Strange Display/Computer Issue

When I restart my computer my display colors are incorrect, like the contrast has been changed to too dark and too light. All I have to do is start a application or more often a game that checks the screen resolution then it just switches it self back to normal and is all good until I have to restart again. I know this is not a monitor issue because it does it with different monitors the same way. It has done this over multiple system updates. It's not a huge deal but kinda a pain to do every time I restart. Any ideas?

The first thing to look at are the Startup Items in the user account with the problem. You may have something like the old Adobe Gamma or other program that's been installed to the user account and it's running everytime you log in.
System Preferences/Accounts/(your user name)/Login items/
Check to see if there are any programs or menu haxies running. They won't be in the list for the temporary account. You can remove items from the list, but write them down so that you can put them back.
Everybody's systems are different, so there's no easy way of telling exactly what might be corrupted or conflicting with other settings. It's a trial and error thing.
If you don't find the offender in the List of Login items, it will probably be time to remove plists from the ~/Library/Preferences/ folder to the desktop and manually find the offending preference file.
The good news is that you now know you don't have a failing hardware issue and your OS is working well and doesn't need to be reinstalled since the problem is in the user account itself.

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Strange display problem

My MacBook Pro does this every once in a while:
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs31/f/2008/188/c/1/What_s_up_with_this__byuilleanngirl.png
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs31/f/2008/188/8/f/Andthis_byuilleanngirl.png
This colorful distortion sort of follows my cursor around and flits about the screen... Everything still works, but it's hard to see things, to put it mildly. Restarting the computer fixes it for a while. It's only happened about three times, with about a month or two between times. Those screenshots are from July 6, and it's just done it again tonight. It seems to happen when I'm playing a video of some sort (the first two times it was in iTunes, this time it was youtube) but nowhere near every time. I can't duplicate it on command.
After last time I created a troubleshooting user account, and turned on fast user switching so that next time it happened I could see if it was happening in that account to. So tonight I tried that, and yes, it was indeed there too, though to a lesser extent.
Also, it started happening soon after I replaced the battery, but I don't imagine that's the cause, is it?
So, is this a known issue, and if so, how bad is it and what can I do about it? Thanks.

If you look through the MBP forum you'll see several threads where people have complained about display-related issues. Some are the weird abstract art kind of thing similar to what you've got, others claim to have a 'rippled' effect while scrolling, and some people have the dreaded black screen of death (e.g.: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1478474&tstart=15 )
Some people speculate that this is related to the defective Nvidia chip issue (you'll find several threads on that topic as well). The fact that you're graphics card is coming up as X1300 instead of the Nvidia 8600 seems to suggest that this may be the root of your problem (read through the link above and you'll see others reporting having an 'X1300' as well).
You should probably first call Apple and describe your problem. Some people were offered a repair despite being a few weeks out of warranty, others had to be more forceful in requesting a free repair by pointing out that they heard about the Nvidia GPU issue. Some people were basically told they were SOL and would have to pay to get it fixed. Thus, the responses are not entirely consistent. I think people have said you'll have better luck calling Apple Customer Service than the Apple Care Tech Support.
If you can't get a satisfactory resolution from Apple, try to remember if you bought the computer with your credit card. If so, you might have automatic warranty extension coverage through your credit card company (most likely an additional year). You'll probably need your receipts and such to prove you actually bought the computer.
Hope that helps.

I am trying to reinstall Dreamweaver CS3 from the CD after having computer issues. Now getting error "You can only install one Adobe product at a time. Please complete the other installation before attempting to install ......." There is no other Adobe

I am trying to reinstall Dreamweaver CS3 from the CD after having computer issues. Now getting error "You can only install one Adobe product at a time. Please complete the other installation before attempting to install ......." There is no other Adobe product installing. I have used the Adobe Cleaner Tool many times and uninstalled other Adobe Products but neither has worked. I have uninstalled/reinstalled this CD version of Dreamweaver several times when changing computers and after having computer issues. A google search of the problem suggested it may be an error related to the number of times I can reinstall this product due to licensing issues. Please help.

