14: 0000000000000092 R15: 0000000000000002
[ 383.143816] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88003f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 383.143818] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 383.143819] CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 000000000180c000 CR4: 00000000000007f0
[ 383.143824] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 383.143828] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 383.143830] Process ls (pid: 811, threadinfo ffff880025aba000, task ffff8800371db870)
[ 383.143831] Stack:
[ 383.143832] ffffffff00000000 0000000000000000 ffff88003f603dc8 0000000000002710
[ 383.143835] ffffffff81839dc0 0000000000000000 ffffffff81839e80 ffff880025aba000
[ 383.143838] ffff88003f603db8 ffffffff8103e5e7 ffff88003f603dd8 ffffffff8103a8aa
[ 383.143840] Call Trace:
[ 383.143842] <IRQ>
[ 383.143848] [<ffffffff8103e5e7>] physflat_send_IPI_all+0x17/0x20
[ 383.143851] [<ffffffff8103a8aa>] arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace+0x5a/0x90
[ 383.143857] [<ffffffff810e0f0a>] rcu_pending+0x24a/0x580
[ 383.143859] [<ffffffff810e23b9>] rcu_check_callbacks+0xd9/0x220
[ 383.143863] [<ffffffff81067808>] update_process_times+0x48/0x90
[ 383.143868] [<ffffffff810ae0e4>] tick_sched_timer+0x64/0xd0
[ 383.143871] [<ffffffff8107db27>] __run_hrtimer+0x77/0x270
[ 383.143874] [<ffffffff810ae080>] ? tick_nohz_handler+0x110/0x110
[ 383.143876] [<ffffffff8107e807>] hrtimer_interrupt+0xf7/0x230
[ 383.143882] [<ffffffff8149b0fc>] ? call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
[ 383.143886] [<ffffffff8149ba39>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x69/0x99
[ 383.143889] [<ffffffff8149aa0a>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x6a/0x70
[ 383.143890] <EOI>
[ 383.143897] [<ffffffff81274859>] ? __percpu_counter_add+0x59/0xa0
[ 383.143902] [<ffffffff8119c0f0>] ? alloc_fdtable+0xf0/0xf0
[ 383.143907] [<ffffffff81082555>] ? lg_local_lock+0x45/0x50
[ 383.143910] [<ffffffff8119ddec>] mntput_no_expire+0x2c/0x160
[ 383.143912] [<ffffffff8119df46>] mntput+0x26/0x40
[ 383.143916] [<ffffffff8118a342>] path_put+0x22/0x30
[ 383.143921] [<ffffffff811af05a>] free_fs_struct+0x1a/0x40
[ 383.143923] [<ffffffff811af110>] exit_fs+0x90/0xa0
[ 383.143927] [<ffffffff8105b9cc>] do_exit+0x18c/0x940
[ 383.143932] [<ffffffff814899ea>] ? printk+0x4d/0x4f
[ 383.143936] [<ffffffff810594f1>] ? kmsg_dump+0xc1/0xd0
[ 383.143940] [<ffffffff81493cdd>] oops_end+0x9d/0xe0
[ 383.143943] [<ffffffff8148931e>] no_context+0x264/0x290
[ 383.143946] [<ffffffff814896fe>] __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1cf/0x1ee
[ 383.143949] [<ffffffff81489730>] bad_area_nosemaphore+0x13/0x15
[ 383.143951] [<ffffffff814961b0>] do_page_fault+0x4a0/0x580
[ 383.143955] [<ffffffff814927b5>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x25/0x30
[ 383.143961] [<ffffffffa02a1384>] ? HgfsTransportRemovePendingRequest+0x44/0x50 [vmhgfs]
[ 383.143964] [<ffffffffa02a1570>] ? HgfsTransportSendRequest+0x110/0x240 [vmhgfs]
[ 383.143968] [<ffffffff8116adbc>] ? kfree+0x2c/0x150
[ 383.143972] [<ffffffffa02a44ae>] ? HgfsBdChannelFree+0xe/0x10 [vmhgfs]
[ 383.143976] [<ffffffffa02a1450>] ? HgfsTransportFreeRequest+0x10/0x20 [vmhgfs]
[ 383.143979] [<ffffffffa02a0195>] ? HgfsRequestPutRef+0x25/0x30 [vmhgfs]
[ 383.143982] [<ffffffffa02a5895>] ? HgfsPrivateGetattr+0x65/0x440 [vmhgfs]
[ 383.143985] [<ffffffff81493165>] page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 383.143989] [<ffffffffa02a6986>] ? HgfsDentryRevalidate+0x16/0x80 [vmhgfs]
[ 383.143993] [<ffffffff8118b285>] lookup_fast+0x265/0x310
[ 383.143995] [<ffffffff8118ce2f>] path_lookupat+0x10f/0x7f0
[ 383.143999] [<ffffffff81145135>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xaa0
[ 383.144002] [<ffffffff8118d541>] do_path_lookup+0x31/0xc0
[ 383.144004] [<ffffffff8118ada3>] ? getname_flags+0x53/0xf0
[ 383.144007] [<ffffffff8118fc1d>] user_path_at_empty+0x5d/0xa0
[ 383.144009] [<ffffffff81495fd4>] ? do_page_fault+0x2c4/0x580
[ 383.144013] [<ffffffff8114c6cd>] ? do_mmap_pgoff+0x24d/0x340
[ 383.144015] [<ffffffff8118fc71>] user_path_at+0x11/0x20
[ 383.144019] [<ffffffff811843c5>] vfs_fstatat+0x35/0x70
[ 383.144022] [<ffffffff81191d87>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x97/0x530
[ 383.144025] [<ffffffff8118441e>] vfs_lstat+0x1e/0x20
[ 383.144027] [<ffffffff811845ba>] sys_newlstat+0x1a/0x40
[ 383.144030] [<ffffffff81493165>] ? page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 383.144033] [<ffffffff81499ded>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 383.144034] Code: 90 8b 0c 25 00 b3 5f ff 80 e5 10 75 f2 89 f0 c1 e0 18 89 04 25 10 b3 5f ff 41 83 ff 02 44 89 e8 41 0f 45 c7 89 04 25 00 b3 5f ff <eb> 8a 4c 89 f7 57 9d 66 66 90 66 90 48 83 c4 18 5b 41 5c 41 5d
[ 383.144173] NMI backtrace for cpu 1
[ 383.144176] CPU 1
[ 383.144179] Pid: 0, comm: swapper/1 Tainted: G D O 3.6.4-1-ARCH #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
[ 383.144181] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81042e46>] [<ffffffff81042e46>] native_safe_halt+0x6/0x10
[ 383.144189] RSP: 0018:ffff88003daabeb8 EFLAGS: 00000246
[ 383.144190] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88003daabfd8 RCX: 0000000100006177
[ 383.144191] RDX: ffff88003dbb07e8 RSI: 0000000000000086 RDI: 0000000000000082
[ 383.144192] RBP: ffff88003daabeb8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 383.144193] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000001
[ 383.144195] R13: ffff88003daaa000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 383.144196] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88003f620000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 383.144198] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
[ 383.144199] CR2: 00007fc28cd0b000 CR3: 000000003c672000 CR4: 00000000000007e0
[ 383.144241] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 383.144266] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 383.144268] Process swapper/1 (pid: 0, threadinfo ffff88003daaa000, task ffff88003da3c890)
[ 383.144269] Stack:
[ 383.144270] ffff88003daabed8 ffffffff8101dc2f ffff88003daabfd8 ffffffff818a32b0
