Kernel Task and RAM
Hello again, Apple Friends.
Recently I have noticed that kernel_task in Activity Monitor is running at anywhere between 60MB and 200MB of RAM, which is really slowing things down. I have searched on the discussion boards the past few days and have found similar posts related to MB Air and old Powerbooks, but nothing about iBooks.
The kernel_task process will run, using up lots of RAM, even if I have no apps running whatsoever. If I let the iBook idle, over the course of 15 minutes (nothing running) it goes from 60MB to 150MB, with anywhere from 47 to 60 threads. That's when idling!
What I've tried to eliminate: (none of the following are the problem)
Firefox 3
any and all items / drivers in my login startup (the only ones I have not tried removing are those that are Apple)
resetting PRAM (did this)
Repaired disk permissions (did this 2 or 3 times, and each time after checking other items above).
I do not regularly have any peripherals attached, and the problem has existed without peripheral devices. I did get new RAM added a few months ago (I went from 516MB - or something like that - to 1.25GB) and I am wondering if this is part of the problem? But I have only noticed the problem recently. I'm not receiving any kernel panics, and so I'm not too worried, but I am really wondering if there is something amiss I should be worried about. And when I start using other major-memory apps (like iTunes, for example), the kernel_task process goes wayyyyy up (to 250MB or more).
I should add that I have also tried all suggestions listed in this thread, but to no avail.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Well, I have discovered something interesting. After your advice, BD, I tried a few things. First of all, after login, just leaving the computer idling, the kernel task does increase gradually over the course of 15 minutes -- I have tested this 3 times and it usually starts at around 60MB from login and creeps up to anywhere from 75MB to 120MB at the end of 15 minutes.
But then I wondered if it was somehow connected to my login account. I realized this problem only occurs under my main account. This account is not an admin account (I have a separate one for that). I logged in with 3 different accounts (boyfriend, Visitor, and my brother's) and none of them even had the kernel task running on login. Yet under my main account, it is running, starting at 60MB and with 47 threads.
Is this unusual? My next trick is to leave it idling for 30 minutes after login to see how much the memory use increases. But I am really curious now.
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Macbook Air constant kernel task and random reboots problem
Hi my Macbook Air has suddenly started playing up after being fine since purchase. While engaged in photo editing in Photoshop a couple of days ago the fans were screaming flat out (not so unusual) but I had a look in Activity Monitor and noticed an ongoing Kernel Task, I never usually see these but now they always seem to be running hogging (at the moment 608 MB of) memory. Now today the machine has shut itself down twice too something that has happened once or twice only in the last two years . I reset the NVRAM but the kernel task is still running.
Any clues what to do next? Could it be 10.9.2 related?
Thanks
SimonThe kernel_task (pseudo-)process is always running. It should not, however, be using more than a few percent of the CPU. Is it?
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Low Memory Alert, Force quit applications, kernel task and apple.internetaccounts
Like the title says, im getting low memory alerts or a frozen computer. I am only running chrome and messages. After sorting through all of the threads about this problem, and watching my activity monitor, Kernel will take up 4.5 GB and com.apple.internetaccounts will take up 1.5-2 GB, which, with my other apps open and background crap will put me at 8GB and my computer attempts to commit suicide.
Any words of wisdom on how to deal with this mess? Or is rebooting my mac every 37 minutes the new norm?
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about a week ago I got my first ever kernel panic . This coincided with the mac completely running out of battery due to being on a holiday. Sometimes I can get on without an issue for a while until it shuts down and either tells me there is a kernel panic or it does the three beep black screen. From what I have researched its a ram issue. from memory I have 2x2gb rams installed but it may be 4gb I'm not 100% sure and I cant get on to check. I'm pretty sure its not a software issue as I have booted up on several occasions and deleted things such as Sophos. I'm out of warranty so its up to me to get this show back on the road. My questions:
If I can startup the computer and have it running for a while before it dies and says is a kernel panic, is it unlikely its a software related issue?
Is there any possible way of testing for dodgy rams without physically removing one at a time and seeing what happens?
Is there anything else it could be?
