Intel Mac freeze

We developed a program in AW7 that runs on both Windows and
MAC (running from a local EXE). It was working fine until the
release of the new Intel MAC. Now it just freezes at random
locations w/in the program on an Intel MAC. Doesn't seem to be
anything with the way it was coded or the interaction. Can't
replicate any specific freezing issue, it's completely random.
There's actually a number of issues that we've come across w/
the Intel MAC, mpg video won't play (see other posting), sound
doesn't play on some machines, sound only works sometimes on some
machines, etc. We've tried repackaging the files on an Intel MAC
(no good), repacked them on an OS9 machine (fixed other issues in
the past, this time no good). I've heard about Rosetta but I can't
find a way to enable it for our program so I'm assuming that it
just runs automatically. If I'm wrong please clue me in.
With issues running AW7 on OS9 our customers are limited to
running our latest version on OSX as long as it doesn't have an
Intel chip. So, it's almost worthless to develop for the MAC.
We're about out of ideas so, if anyone has one, we could use
the help.
By the way, does anyone actually develop for the MAC w/
Authorware anymore? :)
Thanks

The few Mac-version pieces I've done recently that have to
run on Intel
Macs have all been CD based, so I'm not too concerned about
audio
sizes...so I just leave them as .wav - and I've not
experienced any freezes.
So it seems like that would be worth a try, especially if you
can batch
convert all the audio and change the extension on one line of
code.
Erik
peterevensen wrote:
> We are getting freezes as well, only while an audio file
is playing. Most of
> the audio is .swa. I tried changing them to .mp3s (just
renaming them) and we
> are still getting a freeze on Intel Macs.
>
> I wonder if going to .wavs would help. Or maybe .aif? We
have thoundands of
> sound files, however. They are all external and I have
one variable for the
> extension, so from the Authorware piece, it would be
easy to use a different
> format.
>
Erik Lord
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Intel Mac freezing and screen going black

Hi,
Has this been happening to anyone else? My Intel Mac was freezing up a lot a month or so ago. It mostly happened while I was using Motion 2, but also while using Firefox or when it was asleep.
I did a clean install of Tiger and only updated to 10.4.9 (I thought the newest OS update may have caused the problem.)
It has froze a few times since then, but not as often. Just now I was working in Photoshop and the Finder and the screen just went black like it was asleep, but would not wake up. I finally did a hard reboot using the power button.
(When it was freezing up about a month ago, usually the screen would freeze up or I would get the spinning beach ball of death.)
After I rebooted the error report alert came up and here is the report:
panic(cpu 2 caller 0x00191931): pmapflushtlbs() timeout pmap=0x4b1700 cpustosignal=0x2
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x515d3b58 : 0x128d08 (0x3cb134 0x515d3b7c 0x131de5 0x0)
0x515d3b98 : 0x191931 (0x3ce38c 0x4b1700 0x2 0x190ad5)
0x515d3c08 : 0x193c6b (0xfebf5e30 0xfebf5e48 0x0 0x19a876)
0x515d3c58 : 0x16535c (0x4b1700 0x7ebc6000 0x0 0x7ebc9000)
0x515d3d48 : 0x165b10 (0x7ebc9000 0x0 0x1 0x0)
0x515d3d88 : 0x162e1f (0x1c95f3c 0x7ebc6000 0x0 0x7ebc9000)
0x515d3db8 : 0x15c259 (0x1c95f3c 0x7ebc6000 0x281c 0x0)
0x515d3df8 : 0x160c62 (0x1120de00 0x0 0x1545c908 0x73000)
0x515d3f48 : 0x1a450e (0x10ac2830 0x373000 0x0 0x3)
0x515d3fc8 : 0x19acd4 (0x105a6a80 0x0 0x10 0x0) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb01014b8
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.9.1: Thu Feb 22 20:55:00 PST 2007; root:xnu-792.18.15~1/RELEASE_I386
Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B08, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 12 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1900 XT, ATY,RadeonX1900, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Network Service: Built-in Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: ATY,RadeonX1900, Display, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDS725050KLA360, 465.76 GB
Parallel ATA Device: SONY DVD RW DW-D150A
USB Device: Hub, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: EPSON Scanner, EPSON, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 1.5 Mb/sec, 100 mA
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 250 mA
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, unknown_value, Unknown
FireWire Device: LaCie 1394 CDRW drive LUN 0, LaCie Group SA, Up to 400 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: unknown_device, unknown_value, Unknown
Any advice or suggestions? Call Apple Care again?
Thanks!

