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Hmm, that is too bad (about the external monitor not working when gfxstatus is set to integrated only). I'd be worried about letting it switch to the external graphics card. I reset the PRAM about 10 times and still nothing (although I did get a blank gray screen once instead of the blue screen of death).

Haj, This is exactly what happened to me. gfxstatus wouldn't let me set it to integrated only and told me I was using an external monitor. I also couldn't use an external display (20" cinema display from around 2006). Perhaps if one moves fewer extensions then things will work a bit better (I was too lazy to go through them one by one). Unfortunately, I could never get it to boot without the extensions off. Perhaps I should try again. How many times did you reset the PRAM before it let you reboot? I assume this is because too many extensions are turned off. This is certainly doing more than just turning off the external graphics cards.

Fuck, that sucks!!! Apple really needs to do a recall. For what it is worth, disabling the ATI and AMD extensions did allow me to boot the computer using the Intel graphics card. I couldn't use an external monitor though. You may not have to move all the ATI and AMD extensions but I tried just moving ATIRadeonX2000.kext and it didn't work. 1) Turn on pressing (cmd+s) this will boot in single user mode so no graphics you will see ":/ root#" 2) Type the next sentences in order: fsck -fy (to check the disk) mount -uw / (permision read/write) mkdir DisabledExtensions (Create a place to move the drives) cd /System/Library/Extensions (Go to where the drivers are located) sudo mv ATI* /DisabledExtensions (move all ATI stuff to the place made before) sudo mv AMD* /DisabledExtensions (move all AMD stuff to the place made before) sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions (access and modification timestamps for the Extensions folder) reboot

Very nice! Congrat!

Ok, maybe hate is a little too strong. I am just tired of the Apple vs the world war. Constructive criticism is fine. I personally was hoping that Swype on iOS would work well since I loved using Swype on Android (until it no longer worked). It too bad if it doesn't.

Sure, some of the features have been on Android for years, but there are many that Android doesn't have built in yet. Why all the hate?

Nice!

OTA (I haven't updated though).

I just use the GR by itself (perhaps I should get a screen protector).

Happy Birthday Andrew!

Your hands and pockets don't adjust (get bigger) though.

Happy Belated Birthday Deepak!

Looks awesome!

I'm glad I saw the "I kid" before the bedbug statement.

Sounds like all the things I fear. Ugh.

No, I still haven't made a decision. I was leaning towards a latex mattress because of longevity and the off gassing of memory foam (even the pillow we got from Tempur-pedic took weeks before I could sleep with it in the same room). However, I fear that I may have some (perhaps just skin) allergy to latex. This is just based on the fact that I have had skin rashes when wearing certain bandaids. I think it is probably due to the adhesive and not the latex but perhaps I should get tested by my doctor beforehand. Also, I am wondering if I may find the latex beds too bouncy. Tim moves a lot at night and it tends to keep me from going to sleep (also the reason for getting a king size bed). I still like the Simmons Beautyrest but don't want to buy from one of the big mattress chains here (which both have an F BBB rating). What was the problem with the beds that you got?

I'll have to check it out.

I think I'm going to use the Air with an external monitor for now and wait and see if new Mac Minis come out this year. I am hoping that they eventually agree to fix this problem for free since I usually give my old laptop to my mom. New question: I downloaded a copy of Mountain Lion on my Mac Pro at school. Can I use this on another computer to do a clean install of Mountain Lion on another computer (Air and Mac Mini)? The Air currently has ML and the Mini has SL. I assume that all OS X downloads are the same (and not specific to a computer) so this should be ok, right?

This problem seems so common on these computers, they should really fix it for free. I'm getting pretty fed up with Apple. My last MBP (15" 2008) had issue with the graphics card as well. At least they recognized that problem and fixed them for free.

You'd get a new computer or GPU? Just not sure I want to put money into a 3+ year old computer.

^I've tried all those sort of fixes. I find went ahead and disabled all the ATI and AMD extension to force it to boot with integrated graphics with the following commands. --------- 1) Turn on pressing (cmd+s) this will boot in single user mode so no graphics you will see ":/ root#" 2) Type the next sentences in order: fsck -fy (to check the disk) mount -uw / (permision read/write) mkdir DisabledExtensions (Create a place to move the drives) cd /System/Library/Extensions (Go to where the drivers are located) sudo mv ATI* /DisabledExtensions (move all ATI stuff to the place made before) sudo mv AMD* /DisabledExtensions (move all AMD stuff to the place made before) sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions (updates the access and modification timestamps for the Extensions folder) reboot ---- When I did this the computer seemed to reboot. I then installed gfxCardStatus to force the computer into Integrated Mode (and remove back all the extensions). gxfCardStatus said that I was using an external monitor (which I wasn't) and was using the dedicated graphics card (which I probably wasn't) and wouldn't let me switch to the Integrated card. Sigh. I started back up in single user mode and moved back the ATI and AMD extensions and try rebooting the computer and got the blue screen of death again. The computer is kinda worthless if I can't use it with an external monitor. I guess the only fix at this point is to pay apple $500 to replace something (that may go bad in the future again) or just wait for the new mac minis to come out (hopefully in Nov) - I was just using the laptop as a desktop.

Thanks Dan. I may try that. Thanks for the thread Haj. in the last day or so I had the graphics shift as descibed in this thread so I am guessing the external graphics card may be the problem. Is there a way that I can turn off the graphics switching (force the computer to use the integrated graphics card) while in target mode or in single user mode? I havenmt been able to get the computer to boot. One thread said to move the ATIRadeonX*.kext file to another folder and then reboot. Do you see any problem doing this (this is possible in target or single user mode)?

Macbook Pro 15" from Feb 2011 just got the blue screen of death. I've tried the basic stuff and I can't get it to turn on correctly (safe mode, resetting PRAM). I can get my stuff off the disk by putting it in target mode so my stuff isn't the problem. So I could do an erase and install if that would help. I feel that it might be a hardware failure since I was having a few problems with the screen/external monitor yesterday. What should I try next? I'm not sure it's worth going to the Apple store since they will charge an arm and leg since it is out of warranty and I would rather just buy a new computer. For now, I also have a 3 year old 11" air (and an ancient Mac Mini) to use.

I've been thinking about getting an SVS SB-2000 sub.

There was black bread at a buffet dinner I went to in Korea, I didn't try any. I guess it is was made with squid ink?