Everything works beautifully except the random reboot on wake, I honestly think it has to do with the graphics card since the rev noise is different everytime and that revv of the fan is usually from the gpu. Just driver issues with nvidia, I bet you in 1-2 months there will be a new update that will fix this issue.
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New Mac Pro's - Problems/No Problems
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Mine has been great so far.. only one goof and it was a software issue. I managed to lock the machine up with a corrupted video and vlc media player. I had to hard power it off, then rebooted and I ran some updates. When I got home I dropped in 2 eSata drives and started time machine, only to realize that my file permissions are goofed and I cant open activity monitor to see the speed. I think once I repair the permissions it'll be fine.. just gotta wait for time machine to move onto my raid array as its beating up my boot drive pretty good at the moment
2x 2.8ghz
2gb stock + added 4gb iRam
320gb boot
3x500gb raid0 stripe
2x750gb raid0 stripe (eSata)
geforce 8800gt video
2x 2.8ghz
2gb stock + added 4gb iRam
320gb boot
3x500gb raid0 stripe
2x750gb raid0 stripe (eSata)
geforce 8800gt video
I purchased a 2.66GHz Mac Pro in 2006, then sold it about 6 months later. After having the machine for about a month, all of a sudden, I got a "screen of death" with the error message in several languages. My mac wouldn't even boot. It wouldn't even boot from the Install disk, or ANY system disk. I got on the phone with AppleCare, we ran through every single thing...I even took out all the RAM sticks and re-installed them, re-seated them. We tried everything. Eventually, I figured I might try taking the Hard Drive out (I had two HDs, one being the 250GB standard w/OS and then another 500GB). Taking the system disk out (250GB) solved the problem! The system booted right away, no more problems. Something seriously went wrong with that disk, I have no idea what it was, but the Mac Pro failed to boot, and gave a "screen of death" the minute I put the drive in the system (booted or unbooted, then upon boot)
So the problem was some kind of faulty drive or drive mechanism. Given, this was a 2.66GHz Mac Pro Quad, with the 250GB WD disk. Any similar problems with drive failure?
So the problem was some kind of faulty drive or drive mechanism. Given, this was a 2.66GHz Mac Pro Quad, with the 250GB WD disk. Any similar problems with drive failure?
I have some problems with my new Mac Pro (Mac Pro 2008, 2.8 GHz 8 Core, 2 GB default memory, default HD, GeForce 8800 GT)
After some time running (usually when I let it run over night), I see the following:
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When executing OpenGL code that locks some bit planes of the back buffer (for example with glColorMask(1, 0, 0, 1)), and then drawing data with glDrawPixels(...), my UI freezes. The mouse cursor can be moved, but nothing else works.
In both cases I can log in via SSH, kill programs, and execute reboots. Those sometimes succeeds. CPU usage is almost zero in both cases.
I don't know the cause, I suspect a problem with either the graphics card, or the graphics card drivers. It does seem weird.
After some time running (usually when I let it run over night), I see the following:
When executing OpenGL code that locks some bit planes of the back buffer (for example with glColorMask(1, 0, 0, 1)), and then drawing data with glDrawPixels(...), my UI freezes. The mouse cursor can be moved, but nothing else works.
In both cases I can log in via SSH, kill programs, and execute reboots. Those sometimes succeeds. CPU usage is almost zero in both cases.
I don't know the cause, I suspect a problem with either the graphics card, or the graphics card drivers. It does seem weird.
I've had lots of kernel panics (screen goes dark and says you must restart) - especially after installing various video encoding software. The VCD I was trying to rip seemed to crash everything, and shortly afterwards I started getting kernel panics just after login. I'm sure it was software related, and a restore from Time Machine seemed to solve it. Before the restore it would kernel panic every time I logged in (with alternative account too), after the restore I had it kernel panic occasionally after login, and once whilst doing a screen share using iChat.
It takes so damned long to install everything (I use Logic Studio and CS3 Design Studio amongst other software) so it's a huge investment in time to backup, format, install OS X, install software etc - so I'm making do for the moment. I've run the hardware test several times and never had any failures.
It takes so damned long to install everything (I use Logic Studio and CS3 Design Studio amongst other software) so it's a huge investment in time to backup, format, install OS X, install software etc - so I'm making do for the moment. I've run the hardware test several times and never had any failures.
Well...here we go. I started having wireless keyboard problems the other day...losing contention and all.
Last night, my keyboard started slowing down after 4 hours of intense work (lagging behind when I type in a letter). All was okay this morning.
Now, throughout the day when it goes to sleep it will not reboot no matter what I do with the keyboard or mouse. Must do a hard shut down with power button and start it back up.
I have done the permissions thing and pram!
Last night, my keyboard started slowing down after 4 hours of intense work (lagging behind when I type in a letter). All was okay this morning.
Now, throughout the day when it goes to sleep it will not reboot no matter what I do with the keyboard or mouse. Must do a hard shut down with power button and start it back up.
I have done the permissions thing and pram!