GEEZ! Anybody wanna see if their OSX will croak like this?...
So I was hot-plugging my USB zip drive to my iBook running OSX 10.3.4. Prior to this, I had inserted the disk into the drive. I know I shouldn't insert the disk until after I plug in the USB line, but I figure, "wth, let's see what happens..."
BAAAMMM!!! computer is completely locked-up (cursor and all) and an ominous gray box with text is left in the middle of the screen telling me how to power-off by holding down the power key and restarting afterwards. This message was given in numerous languages, no less.
So does this kind of crash (gray box end of the line kind of message) have a particular name (similar to a kernel panic or other)?
So I wonder if this was just a coincidence crash or is it repeatable? I wasn't particularly interested in duplicating the problem on my machine. I'm just glad my computer booted up afterwards as if nothing ever happened. So anybody game to see if their OSX will crash'n'burn over this?
DO NOT DO THIS IF A COMPLETE CRASH WOULD PISS YOU OFF.
Lemme know...
BAAAMMM!!! computer is completely locked-up (cursor and all) and an ominous gray box with text is left in the middle of the screen telling me how to power-off by holding down the power key and restarting afterwards. This message was given in numerous languages, no less.
So does this kind of crash (gray box end of the line kind of message) have a particular name (similar to a kernel panic or other)?
So I wonder if this was just a coincidence crash or is it repeatable? I wasn't particularly interested in duplicating the problem on my machine. I'm just glad my computer booted up afterwards as if nothing ever happened. So anybody game to see if their OSX will crash'n'burn over this?
DO NOT DO THIS IF A COMPLETE CRASH WOULD PISS YOU OFF.
Lemme know...
Comments
Originally posted by Randycat99
So does this kind of crash (gray box end of the line kind of message) have a particular name (similar to a kernel panic or other)?
that is what a kernel panic looks like these days, rather than just unix text poking through the desktop.
Why are you using a zip drive?
Is this something worth reporting, or pointless since no one would care about a zip drive in the first place? Is it possible that other sorts of (more modern) removeable disk drives could have a similar effect?
Originally posted by Ika
Is it true that network connections have to be ejected before unplugging too?
I do, just to save time in stead of waiting for the OS to realize what happened. It locks-up for a few minutes, maybe one, and then asks if you would try to reconnect.
_thedustin
Originally posted by thedustin
I do, just to save time in stead of waiting for the OS to realize what happened. It locks-up for a few minutes, maybe one, and then asks if you would try to reconnect.
_thedustin
I must say that Panther handles it MUCH better than Jaguar did. Yes sir ree.
Originally posted by Randycat99
I use a zip drive because it is what I have and it does the job just fine. What's the big deal?
Is this something worth reporting, or pointless since no one would care about a zip drive in the first place? Is it possible that other sorts of (more modern) removeable disk drives could have a similar effect?
I still think Zip Drives have their uses, I dont know why folks are so down on them. I loved my zip drive when I had it (it was SCSI so I cant use it anymore).
Originally posted by steve666
I still think Zip Drives have their uses, I dont know why folks are so down on them. I loved my zip drive when I had it (it was SCSI so I cant use it anymore).
Zip drives were great when introduced in '94. They never took off as the floppy disk successor they were meant to be though.
Nowadays, a USB stick does the same job better, cheaper, and with much more capacity.
Originally posted by Chucker
Zip drives were great when introduced in '94. They never took off as the floppy disk successor they were meant to be though.
Nowadays, a USB stick does the same job better, cheaper, and with much more capacity.
A USB stick is not cheaper. You can get a 100Mb zip disk for about $10. A 128mb stick is about $40.
The USB stick is easier to transport around but its not a replacement for a zip drive if you use the zip alot.
It's still a PITA though with +/- nonsense. That and fucking DVD-RAM. It's ridiculous. I hope with the next standard, HD-DVD, we won't have this again, with Blu Ray vs. HD-DVD or whatever.
Originally posted by Randycat99
Ah, I guess I've finally seen my first panic. I was expecting something more fancy...
What do you mean "More Fancy"? It's the best most prettiest damn "Your computer is Borked" message any OS even has. It can't get any prettier.