Can rams cause kernel panics, if so do the panic reports reflect this?
cheersTry to get your MBP functioning. Perform SMC and PRAM resets:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Try a Safe Boot:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
Kernel Panics can be caused by hardware or software issues. When they occur, log it and post it for review:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2546
RAM can be checked by downloading and running REMBER fro Kelley Computing:
http://www.kelleycomputing.net/rember/
In order to get sufficient loops, run it overnight.
Running a MBP till the battery is exhausted is a very bad practice.
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Hi there,
I have a problem with my MacBook which I bought in April 2007. I upgraded my memory and now have 3GB, the maximum capacity my MacBook 2,1 can deal with. In last week, my computer froze entirely...but the mouse pointer was still moveable what struck me a little. Now, this morning, I had a kernel panic. I'll post the log at the end of this message. I tested my memory because of that with a linux dvd: memtest86. I have up to now 510 errors. I've already changed the memory modules and tested them separately - always errors. Now I wonder if both modules are defective or perhaps something else like perhaps the logic board or the memory controller. The really strange thing is that if I test the memory within OSX, there are no errors found.
Panic log:
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00241FFA): "ip_output: mix of packet in packetlist is wrong=0x4396a900"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.9.59/bsd/netinet/ip_output.c:1494
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x415c3778 : 0x12b4f3 (0x45b13c 0x415c37ac 0x1335e4 0x0)
0x415c37c8 : 0x241ffa (0x4771b8 0x4396a900 0x0 0x0)
0x415c3918 : 0x248771 (0x4396a900 0x3 0x0 0x506b6b0)
0x415c3968 : 0x249f60 (0x3 0x0 0x0 0x1)
0x415c3a98 : 0x24724b (0x506b720 0x415c3c38 0x187c4a61 0x6401a8c0)
0x415c3c78 : 0x23bdc5 (0x438fa800 0x14 0x19cb07 0x0)
0x415c3cb8 : 0x23db47 (0x438fa800 0x14 0x6 0x0)
0x415c3dd8 : 0x23db83 (0x438fa800 0x0 0x6 0xb994)
0x415c3df8 : 0x229b3e (0x2 0x438fa800 0x415c3e48 0x14219
0x415c3e38 : 0x218b47 (0x2 0x438fa800 0x415c3e68 0x5935cb5
0x415c3ec8 : 0x215202 (0x5ae1e04 0x2 0x438fa800 0x3eabf2)
0x415c3ef8 : 0x21595b (0x52ad64 0x546fe88 0x2 0x415c3f74)
0x415c3f68 : 0x215bb9 (0x0 0x438fa800 0x0 0x58f3f2c)
0x415c3fc8 : 0x1a017c (0x58f3f04 0x0 0x1a30b5 0x588604
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
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Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:37:00 PST 2008; rootnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386
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Can anybody help me?
Thanks already...Henning
EDIT: I tested the memory in OSX with rember and the TechTool Deluxe.
Message was edited by: commanderchenI might have found a solution: memtest86 found on linux dvds/cds doesn't seem to be suitable for Intel Macs. There is a port for Intel Macs: http://matt.ucc.asn.au/memtest/
This program blocks the first 1.2MB, where information concerning Boot Camp are located, which cause errors in the normal memtest86. More information in the link given above.
That's why I received those much error messages. That's also why a memory test within OSX didn't show errors. The test is now running for 14mins and no error has occurred yet.
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I'm just wondering what's up with the RAM usage on my macbook. Right when I start up 500MB of RAM is being used (wired and active), 100MB of it being the kernel task. After a typical session of use, I close all programs and find that the RAM usage is about 800MB and the kernel task is using 250MB. Just wondering why the kernel task's RAM usage creeps up like that and doesn't go back down. It's just a little perplexing to have the same exact programs running and be down 300MB of free RAM.
I was having the same problem and looked into it, this may help:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11084568� -
I'm on the verge of buying a MBA and trying to get a good overview of the possible problems. Excuse my ignorance.... the only thing I can't get to grips with is 'kernel task' and 'kernel panic'. Could someone explain what these terms mean so I can get a good understanding of the particular problems this associated with it?
Thanks for your help!Hi FranMatt,
I'll take a stab...
1.) Kernel panic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_Panic), is commonly referred to as the "OS X Blue Screen of Death." Your computer encounters an serious/fatal error in a line of code, either in a software operational or hardware request that it cannot perform. To avoid proceeding further and possibly creating more problems for it it "kernel panics" and asks you to restart.