This is how I would approach it:
_Initial troubleshooting_ (you've probably done this already – sometimes it is easier to fix the problem without finding the root cause)
- +Disk Utility+. Boot from the Mac OS® X install CD. After the language selection screen, when the main screen comes up, wait until the menu bar at the top of the screen populates. Then select Disk Utility from the menu. More information is available:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301170
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
- Reset NVRAM/PRAM. See:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
_Further troubleshooting_: the following may assist in isolating the cause of the kernel panic.
+If the problem still occurs primarily in only one program+ (such as Motion 2), then uninstall that program.
+If it seems the problem is random now+: did you install any new hardware recently? If yes, then remove that hardware and see if the problem still occurs.
+In System Preferences+, under Sharing, make sure that file sharing, Windows sharing, web sharing, remote login, etc. are turned off.
+Hardware diagnostics+: on some Macs, you can run an Apple® Hardware Test by holding down the '''d''' button while booting the computer from the Mac® OS X install CD. You may see a blue screen with a small icon in the middle. After about 2 minutes, instructions will appear; please follow the on-screen instructions for running an "extended" test. If the Apple Hardware Test finds a problem, then take the computer to the Genius Bar® at the local Apple store, or call AppleCare® again; maybe with the 12GB of RAM you have, some of might be bad. Also, when you visit the Genius Bar or call Apple Care, have a printout of the above (your post) available; additionally, you may wish to write down the kernel panic message again so the support staff or you yourself can compare the 2 error screens and see how they are similar or different. Anyway I strongly suspect a hardware problem but it could be almost anything.
+Open up your favorite antivirus program+ and scan the entire hard drive just to make sure, if you have not already done so.
If all else fails and you need to reformat (you should probably go to the Apple Store to rule out any hardware problems before doing this), then choose the "zero all data" option under "security options" in the Disk Utility program. This erases the entire disk, not just the directory structure.
In conclusion I think you are right about calling AppleCare again but I hope these steps are useful (if they are not a recapitulation of what you already know).

Problem description: Computer takes a long time to fire up. Spinning ball is seen during start up, sometimes when login dialog box, and sometimes after entering login password. My mac freeze often, especially when using Lightroom-.

Problem description:
Computer takes a long time to fire up. Spinning ball is seen during start up, sometimes when login dialog box, and sometimes after entering login password. My mac freeze often, especially when using Lightroom….     Help is much appreciated!
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You have SCADS of extensions and the things running. McAfee, Intego, Orbicule, CleanMyMac, and others I've not ever even heard of. My first recommendation would be to remove all of these and see if things improve.

Is there a way to find old PowerMac files on my Intel Mac?

I'm running into some problems here and there where things freeze up, kernel panic, stuff like that -- on my new March 2009 Intel 8-core Mac. I'm wondering if I have some old PowerPC files or preferences buried in folders somewhere that could be causing the problem.
My question is: is there a program out there, or a built-in way, to scan my Intel Mac for PowerPC files, preferences, etc., so that I can find and delete them?
Kirby

Well, sure, but I doubt this is the source of your problem.
Anyway, if you run System Profiler, select Software, and then look at "Applications" "Extensions" and "Frameworks" you can see which items are PowerPC, Universal, or Intel, and which are 64 bit.
I strongly recommend you do not go deleting any items willy-nilly as a form of troubleshooting. The chances you will cause more harm than good are virtually guaranteed.
Also, preference files are not PowerPC or Intel. They are just files. Only executable code is built for a specific processor.

