Zero Balance.
Download complete, but what the hell was I getting myself into? Little did I know, my Mac would experience a terrorist attack of it’s own. My biggest complaint was the series of Kernel errors occuring both inside and outside of iTunes. Do you understand that I use my computer everyday? That I rely on my computer for basic living? My music, my design files, my… crap, my everything is on here. Of course it’s not backed up to date, just the important things like– hello, my resume. My only option left was to erase my hard drive and start over.
Not the route I wanted to take, but I had no choice.
I’d smash them (the bugs) if I could. Could you picture it? A girly girl with blonde hair, holding too many things in her hand, plus a small to medium sized handbag and a delicious Starbucks, wearing too cute for bug smushing, attempt to kill a bug? I’ve tried and I fail miserably. The bugs within the program are out of control. If you are thinking of downloading it, you’re best bet is to go through your Software Update and get it there. Don’t bother going to the Apple site. I believe when I downloaded it I got a corrupted file and that is what sent everything downhill for me.
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That was one of the least descriptive reports of a problem I’ve ever heard.
@Josh,
I am one Mac user. I can’t speak for everybody. But what I will say is that I know there are several bugs built within the program that some are experiencing, while others are not. Of course when a new product is released there will be problems along the way. I expected it, but not so many.
You’re right on avuee, and what more description do you need, Josh? Kernel panic tells me all I need to know, which is “time to reinstall the OS”.
If you haven’t erased your hard drive yet, you can reinstall the OS in place, meaning you keep all your personal files and just the OS system files get overwritten (and theoretically put back to a safe starting place). Here’s how to archive/install in 10.2/10.3 or how to do it in 10.4.
Kernel panics should only happen in Alpha software, rarely in Beta software, and never (in my opinion) in production software. I think the next version of OS X (10.5, due next year) will include any easier “rollback” feature.
Good luck and let me know if I can help out at all.
@Mac,
In fact, I did perform a clean install. Logistically you’d think that would fix it. It didn’t. Still, I am having sporadic Kernel errors. This is driving me bonkers. I have never once complained about Apple, but now I have a reason to.
On a different front, I visited the Apple store. Brought my Mac with me and the Genius looked at it. Performed some diagnostic test and it passed. However, it was a general diagnostic. If I wanted something more in depth, I’d have to shell out $320 to have it shipped to Apple headquarters for a lookie. If the problem is hard drive related (which I think it is), to fix it would be around $700-$800. Hello!! For that amount I could just buy another computer. Plus, my PowerBook G4 Ti isn’t covered under the warranty anymore. The model doesn’t exist and was replaced by the MacBook. I plan on upgrading this weekend.
You might have flaky memory in there. Even when you run the memory diagnostics and it comes clean, there might be a problem. If it isn’t Apple-certified memory or memory from a reputable manufacturer like Edge or Crucial, I’d look at that as a possible problem. Kernel panics aren’t going to happen often from a bad hard drive unless there are large chunks of the drive that are bad AND they happen to have the OS sitting on that bad section. Maybe try zeroing out the drive when you format it again (should be an option on 10.2 or 3 and later, and then reinstall. Also, run the Disk Utility program to check the hard disk. There’s a good document at http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/4/ if you need help with that– check the “Everything on my mac is behaving oddly” section. Email or instant message me if you need more help.
@Mac,
I’ve had my PowerBook G4 Ti since about 2002. That’s about five years. Since I purchased it, two other models to “upgrade” mine have come out. In fact, the PowerBook G4 Ti is now the MacBook Pro in so many words. What I paid for it is outrageous, but it’s a Mac. I’m not going back to a PC and many have suggested it because of the price. Price, yes it’s an issue at the moment, but I plan on fiancing it myself. Also, I refuse to put money into my piece of junk. It may be around $1,000 to fix it. I refuse to invest in mine. I’d rather have something new that won’t break in a year or two, and especially know the warranty won’t run out (because mine had).