Start up & freezing issue

pb has started to freeze on me. I'll click on something & the rainbow wheel will appear & stay. Can't go to 'force quit.'
Then, when I re-boot, if it doesn't start up I get the '?' & 'finder' icons flashing on a gray screen like the poster below.
Any input?
thanks

Your hard drive may be failing, or its directory may be corrupt, or its directory may be corrupt because it's failing.
Start the machine up from your latest OS X installer DVD, open Disk Utility from the Utilities menu in the Installer application, select your hard drive in the left pane of Disk Utility, click the First Aid tab in the right pane, and check the SMART status near the bottom of the right pane. If it is shown as "Failing", you need to replace your hard drive. If it's shown as "Verified", click the Repair Disk button and wait for the repair process to be completed. It will take 5-10 minutes or longer. If anything is reported to have been fixed, run it repeatedly until the drive "appears OK" at the end of the run. Then restart normally and see how matters stand.
For a more thorough evaluation of the drive's SMART status and condition, download and run SMART Utility. (Note: you must have at least OS X 10.4.11 to run any version of it.)

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HELP! Started as freezing and now won't start!

Just to start, I have a Satellite P500 (P500-ST6822 to be specific).
Specs:
System Manufacturer/Model Number: TOSHIBA/Satellite P500-ST6822
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU P8700 2.53GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Hard Drives: Hitachi HTS723232L9A360 - 320GB
At first my laptop just started to freeze every so often. The last major change that happened was installing Bioshock 2, but I really doubt that is the cause of my problems. I do not pirate, torrent, download sketchy files. I build my own desktops, but when I have issues I can normally just blame myself and figured out what's wrong. Because this laptop was built by someone else, I'm at a bit of a loss.
When things were working, but still freezing, the freezing would even occur in Safe Mode. Now when I try to start it up, the lights come on as if it's working fine, but nothing shows up. It's not just that the display isn't working, otherwise it would make the Windows startup noise at some point after leaving it. On 3 occasions of trying to start it the computer beeped a couple times. 1 somewhat long beep and 2 quick ones.
Because nothing even shows up I'm doubting it being just a HDD issue (wish it was since I could just get a new one and be happy...), not an issue with Windows 7, or any driver issues.
I'm really at a loss here. My first instinct is to open it up and try to figure it out myself, but I can't do that without voiding the warranty on the whole system. So, what do I do? Can anyone help me figure it out?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

.. with all due respect..
that's why its called forums, not support. your stats are probably right, 85% of the post are those requesting for help, 10% responds asking for more help and only 5% helps, but, if you check the forums, some of those 85% are included in that 5% who helps. If you really need a fast resolution, though may not be as helpful as some of the computer gods in these forums (not me), call.

Snow Leopard Crash / Freezing Issue - Keyboard Dead - Hard Reboot Required

Good morning,
Been using Snow Leopard on a 24" 2.4Ghz iMac pretty much since the day of launch. Initially was very pleased, no real problems, seemed to run even smoother than regular Leopard, however, recently, my system has developed a bunch of issues, particularly when running word and/or transmission (possibly other apps, but I have noticed with these two so far).
The main problem is, very randomly, the system will lock-up. This can be after 1 hour or 24 hours, there is no real correlation. After the lock up, you are able to use open apps, ie Transmission, Word, Safari, Finder, etc, but they do not function correctly...for example
Word - You can click into documents, but any keyboard strokes are completely ignored.
Safari - You can browse links on default start page, etc, but you cannot create new tabs or type anything into the address bar.
Finder - You can browse folders; but you cannot perform any functions such as dragging to trash, etc.
Also worth noting, it the main menu bar at the top of the screen continues to say either "Word" or "Transmission" etc, regardless of what application you are in. Clicking on any applications icons in the dock has no response unless they were already running.
The system is unable to shut down or log off, and you cannot quit apps. The only option is to do a hard reset via holding down the power off button.
Note: My system is set to never sleep. There is no screensaver.
Any advice would be gratefully received. I'm a fairly new mac user so i'm not aware how to view log files etc., which may identify the problem.
Many thanks in advance.

