Unfortunately seems to be out of date (latest update 2004?!), so my printer is not supported. It`s also a bit pricey (like a whole new printer!)...

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I have an HP 1018. The official site clearly states that there is no Apple support (specific MS drivers only in sw, no code on the printer).
Is there any chance to print from OS4 (copying some sort of code to prt: in order to initialize the printer, or something like that)?

I had similar problems in the past, and pinned it down to a utility that was running...
Now and then I have some sort system of freeze like:
-mouse & KB stalled (the WB clock is ticking!) All I have to do is to unplug & plug in again the mouse.
-mouse & KB work, but I cannot launch any app (by double clicking the WB icon or using KB shortcuts), nor use the pull down menues (disappeared)!?
-mouse & KB frozen AND the whole system (no recovery after plugging in & out the mouse).

OS4.1.4 running on SamFlex

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Repairing H/W is just wrong when you consider the OS progress...
It`s not a classic (collector`s value, memories etc), it`s an overpriced MoBo (I have a SamFlex myself) and you don`t want to spend the same amount of money again for a similar specs machine in case it brakes!.

Take another instance : I also have a 2005 Acer laptop, bought 4 years earlyer my Sam. The specs: x700 ATi vs 9250 ATi (that`s 2.0b vs 1.4 shaders! ), 1,67GHz Turion 64bit vs 800mhz PPC, 2GB Ram vs 1GB Ram.
The conclusion : The PC is falling apart, but I won`t repair it! For the same money I could get in many aspects and way better PC (a new one maybe).
If (knock on wood) something goes wrong with Sam, I could only spend more money than I did back in 2009 to get a new one..
Regarding the OS progress (take AROS for example), I could buy a new PC, with full H/W support (aspire one e.g.), and it would be way better than the hosted version I got on my current PC.
What I mean is I prefer to look forward than backwards, and it would be nice to run OS4 on newer & more H/W. It`s too early to make such a discussions at the present time, but I wish this could be possible in the future (I don`t like the idea to have Sam or X1000 for the next 20 years as the only solution tinkering and repairing old H/W, like the classics.)

I got DSI crash on exiting the browser, plus an invalidated volume after reseting the OS. I saw that a recurrent DSI error couldn`t boot to WB, so I had to start with skipping the SS in order to validate the TW volume first.