Comments on: Dealing with a frozen Macbook Pro

By: dav2

dav2 — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:50:00 +0000

Is annoying: Warning: A browser setting is preventing you from logging in. Fix this setting to log in

Running 10.4.11 OS on a MacBookPro dating to 2006. Ram prolly at max. Cloverleaf-Option-Esc never did work for me. I switch to finder, and pop up force quit. Restarting FF sometimes restores the ‘stolen’ memory that is causing excessive beachballs. (Admittedly, I am maxed out on browsers, ChatZilla, ThundrousMail, etc.)

By: edrabbit

edrabbit — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:56:08 +0000

The freeze was happening in Firefox, not in Safari, for me. It does look like it boiled down to a graphics driver panic, but it only did that in Firefox. I think including Firefox in the list of suspects is a valid one.

By: edrabbit

edrabbit — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:56:00 +0000

By: Sebhelyesfarku

Sebhelyesfarku — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:49:46 +0000

Travis La Marr you are a fucking moron, this is a graphics card problem, has nothing to do with Firefox you cretin

By: Sebhelyesfarku

Sebhelyesfarku — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:49:00 +0000

Travis La Marr you are a fucking moron, this is a graphics card problem, has nothing to do with Firefox you cretin

By: computrgeko

computrgeko — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:00:16 +0000

my 15″ macbook pro is stuck (frozen) at the opening blue screen with nothing on it except a frozen mouse cursor and a functioning mouse cursor….. any help would be much appreciated. i feel part of me has just died.

By: PHIL

PHIL — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:56:52 +0000

I too am having this issue with my Macbook pro and what it seems to be firefox.. but to be honest, its also happening with safari.

If anyone finds the cause please post here!

By: PHIL

PHIL — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:56:52 +0000

I too am having this issue with my Macbook pro and what it seems to be firefox.. but to be honest, its also happening with safari.

If anyone finds the cause please post here!

By: Travis La Marr

Travis La Marr — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:35:48 +0000

Your first mistake was using Firefox on OSX. And Version 2 at that. I'm sorry to say it and burst anyone's bubble, but Firefox 2 is horrendous on OSX. (I can't comment on Windows since the last time I really used Firefox on Windows, it was still called Firebird.) Playing with Firefox 3 on OSX, I'm a little more impressed… It's lighter on the CPU than Version 2, and a little lighter on memory.

Safari has gotten this bad reputation for some reason, but I don't see why. Ok, sure… Safari will eat up a nice chunk of CPU power while viewing a Flash video on Youtube or VImeo or some other clone of a clone of a clone. But let's place blame where it belongs for that. Adobe. Also, let's not forget… Safari is the most standards compliant browser out there, passing Acid 3 100%!

Anyway, just some random thoughts.

By: Travis La Marr

Travis La Marr — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:35:48 +0000

Your first mistake was using Firefox on OSX. And Version 2 at that. I’m sorry to say it and burst anyone’s bubble, but Firefox 2 is horrendous on OSX. (I can’t comment on Windows since the last time I really used Firefox on Windows, it was still called Firebird.) Playing with Firefox 3 on OSX, I’m a little more impressed… It’s lighter on the CPU than Version 2, and a little lighter on memory.

Safari has gotten this bad reputation for some reason, but I don’t see why. Ok, sure… Safari will eat up a nice chunk of CPU power while viewing a Flash video on Youtube or VImeo or some other clone of a clone of a clone. But let’s place blame where it belongs for that. Adobe. Also, let’s not forget… Safari is the most standards compliant browser out there, passing Acid 3 100%!

Anyway, just some random thoughts.