Final Cut Pro 5.1 on Intel Mac Pro

Hi,
I have been running successfully Final Cut Pro 5.1 on my intel Mac Pro.
Suddenly it stopped working. While opening, it suddenly quit. Tried to fully uninstall Final Cut following Apple HOWTO and reinstall. Unfortunately, Final Cut is still not working.
I have read lots a various messages and no-one seems to have a 100% success rate.
Anyone has a suggestion?
Cheers
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someone posted something on Craigslist about the intel Macs and he said that the intel just freezes up with FCP and some other programs
Older versions of FCP do NOT run well on IntelMacs because they were written to run on PPC chipped Macs only. Probably the situation you read about on Craigslist. The OP here is running the universal version of FCP so that shouldn't be an issue in this case.
-DH

Logic Express 7 on intel mac

I just purchased an intel mac and have installed Logic Express 7 on it. I cannot get it to record audio (states "audio disabled") and it won't respond to midi commands. Everything basic about the program seems to be up and running besides this. As I've never used this program I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong in the set up or if the program won't run on my intel mac. Garageband 09 works immediately for me upon opening, as does Soundtrack 3. Am I missing something or do I have to upgrade? Thank you much for your assistance.

It seems that the Mini behaves well in general terms, but as mentioned by Mike Conelly in this post, under certain special circumstances, the computer "seems to choke when there were a bunch of plugs on the same track, performance was much better when I only had 10 short on each track instead of 15. This may improve some of the results already reported if you left 15 running on the first track, feel free to double check your results if you think it will make a difference on your box".
Comparing his benchmarks to others listed in the forum, is really encouraging.
I understand that LE is a lot less resource consuming than LP, so probably I'll end buying one soon. If so, I'll post my results. At this time, my iBook is collapsing when using two or three software instruments with big chords...
Last but not least, I'll always have the freeze feature to save CPU...
Thanks again!

Remote Desktop 3 on Intel Mac

I am having a difficult time setting up RD 3 on my Intel Mac, (Mac Book, or Mac Pro) These will be my main RD machines. I can see the other macs and vnc machines on my lan but I am unable to add them to my All Computers list as well as upgrade any mac. It just gets stuck with verifying. Many times when I try to quit the program on my Mac Pro it freezes and will not close out. I tested RD 3 on an Emac 1.25ghz and it worked great. Does anyone have a fix for the newer faster Intels?
The 10.4.8 update did not fix the problem.
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Jim

Here's a copy of my console output as the disconnect happened in ARD. It looks to me that the culprit is "Agentlistener" but I'm unsure how to fix this problem.
Nov 28 15:18:33 KEVS-XP-N-MAC /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListener thread error 22 Unknown error: 0
Nov 28 15:18:33 KEVS-XP-N-MAC crashdump[1961]: Exited process crashed
Nov 28 15:18:33 KEVS-XP-N-MAC crashdump[1961]: crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Exited process.crash.log
LOG: smart shutdown request
LOG: shutting down
LOG: database system is shut down
LOG: database system was shut down at 2006-11-28 15:18:43 HST
LOG: checkpoint record is at 0/8178EC
LOG: redo record is at 0/8178EC; undo record is at 0/0; shutdown TRUE
LOG: next transaction id: 505; next oid: 17347
LOG: database system is ready
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MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) and XP

Consequences of installing G5 Leopard on Intel Mac?

I bought an Intel iMac off of eBay, and it came shipped with OS X 10.4. I had a non-retail replacement DVD of 10.5 from when I had an AppleCare problem with my iMac G5, so I tried to use that disc to upgrade my OS. It never worked correctly, and on the Apple forums I was told that the replacement DVD would be hardware-specific and not function.
However, a new phenomenon has occurred.. If I completely install Tiger with the hardware-specific discs that came with my intel Mac, and then simply upgrade to Leopard- the install succeeds and the computer is ESSENTIALLY functional.
It's not perfect though. What I've observed is that (today was the 2nd time this has happened) after a couple days of untinterrupted use (including powering down/up) and having a seemingly functional iMac-- everything goes very wrong. The computer slows down to a crawl, so I leave it alone; then when the beachball goes away, I try to click something. No matter what App I choose, it will freeze up once it begins, and everything I click suddenly stops working.
So do you think this is a consequence of installing a leopard disc with G5 architecture, or that these symptoms are indicative of something wrong with the iMac itself (possibly bad RAM?). What seems strange is the install does succeed with the upgrade, and the computer works great for a good while- and then suddenly stops. One thing that always confuses/annoys me is when computers aren't consistent... I mean, theyre computers!
Please share your thoughts, thank you!