[ 383.144273] ffff88003daabf18 ffffffff8101ef16 0000000000000001 2ebcddbd1c0fb65d
[ 383.144276] ffff88003daabf08 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
[ 383.144278] Call Trace:
[ 383.144284] [<ffffffff8101dc2f>] default_idle+0x4f/0x290
[ 383.144286] [<ffffffff8101ef16>] cpu_idle+0xf6/0x130
[ 383.144290] [<ffffffff814812a9>] start_secondary+0x1f9/0x200
[ 383.144291] Code: 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89 e5 fa 5d c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89 e5 fb 5d c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89 e5 fb f4 <5d> c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89 e5 f4 5d c3 66 0f 1f 84
[ 408.063121] BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 23s! [ls:811]
[ 408.063127] Modules linked in: vmhgfs(O) fuse coretemp kvm_intel kvm crc32c_intel ppdev snd_ens1371 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus gameport snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device evdev snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer vmw_balloon vmwgfx snd ttm microcode e1000 soundcore psmouse serio_raw pcspkr joydev parport_pc parport drm i2c_piix4 intel_agp i2c_core shpchp intel_gtt processor button container ac vmci(O) pci_hotplug ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache hid_generic usbhid hid sr_mod sd_mod cdrom uhci_hcd ata_generic mptspi pata_acpi ehci_hcd scsi_transport_spi mptscsih usbcore floppy usb_common mptbase ata_piix libata scsi_mod
[ 408.063183] CPU 0
[ 408.063188] Pid: 811, comm: ls Tainted: G D O 3.6.4-1-ARCH #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
[ 408.063190] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81082552>] [<ffffffff81082552>] lg_local_lock+0x42/0x50
[ 408.063200] RSP: 0018:ffff880025abb858 EFLAGS: 00000297
[ 408.063202] RAX: 000000000000009e RBX: ffffffff81274859 RCX: 000000000000009f
[ 408.063203] RDX: ffff88003f610b90 RSI: ffffffff8119c0f0 RDI: ffffffff8184eec0
[ 408.063204] RBP: ffff880025abb858 R08: 00000000802e002c R09: ffff880025abbfd8
[ 408.063205] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88002994b160
[ 408.063207] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff880025adaf20 R15: ffff880025abb7c8
[ 408.063209] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88003f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 408.063210] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 408.063211] CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 000000000180c000 CR4: 00000000000007f0
[ 408.063216] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 408.063220] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 408.063221] Process ls (pid: 811, threadinfo ffff880025aba000, task ffff8800371db870)
[ 408.063222] Stack:
[ 408.063224] ffff880025abb888 ffffffff8119ddec ffff880025abb898 ffff880029a49b58
[ 408.063227] 0000000000000000 ffff8800371dbe68 ffff880025abb898 ffffffff8119df46
[ 408.063229] ffff880025abb8b8 ffffffff8118a342 0000000000000000 ffff880029a49b40
[ 408.063232] Call Trace:
[ 408.063239] [<ffffffff8119ddec>] mntput_no_expire+0x2c/0x160
[ 408.063242] [<ffffffff8119df46>] mntput+0x26/0x40
[ 408.063246] [<ffffffff8118a342>] path_put+0x22/0x30
[ 408.063250] [<ffffffff811af05a>] free_fs_struct+0x1a/0x40
[ 408.063253] [<ffffffff811af110>] exit_fs+0x90/0xa0
[ 408.063257] [<ffffffff8105b9cc>] do_exit+0x18c/0x940
[ 408.063263] [<ffffffff814899ea>] ? printk+0x4d/0x4f
[ 408.063267] [<ffffffff810594f1>] ? kmsg_dump+0xc1/0xd0
[ 408.063271] [<ffffffff81493cdd>] oops_end+0x9d/0xe0
[ 408.063274] [<ffffffff8148931e>] no_context+0x264/0x290
[ 408.063277] [<ffffffff814896fe>] __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1cf/0x1ee
[ 408.063280] [<ffffffff81489730>] bad_area_nosemaphore+0x13/0x15
[ 408.063282] [<ffffffff814961b0>] do_page_fault+0x4a0/0x580
[ 408.063285] [<ffffffff814927b5>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x25/0x30
[ 408.063302] [<ffffffffa02a1384>] ? HgfsTransportRemovePendingRequest+0x44/0x50 [vmhgfs]
[ 408.063306] [<ffffffffa02a1570>] ? HgfsTransportSendRequest+0x110/0x240 [vmhgfs]
[ 408.063310] [<ffffffff8116adbc>] ? kfree+0x2c/0x150
[ 408.063314] [<ffffffffa02a44ae>] ? HgfsBdChannelFree+0xe/0x10 [vmhgfs]
[ 408.063317] [<ffffffffa02a1450>] ? HgfsTransportFreeRequest+0x10/0x20 [vmhgfs]
[ 408.063320] [<ffffffffa02a0195>] ? HgfsRequestPutRef+0x25/0x30 [vmhgfs]
[ 408.063324] [<ffffffffa02a5895>] ? HgfsPrivateGetattr+0x65/0x440 [vmhgfs]
[ 408.063327] [<ffffffff81493165>] page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 408.063331] [<ffffffffa02a6986>] ? HgfsDentryRevalidate+0x16/0x80 [vmhgfs]
[ 408.063335] [<ffffffff8118b285>] lookup_fast+0x265/0x310
[ 408.063337] [<ffffffff8118ce2f>] path_lookupat+0x10f/0x7f0
[ 408.063341] [<ffffffff81145135>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xaa0
[ 408.063343] [<ffffffff8118d541>] do_path_lookup+0x31/0xc0
[ 408.063346] [<ffffffff8118ada3>] ? getname_flags+0x53/0xf0
[ 408.063349] [<ffffffff8118fc1d>] user_path_at_empty+0x5d/0xa0
[ 408.063351] [<ffffffff81495fd4>] ? do_page_fault+0x2c4/0x580
[ 408.063354] [<ffffffff8114c6cd>] ? do_mmap_pgoff+0x24d/0x340
[ 408.063357] [<ffffffff8118fc71>] user_path_at+0x11/0x20
[ 408.063360] [<ffffffff811843c5>] vfs_fstatat+0x35/0x70
[ 408.063363] [<ffffffff81191d87>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x97/0x530
[ 408.063366] [<ffffffff8118441e>] vfs_lstat+0x1e/0x20
[ 408.063368] [<ffffffff811845ba>] sys_newlstat+0x1a/0x40
[ 408.063371] [<ffffffff81493165>] ? page_fault+0x25/0x30
[ 408.063374] [<ffffffff81499ded>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 408.063375] Code: ff 01 48 8b 17 65 48 03 14 25 a8 db 00 00 b8 00 01 00 00 f0 66 0f c1 02 0f b6 cc 38 c1 74 13 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 90 <0f> b6 02 38 c8 75 f7 5d c3 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 66 66 66
Anyone got an idea what to do? Would be nice to share files between the host and guest System...
Nik
PS: Read these two wiki pages already but nothing helps..
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … _in_VMware
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … _(systemd)
Last edited by nik1982 (2012-11-02 18:55:22)

