10.2.4 Issues
I upgraded my 12" PowerBook to 10.2.4 earlier today, and now I'm having some strange issues. I haven't found any posts about issues like these, so I thought I'd start one here.
The most puzzling (and disturbing) problems I have involve anonymous crashes that kick me back to the login screen.
If I try to mount any SMB share (whether it's on a Linux host or a Windows host), I'm suddenly dumped back to the login window instead of being asked to select a share to mount.
Even more perplexing, if I choose "About this Mac ...", the same thing happens.
Any ideas?
The most puzzling (and disturbing) problems I have involve anonymous crashes that kick me back to the login screen.
If I try to mount any SMB share (whether it's on a Linux host or a Windows host), I'm suddenly dumped back to the login window instead of being asked to select a share to mount.
Even more perplexing, if I choose "About this Mac ...", the same thing happens.
Any ideas?
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Every time I log back in, I receive a report that ATSServer crashes. In the log, it complains about a corrupted FODB cache file (I believe this is font-related).
I've deleted every [known] ATSServer cache file, but this occurs every time I start up. Does anyone know where I can find out detailed information about system components -- i.e. what ATSServer does, arguments it accepts, etc.? (Does Apple even have a repository of this kind of useful information for techie types?)
Better yet, anyone know how to fix that?
<strong>I've had the unexpected crashes back to the login screen since I first started using X in 10.1. I think I read about an explanation somewhere once, but I have since forgotten abuot it since it wasn't a problem I could fix.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Actually, I just solved my own problem.
Through the Terminal, I clean up all the ATSServer caches. From what I can tell, the ATSServer (Apple Type Solution Server) is like Mac OS X's xfs/font server counterpart.
Anyway, I rebooted (for the third time) out of frustration, and this time, everything works, SMB shares and all. Go figure.
<strong>I am not a genius but I am drunk and this is a bar.</strong><hr></blockquote>
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My monitor resolution changes when I wake from sleep (DVI on Radeon 9000 MDD). Annoying. Had to restart because I couldn't get the monitor to display after fudging with the monitor settings, grr. In fact Display prefs tells me it is a VGA display, when it isn't...
[ 02-14-2003: Message edited by: chych ]</p>
[ dual 533 G4, 10.2.4 ]
flick.
its all about your system fonts. don't let Font reserve or any font management mess with your system fonts.
flick.