Just want to reiterate. I am seeing freeze issues with my iMac 2.8 GHZ 4GB ram and wireless keyboard and magic mouse. Had this for two years without problem. When a freeze occurs mouse is reponsive but clicks don't give result. I am unable to open window to force quit apps. It may be related to iTunes but I can't confirm. Happening again now, even as I type this I can't open other appslike console log. I add more later.
Jamie

Another iMac Freezing Issue - pls help a newbie out

I understand this problem is not uncommon - I've been trying to read the many threads I see on the issue. However, most posts outline problems, suggestions are made, but then reported to not work. Also, many threads are 2 years old.
Could someone please suggest a step-by-step troubleshooting solution?
Here are my pertinent facts:
* Bought 20" iMac in July 07.
* Processor: 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* Memory: 3GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
* Hubs installed the second memory stick a while ago (over a year and i don't remember this problem correlating with the new memory).
* Video: ATI Radeon X1600
* OS: Mac OS X 10.6.2
* HD: 250GB capacity, 31GB available
* I am using an external harddrive to back up my stuff (LaCie, connected by firewire)
* Frequently used apps: Firefox, iPhoto, Photoshop Elements, Parallels (Quicken for PC), MS Office for Mac, etc.
The problem starting occurring several months ago, while I was still running Tiger. Have since upgraded to Snow Leopard, with no improvement, in fact, things are getting worse.
I get display distortion ("artifacts"?) - horizontal lines, blocks of the screen distort, usually clearing after dragging that part of the app off the screen of view and then back.
Typically, if I start seeing display issues, a freeze up is imminent.
Sometimes I get a sense it's coming soon - things run more slowly. Other times, it seems without provocation. I click on a window and nothing happens.
Sometimes it's the wheel of death other times screen completely locks up with no spinning wheel. No option to force quit. Mouse is unresponsive. Keyboard appears to be, although I can toggle the Caps lock button on and off (light toggles). If I am streaming video, the screen will lock up, but the audio continues. If I wait (have gone to bed and come back in the am) it is still frozen.
If I am streaming video (i.e Hulu on Firefox) or working in memory intensive applications (Windows, Parallels, Photoshop Elements, etc.) Problem is more frequent.
I can go a day or so without problems, but if I am doing anything slightly involved, it happens much more frequently, as often as every 10 minutes or half hour or so.
Steps I have taken:
I always have to do a hard reboot. I have run disk utility multiple times, occasionally it finds and corrects stuff, but no fix seems to be permanent.
I have seen suggestions of resetting PRAM as well as doing a clean re-install, but also seen that those fixes haven't endured.
I don't have Apple Care and I'm not sure what steps I should be taking to fix this. Is there hope? I mostly see lots of problems reported, but not successful resolution.
It's aggravating because I can't use the system for the stuff I bought it for (ex: digital scrapbooking) without worrying about losing my data. I switched to a Mac because I heard they ran so great and were "cool" to boot. While there have been many features of the Mac i enjoy, *if this kind of performance is typical after 2 yrs of use, I will not remain loyal to Apple.*
If you have been successful in resolving the issue with Apple, what did you tell them and what did they do?
I am competent system "user", but not as good when it gets into the weeds. Would appreciate any advice, feel free to spell it out as tho I were an idiot.
I would appreciate a "try this, then try this" approach, especially if you have tried it and it has worked for you.
Thanks for the help,
Kendra

