Is it helpful to do a fresh install from time to time

Just curious about this. Back when I was a Windows user it seemed to be a good idea to format and re-install the OS every couple of years. It seemed like it helped cleanup cobwebs in the system from programs I uninstalled or even programs I kept but had upgraded regularly.

As macjack indicates, you're in for an alternate opinion!
I don't think there's any need to do periodic fresh installs and don't agree that a fresh install on major OS upgrades is necessary. I installed 10.6 right on top of 10.5 on my old laptop, and it worked fine. The caveat: my 10.5 install was still in perfect working order. But, it sure saved me a lot of time to just install 10.6 on top of 10.5.
That said, though, I do have a fairly low threshold for doing fresh installs. For example, if my hard drive is ever damaged, according to Disk Utility, I will often just do a fresh install rather than repairing, as I don't know what corruption may have already happened as a result. This isn't a hard and fast rule, though... for example, I recently had a cheap flash drive crash my machine, so I had to force-reboot. I rebooted straight to the Mac OS X install disk and repaired the damage that had been done to my hard drive as a result of the force-reboot, and considered the problem fixed, since it was caught right away.
You'll also hear from people who almost never do fresh installs, preferring to nurse their system along. Personally, I'd rather spend my time reinstalling than hunting down the cause of some obscure and sporadic problem, but that's just me.

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    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm numptyphysics-svn"
    fi
    read -p "Install Counter-Strike 2D [y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm counter-strike-2d"
    fi
    read -p "Install M.A.R.S. [y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm mars-shooter"
    fi
    read -p "Install SuperTuxKart [y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm supertuxkart"
    fi
    read -p "Install OpenTyrian [y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm opentyrian-hg"
    fi
    read -p "Install Warsow [y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm warsow"
    fi
    read -p "Install Doukutsu [y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm doukutsu"
    fi
    fi
    #multimedia #{{{
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm gstreamer0.10-plugins pulseaudio"
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm libquicktime libdvdread libdvdnav libdvdcss codecs cdrdao"
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm xbmc"
    read -p "Install midi support[y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm timidity++ fluidr3"
    echo -e 'soundfont /usr/share/soundfonts/fluidr3/FluidR3GM.SF2' >> /etc/timidity++/timidity.cfg
    fi
    #font #{{{
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm ttf-ms-fonts ttf-dejavu ttf-liberation ttf-kochi-substitute ttf-google-webfonts ttf-roboto"
    read -p "Install patched font configuration [(i)nfinity][(u)buntu][(n)one]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "i" ]; then
    pacman -Rdd --noconfirm freetype2
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S freetype2-infinality"
    wget http://www.infinality.net/files/local.conf
    mv local.conf /etc/fonts/
    elif [ $OPTION = "u" ]; then
    pacman -Rdd --noconfirm cairo fontconfig freetype2 libxft
    su -l $USERNAME --command="yaourt -S --noconfirm cairo-ubuntu fontconfig-ubuntu freetype2-ubuntu"
    fi
    # misc #{{{
    #configure rc.conf #{{{
    sed -i /"DAEMONS"/d /etc/rc.conf
    echo "DAEMONS=(syslog-ng crond alsa sshd samba dbus cupsd $TOR $LAMP $LOGINMANAGER $NETWORKMANAGER)" >> /etc/rc.conf
    echo "System configuration complete"
    #reboot #{{{
    read -p "Reboot your system [y][n]: " OPTION
    if [ $OPTION = "y" ]; then
    reboot
    fi
    Last edited by helmuthdu (2011-11-17 22:05:09)

    I appreciate the reply.
    My fresh install from the DVD finished and the problem was still occurring. I'm now zeroing the data (one pass), per your suggestion. I'll then do an install of Leopard via Firewire, as I'm unable to start it from the DVD.
    I'm curious how a bad install would prevent the computer from starting from a CD/DVD. I'm able to use the install CD/DVD in other computer without any problems, so I don't believe the physical disk is the issue. When I start while holding OPTION, and insert the DVD, it comes up as a boot-able option. Also, the disk image I initially used hasn't had any issues to date.
    Thanks again,
    Ben

  • After installing Mavericks my iMac has become increasingly unstable with various applications crashing along with some white screen, kernel panic-style restarts. This has even continued after a fresh install, what should I do now?

