IMac Freezes with opening of Mail

My iMac has been working great for the past four years, but recently it has been freezing up a lot. The internet won't work, most notably Safari, but the other application, such as word, freeze as well. There are two emails in my mail account that will not delete and instead turn grey in the inbox. When I click to open the emails they show no message but just a sender address. One is from Macy's and one is from Finish Line. Do you think these could have anything to do with my iMac issues or is it something else?

Try repairing your hard drive with disk utility, also repair your permissions. If you are still have problem you need to check your CPU and your RAM usage in activity monitor. Also check your remaining hard drive space you should have at a minimum 10% or more.

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I've stuck with Entourage way too long. Now I don't dare install the Mavericks OS because all my Entourage files will go away. And my iMac won't open Mac Mail (probably because I've never opened it in the 5 - 6 years I've owned the Mac.) Any suggestions?

I've stuck with Entourage way too long. Now I don't dare install the Mavericks OS because all my Entourage files will go away. And my iMac won't open Mac Mail (probably because I've never opened it in the 5 - 6 years I've owned the Mac.) Any suggestions?

If you are wondering why you are not getting any responses, it is because you have vented a complaint without any details that make any sense or give anyone something to work on.
If you want help, I suggest actually detailing what has happened, with versions of software etc. Anything that would let us assist.
As a start I am guessing that you have not really got the hang of "How it all works". Firstly download the Pages09_UserGuide.pdf from under the Help menu. Read that and view the Video Tutorials in the same place. A good addition would be the iWork 09 Missing manual book and something to help you learn how to use your Mac.
If there are specific tasks you need help with:
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/index.php?mforum=iworktipsntrick
Is a good resource.
Peter

IMac freezes with beachball

Hi,
I sometimes have a situation where, during use of Logic, all of a sudden my iMac freezes with the famous beach ball. Only the mouse pointer still moves when moving the mouse, and the harddisk temperature monitor util still shows changing temperatures every couple of second. I have the impression that the harddisk become unaccessable; it happened twice while bouncing a song. A couple of months ago I had this lockup situation a couple of times in 2 or 3 days, and since it hasn't happened until today. Weird! The only solution is to press the power button for 5 seconds (at least, couldn't get it to life any other way).
Is this a known Logic issue???
By the way, the HD temperature is around 55 degrees Celcius. Is this normal??
Thanks, Jaap

jaap wrote:
Yep, only with Logic so far...
You might want to boot from the install DVD and run a verify check to see if there are any errors on the drive, also would be a good idea to repair permissions.
Doubtful it's the drive temperature... it could even be the program that's monitoring the temperature causing the problem. Logic punishes almost every section of a computer, memory, processor, hard drive...etc. It's best to not have anything else running in the background if possible.
How much memory do you have?
Also... if you're working with a lot of audio tracks, the system drive in not your best choice for recording.
OSX does a considerable amount of disk writes on it's own.
pancenter-

Suddenly my imac will not open e-mail attachments. It scans for viruses. I hit continue and nothing happens.

Suddenly my imac will not open e-mail attachments. It scans for viruses. When I hit "continue", nothing happens.

The problem most likely is the antivirus application. My recommendation would be following the developers instructions, uninstall the application. Most antivirus applications tend to create more problems than they solve. The best thing you can do for your system is to run Software Update frequently and let Apple's security handle any issues. I'd also strongly recommend you carefully read Thomas Reed's Mac Malware Guide.

IMac freezes with every other click

I am new to the community and hope to find help for a big problem.
I run OS Yosemite 10.10.1 on my 2010 iMac 2.93 i7 (upgraded to 12GB RAM a year ago).
For the past 5 days it gives me the colorful wheel of death almost with every second click. I cannot open a program or search a site or move a file without the iMac freezing up. Just writing these two sentences, it froze twice for about 45 seconds, which is the average, but it can take up to 2 min before the Mac responds again. I have not changed anything on my iMac knowingly in the past few weeks.
I closed every program I don't need, shut down dropbox, Google Chrome, and any program I can imagine slows down processing speed. I cleaned my desktop, made sure I have 20% space on the HD. Since I am always suspicious of the Microsoft Office programs, particularly Outlook, I logged in with a different user name that does not use these programs. Nothing helps. I used Magician, Disk Utility, Activity monitor to see if anything looks odd, but all seems normal.
I am not that Mac literate, so I just discovered the Console that seems to log error events. This is what the last 5 min look like; it tells me I had 4000 events logged yesterday. Is this normal?
Please if anyone can advise what to check, change or do to stop this nuisance that would be awesome.
Thank You!

