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2018 MacBook Pros crashing with "Bridge OS" error
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There are no revisions of MBP so far you will get same unite as everybody else got.
Is there anybody with Bridge OS KP happening with Power nap disabled? I remember got problems with Power nap constantly, but they was temps related - long story short MBP did not bother to cool at all while in power nap and after waking up from sleep it was so dam hot i can not even touch it for a minute or two..
Mby we can collect set of data setup of individual users with Bridge OS KP?
Is there anybody with Bridge OS KP happening with Power nap disabled? I remember got problems with Power nap constantly, but they was temps related - long story short MBP did not bother to cool at all while in power nap and after waking up from sleep it was so dam hot i can not even touch it for a minute or two..
Mby we can collect set of data setup of individual users with Bridge OS KP?
My base model 13" 2018 has crashed about 6 times in the last 2 weeks since I got it. Upgraded to Mojave last night, today it went black screen (with cursor), and then took 15 minutes to restart. No error message this time, I'm about ready to throw this thing into the trash. $2,000 and it's completely unstable. What's the deal apple?
BTW forgot to mention. Not only BridgeOS KP happened. Laptop got stuck with frozen screen for 3-5 minutes and didn't react on long-pressing power-off button. Then it finally turned off and didn't react on power-on button. Then it finally turned on.
I am an Apple Fan, I have a problem, and I know it. However, having been involved in this thread since it started TWO months and 81 pages ago, it is INEXCUSABLE that Apple can not get this sorted out. I am still sitting on the sidelines with my hard-earned money, wanting desperately to buy the tricked out 15". I even got guardedly optimistic over the last week or two when the frequency of posts by people having problems really dropped off. But now there is a flurry of posting with people having BridgeOS KP's again. SOOOO disappointing.
Sigh. Similar feelings. Perhaps this will help? https://thematridox.com/2018/09/25/apple-releases-first-macos-mojave-10-14-1-beta/
So I had my appointment today, tldr left it at the store for diagnostics because I’d like to swap it and I’m way out of warranty time.
The tech had heard of the issue, but only through the internet. Apple has no special info on this for genius bars and no documentation of it in their repair info apparently. Everything came up totally fine on diagnostics of course. I also just installed Mojave on it but haven’t used it at all lol. So that complicates things, but we’ll see if they find anything.
The tech had heard of the issue, but only through the internet. Apple has no special info on this for genius bars and no documentation of it in their repair info apparently. Everything came up totally fine on diagnostics of course. I also just installed Mojave on it but haven’t used it at all lol. So that complicates things, but we’ll see if they find anything.
Also have this on 15”, external screens won’t turn on and the system freezes, unplugging the tb3 cable resolves the freeze, trying another port fixes and screens turn on, this process has also on occasion caused the KP
I had this as well - my whole dongle went numb until i restarted whole machine. Fortunately this happened only once
I ordered the 2018 MBP the same day it was announced, and I'm still having Bridge OS problems with Mojave.
It seems to be related to my external LG display. When I plug in the monitor it will sometimes decide to suddenly crash and shut down.
This happens about once every 2-4 days, and is very unpredictable. I also have a Belkin USB-C ethernet dongle attached at all times (the one that was sold in the Apple store).
It seems to be related to my external LG display. When I plug in the monitor it will sometimes decide to suddenly crash and shut down.
This happens about once every 2-4 days, and is very unpredictable. I also have a Belkin USB-C ethernet dongle attached at all times (the one that was sold in the Apple store).
It is related to sleep, I think. To clarify, I keep my MBP closed in a vertical stand 100% of the time and use it via an external monitor. When I attempt to use it in the morning or after returning to it after it has slept, it sometimes will not turn on the external monitor when I click the mouse or tap the keyboard. At this point, it will still be working and not have crashed yet, so I can open the lid and use it via the built-in screen. Then I have to try and unplug and re-plug in the external monitor to get the external monitor to turn on. About 90% of the time when I do this, the external monitor is recognized and I can close the MBP and go back to using it exclusively via the external monitor and apple bluetooth keyboard/mouse. The other 10%, immediately when the external monitor is reconnected, I hear the fan suddenly go to full blast for about a second and then the machine switches off. Btw the external monitor is an LG 31MU97 4K connected via a USB-C -> Displayport cable. The 3 things connected to the MBP are the monitor, the belkin ethernet dongle and the apple power adaptor. I'd previously been using this same monitor with my old 2013 rMBP for two years without any such issues.
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Thanks, I’m trying to figure out if there are still any KPs unrelated to sleep and that have not been fixed yet.
Sleep is one of reason, it just freezes sometimes without any USB C connections. I had hope Mojave fixes the issue but apparently not.
Your whole dongle went numb? Dude, I don't mean to pry into your personal life or anything, but have you considered to maybe go see a doctor...?
I was having crashes at least twice a day. No crashes in 2 days since installing Mojave. Fingers crossed.
Yeah Mojave isn’t solving for a lot of people. There’s a new beta out though, keen to see how that’s going for people with KP issue.. can’t install as I don’t have a paid developer account..