In short: A PPC Mac cannot boot an Intel version of OS X and vice-versa. You will need a full retail version of Leopard that can install either the PPC or the Intel version of OS X. Or as you have discovered your Upgrade disc will install an Intel upgrade to an Intel version of Tiger or a PPC upgrade to a PPC version of Tiger, but it will not performa a full Erase and Install.
As for migrating from a G5 to an Intel Mac see the following:
A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
Screensavers written for the PowerPC
System Preference add-ons
All Unsanity Haxies
Browser and other plug-ins
Contextual Menu Items
Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5
Kernel extensions
Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
Also be careful with some backup utilities and third-party disk repair utilities. Disk Warrior 4.1, TechTool Pro 4.6.1, SuperDuper 2.5, and Drive Genius 2.0.2 work properly on Intel-Macs with Leopard. The same caution may apply to the many "maintenance" utilities that have not yet been converted to universal binaries. Leopard Cache Cleaner, Onyx, TinkerTool System, and Cocktail are now compatible with Leopard.
Before migrating or installing software on your Intel-Mac check MacFixit's Rosetta Compatibility Index.
Additional links that will be helpful to new Intel-Mac users:
Intel In Macs
Apple Guide to Universal Applications
MacInTouch List of Compatible Universal Binaries
MacInTouch List of Rosetta Compatible Applications
MacUpdate List of Intel-Compatible Software
Transferring data with Setup Assistant - Migration Assistant FAQ
Because Migration Assistant isn't the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode, copying the critical contents to CD and DVD, an external hard drive, or networking
will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs. The initial section below discusses Target Disk Mode. It is then followed by a section which discusses networking with Macs that lack Firewire.
If both computers support the use of Firewire then you can use the following instructions:
1. Repair the hard drive and permissions using Disk Utility.
2. Backup your data. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake or there's some other problem.
3. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
4. Startup your old Mac in Target Disk Mode.
5. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over.
If you are not able to use a Firewire connection (for example you have a Late 2008 MacBook that only supports USB:)
1. Set up a local home network: Creating a small Ethernet Network.
2. If you have a MacBook Air or Late 2008 MacBook see the following:
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)- Migration Tips and Tricks;
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)- What to do if migration is unsuccessful;
MacBook Air- Migration Tips and Tricks;
MacBook Air- Remote Disc, Migration, or Remote Install Mac OS X and wireless 802.11n networks.
Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac:
In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
Credit goes to Macjack for this information.
If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data.
5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications.
Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.
Revised 1/6/2009

Dual PowerMac G4 or Core Duo Intel Mac Mini?

