Leopard Blue Screen Ignites Debate
Just hours after the release of Leopard, users started complaining about a BSOD (blue screen of death) that would appear after running the default upgrade option. The blue screen would block the required restart after installation thereby locking users out of their affected computers.
Apple’s setup forum was quickly flooded with messages from outraged users. One user mentioned that Unsanity’s APE (application enhancer) which was required to run ShapeShifter, was causing the blue screens. Instructions on manually deleting the APE to force the computer to restart were posted.
Some users reported that the manual delete fixed the blue screens but Unsanity’s Rosyna Keller said that the blue screens couldn’t have been caused by the APE. Keller went on to say:
“The only possible way APE could even remotely, theoretically be involved is if they are using an over two-year-old version of APE (1.5.1 or 1.5, May, 2005).”
Apple thinks differently though. A look at Apple’s support database shows that a possible solution to the blue screen problem was to delete the APE.
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October 29th, 2007 01:10
Thank god I did not jump into the update!!
I think i’ll stick with this nice stable old version for now
October 29th, 2007 01:17
@Forest:
Haha sometimes it’s good to be late
October 29th, 2007 07:47
I’ll update sometime at the beginning of next year. I am looking forward to the Time Machine and quite a few other features this one offers. I think over 100 change were made. I’m hoping to get to the Apple Store this week so I can see how it operates afterwards I’ll write a review about it on my mac website.
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October 29th, 2007 11:54
@Opal:
I think the Time Machine is a killer feature. The other new features seem great too. I just wish we Windows users could get a useful OS just once
October 29th, 2007 14:43
It won’t be too much longer before I switch to a Mac! A good friend of mine lets me play around on hers. It’s freaking awesome.
If Microsoft had just continued developing XP instead of going with Vista - they would be going places.
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October 29th, 2007 16:48
@Bobby:
You’re right about that. I wonder if Windows Seven will be any good hehe.
October 30th, 2007 07:30
[…] So if you read my previous post I was pretty excited about getting leopard on the day it was released. I also wrote this post on how great Apple is at launching products. Well let me just say I hae spent my entire day in Apple Hell. You have probably read all of the post on the leopard blue screen of death errors. You can also read more here, here, and here. […]
October 30th, 2007 09:35
And here I thought that Mac’s NEVER had problems! Being primarily a PC owner, this post made me feel a bit better. (#);) (Just a bit though)
Bush Mackel’s last blog post..La Voila!
October 30th, 2007 10:52
@Bush:
I was surprised too. I never thought I’d hear of a BSOD on a Mac. Great to have you back buddy!