4.1 freeze of system

Each time I try installing Compressor 4.1 (have already updated FCPX and Motion) the application freezes upon an attempt to open it: from within FCPX as a "Send to Compressor" command, or stand-alone with FCPX not running. I've trashed ALL Compressor preferences. It not only freezes itself with the splash page and a partial app in the background, it freezes EVERYTHING and my only recourse is to power down using the power button on the Mac Pro.I can't even do a Force Quit operation. So after three installs and deletes, I'm dumping it for now; I will use Adobe's Media Encoder until someone can tell me what's wrong or Apple comes out with a fix. Suggestions welcome!

Well, it's still going to be only a 32 bit program, but first go to Edit>Preferences>General, click this button and restart the editor:
Then go back to the preferences>Performance and increase the amount of ram available to PSE.

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Glxinfo/glxgears freeze the system like hell

I am running the latest updated Archlinux 64 bit box:
[arnuld@gnu ~]$ pacman -Q mesa
mesa 7.0.1-1
[arnuld@gnu ~]$ pacman -Q xorg-server
xorg-server 1.4-5
I am using openchrome and X runs fine. NO freezes in normals runs but as soon as I type glxinfo or glxgears it freezes the system an I can not do anything. keyboard, mouse all stop responding as if my system is dead, the only solution is Manual Reset button on my cabinet.
[arnuld@gnu ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]
00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80)
00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South]
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80)
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00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
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00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. S3 Unichrome Pro VGA Adapter (rev 01)
[arnuld@gnu ~]$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
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Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "xtrap"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30 - 70
VertRefresh 50 - 160
Option "DPMS"
DisplaySize 269 201 # 96 DPI @ 1024x768
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: : integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "PrintVGARegs" # [<bool>]
#Option "PrintTVRegs" # [<bool>]
#Option "I2CScan" # [<bool>]
#Option "VBEModes" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # <str>
#Option "ExaNoComposite" # [<bool>]
#Option "ExaScratchSize" # 
#Option "HWCursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWCursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "VideoRAM" # 
#Option "ActiveDevice" # [<str>]
#Option "BusWidth" # [<str>]
#Option "Center" # [<bool>]
#Option "PanelSize" # [<str>]
#Option "ForcePanel" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVDotCrawl" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVDeflicker" # 
#Option "TVProgressive" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVType" # [<str>]
#Option "TVOutput" # [<str>]
#Option "DisableVQ" # [<bool>]
#Option "DisableIRQ" # [<bool>]
#Option "EnableAGPDMA" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAGPFor2D" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoXVDMA" # [<bool>]
#Option "VbeSaveRestore" # [<bool>]
#Option "DisableXvBWCheck" # [<bool>]
#Option "MaxDRIMem" # 
#Option "AGPMem" # 
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Driver "via"
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BoardName "Unknown Board"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
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Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
[arnuld@gnu ~]$
I found one other thread with the same problem as mine but nobody replied to his 2nd question:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39667
BTW, just out of curiosity , I only watch Bruce Lee's movies and do internet. I do not play games etc. So, is there any use of DRI for me ?

Welcome to the world of Unichrome. Via's integrated graphics chips open gl support in Linux is very poor. I have KM400 and I got GL working with it somehow. When libgl was updated to version 7.0.1 in extra-repo installing it broke the opengl on my system. X simply locked up when ever I tried to start any opengl software. I found from the openchrome.org:
"The 3D driver that complements the openchrome driver can be obtained from the DRI project. For now you should use the Mesa-6.4 branch; the last version known to work sort of reliably is Mesa-6.4.1."
I built libgl, unichrome-dri and mesa -packages with ABS from Mesa-6.4.1-branch and installed latest openchrome -driver from svn. Now opengl with my unichrome chip works pretty "stable". Of course it can't run the latest opengl -stuff but atleast I can run Blender with my laptop.

Skype freezes my system completely

Hello. I have been struggling with this problem for a long time now. When I hit call on skype it instantly freezes my system. Im pretty sure it freezes the display driver alone becouse I listen to music while I talk on skype and when I discovered this problem when it freezed I could still hear the music in the background. The crash has phases. First it freezes skype then it freezes every other software (the cursor can still be moved but can not click on anything) and finaly it freezes the cursor. During this I can not do anything Im always forced to do a forced restart. Plz help !
Solved!
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Please, run the DirectX diagnostics tool (32-bit option).
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Motion 2 freezing my system momentarily?!

