Copy/Capture Adjustment Layer settings using Javascript

Hi,
For last couple of days I'm trying to copy adjustment layer settings via Javascript after adjustment layer has been already created.
General idea is to capture adjustment layer settings and save them to JSON file for future preset etc. I was hoping to capture raw data ( getData(stringIDToTypeID('legacyContentData'))) and store it in JSON file base64 encoded.
I'm able to capture raw data but I'm not able to restore it to the adjustment layer using putData or something similar.
Capture raw data of adjustment layer:
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var layer = doc.activeLayer;
ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
var desc = executeActionGet(ref).getList(stringIDToTypeID('adjustment')).getObjectValue(0);
rawData = desc.getData(stringIDToTypeID('legacyContentData'));
Trying to restore raw data:
   var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putEnumerated(cTID('AdjL'), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt'));
        desc.putReference(cTID('null'), ref);
        aldesc = new ActionDescriptor();
        aldesc.putEnumerated(sTID("presetKind"), sTID("presetKindType"), sTID("presetKindCustom"));
        var list1 = new ActionList();
// Not sure what to do here ...
        aldesc.putList(cTID('Adjs'), list1);
        desc.putObject(cTID('T   '), id, aldesc);
        executeAction(cTID('setd'), desc, mode);
If I'm using above code with code generated by i.e. script listener or action translated into javascript it works (at least for curves), but I'd rather use getData/putData so I can capture already created adjustment layers with out need to code each layer separately. toStream and fromStream also would work, but I wasn't able to restore data using these methods too.
Help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Thanks for the replies you guys. It's not hardware related Mylenium. My machine was purpose built for AE work and this is a very simple comp that is nothing remotely as intensive as some of the truly complex and effects ladened projects I've done before. It's even simpler than the one in the same project where the other adjustment layer is working properly. The layer is going white before an effect is even being added, so it's not that. I'll double check the OpenGL when I can get back on my machine in a bit, but I never changed anything before changing comps, so I don't think that's it.
I'm guessing that it is probably related to the layer settings itself. There's no 3D layers so it's not that Dave. I'm going to check Rick's idea when I can because the white solid behavior sounds exactly what he is talking about.

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If I Ctrl+Click the alpha channel then click the Add Layer Mask button to add a layer mask to an image layer the alpha channel mask is added to the image layer.
If I delete the layer mask from an adjustment layer and follow the same steps a solid white mas is added to the adjustment layer.
Several others in the camera club I belong to have tried this with the same result so the problem is not unique to my system.
Hope this helps.

Using Javascript to rasterize a layer and maintain its position with other layers.

Trying to use javascript to rasterize just the contents of a certain layer by its name.
It needs to maintain its position.
I've sort of cobbled a script, but it keeps moving the rastered art to the top layer.
Ex, top down i have Layer 4, RasterizeMe, Layer 2, Layer 1.
The rastered contents end up on Layer 4
Any help would be apprecieated, or if theres a better method of doing this.
// Rasterize Layer by name
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you're adding the group to the document, it will be the top most object on the top most layer
newGroup = app.activeDocument.groupItems.add();
use this to add the group to the current layer
newGroup = currentLayer.groupItems.add();
or if theres a better method of doing this.
I would
- loop through all layers,
- hide them all, except the one you want to rasterize,
- Rasterize the document
- unhide layers

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I have a cloud account with Adobe 214.2.1
Mac ver 10.10 Yosemite
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