> I tried quite a few things on both devices...
I wonder what was tried? Disable bluetooth and wifi on the computer? Put the phone into airplane mode? `sudo reboot` from the terminal?
Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
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Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#12The actual complaint here appears to be that a iPhone sync can't be interrupted. Is that true? The reboot complaint appears to be a complete misdirect and a non-issue.
It’s not a non-issue at all. I want to reboot my computer so, you, computer, reboot now. There’s no way to interrupt the process or force the reboot just like with any other process.
But if the phone is syncing do you really want to do that? You wouldn't reboot during a disk format for example, or other critical task.
That said, the idea that your phone is now a "critical task" is none too heartening.
Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#13Reminds me of Lamport's quip:
A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable.
https://lamport.azurewebsites.net/pubs/distributed-system.tx...
Although sure you know about your phone, but I still find the failure mode funny (and I've experienced similar things)
The core problem seems to be synchronization of (persistent) state, which Lamport knows something about ...
Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#14The actual complaint here appears to be that a iPhone sync can't be interrupted. Is that true? The reboot complaint appears to be a complete misdirect and a non-issue.
It’s not a non-issue at all. I want to reboot my computer so, you, computer, reboot now. There’s no way to interrupt the process or force the reboot just like with any other process.
sudo reboot
Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#15Yeah, I do remember.
Big Sur is such a joke of an update, it's almost farcical. Basic functionality doesn't work, and yet again, core functionality has increased its memory usage by >15%.
I have the highest spec'ed 16 inch macbook pro, and while running some Docker containers and some data ingestion scripts, my battery is drained (while plugged in!) to 5%.
I will never buy another Apple computer again. I have work to do.
Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#16Um, this is a feature not a bug.
If you're syncing with an iOS device in Finder, well cancel that first.
Lots of applications can prevent rebooting to avoid data loss.
Again, this is a GOOD thing. Sheesh.
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#17Apple is bad at software.
Impatiently waiting for people to realize this.
Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#18Wait, people still sync their phones? I thought that went away about 5 years ago... At least that’s the last time I or any of the people I ‘friend support’ for did so...
Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#19> I tried quite a few things on both devices... I wonder what was tried? Disable bluetooth and wifi on the computer? Put the phone into airplane mode? `sudo reboot` from the terminal?
I wonder whether force killing finder might work?
Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?
#20Apple is bad at software. Impatiently waiting for people to realize this.
However, Snow Leopard was great software.