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QUADCORE 2.5 G5 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

I know its Motion cause it only happens when its open. FRUSTRATING!< </div>
It's almost impossible to guess from where we're sitting.
If you're NOT getting a spinning cursor try opening Activity Monitor and see if you can get a feeling for anything that might be happening on the system. Try searching the forum for "slow down" or similar terms, we've had many threads over the months and they are all different. However, most are from folks who have a rainbow cursor.
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bogiesan

Liquefy freezing entire system

Mac OSX 10.10 using CC liquefy tool has started freezing entire system and requiring complete forced shut down and restart on every attempt to use it.
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Photoshop CC and CC 2014 GPU FAQ
Photoshop CS6 GPU FAQ
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Creative drivers give continuous static, freeze my system when sound plays

I've recently reinstalled Windows 7. Completely wiped my system partition and installed Windows 7 there from scratch. I am now having huge problems with audio.
First thing I would like to mention is that I had none of these problems on my previous installation. Audio worked perfectly, no problems with my sound card (except for no Stereo Mix).
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I've isolated this issue to the Creative drivers. I uninstalled all the Creative programs (audio control panel, all that junk). System was a bit more stable, could drag selection boxes etc. now. But the static was still there. Went to the playback options and got to a button that said something like "only digital output". Checked it - static was gone. "Great", I thought. Played some music in foobar2000 - nothing. unchecked the box - music blasts loudly for one second and the whole PC freezes again with the infinite loop. After some more testing, it seems that when ANY sound plays, it freezes my system. Music, YouTube, even clicking "Test" in Playback Devices.
I've reformatted and reinstalled Windows 7 a few times to no avail. Problem is still present on each install. This is all after installing all the Windows 7 updates (SP is integrated into the OS), but I doubt this makes any difference.
The drivers from Windows Update have the same problem, as do the official Creative drivers from the site (creative.com). PAX drivers are broken too.
I've also tried ignoring the setup.exe and just installing the drivers themselves through Device Manager. Didn't help. Also disabled all the other audio devices and moved the soundcard to a different PCI slot. Also nothing.
At the moment I am connected to my onboard audio, no issues. This is not a solution for me, though, as I want to use my sound card, because sound quality on it is VASTLY superior. Anyone know something that might help? The most surprising thing is that the reformats didn't work.
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Sorry I am afraid I do not have any more suggestions. You might want to write to Customer Support for further assistance.

Mail tool seems to freeze my system at seemingly random times

Mail tool seems to freeze my system at seemingly random times for a couple of minutes once or twice an hour. What's going on?
I've run permissions repair, & the disk repair run showed no problems. The disk is split into Mac & BootCamp partitions and there's about 80GB free on the Mac partition. I'm running 2 x 8GB DIMMs that have been carefully matched and extensively memtested and passed. This is an early 2011, 15 inch MBP with the 1.5 GB ATI GPU option.
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12/19/13 7:26:52.071 AM [0x0-0x7e07e].org.keepassx.keepassx: Found Metastream: Simple UI State
Thanx,
- Geoff

Mail tool seems to freeze my system at seemingly random times for a couple of minutes once or twice an hour. What's going on?
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12/19/13 7:25:51.094 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:51.095 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:51.096 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:51.097 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:51.104 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:51.104 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:52.130 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:52.135 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:52.137 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:52.139 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:52.141 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.143 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.144 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
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12/19/13 7:25:52.146 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.147 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.148 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.148 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.149 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.150 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.151 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:25:52.151 AM Mail: CFTimeZoneCreateWithName failed for -0800
12/19/13 7:26:52.071 AM [0x0-0x7e07e].org.keepassx.keepassx: Found Metastream: Simple UI State
Thanx,
- Geoff

Iphoto gallery getting slow java script errors and freezing up system

Iphoto 08 freezing up system and causing slow java errors other users can't get pages to load fast enough, even with high speed connections anyone know what's going on???

