An airline official said it was not a mechanical problem, but a computer error on the electric brake system controls.

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By creating a perfect crystal on a computer and then testing it, Dr Ceder and Mr Wu have deduced that thermal vibrations are not the problem.

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We weren't able to get it working in USB debugging mode on our Mac, either, though we were able to download media to Image Capture without a problem -- it seems as though the computer is treating the phone as a camera, not a drive.

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