System instability - possible video problem?
I have a 17" Intel iMac w/ 2GB RAM and 256MB of video ram. Lately, the system has become extremely unstable. It'll lock up completely to the point where I have to hold down the power button to force a shutdown. Sometimes, when the system isn't locked up, it still won't shutdown or reboot. It'll get to the point where the Finder shuts down and all I'm left with is the desktop wallpaper, but it'll just hang there until I force a shutdown with the power button. I have to force a shutdown and reboot 3-4 times a day. The complete lockup occurs most frequently when trying to view video files (video podcasts either downloaded through iTunes or with Democracy.) However, even if I never attempt to play a video, the system still won't shut down or restart normally (using Shutdown... or Restart... in the Apple menu.) Also, one time (only once so far), when the system froze, I got a bunch of weird squiggly lines all over the screen, completely obscuring what was on the screen.
I've tried everything I can think of. I've run all the normal scripts (daily, weekly, monthly), I've verified and repaired permissions, cleared all caches (including the system and kernel caches - using Onyx), and done complete diagnostics with Tech Tool Pro. Nothing has helped, and nothing seems to be wrong (according to Tech Tool Pro.)
Any ideas? The system has become mostly unusable...
Have you tried swapping RAM modules? I assume you have 2x1GB SODIMM installed. You could take one of them out, try it, then if it still does it, take that one out, and put the other back in. If it still does it then its not the RAM, or I'd find it hard to believe that 2 sticks of RAM went bad.
If you bought 3rd party RAM, take that RAM out first and leave the Apple RAM in. Bad RAM modules can make a Mac to funky things.
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Message was edited by: Bronco 01
Message was edited by: Bronco 01Carolyn Samit wrote:
HI Bronco,
Go here and make sure your Mac meets the minimum requirements for iTunes 8.1
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ <--- left side of the page</div>
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Just using the notebook as normal, and then voila, the beachball of death. All keyboard functions are useless, but I can still move the mouse around -- other than that NOTHING works. After a hard shutdown, and startup, Console yields the following leading up to the time gap from the lockup:
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Googling,
"kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error"
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Purchase Date: March 2007Hi, Mike,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I read the linked post about QE, but I don't see how it could help me troubleshoot my problem. Could you clarify: is QE a piece of "software" (that is, a file -- like an extension)?
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SCCM 2012 Client and Workstation Audio and Video Problems
SCCM 2012 SP1 environment.
We have pushed out the SCCM Client successfully to our systems - however we have found that on some computers the SCCM Client is causing an audio/video problem - specifically it appears to be with computers that connect monitors via DVI. As an example,
on my laptop (Dell e6420, Win7 x64) I have a docking station that connects my laptop to 2 external monitors. With the SCCM Client installed I cannot listen to music or watch videos - the result is an unusable choppiness/stuttering listening to music
and with a video the audio and video get out of sync. As well, my mouse no longer functions smoothly - it jumps around. This happens whether accessing content from a website or simply a local file on my computer. If I uninstall the SCCM client,
the issue goes away entirely. I have tried disabling the SMS and Remote control services but doing so does not resolve the issue, only a client uninstall. Note that this only happens when the laptop is on the docking station - with DVI - it doesn't
happen when the laptop is running without an external monitor or if plugged into an HDMI output device.
At first we believed this was limited to this model of laptop in our environment (Win8 or Win7 - both result in the same problem), but now we are hearing about "audio and video issues" on Dell 990 workstations as well. I believe these stations
have DVI connected monitors. Driver updates do not appear to resolve the issue.
Has anyone experienced this in their environment? Note that this happens on imaged workstations and workstations installed from a vanilla Windows 7 or 8 CD.Try installing the client without Silverlight and see if it helps (this is only used for the Application Catalog).
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Change to source system not possible
Our source system has a RFC problem conection, and when I try to change the parameters I have this meessage
Change to source system not possible
Message no. RSAR743
Diagnosis
The change to RFC parameters is not possible for source systems with manual meta data adjustment and data transfer from files.
Any idea?
thank youHi
It looks like, you don't have proper authorisations to change the source system..Please check with authrisations...