OK, Mean, I mean Meanest, we have the same system (mine was purchased late 2006), and I can say we have identical symptoms. I agree with Paul_31 regarding disk space, but in addition, from all the posts on various Apple forums, it seems clear that the problem is due to the Radeon X1600 graphics card AND heat. These elegantly-designed Macs that we all love have a lot of stuff packed into a small package. Consequently they run hot, and over time the result is components bake and deteriorate. In our case, the weak link seems to be the Radeon card and since it’s not easily replaced, repair costs are nearly as much as the cost of a new iMac. A contributing factor is that over time dust will build up inside your Mac, and this serves as insulation, retarding heat transfer, and causing components to run hotter still.
OK, so that’s the sad tale, but what can you do? Assuming your system is not too far gone due to the ravages of heat over time, there are things you can do to help prolong it’s life, and hopefully get it to behave itself better until the time it finally fails completely.
In my case, the steps I’ve taken have resulted in a system that now “generally” runs for days at a time without locking up/crashing. A caveat: these are bandaids, not true fixes. I’m convinced the Radeon card will eventually fail and I’ll be faced with shopping for a new Mac – I’m only hoping the steps taken will give me a few more years of use before that happens. So, here’s my suggestions (basically they all have to do with getting your Mac to run cooler and being able to monitor temps so you know just how hot things are getting):
1. First of all, if you don’t already have one, get one of the free programs available to monitor your Mac’s internal temperatures. One of the most popular ones is a widget, iStat Pro. As I type this iStat Pro is showing my temps are as follows:
Hard Drive 92 deg. F
CPU 85 F
Ambient Air 69 F
GPU Diode (graphics card) 92 F
Hard Drive Bay 95 F
Memory Controller 90 F
Optical Drive 81 F
If you have iStat Pro and see that your temps are about the same as these, I would say don’t bother to read further – you may have a different set of problems. If your temps are 10-20 F (or more) higher, keep reading.
2. Try to clean out the internals of your Mac with compressed air. After 3+ years of use, I used an air compressor with an air gun attachment and blew through the vents at the back and bottom of my Mac with 60-80psi and actually saw a cloud of dust come out of my Mac. A more effective approach would entail cracking open the case of the Mac so you could really blow directly on the different boards/components. I haven’t done that, but I’m tempted to give it a try. Note: Some have suggested vacuuming and/or using a can of compressed air. I don’t think that approach is all that effective. You need a really strong flow of air to get that dust out of the inards.
3. Download the free program SMC Fan Control (v 2.2.2). It will allow you to adjust the fan speeds higher for each of the 3 internal fans. The Mac has firmware that ramps up the speeds of these fans as internal temps rise, but the general consensus is the Mac firmware is “too little, too late”. With the standard Mac firmware, the fans will run at their default settings well beyond the point where the components are already way too hot. SMC Fan Control allows you to set the minimum fan speeds higher than the Mac default.
Once you've done these steps, I'd suggest doing a SMC reset, then re-boot while keeping your fingers crossed.
This is getting too long so I’ll stop for now. Good luck...

BT Cloud App for Mac - Upload freeze issues?

Anyone experiencing freeze issues during upload sessions?
I just downloaded the app yesterday and kicked off an upload of 20K (ish) files. It progressed nicely through the day, but clearly froze at some point during the night. Following a reboot I've seen a further freeze in the last couple of hours and resorted to closing/re--opening the app.

Hi there,
Thanks for replying. I have had issues with this continually throughout the upload. I've managed to back-up just over 8Gb since Saturday afternoon, but not without a bit of coaxing (closing and re-starting the app every time it appears to freeze.). In fact my upload has just finished within the last few minutes. I've left it on after I've gone to bed on two evenings, but it's clear by morning that the app froze at a much earlier point. I'm not on Infinity yet, but I do get a rock solid 1Mb upload so whilst the upload rate isn't wild, it would be adequate if not for the reliability issue.
Basically the client seems to freeze after a certain time, but there doesn't seem to be any particular pattern in terms of when it happens.
I'm really excited about using BT Cloud, having had problems with several other similar services. I love the fact that it doesn't mess with your local file copy, and that it doesn't expect the user to work 'in the cloud', and that it iteratively looks for changes and just deals with them.
The iPad app seems pretty good, other than the wildly random way the sub folders in my Documents folder display. I have a lot of sub folders. I know there's a search bar, but still, a simple alphabet order approach would be better.
Happy to provide any further input wrt the Mac app stability issue.
OS X (10.8.5)
Safari 6.0.5

Interface freezing issues and hard drive replacement

Hi, I have an Imac. It was getting slow and kept getting a long time lag on typing etc. So I bought snow leopard, backed up and wiped and reinstalled the lot. Then it started freezing - from moment one (literally). I could move my mouse and stuff was still running but I couldn't click on anything or select anything or get any response at all. Sometimes it would "white out". Only solution was forced reboot.
So I called apple, rand disk utility, kept showing disk errors - file 334576 should be file 334575 etc. Fixed them - they came back after each freeze. So they said its a hardware error.
Took it to shop. They reinstalled and no errors showed in the tests - but then it kept freezing when they tried to use it. Eventually they settled on a hard drive error - fitted a new one (money paid), it didn't freeze in 48 hours of tests and use. They said that if it keeps freezing it must be an intermittent motherboard problem. TBH I'm not convinced because, though it was slow before SNOW, it wasn't freezing!
Anyway, I took it home, put my stuff back on, was fine -
next day, froze twice in 2 mins - once, rebooted, then again, froze instantly before dock had fully popped up! (It seems to freeze in movement a lot - like task switching or dock popping etc).
It was then that I stumbled upon this term online "interface freezing issues" which seems to have been an initial issue with the imac, and there were some early posts about snow too. The problem is exact, if you minus this hard drive error issue, which MAY have been separate problem (cause by shorts caused by excessive cat hair inside computer).
I have read that external drives etc can be a cause, but not heard usb mentioned, only flywire - I have a dual USB port external drive for time machine. But really, this freezing is entirely since snow.
Can I solve this problem?
Do apple acknowledge this problem?
SHould I uninstall it and ask for my money back?
I would like solid, conclusive answers if possible - from people with direct experience. I work online and am also a writer - i am BEYOND dependant on this mac (especially as my partner is seriously ill and I am the sole income just now).
thankyou for reading
Anna
Anyway - ran disk utility - but no errors this time. Which is good.

