Mac mini booting too slow
I Start my mac and 10 minutes later the apple logo appears. I log in and inserted the apple DVD, but my mac not read it, I try to use Disk Utility to eject the DVD, but the application is not responding. What can I do about it?
There are a couple of things you can try.
To eject a disc, hold down the mouse button as soon as you hear the startup chime and keep holding it down until the disc ejects.
To try to diagnose the slow boot time, try a "Safe Boot" by holding down the shift key as soon as you hear the startup chime. Keep holding for at least 30 seconds. Is you Mini able to boot faster using the "Safe Boot"?
You might also try an SMC reset to see if it will make the DVD drive work better. (The procedure for the Intel Mini is described at the end of the following link.) Whatever you do, DO NOT apply the PMU reset procedure to an Intel Mini! Only PPC macs have PMUs.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US
If the Mini has been disconnected from electrical power during its lifetime, the PRAM backup battery may be weak, and you may need to reset the PRAM and/or replace the battery:
+Resetting PRAM and NVRAM+
+1. Shut down the computer.+
+2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.+
+3. Turn on the computer.+
+4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.+
+5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.+
+6. Release the keys.+
+Your computer's PRAM and the NVRAM are reset to the default values. The clock settings may be reset to a default date on some models.+
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Mac Mini boots very slow with Mavericks (after security update)
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my Mac Mini boots very slow after I've installed Maveriks. I did two clean installs by now, seemed to work OK after the second one but after the latest safety update (2014-002) the boot time is up to 5+ minutes. Starting Safari or other software takes addtional time. See below for system specs, Etrecheck and log. Any ideas what could cause this? According to the update history I did install the security update 2014-002 twice on the same day although I cannot remember doing such a thing.
Thanks Joerg
Hardware Information:
Mac mini (Late 2009)
Mac mini - model: Macmini3,1
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 0:42:32
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319,21 GB (225 GB free)
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
USB Information:
Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard
Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Safari Extensions:
AdBlock: Version: 2.6.28
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
3rd Party Preference Panes:
None
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% Console
0% coreservicesd
0% imagent
Top Processes by Memory:
213 MB Safari
90 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
90 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
82 MB mds_stores
49 MB Console
Virtual Memory Information:
5.33 GB Free RAM
1.60 GB Active RAM
211 MB Inactive RAM
627 MB Wired RAM
230 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
28.04.14 09:48:09,000 bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1398671289 0
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.appstore" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.authd" sharing output destination "/var/log/system.log" with ASL Module "com.apple.asl".
Output parameters from ASL Module "com.apple.asl" override any specified in ASL Module "com.apple.authd".
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.authd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.bookstore" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.eventmonitor" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.install" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.iokit.power" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.mail" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.MessageTracer" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.performance" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
Those messages may not appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Longterm timer threshold: 1000 ms
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Wed Apr 2 23:52:02 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.92.1~2/RELEASE_X86_64
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 1867682 free pages and 147550 wired pages
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: kext submap [0xffffff7f807a5000 - 0xffffff8000000000], kernel text [0xffffff8000200000 - 0xffffff80007a5000]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: zone leak detection enabled
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: "vm_compressor_mode" is 4
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: standard background quantum is 2500 us
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 74
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for Quarantine
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Quarantine policy (Quarantine)
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Sep 19 2013 22:20:34)
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 64:87
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: ACPI: sleep states S3 S4 S5
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: pci (build 20:00:24 Jan 16 2014), flags 0x63008, pfm64 (36 cpu) 0xf80000000, 0x80000000
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration begin ]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: console relocated to 0xf80010000
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 5, devices 18 ]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: (built 19:46:50 Jan 16 2014) initialization complete
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: NVEthernet::start - Built Sep 19 2013 22:20:06
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: mcache: 2 CPU(s), 64 bytes CPU cache line size
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: mbinit: done [64 MB total pool size, (42/21) split]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Pthread support ABORTS when sync kernel primitives misused
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5901 built-in now active, GUID 34159efffe270ccc; max speed s800.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 289A3125-09B8-376B-ACE3-38D61384202E
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib kmod start
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless kmod start
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless load succeeded
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@B/AppleMCP79AHCI/PR T0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageD river/Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 1, minor 2
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: BTCOEXIST off
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: wl0: Broadcom BCM4328 802.11 Wireless Controller
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: 5.10.131.36
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Macintosh HD on device root_device
28.04.14 09:48:39,817 com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
28.04.14 09:48:39,817 com.apple.launchd[1]: *** Shutdown logging is enabled. ***
28.04.14 09:55:30,438 hidd[43]: void __IOHIDPlugInLoadBundles(): Loaded 0 HID plugins
28.04.14 09:55:30,439 hidd[43]: Posting 'com.apple.iokit.hid.displayStatus' notifyState=1
28.04.14 09:55:30,602 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100000 created
28.04.14 09:55:31,684 fseventsd[44]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (3 442 34362)
28.04.14 09:55:31,738 fseventsd[44]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 4D96DE92-DF6A-4074-A734-C058ACC67177
28.04.14 09:55:33,000 kernel[0]: VM Swap Subsystem is ON
28.04.14 09:55:33,000 kernel[0]: Waiting for DSMOS...
