I've heard things like this referred to as the SadMac, the GSoD, or as an old friend of mine once put it 'computer boo-boo screen'. Those of you with Windows boxen know this well - in your world, it's the Blue Screen of Death. Usually happens whenever you install a device with a bad driver, or an existing device decides that it's got a burning desire to shit in its pants.
On a Mac, it's the GSoD. Example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicole_hugo/104131302/in/set-72057594069989238/.
Prometheus (my MacBook Pro) decided to pull one of these, this morning, and it makes me rather uneasy. His clock has also not quite recovered from the government mindgame that is Daylight Savings Time. (Yes, NTP is set correctly, you fool - don't patronize me on this point.)
Windows boxes will go tango uniform on command. All you have to do is boot them, or try to use them, or do something useful for a change. And then, boom! Gone. Goodbye! No more machine. Sometimes fatally. With the Mac, it's a little more mysterious. This is only the third GSoD to grace my Mac-holding career. The first was due to a shorted jumpdrive. This time? This time, I was plugging in a mouse. And, bloop! Sorry! Time to go night-night. /death
After a reboot (which took much longer than expected - &cleanup(kernel_task)->gc(); anyone?), the mouse and MBP are playing fine. I don't get why that particular booted state was special, but the USB controller had just had enough, apparently. He seems five-by-five, now, but, beware! Beware the evils of unprotected peripherals!
That is all.
Victory, not vengeance.
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