Shawn:
I'm surprised you were able to even install it since the system requirements are 10.4.9 or later and Quicktime 7.2. If you were abel to install that may be the reason you're having problems.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

I think safari is freezing my system

I recently upgraded to ML. Every so often, I'll be using safari and my entire computer will freeze. My mouse will still move around (although it may be stuck as a beachball, or not). However, I cannot click on anything. No keyboard shortcuts work. Even the time in the corner will stop. As far as I can remember, the only times this has happened was when I had several tabs in safari open. However, I don't recall there being a pattern to the individual websites that are up. Moreover, there are times when I've had the same number or more tabs open and no problem has occured.
Whenever this happens, the only way I can get control over my computer again is to hold the power button until the machine shuts off.
I saw in other posts that someone suggested checking the console after this happens. Immediately before the most recent freeze, I got the following messages:
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8/15/12 4:39:26.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7579 [SleepServicesD]
8/15/12 4:39:27.158 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[133]: (com.apple.CalendarAgent[7575]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:39:27.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7575 [CalendarAgent]
8/15/12 4:40:00.305 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[7588]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:00.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7588 [SleepServicesD]
8/15/12 4:40:00.817 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.iCloudHelper[7072]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:00.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7072 [com.apple.iCloud]
8/15/12 4:40:05.833 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpcd.F5010000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[7060]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:05.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7060 [xpcd]
8/15/12 4:40:12.657 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[7591]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:12.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7591 [SleepServicesD]
8/15/12 4:40:25.067 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[7593]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:25.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7593 [SleepServicesD]
8/15/12 4:40:25.399 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.daemon[4032]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:25.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4032 [cfprefsd]
8/15/12 4:40:25.895 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[133]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.agent[4031]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:26.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4031 [cfprefsd]
8/15/12 4:40:26.671 PM Messages[7246]: In void modifyShouldRestoreOnRelaunchCounter(int32_t), _LSSetApplicationInformationItem(_kLSPersistenceSuppressRelaunchAtLoginKey) returned error -600
8/15/12 4:40:56.491 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.daemon[7601]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:56.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7601 [cfprefsd]
8/15/12 4:40:59.349 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpcd.F5010000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[7600]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:59.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7600 [xpcd]
8/15/12 4:40:59.748 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[133]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.agent[7595]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:40:59.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7595 [cfprefsd]
8/15/12 4:41:00.031 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[7594]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:41:00.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7594 [SleepServicesD]
8/15/12 4:41:00.594 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[133]: ([0x0-0x5a15a1].com.apple.inputmethod.ironwood[7578]) Exited: Killed: 9
8/15/12 4:41:00.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 7578 [DictationIM]
8/15/12 4:45:55.214 PM coreservicesd[63]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationCreation to notificationID=127
8/15/12 4:48:00.759 PM coreservicesd[63]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=115
I checked the console after previous crashes, and the only comments I remember seeing in common are the last two.
If anyone can help me figure out what's going on, it would be appreciated.

I doubt that any of that is related, but you might as well fix it.
The procedure below will unlock and reset the permissions of all files in a user folder under OS X 10.7.4 or later. If you're running an earlier version of 10.7, update to the latest version first. This procedure should not be used with OS X versions older than 10.7.4.
Back up all data before you begin.
Part A
Enter the following shell command in the same way as above (without typing):
sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR..
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. You don't need to post the warning. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command.
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Part B
Step 1
Click the Finder icon in the Dock. A Finder window will open.
Step 2
Press the following key combinations, in the order given:
Command-3
Shift-command-H
Command-I (the letter "I" as in "Info")
The Info window of your home folder will open.
Step 3
Click the lock icon in the lower right corner and authenticate with the name and login password of an administrator on the system. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Step 4
In the Sharing & Permissions section of the window, verify that you have "Read & Write" privileges. If not, use the "+" and "-" buttons in the lower left corner to make the necessary changes.
Step 5
By default, the groups "staff" and "everyone" have "Read Only" privileges. With those settings, the files at the top level of your home folder will be readable by other local users. You can change the privileges to "No Access" if you wish, but then your Public and Drop Box folders will be inaccessible to others, and Personal Web Sharing won't work. Most likely, you don't need to change these settings.
Step 6
If there are entries in the Sharing & Permissions list for users or groups besides "me," "staff," and "everyone," delete them.
Step 7
Click the gear icon at the bottom of the Info window and select Apply to enclosed items... from the drop-down menu. Confirm. The operation may take several minutes to complete. When it does, close the Info window.

