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decrepitmac

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Looks like lappy is getting back at me for my screen name...

Here is my second problem of the day:

I wake the powerbook from sleep, and log in. I start iTunes, and several other programs. Mid-song, the computer brings up the crash-screen (the one no Mac user ever sees).

I have tried restarting, using different internet configs, using none of the programs that were running. I have also gone into the disk utility and repaired the hard drive. All to no avail.

I have a backup available, but before I re-install, I wanted to check to see if there were any other options I might have. Really on my own here, as I am in a developing country which has about 12 Mac users (hyperbole... sorry).

So, do I install the backup, or is there something else I should try first?

[edit: Its a 1ghz PowerBook Titanium (DVI). I did get (at one point) an "Apple Report" screen that said something about an unresolved kernel. That is all the info I was able to get before it crashed again.]
 
A few Q's:
• what is the size of your HD?
• how much free space do you have on the HD?
• how much RAM do you have installed?
 
Its a 60GB Hard Drive with (I think) around 15 GB free. 512 RAM.

I was running OSX off of the external drive I have, however, the same problem cropped up again. So I am thinking at this point it is probably the logic board.

I don't have the means of testing for that, or a nearby store to take it to that can test it for me. So, I am kinda stuck at the moment... Until I can get back to the States, anyway. At that point, I wll get it tested, and make some decisions... unless you have other suggestions?

Thanks.
 
I would start by creating a new user in Accounts in the System Preferences. Log in as that user and see if the problem persists. If it doesn't the issue could be with a preference file in your user folder.
Log in using your regular username and try each of your suspect programs separately. With a bunch of programs running simultaneously you can't tell which one is causing the problem.
You can use the Terminal to check for corrupt preferences. Check this thread for details…

http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46021
 
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