Thanks,
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Solved my freezing video problem
It turns out that my iPod doesn't like to have its files managed manually. I had been having this freezing video(any video) problem for several months. I was at my wits end after trying numberous restores, all of the 'R's, and any other trick from the forum. I just decided to try disabling the manual file management and this seems to have done the trick. No more freezes at all. So, for me, manual file management isn't an option.
60 gig 5G Windows XP
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Does that mean somewhere there is a problem starting my pc up from "coldstate".
Looks like it. The memory does not seem to be the problem (two different kits @DDR2-800 and the same results).
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Is there no diagnostic test you can get for ur psu?
Good Diagnostic Equipment to really test a PSU will probably be more expensive than buying a new one.
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If it was my psu, wouldnt my pc not boot at all, instead of booting and showing red LED's?
It is usually not the whole PSU that breakes down. One component inside the PSU can be problematic causing (as an example) a problem on the +5V circuit. The result is that another part of the mainboard does not get enough power to work properly which then causes a chain of other problems (system shutdown/reboot).
Is is hard to find such causes without testing all the components involved systematically (by replacing one by one for testing). I am not saying that it is definately the PSU (it could as well be the mainboard, or some component on it, your video card, your processor or even a drive causing this. -
Video problems/settings -- cannot edit
im having video problems and the most relevent time i experience them is when playing video games
i know this may not seem the right place, but ive checked all the publisher's websites and their help is very limited, at least for mac anyway.
the thing is, it has occurred before many years ago, on a couple of distinct games, while i was using os 9. and now it has come back to haunt me in os x
1) one game, named 'warcraft 3' for those who know it, usually loads with an opening video and ever since some preferences were changed (all those years ago - i cant remember how) it only showed a blank white screen whenever the resolution adjusted for the purpose of showing any cinematics. this happens in both os 9 and os x
2) in the game 'quake 3' (which also opens up with trailers) it gets worse because whenever i load it in os x it goes to a blank screen and from then on no frantic clicking or escape buttons work. only applealtesc (force quit) force quits it, and strangely pressing enter does the same. The weirdest part is that now it works fine in os 9 with all the trailers and all, but in os x this event doesnt even allow me to play the game itself.
i feel strongly somehow that the problems are related, probably because of the omenous blank screen that comes up attempting to run each one
does anyone know anything of these settings and how i might change them?
i have a sneaking suspicioun that it has something to do with at least one of the following:
openGL (which i understand doesnt apply in os x cuz its integrated into the framework of the OS), resolution and refresh rate (i.e. hz), and perhaps rendering to throw in a loose term
for reference, i have none but the basic graphics (/cards) i.e. the ones that came with the machine, and the cinematics have worked on the first game in both operating systems, whilst i cannot recall ever running the second game in os x
thanks in advance
Lex
g4 powerbook 667 mhz 384mb ram 30gb hd Mac OS X (10.3.9) refurbished / relatively oldcannot change refresh rate in system prefs as it says 'N/A' in the greyed down drop down box
if i at some point put the refresh rate too high in one of the games or during a cinematic / in the application that runs the cinematics is there no way i can change that outside of the application/game?
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Video problem I hope you can help with
I have an Intel Mac Pro that has a strange video problem. It can work fine for hours and then for no reason change resolution and size with blurry shadows, making it virtually unreadable and certainly unusable.
Unplugging the monitor and plugging it back in works 95% of the time to get it back.
I have replaced the monitor and all cabling, the person has moved to another location since the problem began, eliminating power possibility.
I have replaced the video card with a hot spare and mounted it in a different slot on the main board.
The problem remains. I took the video card and put it in another machine which has not had an issue.
What else haven't I tried beside replacing the mainboard? What suggestions do you have?And there is nothing in there to tell us which Mac, video card, monitor, and other facets.
If your Mac really is still using 10.4.11 then it is 1,1 1st generation and limitations on replacing video.
Reset SMC of course, and try a clean install somewhere to test that out.
