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Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: worker201 on 24 May 2006, 20:32

Title: MBP bitches!
Post by: worker201 on 24 May 2006, 20:32

My latest Apple product arrived via FedEx this morning: a brand-spanking new MacBookPro.  15.4" widescreen (with the free gloss coat).  2GHz Intel Core Duo.  1GB RAM.

And would you believe I haven't even turned it on yet?  That's right, I spent so much time drooling over the package that I didn't have time to get her running.  Of course it isn't quite as awesome as the iPod box.  But it is still damn cool.  When are PC losers gonna catch on?  Every time I open a box sent to me from Apple, I damn near wet my pants.  It is painfully obvious that somebody went through a lot of time and trouble to make a really incredible first impression.  That's where the Apple (R) experience begins, and it doesn't end until you buy another one.

Now, some of you are saying (perhaps out loud!) something like "Fuck that, man, I'd rather spend $20 less and get a shitty boring cardboard box with a bunch of styrofoam peanuts in it".  And I suppose that's a valid complaint.  If you don't want the outside of the package to reflect the inside of the package, then whatever, get your next computer at Best Buy.  But know this: the packages from my iPod, my World Travel Adapter kit, and my MacBookPro get proudly displayed in my living room as art!  Total waste from all 3 products would fit in a sandwich bag.

I'll write some more tomorrow about the actual computer.  To be honest, I don't trust slot-load drives or widescreens.  And it will be my first experience with Tiger.  So there may be some negative then.  But so far, everything has been incredibly positive.

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: piratePenguin on 24 May 2006, 21:01

I probably shoulda kept my iPod packaging in tact, but at least I still have it's motherboard to show off as art.

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 25 May 2006, 04:29

Quote from: worker201

My latest Apple product arrived via FedEx this morning: a brand-spanking new MacBookPro. 15.4" widescreen (with the free gloss coat). 2GHz Intel Core Duo. 1GB RAM... That's right, I spent so much time drooling over the package that I didn't have time to get her running.

Women = property

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 25 May 2006, 10:51

Quote from: worker201

Every time I open a box sent to me from Apple, I damn near wet my pants.

Yep, looks like someone really needs to get laid. ;)

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: Jack2000 on 25 May 2006, 12:24

Yo know MBP (МВР)
is the actual TLA for the Bulgarian "FBI"

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: worker201 on 25 May 2006, 21:04

Update: damn, it's fast.

And Dashboard is pretty cool.

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: WMD on 25 May 2006, 22:04

Quote from: worker201

To be honest, I don't trust slot-load drives or widescreens.

Yet you trust glossy screen coating? :p

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: worker201 on 26 May 2006, 21:14

Screen looks great.  Runs super-fast.

Now if I can just figure out why it keeps crashing when I connect it to the internet.  These unresolved kernel traps are starting to piss me off.

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Thu May 25 23:22:36 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CAEF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0xbcd3c39c, CR3: 0x00d41000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00403d40, EBX: 0x02385c00, ECX: 0x02385c00, EDX: 0x028f2fa9
ESP: 0xbcd3c39c, EBP: 0x13b73ce8, ESI: 0x02430a80, EDI: 0x02430980
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0xbcd3c39c, CS:  0x00000008, DS:  0x00490010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13b73b64 : 0x128b5e (0x3bbeb8 0x13b73b88 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x13b73ba4 : 0x19caef (0x3c1340 0x0 0xe 0x3c10f8)
0x13b73c54 : 0x197b53 (0x13b73c68 0x13b73ce8 0xbcd3c39c 0x2430048)
0x13b73c60 : 0xbcd3c39c (0x2430048 0x10 0x490010 0x490010)
0x13b73ce8 : 0x37840d (0x2430a80 0x13b73d70 0x2385c00 0x121a12)
0x13b73d68 : 0x3a247b (0x28f2fa9 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x13b73d98 : 0x189646 (0x2363728 0x28f2fa0 0x13b73dcc 0x11c970)
0x13b73dd8 : 0x12b389 (0x28f2f78 0x2b0cda4 0x0 0x0)
0x13b73e18 : 0x124902 (0x28f2f00 0x0 0x54 0x13b73efc)
0x13b73f28 : 0x192efc (0x13b73f54 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x13b73fd8 : 0x197fa6 (0x2465458 0x2465458 0x2385c00 0xbcd3c39c) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbffffac8

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.6.1: Tue Mar  7 16:55:45 PST 2006; root:xnu-792.9.22.obj~1/RELEASE_I386

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: toadlife on 28 May 2006, 01:44

Quote from: worker201

Screen looks great.  Runs super-fast.

Now if I can just figure out why it keeps crashing when I connect it to the internet.  These unresolved kernel traps are starting to piss me off.

lol! All part of that Apple(R) Experience(tm), right?