A panic log is generated on your computer that would tell an engineer or technician what exactly happened (why, when, where).
A Kernel panic is typically an indicator that something is wrong with your computer, the software you're using or the hardware peripheral that you've just plugged. For example, if every time you go to run Microsoft Office the machine "KPs" then it could be something with that application which is causing the issue and would require a reinstall.
Kernel panics are obviously something you don't want, and they're typically easy to avoid (for the most part). Install approved software from manufacturers, run updates, use approved drivers for hardware, etc. But they can happen, at any time for any reason.
2.) Kernel task (seen as kernel_task in Activity Monitor) is a system level function that essentially controls your operating system. If you Google it you'll get all sorts of responses, ironically, many about issues with it and the MacBook Air. My understanding is the kernel_task is a low level system function that essentially communications all the GUI "stuff" to the underlying system, with some back-and-forth. When it balloons and begins to hog a significant portion of RAM and CPU the system becomes virtually unusable (like a Windows memory leak).
I've seen some users on the discussions state that kernel_task is also run as an idle command when their MBA gets hot in an effort to cool down the system. I'm unsure if there's any documented evidence to support that theory from Apple engineering but from my experience the more than task grows in resource allocation the warmer my machine gets.
Recently, 10.5.5 system updates and a separate MacBook Air have been released to identify performance issues with this particular model. It's unclear exactly what was changed, how it was changed and if it really worked (or was necessary). You'll get mixed reviews from people here, with some saying it made things better, others saying nothing changed, and a few saying it actually made things worse.
Personally, I've had my Air since the 3rd week they were made available and have had fantastic luck with mine. It came with 10.5.2 and I've run all my updates when they've been made available and have never suffered performance problems, core shutdowns, etc. I also recently got a second Air, via my employer, that came with 10.5.4 and have also had nothing but fantastic luck and performance. -
Kernel task high CPU usage?
So I noticed my macbook pro (17" 2011, 16GB RAM) running slow, especially graphics. opened up the activity monitor, and lo and behold there is something using 283% of my CPU: kernel_task. Before I even ask how this is possible, what is kernel task, and could this be responsible for my sluggish machine?
I did notice a week ago that google chrome is allowing many pop up windows with messages trying to get me to download system checks and other nonsense... Not sure if this is related but that's annoying too.
Any ideas?
ThanksALso, restarting does nothing to alter this slow state it seems. Restarted twice with no improvement
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My kernel task is using 400% of my CPU
My coMputer is very slow, i need help. I saw the kernel task and is using yhe 400% of my CPU.
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AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
18% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
13% syncdefaultsd
7% WindowServer
5% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
4% mdworker
Top Processes by Memory:
98 MB Safari
94 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
33 MB Dock
33 MB WindowServer
29 MB EtreCheck
Virtual Memory Information:
2.47 GB Free RAM
890 MB Active RAM
130 MB Inactive RAM
543 MB Wired RAM
191 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsThe kernel is using excessive processor cycles. Below are some possible causes for the condition.
Throttling
When it gets high temperature readings from the hardware, or a low-voltage reading from the battery, the kernel may try to compensate by interrupting the processor(s) to slow them down and reduce power consumption. This condition can be due to
a buildup of dust on the logic board
high ambient temperature
a worn-out or faulty battery in a portable
the malfunction of a cooling fan, a temperature sensor, a voltage sensor, or some other internal component
Note that if the problem is caused by a sensor, there may be no actual overheating or undervoltage.
If the computer is portable, test with and without the AC adapter connected. If kernel_task hogs the processor only on battery power, the fault is in the battery or the logic board. If it happens only on AC power, charging is causing the machine to heat up. That may be normal on some models. CPU usage should drop when charging is complete.
Apple Diagnostics or the Apple Hardware Test, though not very reliable, is sometimes able to detect a fault. For more thorough hardware testing, make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
If nothing is wrong with the hardware, then whatever you can do to improve cooling may help.
Installed software
User-installed software that includes a device driver or other kernel code may thrash the kernel. That category includes virtualization software, such as Parallels and VMware, as well as most commercial "anti-virus" products. Some system-monitoring applications, such as "iStat," can also contribute to the problem. You can test for this possibility by completely disabling or removing the software according to the developer's instructions, or starting in safe mode. Note, however, that disabling a system modification without removing it or testing in safe mode may not be as easy as you think.