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: IO80211Controller::dataLinkLayerAttachComplete(): adding AppleEFINVRAM notification
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: IO80211Interface::efiNVRAMPublished():
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: NVDAStartup: Official
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: init
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: probe
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: start
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][start] -- completed
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: IOBluetoothUSBDFU::probe
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: IOBluetoothUSBDFU::probe ProductID - 0x8216 FirmwareVersion - 0x0207
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- completed -- result = TRUE -- 0xe000 ****
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: **** [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][start] -- Completed -- 0xe000 ****
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][staticBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Received Bluetooth Controller register service notification -- 0xe000
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR: smcReadData8 failed for key LsNM (kSMCKeyNotFound)
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR LsNM kSMCKeyNotFound(0x84) fKeyHashTable=0x0
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcGetLightshowVers ERROR: smcReadKey LsNM failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcPublishLightshowVersion ERROR: smcGetLightshowVers failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: smcPublishLightshowVersion failed (kSMCKeyNotFound)
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 5
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcInitHelper ERROR: MMIO regMap == NULL - fall back to old SMC mode
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController::setConfigState] calling registerService
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHCIController][protectedBluetoothHCIControllerTransportShowsUp] -- Connected to the transport successfully -- 0x6280 -- 0x3800 -- 0xe000 ****
28.04.14 09:55:36,000 kernel[0]: DSMOS has arrived
28.04.14 09:55:37,000 kernel[0]: 00000000 00000020 NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - not Active
28.04.14 09:55:38,000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).
28.04.14 09:55:38,142 configd[54]: setting hostname to "Susannes-Mac-mini.local"
28.04.14 09:55:38,147 configd[54]: network changed.
28.04.14 09:55:38,368 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Entering service
28.04.14 09:55:38,000 kernel[0]: Ethernet [nvenet]: Link up on en0, 100-Megabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,0000,0de1,0005,45e1,0000]
28.04.14 09:55:38,000 kernel[0]: 05f5e100 00500026 NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - Active
28.04.14 09:55:39,000 kernel[0]: Ethernet [nvenet]: Link up on en0, 100-Megabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,0000,0de1,0005,45e1,0000]
28.04.14 09:55:39,000 kernel[0]: 05f5e100 00500026 NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - Active
28.04.14 09:55:41,920 digest-service[63]: label: default
28.04.14 09:55:41,921 digest-service[63]: dbname: od:/Local/Default
28.04.14 09:55:41,921 digest-service[63]: mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
28.04.14 09:55:41,921 digest-service[63]: acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
28.04.14 09:55:42,335 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.90.2 (Nov 3 2013 18:51:09) starting OSXVers 13
28.04.14 09:55:42,768 loginwindow[38]: Login Window Application Started
28.04.14 09:55:43,026 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Inactive
28.04.14 09:55:43,278 airportd[61]: sandbox cache error 3850
28.04.14 09:55:43,423 digest-service[63]: sandbox cache error 11: database disk image is malformed
28.04.14 09:55:43,851 UserEventAgent[11]: Failed to copy info dictionary for bundle /System/Library/UserEventPlugins/alfUIplugin.plugin
28.04.14 09:55:44,005 com.apple.usbmuxd[17]: usbmuxd-327.4 on Feb 12 2014 at 14:54:33, running 64 bit
28.04.14 09:55:44,942 digest-service[63]: digest-request: uid=0
28.04.14 09:55:45,441 airportd[61]: airportdProcessDLILEvent: en1 attached (up)
28.04.14 09:55:45,729 awacsd[57]: Starting awacsd connectivity_executables-97 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:23)
28.04.14 09:55:46,356 awacsd[57]: InnerStore CopyAllZones: no info in Dynamic Store
28.04.14 09:55:46,370 stackshot[21]: Timed out waiting for IOKit to finish matching.
