USB2 Card becomes unresponsive

Has anyone else run into this problem? I have a USB2 PCI card in my G4, and any devices plugged into it (mainly my iPod Shuffle) become unresponsive after a few minutes. For instance, I will be copying songs to my iPod, and halfway through, the copying process will drag to a halt. Burning CDs to a USB2 CD-RW often fail because the burn cannot complete. I have tried two different brands of USB2 cards with the same result. Any suggestions?

Hi-
Can you tell us the maker(s) of the card? More important than the compatibility listing is the chipset. Many cards that don't list Mac, or list PC/Mac are fine. Mac specific cards often feature nothing different from other, cheaper cards.
I'm also wondering if your machine is experiencing power problems on the USB or PCI bus. Using a self-powered USB hub in between the USB card and the connected devices may help.

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After upgrading to Aperture 3.4.1 (and really since 3.4), aperture becomes unresponsive almost immediately after I open it. It tears through over 1GB of memory within a minute, and I am forced to either force quit or open the terminal and "killall".

How do I fix this issue? I haven't been able to use Aperture or load new photos into Aperture for weeks. Since upgrading to Aperture 3, from Aperture 2; I've noticed that Aperture 3 is a major memory hog. I had to upgrade my unibody macbook to keep up with Aperture, otherwise my whole system become unresponsive when trying to simply look at my photos. I have about 15,000 pictures in my library, but the program is designed to organize large libraries. Why has it been so buggy the past year? Should I just jump ship and go to Lightroom?
Thanks

Matt,
it is normal, that after a crash a library repair is required. Aperture is a database, and if a crash happens, transactions may not be completed, so the library may be left in an inconsitent state. Usually the built-in repair methods can take care of this. But I assume, you have a backup of your Aperture library. If not, now would be the time to create one, just in case.
I doubt, Aperture is causing this crashes - it may be a coincidence; kernel panics quite often are due to an overfull hard disk, incompatible frameworks or kernel extensions, or to failing hardware. Run a hardware check, check the available disk space and file system with disk utility, and try to remember, if you installed anything else lately, that might have added incompatible kernel extensions. Turn off any helper apps, start up items.
Your kernel panic occurs when accessing the graphics card. Sometimes this can be resolved by booting into safe mode, this will disable advanced features and reset the card. Note: Aperture will not run in safe boot mode, see
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode
Browse MacBook forum and Mt. Lion forum, to see, if anybody else has problems with Mt. Lion and your particular Hardware configuration and card.
As a last measure reinstall your MacOS. You may also have a look at Thomas' Tech Corner » Understanding upgrade nightmares
Regards
Léonie

Premier stutters, stop, starts, becomes unresponsive, and grinds to a halt

ok, i3770 3.5
24 gig ram 1333 ( 23.2 usable)
win 7 64x ultimate
Wacom touch pen interface
2x Ati Radeon 6870 1gb gddr5 ( usually un-crossfired)
premier pro 5.5.2
now, I more than meet the minimum needs for adobe premier, but sometimes, when I am using it, it grinds to a near halt and "becomes unresponsive" between simple actions. I checked online and it said to shut off the gpu setting, which I could not find on my version of adobe premier CS5.5. So, I figure my scratch disk drive is too full. so I free up 50 gig or so by uninstalling some games im not playing. I run my registry cleaner, and I still have the same problem.
Is it because I de-frag my HDD once a week ? did some of the files get shifted and this is causing major problems in performance ?
Im not sure if this is a hardware or a configuration problem.
What I am doing is creating my own cartoon in it. which I am sure , is not what this program is designed for, but I find it much more intuitive to use than flash for some reason. its a comfort / time issue for me.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n247/Godamuss/detail...
this picture shows on the left what the key frames look like over view, and the right side has them under closer scrutiny, you can see how the small files for the lip syncing, are .... "zerg-like". the red line is in the same place, for reference.
Am I trying to make my pc do too much ? have I gone beyond consumer grade ability ?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqQI1x9bna9xWszc8eO_L_...
last cartoon link : for reference. low production values, but hey, its a 2 man show with 1 man doing all the computer work.
any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