As for the taking apart part. I'm not too worried. I've read quite a bit on the subject and watched a couple youtube videos. Also, i've taken a iBook G4 apart to it's core to replace that hard drive and did it without a hitch.
I'm a little unsure about the interface for the Optical Drive. From what i've read the HD is a SATA connection. While, the Optical Drive connection is IDE. Is that normal for one computer to have both?
I found two drives both around $100 for each. One is SATA the other is IDE.
SATA
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/BusinessProducts/Blu-rayDisc+DVD Writers/DVDComputerWriters/DVR-TS08
IDE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118021
Also, the HD from Newegg that I posted above, runs at 3GB/s. I've remember reading somewhere that my iMac will only run the drive at 1.5GB/s. Is that true?

IMac Freezing Issue -Need Confirmation...

Hey all,
I need confirmation on whether or not zapping the PRAM seems to stop the iMac freezing issue. I have had 3 freezes within 10 minutes. I restarted after my last preparation to installing Leopard and the screen saver kicked in, which is the 'Cosmos' slide show and the graphics froze up. Screen went black and I left it for a couple of minutes. I came back to it, and had an image on the screen, but it was still locked up. So I restarted it. After boot up, I opened Activity monitor, and locked up again.
So I zapped the PRAM on this 3rd restart and have not locked up since. I'd bet 100 to 1 that if I were to restart, without the PRAM reset, I would crash within 5 minutes of the start up.
I really believe without a doubt these iMac reboot issues are related to specific EFI versions failing to initialize graphics correctly.
Can anyone confirm this? If your iMac crashes, does Zapping the PRAM fix it?
I'll be calling Executive relations contact and telling her the bad news.
Okay, so first off, this isn't a solution to this iMac plague, but it should prevent the freezing and NO, it does not have to do with removing the ATI drivers.
I was asked to install Leopard by Executive relations at Apple and told her that, as soon as I do, my iMac will freeze. So, I have been preparing the Leopard install and have crashed 3 times, in a row... at that point I said, Leopard is going to be a no go but I needed to use my iMac without it crashing. So, zapped the PRAM like I did before and immediately the graphic freezes went away.
So

Here is my experience, iMac 24:
I bought in JR NY 2 weeks ago. I had to use it without internet connection (so no updates) and no freezes.
Then I connected to internet and installed the available updates and start to get the freezes, even trying the PRAM reset.
I tried to remove the extra memory, change memory slot but no lucky, video artifacts (like pixels not refreshing) when moving the mouse over the dock icons then freeze.
I had no other softwares installed at all, only the OS applications.
I formatted the HD and reinstalled the Tiger and didn't accepted any update, so I could use the imac for 2 days without a single freeze, but some black screens when screen saver starts.
Since no freezes, I decided to update the OS again and after the first boot the freezes came back very fast, I could start a freeze in about 10 seconds.
I tried the PRAM reset without sucess and my machine was ready to go to a tech person.
Yesterday I updated the OS to 10.4.11 and did a PRAM reset after the update and tested the machine for 2 hours without a freeze or video artifacts, looks very stable, but I have to test it more.
You guys tried the Tiger last update ?
Ulisses

MacBook Pro - Latest on Freeze issues ?