Basic guess:
Under utilities you have to run the disk doctor to see what is wrong with either your hard drive or backup drive - stop time machine first & check the backup drive first as that is the one that may be damaged.
Hopefully someone is online now who can post the details -
Another option is to take it in for repair to apple store or authorized apple dealer (if on warrantee of any kind)

My E-mail takes for ever to load and some times freezes to open e-mail messages

Ever since I changed to Firefox, it takes for ever to download my email. When I click to open e-mail messages, it freezes up and have to refresh or reload. Does not happen all the time but most frequently I am having a problem. All other features with Firefox are faster than Internet Explorer.

Firefox doesn't do email, it's a web browser.
If you are using Firefox to access web mail, you need to seek support from your service provider or a forum for that service.
If your problem is with Thunderbird, see this forum for support. <br />
[http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/support/] <br />
or this one <br />
[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=39]

IMac freezes with Halo UB game - after graphics firmware update

Hi
The graphics firmware update works good - the couple of things I found to freeze it work fine now.
But I have found one way to get the freeze and black screen plus the ASIC error in the system.log.
Open Halo UB 2.0.2 and set the video options to use 1920x1200. When I have it at 1344x840 or whatever, the game is fine.
But when I try to set Halo UB to 1920x1200, I get the freeze thing. Halo says it has to test the new video settings and says to hit escape if no dialog appears. Once I accept that, then the screen goes black and the freeze hits.
So I'm happy that everything's working good for all the other normal causes of the freeze. Hopefully Apple can now track down this issue.
Anyone else out there have Halo UB to try this out?
Maybe it's my Halo UB install. Mine was a fresh install this morning though.
good luck!
let me know...
thanks!

Freezes with Jedi Academy as well, freezes after iMac update, 10.5.1 install, Firmware Update (which i had to do with Pacifist)...
just Freezes and everything needs to be restarted, haven't tried the HALO thing yet, not sure if i want to push my luck...
r...

Re: Safari Freeze with open and closing repeatly!!! HELP

Hi guys, I'm new here and it's because of Lion.
Recently I'm facing some freeze problem on my Lion when I opening Safari and Mail. It will freeze up my Mac and eventually shutting it off by the "hard way".
But today, my safari freeze once every 10times of opening (average) which is really annoying.
I have verify my disk verify whatever there have in disk utility. Reformated the hardisk, Installed Snow leopard and reinstalled Lion 3 times and it does not help the safari. And ofcourse I did whatever updates there have.
Besides, I have tried "APPLE HARDWARE TEST". everythings is fine here.
But when I create a new guest account on Lion, the safari there won't freeze and run smoothly. But I wouldn't want to move all my stuff there.
It's been really annoying since today as I hardly able to launch Safari and type this out.
PLEASE HELP ME ALL THE EXPECT OUT THERE !!!!

Just for the record, this had nothing to do with Safari.
facebook was down for a number hours today:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17284437

