WiFi constantly drops on Pro (10.9.4); running diagnostics (just running it) fixes the problem for 1-2 minutes.
My MacBook Pro constantly drops WiFi, at home and elsewhere. Other devices run fine. When I run diagnostics, it defaults to ethernet, I switch it back to wifi, it says Diagnostics cannot fix the problem, I run it again once or twice and it picks wifi back up, two minutes later, I have to repeat the entire process. I've looked at similar threads, and none of the offered solutions work, nor are they recently updated. I'm running 10.9.4 (in fact the problem seems worse since the "upgrade"). I also live in a country without Apple Stores. I'm not using Airport, but since the problem is with the Mac and not other devices, and with the Mac everywhere I go, the router is not the problem, nor is the network.
I should also point out that there is no indication that wifi has been dropped, other than the web page not opening - I have full bars, and diagnostic window says I am connected, complete with IP address. Only when I click on "assist me/diagnostics" does it indicate I am not connected.
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Help! wifi constantly dropping and (looking for network)
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Hello ronnieluv1960,
The following article provides a host of tips that can help stabilize your WiFi.
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
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The most likely cause for your findings is that your neighbor is using a different channel on his router, or he is broadcasting a stong signal on the same or a nearby channel, and interfering with your signal. However, don't rush out and change your channel to the same one he is using, as this may only make things worse. There are, however, several things to do to improve your wireless connections:
First of all, give your network a unique SSID. Do not use "linksys". If you are using "linksys" you may be trying to connect to your neighbor's router. Also set "SSID Broadcast" to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
Poor wireless connections are often caused by radio interference from other 2.4 GHz devices. This includes wireless phones, wireless baby monitors, Bluetooth (including Bluetooth game controllers), microwave ovens, wireless mice and keyboards, and your neighbor's wireless network. Even some 5+ GHz phones also use the 2.4 Ghz band. Unplug these devices, and see if that corrects your problem.
In your router, try a different channel. There are 11 channels in the 2.4 GHz band. Usually channel 1, 6, or 11 works best. Check out your neighbors, and see what channel they are using. Because the channels overlap one another, try to stay at least +5 or -5 channels from your strongest neighbors. For example, if you have a strong neighbor on channel 9, try any channel 1 through 4.
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When Will Microsoft Fix The Problem With Hosted Networking on a Surface Pro 3?
Surface Pro 3 512GB
Windows 8.1 with all patches.
The following is from this thread:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-networking/netsh-wlan-start-hostednetwork-not-working-on/f414cea9-c110-483c-a3a2-840a4ce317e2?rtAction=1423330004507
A Microsoft member said it would be better to raise it in technet.
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=test key=12345678
The hosted network mode has been set to allow.
The SSID of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
The user key passphrase of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
The hosted network couldn't be started.
A device attached to the system is not functioning
One of the comments in the thread said:
"I have the same issue on a Surface pro 3.
It is related to the fact that they removed VAP support from the wifi driver."
Now a new wifi driver was included with the latest firmware update (01/15/2015) but it did not fix the problem.
I
Please note this is a Surface Pro 3 problem as it works on a Surface Pro 2 running Windows 8.1.
This problem has been reported to Microsoft by me and I was told "the developers are working on it." That was six months ago. I see posts going back a year saying the problem was reported to Microsoft Support.
When will this be fixed?On Sat, 7 Feb 2015 18:06:38 +0000, saberman_Plus_1 wrote:
>This problem has been reported to Microsoft by me and I was told "the developers are working on it." That was six months ago. I see posts going back a year saying the problem was reported to Microsoft Support.
Do you have a case number? From
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro2-surfnetwork/how-do-i-get-the-wireless-hosted-network-feature/03657fe5-b8c1-48c5-940a-ae3e13ffe25f
you've had a couple of contacts with support.
If you provide case numbers, it would be helpful in escalating further. And more
specifically, it might help someone from Microsoft determine IF the issue has
been escalated. While Microsoft has been doing work on the wifi driver for
nearly the entire time since the SP3 was released, there is no information
anywhere as to whether this bug is known or not.
As you also know, I sent it in to the"right" people inside Microsoft and as you
also know, I did not get a response. (I'm an end user just like you even though
I'm a Community Moderator on the Surface Forum in Communities).
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I updated my MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion and now it is slow in starting up and loads a number of probrams. How can I fix the problem?
Have you tried starting in Safe Mode and see if the slowness still occurs?
Restart holding the "shift" key.
(Expect it to take longer to start this way because it runs a directory check first.)
If this works look in System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items and delete any third party login items (-), you can always add them back with the (+). Also look in /Library/Startup Items. Nothing is put in that folder by default, so anything in there is yours.
Reboot normally and test. -
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Apple Menu --> About this Mac.
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Thanks.I stumbled upon the solution. In addition to downloading Creative Cloud, I needed to go back to the website and download trials for the programs I want to use--Photoshop and Lightroom. Once I did that, I was in business. Would save trouble if that was made clear on the download site.
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My macbook pro is crashing any clues on how to track down the problem?
my macbook pro is crashing any clues on how to track down the problem?