About to pull the trigger on a MBP 15" , the $1799.
Plan to add my Intel 120Gig SSD to it
I have read a TON of forum post on freeze issues, apparently related to graphic card switches ?
Have these issues been resolved ?
Anyone pick up a MBP recently confirm ?
Thanks!
Flyer

Ok, found an answer on applesliced.com:
"On a Mac without an eject key (like the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro Retina Display), you can force your computer to shut down at any point by pushing Command + Control + Option + Power button. Before you resort to this, first try a force quit on a problem application by pushing Command + Option + Esc."
I just tried this and it seems to have worked. At least, I was able to it down and when I turned back on the power it booted and I was able to log into my profile. Now I don't know what happened to the iCloud setup that started the whole problem but at least the install seems to have completed correctly. Any idea what I should check to verify the iCloud setup?

Multiple freeze issues on my laptop

Hello.
I'm experiencing multiple freeze issues lately. Inspecting all logs available but found nothing.
1. sometimes gdm freezes while switching users in Gnome 3. I share my laptop with my wife, separate accounts. While switching from one user to another, somethimes gdm (screen with account names) hangs, in situations when both users are logged or one is not. Only thing that helps is to switch to console, log in and restart gdm.
2. I had issues with suspend, so I turned off suspend based on inactivity. Now sometimes when laptop has some idle time and is inactive, screen turns off. Then it hands, all leds are on, unable to wake (turn on display), nothing works, switching to console, nothing.
3. Total freeze while logging into Gnome 3 session of my wife. Black screen, all leds on, only hard turn off (long press power button).
I inspected all logs in /var/log, also .xsession-errors in both home folders of both users. Can't find anything .... I'm desperate. Please post some tips, how to log more. I can't even submit or search for some bugs as I can't determine even what is the cause.
My laptop is ASUS X50Z.
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3a)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor HyperTransport Configuration (rev 40)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Link Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Packages installed -> http://pastebin.com/efUsSdr4
I will gladly post more info.

lsmod:
Module Size Used by
fuse 66858 2
ipv6 288122 24
ext3 191948 1
jbd 63179 1 ext3
uvcvideo 64995 0
videodev 85100 1 uvcvideo
media 10565 2 uvcvideo,videodev
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 8644 1 videodev
cryptd 8309 0
aes_x86_64 7508 2
aes_generic 26138 1 aes_x86_64
ecb 2073 1
btusb 11385 0
joydev 9895 0
bluetooth 150884 1 btusb
arc4 1410 2
ath9k 86553 0
radeon 994864 3
mac80211 221931 1 ath9k
ttm 54872 1 radeon
drm_kms_helper 25721 1 radeon
serio_raw 4294 0
i2c_piix4 8224 0
psmouse 55501 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 282216 1
ath9k_common 1858 1 ath9k
drm 185736 5 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 5199 1 radeon
i2c_core 20460 6 videodev,radeon,drm_kms_helper,i2c_piix4,drm,i2c_algo_bit
pcspkr 1819 0
asus_laptop 14098 0
sr_mod 14951 0
ath9k_hw 304895 2 ath9k,ath9k_common
ath 14770 2 ath9k,ath9k_hw
cdrom 36553 1 sr_mod
r8169 45411 0
evdev 9530 10
cfg80211 165636 3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
sparse_keymap 3120 1 asus_laptop
k10temp 2883 0
processor 24224 0
thermal 7799 0
button 4470 0
ac 2344 0
video 11164 0
battery 6453 0
snd_hda_intel 22410 2
snd_hda_codec 80889 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
sp5100_tco 4568 0
shpchp 26281 0
mii 4059 1 r8169
pci_hotplug 25454 1 shpchp
snd_hwdep 6357 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 74368 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
rfkill 15498 4 bluetooth,asus_laptop,cfg80211
snd_timer 19544 1 snd_pcm
snd 58362 10 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6210 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 7153 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
vboxdrv 1790690 0
ext4 375413 2
mbcache 5881 2 ext3,ext4
jbd2 70667 1 ext4
crc16 1359 2 bluetooth,ext4
sd_mod 28275 3
usbhid 35352 0
pata_acpi 3376 0
hid 82435 1 usbhid
ohci_hcd 21714 0
pata_atiixp 3928 0
ahci 20005 2
libahci 19559 1 ahci
libata 166724 4 pata_acpi,pata_atiixp,ahci,libahci
ehci_hcd 40794 0
usbcore 144144 6 uvcvideo,btusb,usbhid,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
scsi_mod 132794 3 sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
dm_mod 69692 12
/etc/rc.conf:
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# DAEMON_LOCALE: If set to 'yes', use $LOCALE as the locale during daemon
# startup and during the boot process. If set to 'no', the C locale is used.
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "", "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
# in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# Note: Using "localtime" is discouraged, using "" makes hwclock fall back
# to the value in /var/lib/hwclock/adjfile
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# Note: if unset, the value in /etc/localtime is used unchanged
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
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DAEMON_LOCALE="no"
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CONSOLEFONT=
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# Udev settle timeout (default to 30)
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USEDMRAID="no"
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USEBTRFS="no"
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
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# NETWORKING
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
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# Use 'ip addr' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
# Wired network setup
# - interface: name of device (required)
# - address: IP address (leave blank for DHCP)
# - netmask: subnet mask (ignored for DHCP) (optional, defaults to 255.255.255.0)
# - broadcast: broadcast address (ignored for DHCP) (optional)
# - gateway: default route (ignored for DHCP)
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# netmask=255.255.255.0
# broadcast=192.168.0.255
# gateway=192.168.0.1
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# gateway=
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# Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown.
# This is required if your root device is on NFS.
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# need more advanced network features than the simple network service
# supports, such as multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
# This requires the netcfg package
#NETWORKS=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
# If something other takes care of your hardware clock (ntpd, dual-boot...)
# you should disable 'hwclock' here.
DAEMONS=(hwclock syslog-ng netfs crond dbus gdm networkmanager @dropboxd sshd cupsd)

