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Sonna

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Jun 11, 2007
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Is there a system restore option in OS X???

I recently installed the Safari beta and it gave me no end of problems so I used the uninstall programme to get rid of it.

Now back on Safari 2 and the Macbook still locks up and crashes. Downloaded Firefox and that did the same. I really don't want to resort to re-formatting (although this may have to be done)... any way to roll back like in XP?
 
Thanks, i'll take a look at that.

It's only my iTunes I currently have on the Mac anyway... I guess it won't be so much of a pain in the backside to do a complete reformat...

Out of interest, how long does a reformat take?
 
An Archive and install will not reformat your hard drive. It will only install your operating system again. Expect 20-40 minutes given what you want to reinstall.
 
Eidorian said:
An Archive and install will not reformat your hard drive. It will only install your operating system again. Expect 20-40 minutes given what you want to reinstall.
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Yes.. But if I chose to reformat all-together, how long could I expect this to take?
 
So you didn't want to reformat but you did it anyway. Can we ask why? Sometimes it's better to find the cause of the problem before reformatting, to ensure it doesn't happen again.
 
mad jew said:
So you didn't want to reformat but you did it anyway. Can we ask why? Sometimes it's better to find the cause of the problem before reformatting, to ensure it doesn't happen again.
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I haven't done anything yet... not had the time.

I installed the Safari BETA and it borked everything up. Even after un-installing it I get the SBBOD all the time and am forced to shut down using the power button.

I am thinking a fresh install or an archive and install will rid me of the beta boo-boos....?
 
Ahh, okay, cool. Try the Archive & Install first since it should solve your issue but is far less intrusive than a full reformat.

However, it seems odd that a beta app such as Safari could do this. Maybe describe some of the other symptoms so we can be sure this is the source of your problem. There'd be nothing worse than running a reinstall only to find the problem pop right back at you. :eek:
 
mad jew said:
Ahh, okay, cool. Try the Archive & Install first since it should solve your issue but is far less intrusive than a full reformat.

However, it seems odd that a beta app such as Safari could do this. Maybe describe some of the other symptoms so we can be sure this is the source of your problem. There'd be nothing worse than running a reinstall only to find the problem pop right back at you. :eek:
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Okay well all the apps now persistanly crash... I am unable to use the force quit because even that refuses to work. Then I'm not able to manually shut down so i'm forced to hold down the power button. I reboot and then almost straight away, Safari 2 will freeze and then the whole cycle starts again. The beach ball appears and it wont disapear. I'll wait 5-10 minutes to see what will happen but it doesn't go. Thats when I have to force the shut down of the Macbook.

This all happened since I installed the Safari 3 Beta... D'oh!!

BTW I do apreaciate the help from you guys. Thanks alot:)
 
Okay, well there's a couple of things to check before reinstalling.


  • How much free space do you have on your boot drive?
  • If you create a new user account in System Preferences, does the bugginess happen there too?
  • What peripherals do you have plugged in?
  • Do you have third party RAM?


Sorry for all the questions, but it's pretty important to make sure this isn't a hardware issue or a software conflict before reinstalling. :)
 
mad jew said:
Okay, well there's a couple of things to check before reinstalling.


  • How much free space do you have on your boot drive?
  • If you create a new user account in System Preferences, does the bugginess happen there too?
  • What peripherals do you have plugged in?
  • Do you have third party RAM?


Sorry for all the questions, but it's pretty important to make sure this isn't a hardware issue or a software conflict before reinstalling. :)
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I have 68.52gigs of free space remaining...
I haven't yet created another user account. I'll crack on with that now.
The only peripheral I use is my iPod and that has been connected only a couple of times but now the Macbook doesn't pick it up...
And I'm using the stock 1gig of RAM provided.

I performed the hardware test and it passed... If that helps at all. I'll try creating the 2nd user account now and see how I get on!
 
Okay, excellent. I doubt it'll be any better bin the new account, but at least it'll help rule out some possible causes. Just keep in mind that even though everything passed the Apple Hardware Test, that doesn't necessarily mean it's all fine and dandy (unfortunately). :eek:
 
mad jew said:
Okay, excellent. I doubt it'll be any better bin the new account, but at least it'll help rule out some possible causes. Just keep in mind that even though everything passed the Apple Hardware Test, that doesn't necessarily mean it's all fine and dandy (unfortunately). :eek:
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So ultimately, what do you recommend? I'm posting whilst in the new account now... Seems alright for the time being (thats tempting fate!!!), but it would mean I have to migrate everything (iTunes and docs) over from the other account...
 
mad jew said:
Well, you might not have to migrate everything... Are you running any apps or hacks in the old account that aren't in the new one? :)
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I've just had to force a shutdown again:mad:
Only some hack that allows me to use a httpmail account in Mail.
 
Okay, verify your hard drive (not the permissions, verify the drive) in Disk Utility in the Utilities folder. It'll probably come back fine at which point I'd back everything up and perform that Archive & Install. The backup's not essential but highly recommended all the same. :)
 
mad jew said:
Okay, verify your hard drive (not the permissions, verify the drive) in Disk Utility in the Utilities folder. It'll probably come back fine at which point I'd back everything up and perform that Archive & Install. The backup's not essential but highly recommended all the same. :)
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I've just performed the verification. It passed fine. I'll procede with the Archive & Install later on (got to go to work in a bit).

Thankyou very much for your help and your time. I'll let you know how I get on:D
 
No worries mate. I'm not all that confident that the Archive & Install will necessarily help though because it kinda sounds like you might have a hardware issue. Nevertheless, give it a go (with your files backed up) and at worst, you'll have to take it back to Apple. Let's hope my hunch is wrong though. :)
 
Not really, although I guess it could have put a little extra strain on the system that would have brought forward an impending failure. I guess. :eek:
 
Hi.

Well I went for the erase & install in the end. It was effortless... and caused no headaches.

But my problem still persists. So it would seem that the Safari Beta is not to blame.

I am still unable to force quit any applications... so I'm forced to power off by holding the power button... again!!!!

I took a look in the Console... Not really sure what I'm looking for to be honest.
One thing I did notice was this...

Jun 20 10:40:30 sonna-lawrences-computer kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'NL'.

Could this be causing a problem? Probably not... but surely my country code should be 'UK'?.

I can post the entire system.log if anyone is willing to take a look at it and see what the possible problem could be?

I'm still not resigned to the fact that it could be a hardware fault...:confused:
 
Sonna said:
I'm still not resigned to the fact that it could be a hardware fault...:confused:
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I'm not sure what you're saying here, but the fact a complete reformat and reinstall didn't help means your problem is hardware based. The AirPort channels being configured for the Netherlands instead of the UK doesn't matter in terms of your problems. It'll just affect the available transmission channels.

Take the machine back to Apple. :)
 
mad jew said:
I'm not sure what you're saying here, but the fact a complete reformat and reinstall didn't help means your problem is hardware based. The AirPort channels being configured for the Netherlands instead of the UK doesn't matter in terms of your problems. It'll just affect the available transmission channels.

Take the machine back to Apple. :)
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Boo-urns!!!

Well again, thankyou for your help and advice. I will have to get in contact with Apple on Monday as I'm away for the weekend.

In the mean time, I've just updates to 10.4.10. Is it worth downloading and running OnyX? Or would it just be a lost cause...
 
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