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Cloning through jmf( video problem)
Hello friends, I am trying to clone the captured video and run it at the same time.
here is the code
import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import javax.media.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.protocol.*;
import javax.media.control.*;
import java.util.*;
/* This program is to capture from a webcam and save it in disk */
public class run extends JFrame implements ControllerListener,ActionListener
Processor p=null;
DataSink sink;
MenuBar mb;
MenuItem start,stop;
Menu file;
Vector dl;
MediaLocator ml;
DataSource ds;
run()
setVisible(true);
setSize(800,600);
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
mb=new MenuBar();
file=new Menu("File");
start=new MenuItem("Start");
// start button gets enabled only after the processor is realized
// I start the processor and sink after clicking the start button
// I start the processor and sink after clicking the start button
start.setEnabled(false);
stop=new MenuItem("Stop");
// I use stop button to stop the processor and the sink
file.add(start);
file.add(stop);
mb.add(file);
setMenuBar(mb);
start.addActionListener(this);
stop.addActionListener(this);
addWindowListener
(new WindowAdapter()
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we)
System.exit(0);
try
dl=CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList(new VideoFormat(VideoFormat.YUV));
ml=((CaptureDeviceInfo)dl.firstElement()).getLocator();
p=Manager.createProcessor(ml);
p.addControllerListener(this);
p.configure();
Thread.sleep(3000);
p.setContentDescriptor(new FileTypeDescriptor(FileTypeDescriptor.MSVIDEO));
/* When I use {color:#ff6600}Quicktime the File is created with zero size always*/
/* So I used MSVideo and saved the file as .avi*/
/* Now the file is created with some size but I am not able to play it with every player*/
/* Note : I ran the Video capture program successfully which means the capturing is done without any problem*/
/* So the problem is with saving it in disk*/
/* When I open it in JMStudio it says Cannot Realize: Cannot parse the input media */
p.realize();
Thread.sleep(3000);
catch (Exception e)
System.err.println("Got exception "+e);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
try
if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("Start"))
sink.open();
sink.start();
p.start();
System.out.println("start"+p);
else
p.stop();
p.close();
//Thread.sleep(1000);
sink.stop();
sink.close();
System.out.println("stop");
catch(Exception e)
System.out.println("Some problem "+e);
public synchronized void controllerUpdate(ControllerEvent ce)
try
if (ce instanceof RealizeCompleteEvent)
Component comp;
System.out.println("Realized");
sink = Manager.createDataSink(p.getDataOutput(), new MediaLocator("file:/e:/J-Solve1.avi"));
start.setEnabled(true);
if ((comp = p.getVisualComponent()) != null)
add (BorderLayout.CENTER, comp);
else
System.out.println("No visual component");
if ((comp = p.getControlPanelComponent()) != null)
add (BorderLayout.SOUTH, comp);
validate();
System.out.println("Updated");
catch(Exception e)
System.out.println("Exception rasied "+e);
public static void main(String s[])
new run();
MediaLocator ml;
DataSource ds = null;
Clone clone = new Clone();
ml = new MediaLocator("file:/e:/J-Solve1.avi");
ds = Manager.createDataSource(ml);
ds = Manager.createCloneableDataSource(ds);
clone.open(ds);
clone.open(((SourceCloneable)ds).createClone());
}But it gives error.
though if you remove below given part from "main" then it will capture.
MediaLocator ml;
DataSource ds = null;
Clone clone = new Clone();
ml = new MediaLocator("file:/e:/J-Solve1.avi");
ds = Manager.createDataSource(ml);
ds = Manager.createCloneableDataSource(ds);
clone.open(ds);
clone.open(((SourceCloneable)ds).createClone());but I want to capture as well as play at the same time. What to do. Please tell me???
Thanks in advance......Please provide the error/exception stack trace.
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Video Problems- Playing Games - World of warcraft also other games
Right after I updated 10.5.7
I started having Video problems-- pixellation-- Flashing -- and others
I tried to reload 10.5.7, The Combo version this time. and it still happened
I need Help.
WoW worked fin e before I updated to 10.5.7 now it is painful
my computer information:
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,3
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 4.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.8f7
Serial Number (system): RM446GY0QPM
ATI Radeon 9600 XT:
Chipset Model: ATY,RV360
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x4152
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-A13602-121
Displays:
Cinema HD Display:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
ATI Radeon 9600 XT:
Chipset Model: ATY,RV360
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x4152
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-A13602-121
Displays:
Cinema HD Display:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: SupportedDowngrade:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
An Archive and Install will NOT erase your hard drive, but you must have sufficient free space for a second OS X installation which could be from 3-9 GBs depending upon the version of OS X and selected installation options. The free space requirement is over and above normal free space requirements which should be at least 6-10 GBs. Read all the linked references carefully before proceeding.
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.
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