Right now I have a Intel Core Duo Mac mini. I have the following setup and specs on my desk. The mini contains the Duo 1.66GHz processor, 2GB DDR SDRam, 80GB hard drive, OS X & Windows XP, AirPort +Bluetooth, and so on. My problem is that I have always been a tower lover and that is why I purchased the Mac mini because I purchased a 20.1 widescreen HD Dell LCD with DVI-D, VGA, Component, and so on imputs. I wanted this for my Xbox 360 also.
Here is where it starts to get complicated. I also have four, yes four, external hard drives sitting on my desk, and I still need more hard disc space. I have a 250GB, 120GB, 250GB, and 60GB. Plus remember I have a 80GB in the mini. I am also looking into another 250GB or 500GB external hard drive.
Now before I had the mini, I had the original iMac G5 which had a 1.6GHz PowerPC G5 processor in it, 160GB hard drive, and 1.5GB of ram. It was showing age and I needed more speed and a bigger display so I ditched it for the Intel Mac mini.
In addition I am pulling 12 USB ports out the back of my Mac mini. I have a few hubs fulling almost all the ports. I need these for the external hard drives. If I go internal, I can probably live with 6-8 USB 2.0 ports. I will need at least 1 firewire or an iSight camera or my Sony HD handycam, but USB is more needed. In addition I see some PowerMac G4's came with Firewire 800? Is this something I would need, I currently however have no use for it.
But now I really see the need of a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver tower. I was looking into the Dual 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 models, and really don't know which is faster. I would obviously love the expandability of the PCI cards, and independed graphics memory, but am I willing to transition back to PowerPC after moving over the Intel?
I don't know so I am posting it all here in the PowerMac G4 section of the Apple forums. I really hope I can get some good advice here. By the way, I am very Apple and technology frantic, so I know the ins and outs of a tower and stuff like that. So a non Apple warrenty would probably not be a problem.
But one problem is, how much could I get for my Mini which cost me $1099 and how much would a decent G4 tower cost me? I have an extra Nvideo GeForce 4 MX 5400 Ultra with 64MB of ram and DVD-D/ VGA outputs, so that isn't a problem. Plus to replace the AirPort Extreme built into the mini, I have a AirLink 101 Super G (108MBPS) Wireless PCI card. Bluetooth can be added with a simple USB dongle.
UPDATE: Forgot the mention I already have a DVD Burner compatible with OS X and 3.5inch bays. I would like a Dual Layer, but if its a tower, I can upgrade that anytime.
UPDATE x2: I would also like to mention that I use Gigabit Ethernet so any PowerMac model I choose would have to acomidate that such as the Intel Mac mini does.
THANKS EVERYONE!!!!
Mac Mini 1.67GHz Intel Core Duo, 2GB ram, 1.5TB storage, OS X v.10.4.6, 30GB iPo Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I would like one day to have a tower with 4-8 HD drives
(120-250GB each) and HD DVD and Blue-Ray burners.
Good luck Even the Dell towers we have at work have space for 3 HDs, and thats only of you give up one of the CD bays.
Honestly, I unless a blueray player ships in the CPU, I would get a PS3. 1/2 the cost of a standalone blu-ray player, and a game system too
Expected street prices from Sony and Toshiba web sites:
standalone Sony blueray player: 995.
Toshiba HD-DVD: 599
Sony PS3 w/ bluray: 499/599
Is the reason the PowerPC G4 can't handle HD DVD is
processor speed or what? Cause there is always
processor upgrade cards up to 1.8GHz and 2.0GHz Dual.
Thanks.
One of the Apple support pages says you must have a G5...
does not give the background behind it.
On a G4, the OS will not allow HDDVD playback (as HD is defined by FinalCutHD) via the DVD player, BUT it will play back HD video clips (like QT trailers)
On my 867, 720i clips played back w/o a problem, but 1080 would freeze for 20 seconds at a time, (while audio continued normally)
on my Dual 1.42, I have no problems with 1080.
I hesitate to consider or recommend processor upgrade cards b/c for some, the price approaches the cost of a new machine w/o the benefits of faster busses, etc, and, right on the side of the OS X box, it says processor upgrade cards not supported. I would hate to upgrade the OS to find it refused to support my machine.

Mac freezes for a few seconds

Hello fellow Mac users,
since a few days my MacBook Pro is running slow. It doesn't matter what I do, sooner or later the mac freezes (just showing the spinning wheel) for a few seconds and that happens very often, about every 2 minutes. The system runs on 15% workload. Starting Apps takes very long as well. I hoped that the troubleshooting page for Software problems of the Apple support homepage would help, but it did not.
Additionally, the MacBook is not shutting down and if it does it takes very long.
It doesn't matter if I start on a different account or start with the safe boot.
I had this problem about a half a year ago. I just reinstalled OS X and it just worked fine. But I don't have time to do that again.
Specs:
Mac OS X 10.10.3
MacBook Pro 15" Early 2011
Intel Core i7 2 GHz
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
500 GB SATA hard drive
I would be very thankful for every kind of help.

