Genie Effect freezes on Powerbook

wvmac · wvmac #1 (**permalink**)

11-23-2005, 06:45 PM

I have a 12" Powerbook 1.33 with 768 ram- running Tiger--recently when I minimize a screen the genie effect will freeze before it goes to the bar and to get the powerbook back to life I can hit the powerbutton and the option will come up to shutdown, log off, or cancel- you hit cancel and everything returns to normal. You can also just hit a few keys at random and it will come to life...any idea what it causing this and how do I fix it???

chouk · chouk #2 (**permalink**)

11-24-2005, 02:37 AM

does this always happen?...or it just happen like once?
maybe it's just a bug. try to run the disk utility if it persists.

wvmac · wvmac #3 (**permalink**)

11-24-2005, 10:11 PM

It happens daily- I am on this Mac usually in the evenings for a few hours and it will do it once....

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #4 (**permalink**)

11-24-2005, 11:23 PM

I'll second using Disk Utility to fix this. Just open Disk Utility and run a Permissions Repair. You might also want to check to see if the RAM is okay, as there is a chance (albeit a slight one) that the RAM stick has gone bad and could be causing some issues for you.

wvmac · wvmac #5 (**permalink**)

11-25-2005, 07:21 PM

Thanks- I just ran disc repair - hopefully that will be the fix!

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Member Since: Feb 02, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 12,455 Mac Specs: MacBook	11-24-2005, 11:23 PM I'll second using Disk Utility to fix this. Just open Disk Utility and run a Permissions Repair. You might also want to check to see if the RAM is okay, as there is a chance (albeit a slight one) that the RAM stick has gone bad and could be causing some issues for you. __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU\|Forum Community Guidelines\|The Apple Product Cycle\|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
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wvmac #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2005 Location: Oak Hill, West Virginia Posts: 48 Mac Specs: G5 iMac, 1.8, 1 Gig, airport// G4 PowerMac w/Apple LCD, 12" G4 PowerBook, G3 Clamshell	11-23-2005, 06:45 PM I have a 12" Powerbook 1.33 with 768 ram- running Tiger--recently when I minimize a screen the genie effect will freeze before it goes to the bar and to get the powerbook back to life I can hit the powerbutton and the option will come up to shutdown, log off, or cancel- you hit cancel and everything returns to normal. You can also just hit a few keys at random and it will come to life...any idea what it causing this and how do I fix it???
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chouk #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 31, 2005 Location: dodo island Posts: 304 Mac Specs: ibook g4, 14'', 1.33 Ghz, 60gig, 768ram, Mac OsX 10.4.3	11-24-2005, 02:37 AM does this always happen?...or it just happen like once? maybe it's just a bug. try to run the disk utility if it persists.
	QUOTE Thanks

wvmac #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2005 Location: Oak Hill, West Virginia Posts: 48 Mac Specs: G5 iMac, 1.8, 1 Gig, airport// G4 PowerMac w/Apple LCD, 12" G4 PowerBook, G3 Clamshell	11-25-2005, 07:21 PM Thanks- I just ran disc repair - hopefully that will be the fix!
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