[muglo] Re: Shutdown

I  had this happen after running Software Update it would shut down  
all applications but not finish the shutdown.  I started it again and  
it took longer than normal to reboot but after that everything was  
back to normal.

Gerhard


On May 8, 2006, at 9:34 PM, Eric Dunbar wrote:

> Hi Tim,
>
> What pieces of software did you install? It's particularly important
> to know which ones because _most_ softwares won't cause a problem,
> but, it's usually the one that provides you with some gimmicky feature
> that causes the problem.
>
> Fire up the Apple System Profiler (from Apple menu choose "About this
> Mac" and click on "More Info..."). You can view the list of
> Applications and save it to disk (will take a while). It might also be
> useful to see what Preferences panes you've got installed (they
> usually are indicative of applications that might cause problems).
>
> One last thing, can you check your System Preferences:Accounts:Login
> Items and list what items are opened on boot.
>
> Come to think of it, can you answer this question:
>
> If you boot your computer and then promptly shutdown or restart it, do
> you experience the same 15 min delay? If so, then the culprit will be
> found in your startup items. If so, let us know what the problem was.
>
> Eric.
>
> On 08/05/06, Tim Kearn <timmer21@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Eric,
>> I have installed a number of pieces of software, the same I had  
>> used on m=
> y
>> iMac.
>> Is there a way to tell what is still running? I think 'Activity  
>> Viewer', =
> but
>> I'm not in front of a Mac right now.
>> It was a demo model and it seemed to have the HD reformatted when  
>> I first
>> started it up.
>> I did think of that later but wanted it as a last resort!
>> I connect by a cable modem, no networks.
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> On 5/8/06, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Tim, just as an FYI -- OnyX is nothing more than a placebo. It
>>> doesn't actually do anything of note ;-).
>>>
>>> As for your problems... have you installed any software? If so,  
>>> what is
>>> it?
>>>
>>> Fifteen minutes on shutdown is waaaaaaaaaaaay too long. This  
>>> basically
>>> means that an application/piece of software that is central to the
>>> operating system is hung and is not being quit properly.
>>>
>>> Was this a demo model? If so, then you'd have to reformat and
>>> re-install the OS before you started using it yourself. Even if it
>>> wasn't a demo model I would recommend that you format and re-install
>>> the operating system.
>>>
>>> Mac minis come with an in-built CD burner (or, if you splurged, a  
>>> DVD
>>> burner) so you can back-up your files.
>>>
>>> PS How do you connect to the internet? And, do you connect to any
>>> networks?
>>>
>>> Eric.
>>>
>>> On 08/05/06, Tim Kearn <timmer21@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> I have been having a long shutdown on my Mac mini (ie - over 15  
>>>> minut=
> es)
>>>> this past week.
>>>> It wasn't doing it before (picked it up at Best Buy when they were
>>> cleari=3D
>>> ng
>>>> them out for the Intel systems) but noticed it after I set the  
>>>> machin=
> e
>>> up
>>>> for myself.
>>>> All the programs, menu, dock, icons quit, just left with the  
>>>> desktop
>>> pict=3D
>>> ure
>>>> but no spinning grey wheel.
>>>> To shut it down I hold the power button for 5 seconds to force  
>>>> it to
>>>> shutdown.
>>>> Ran the software update and OnyX.
>>>> Any ideas?
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