http://sprocket-io.disqus.com/open-source, motorcycles, moving to belgiumenFri, 19 Jun 2009 21:28:34 -0000http://sprocket.io/blog/2008/01/mac-os-x-fail/#comment-11490065<p>my dream for future is to become a recognize software engineer..</p>moniquejeninFri, 19 Jun 2009 21:28:34 -0000http://sprocket.io/blog/2008/01/mac-os-x-fail/#comment-10474766<p>Ubuntu had made its way out to its competitors, Ubuntu had popped out from nowhere pretty smooth and now it is almost used by lots of techno geeks. </p>Assembly EquipmentThu, 04 Jun 2009 01:13:29 -0000http://sprocket.io/blog/2008/01/mac-os-x-fail/#comment-4173620<p>Hi! </p> <p>In my experience, the blinking cursor (or hanging Apple screen) has to do with the disk partition set to inactive. You can use some kind of partition manager to activate it. Another common problem -- that of a constantly rebooting machine -- has to do with the BIOS setting called "execute disable bit." It's a memory protection setting that should be set to ON. </p> <p>Other tips: </p> <p>(1) on my Gigabyte P35 DS3L, having 4GB of ram caused the system to crash when doing certain tasks (like rendering a DVD with iDVD). Reconfiguring the placement of the RAM on the motherboard so that it runs in single-channel mode instead of dual-channel mode allowed for a stable system. You won't notice any speed difference so long as you are using a separate graphics card and not onboard graphics.</p> <p>(2) If the Finder (desktop environment) reboots when you do "About this Mac," then you may have to replace the file AppleSMBIOS.kext (it's really a folder) with a "hacked" version found in the forums. Of course, be sure to read up on how to properly replace a kext. </p> <p>Hope this helps. Good luck!</p>ThirtySomethingWed, 06 Feb 2008 11:02:45 -0000