    Following an Apple Support Team member's advice, I retrieved as many files as I could and erased and repaired the HD before completing a fresh install from a bootable USB. Once I restored all of my software I set it backing up to Time Machine over night only to find that it had crashed and restarted over night before that had completed. I attach the crash report below:
    Anonymous UUID:       F1CB4D58-C5DE-D8BB-D543-3270C7724738
    Wed Oct 30 21:51:58 2013
    panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80070dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80071c5e3d, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000001018, CR3: 0x0000000029716000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0xffffff81d7fa3740, RBX: 0xffffff80368dc8c2, RCX: 0x0000000000001000, RDX: 0xffffff8027862650
    RSP: 0xffffff81d7fa3720, RBP: 0xffffff81d7fa3770, RSI: 0x0000000000000005, RDI: 0xffffff8027862650
    R8:  0xffffff81d7fa3490, R9:  0xffffff81d7fa348e, R10: 0x0000000000002000, R11: 0x000000000000065e
    R12: 0xffffff80368dc8f0, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff80368dc8c2, R15: 0xffffff80368dc8e8
    RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff80071c5e3d, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x0000000000001018, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x2
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff81d7fa33b0 : 0xffffff8007022f69
    0xffffff81d7fa3430 : 0xffffff80070dc19e
    0xffffff81d7fa3600 : 0xffffff80070f3606
    0xffffff81d7fa3620 : 0xffffff80071c5e3d
    0xffffff81d7fa3770 : 0xffffff80071db854
    0xffffff81d7fa37c0 : 0xffffff80071daf60
    0xffffff81d7fa3800 : 0xffffff80071e1fa0
    0xffffff81d7fa3830 : 0xffffff80071d9e8f
    0xffffff81d7fa38f0 : 0xffffff80073611e4
    0xffffff81d7fa3a00 : 0xffffff80073697cb
    0xffffff81d7fa3bd0 : 0xffffff80071fc9db
    0xffffff81d7fa3c30 : 0xffffff80071d544b
    0xffffff81d7fa3cb0 : 0xffffff80071d4da4
    0xffffff81d7fa3d70 : 0xffffff80071c2ebf
    0xffffff81d7fa3f50 : 0xffffff800743de23
    0xffffff81d7fa3fb0 : 0xffffff80070f3e06
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: backupd
    Mac OS version:
    13A603
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000006e0
    Model: iMac11,3, BootROM IM112.0057.B01, 4 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.8 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.59f2
    Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5750, ATI Radeon HD 5750, PCIe, 1024 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533643465238432D48392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533643465238432D48392020
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533643465238432D48392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533643465238432D48392020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.74.0-P2P
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.0f6 12982, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
    Serial ATA Device: ST31000528AS, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: My Passport 070A
    USB Device: Built-in iSight
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Bus:

