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shaybear replied on September 26, 2008 00:42 to the question "My jailbroken iPhone crashes a lot more than it did before I cracked it." in Apple:

I need some help... I am girl and i am little technology inclined. Anyway i updated my iphone to 2.1 i think its the most recent? Then i got it jail broken. I lovee my phone so much better now that i can customize it, however it seems like every time im looking through the app store or sometimes my email it just exits out of it and goes to my home screen. OR it freezes and shut its self off. Is there anyway to fix this or should i go back to how it originally was? i would really appreciate any information someone could give me. Thanks so much

tiehmei replied on August 04, 2008 21:30 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

Just to throw in my two cents...I first had this problem a couple of months ago, and after finding this thread, tried the various restarts suggested here. My camera came back online after one of them, but only for a few minutes, then it disappeared again from the system profiler. I finally brought my laptop to the Apple store, and just in time. It was just a few weeks before my 1-year purchase anniversary, and they discovered that my camera was physically broken, but because it was still under warranty, they replaced it for free (labor and parts)! So, if the fixes mentioned above don't work for you, it might be time for a trip to the Genius Bar...

xpeihx replied on July 29, 2008 14:13 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

i do not recieve any error message but my isight still not work. what's wrong?

Ted Grubb replied on June 02, 2008 17:36 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

Got this from Apple

1. Shut down the computer.

2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.

3. Turn on the computer.

4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.

5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.

6. Release the keys.

danielleeexo replied on May 31, 2008 00:55 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

ok what i mean to ask is how can i reset the PRAM??

danielleeexo replied on May 31, 2008 00:52 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

nevermind that, what is PRAM? i can't find it in the system preferences

danielleeexo replied on May 31, 2008 00:50 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

wheres the command button?

Eric Suesz replied on May 30, 2008 02:38 to the question "Finder Refuses to Quit" in Apple:

Well, since Mac switched to OS X, all of those applications truly run independently of one another. So, if one crashes, it won't affect the others. If, for example, you turned the computer off while working on an unsaved Word document, you might lose a little work, but that's about it. Seriously, it's an extremely solid operating system. I think the MacBook I'm typing on right now has completely crashed maybe once since I bought this one in October. Troof.

Girl Friday replied on May 30, 2008 00:02 to the question "Finder Refuses to Quit" in Apple:

Promise? I'm a switch, and I'm used to microsoft stuff.

Eric Suesz replied on May 29, 2008 22:07 to the question "Finder Refuses to Quit" in Apple:

Yeah, it's okay to turn that baby off. Don't sweat it!

A comment on the question "Finder Refuses to Quit" in Apple:

Thanks Brandon, but I already did that. I knew about those, but I am afraid of messing things up in the long run. Actually, my son powered the computer down when I turned my back. – Girl Friday, on May 29, 2008 19:48

Brandon Lynch replied on May 29, 2008 19:08 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

in that case, you may just need to get your iSight camera replaced. Under warranty, this would be free. Be sure to support your local service shops before going into an Apple store and waiting forever for them to not fix anything

tiehmei replied on May 29, 2008 18:57 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

I guess I'm in that unfortunate 1%, openapplez. Galindo's approach worked for me once, but after 5 minutes my camera stopped working again. Any other suggestions?

Thor Muller replied on May 29, 2008 17:30 to the question "My jailbroken iPhone crashes a lot more than it did before I cracked it." in Apple:

I think you're right, actually. The system is way more unstable. The most satisfying part was getting command-line access to the phone, and installing a script that sends my geolocation automatically to FireEagle. Too bad it keeps crapping out. Back to factory settings soon.

Brandon Lynch replied on May 29, 2008 17:19 to the question "My jailbroken iPhone crashes a lot more than it did before I cracked it." in Apple:

I can see that then. The IM functionality sort of works without jailbreaking it via SMS. I don't know if you've seen the demo's of AIM's client on the iPhone that will work with firmware 2.0, but it has bonjour support and you will definitely want to go back to factory settings to grab it. I did the jailbreak to my iphone originally too, but it just wasn't stable and i don't trust some of the yahoos making the software. I hope you don't think I'm a douche for my comment. I really just feel confident that the 2.0 firmware will solve all these problems.

Thor Muller replied on May 29, 2008 17:12 to the question "My jailbroken iPhone crashes a lot more than it did before I cracked it." in Apple:

I needed IM on my iPhone right away to deal with real-time coordination. It's a machine that many folks have jailbroken before me with reasonable (and well documented) success, and I get some small pleasure from hacking my own equipment. Hopefully this answers your questions about my 'mentality.'

Brandon Lynch replied on May 29, 2008 16:51 to the problem "My White Macbook's palm rests are dirty. They're not discolored--just dirty. I've tried different cleaning solutions, none seemed to have worked. Any suggestions?" in Apple:

Actually I am an authorized Apple service provider that does warranty repairs etc. If you're under warranty, this falls under the warranty and the top casing can be replaced very quickly. I hope that helps. Not everyone is near a service provider, sadly.

Brandon Lynch replied on May 29, 2008 16:47 to the question "My jailbroken iPhone crashes a lot more than it did before I cracked it." in Apple:

why would you crack your phone less than a month before you have the capability to get 3rd party apps for free and cheap in a legit way? This type of stuff blows my mind.

"doctor, it hurts when i do this"
"don't do that"

sorry if I'm just being a ****, but I really don't understand the mentality here.

Brandon Lynch replied on May 29, 2008 16:32 to the question "Finder Refuses to Quit" in Apple:

go to the apple menu in the top left corner, choose "Force Quit.." and in the window that pops up, choose finder and click the "relaunch" button. If that doesn't work, hold down the power button until the computer shuts down.

openapplez replied on May 29, 2008 16:26 to the problem "ERROR: Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." in Apple:

Reset the PRAM. Start the computer up while holding command+option+p+r until you hear 3 startup chimes. That fixes the issue 99% of the time.