IMac freezing with increasing frequency

For the last couple of months my iMac has been crashing with increasing frequency.
The crashes manifest as freezes and seem to random. Sometimes they happen when I'm doing Finder operations, sometimes in Safari, sometimes Mail, sometimes iTunes, sometimes any of a dozen other apps I run regularly. These freezes never seem to leave behind a crash report. Also, after I do a hard boot, sometimes the first one or two attempts to restart also result in a freeze during the startup sequence. Sometimes I only get to the startup gear, sometimes I get to the blue-screen right before the login, sometimes I get as far as half of my stickies popping up and then I freeze again. I've tried Disk Utility -> Repair Disk many, many times (normal SOP for me following a hard boot) and there are never any errors reported. Disk Permissions will occasionally find a file or two that needs to be repaired, but that never seems to make a difference. I've also run the hardware check dozens of times; no errors. I've even fsck'ed a few times to see if that reported any problems that Disk Utility didn't - all to no avail.
I've tried killing all non-essential processes and turning off all of my Login Items, but this didn't help either.
Sometimes I'll restart and everything will be just fine for days, maybe even a week or two, then all of a sudden, freeze after freeze after freeze.
Today has been particularly bad. I haven't been able to keep things going for more than about half an hour. That is, until I restarted in safe mode. In anticipation of possibly having to take my machine into the local Genius Bar (or maybe having to try a clean install), I decided to clean up my desktop and backup a bunch of critical files, etc.. Also, I'm drafting this message in safe mode, since the last two times I tried to do it from a regular boot, Safari froze the machine.
So far, no freezes in safe mode. However, no sound and other restrictions, so this is obviously not a particularly useful mode to operate in...
Before I go any further I should mention that there is another symptom that may or may not be related, but I suspect that it is. Sometimes windows get blocky noise in them. Lots of little rectangles which seem to be copied from elsewhere on the screen. If I force the window to refresh, everything will look OK again, but it might happen again immediately or it might take a while to happen again.
My initial gut reaction was that there was a memory problem in the display RAM, but as I said, the hardware check has not found anything and I tried it again, and again.
So far I have not associated these blocky windows directly with a freeze. In other words, the two events seem to be independent, though they could very well have the same root cause.
Well, that's all I can remember off the top of my head.
Frankly, I getting to be pretty sure that the problem was with the hardware until I booted in safe mode and am not seeing the problem.
I would appreciate any diagnostic advice that anyone would care to offer.

Unfortunately I have had this very experience with freezing/crashing iMacs at TWO different jobs and TWO different computers. In each case the Macs where brand new, out of the box. The first time in 2006, I had started a new job and convinced my boss (a die hard PC fan) that macs where the way to go in the art department. Reluctantly he plunked down for a 24" iMac. Within a couple of days, the crashing and freezing started, randomly at first. Then every few hours-regardless of the application load. Finally, it would run for three or four minutes, than Kaput. Applecare sent a tech who said it was a processor problem. With the processors swapped, the freezing stopped for a few days, then returned with a vengeance. Not only was it a nightmare- seeing as I had sworn up and down to the Admins that Macs where great, but our workflow in the department virtually stopped at this point. Within a week they had me back on a wonky PC. Suffice it to say, my tenure at that company was a short one. The next time about a year later was at a print shop. We had migrated our software and files from our Macbook Pro, Mac mini and g5 (which strangely enough was really slow) to a brand new 24" iMac and within three days, the whole gamut of crashing to complete freeze. It cost the company roughly
$50 000 in lost file processing that week. In both cases we had tried everything from moving the computers to a cooler room, fresh install (Tiger in the first case, Leopard in the second), you name it.
At this point I decided that I should find some work in Graphic Design that just doesn't depend on Macs. I also know a slew of people (industry & personal) with a frightening number of horror stories about their iMacs. All with the same symptoms. This has REALLY shaken my faith in Apple. And even tho I'm a fan and love the OS, I honestly don't think I'd invest in one without a serious overhaul of the line.

IMac freezes when opening finder from Safari or other applications to import files

Hello,
I have an iMac late 2013 27inch
When I'm in Safari and want to upload a picture or file from the HDD, finder opens but then there is the rainbow circle and the whole Safari freezes.
Same with other applications like Prezi.
I don't know what to do !!
Maybe its because of Dropbox?
Please help.
- Sebastian

Launch the Console 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 Console in the icon grid.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

Imac freezes with horizontal green lines

My Imac crashed the other day with green lines horizontally across the screen, the mouse would react and move around, but could not open any apps. We took it to get repaired at Core Mac and he said it worked fine. We brought it home today and it crashed again. I think it may be the graphics card? Can anyone help?
Thanks
Not sure what model as I cannot check right now.

I suspect a hardware problem. I'd recommend taking it to your local Apple Store or AASP. You can try to run Apple Hardware Test though in Extended Mode.