Thanks for the fas answer thomas_r
Here's the report
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
    1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
    16 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 145 - SN = D86113103D8DGDLAM
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000
    AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1680 x 1050
        SA300/SA350 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 0:6:57
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS725050A9A362 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 100.00 GB (20.62 GB free)
        Conrad (disk1) / : 398.88 GB (283.40 GB free) - 9 errors
            Core Storage: disk0s2 399.25 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.avira.kext.FileAccessControl (1.0.0d1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.avira.antivirus.general.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.avira.antivirus.ipm.ui.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.avira.antivirus.notifications.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.avira.antivirus.odscan.default.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.avira.antivirus.scheduler.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.avira.antivirus.systray.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.avira.antivirus.telemetry.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.avira.antivirus.update.default.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.avira.antivirus.dbcleaner.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.avira.antivirus.ipm.loader.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.avira.helper.watchdox.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Dropbox    Programm (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.9 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 45 Check version
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
    Turn Off the Lights
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Conrad: Disk size: 398.88 GB Disk used: 115.48 GB
    Destinations:
        My Book [Local]
        Total size: 1.50 TB
        Total number of backups: 75
        Oldest backup: 2011-06-22 13:46:18 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-05-03 18:10:00 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 1.50 TB > (Disk size 398.88 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         6%    WindowServer
         2%    savapi
         1%    fontd
         1%    avguard-ondemand-mgmt
         0%    AV_Systray
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    804 MB    kernel_task
    344 MB    savapi
    328 MB    avguard.bin
    311 MB    mdworker(11)
    262 MB    Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    9.08 GB    Free RAM
    6.92 GB    Used RAM
    0 B    Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    May 5, 2015, 02:31:14 PM    Self test - passed

My MAC freezes everytime I try to open a picture in Chrome.

Every time I try to "save as" a picture in Chrome, my MAC freezes in Chrome. I can click outside of Chrome and use the picture, but cannot get Chrome to comeback, even if I Force Quit and restart it. Also, doing a soft "Restart" will not fix the problem...I have to manually press the on/off button of the MAC to be able to use Chrome again.
I guessed OS X (10.6.7) on the operating system (because I always install the latest updates)...I was unable to get any response when I clicked on "About this MAC".
Any help is appreciated!!!

You have posted in the PPC iMac forum. Chrome does not run on PPC Macs, only on Intel macs.
If you are really running Snow Leopard 10.6 you have an Intel Mac as Snow Leopard does not run on PPC macs.
So no confusion here at all!
But either way, you have made a good case for getting rid of Chrome!

Motion 2 and Intel Mac

Motion either quits while opening or freezes immediately after opening. Is it not compatible with an Intel Mac?

You can't get it from Software Update, you have to buy it - until the end of the year, if you own Motion 2, you can get the full Final Cut Studio universal binary version (with Motion 2.1) for $199 - you do need to send in your discs:
http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/