I have the same problem. Here's what journalctl gives me after I try to list the directory:
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffffffffa8
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: IP: [<ffffffffa02b9078>] HgfsPermission+0x38/0xa0 [vmhgfs]
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: PGD 180e067 PUD 180f067 PMD 0
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: Modules linked in: fuse e1000 joydev ppdev intel_agp snd_ens1371 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus gameport vmwgfx snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd_pcm ttm snd_page_alloc snd_timer drm snd soundcore i2c_piix4 psmouse parport_pc parport shpchp intel_gtt processor coretemp crc32c_intel microcode i2c_core pci_hotplug pcspkr serio_raw evdev vmw_balloon button ac container vmhgfs(O) vmci(O) vmblock(O) ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache dm_mod sr_mod cdrom hid_generic ata_generic pata_acpi usbhid hid sd_mod uhci_hcd ehci_hcd usbcore usb_common ata_piix mptspi scsi_transport_spi mptscsih mptbase libata floppy vmw_pvscsi scsi_mod
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: CPU 3
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: Pid: 753, comm: zsh Tainted: G O 3.6.6-1-ARCH #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa02b9078>] [<ffffffffa02b9078>] HgfsPermission+0x38/0xa0 [vmhgfs]
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff88007665fe68 EFLAGS: 00010286
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000010 RCX: 00000000002b5843
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: RDX: ffff880037b1ddf0 RSI: 0000000000000010 RDI: ffff88007b0f8000
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: RBP: ffff88007665fec8 R08: 0000000000016c20 R09: ffff88007f676c20
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: R10: ffffffff8118ae63 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: 0000000000000010
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: R13: ffff88007b0f8000 R14: 00007fe7e8ba7428 R15: 0000000000000000
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: FS: 00007fe7eb1bb700(0000) GS:ffff88007f660000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: CR2: ffffffffffffffa8 CR3: 00000000767bb000 CR4: 00000000000007e0
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: Process zsh (pid: 753, threadinfo ffff88007665e000, task ffff88006d98e8d0)
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: Stack:
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: 0000000000000000 ffff8800379d4e40 ffff88007b0f8000 0000000200001001
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: 0000000000000000 ffff88007a41eab8 ffff88006d98e8d0 0000000000000086
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: ffff88007665fee8 ffffffff8107e056 0000000000000000 ffff88007b0f8000
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: Call Trace:
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: [<ffffffff8107e056>] ? hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x86/0x110
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: [<ffffffff8118b79c>] __inode_permission+0x7c/0xc0
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: [<ffffffff8118b7f8>] inode_permission+0x18/0x50
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: [<ffffffff8117e2fd>] sys_faccessat+0xdd/0x1c0
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: [<ffffffff8117e3f8>] sys_access+0x18/0x20
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: [<ffffffff81499f2d>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: Code: 90 31 c0 40 f6 c6 10 89 f3 74 63 48 8b 97 18 01 00 00 48 8b 02 48 39 c2 75 11 eb 67 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 48 8b 00 48 39 c2 74 0e <8b> 48 a8 48 8d b8 50 ff ff ff 85 c9 74 ea 48 85 ff 74 45 48 8d
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: RIP [<ffffffffa02b9078>] HgfsPermission+0x38/0xa0 [vmhgfs]
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: RSP <ffff88007665fe68>
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: CR2: ffffffffffffffa8
Nov 10 14:56:31 porky kernel: ---[ end trace d9bf986dbc6c4651 ]---