Corrupt NVRAM or SMC data
Sometimes the problem is cleared up by resetting the NVRAM or the SMC.
External display
Connecting an external LCD display to some MacBook Pro models may cause this issue. If applicable, test by disconnecting the display. You might get better results with a newer LED display. -
I'm experiencing issue with MacBook's performance. Kernel Task is using 612 MB of RAM.
Hi Apple Users,
I am new to this kind of forum/support thread. I am experiencing poor performance on my MacBook Pro. One thing I noticed is the kernel task is eating up too much ram. I have no idea how to fix this. Please share your expertise or past experiences in dealing with kind of problem. I would greatly appreciate for any inputs on this kind of issue.
I have some details that I think might help since I read several threads related to my issue.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated May 26, 2014 at 12:27:51 AM EDT
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 8:27:45
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (317.98 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Startup Items:
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[invalid] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
[not loaded] com.vsearch.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.vsearch.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[invalid] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
[running] com.vsearch.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Battery Health
uTorrent
Wondershare Helper Compact
Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Video Converter: Version: 4.0.0
Conduit Search for Safari: Version: 1.0
GoPhoto.it V9.0: Version: 1.222
YouTube Downloader: Version: 4.0.0.3
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
ConduitNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
14% Google Chrome
3% WindowServer
1% securityd
1% softwareupdated
1% Skype
Top Processes by Memory:
172 MB Google Chrome
156 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
123 MB softwareupdated
123 MB Finder
123 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information:
96 MB Free RAM
3.28 GB Active RAM
3.16 GB Inactive RAM
914 MB Wired RAM
4.57 GB Page-ins
210 MB Page-outs
Thank youI'm having the same issue....Any chance of getting some expert eyes on this report? Much appreciated.
Problem description:
kernel_task is sucking up 1.3GB of RAM
EtreCheck version: 2.1.3 (106)
Report generated December 16, 2014 at 2:07:57 PM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,3
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel Iris Pro -
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 2048 MB
Color LCD 2880 x 1800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 10 days 1:50:25
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM1024F disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 160.00 GB (73.17 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
SSD Storage (disk0s4) /Volumes/SSD Storage : 839.56 GB (113.99 GB free)
ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB disk4 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Kyle Master (disk4s2) /Volumes/Kyle Master : 999.86 GB (543.39 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Lexar USB_3_0 Reader
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
LaCie Rugged THB USB3
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Capture One 8.0.2.app
[not loaded] com.Leaf.driver.LeafFwXDriverMatcher (1.2.0d1) [Support]
/Applications/DiskWarrior.app
[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (4.4) [Support]
/Applications/TechTool Pro 7.app
[not loaded] com.micromat.driver.spdKernel (1 - SDK 10.8) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/HASP/kexts
[loaded] com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge (1.0.2) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.8 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist [Support]
[running] com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist [Support]
[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.xrite.device.softwareupdate.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[running] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist [Support]
[running] com.aladdin.hasplmd.plist [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Support]
[running] com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.prosofteng.DRInstaller.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist [Support]
[running] com.xrite.device.xrdd.plist [Support]
[loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.prosofteng.DGMonitor.plist [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
ChronoSyncBackgrounder Application (/Library/Application Support/ChronoSync/ChronoSyncBackgrounder.app)
i1ProfilerTray Application (/Applications/i1Profiler/i1ProfilerTray.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Support]
WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 - SDK 10.9 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
TechTool Protection [Support]
WacomTablet [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
10% WindowServer
8% ChronoSync
3% bluetoothaudiod
2% Spotify
1% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
464 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
429 MB WindowServer
241 MB Safari
223 MB ChronoSync
206 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
290 MB Free RAM
5.63 GB Active RAM
9.34 GB Inactive RAM
1.67 GB Wired RAM
32.42 GB Page-ins
586 MB Page-outs -
Kernel Power error after Win 7 and RAM upgrade
Hello,
I posted earlier on the subject of win7 and ram upgrades. I did both and it seemed to go fine. I did the ram first ... replaced a 667Mhz 1gb with a 800Mhz 2gb. A couple of days later the computer just shut itself down and restarted. Since then it has done it another 5 times, seemingly at random. Yesterday I decided to spend some time looking into it and found the 'event log'. All the shutdowns are recorded as 'critical'. A search on the web/here showed other occurences of the fault associated with drivers as much as anything.