28.04.14 09:55:47,289 configd[54]: network changed.
28.04.14 09:55:47,291 configd[54]: network changed: DNS*
28.04.14 09:55:47,318 systemkeychain[82]: done file: /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.done
28.04.14 09:55:47,593 apsd[59]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
28.04.14 09:55:47,723 mDNSResponder[35]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
28.04.14 09:55:47,723 mDNSResponder[35]: D2DInitialize succeeded
28.04.14 09:55:47,727 mDNSResponder[35]: 4: Listening for incoming Unix Domain Socket client requests
28.04.14 09:55:48,000 kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Suspend -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0xe000 ****
28.04.14 09:55:48,846 networkd[98]: networkd.98 built Aug 24 2013 22:08:46
28.04.14 09:55:48,926 digest-service[63]: digest-request: netr probe 0
28.04.14 09:55:48,927 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init request
28.04.14 09:55:49,050 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init return domain: BUILTIN server: SUSANNES-MAC-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
28.04.14 09:55:49,000 kernel[0]: SMC::smcReadKeyAction ERROR: smcReadData8 failed for key BEMB (kSMCKeyNotFound)
28.04.14 09:55:55,000 kernel[0]: flow_divert_kctl_disconnect (0): disconnecting group 1
28.04.14 09:55:55,395 WindowServer[80]: Server is starting up
28.04.14 09:55:55,554 WindowServer[80]: Session 256 retained (2 references)
28.04.14 09:55:55,554 WindowServer[80]: Session 256 released (1 references)
28.04.14 09:55:55,619 WindowServer[80]: Session 256 retained (2 references)
28.04.14 09:55:55,689 WindowServer[80]: init_page_flip: page flip mode is on
28.04.14 09:55:56,015 mds[34]: (Normal) FMW: FMW 0 0
28.04.14 09:55:56,075 locationd[40]: NBB-Could not get UDID for stable refill timing, falling back on random
28.04.14 09:55:56,238 WindowServer[80]: Found 27 modes for display 0x00000000 [24, 3]
28.04.14 09:55:56,569 WindowServer[80]: Found 1 modes for display 0x00000000 [1, 0]
28.04.14 09:55:56,571 WindowServer[80]: mux_initialize: Couldn't find any matches
28.04.14 09:55:56,572 WindowServer[80]: Found 27 modes for display 0x00000000 [24, 3]
28.04.14 09:55:56,778 locationd[40]: Location icon should now be in state 'Inactive'
28.04.14 09:55:56,964 WindowServer[80]: Found 1 modes for display 0x00000000 [1, 0]
28.04.14 09:55:56,995 WindowServer[80]: WSMachineUsesNewStyleMirroring: false
28.04.14 09:55:56,997 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[1280 x 1024], 27 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4dd9, Model 2f70, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x6077c6f135c4c44ddc359cba2050401d
28.04.14 09:55:56,997 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (0, 0)[0 x 0], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
28.04.14 09:55:56,998 WindowServer[80]: WSSetWindowTransform: Singular matrix
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[1280 x 1024], 27 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4dd9, Model 2f70, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x6077c6f135c4c44ddc359cba2050401d
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (2304, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]: CGXPerformInitialDisplayConfiguration
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; Vendor 0x4dd9 Model 0x2f70 S/N 0 Dimensions 13.31 x 10.63; online enabled, Bounds (0,0)[1280 x 1024], Rotation 0, Resolution 1
28.04.14 09:55:57,422 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x003f003d: Unit 1; Vendor 0xffffffff Model 0xffffffff S/N -1 Dimensions 0.00 x 0.00; offline enabled, Bounds (2304,0)[1 x 1], Rotation 0, Resolution 1
28.04.14 09:55:57,592 apsd[59]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180C560 Susannes-Mac-mini.local. (AAAA) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180C9F0 C.C.C.0.7.2.E.F.F.F.E.9.5.1.6.3.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180E160 Susannes-Mac-mini.local. (Addr) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180E5F0 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:59,615 WindowServer[80]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102260e, GL mask 0x00000003, accelerator 0x0000428b, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 256 MB
28.04.14 09:55:59,715 WindowServer[80]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102260e, GL mask 0x00000003, texture max 8192, viewport max {8192, 8192}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
28.04.14 09:55:59,716 WindowServer[80]: GLCompositor enabled for tile size [256 x 256]
28.04.14 09:55:59,716 WindowServer[80]: CGXGLInitMipMap: mip map mode is on