Computer not responding after PR8 opens

Hello, my source files are from a Panasonic HD camera, I am running Adobe Premiere Elements 8, my laptop specs are
I have a Dell laptop Intel (R)Core (TM) 2 cpu, T7600@ 2.33 GHz, RAM 2.00 GB
OS: Windows Vista
Version: Adobe Premiere 8
I open the project and about 30 to 40 little icons show up on my bottom right hand tool bar, ffdshow audio decoder and ffdshow video decoder. This has not happened on previous projects. When I try and do some work the screen fades and it is hung up and will not respond. It gives me a message when I first open the project that my system memory is low, but I still have 34 GB's of 110 GB's space left
Any ideas
Thanks for your help
Allan

Are you saying that the program does completely open or it doesn't?
If the program opens, it could be that your AVCHD video files are slowing it down (since you've got a pretty marginal machine for editing AVCHD). Though I can't say for sure because I don't know what model of camcorder you're using and which video format it shoots in.
I'm also not sure what you mean when you say "30 to 40 little icons show up on my bottom right hand tool bar". Can you post a screen shot of this so we can see it?

Computer not responding to video invitation

I have just purchased an iSight, am on a wireless broadband connection, and the camera works fine for preview on iChat.
However when I am invited or invite another iChat user with iSight for video or audio chat, my screen says it is "starting" the video or audio chat, but then says my computer is not responding. The other iChat users are successfully using their iSight cameras to video chat with each other.
I've gone through all the troubleshooting tips.
Any suggestions for why my computer is not responding? Is there an email address or phone number where I can communicate directly with support for iSight?