    What else do you need?
    Crashed again overnight during back-up:
    Anonymous UUID:       F1CB4D58-C5DE-D8BB-D543-3270C7724738
    Fri Nov  1 00:25:41 2013
    panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80184dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80187cf663, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000008014, CR3: 0x000000002b62c000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000008000, RCX: 0xffffff81e9e8bcc8, RDX: 0x0000000000000001
    RSP: 0xffffff81e9e8bc60, RBP: 0xffffff81e9e8bcb0, RSI: 0xffffff8042096108, RDI: 0x0000000000008000
    R8:  0xffffff81e9e8bcd0, R9:  0xffffff81e9e8be70, R10: 0x000000000000064e, R11: 0x0000000000000297
    R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000001, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffffffffffffff
    RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff80187cf663, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x0000000000008014, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff81e9e8b8f0 : 0xffffff8018422f69
    0xffffff81e9e8b970 : 0xffffff80184dc19e
    0xffffff81e9e8bb40 : 0xffffff80184f3606
    0xffffff81e9e8bb60 : 0xffffff80187cf663
    0xffffff81e9e8bcb0 : 0xffffff80187cf310
    0xffffff81e9e8bd00 : 0xffffff80187cea6f
    0xffffff81e9e8bde0 : 0xffffff80185ff47a
    0xffffff81e9e8be50 : 0xffffff80187bf04c
    0xffffff81e9e8bec0 : 0xffffff80187bc6de
    0xffffff81e9e8bf10 : 0xffffff80187bee5a
    0xffffff81e9e8bf50 : 0xffffff801883de23
    0xffffff81e9e8bfb0 : 0xffffff80184f3e06
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mdworker
    Mac OS version:
    13A603
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000018200000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8018400000
    System model name: iMac11,3 (Mac-F2238BAE)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 285206678247
    last loaded kext at 264611740123: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f9a865000, size 65536)
    last unloaded kext at 114432919226: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          650.4.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9909b000, size 65536)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.9
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          80.14
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.11
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          1.1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000          1.1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
    com.apple.kext.AMD5000Controller          1.1.4
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          35
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.0
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          650.4.4
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.9b9
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40          700.74.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.9.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          650.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
    com.apple.security.quarantine          3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          245.13
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.5.2fc2
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    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.4fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          98.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
    com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          1.1.4
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.12
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.5.2fc2
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    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.5.1d27
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
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    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          650.4.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.0
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    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b4
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          650.4.4
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    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          278.10
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          21
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
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    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

  • How to prepare for FRESH INSTALL?

    hi all.
    i am about 2 years into my move back to mac with a small professional office and i am considering a fresh install of Lion from Snow Leopard on the Mac Pro (1st generation) and a 2009/10 MacBookPro. I believe the Mac Pro shipped with Leopard and the MacBookPro shipped with Snow Leopard but not sure if i am off by an OS release on that.
    in any event, it has been a /ton/ of effort in customizing this setup and it includes an install of Mac Drive, Parallels and other software and software settings. I have also edited the registry on windows in a couple of instances and i have run a couple of Terminal customizations on the mac side.
    two questions.
    1. what should i do to prepare for a fresh install and how much time might be involved in redoing my setup?
    2. is it worth all the effort? i mean, i /do/ have a 2 TB hard drive to take the place of my existing 1 TB drive and I could use the extra space. but at the same time i wonder if a fresh install is necessary.
    TIA

    If I understand correctly, you are still running SL. As I said, I'm not familiar with this when using any Windows install. If it were strictly Apple, then it wouldn't be a problem. But still if you want to do a full clean install, that would require reinstalling all applications manually. Otherwise, you would still be migrating the same files your already have.
    Installing Lion over SL will give you a new OS. Unless you have hard drive issues, this should be all that's needed.
    What I would do is check for any PPC applications. If you have any, then uninstall them. Check each application for complete removal instructions.
    You might also use an application such as ONYX to caches, etc. Repair permissions. Just to get the system as clean as possible.
    Once done, you would want to make a current backup. Maybe even a second just in case. You can always do a restore if nessary.
    You could clone your system to an external drive using either SuperDuper or CarbonCopy Cloner. The advantage is that it's bootable. You could then install Lion on either the internal or external drive and make sure it works OK.