A google search of the problem suggested it may be an error related to the number of times I can reinstall this product due to licensing issues.
Absolutely not. You are misinterpreting things. The activation check never happens when just running the installer, only much later. It means what it says - there is another "install" pending/ active on your system, meaning somewhere there is an (invisible) process still blocking things. Either way, since you haven't provided any real technical info, we can't advise specifically. if you are on Windows, you may want to check your task manager and terminate any setup.exe and msiexec.exe processes plus potentially may need to manually fix/ delete some registry keys. For anything beyond that you will have to be much more specific.
Mylenium

Mac Pro (Early 2008) and HP LP3065 30" display compatibility issue

Hello!
Is there FIX / Workaround to Mac Pro (Early 2008) and HP LP3065 30" display compatibility issue ? ( +w/ ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT display adapter+ ). Its really annoying problem :-/.
Main problem is when i start my Mac, my 30" HP screen dosen't wake up, it always on suspend mode. Sometimes it wakes up on the 3rd try orso, sometimes it ruins my motivation, ideas and i give up (talk about inspiration killer). If i connect PC Laptop to that screen, sreen wakes up straight away. ATI says display adapters "drivers" are included on the OSX install. Great. Weird thing is i didn't recognize this problem at all 6-8 months ago, so i thought my system is fine. So i can't return my HP screen anymore.
My choices are to buy another 30" screen or buy different display adapter; there's two choices atm i think;
*-ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB PCI-E for Mac Pro (~200€)*
*-EVGA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition 1GB (~500€)* (this one has seperate OSX drivers).
_Can anyone confirm if those display adapters work with HP 3065 30" screen ?._
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=687624
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9388978
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1794155&tstart=60
Br,
Petri

Thanks for all information. I haven't been Mac user very long . I just want to get rid of my annoying problem. I'll do music composing mainly on my Mac Pro. So, it dosen't really matter what display card i'm using, i want to just make sure it works with HP 3065 .

Brand New MacBook Pro and Display Adaptor Issue

Hello fellow Mac users, I've been a long-time Mac user and owner.
I just got a new MacBook Pro after using a 2006 model for 2 years and am having a display adapter issue that I need help and advice with:
The new MacBook Pro has the mini DVI display connector, my non-Apple external display is does not support the mini DVI, no problem there, I bought the display adaptor...
Except that it doesn't fit the adaptor that fit the 2006 MacBook Pro.
Please See Image at Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sdjOcw1jrddqtAfjAU0Trw?feat=directlink
File comment: This is the adaptor that connected my 2006 MacBook Pro to the the display. It changes the connection from the Mac's DVI to fit the VGA connection of my display. There are the four extra pins around the flat pin to the left of the connector.
Somehow the male end of the mini DVI to the full-size DVI adaptor doesn't fit the female end of the full-size DVI to VGA adaptor! Please see the images. It seems a few extra pins prevent the connection!
Please See Image at Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4bG788QVKGCOIJUkzHcjKg?feat=directlink
Comment: This is where the problems begin. The flat portion lacks the four holes needed for the DVI to VGA adaptor to connect.
Is it possible to just remove the four offending pins in the Full Size DVI to VGA Male End?
Any help or suggestions highly appreciated, because as of now, my brand new MacBook Pro is less useful than the 2006 model, which can connect to my external display.
Thanks a lot for your help!

Hi Rob with a Mac and welcome to the boards.
My suggestion would be that you simply take the adaptor back and get a mini-display port to VGA adaptor instead.
I ran into a similar problem myself recently when I wanted to connect my own MBP13 to an overhead projector. I had assumed that I could use the mini display to DVI adaptor that I use for the DVI capable external monitor with my new MacBook, combined with a DVI to VGA adaptor that I had for my 2007 MBP, connected to a VGA cable to do the job, but this is not possible.
MiniDisplay to VGA adaptors for the newer MBPs are readily available at Apple dealers or through the online store and not too expensive.
Cheers
Rod

I own acrobat 9 pro and had to re-download the program from a computer issue but when i get the serial code from the adobe website it give me serial code invalid error. i am using copy and paste to prevent miss typing the code.

i own acrobat 9 pro and had to re-download the program from a computer issue but when i get the serial code from the adobe website it give me serial code invalid error. i am using copy and paste to prevent miss typing the code.

Hi Lawrence,
Please try the steps mentioned in the KB: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/error-invalid-serial-number-acrobat.html
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Rave

My internet keeps freezing and I have to constantly go thru the diagnostics to get connected again. My provider says its a computer issue??