Hello ilovemac. If BriarCroft does not respond, or if his response does not help you, does your iSight work with other apps? (How to test your iSight to ensure it is functional) If so, your problem is with iChat AV rather than with iSight.
If your iSight does not work, contact the retailer who sold your your new iMac regarding warranty coverage.
If your problem is not with your iSight, both parties to this (or any other troublesome) chat should test with more than one other user to determine which end of the connection is causing your symptoms. If you do not have enough available buddies for testing, you can find more Buddy Names for iChat Test here.
If you cannot solve the problem after you have identified the problem system(s?), I suggest you start your own thread in the appropriate iChat AV Discussions so your problem gets specific, individual attention that is not commingled with someone else's similar problem.
To get the best help, please post back as much as possible of the information requested in When do I Post a New iChat Topic? for the system that is having problems, starting about half way down the page.
By my count, the list requests 20 items of information. (You may even find the problem in the process of gathering that info.) Also post the actions you have already tried to avoid getting the same recommendations that you already know do not work.
If both of you have problems, provide the info for both systems in the same thread.
If you have not already tried these suggestions, and if you want to exhaust all possibilities before posting in iChat AV Discussions, consider the relevant suggestions from Using iSight with iChat AV.
Your daughter can also include the suggestions from Help for iChat AV 3 Problems that are relevant to her Tiger (OS X 10.4.4) iMac.

Computer not responding during migration assist

I bought a 27" iMac and have been trying to use migration assist to transfer my files and settings over from my 17" MacBook Pro with little success. The iMac recognizes the MacBook and the confirmation code pops up on both but once the migration begins, the iMac has a message pop up that says the MacBook is not responding, even though it has a message saying that the iMac is ready.
I've tried searching other posts here but can't seem to find any with the same issue. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Well, I was following the instructions as they were presented on the screen. As I mentioned, things seemed to progress normally, the two computers seemed to be communicating but then the message that the MBP was not responding would pop up and I would be forced to quit the migration.
I had tried both FW 800 and ethernet connections to no avail. After updating the iMac, I am running Mountain Lion on both machines and had consulted Pondini's guide prior to posting here. I also opened up all the sharing options I could find on both computers thinking that would help. I'll take a closer look at Pondini's guide and see if that provides some answers.
Thanks.

Fan randomly running loud + computer not responding

I have been facing a problem for the last several weeks on my PowerMac G5 that technicians have not been able to solve either.
The computer randomly stops responding and the fans start accelerating slowly until they reach their top speed and then stay at that speed for indefinite periods of time. I cannot see any pattern in this - it happens both when the computer is running some process and when it is idle.
Each time this happens, the only option for me is to do a hard powerdown (hold down the power button).
I saw another question about fans running at high speed, but that case, it seemed as if the computer continued to respond.
Any help on this would be appreciated.

I am having the same problem.
Now before you start taking advice to back up all your data, reformat your hard drive, and reinstall all the software; please take note of a few things:
first off, I'm disappointed/frustrated/melancholy that this is happening to me. I spend $5000+ for a "reliable" Apple computer. Then it doesn't want to turn on because its not safe. Sorry if I drown this post with bitter sarcasm but I am coming to the end of the line with my patience.
I called Apple Care, read a bunch of posts (here and elsewhere), and yes I do know about the SMU Reset button (like that really does anything?).
My problem happened a few weeks ago and I thought nothing of it at first. There was a power outage for a quick second and it turned everything off. When I went to turn on my computer, there was no chime, the red light was on, and the fans were running and eventually began running very loud. After letting it run like that in hopes of the screen lighting up, I turned it off by holding the power button. By the way, there's nothing on the screen and the keyboard doesn't work (I use a wireless keyboard, but I plugged in the OG cord keyboard to push whatever series of buttons recommended by these "geniuses") Trust me, the computer doesn't make it to that part of the boot process, so stop with commandoption+PR or F12 to get the CD out. It doesn't work! What's up with this computer! It can handle all these intense calculations,etc. but a power surge is going to shut it down indefinitely.
So I left the computer came back the next day, turned it on and its fine. Cool, I'm happy. It's Working!! I go on a few weeks, then I go to turn it on this Monday, same problem. But actually a worse situation. I had a client come over and the computer wouldn't work. I looked like a idiot. Couldn't do anything cause my computer didn't want to turn on. I do music production/editing. I use my G5 for running ProTools LE. I have other programs but that is the main one I use. There's nothing wrong with it. It's optimized for use with the mac. So those people who are going to advise me to uninstall all my software and all that - I appreciate your concern but don't give advice when you don't know anything!
So I am getting frustrated. My client left a little disappointed, but what can you do? I tried to call AppleCare on Mon. but it was Memorial Day. So I waited for Tues.
Tues morning, my computer turns on like everything is fine.
I'm happy but cautious. I talk to AppleCare rep. He tells me that it is a common problem they have heard about with the G5's. Wherever blackouts, brownouts, spikes, sags, dips, and other electricity inconsistencies occur, the Power Mac G5 has a breaker in it which flips so it doesn't receive uneven power supply and damage internal components.
I like that feature. Good thinking Apple. Protecting my investment from bad electrical grids. But I don't like the fact my computer has a mind of its own where it decides when it wants to boot or when it wants to sit there and run its fans all loud.
I shut down Tues morn to go to work. I come back in the evening, it doesn't want to boot up. Instead of getting angry trying a bunch of times to turn on/turn off the computer, I leave my house all together and go and have a few drinks. I come home ,don't even look at my computer, and go to bed.
I wake up Wed. morning. Go to turn on my computer. Successful boot. It's running. Okay, I think, I'm going to get down to the problem. I read all the logs, not like I know every piece of info, but just to see what's happening. Everything looks fine. I decide to run the AppleCare CD Tech Tool. It says restart holding down C. I do that. When the gray Apple Logo comes up, all this writing about kernals comes up and it tells me to restart or shutdown. I shutdown and attempt to restart, same problem: no chime, red light on, and fans eventually spin loud. Now the CD is stuck in there. I'm going to take it to the Apple Store tomorrow to if these "geniuses" can figure it out.
(Just a side note: Apple calls them geniuses, but its hard for me to think some disconnected college kid with a bad haircut and questionable social skills knows what's up with the power supply issues of a computer; maybe I'm wrong, but you can run your diagnostics and look at the chart of what to do and all that BUT Apple needs to listen to the people)
I am going to get a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) with a clean sine wave output to curb the issue at my end. It's not my fault I live in a area that receives uneven power output. I live in Los Angeles. Summer is starting up and I think its going to be hot, so blackouts, power dips and sags are inevitable. I just don't understand why Apple hasn't considered this problem and fixed it with something:
A recall to change the power supply, Is it something on the logic board?, are they going to reimburse me for lost income (Ha, yeah right)
I really want to know how many people are having this problem?
From what I've heard, it is a common problem.
So I think we need a common solution.
If its so common, it must be the computer. We are all going to live in different areas where the power may vary. Not all of us have the consistent power flow of 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, CA. So if it is such a common problem, Apple needs to fix it.
I can't spend more than five grand on a super duper computer and have it wuss out on some power issues.
Its a loss of income and productivity to me.
I can't have that anymore.
Sometimes my computer turns on, sometimes it doesn't.
I bought my PowerMac G5 in April 2006, its been about a month and a half and I'm having these problems.
Thank you for your time.
If anyone else has been having this problem, I feel for you.
It was been very difficult for me not to curse in this post, but I have tried to extend the same respect to all that use these discussion boards to create dialogue, find help, and create solutions.
LETS FIX IT!
Peace,
Swami G
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) 4.5 Gb RAM
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) Dual 2.3 GHz / 4.5 Gb RAM
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) 4.5 Gb RAM

