Bumped Mouse and PB 10.3 froze...

[Glenn R. Fong]

In addition to your USB observations, I get kernel panics if I hot swap
video connections while in Panther sleep.  I stuck with 0S 9 until only 6
months ago, and had no such problems.  The Panther workaround is to hot swap
in awake mode rather than while sleeping.  But as a mobile PB/iB user, who
ports back-and-forth between external devices at least four times a day, I
find this "avoid sleep" approach a fundamental violation of a mobile
life/work style.  Before I put my machine to sleep, I now have to stop and
think about whether I will move it in the near future, and just in case,
disengage all devices before sleeping -- and then reawaken it before
re-engaging devices -- ridiculous.  Someone might suggest just don't put the
machine to sleep, but I believe the longevity of our laptops is enhanced by
giving them a break from the heat buildup and incessant fan activity if left
running.  This is the one area I miss OS 9 the most.

>> On 2/11/04 9:22 PM, "Jack Rodgers" <jackrodgers at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> So, I think this confirms the problem we are experiencing with sleep
>> while usb devices are connected or disconnected. Sometimes the mac
>> wakes up and sometimes it doesn't requiring a forced shut down by
>> holding down the powerkey for more than five seconds.
>> 
>> I don't know if bumping an attached Apple mouse will produce the same
>> problem or if it is just limited to the books. This does explain a bit
>> about why my Powerbook sometimes won't wake up after sleeping.
>> 
> on 11 Feb 2004 21:44, david <davidwb at spymac.com> wrote:
> Jack - Maybe I remember intending to post a reply about this and never got
> around to it. I think this bug has existed on and off since OS X was first
> delivered. I don't recall it ever affecting OS 9 but maybe I was just lucky.
> I've gone through 5 different machines (my own and at work) so perhaps it
> affects certain computers but not others. But I know it happened with Jag
> but at some point I went for a long stretch without hit by it. Perhaps it
> was just dumb luck. At any rate, it isn't just mice. It is any USB device. I
> could reliably crash my iBook (Jag) by inserting a zip disk in the drive if
> the computer was asleep.