28.04.14 09:55:59,726 WindowServer[80]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
28.04.14 09:55:59,801 loginwindow[38]: **DMPROXY** Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
28.04.14 09:56:00,154 configd[54]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.178.24) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
28.04.14 09:56:00,166 configd[54]: setting hostname to "susannes-mini.fritz.box"
28.04.14 09:56:01,357 awacsd[57]: Exiting
28.04.14 09:56:02,738 WindowServer[80]: _CGXGLDisplayContextForDisplayDevice: acquired display context (0x7fc9bb513090) - enabling OpenGL
28.04.14 09:56:03,337 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:03,383 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:03,397 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:03,448 ntpd[106]: proto: precision = 1.000 usec
28.04.14 09:56:03,489 launchctl[126]: com.apple.findmymacmessenger: Already loaded
28.04.14 09:56:03,785 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100004 created
28.04.14 09:56:04,311 digest-service[63]: digest-request: uid=0
28.04.14 09:56:04,312 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init request
28.04.14 09:56:04,316 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init return domain: MACMINI-270CCC server: SUSANNES-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
28.04.14 09:56:04,363 digest-service[63]: digest-request: uid=0
28.04.14 09:56:04,364 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init request
28.04.14 09:56:04,368 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init return domain: SUSANNES-MINI server: SUSANNES-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
28.04.14 09:56:04,370 UserEventAgent[127]: Failed to copy info dictionary for bundle /System/Library/UserEventPlugins/alfUIplugin.plugin
28.04.14 09:56:05,219 loginwindow[38]: Login Window Started Security Agent
28.04.14 09:56:05,648 SecurityAgent[142]: This is the first run
28.04.14 09:56:05,649 SecurityAgent[142]: MacBuddy was run = 0
28.04.14 09:56:05,672 SecurityAgent[142]: User info context values set for susannescherwinski
28.04.14 09:56:06,399 loginwindow[38]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
28.04.14 09:56:06,427 loginwindow[38]: USER_PROCESS: 38 console
28.04.14 09:56:06,000 kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore:Sending lock change 0
28.04.14 09:56:06,970 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[145]: Background: Aqua: Registering new GUI session.
28.04.14 09:56:06,996 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[145]: (com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert) Unknown key: seatbelt-profiles
28.04.14 09:56:06,998 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[145]: (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
28.04.14 09:56:07,002 launchctl[147]: com.apple.pluginkit.pkd: Already loaded
28.04.14 09:56:07,002 launchctl[147]: com.apple.sbd: Already loaded
28.04.14 09:56:07,029 distnoted[149]: # distnote server agent absolute time: 479.663146784 civil time: Mon Apr 28 09:56:07 2014 pid: 149 uid: 501 root: no
28.04.14 09:56:07,530 UserEventAgent[148]: Failed to copy info dictionary for bundle /System/Library/UserEventPlugins/alfUIplugin.plugin
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class AMDRadeonX4000_AMDAccelDevice.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class AMDRadeonX4000_AMDAccelSharedUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class AMDSIVideoContext.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class Gen6DVDContext.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelDevice.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelSharedUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelVideoContextMain.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelVideoContextMedia.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelVideoContextVEBox.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOBluetoothDeviceUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOHIDParamUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOSurfaceRootUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.AirPlayXPCHelper.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.blued.
28.04.14 09:56:07,608 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named BluetoothAudioPlugIn.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOBluetoothDeviceUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,608 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named BluetoothAudioPlugIn.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.blued.