After I did the win update I did update almost every driver with ones from this site.
Other than the shutdowns the only issues I have which are of very mild concern are the length of time the fingerprint reader takes to be present and that occasionally the cursor is unavailable for about a minute after logging on. When you try and control it it jumps about anywhere but where you want it to go. I rolled back the alps driver and that seems to have sorted the cursor issue.
So, details of the shutdown from the event log are as follows.
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date: 16/01/2011 16:21:31
Event ID: 41
Task Category: (63)
Level: Critical
Keywords: (2)
User: SYSTEM
Computer: (removed by me)
Description:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."
There's more (I've shown it all below) but it's not that important. When I looked into it I found details of the problem on the microsoft knowledge base. Its described here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028504.
I believe I fit into scenario 3 for cause and resolution.
So, it seems that win7 and mixed speed ram may be a problem on some computers ... probably only a tiny number, but it looks like the HP3507 is one of them. I did see somewhere that I could down speed from 667 to 266 which might help with memory compatability but I can't see anywhere on the the insydeH20 bios where to do it. BIOS is version F18 .... upgraded from F15 as part of the Win7/RAM ugrade.
Before I swap back to the 'old' memory I'll see if anybody here can come up with any ideas. It may be that I have to sell off the expensive 2gb memory (ddr2 800mhz 200 pin) for £39.99 from maplin at a bargain price and get 2gb of 667Mhz from somewhere.
The full 'detail' regarding the fault is below.
Bye for now.
Phil
Log Name: SystemSource: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date: 16/01/2011 16:21:31
Event ID: 41
Task Category: (63)
Level: Critical
Keywords: (2)
User: SYSTEM
Computer: (removed by me)
Description:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>2</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-01-16T16:21:31.187617000Z" />
<EventRecordID>194889</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Home_Laptop</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
<Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>Hi DWeiland and Schwede,
Thanks for your replies. Yes I did the runtime engine registry change and also mass compiled the LV7.1 folder and my sourcecode. I still see the problem as I have set the LV adapter as Lv 7.1.1 runtime engine. Now I have changed it to LV7.1 development system. With this setting, it is not giving any error. Thus I don’t see any problem now. The older version of the code had the adapter as the runtime engine for some reason, now I have changed the setting to the development system. I hope that it shouldn’t be a problem.
Thanks again!
Thank you,
Sasi -
Kernel task is using 2-4GB of RAM
I have a late 2012 iMac with 16GB of RAM. At any given time 2-4GB of RAM is in use by the kernel task. My system isn't trucking along for it, thankfully, but it still has me somewhat concerned. How can I identify what is responsible for this significant consumption of RAM and how can I reduce it?
Hello,
Open Console in Applications>Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages.
One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts (Users & Groups in later OSX versions)>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchDaemons -
Launching Mail becomes a runaway process and creates a massive memory leak in the kernel task
I have 16gig of ram, my kernel task is currently using 12gig, Mail is no longer responding while using all remaining ram
Mail has been jammed at 100% of one i7 core for about 2 hours now, disk activity is almost nonexistant.