My internet keeps freezing on me and I hane to constantlygo thru network diagnostics to reconnect. My provider insists this is a computer issue.
Can someone help???

I agree with @sabretooth. The connection status showing 100Mbps is only the local Ethernet network speed and since your router uses the Wireless-G technology, then you can get a maximum of 54Mbps for the wireless network speed. This network speed is significant when communicating within the local network of the router but it is still the 10Mbps internet subscription speed that is used when sending and receiving data or information through the internet.
It seems you’re experiencing a dropping connection and it would be better to isolate the issue before buying another router. Connect a computer wired directly to your Arris modem and observe the connection. If connection is good then it will give you a hint that it’s a possible router issue. You can then press and hold the reset button on the router for 30 seconds, power cycle, reconfigure the internet connection and check if the problem persists.

Strange Display Errors with certain Applications (ATI X1600) [SOLVED]

Hi everyone!
I have been using Arch now for a year or so and am very happy with it, but now there is a problem I unfortunately can't solve by my own.
Since a month or so certain applications (like emacs, feh or gimp, if i try to manipulate the drawing surface) cause very strange display errors. When I try to take a screenshot, they can't be seen, so i made to photographs
Image 1 (one instance of emacs under awesome-wm): http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5186 … 112158.jpg
Image 2 (two instances of emacs under awesome-wm): http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/822/im … 112158.jpg
I already tried another display manager (musca) but there the same applications cause the same type of error.
Maybe the version 6.14.0-1 of xf86-video-ati broke my system, but I don't know.
Has anyone had similar problems or probably a solution?
Thanks in advance
Maak
P.S.: I hope this is the right forum for this topic.
Files:
/var/log/Xorg.0.log https://pastee.org/q3nn2
Output of lspci https://pastee.org/db7n8
UPDATE:
Hi everyone, again!
I just successfully downgraded the driver and the errors are gone
If someone has the same errors, here is the PKGBUILD (taken from SVN; only the version numbers and sha1sums are modified)
pkgname=xf86-video-ati
pkgver=6.13.2
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="X.org ati video driver"
arch=(i686 x86_64)
url="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/"
license=('custom')
depends=(libpciaccess libdrm udev pixman ati-dri)
makedepends=('xorg-server-devel' 'libdrm' 'xf86driproto' 'mesa')
conflicts=('xorg-server<1.9.0')
groups=('xorg-drivers' 'xorg')
options=('!libtool')
source=(${url}/releases/individual/driver/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.bz2)
sha1sums=('f9d379a884a833829ab1942de4ad4f4766cdcd46')
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-dri
make
package() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
make "DESTDIR=${pkgdir}" install
install -m755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
install -m644 COPYING "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/"
Last edited by Maak (2011-03-11 23:32:46)

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I recently uninstalled itunes to fix other computer issues. I was told I was able to reinstall and through my apple account could retrieve all my music.. I just don't know how. Can someone please help me? Thanks

I recently uninstalled itunes to work on other computer issues. I was told I would be able to reinstall itunes, and through my apple account retrieve all of my music. I just don't know how to do that. Can someone please help me? Thanks!

okay, I figured it out. But for anyone else with this same issue. Open up your itunes. On the panel, on the left hand side, click downloads. It won't show your old stuff, but on the botttom right hand side, there will be a button you can left click that reads "download previously purchased" and everything shows. You just select all and confirm download. YAY! Glad I got my music back :-) Hope this helps

I have an imac and an Apple TV. Both have performed well displaying computer voice and audio onto my TV. For some reason I have lost the Audio - Can anyone help?

I have a ini mac and an Apple TV. Both have performed well displaying computer voice and audio onto my TV. For some reason I have lost the Audio - Can anyone help?

Hi there,
You're running an old version of Safari. Before troubleshooting, try updating it to the latest version: 6.0. You can do this by clicking the Apple logo in the top left, then clicking Software update.
You can also update to the latest version of OS X, 10.8 Mountain Lion, from the Mac App Store for $19.99, which will automatically install Safari 6 as well, but this isn't essential, only reccomended.
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My iMac is not staying connected to my wireless internet. Any suggestions? My provider says it's a computer issue and not their problem.

