[iPad Mini] My iPad mini just blue screened

Nicolecat · Nov 3, 2012, 09:21 AM

Day 2...and it blue screens while watching a movie.
Not happy.

Managed to hard reset by holding power and home button...lets just say I hope it doesn't happen again.

Happen to anyone else yet?

Nicolecat · Nov 7, 2012, 03:32 PM

So, this happened again this morning. Has anyone else had this issue?

jmthigpen · Nov 7, 2012, 03:32 PM

take a picture when it happens?

Ladybug · Nov 7, 2012, 03:35 PM

No problems with my mini so far and yes I have watched a few movies on it. You might consider an exchange while you still have time.

Nicolecat · Nov 7, 2012, 03:36 PM

Here's one.
It's basically unresponsive unless you hold the power button and home button at the same time for a few seconds.

Orange Furball · Nov 7, 2012, 03:37 PM

Apple devices don't blue screen... they have Kernel Panics (grey screen with white writing). That's only Macs though. I don't think iOS devices do that, they just restart. Next time it happens take a picture please

Nicolecat · Nov 7, 2012, 03:40 PM

I posted a pic I took this morning...the pixels at the top look like they were trying to establish the menu bar...but they are just random colored pixels. Dang phone got the rug behind in focus.
Will take a better pic if it happens again.

Orange Furball · Nov 7, 2012, 04:06 PM

That is either a problem with the display or the graphics chip. It could be a bad ribbon cable or a bad connection. Take it to apple

dacreativeguy · Nov 7, 2012, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicolecat

Here's one.
It's basically unresponsive unless you hold the power button and home button at the same time for a few seconds.

Just don't hold it that way.

Quantus · Nov 7, 2012, 04:11 PM

I've noticed that my Mini crashes a lot more than my iPad 3, but no blue screens.

jonfarr · Nov 7, 2012, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicolecat

I posted a pic I took this morning...the pixels at the top look like they were trying to establish the menu bar...but they are just random colored pixels. Dang phone got the rug behind in focus.
Will take a better pic if it happens again.

Just take it back and exchange it. Are you watching videos from the built in video app, or a 3rd party app?

ucfgrad93 · Nov 7, 2012, 04:15 PM

Definitely take that back to Apple.

Nicolecat · Nov 7, 2012, 04:16 PM

The first time it happened I was using Netflix. This morning I was just refreshing a poll website, trying to pull up the presidential popular vote results.

725032 · Nov 7, 2012, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicolecat

Here's one.
It's basically unresponsive unless you hold the power button and home button at the same time for a few seconds.

Another blue screen!... How many people reporting this now?

bigsexyy81 · Nov 7, 2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dacreativeguy

just don't hold it that way.

ha!!!

zhenya · Nov 7, 2012, 09:00 PM

Exchange it.

My first ipad 4 locked up from time to time. Replaced it and so far so good after several days. My ipad 1 never crashed or locked up once in over two years. (Well, individual programs did of course...)

racoonboy · Nov 7, 2012, 09:04 PM

Stop discussing it with people in here and go exchange for a new one. You are entitled to it since its just second day, right? Why waste time get an answer in here.

If it happen again with new unit then return and get ur money back.

Nicolecat · Nov 12, 2012, 09:13 AM

Took it in, showed the picture...and swapped.
The new unit came from a non-descript brown box, that shipped same day as the initial launch shipment. Apple, always prepared...lol.

Nov 3, 2012, 09:21 AM	#1
Nicolecat macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	My iPad mini just blue screened Day 2...and it blue screens while watching a movie. Not happy. Managed to hard reset by holding power and home button...lets just say I hope it doesn't happen again. Happen to anyone else yet? __________________ Ta Kala Diokomen
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Nov 7, 2012, 03:32 PM	#2
Nicolecat Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	So, this happened again this morning. Has anyone else had this issue? __________________ Ta Kala Diokomen
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Nov 7, 2012, 03:36 PM	#5
Nicolecat Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	Here's one. It's basically unresponsive unless you hold the power button and home button at the same time for a few seconds. Attached Thumbnails
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Nov 7, 2012, 03:37 PM	#6
Orange Furball macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Scranton, PA, USA	Apple devices don't blue screen... they have Kernel Panics (grey screen with white writing). That's only Macs though. I don't think iOS devices do that, they just restart. Next time it happens take a picture please __________________ Hackintosh: Intel Core i5 2310 2.9GHz Quad Core, 8GB RAM, 64GB Boot SSD, 1TB OS X storage drive, 250GB Windows 7 drive, two DVD drives, running Mac OS X 10.8.1
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Nov 7, 2012, 04:06 PM	#8
Orange Furball macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Scranton, PA, USA	That is either a problem with the display or the graphics chip. It could be a bad ribbon cable or a bad connection. Take it to apple __________________ Hackintosh: Intel Core i5 2310 2.9GHz Quad Core, 8GB RAM, 64GB Boot SSD, 1TB OS X storage drive, 250GB Windows 7 drive, two DVD drives, running Mac OS X 10.8.1
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Nov 7, 2012, 03:32 PM	#3
jmthigpen macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Charleston, SC	take a picture when it happens?
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Nov 7, 2012, 03:35 PM	#4
Ladybug macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2006	No problems with my mini so far and yes I have watched a few movies on it. You might consider an exchange while you still have time.
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Nov 7, 2012, 03:40 PM	#7
Nicolecat Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	I posted a pic I took this morning...the pixels at the top look like they were trying to establish the menu bar...but they are just random colored pixels. Dang phone got the rug behind in focus. Will take a better pic if it happens again.
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Nov 7, 2012, 04:11 PM	#10
Quantus macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2012	I've noticed that my Mini crashes a lot more than my iPad 3, but no blue screens.
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Nov 7, 2012, 04:15 PM	#12
ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	Definitely take that back to Apple.
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Nov 7, 2012, 04:16 PM	#13
Nicolecat Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	The first time it happened I was using Netflix. This morning I was just refreshing a poll website, trying to pull up the presidential popular vote results.
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:00 PM	#16
zhenya macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2005	Exchange it. My first ipad 4 locked up from time to time. Replaced it and so far so good after several days. My ipad 1 never crashed or locked up once in over two years. (Well, individual programs did of course...)
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:04 PM	#17
racoonboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2012	Stop discussing it with people in here and go exchange for a new one. You are entitled to it since its just second day, right? Why waste time get an answer in here. If it happen again with new unit then return and get ur money back.
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Nov 12, 2012, 09:13 AM	#18
Nicolecat Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	Took it in, showed the picture...and swapped. The new unit came from a non-descript brown box, that shipped same day as the initial launch shipment. Apple, always prepared...lol.
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