FCP, Intel mac pro crashing

SO here is the set up
Dual 2.66 Intel mac pro, 4gb ram, system drive is 500gb, AV drive is over fibre channel.
OS is 10.4.8 FCP 5.1.2
all is fresh install on new system, working good for the first week.
The issues are when I go to render out I get maybe to 75% then the system crashes, get the screen that tells me I have to hold down the power button etc.
The project file contains 1 stream of DV footage and 1 Livetype movie, seems to not like the live type, but crashes with or without it, just faster with.
On a side note a second issue has been trying to burn to dvd, it will crash the same way, after completeing 25-50%, making coasters.
this isuue is present in both machines we have which are identical.
I also have one of them with the loud fans, straight out of the box, reminded me of my old g4 dual 1.25 mdd.. Firmware is up to date on it. Both machines are new within the last 2 weeks.
here is the crash report.
Date/Time: 2006-10-17 15:35:14.346 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.8 (Build 8L2127)
Report Version: 4
Command: Final Cut Pro
Path: /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
Parent: WindowServer [60]
Version: 5.1.2 (5.1.2)
Build Version: 3
Project Name: FCPApp
Source Version: 609211640
PID: 244
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x000069b0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0000a424 VEFrames2TimeCode + 292
1 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00020c86 DispatchHashDict(KGDictSelector, KGDictInt*, KGDictParams*) + 4336
2 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00105e53 KGDictTransferC(KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*, KGDictTransferType, Path*, Path*) + 177
3 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00105e8c pKGDictTransfer(KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*, KGDictTransferType, ...) + 50
4 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0034cb75 pKGClipNewFromItemsFull(KGDictInt**, KGItemSpec*, double*, long, KGClipNewFlag, KGDictInt**) + 10939
5 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0034d3dd pKGClipNewFromItems(KGDictInt*, KGItemSpec*, long, unsigned char, unsigned char, unsigned char) + 153
6 ...Pro.Plugins.Timeline Editor 0x08aac6bf TLSetCenterFrame(TimelineViewRecord*, unsigned char, long) + 16843
7 ...Pro.Plugins.Timeline Editor 0x08abcec6 TLShowReelDupes(KGDictInt*) + 3878
8 ...Pro.Plugins.Timeline Editor 0x08ad6d2d DisposeMenuStrings() + 53723
9 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x001108a2 pKGDragMouseMove(KGPoint*, KGDragRefRec*) + 826
10 ...FinalCutPro.Plugins.Browser 0x0866c7db ComputeLayoutInfo(BrowserRec*) + 7745
11 ...FinalCutPro.Plugins.Browser 0x08671c39 ComputeLayoutInfo(BrowserRec*) + 29343
12 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00275c43 PPassMouseEvent(KGPanelRecord*, KGDictInt*, long) + 1483
13 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0027ed91 pKGPanelMessage(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGViewRecord*) + 97
14 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0023049d ServicesPanelsMessageProc(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGPanelRecord*) + 109
15 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00231773 BrowserMessageProc(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGPanelRecord*) + 101
16 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x002753fb pKGPanelWindowProc(long, long, KGDictInt*, void*) + 53
17 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0028a09b pKGSendWindowMessage(KGWindowRec*, long, long, KGDictInt*) + 93
18 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00140353 HandleMouseDown(OpaqueEventRef*) + 2443
19 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00140b47 DoEvent(OpaqueEventRef*, KGDictInt*) + 685
20 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x003cd341 Events(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 69
21 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dd686b DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093
22 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dd5f10 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
23 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ddd1f0 SendEventToEventTarget + 56
24 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ddd683 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 1169
25 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dd6c22 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2044
26 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dd5f10 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
27 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ddd1f0 SendEventToEventTarget + 56
28 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e210c7 ToolboxEventDispatcher + 81
29 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e1fadf RunApplicationEventLoop + 165
30 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0013cfb4 KGMainEvent(void*) + 46
31 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0028dccf main + 59
32 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002fc6 _start + 228
33 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002ee1 start + 41
and
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x000069b0 ebx: 0x00000001 ecx: 0x30ef9a21 edx: 0xbfffdab4
edi: 0x20d211b0 esi: 0xbfffdc6c ebp: 0xbfffdad8 esp: 0xbfffda9c
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010246 eip: 0x0000a424 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
any help would be mucho appreciated!
cheers
-David

