OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 is the grand Fixed in the Next Release fantasy of data processing. It means nothing. What means a lot is OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 is constantly crashing despite reviewing peripheral devices for problem sources and elimination of possible culprits.
- Both external disk drives were disconnected. This blinds the system as all significant data files are on them. One is a Firewire 800 drive with a Thunderbolt adaptor. The other is a USB 3.0 drive. Even with both offline and disconnected, OS X Yosemite crash behavior was not altered.
- Apple advised removing Kensington Expert Mouse trackball as 'it has not been updated in years.' That's not true as v1.2 was released in November of last year. In any case, I removed all Kensington code and disconnected the trackball. The Apple Expert Mouse was used instead. No change.
- Find Any File is a tight, fast searcher that does a much better job of hunting out files in unusual places than Spotlight. Seven dollars at the App Store.
Using that tool, I removed any trace of anything accused of being villainous and even some that wasn't. No change.
- All peripherals have been disconnected with the exception of the USB port to the audio mixer. Without that, the computer is an ashtray. A USB hub was eliminated, etc.
None of these things have had any effect on constant crashing from OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. The system is completely unreliable. Final Cut has nothing to do with it except as a fast way to trigger it. Any other crash comes at random with no apparent trigger.
- Both external disk drives were disconnected. This blinds the system as all significant data files are on them. One is a Firewire 800 drive with a Thunderbolt adaptor. The other is a USB 3.0 drive. Even with both offline and disconnected, OS X Yosemite crash behavior was not altered.
- Apple advised removing Kensington Expert Mouse trackball as 'it has not been updated in years.' That's not true as v1.2 was released in November of last year. In any case, I removed all Kensington code and disconnected the trackball. The Apple Expert Mouse was used instead. No change.
- Find Any File is a tight, fast searcher that does a much better job of hunting out files in unusual places than Spotlight. Seven dollars at the App Store.
Using that tool, I removed any trace of anything accused of being villainous and even some that wasn't. No change.
- All peripherals have been disconnected with the exception of the USB port to the audio mixer. Without that, the computer is an ashtray. A USB hub was eliminated, etc.
None of these things have had any effect on constant crashing from OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. The system is completely unreliable. Final Cut has nothing to do with it except as a fast way to trigger it. Any other crash comes at random with no apparent trigger.
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