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Recent and updated Apple KnowledgeBase articles: Kernel Panic with Matrox Card; TCP/IP Hosts file bug; Pasting icons; changing

Recent and updated Apple KnowledgeBase articles: Kernel Panic with Matrox Card; TCP/IP Hosts file bug; Pasting icons; changing

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106422: Mac OS X 10.0: Kernel Panic When Using Matrox RTMac Card states: "Matrox is developing a firmware update to resolve an issue that causes frequent kernel panics with Mac OS X."

106425: Mac OS X 10.0: Classic Quits Unexpectedly When TCP/IP Is Set Up to Use a Hosts File states: "The Classic environment does not start up properly if the TCP/IP control panel is set up to use a hosts file. You can resolve the issue by adding a blank line to the hosts file after the last computer entry."

106427: Mac OS X 10.0: Pasting Custom Icons Does Not Work in All Contexts states: "Mac OS X does not allow custom icons for your hard disk or other volumes. Also, you cannot paste a custom icon on a file that has no resource fork. Apple is investigating this issue."

106428: Mac OS X: Changing Privileges for System Software Components May Prevent Proper Startup states: "A computer may not start up correctly with Mac OS X if the privileges (or "permissions") have been changed for system software components. This may occur after a change of guest user privileges." Apple advises: "Do not change the privileges for system software components. Instead, change your share point selection."

106420: Mac OS X Server 10.0: httpd Processes Can Refuse to Quit states: "Depending on load, the Apache Web server may create additional instances of itself. Sometimes the additional instances of Apache do not quit as expected." The article explains how to resolve this.

25344: Mac OS X: Using the Finder to Mount NFS Exports explains how to use the Mac OS X Finder to access files that have been shared by an NFS-based computer (also referred to as "mounting an NFS export").

25316: Mac OS X 10.0: Choosing UFS or Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) Formatting highlights some UFS and Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) format differences and discusses Mac OS Standard (HFS) compatibility; use Mac OS Extended if you are unsure which is best for you.