Has a solution been found for the Treo 755p FREEZING issue?

I have been an owner of a Treo 755p (Verizon Wireless) for 18 months now, and have had freezing issues since day one. I love the phone and don't want to get rid of it, but the freezing issue I think are getting more frequent, and I am at the end of my rope. I have been trying to hold out to see if the Treo Pro would finally come to Verizon Wireless, but if I can't resolve the freezing (10-15 seconds) issue I might upgrade to a Windows 6.1 phone.
Has there been any patches or scenarios released on how to fix this?
I have no 3rd party software installed, and it has the latest updates.
PLEASE HELP SAVE ME FROM MURDERING MY TREO!!!
Post relates to: Treo 755p (Verizon)

If there is something in the backup folder, in your username folder on the PC, that is causing an issue we need to rename the backup folder and hard reset the Treo.
Go to http://www.palm.com/cgi-bin/cso_kbURL.cgi?ID=887 and follow the directions to do a hard reset. Next before you hotsync your data back over you will need to rename your backup folder, to do that go here;
XP
C:\program files\palm or palm one\[hotsync username]\ and rename your backup
folder to backup.old
Vista
Start-->documents\Palm OS Desktop\[hotsync username]\ and rename your backup
folder to backup.old
Then hotsync to your current hotsync name and all your contacts, calendar,
tasks, and memos will come back over.
Show file extensions for XP or Vista
XP
If you can not view file extensions on your PC I would like you to open a
folder go to Tools-->Folder Options--> View (tab) and under show hidden
files and folders uncheck hide file extensions for known file types.
Vista
Open control Panel go to Folder Options--> View (tab) and under show hidden
files and folders uncheck hide file extensions for known file types.
Post relates to: Palm i705

MSI K9AGM4-L - Strange freezing issue with games

I built this low budget computer for my friend, and it has a strange bug. The parts are:
MSI K9AGM4-L motherboard
X2 64 4600+ AM2 processor + stock cooler
2 x 1gb Kingston 667 DDR2
PNY 7600GT PCI-E
Antec Solo Quiet case + 12cm fan
HEC 350W power
Tested with WinXP SP2 and Vista 64Bit
Bug: Everything works ok, but everytime I start a game (IL-2 1946 for example) it freezes continuosly.
OK, I thought it was a temp issue, but...
- I've played IL-2 1946 for over 200 hours with that card, when it was on my own computer and it never had any issues. I have the exact same Antec case on my own computer, with one 12cm fan.
- That power doesn't feel hot at all after it has been on for over an hour or so.
- Processor temp never exceeds 47-49C when playing, so can't be it either.
- SATA harddrive temp is 47C according to "Everest".
The only thing that seems hot to touch is the NB heatsink (which is very small on this mobo, btw). So I made this test: I used an open case and put this huge 40cm fan next to it and played the game. It still started to freeze even though the heatsink wasn't very hot.
I also thought it's something with the drivers/software, so I tested everything with Vista 64bit + different drivers/software, didn't help. Also I tested one ATI card, same symptoms.
I also checked that the NB heatsink is properly seated.
SO.... any ideas what can cause this? Is it the NB afterall, that needs a better heatsink...or?
Any help to solve this will be welcomed, thanks in advance.