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: Refalm on 28 May 2006, 01:55

Quote from: worker201

Screen looks great.  Runs super-fast.

Now if I can just figure out why it keeps crashing when I connect it to the internet.  These unresolved kernel traps are starting to piss me off.

"Mac OS X crashes when I connect to the Internet, but damn, the screen looks good, and the box too. Wow."

To tell you the truth, I didn't expect bullshit like this from Apple.

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: piratePenguin on 28 May 2006, 02:05

You can always install GNU/Linux ;)

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: toadlife on 28 May 2006, 02:50

Quote from: piratePenguin

You can always install GNU/Linux ;)

Or there's allways Boot Camp/Windows XP! ;)

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: piratePenguin on 28 May 2006, 04:08

Quote from: toadlife

Or there's allways Boot Camp/Windows XP! ;)

I know where you live (http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.0625,-95.677068&spn=178.830803,360&t=k&om=1), so delete that post or our agents will be busy tonight :p

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: toadlife on 28 May 2006, 06:46

Quote from: piratePenguin

I know where you live (http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.0625,-95.677068&spn=178.830803,360&t=k&om=1), so delete that post or our agents will be busy tonight :p

Is there a reason why you posted a link to Coffeeville Kansas?

:confused:

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: Jack2000 on 28 May 2006, 13:34

ah yes "Coffeeville Kansas"
:) the center of the world :)

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 1 June 2006, 17:42

Quote from: toadlife

Or there's allways Boot Camp/Windows XP! ;)

1 word : M$ shill

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: WMD on 1 June 2006, 20:12

That's two words, dummy.

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: worker201 on 1 June 2006, 20:35

Quote from: toadlife

lol! All part of that Apple(R) Experience(tm), right?

I recognize the irony of this situation, and I'd be laughing along with you if I wasn't so upset.  Based on all my research over the last couple days, and a call to Apple Support, I have come to the conclusion that Apple has been shipping out MacBookPros that have defective Airport Express cards in them for a couple weeks.  The computer works absolutely fantastic as long as the Airport card is turned off.  Unfortunately, this means that I cannot use the internet.  I normally take my computer to the pub a couple nights a week for beers and downloads, but I can't use their network for more than about 10 minutes before a kernel panic.

Over the phone, Apple support suggested I take the computer to my local Apple shop for fault diagnosis.  Which I am going to do as soon as my car is out of the shop (another sweet irony - it's a Volkswagen).

As for installing Windows on my Mac, fuck right off.  I don't even allow Windows Media Player or MS Office on my computer.  Linux, maybe, if things ever got really bad.  Never Windows.  But as I said, it's a hardware issue, not OSX's fault.

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: toadlife on 1 June 2006, 20:40

Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H

1 word : M$ shill

More than one word: Linux fanatic with no sense of humor.

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 2 June 2006, 03:17

M$hill

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: Jack2000 on 2 June 2006, 16:27

I think that in order to survive we must destroy the core of M$'s evil
...Bill...
and maby his aprantice Ballmer...

//
afther that i think the Corp will not be so bad ..
and might even turn to be ok

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 6 June 2006, 06:40

Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H

Women = property

Just got a negative rep on this (not like I care too much ... but enough to clarify)

This was just something a teacher once told me ... people refer to inanimate objects (boats, cars, planes, computers, etc.) as she ... he said it was because "Women = property" :D

Now whether you chose to believe that or not is up to you ... me, I think there's a decent chance it might mean something (as long as there are no other explanations)

P.S. No offense worker201 ... I wasn't targeting you

and again I have nothing against women

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: worker201 on 19 June 2006, 04:04

Shit on fire.

It wasn't the Airport Card.  It was the socket on the logic board that the Airport Card connects to.  I took the computer into the shop 2last Thursday (08Jun), and they were able to diagnose the problem over the weekend.  Then they had to convince Apple that they were right.  Finally, last Friday (16Jun), the logic board replacement was authorized.  It is expected to arrive at the shop this Wednesday.  So hopefully my MBP will be back home by next weekend.

Apple may make really good computers, and a nice OS to go with it.  But when they fuck up, they fuck up good.  And they're nice and slow at getting the problem resolved.  If it was my company, I would have handed me a brand new MBP and said "No hard feelings, we value you as a customer".  Fix the busted computer later, while the customer is telling his friends how awesome Apple support is.  Unfortunately for their PR, this is not how they handled it.  I still love Macs, but I am kinda unimpressed by the way this issue has been handled so far.  I've had the computer for almost a month, and it has only been useable for like a week!

Title: Re: MBP bitches!
Post by: adiment on 19 June 2006, 18:58

Quote

When are PC losers gonna catch on?

...it's about time mac users caught on, it is an x86 Intel CPU after all. ;), and Surprise! you can even run Windows!