Krash On Planet X Full Mac OS
The rumor that CrashPlan is working on a native Mac OS X comes from a Jochen Wolters who tweeted the following: My absolute favorite news tidbit from @macworldexpo?That the fab folks from @crashplan are working on an OS X-native version of their app. — Jochen Wolters (@jochenWolters) February 6, 2013 I asked him if you knew any more and he replied that he did not but did mention how he heard. The disk has an operating system (macOS Big Sur), and user data (apps, etc). And since you only have one disk, this is your startup disk: all 500GB. A Mac with two disks will have the storage divided between them. The Mac drive with the OS on it is the startup disk while the.
All right, my new and not-quite-improved 8-core Mac Pro is really getting into the spirit of this Apple Bug Friday thing! That is to say, by hard crashing Mac OS X 10.5 in new and exciting ways, so I don't have to waste my time hunting for those bugs to file.
I think he's probably trying to apologize for all the trouble he's given me since I got him. You know, kind of like those cute disemboweled-and-decapitated-gopher gifts that your cat leaves on your doorstep to prove her love.
So, from my Mac(s) to yours, here's the second way I have found to hard crash a Mac from a userland application this week. Introducing bug number 5842835. Judging from the kernel panic, the hoodlums from the loathsome 'NVIDIA Drivers' gang just might be at it again!
Basically to make this crash happen, just set your Terminal font size preferences to 1004-point size. (Yes, yes, that would be a little hard to read, I agree. It was a typo.
Bug report as submitted to Apple:
Summary:
Editing the font size in the preferences of Terminal.app to a very large value (which can be an easy typo if using the numeric keypad) locks up the OS, freezing the entire GUI and requiring a hard reboot.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Terminal.app. Open a terminal window and then open the Settings window (choose the 'Preferences' menu item.
2. Click the 'Basic' theme in the left sidebar to edit it. Ensure that 'Antialias text' is checked, and then press the 'Change...' button to change the font.
3. When the Font panel appears, Select the Monaco font, and then in the Size column, instead of selecting a size using the slider or list, enter '1004' as the font size.
Expected Results:
I expect the text in the Terminal window to become insanely huge. Or, perhaps a message to appear indicating that 1004-point text is just really too large.
Actual Results:
BOOM! The Mac is now crashed. It is not possible to switch applications or save any open documents. It is possible to SSH into the Mac, if that is enabled. But the GUI no longer responds to mouse or keyboard input.
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Regression:
- Mac Pro, both NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT and ATI Radeon HD 2600 displays (ASP report attached), running Mac OS X 10.5.2 with all current updates as of today.- MacBook Pro 17' High-Resolution Late 2007 model, 10.5.2 with all current updates.
Notes:
I am using the term 'system crash' because the entire GUI is hung and there is no apparent means to recover. However it is probably noteworthy that it is possible to SSH into the hung Macs. So only the GUI layer is crashed, and the command line environment is still working.
This issue seems related to bug 5830772 that I filed, which hangs the entire GUI and logs similar stuff around the time of the system crash. (That bug can be triggered by launching the Folding@home demo app.)
Junk was spewed into the log around the time of the crash that looks like this:
Krash On Planet X Full Mac Os X
There seem to be many, many similar ways to crash Mac O X 10.5, if you read the Internet forums (as I have done recently in troubleshooting such crashes). Many folks are complaining about various crashes with the NVChannel log stuff.
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...and, a kernel panic
I am not sure about this kernel panic, though. Since the whole GUI was locked up, the first time I saw this crash I connected via SSH and tried to kill off some apps and see if I could make things more gentle on some of the stuff that was running. So this kernel panic might have happened at that time, rather than when the GUI locked up.
Still, I think it is noteworthy because you can see NVIDIA's grimy fingerprints on it, which makes you wonder if those bastards are involved somehow...
PREVIOUSLY:
SUBSEQUENTLY:
Start up from macOS Recovery
Determine whether you're using a Mac with Apple silicon, then follow the appropriate steps:
Apple silicon
Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window. Click the gear icon labeled Options, then click Continue.
Intel processor
Make sure that your Mac has a connection to the internet. Then turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold Command (⌘)-R until you see an Apple logo or other image.
If you're asked to select a user you know the password for, select the user, click Next, then enter their administrator password.
Reinstall macOS
Select Reinstall macOS from the utilities window in macOS Recovery, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.
Follow these guidelines during installation:
- If the installer asks to unlock your disk, enter the password you use to log in to your Mac.
- If the installer doesn't see your disk, or it says that it can't install on your computer or volume, you might need to erase your disk first.
- If the installer offers you the choice between installing on Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD - Data, choose Macintosh HD.
- Allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart and show a progress bar several times, and the screen might be empty for minutes at a time.
After installation is complete, your Mac might restart to a setup assistant. If you're selling, trading in, or giving away your Mac, press Command-Q to quit the assistant without completing setup. Then click Shut Down. When the new owner starts up the Mac, they can use their own information to complete setup.
Other macOS installation options
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When you install macOS from Recovery, you get the current version of the most recently installed macOS, with some exceptions:
- On an Intel-based Mac: If you use Shift-Option-Command-R during startup, you're offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. If you use Option-Command-R during startup, in most cases you're offered the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac. Otherwise you're offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
- If the Mac logic board was just replaced, you may be offered only the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac. If you just erased your entire startup disk, you may be offered only the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
You can also use these methods to install macOS, if the macOS is compatible with your Mac:
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- Use the App Store to download and install the latest macOS.
- Use the App Store or a web browser to download and install an earlier macOS.
- Use a USB flash drive or other secondary volume to create a bootable installer.