28.04.14 09:56:07,608 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named BluetoothAudioPlugIn.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.bluetoothaudiod.
28.04.14 09:56:07,732 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100006 created
28.04.14 09:56:07,760 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputerIndexed"
28.04.14 09:56:07,793 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:07,820 sharingd[170]: Starting Up...
28.04.14 09:56:07,954 WindowServer[80]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
28.04.14 09:56:08,649 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:09,364 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: IconServicesAgent launched.
28.04.14 09:56:09,577 accountsd[202]: assertion failed: 13C1021: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
28.04.14 09:56:09,719 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100009 created
28.04.14 09:56:10,587 WiFiKeychainProxy[182]: [NO client logger] <Nov 10 2013 18:30:13> WIFICLOUDSYNC WiFiCloudSyncEngineCreate: created...
28.04.14 09:56:10,588 WiFiKeychainProxy[182]: [NO client logger] <Nov 10 2013 18:30:13> WIFICLOUDSYNC WiFiCloudSyncEngineRegisterCallbacks: WiFiCloudSyncEngineCallbacks version - 0, bundle id - com.apple.wifi.WiFiKeychainProxy
28.04.14 09:56:10,847 SystemUIServer[156]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb68855c320 </System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu> (not loaded)
28.04.14 09:56:10,864 SystemUIServer[156]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb68847aab0 </System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu> (not loaded)
28.04.14 09:56:12,097 imagent[189]: [Warning] Services all disappeared, removing all dependent devices
28.04.14 09:56:12,122 imagent[189]: [Warning] Creating empty account: PlaceholderAccount for service: IMDService (iMessage)
28.04.14 09:56:12,123 imagent[189]: [Warning] Creating empty account: PlaceholderAccount for service: IMDService (iMessage)
28.04.14 09:56:12,163 soagent[184]: [Warning] Services all disappeared, removing all dependent devices
28.04.14 09:56:12,181 soagent[184]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:12,184 soagent[184]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:12,417 secd[207]: __EnsureFreshParameters_block_invoke_2 SOSCloudKeychainSynchronizeAndWait: The operation couldn’t be completed. (SyncedDefaults error 1025 - Remote error : No valid account for KVS)
28.04.14 09:56:12,417 secd[207]: __talkWithKVS_block_invoke callback error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (SyncedDefaults error 1025 - Remote error : No valid account for KVS)
28.04.14 09:56:12,639 secd[207]: SecErrorGetOSStatus unknown error domain: com.apple.security.sos.error for error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
28.04.14 09:56:12,639 secd[207]: securityd_xpc_dictionary_handler WiFiKeychainProx[182] DeviceInCircle The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
28.04.14 09:56:12,944 com.apple.time[148]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
28.04.14 09:56:22,465 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:23,038 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:23,156 soagent[184]: Killing soagent.
28.04.14 09:56:23,156 NotificationCenter[181]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:23,159 NotificationCenter[181]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:23,160 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:184)
28.04.14 09:56:23,160 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:184)
28.04.14 09:56:23,314 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:23,316 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:24,403 parentalcontrolsd[216]: StartObservingFSEvents [849:] -- *** StartObservingFSEvents started event stream
28.04.14 09:56:33,245 com.apple.time[148]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
28.04.14 09:56:33,310 soagent[217]: [Warning] Services all disappeared, removing all dependent devices
28.04.14 09:56:33,318 soagent[217]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:33,467 com.apple.dock.extra[212]: No endpoint returned trying to load UnreadCountController.bundle, suspending
28.04.14 09:56:33,493 soagent[217]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:33,494 soagent[217]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:44,319 soagent[217]: Killing soagent.
28.04.14 09:56:44,320 com.apple.dock.extra[212]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:44,322 com.apple.dock.extra[212]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:44,324 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:217)
28.04.14 09:56:44,324 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:217)
28.04.14 10:00:56,532 WindowServer[80]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
28.04.14 10:00:57,256 WindowServer[80]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 1.72 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
28.04.14 10:00:59,103 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x42d] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x1f3] - extension: docx, UTI: org.openxmlformats.wordprocessingml.document, fileType: WXBN.