So I was getting prepared to reinstall the OS and all the software, decided to dig a bit more first. Looked at this log
Wed Oct 25 12:43:48 2006
panic(cpu 3 caller 0x003A1D25): getPhysicalSegment() out of 32b range 0x1001fd000, len 0x1000, class IOGeneralMemoryDescriptor
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x47c03398 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x47c033bc 0x131df4 0x0)
0x47c033d8 : 0x3a1d25 (0x3ed64c 0x1fd000 0x1 0x1000)
0x47c034a8 : 0x39f8b1 (0x6f27380 0x0 0x47c034ec 0x3bc21c)
0x47c03508 : 0xc8deff (0x64747a0 0x6f27380 0x0 0x5ed230b8)
0x47c03578 : 0xc7c50b (0x6472600 0x64af500 0x0 0x1a1ec0)
0x47c035a8 : 0x5fa88b (0x651e300 0x7033900 0x47c035cc 0x47c035c8)
0x47c035d8 : 0xc38cec (0x651e300 0x7033900 0x0 0xc39020)
0x47c03648 : 0xc3646c (0x6525c00 0x6f27380 0xde5e868 0x0)
0x47c036c8 : 0x51a020 (0x65a8380 0x6f27380 0xde5e868 0x0)
0x47c03768 : 0x51d38b (0x6df5300 0xcbd0d000 0x1b 0x6f27380)
0x47c037e8 : 0x522da1 (0x6df5300 0xcbd0d000 0x1b 0x6f27380)
0x47c03888 : 0x522e48 (0x0 0x0 0x47c038f8 0x1ef607)
0x47c03898 : 0x1ef607 (0x5a8cf820 0x200ba9 0x0 0x1)
0x47c038f8 : 0x1c0a02 (0x47c039d8 0x47c03954 0x16 0x62f0a2c)
0x47c03998 : 0x2fab82 (0x6e35c60 0x47c039d8 0x47c039e8 0x1bf216)
0x47c039b8 : 0x1e4362 (0x47c039d8 0x47c039c8 0x4d2200 0x63a3604) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice(1.5.1)@0xc35000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily(1.5.1)@0x5f5000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(1.5.1)@0x515000
com.ATTO.driver.ATTOCelerityFC(2.4.1)@0xc7f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIParallelFamily(1.4.3)@0xc78000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.1)@0x5a1000
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIParallelFamily(1.4.3)@0xc78000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily(1.5.1)@0x5f5000
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily(1.5.1)@0x5f5000
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(1.5.1)@0x515000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Common on both machines, both macchines have the ATTO Celerity PCI Express card for the fibre channel. So I went to ATTO's site looking for new drivers and found this
"ATTO's UL5D and Celerity PCI Express adapters will work in the MAC Pro, however; there is a temporary issue with the systems containing 2.5 GB or more RAM. Please limit the RAM to less than 2.5 GB until this can be resolved. Also, ATTO Configuration Tool version 3.6 will not function properly. Please watch our web site for solutions to both of these issues after 10/21/06."
So tomorrow I will bring both machines and hook back up to the terrablock and try it out with 2 gb ram rather than 4gb.
By looking at this panick log, am I right to assume because I see the ATTO in the log it could be the issue? Looking in google for anyone talking about this I found 1 where they said the temp issue as ATTO put it is a freeze/bomb issue. I will hopefully be able to check it out tomorrow, if I get out of training soon enough.
Any more input is always welcome.
Thanks

Intel Mac 20-inch Intel Dual Core 2 Processor

Lately I've been having problems with the mac freezing up. I don't understand because the thing has like only 4 months with me. First it started freezing on when I played World of Warcraft. It just froze and then the screen flickered and turned black. You could hear the background, the game would still be running but you couldn't see anything. Anyways, i used bootcamp and got Windows XP SP2 and installed Final Fantasy XI, and I'm having the same problem. In certain areas the pc just freezes then blacks out and keeps running but with a black screen. Any ideas how to fix this?

Take a look at the following Google Searches:
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Intel mac new update

a few days ago i did auto update and one of the updates (sorry carnt rememebr what is was called think it started with a F) required you to go through a series of sequences to make it install like turning the comp of and holding the power button unil the mac light flashed like a strobe light. it seemed to be an important updat for intel macs only. the problem since them programms are starting to mess up.. e.g msn refusing to close, microsoft word lost its dictionary, final cuts timling keeps freezing. has anyone else had or heard of any problems since the recent updates?

Seems you have updated the firmware on your iMac.
This link should help confirm the computer status:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imacefifirmwareupdate11.html
Haven't had any problems with the update here assuming that is what has been applied.
Another recent update has been the 2006-07 security update however, there is no switch off computer routine just a reboot.
You might want to look in to the following:
- permissions check using disk utility
- deleting the cache folders of problem applications found in ~/Library/Caches
- consider deleting problem application plist files to reset the configuration of the application found in ~/Library/Preferences
~ = user home directory
Hope some of the information helps.

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