RFC Call from PI freeze ECC system

Hello experts,
we actually load master data in our ECC environment that are sent to the PI environment via IDOC, the integration of those IDOCs in the PI system make RFC call in ECC and after a few minutes, the ECC system freezes.
All dialog process are occupied with report SAPLARFC/SAPLERFC/SAPMSSY1 with user PI2ABAP and WF-BATCH.
We have increase the number of dialog processes, reduce the parameter rdisp/rfc_max_own_used_wp to 50, but each time all the dialog processes are taken until the system freezes.
DO you know which parameter can restrict the number of dialog process used for RFC call?
or maybe a method to avoid this high consumption of all dialog processes in the ECC environment?
Many Thanks.
Thibaud.

Hello Juan,
we have set this parameter to 3, but it seems to have no effect, I have applied the note 3223 that affects
- rdisp/wp_ca_blk_no (for wp_ca blocks)
- rdisp/appc_ca_blk_no (for appc_ca blocks)
but now we have a problem at the start of the instance that does not support the new value and lead to the error
Shared Pool Space exhausted.
How can i check this value and can I modify it?
Thanks.
Thibaud.

Laptop lid closed freezes the system after xorg update

Hello! After the recent xorg-server update one of the problems I got was that when I close the lid of my laptop (it is configured to turn off the screen) the system just freezes and the screen never turns on again... I try to change TTY, press ctrl-alt-bkspc, even press 1 time the poweroff button (that usually shuts down the system gently) but nothing happens. Anyone with the same problem?

Interestingly enough, on a fresh boot, Xorg runs in tty8, instead of running in the usual tty7. It also takes very long to come up after the boot sequence. Could it be that it's crashing and then running another instance immediately after?
Anybody else have something similar?
Last edited by Mystal (2008-12-21 16:54:17)

FP11 beta 2 (64bit linux) freezes complete system

Help guys, my system freezes a few seconds after having started any flash video (e.g. youtube) with FP 11 beta 2.
I can only recover it with kernel SysRq keys. The only evidence from the log files I have found:
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 8, Channel 00000003
NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 8, Channel 00000004
NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the CPU while in atomic or interrupt context
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005097 00000548 3f800000 00000080
My box is a standard Kubuntu 11.04 (2.6.38-10-generic x86_64 GNU/Linux) running default Nvidia driver from the repos.
Any idea, as I would like to get rid of ugly squares generating FP 10.3 from the repos?

The driver is default nvidia from 11.04 repositories, no ppa stuff:
$ lspci | grep -i nvidia
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1)
$ nvidia-settings -q NvidiaDriverVersion
Attribute 'NvidiaDriverVersion' (localhost:0.0): 270.41.06
The strange thing is that I did not see that behavior with any former FP version.
Is there any more information I could provide to help tracking this issue down?

Changing input language freezes the system

Hello,
when switching from one input language to the other in a time period of one minute or less, the system freezes for 30 seconds and sometimes even more.
Has anyone ever had such an issue?
Any ideas what causing the system to freeze?
Thanks in advance,
Konstantinos

I wish there was a native one for MacOS X
For what it's worth, there are some available via CocoAspell and OpenOffice 2.
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dictionaries
But I am stumped about your freezing problem....
I wonder if you would have the same issue with a different polytonic keyboard. Here are a couple
http://www.sourcecod.com/sophokeys/
http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/font/mackeyboard.htm

Firefox freezes my system

Recently, Firefox 4 has begun to freeze my Toshiba laptop with a black screen, shortly after opening Firefox.
The only way that I can fix it is by completely removing and reinstalling Firefox. Then it works for a while and begins to crash my computer again, requiring my to hold my power button to kill it.
Thinking that perhaps it was my addons, I completely removed Firefox 4 again, and reinstalled with no addons. Still, after a week or so of use, it begins crashing the system again. After the initial system hang, FF4 consistently hangs the system mere seconds after opening.
It's a complete system freeze, with a black screen, and the only thing logged in the event viewer is that the previous shutdown was unexpected.
I am forced to downgrade to FireFox 3.6, which is sad, because I like FF4, but I simply can no longer use it on my laptop.
I'm on a Toshiba Qosmio, running Vista Ultimate 64bit with 4GB RAM. Video card is NVIDIA GefOrce 9700M GTS with Drive Version 8.17.12.6658.
My system is stable otherwise, and I have no problem with other applications or games that I play.

i seem to have the same problem, On my Win 7 64bit Ultimate, I ve downgraded to ver 3.6, which seem to work fine.
I ve assembled this computer myself, Intel Motherboard, I3 processor, Nvidia gt240 graphic card, 4 gb ddr3 ram, I tb HDD.

