Sunday, October 28th 2007
Some Leopard Upgraders See BSOD
A significant number of Mac owners upgrading to Leopard on Friday reported that after installing the new operating system, their machines locked up, showing only an interminable - and very Windows-like - "blue screen of death."
Source:
ComputerWorld
I'm upgrading my 20" iMac (Core Duo) at the moment and the installation 'completed', then the computer rebooted and it has been sitting on a plain blue screen for the past 30 minutes.explains thread posted on Apple forums. Many other Apple users complain from the same issue. Some reports speculate that the glitch might be related to a third-party program that installs a base-level framework that modifies OS X. Unfortunately, Apple was not available to comment on the story. Continue reading the full thread - Installation appears stuck on a plain blue screen.
There is no progress indicator of any sort but I can occasionally hear the hard drive seeking.
49 Comments on Some Leopard Upgraders See BSOD
I thankfully have never had such problems on mine, but I sure as hell know they aren't perfect.
The overwhelming majority of problems, both on PCs and Macs, are related to 3rd party software, not the OS. Apple's starting to feel the pain Windows has been facing for a long time, and Apple was even trying to exploit it. The more popular you get, the more 3rd party programs exist for the OS, and the more problems you have. OSX isn't superior to Windows in any way, in terms of crashing and stability, it just didn't have as many 3rd party software apps for it.
I'm not an apple hater though I do like the operating system but when someone says 'our operating system never crashes' they're just asking for it
youtube.com/watch?v=TGLhuF3L48U
:roll:
This wouldn't be so funny if Apple never touted that "It just works - unlike PCs" shit!!!!
Blue Screen ftw!
Most of the problems I find with PCs are incompatible hardware issues or drivers, and have nothing to do with other software. Macs are picky about hardware, so it either works or it doesn't. PCs are picky too, but it either works or it works really shitty some of the time.
"Oh,Well we didnt have this problem using Apple approved hardware back in the day"
Still funny though :roll:
I love this fanboi kind of double talk though. I'm not calling you a fanboi, I'm just saying your statement is the kind you hear out of fanbois a lot.
You start off you statement by applauding Apple for forcing incompatibilities with most hardware and software, then claim the PCs problem is incompatibility with hardware and software.:wtf: You can talk about incompatibilities until you are blue in the face, the fact of the matter is exactly as you state it, OSX is far less compatible with the hardware and software out on the market to day, which again leads back to my original point, it is exactly why they have the illusion of being better in terms of stability.
And PCs aren't nearly as picky. Apple shoved that "it just works" shit down our throats, and it clearly doesn't. You are correct, with Macs it either works or it doesn't, and the majority of the time it doesn't, but it is getting better every day. However, with PCs it just works the majority of the time, works but works pretty shitty some of the time, or doesn't work at all. At least if I walk into a computer store today I don't have to worry about looking on the package to make sure it will work with my PC, but I do have to looks on it to make sure it will work with my Mac.No Apple said it in a huge advertising compaign. Do you remember the "Hi I'm a Mac and Hi I'm a PC" commercials?
www.apple.com/getamac/works.html
Lying is starting to bite them in the ass.