My Early 2008 iMac freeze with no apparent reason

I have an Early 2008 iMac (2.66GHz Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM).
Since installing Lion, sometimes the computer freezes without apparent reason.
The only thing I'm sure is that this is NOT the same as the Quicktime video problem – I wasn't watching a Quicktime video, nor a Flash website when it froze. Actually, today happened while I wasnt' doing anything: the computer was on, but I was at launch.
Anyway, what happens is really strange: the screen freeze, I can't do things like change volume, but the mouse still works – albeit without producing results on screen such as dock magnification etc. Also, while the computer was frozen a Time Machine backup occured as scheduled, and I was able to stream my computer's music to my iPhone using the Home Sharing feature.
The clock also remain frozen (at 12:51), so I looked at the logs and this is what I found:
11/01/12 12:46:42,783 iTunes: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73778960): Unexpected connection closure...
11/01/12 12:55:58,614 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending attach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
11/01/12 12:55:58,898 usbmuxd: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x101281000): IPv4
11/01/12 12:55:59,072 ath: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x7fff73778960): Device 'AMDevice 0x10185aa80 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 33, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 12:55:59,072 iTunes: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9122ee51f0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 33, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 12:56:00,758 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x52ea00 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 32, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 12:56:01,682 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x33b210 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 33, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 12:56:34,322 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending detach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
11/01/12 12:56:34,322 iTunes: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9122ee51f0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 33, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 12:56:34,324 iTunes: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73778960): Unexpected connection closure...
11/01/12 13:00:22,505 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending attach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
11/01/12 13:00:22,974 usbmuxd: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
11/01/12 13:00:23,344 iTunes: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9123cc9db0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 34, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:00:23,344 ath: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x7fff73778960): Device 'AMDevice 0x10186ccf0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 34, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:00:25,583 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x33b210 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 33, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 13:00:26,228 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x549be0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 34, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: ** Device in slot: SLOT--1 **
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: ** GPU Debug Info Start **
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00009583
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x000000d6
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000001
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000018
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x0000d052
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000001
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000001
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00009583
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000001
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000015
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000000
11/01/12 13:01:51,000 kernel: 0x00000001
It goes on like this for a while, then:
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0xffffffff
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0xffffffff
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0xffffffff
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0xffffffff
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0xffffffff
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0xc0016900
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0x000001b1
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0x00000004
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0xc0016900
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: 0x00000207
11/01/12 13:02:10,000 kernel: ** GPU Debug Info End **
11/01/12 13:05:56,965 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending detach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
11/01/12 13:05:56,966 iTunes: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9123cc9db0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 34, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 13:05:56,967 iTunes: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73778960): Unexpected connection closure...
11/01/12 13:07:21,408 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending attach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
11/01/12 13:07:21,877 usbmuxd: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
11/01/12 13:07:22,308 iTunes: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9123a21160 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 35, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:07:22,308 ath: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x7fff73778960): Device 'AMDevice 0x10185aa80 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 35, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:07:26,592 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x549be0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 34, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 13:07:27,131 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x362950 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 35, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:16:39,785 com.apple.backupd: Starting standard backup
11/01/12 13:16:40,019 com.apple.backupd: Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup di Time Machine/Backups.backupdb
11/01/12 13:17:14,751 com.apple.backupd: 2.43 GB required (including padding), 16.27 GB available
11/01/12 13:17:30,700 mdworker: Unable to talk to lsboxd
11/01/12 13:19:01,344 com.apple.backupd: Copied 4087 files (381.2 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
11/01/12 13:19:11,801 com.apple.backupd: 2.27 GB required (including padding), 15.89 GB available
11/01/12 13:20:14,819 com.apple.backupd: Copied 3098 files (230.8 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
11/01/12 13:20:23,700 mds: (Error) Volume: Could not find requested backup type:2 for volume
11/01/12 13:20:24,205 com.apple.backupd: Starting post-backup thinning
11/01/12 13:20:37,674 com.apple.backupd: Deleted /Volumes/Backup di Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Galactica/2012-01-10-123033 (146.3 MB)
11/01/12 13:20:37,674 com.apple.backupd: Post-back up thinning complete: 1 expired backups removed
11/01/12 13:20:37,800 com.apple.backupd: Backup completed successfully.
11/01/12 13:55:00,567 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending detach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
11/01/12 13:55:00,568 iTunes: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9123a21160 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 35, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 13:55:00,569 iTunes: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73778960): Unexpected connection closure...
11/01/12 13:57:12,071 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending attach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
11/01/12 13:57:12,379 usbmuxd: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
11/01/12 13:57:12,550 iTunes: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9123c28390 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 36, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:57:12,550 ath: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x7fff73778960): Device 'AMDevice 0x10186ccf0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 36, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:57:14,574 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x362950 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 35, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 13:57:14,815 AppleMobileDeviceHelper: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0xacbba2c0): Device 'AMDevice 0x37d1d0 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 36, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 13:57:35,961 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending detach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
11/01/12 13:57:35,961 iTunes: _AMDDeviceDetached (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9123c28390 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 36, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' detached.
11/01/12 13:57:35,962 iTunes: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73778960): Unexpected connection closure...
11/01/12 14:05:14,778 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff73778960): sending attach for device 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
11/01/12 14:05:15,177 usbmuxd: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
11/01/12 14:05:15,342 ath: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x7fff73778960): Device 'AMDevice 0x10185aa80 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 37, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
11/01/12 14:05:15,342 iTunes: _AMDDeviceAttachedCallbackv3 (thread 0x10fced000): Device 'AMDevice 0x7f9122fad930 {UDID = 8851d03d087cdedc1ee4cd34f58d63e07cd164e8, device ID = 37, FullServiceName = 00:26:bb:fc:33:cf@fe80::226:bbff:fefc:33cf._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.}' attached.
At this point I restarted the computer using the power button.
For the record, a few months ago I replaced the hard drive thinking it could be the problem – good thing I needed more space anyway because it happened twice AFTER I replaced it.
Any help?