"But I've ran a P4 2.8 computer with that PSU for over a year without any issues at all."
That doesn't prove anything. Don't trust to cheap PSU's.
Also for your current build its too weak:
HEC-350LD-T. AC Input: 115/230V~, 50~60Hz, 8/5A, Fuse Rating: T8AL, 250V~.
DC Output: +3.3V~20A, +5V~33, +12V~15A. +5Vsb~2A, -5V~1A, -12V~1A. MAX OUTPUT POWER: 350W. +5V&3.3V Combined 180W.
Get a single rail PSU with high amperes on +12V +30A or above.
Add-on to read:
>>> PSU's---2 x 12v---The Dual Rail Myth <<<
>>> Is your problem caused by your PSU? <<<
Good PSU suggestions:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112039.msg836246#msg836246
"with that PSU for over a year"
One more reason to be suspicion.

MacBook Pro (mid 2010, 15", i5) continued freezing issues

Hi,
I was playing Civ4 when my MacBook Pro (mid 2010, 15", i5) froze totally. After a minute it restarted itself and when I logged in, I got an error message:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 347317 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Sat Sep 24 11:19:37 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002c268d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f80c63342, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010f18a470, CR3: 0x0000000000100000, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0
RAX: 0xffffff800ddf4c04, RBX: 0x0000000000000004, RCX: 0xffffff800d371b04, RDX: 0x0000000000000040
RSP: 0xffffff807cd63490, RBP: 0xffffff807cd634b0, RSI: 0x000000000000001e, RDI: 0x0d549500ffffff80
R8: 0xffffff807cd63790, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000518, R11: 0xffffff8010537b04
R12: 0xffffff800dda7004, R13: 0x0000000000000004, R14: 0xffffff800ddf4c04, R15: 0xffffff800ddf3004
RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff7f80c63342, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
CR2: 0x000000010f18a470, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff807cd63150 : 0xffffff8000220702
0xffffff807cd631d0 : 0xffffff80002c268d
0xffffff807cd63370 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d
0xffffff807cd63390 : 0xffffff7f80c63342
0xffffff807cd634b0 : 0xffffff7f80c64155
0xffffff807cd63520 : 0xffffff7f80c644ab
0xffffff807cd63640 : 0xffffff7f809f514b
0xffffff807cd63760 : 0xffffff7f808f2695
0xffffff807cd63850 : 0xffffff7f808eab9a
0xffffff807cd63920 : 0xffffff7f808ed366
0xffffff807cd63970 : 0xffffff7f808ef65e
0xffffff807cd639a0 : 0xffffff7f808f1728
0xffffff807cd63a40 : 0xffffff7f80917657
0xffffff807cd63c30 : 0xffffff7f80919088
0xffffff807cd63d00 : 0xffffff7f81792ee8
0xffffff807cd63d20 : 0xffffff7f81791c75
0xffffff807cd63d50 : 0xffffff7f81792569
0xffffff807cd63e80 : 0xffffff7f817841e7
0xffffff807cd63ea0 : 0xffffff7f817b5964
0xffffff807cd63ec0 : 0xffffff7f817b5ddc
0xffffff807cd63ef0 : 0xffffff8000639626
0xffffff807cd63f30 : 0xffffff80006383a0
0xffffff807cd63f70 : 0xffffff8000638244
0xffffff807cd63fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.4)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 b2000->0xffffff7f80b88fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8083e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808a0000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f80868000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.4)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80b89000->0xffffff7f80eaafff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.4)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 b2000
         com.apple.GeForce(7.0.4)[6F2B5A22-F2F2-34A6-9721-8011B1E03300]@0xffffff7f8174b0 00->0xffffff7f81807fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.4)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 b2000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808a0000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8083e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f80868000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
11B26
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: D52AAB80-B2BC-3C6E-BBEA-78BD28064998
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 6688834587150
last loaded kext at 5745899681723: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f80791000, size 36864)
last unloaded kext at 5890567695437: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f80791000, size 36864)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          66.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.24
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.1f12
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.1f12
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.40
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          7.0.4
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.0
com.apple.GeForce          7.0.4
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0b2
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.8
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          220.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          220.8
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          309
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          32
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.6
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          511.20.10
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.6b9
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          166.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.0.30
com.apple.security.quarantine          1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          166.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          152.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          152.3
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          220.62
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          2.5f17
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.5f17
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.1f12
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.1f12
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.1f12
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.1d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.0b2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.0.8
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          7.0.4
com.apple.NVDAResman          7.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          2.5f17
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          220.23
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          400.40
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          165
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          326
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.10)
Bluetooth: Version 2.5.0f17, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF, 320,07 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3
Any idea what it is? I'd appreciate any sort of diagnose?
My Mac has had some freezing issues before and recently was in repair because of those (memory was changed), but I've never got an error message after a freeze, and I've always had to force shut down it when it freezes. Ran the Apple hardware test couple of times, but nothing found.
I guess I have to reinstall Lion if this continues...