Computer not responding

Hi,
I have an iMac from 2007 operating on Leopard. I've been having trouble with applications freezing, but this morning after being in Safari, everything just froze. I couldn't go to a new web page, I couldn't quit Safari. I can move the arrow, but when I try to select an app from the dock, nothing happens. I can't open anything on the computer, I can't shut down unless I cut the power.
The clock is running, my Skype window opened automatically, and the cursor is blinking in the search box there. I can type in the Skype search box, but there is no response when I hit return.
I am currently on my daughter's laptop since I can't get my desktop to respond at all.
Thanks for any help!

First, press COMMAND-OPTION-ESC to see if the task manager will open. If not then you will have to do a forced shutdown by pressing the power button and holding it down until the computer shuts down. Wait about 30 seconds to allow the hard drive to spin down fully, then do the following:
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your current OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
You may be fine after this, but if you continue having a problem let us know what that is.

Web hosting on home computer not responding (sometimes)

Using iWeb I published my personal website to my home computer, an iMac with i3 processor. Sometimes it works fine, but other times the website fails to open' because the server where this page is located isn’t responding,' I figure this is probably because the computer is sleeping at the time, even though I set the Energy Saver in Preferences to 'Wake for Network Access'. Is this an inherent problem with web hosting on a personal computer, or a fixable problem? Hosting on one's own computer seems like a great idea, no size limits, no ads on 'free' hosting sites, but this is a drag.

You're using "client think" and not "server think".
Servers do not sleep.
Technically, various servers can and do power down some system components, but web-facing servers are almost never configured to go into a low-power sleep state.
Most servers aren't usually receiving nor expecting a WoL packet from remote (off-LAN) clients, nor should there be a way for a remote client to explicitly send a WoL to a server that's configured for WoL.
Yes, you can see server farms using WoL within the farm, but that's typically in response to an increase in server load and the actions of internal server and network processing. If the load is spiking, toss a few WoL packets and spool up another server or two. And you can and usually do see solutions akin to the Xserve Lights-Out Management (LOM) board or an HP iLO management processor, and where the server is shut down, but the management processor remains awake and active.
And I would disagree with the degree of certainty expressed by etresoft here. There can be reasons to run local servers. Yes, that's not typical, and yes, there can be good deals with hosted services, and yes, the connections can be bandwidth-limited. But there can be reasons for some individuals and organizations to host locally.

Computer not responding to mouse movement

For the past week my magic mouse has been getting stuck or will move crazy slow when I'm using it and is slow to respond. It will randomly loose connection. I have changed the batteries and chnages mouse pads. I switched to my husband's magic mouse and it does the same thing on my computer so now I'm thinking it's my imac's problem and not the mouse? Sometimes it works perfect but after an hour it starts acting up again. Right now I'm just using a logitech mouse and it's working fine. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!