My iMac is not staying connected to the wireless internet. My provider tells me it's a computer issue and not their problems. Any suggestions?

Please test after taking each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved. Back up all data before making any changes.
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Take the applicable steps in this support article. The Wireless Diagnostics program generates a large file of information about your system, which would be used by Apple Engineering in case of a support incident. Don't post the contents here.
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Disconnect all USB 3 devices. If you don't know which are USB 3, disconnect all USB devices except keyboard and mouse.
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If you're not using a wireless keyboard or trackpad, disable Bluetooth by selecting Turn Bluetooth Off from the menu with the Bluetooth icon. If you don't have that menu, open the Bluetooth preference pane in System Preferences and check the box marked Show Bluetooth in menu bar. Test. If you find that Wi-Fi works better with Bluetooth disabled, you should use the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band. Your router may not support it; in that case, you need a new router.
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Open the Network pane in System Preferences and make a note of your settings in the Wi-Fi service. It may be helpful to take screenshots of the various tabs in the preference pane. If the preference pane is locked, unlock it by clicking the padlock icon and entering your administrator password. Delete Wi-Fi from the service list on the left by selecting it and clicking the minus-sign button at the bottom. Then recreate the service by clicking the plus-sign button and following the prompts.
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Reset the System Management Controller.
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Reset the PRAM.
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Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service center.

Ipods do no sync anymore , is this computer issue?

we have 3 pods and when we try to synch nothing happens. it used to synch perfectly, just had to click on playlists boxex, but now, not even i tunes starts i hook pod to cable. i have to manully open itunes and then nothing. wondering if this may be a computer issue. anyone ever have this problem? thanks!

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Strange display issues for previously healthy SWFs

Many months ago I published SWFs via Xcelsius 2008 that were carefully tested and worked well. This week, it came to my attention that these SWFs are now displaying strangely under a variety of browsers and Flash Player versions (latest version tested was FP 9).
Symptoms of the problem include, as far as I can tell from just looking at the SWF, dynamic visibility not being respected and transparent objects losing their transparency. Hence, objects that are supposed to be hidden behind other objects, or objects that are not supposed to display, are doing the opposite.
The SWFs worked exactly as designed from last September up until this month, at some point. Has anyone else noticed anything like this?
I'm still trying to work out how I should go about root-causing this issue.

Hi,
I have this sort of issue not with swf but With XLF i have lost Complete Data in my XLF .The data tabs that were used to map the components were completly lost.So i always mantain backups at multiple locations which saved Me.
My suggestion would be here is Generate a new swf which was wokrking propelry last time.I think this will be fine..But the Symptons you are talking about it Quite strange and needs to look at it...
Can really understand what would be the reason for this.

Using computer in closed clamshell with second display sleep issues

Hi,
I'd really appreciate someone's input here - this article (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3131) guides you through using a macbook pro in closed clamshell with a second display - the trouble is that my machine goes straight back to sleep within seconds of me waking it up?? - I'm using the 'allow bluetooth devices to wake this computer' setting.
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Strange display issue

I updated to Leopard 10.5.6 two weeks ago from Tiger 10.4.12. Almost immediately, I started seeing horizontal lines on my screen, especially in Safari. I hoped updating to 10.5.7 would fix this. It doesn't happen nearly as often, but it still happens.
I also was having the freeze up problem mentioned in another thread. I repaired permissions and haven't had a screen freeze since, but now have a whole new problem. I'm noticing sometimes when I'm watching videos and occasionally even when I'm just scrolling down my browser, for literally a second or less I'll see something that looks like a tear in my screen, like the screen literally developed a rip in it and peeled apart. It's not a continuous or predictable problem, just a nuisance--especially considering none of these things happened when I was running Tiger.
The graphics engine in this Mac is an ATI Radeon X1600. Are there updated drivers I need to download to stop these things from happening? Or is there something else I'm missing? I've run Disk Utility on my hard drive and it shows no issues.

Go to the Apple menu, and select About This Mac. Go to More Info. In the right of the view, you should see your serial number. Google "Mac Serial Number Identification" or something along those lines. (You could also try Googling "Mac Serial Number" and then your specific serial number). Check out your system. I recall that there was a batch of Core Duo iMacs with bad displays with about the same hardware as you claim.
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