Hello V-MA!
I found this webpage: http://osx86.wikidot.com/known-issues#toc1
by googeling for "com.apple.NVDAResman"
Probably you have to remove the Geforce Grafic drivers as discribed here. But please wait until some others in the forum confirm this.
If you don't understand how to do these commands with Terminal, ask once again for help.
In your message you did not metion, that you just updated 1 hour and something your OS ("System uptime in nanoseconds: 6688834587150"). This is an important information.
marek

Mac Pro Screen Freezing Issue with NVIDIA 8800 GT too

There were lots of entry in threads, where the screen freezing issue was described (disorted screen with strange lines, only reboot helps). Nearly all cases seem to be related to the ATI 2600 card.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1358062&tstart=30
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1365277&tstart=0
I opened this new thread to show, that this problems occurs not only for the ATI card but for the NVIDIA 8800 card, too.
My MacPro was delivered 8 days ago and was running without any problems. But all of a sudden, I got that screen freeze. And it wasn't the first time, I was heavely working 2-3 hours with that computer.
In total, 2 screen freezes showed on my computer. The first one during working with the computer. The second one during booting into MacOS X. The screen freeze occured during the boot phase with the grey screen and the spinning wheel.
My configuration:
MacPro 2.8, Dual Quad Core
6 GB RAM
3 harddisks, 1 standard from Apple, 2 Samsung with 750GB
MacOS 10.5.2
Formac 20" Monitor
Perhaps others have this problem, too? Than we should emphasize, that this is not an ATI related problem.

I've actually been having the freezing issue for a while now but I didn't have the know-how to troubleshoot it (PC tech trying to support the only Mac lab in the building).
MacPro will freeze randomly (no trend in time, system strain, or open programs). The mouse will operate but will not interact with anything.
Specs:
MacPro - Model 1,1
Dual Core Xeon 2.66
2gb RAM
nVidia GeForce 7300 GT
Mac OS 10.4.11
The machine always has 2 displays connected to it so the workaround that was discussed for the ATI 2600 doesn't apply. I had 1 display connected here in my shop and it froze for that as well.
Message was edited by: DocturKnowles

I've jail break Iphone 3GS. i tried to restore setting (erasing all data and media) without connecting to computer/itunes. When it starts it freezes by showing apple logo only. what is the solution.

i've jail break Iphone 3GS. i tried to restore setting (erasing all data and media) without connecting to computer/itunes. When it starts it freezes by showing apple logo only. what is the solution. please help me out. Here i don't have iphone service center too.

Although not illegal, Apple discourages a user from modifying the iPhone OS in any manner, including "jailbreaking". Apple feels so strongly about this that discussing methods to assist a user trying to either jailbreak or "unjailbreak" an iPhone are prohibited.

My Iphone 4 32GB started having this issue when I downloaded the 2 last 6.1.X... VOICE CONTROL pops-up even when I sleep and calls random people just by the sound of the snoring... in FACETIME even more annoying. I confirm that it does this day and night

My Iphone 4 32GB started having this issue when I downloaded the 2 last 6.1.X... VOICE CONTROL pops-up even when I sleep and calls random people just by the sound of the snoring... in FACETIME even more annoying. I confirm that it does this day and night

Turn off Voice Control.
Otherwise, basic troubleshooting from the User's Guide is reset, restart, restore (first from backup then as new).

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