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My Mac's UI has locked up.
Is there any way to unfreeze the system short of cycling the power?
Jeff Leonard
Posted 2009-07-18T13:54:57.210
Reputation: 1 061
Mac UI locked up. Are there any ways to unfreeze it short of cycling the power?
Answers
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If you have SSH enabled on it, you might be able to ssh in from another computer and at least give it a graceful restart with, e.g., sudo shutdown -r now
derobert
Posted 2009-07-18T13:54:57.210
Reputation: 3 366
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Depends on what exactly has occurred. With Mac OS X would be unusual to see the entire system frozen. Much more likely a crashed app.
Have you tried a 'Force Quit' via command-option-escape?
Nathan
Posted 2009-07-18T13:54:57.210
Reputation: 196
UI is locked up, including keyboard command-option-escape no joy :-( – Jeff Leonard – 2009-07-18T20:23:55.530
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I'd like more to find the reason for lock-ups and not just workarounds for symptoms.
UI freezing sounds very much like overheating video chips --- a common problem with many Macs, especially now during the summer in northern hemisphere.
I suggest you use e.g. smcFanControl2 and tweak up the minimum fan speeds to keep your Mac running cooler.
laalto
Posted 2009-07-18T13:54:57.210
Reputation: 579
success! I was able to get in over ssh and reboot. – Jeff Leonard – 2009-07-18T20:24:28.133