[iBook] crashes

[Don Hinkle]

Is the Nikon software running OS 9 or 10?
Is the connection from the camera Firewire or USB?
Which camera is it and how old?
This is an intermittent problem then? Might it vary depending on how 
much RAM you're using with other applications?
-don

__________
A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, 
may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part. 
- Nathaniel Hawthorne

On Dec 22, 2004, at 3:05 PM, Don Distel wrote:

> While there seems to be a break in the action I though that I would 
> post this problem that I have once in a while.  I am running a 15" 
> powerbook 10.2.8 with 1 gig of ram.  This seems to happen only when I 
> am using Nikon software which I have to use because my nikon camera is 
> tethered to the book.  Here is what happens - The entire screen goes 
> gray starting at the top and moving down to the bottom of the screen 
> and there is a white box in the middle that says  -  You need to 
> restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds 
> or press the restart button.      I can not do anything until I do the 
> restart.  Nothing is lost unless an image was being downloaded at the 
> time of the crash.  This problem doesn't happen that often, it seems 
> like only when a client is present.  I do repair permissions once a 
> week and I run mac janitor every so often.    Thanks, Don
> www.distelphoto.com