Interrupting the "Spinning Wheel of Death"?

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I am running Snow Leopard. It is up to date. Every few days, I get the "Spinning Wheel of Death." I can't do anything except hold down the power button to shut off my MacBook Pro. I've even tried a from a root shell that was already opened. It just hangs. The Spin Control app just says "Sampling" o…

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kill -9 -1

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Interrupting the "Spinning Wheel of Death"?

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