Flash content freezing my system!

Hey there,
I've been having an issue with Flash content for the past three weeks now, I've tried just about anything and I'm becoming desperate. I've conducted a wide variety of tests on the various components in my build, but I'm still no closer to discovering what the issue may be.
The Issue
Occasionally, when watching Flash content, my computer will freeze and I'll lose all control over the mouse and keyboard. It sounds like the computer is about to blue screen (looping audio), but it doesn't - it just hangs on the same image for anywhere between 15 seconds to 2 minutes. Sometimes, I need to hard restart my system in order to use the computer again.
This will typically happen when Flash content is played full-screen on websites like YouTube and Twitch.tv, and on resolutions higher than 480p - but I have experienced (less frequent) crashes when the content is not full-screen, at 360p. It just seems to be video that causes the problem, as I've yet to have any issues with websites that present an alternative form of Flash content.
Hardware:
Processor: Intel i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1280MB
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W
Nothing is overclocked.
I’ve uploaded my DxDiag here.
What have I done to try and diagnose the problem?
Enabled and disabled hardware acceleration.
Updated to latest graphics card drivers, also rolled back to previous versions I’ve known to work previously with my system.
Monitored system usage/temperatures when watching HD Flash content. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Ran Memtestx86 for 24 hours. No errors.
Ran Prime95 Blend for 24 hours. No errors.
FurMark for 2 hours to test graphics card stability, things seemed fine. I have been playing Far Cry 3 continuously on high settings for the past few days with zero instability.
I’ve tried downloading older versions of Flash, and using different browsers. No change.
When did it start?
The issue started when I updated the BIOS for my motherboard (ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3) from v1.20 to v2.20, since then I've updated to v2.30. I would roll back to v1.20, but it’s simply not possible according to various sources I’ve read online.
Thoughts
I’m pretty sure my hardware is fine. All the tests I’ve done indicate my system is stable when I’m not running Flash content. I’ve been playing games, writing documents for university and browsing the internet with absolutely no issues (as long as I don’t watch any Flash content). Therefore, I suspect there are compatibility issues with Flash, my hardware setup and the latest BIOS updates from ASRock, but maybe I’ve missed something. If you’ve got any ideas PLEASE leave a reply. I’m pulling my hair out trying to figure out what’s going on here, some help would be great.
Cheers!

What is your display adapter, and what device driver version do you have installed?

Why is the purge command running every hour, and freezing my system?

I noticed over the past several days that my mac pro will freeze for several seconds (clock stops, mouse/keyboard don't work. completely frozen) every hour, to the minute.
I've tracked it down to the "purge" command, which is causing the problem. But, I can't find where it's being called. Any hints where I might look to find the cause?
I don't believe this was happening a few days ago. I have installed all software updates.
I'm running 10.7.5 on a 2x2.66Ghz 6-core mac pro.
Thanks!

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects.
Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then copy it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Step 1
Triple-click the line of text below to select it:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). Post the lines of output (if any) that appear below what you just entered. You can do that by copying and pasting as well. Omit the final line ending in “$”. No typing is involved in this step.
Step 2
Repeat with this line:
sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|edu\.mit|org\.(amavis|apache|cups|isc|ntp|postfix|x)/{print $3}'
This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which you do have to type. It won't be displayed when you type it. Type it carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. Heed that warning, but don't post it. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
Note: If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before taking this step. If that’s not possible, skip to the next step.
Step 3
launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'
Step 4
ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null
Important: If you formerly synchronized with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting.
Step 5
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' 2> /dev/null
Remember, steps 1-5 are all copy-and-paste — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output.
You can then quit Terminal.

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