I'm running OS X 10.9.5 on a Late 2008 Macbook Pro... 8GB of memory... I've swapped the original drive for an SSD.
here is a problem report on one of the crashes... they always look just like this:
Mon Oct 6 17:53:40 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80018dc43e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f82fe26e2, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff80cdde2008, CR3: 0x000000004785e000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0000000000000039, RBX: 0x0000000000000059, RCX: 0x0200000002400009, RDX: 0x7fffffffffffffff
RSP: 0xffffff80fdb8b820, RBP: 0xffffff80fdb8b860, RSI: 0x0000000000000059, RDI: 0xffffff80cdde2008
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff80fdb8b380, R11: 0xffffff7f81efab4c
R12: 0xffffff80cdde2008, R13: 0xffffff802de1d008, R14: 0x0000000000000059, R15: 0xffffff80cdde2008
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff7f82fe26e2, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff80cdde2008, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80fdb8b4b0 : 0xffffff8001822f79
0xffffff80fdb8b530 : 0xffffff80018dc43e
0xffffff80fdb8b700 : 0xffffff80018f3976
0xffffff80fdb8b720 : 0xffffff7f82fe26e2
0xffffff80fdb8b860 : 0xffffff7f82fe3cbf
0xffffff80fdb8b970 : 0xffffff7f82fe3ff2
0xffffff80fdb8b9e0 : 0xffffff7f82fe4256
0xffffff80fdb8ba60 : 0xffffff7f82ff53d7
0xffffff80fdb8baa0 : 0xffffff7f82fef706
0xffffff80fdb8bae0 : 0xffffff80019fabd6
0xffffff80fdb8bb10 : 0xffffff80019fb38e
0xffffff80fdb8bb30 : 0xffffff80019de87a
0xffffff80fdb8bc80 : 0xffffff8001b82cc3
0xffffff80fdb8bcd0 : 0xffffff8001b7c076
0xffffff80fdb8bd80 : 0xffffff80019fabd6
0xffffff80fdb8bdb0 : 0xffffff80019fb38e
0xffffff80fdb8bdd0 : 0xffffff80019de87a
0xffffff80fdb8bf20 : 0xffffff80019e602a
0xffffff80fdb8bf50 : 0xffffff8001c40c63
0xffffff80fdb8bfb0 : 0xffffff80018f4176
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs(11.1)[DCC45CDD-E950-364F-8221-1A914106BC59]@0xfffff f7f82fd7000->0xffffff7f83025fff
dependency: com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword(1.0)[BC0BAB92-C8C9-3959-AA42-272AF578DF D9]@0xffffff7f82fc6000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds
Mac OS version:
13F34
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
Kernel slide: 0x0000000001600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001800000
System model name: MacBookPro5,1 (Mac-F42D86A9)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 13782929543220
last loaded kext at 732159785634: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3 (addr 0xffffff7f83026000, size 335872)
last unloaded kext at 315936860456: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f82fb9000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
tc.tctechnologies.driver.Saffire 8028
com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper 1.8.0
com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer 3
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.3.1
com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers 1.8
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.9.1
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.1
com.apple.nke.asp-tcp 8.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f3
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.34
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.nvenet 2.0.21
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22
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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.6.22
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
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com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
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com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.2.7f3
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 686.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
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com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
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com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacBookPro5,1, BootROM MBP51.007E.B06, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.41f2
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634353155373946373036364700000000
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634353155373946373036364700000000
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.7f3 14616, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD, 480.1 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: USB Receiver
Thunderbolt Bus:These may be your problem candidates:
Uninstall them and then reinstall in a systematic manner and see if the MBP crashes again. If and when it does, then that is the troublemaker.
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When mousing over text, the cursor flickers constantly (with every letter passed) from arrow to i-beam and back. The problem occurs in both MS Word 2011 and Pages. Any idea of how to solve this annoying problem will be much appreciated. System 10.10.1 on a MacPro (Late 2013)
The mouse is controlled by the OS so don't guess any app other than a mouse driver or OS X itself would be able to cause this sort of flicker issue.
Have you seen the following and is it what you are seeing? Maybe you could make a movie (Quicktime is great for this this to make a screen recording) - but not sure how to attach a movie to these discussions as mine is grayed out and can't be selected (to the right of the insert image). Here is the what I found for a search of "mouse cursor flickers os x yosemite"
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I am new to this but need help. Lion and iCloud have never worked on my desk top or MacBook Pro. Slow or Stop! Is there any way to fix the problem?
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I have an old mac book pro built in 2006. I just use it in the kitchen to go on the internet--which it does fairly well. It's running OS 10.6.8. Would it be risky to upgrade to the OS 10.7.4 Lion. Or should I leave well enough alone? I was hoping that the upgrade would allow me to use an old version of Kindle for Mac. I need to get the machine into 2012 functionality. If I can't do it, no worries.
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I just downloaded a new version of OS7 to my iphone and when I try to sync with my mac book pro it will not finish and just spins around at the last step. anyone help?
It was telling you that you needed Mac OS 10.6.8 or later, not itunes 10.6.8
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Does your Cloud subscription properly show on your account page?
If you have more than one email, are you sure you are using the correct Adobe ID?
https://www.adobe.com/account.html for subscriptions on your Adobe page
If yes
Some general information for a Cloud subscription
Log out of your Cloud account... Restart your computer... Log in to your paid Cloud account
-Sign in help http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/account-password-sign-faq.html
-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/sign-in-out-creative-cloud-desktop-app.html
-http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-issues.html
-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/trial--1-launch.html
If no
This is an open forum, not Adobe support... you need Adobe staff to help
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