it was running poorly yesterday, rebuilding the mailboxes did not yeild a positive effect
permissions and drive check out
Quicklook is also reporting a lot of bs when finder windows are open:
example:
10/26/13 1:40:20.985 PM quicklookd[14056]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x603] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x503] - extension: mp3, UTI: public.mp3, fileType: ???? request size:32 scale: 1
I hate the new activity monitor so much, none the less, "Memory Pressure" is pinned
Seeing a whole lot of this in the console as well:
10/26/13 2:57:11.000 AM kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR TM6P kSMCBadArgumentError(0x89) fKeyHashTable=0x0xffffff802ba32000
About to reset the SMC and NVRAM in hopes of a magical unicorn
here is the profile output from EtreCheck:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,3
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
M-Audio Firmware Loader - Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio Firmware Loader
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 2 days 22:34:21
Disk Information:
OWC Mercury Pro RAID disk0 : (2 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
JumboZero (disk0s2) /Volumes/JumboZero: 2 TB (25.5 GB free)
WD My Book 1105 disk6 : (4 TB)
EFI (disk6s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
4TB Beast (disk6s2) /Volumes/4TB Beast: 4 TB (14.97 GB free)
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk2 : (750.16 GB)
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Flux (disk2s2) /: 749.3 GB (301.59 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk2s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Matrox DualHead2Go-DP
Data Robotics Inc. Drobo 17.59 TB
EFI (disk5s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Drobo (disk5s2) /Volumes/Drobo 1: 17.59 TB (11.09 TB free)
CPS OR2200LCDRM2U
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
0x1F2 Vendor 0x1F2 Device 0x101800 400mbit - 400mbit max
0x30E1 Oxford IDE Device 00 400mbit - 400mbit max
EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Terabyte (disk4s2) /Volumes/Terabyte: 999.86 GB (13.63 GB free)
Other World Computing Oxford ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Payload (disk3s2) /Volumes/Payload: 2 TB (181.19 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID
com.TrustedData.driver.VendorSpecificType00 (1.7.0)
com.attotech.driver.ATTOiSCSI (3.4.1b1)
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9)
com.motu.driver.FireWireAudio (1.6
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist
[failed] com.apple.installd.plist
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[loaded] com.attotech.iscsid.plist
[loaded] com.datarobotics.ddservice64d.plist
[loaded] com.klieme.TimeMachineScheduler.plist
[loaded] com.novation.automap.pluginhelper.plist
[loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
[loaded] PACESupport.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist
[loaded] com.motu.MOTULauncher.plist
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
[loaded] com.leadertech.PowerRegister.LGT2.c59807af95d106639fca8f10676ced62.plist
[failed] com.logmein.rescue.sa.0372bc40-2c4a-4755-a5a8-ae3c68b59ab8.plist
[failed] com.logmein.rescue.sa.2449ad28-4b5d-4836-b3d5-7adfb1c387c7.plist
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
CheatSheet
Activity Monitor
Clipboard History
VMware Fusion Helper
MagicMenu
Dropbox
Android File Transfer Agent
Terminal
Console
Matrox PowerDesk
Dictionary
ShuttleHelper
AutomapServer
DDAssist
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
Logitech Control Center
M-Audio MIDISPORT 8x8
TimeMachineScheduler
Tuxera NTFS
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO
Volumes being backed up:
Payload: Disk size: 2 TB Disk used: 1.82 TB
Flux: Disk size: 749.3 GB Disk used: 447.7 GB
Destinations:
Drobo [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 17.59 TB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2013-03-04 17:05:27 +0000
Last backup: 2013-10-22 13:23:41 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 17.59 TB > (Disk size 2.75 TB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:
100% com.apple.internetaccounts
10% Activity Monitor
9% Transmission
3% WindowServer
3% sysmond
1% EtreCheck
1% Dock
1% Mail
0% configd
0% powerd
Top Processes by Memory:
2.43 GB Mail
426 MB com.apple.internetaccounts
115 MB Finder
98 MB Transmission
98 MB CVMCompiler
49 MB Adium
49 MB mds_stores
49 MB WindowServer
49 MB Console
33 MB mds
Virtual Memory Statistics:
22 MB Free RAM
1.91 GB Active RAM
1.90 GB Inactive RAM
2.07 GB Wired RAM
9.39 GB Page-ins
416 MB Page-outsI feel your pain!
Mac Pro with 32 GB, and Mail takes about 5 minutes to "start" - well, show the Mail Menu. Then, another few minutes to actually draw the window... but wait, it STILL needs more time to actually show the accounts and mail.
The (stupid) new Activity Monitor show Mail using 12 GB of RAM, and several com plist files also sucking up CPU time and RAM. Why Apple has to dumb-down good information to "Memory Pressure" is beyond me!
I have reported thsi to Apple, and they had a Support person get in touch with me. I have sent several spindumps and tarball files last week, but no reply. Today, I pinged the support person who said Apple Engineering was reviewing the information, and would likely get back sometime as *maybe* some others were experiencing this problem... -
A Kernel Task runs at 700% processor power between every 5 minutes to 1 hour, slowing down everything I do. I have tried Onyx, zapped the PRAM and reinstalled Snow Leopard. Any suggestions?
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