[X4U] Mac locks up when attempting use file sharing

[Kansas Territory]

On Jun 18, 2007, at 12:34 AM, Linda wrote:

> On 6/18/07 12:19 AM, Kansas Territory wrote:
>
>>
>> Depend on who starts the copy.. be it on my computer or another
>> computer..  it starts the file copy, you see the copy progress bar
>> show up.. and then it just SITS THERE. no progress is made what so
>> ever.. I usually end up having to force quite the finder a few times
>> to get it to clear up.
>
> The progress bar can be misleading on a copy; how long have you waited
> before determining the Mac locks up? One way to test whether the  
> Mac has
> really frozen is to turn on your seconds in your Date/Time panel;  
> if the
> seconds keep advancing, your Mac is still working. :)  You can also  
> launch
> Activity Viewer prior to initiating the copy; you can see "hung"  
> processes,
> as they turn red and say that they are hung. If that doesn't  
> happen, it may
> just be slow, not locked up...


Yes I've waited incredibly long times..  I've tried copying small  
files..  and I'll wait and wait.
The finder becomes hung up.  Must force quite the finder OR I can  
wait like an hour or more, and eventually the finder may clear itself  
up and report that the copy did not take place.

Kansast