  • Segfaults after fresh install

    Hello,
    today I installed Arch for the first time. Everything seemed to work fine, until several applications started to segfault:
    - Chromium browser, when doing drag'n'drop or using the location bar
    Jun  8 00:34:01 FUCKUP kernel: chromium[1664]: segfault at bf232fe0 ip b69f74da sp bf232fe4 error 6 in libc-2.12.so[b699b000+146000]
    - Firefox,  same problem
    - tilda, during startup
    Jun  7 23:45:06 FUCKUP kernel: tilda[1711]: segfault at bf3bbffc ip b6f88690 sp bf3bc000 error 6 in libc-2.12.so[b6f1f000+146000]
    - wine, during startup
    wine: created the configuration directory '/home/philip/.wine'
    wine: Unhandled stack overflow at address 0xb76714da (thread 0012), starting debugger...
    err:seh:setup_exception_record stack overflow 1256 bytes in thread 0012 eip 7efa0fc1 esp 00240e48 stack 0x240000-0x241000-0x340000
    wine: Unhandled stack overflow at address 0xb75204da (thread 000b), starting debugger...
    err:seh:setup_exception_record stack overflow 1272 bytes in thread 000b eip 7efa0fc1 esp 00240e38 stack 0x240000-0x241000-0x340000
    wine: Unhandled stack overflow at address 0xb75504da (thread 0009), starting debugger...
    err:seh:setup_exception_record stack overflow 1272 bytes in thread 0009 eip 7efa0fc1 esp 00230e38 stack 0x230000-0x231000-0x330000
    philip@FUCKUP ~$ wine: Unhandled stack overflow at address 0xb7794414 (thread 0010), starting debugger...
    err:seh:setup_exception_record stack overflow 1212 bytes in thread 0010 eip 7efa0fc1 esp 00240e74 stack 0x240000-0x241000-0x340000
    - ...and maybe others
    The strange thing is that it used to work in the beginning, but as this is a fresh install I installed a lot of packages, and eventually I got these segfaults.
    I'm using an IBM ThinkPad X31.
    I searched the Arch forums and Google, but I didn't find any useful information on this issue. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Can I deliver more information on that matter? Does anyone have an idea how to solve it?
    Greets,
    Philip

    I appreciate the reply.
    My fresh install from the DVD finished and the problem was still occurring. I'm now zeroing the data (one pass), per your suggestion. I'll then do an install of Leopard via Firewire, as I'm unable to start it from the DVD.
    I'm curious how a bad install would prevent the computer from starting from a CD/DVD. I'm able to use the install CD/DVD in other computer without any problems, so I don't believe the physical disk is the issue. When I start while holding OPTION, and insert the DVD, it comes up as a boot-able option. Also, the disk image I initially used hasn't had any issues to date.
    Thanks again,
    Ben

  • MBP Still running slow after install from scratch

    I have a 13-inch, Early 2011 macbook pro. 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5.  4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3. It was running very slowly for a few months. Did a disk verify and found the hard drive was corrupt. I did a completely fresh install from scratch and upgraded to 10.9.1. (still running 10.9.1). I did not bring over any of the files or apps from the old system. Wanted to start from scratch.
    The problem: It is still slow as heck. I mean, I will click on a folder, it will beach ball for a 3 seconds, then open the folder (for example). It is almost unusable. I just used the disk utility again and checked the hard drive and permissions and no issues were found. Anything else I can try or should I sell and buy something new? I really need to be productive on this machine and this is killing it... Help!

    Your machine should be fine once it's fixed. This isn't a processor problem. Either the hard drive is bad as a brody suggested, or the SATA cable that connects it to the motherboard is bad. A way to test this is to move the hard drive to an external enclosure and boot it from there. If it runs better, it's the SATA cable.
    http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-Aluminum-Enclosure-EC-TB4P/dp/B005EIGUD4/ ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1393938834&sr=8-3&keywords=2.5+enclosure
    http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Early+2011+Hard+Drive+Ca ble+Replacement/5120

  • New install from ftp and cd no sound SOLVED

    Hi,
    I've done everything I can find to get sound on this new ftp install but can't get sound to work with the 2.6.23 kernel.
    I've updated a couple of other systems to the new kernel and it has kept sounds working fine but not this new install. I've unmuted everthing and raised levels etc.
    modprobe .conf has this from running alsaconf
    # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
    # --- ALSACONF version 1.0.15 ---
    alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
    alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0
    # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
    Please can you give me some tips. I've a feeling it's something silly I've not got quite checked off right in alsamixer.
    /etc/rc.d/alsa start is done and alsa is in my rc.conf daemons.
    Thanks
    Regards
    edit;
    I've done another install from cd this time and said no to update to kernel 2.6.23 so now I've got 2.6.22 and sound still does not work. I've done many Arch installs before and never had this problem. what could I have overlooked? xmms with streamtuner is receiving signal but no sound. No system sounds either.
    Last edited by drum (2007-10-23 12:25:08)

    Nope no errors from VLC or Rhythmbox.
    Though i noticed in the volume mixer, i now have 2 devices, which i don't think i had before...
    Usually i'd have my webcam or usb headset plugged in, but they're not atm, just my soundcard.

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