Welcome to Lion, I have 10.7.4 and this has been a problem every two weeks or so since 10.7.1. Fun.

Imac freezes with gray screen after mavericks update

I was updating my imac system and it is frozen in a gray screen, like it is restarting.
It's been twenty minutes and it didn't restarted.
What can i do if it don't restart anymore?
All my work data is on that imac.

Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
The first step in dealing with a startup failure is to secure the data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since the last backup, you can skip this step.
There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to start. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
     a. Start up from the Recovery partition, or from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup.) When the OS X Utilities screen appears, launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in this support article, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.” The article refers to starting up from a DVD, but the procedure in Recovery mode is the same. You don't need a DVD if you're running OS X 10.7 or later.
b. If Step 1a fails because of disk errors, and no other Mac is available, then you may be able to salvage some of your files by copying them in the Finder. If you already have an external drive with OS X installed, start up from it. Otherwise, if you have Internet access, follow the instructions on this page to prepare the external drive and install OS X on it. You'll use the Recovery installer, rather than downloading it from the App Store.
c. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, start the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
d. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.
Step 2
If the startup process stops at a blank gray screen with no Apple logo or spinning "daisy wheel," then the startup volume may be full. If you had previously seen warnings of low disk space, this is almost certainly the case. You might be able to start up in safe mode even though you can't start up normally. Otherwise, start up from an external drive, or else use the technique in Step 1b, 1c, or 1d to mount the internal drive and delete some files. According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation.
Step 3
Sometimes a startup failure can be resolved by resetting the NVRAM.
Step 4
If you use a wireless keyboard, trackpad, or mouse, replace or recharge the batteries. The battery level shown in the Bluetooth menu item may not be accurate.
Step 5
If there's a built-in optical drive, a disc may be stuck in it. Follow these instructions to eject it.
Step 6
Press and hold the power button until the power shuts off. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to start up, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Use a different keyboard and/or mouse, if those devices are wired. If you can start up now, one of the devices you disconnected, or a combination of them, is causing the problem. Finding out which one is a process of elimination.
Step 7
If you've started from an external storage device, make sure that the internal startup volume is selected in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
Start up in safe mode. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know the login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
When you start up in safe mode, it's normal to see a dark gray progress bar on a light gray background. If the progress bar gets stuck for more than a few minutes, or if the system shuts down automatically while the progress bar is displayed, the startup volume is corrupt and the drive is probably malfunctioning. In that case, go to Step 11. If you ever have another problem with the drive, replace it immediately.
If you can start and log in in safe mode, empty the Trash, and then open the Finder Info window on the startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) Check that you have at least 9 GB of available space, as shown in the window. If you don't, copy as many files as necessary to another volume (not another folder on the same volume) and delete the originals. Deletion isn't complete until you empty the Trash again. Do this until the available space is more than 9 GB. Then restart as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)
If the startup process hangs again, the problem is likely caused by a third-party system modification that you installed. Post for further instructions.