Check for signal interference
    Wireless networks that operate on 2.4GHz may cause interference.
    Move cordless phone base stations, microwave ovens, and other 2.4GHz electrical devices away from the Mac if you suspect interference.
    Keep wireless devices within 10 meters (33 feet) of the Mac.
    Avoid putting metal objects between the device and the Mac.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3048

Computer not responding to Graphics Card/Freezes up in Games

Hello All.
Recently I've updated my Drivers, and almost everygame I've played has just been freezing after 10 Mins of gameplay. It stay's on the screen for about 2 Mins, then closes off along with the app it was running on (Steam). Before i had updated my drivers, everything was fine. I've tried to downgrade the Catayst and I've tried to roll back the driver's for the Video Card, but it wont work no matter what. After 3 days, I once again uninstall AMD Catalyst, and now my graphic card won't work. I would reset the computer many times just for the Monitor to get signal, but once more, it was a failure. I'm begging for help here, and if anybody can help me, I commend you! So please, please, please, please, help me, thank you, and have a wonderful day!
PC Specs:
10 GB Ram
XFX AMD Radeon HD 7750
Power Supply 300 Watt
Computer Name: h8-1414 PC, (Changed Video Card)

Hi,
Well you did modify your PC configuration by changing the graphics card or is that not the case? Let's get the straight facts and not any misdirection information.
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad, HP Chromebook 11
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Plextor M.2 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT

My computer not respond

My computer is very slow in responding. It is like every thing is in extra slow motion. What could be the porblem?

If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything suggested in this comment.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed, as well as some other aspects of the configuration that may be related to the problem.
Don’t be alarmed by the seeming complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out. Here's a brief summary: In each of two steps, you copy a line of text from this web page into a window in another application. You wait about a minute. Then you paste some other text, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is copy; paste; paste again. That's all there is to it. Details follow.
You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken while booted in “normal” mode. If the system is now running in safe mode and is bootable in normal mode, reboot as usual.
Below are instructions to enter UNIX shell commands. They do nothing but produce human-readable output. However, you need to think carefully before running any program at the behest of a stranger on a public message board. If you question the safety of the procedure suggested here — which you should — search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them.
The commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then copy it.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. Step 1 should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Step 1
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
PB=/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy; PR () { [[ "$o" ]] && printf '\n%s:\n%s\n' "$1" "$o"; }; PF () { o=$($PB -c Print "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'); PR "$1"; }; PN () { [[ $o -eq 0 ]] || printf "\n%s: %s\n" "$1" $o; };{ system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | sed '8!d;s/^ *//'; o=$(system_profiler SPDiagnosticsDataType | sed '5,6!d'); fgrep -q P <<< "$o" && o=; PR "POST"; o=$(( $(vm_stat | awk '/Pageo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256 )); [[ $o -gt 1024 ]] && printf "\nPageouts: %s MiB\n" $o; o=$(kextstat -kl | grep -v com\\.apple | cut -c53- | cut -d\< -f1); PR "Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions"; o=$(launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)|\.[0-9]+$/{print $3}'); PR "Loaded extrinsic user agents"; o=$(launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES); PR "Inserted libraries"; o=$(crontab -l); PR "User cron tasks"; o=$(cat /e*/lau*); PR "Global launchd configuration"; o=$(cat ~/.lau*); PR "Per-user launchd configuration"; PF "Global login items" /L*/P*/loginw* Path; PF "Per-user login items" L*/P*/*loginit* Name; PF "Safari extensions" L*/Saf*/*/E*.plist Bundle | sed 's/\..*$//;s/-[1-9]$//'; o=$(find ~ $TMPDIR.. $ -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 $ | wc -l); PN "Restricted user files"; cd; o=$(find -L /S*/L*/E* {,/}L*/{A*d,Compon,Ex,In,Keyb,Mail/Bu,P*P,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo}* -type d -name Contents -prune | while read d; do ID=$($PB -c 'Print :CFBundleIdentifier' "$d/Info.plist"); ID=${ID:-No bundle ID}; egrep -qv "^com\.apple\.[^x]|Accusys|ArcMSR|ATTO|HDPro|HighPoint|driver\.stex|hp-fax|JMicron|microsoft\.MDI|print|SoftRAID" <<< $ID && printf '%s\n\t(%s)\n' "${d%/Contents}" "$ID"; done); PR "Extrinsic loadable bundles"; o=$(find /u*/{,*/}lib -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b "$1" | grep -qw shared && ! codesign -v "$1"' {} {} \; -print); PR "Unsigned shared libraries"; o=$(system_profiler SPFontsDataType | egrep "Valid: N|Duplicate: Y" | wc -l); PN "Font problems"; for d in {,/}L*/{La,Priv,Sta}*; do o=$(ls -A "$d"); PR "$d"; done; } 2> /dev/null | pbcopy; echo $'\nStep 1 done'
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
The command may take up to a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. Wait for the line "Step 1 done" to appear below what you entered. The output of the command will be automatically copied to the Clipboard. Paste into a reply to this message. No typing is involved in this step.
Step 2
Remember that you must be logged in as an administrator for this step. Do as in Step 1 with this line:
PR () { [[ "$o" ]] && printf '\n%s:\n%s\n' "$1" "$o"; }; { o=$(sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|calendarse|cups|dove|isc|ntp|post[fg]|x)/{print $3}'); PR "Loaded extrinsic daemons"; o=$(sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook); PR "Login hook"; o=$(sudo crontab -l); PR "Root cron tasks"; o=$(syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail -n25 | awk '/:/{$4=""; print}'); PR "Log check"; } 2>&- | pbcopy; echo $'\nStep 2 done'
This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which you do have to type. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. Type it carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. Heed that warning, but don't post it. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
Note: Step 2 might not produce any output, in which case the Clipboard will be empty.
You can then quit Terminal.
To prevent confusion, I'll repeat: When you type your password in the Terminal window, you won't see what you're typing.
Note: If you don’t have a login password, set one before taking Step 2. If that’s not possible, skip the step.
Important: If any personal information, such as your name or email address, appears in the output of these commands, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
Remember, Steps 1 and 2 are all copy-and-paste — type only your password. Also remember to post the output.

