Macbook - Hold the power button to shut down?

[Chris] · 24-10-2009, 01:15 PM

Well, i got a notice on my screen after leaving it for about 5 mins, It said that i had to hold down the power button to shut down? So i did.. but what does it mean?

I think it may have been to do with AVAST! scanning? Anyone know anything?

**Recursion** · 24-10-2009, 01:46 PM

Avast works on a Mac?

It means you just had a kernel panic, like a BSOD on Windows but a lot less useful.

[Chris] · 24-10-2009, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Recursion

Avast works on a Mac?

It means you just had a kernel panic, like a BSOD on Windows but a lot less useful.

Yeah, Theres a MAC Avast! version Lol

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-antiv...c-edition.html

What do you mean ' A Lot less useful'?

xxMATTGxx · 24-10-2009, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by [Chris]

Yeah, Theres a MAC Avast! version Lol

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-antiv...c-edition.html

What do you mean ' A Lot less useful'?

What he means is on BSODs you get error codes and messages etc. Which then you can find out why you got a BSOD. With a Kernel panic it just tells you to switch the god dam machine off.

**HotelUser** · 24-10-2009, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by MattGarner

What he means is on BSODs you get error codes and messages etc. Which then you can find out why you got a BSOD. With a Kernel panic it just tells you to switch the god dam machine off.

Wrong, it writes to a log file. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2546 for details.

**GommeInc** · 24-10-2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by HotelUser

Wrong, it writes to a log file. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2546 for details.

That page seems a bit dodgy. It says information is logged, then near the bottom it asks you to reproduce your steps... Surely the log will tell you what caused the panic and when, cutting out any need to back-step?

I've never had a bad case of BSoD. Once it has it's one shine of BSoD I never see it again

SO I can't really judge on the usefulness of logging BSoD :/

**HotelUser** · 24-10-2009, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by GommeInc

That page seems a bit dodgy. It says information is logged, then near the bottom it asks you to reproduce your steps... Surely the log will tell you what caused the panic and when, cutting out any need to back-step?

I've never had a bad case of BSoD. Once it has it's one shine of BSoD I never see it again

SO I can't really judge on the usefulness of logging BSoD :/

I've successfully resolved a panic from the logs (my windows mobile phone wouldn't play nice with os x. Oh, the irony)

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