Step 8
Launch Disk Utility in Recovery mode (see Step 1.) Select the startup volume, then run Repair Disk. If any problems are found, repeat until clear. If Disk Utility reports that the volume can't be repaired, the drive has malfunctioned and should be replaced. You might choose to tolerate one such malfunction in the life of the drive. In that case, erase the volume and restore from a backup. If the same thing ever happens again, replace the drive immediately.
This is one of the rare situations in which you should also run Repair Permissions, ignoring the false warnings it may produce. Look for the line "Permissions repair complete" at the end of the output. Then restart as usual.
Step 9
If the startup device is an aftermarket SSD, it may need a firmware update and/or a forced "garbage collection." Instructions for doing this with a Crucial-branded SSD were posted here. Some of those instructions may apply to other brands of SSD, but you should check with the vendor's tech support.
Step 10
Reinstall the OS. If the Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
Step 11
Do as in Step 9, but this time erase the startup volume in Disk Utility before installing. The system should automatically restart into the Setup Assistant. Follow the prompts to transfer the data from a Time Machine or other backup.
Step 12
This step applies only to models that have a logic-board ("PRAM") battery: all Mac Pro's and some others (not current models.) Both desktop and portable Macs used to have such a battery. The logic-board battery, if there is one, is separate from the main battery of a portable. A dead logic-board battery can cause a startup failure. Typically the failure will be preceded by loss of the settings for the startup disk and system clock. See the user manual for replacement instructions. You may have to take the machine to a service provider to have the battery replaced.
Step 13
If you get this far, you're probably dealing with a hardware fault. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.

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Hi,
I'm surfing the web for a hint up and down the last 2 days w/o success.
The day before my iMac from March 2008 suddenly freezed and showed black and white pattern. A reboot doesn't help, the wheel moves for a while and then freezes. Boot into save mode doesn't work it looks like it loads but then again freezes.
Screenshot : http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1751/1319334548189.jpg
I fear it's the gpu, is this replaceable ? I read a lot yes but seems to depend on the production year.
If iMac is not useable is it useable as an monitor only ?
If it's display is it replaceable ?
Also can someone share how much I can expect for gpu or display repair ?
Thanks for any hints.

I brought the iMac today to a service center. 1 hour later they already called me stating that the gpu is dead and they recommend to change for 780 SGD plus 127 SgD for diagnosis which is ard 910 USD (100 USD for diagnosis) :( .
What a pain. The gpu is 8800 GS after some reading well known for failure, I told that the guy and he said some do and it's still working for a year...well.. 900 bucks is some cash. Since I have all orig apple products, 3 iphones, 2 ipads and the iMac, first time I'm considering to do something not original....
I've told the guy that I have to sleep over it.
Anyone who was in the same or similar one way road ? Repair or go for hackintosh or give Apple another chance with a new Mac ?

Aluminum iMac freeze with Bootcamp?

Has anyone experienced the freezing issue while running Boot Camp? My company is looking into buying quite a few of the new iMacs with the intention of running Windows XP with Boot Camp on them and i did not know if anyone has tried it or experienced freezing problems with it.

I don't use XP but I haven't had any system freezes running Windows Vista with Boot Camp, it's been very stable. The only freeze problem I had on the OS X side was the iTunes Store TV Shows page freeze that a number of people experienced. That problem was fixed with the 1.1 update.
As to other freeze problems that have been reported, I have not experienced any of those and suspect most of them are related to specific software. I also don't know if it's a widespread problem or just a few people posting a lot of messages about it. Things tend to get blown out of proportion here.

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