Updated to 10.5.4 and EFI Firemware 1.5.1 and all went to ****
I updated the OS (to 10.5.4) on Wednesday july 16. I also installed the EFI Firmeware 1.5.1 update. I was having problems with the monitor not waking up before the firmeware update and I know this was supposed to solve it. Within a few hours of updating both, my MacBook Pro would not wake up from the screen saver mode. I did a hard reboot. Then things started getting crazy. While working as I normally do (and have for the last 10 years with Macs):
- the screen started to do things like the dock showing pieces of itself on the opposite side of the screen and in the middle of the screen while still being in it's normal position.
- parts of windows started showing up in random places (like behind the apple icon, on top of the time stamp, in my dock,
- some parts of the screen go black and
- the mouse freezes
- all applications freeze at times and i can't do anything but wait (a very long time) or hard reboot.
This happens constantly... I can get a maximum of 30 minutes working IF I am lucky!
I can not replicate the problem by preforming certain tasks as it is sporatic and happens regardless of the application I am running. I continue to reboot and hope for a solution. I am now writing from a PC, which I hate, but I have deadlines that must be met.
Any ideas? I am at a loss, an avid Mac user and fan, and need it to work again.
Thanks for any help.
and since that post just a few minutes ago, a new problem has shown it,s ugly head...
the keyboard is not working. i can mouse onto an email and choose delete from the icon in iMail, but I can not type, hit the delete button, etc.
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Many thanks in advance for any suggestions
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Ed.Thanks Eric.
I have pasted the Etrecheck output at the foot of this post.
Something I tested earlier that had an intersting outcome..... I created two test events; one in 'iCal' and one in Google Calendar. The latter quickly sync'd and created duplicate entries in 'iCal', but kep tto singel instacnes in Google and Android. The event created in 'iCal' did not duplicate and sync'd properly a single instance to both Googe Calendar and my Android. Neither tests created duplicates on the Android phone.
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iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
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Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 3:35:38
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ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (245.94 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
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Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
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org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.12)
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.12)
com.eltima.SyncMate.kext (0.2.5b15)
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Problem System Launch Agents:
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[loaded] com.syniumsoftware.CleanAppDaemon.plist
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Launch Agents:
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TwonkyStarter
TwonkyServer
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Flash Player
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
MacFUSE
NTFS-3G
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FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
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AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.8
Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
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/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/RemoteSetup.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
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USBserver: Version: 1.1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Server/USBserver.app
Wondershare Helper Compact: Version: 2.2.6.4 - SDK 10.5
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Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO
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Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: (null)
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3% plugin-container
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188 MB Finder
147 MB WindowServer
147 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
119 MB Microsoft Excel
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i restored and updated my iphone 4 to the latest version of 5.1.1 and after that when i connect my mobile to i tunes all i see is a big rectangle and a apple logo on left and a small lock on right side please help me fix this problem.I sloved this issue by resting my phone from settings>general>reset>reset all settings...the problem will be fixed
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thanks for your reply.
in Dutch it says that there are no updates available. I know that after
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a delete and reinstall, but still get the message.
kind regards,
2014-09-23 16:28 GMT+02:00 Atul_saini123 <[email protected]>:
on my windows 8.1 pc (i5 processor with 8GB ram) I can't get the
automatic update voor CS4 master collection. I removed my panda antivirus
and still can't automatically update. somebody any suggestion? created
by Atul_saini123 <https://forums.adobe.com/people/Atul_saini123> in *Downloading,
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<https://forums.adobe.com/message/6755843#6755843> -
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Resolve iOS update and restore errors - Apple Support
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