Unable to update Ipod mini / Computer not responding to Ipod

I recently switched computers and I installed the iPod mini software onto my new computer. This worked at first but when I started moving music from iTunes onto my iPod from my new computer, the downloads would stop even though the music had not been fully downloaded. When I checked my iPod, the new music was not there. I downloaded the new iTunes and the new updater. I then tried to update my iPod software but it said "Firmware failure" and then my iPod mini started showing me the exclamation mark folder every time I turned it on. I tried to restore the iPod using my new computer but everytime I tried to do that, it showed "Firmware failure." Next, I plugged my iPod mini into my old computer and used an old update program to restore the iPod and it worked. When I plugged the iPod back into my new computer, the computer would take a long time to recognize the player but iTunes wouldn'recognize it at all. When I try to update the ipod mini software, it shows initializing for a long time before the program crashes.
What should I do to get this ipod working again?

ok try this ...... this is the totally resetting things to do !!!!! first holthe center and the menu down when the apple comes then hold the center and the play down...... then it should be totally reset.... then install the new ipod updater and itunes 4.9 and then try if it works ...........

Hard drive completely full computer not responding well What to do

My daughters MBPro has been problematic.
Recently it was misbehaving, and I was able to get about 10GB below capacity. Which really helped. Now however she comes to me and says email is not working and weird stuff is happening. So I certainly a novice at best look it over and the hard drive is completely full, zero space. She I am sure has not add much data, if any over the past few weeks that would have taken up 10GB. I noted thaat she did a recent software update, which may have pushed it over the edge.
Anyway, I launched a Carbon copy clone of the HD in order to hopefully prevent total catastrophe. This is running now.
We could not seem to even delete photos, etc. itunes stuff to help a bit. Kept getting error that it could not save itunes library or iphoto library.
Tomorrow I'll bring the computer to Apple Store for help. Is there anything I can do in the mean time??
Regards,
Jim Svarz

OK, it's me, talking about what I would do...
I would delete both "folders" FULL STOP.
There's an article in Apple's KB suggesting to trash anything in the /volumes/ apart from ANY mounted discs or images.
So, o fcourse, it's your call, but my advise would be to trash them.
Considering the number 1 after the name, the files are leftovers from "Free Agent Drive" (some backup software - I guess), therefore safe to trash - there's your HD space!
As to CCC, if you are cloning (as opposed to backing up just a few folders) your clone would have those files on it as well, which is bad and good at the same time...
If you have a recent-ish clone, delete the files from the HD and if everything runs just fine, delete them from the clone as well. If anything refuses to run or crashes (VERY unlikely in relation to those two folders) you can always restore them from the clone.
Please keep us posted, it's worth learning stuff, innit?
PS. Does PS make any sense in electronic writing? I could just edit the text... hmmm...
PPS. Back on the topic. Is "Free Agent Drive" the name of your backup volume? If so, I am 99.9% certain it's a CCC leftover - safe to delete.
Apple KB article (which I can't find at the moment) says that it does happen under Leopard that stuff can get left over in volumes and it's not a fault of any third party software. You will forgive me if I don't spend my night trawling for that article, but you could have a look for it here: http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search
Message was edited by: i.3d

Strange screen pattern + computer not responding

Hi!
I have lately experienced a strange pattern on my MacBook Pro (2,1) screen.
The computer also stops responding when this happends.
Does anybody recognize it?
Any ideas on what to do about it?
Best regards
iMagnus

With the risk of only me reading this...
I can only come to one conclusion after some testing and that is that the corrupted screen above occurs due to a battery problem.
After removing the battery I have had no problems with the screen.
I would be very curious to know how this can occur. Anybody got any ideas?
Regards
Magnus

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