Hello again, I can see that your Mac is running last year's 2011 generation Macbook Air, am I correct? If older, then I suppose that it is because likely of the new operating system, with new software added in, I think it is stressing the RAM a lot. Also, likely is because your using a lot of your hard drive's storage. Other than that, you can go and configure your mac or get a new one. These are suggestions I could offer, on the other hand I think you will have to stop updating your operating system. Not software updates, but operating system. Means you maybe sticking to Mountain Lion for "a while". Sorry I couldn't be much of a help. But yes, those are old specs and you may be stressing your computer hardware.
Another option is to get expensive accessories like an external hard drive and buying more RAM. Your graphics card should be fine since your using an Air likely just for work and internet browsing.

Why does Premiere Pro 6.0 become unresponsive with longer video sequences?

Laptop A works fairly well with small Premiere Pro CS6 projects of 9 minute duration. Project is on external drive connected via USB2. Processing time is long, but at least I can get all my work done.
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LAPTOP A
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Q1'10
Processor Number
i5-540M
# of Cores
2
# of Threads
4
Clock Speed
2.53 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
3.066 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache
3 MB
Bus/Core Ratio
19
DMI
2.5 GT/s
Instruction Set
64-bit
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8
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2.7 GHz
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5 GT/s
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32 nm
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[Solvedish] KDE 4.10.4 - Plasma Desktop becomes unresponsive.

Anyone else having issues with the latest KDE? On my 64bit machine, using a newer nvidia card, after I open an app, the entire desktop becomes unresponsive. It also gives me an error about Knotify crashing. I can't click the menu button, no right-click options appear, and nothing on the taskbar can be manipulated. When in this state, I can still launch TF2 or Kerbal Space Program from Steam, but when I exit the game the desktop is still frozen, until I do a reboot.
My 32-bit machine hasn't done any of this, running on an old nvidia card.
I've tried deleting ~/.kde4, but even a default profile does this. Anyone have any idea what I could try to do to diagnose or fix what is wrong?
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Ok this is a werid one. It did this all last night, and yet I just booted it, and it seems to be working fine. I guess it just needed to rest while I was at work. Problems like this are annoying.
Why glitch out all night, but be fine after a cold boot? Oh well, I guess it's working again. lol

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I have Adobe Elements 8 on Win 7 64-bit. I purchased a new camera Panasonic DMC-FZ200 which does 1080p video and stores file in AVCHD video format on the SD card. I imported my photos/video first time from my new camera and the import is failing on the AVCHD video files. It just hangs and causes Adobe Elements to become unresponsive.
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sherveveyj1
Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1 is a 32 bit application running in the 32 bit compatibility mode of the 64 bit system and as such has the limitations of 32 bit, namely, maximum supported installed RAM = 4.0 GB of which typically 3 GB or less are available. Many found that the program does not have enough resources for serious AVCHD editing for medium to large size projects. Some resorted to converting the footage to the less resource demanding MPEG2 1920 x 1080i while others experimented with a proxy method which used to be in FAQ.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/486598
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/390605
Are you shooting 1080p60 with your Panasonic DMC-FZ200. How do you intend to export the footage?
The advanages of upgrading to version 11 for your situation include gaining a 64 bit application running in a 64 bit system of Windows 7 or 8 which will make available more of the computer resources. And, version 11 is the first to offer the 1080p60 and 1080p50 project preset. You might want to look at the free 30 day tryout of the program from Adobe to determine if it is something that would work to your advantage.
If you wish to pursue making due with what you have, please let us know and more information on working with AVCHD in Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1 will be discussed in depth, including workarounds.
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ATR

When I try to write a new message or reply, mail becomes unresponsive

Hi hope someone can help, this is driving me nuts..
All my incoming and outgoing mail is working fine, but when I try to type a new email or reply, mail becomes unresponsive the window flashes and I am unable to type in the To, Subject or Message areas. If I click like mad in these areas sometimes it will respond and I am able to type.
I have gone though most of the fixes such as "rebuilding mailboxes" "deleting com.apple.mail.plist" etc but still the same.
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. For instructions, launch the System Preferences application, select Help from the menu bar, and enter “Set up guest users” (without the quotes) in the search box. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
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*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, or by a peripheral device.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
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Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
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Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
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