28.04.14 10:00:59,104 quicklookd[227]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x203] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x103] - extension: docx, UTI: org.openxmlformats.wordprocessingml.document, fileType: WXBN request size:64 scale: 1
28.04.14 10:00:59,143 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x3df] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x2e5] - extension: pdf, UTI: com.adobe.pdf, fileType: ????.
28.04.14 10:00:59,144 quicklookd[227]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x403] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x303] - extension: pdf, UTI: com.adobe.pdf, fileType: ???? request size:64 scale: 1
28.04.14 10:00:59,208 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x1f5] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x42f] - extension: mp3, UTI: public.mp3, fileType: MPG3.
28.04.14 10:00:59,208 quicklookd[227]: 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: MPG3 request size:64 scale: 1
28.04.14 10:01:03,377 mds[34]: (Normal) Volume: volume:0x7f9c5c863000 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/firmwaresyncd.S2FNIL
28.04.14 10:01:17,708 System Events[269]: .sdef warning for part of complex type 'any | number | boolean | date | list | record | text | data' used in suite 'Property List Suite': 'data' is not a valid type name.
28.04.14 10:01:17,709 System Events[269]: .sdef warning for type 'text | missing value | any' attribute 'uniqueID' of class 'XML element' in suite 'XML Suite': AppleScript ID references may not work for this property because its type is not NSNumber- or NSString-derived.
28.04.14 10:01:24,175 Safari[219]: ERROR: ForceShrinkPersistentStore_NoLock -delete- We do not have a BLOB or TEXT column type. Instead, we have 5.Anybody?
Did I something wrong? Too many lines of log? Wrong category? Enlighten me. Thx. -
Mid-2010 mac mini way too slow.
From the day we received it, this computer has run slower than any other Mac we have. We just tried relegating it to the computer that gets the least use. But over the 3 years we have called Applecare numerous times and taken it in and they always say it's fine, but it is always incredibly slow (and even noisy). You can hear it rumbling around whenever you have more than 1 applicaiton open. Now of course my Applecare is expired and I need to be able to use this computer on a regular basis. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I have the same 4,1 Mac Mini and it runs really chipper, even on Mavericks. I have a 500GB 7200RPM Hitachi Travelstar (with 280GB of free space) and 8GB of Crucial RAM.
First thing you need to do is free up a bunch of HDD space. 37GB is well under the 10% needed to work in, plus you are working on the slowest sectors of a 5400 RPM drive.
Additionally if your running low on RAM in Activity Monitor, you should upgrade it to 8GB of RAM. -
Not sure how to diagnose issues on my Mac, but I gathered I should run Etre and post results here. I know I could add more RAM, but this is so slow that I have to believe something else is going on. Can someone spot anything unusual in the following?
Problem description:
Mac Mini running very slow
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 24, 2015 11:33:17 AM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB
VA2037 SERIES 1600 x 900 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Time since boot: 3 days 4:25:7
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (76.72 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. iPhone
Western Digital My Passport 0748 500.07 GB
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
My Passport (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Passport : 499.73 GB (67.99 GB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 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
/Incompatible Software/avast!.app
[not loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (1.0.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.3) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (2.0.1) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.lookupd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.pbs.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.tccd.plist [Details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist [Details]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Microsoft Database Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017277: Version: Unknown
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.1.2 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.287 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.287 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: Unknown
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
HypercosmPlugIn: Version: 1.0 [Support]
Scorch: Version: 6.2.0 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.8 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 [Support]
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 [Support]
BrowserPlus_2.7.1: Version: 2.7.1 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
BrowserPlus [Support]
DivX [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Destinations:
My Passport [Local]
Total size: 499.73 GB
Total number of backups: 35
Oldest backup: 2013-11-28 08:26:20 +0000
Last backup: 2015-01-24 16:14:06 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 499.73 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
17% mds
6% iPhoto
3% activitymonitord
2% WindowServer
1% Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
161 MB WebProcess
132 MB iPhoto
86 MB Safari
82 MB App Store
62 MB iTunes
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
33 MB Free RAM
674 MB Active RAM
668 MB Inactive RAM
769 MB Wired RAM
12.57 GB Page-ins
12.61 GB Page-outsOnly 2 GB is your man problem. You Mac can accept 16 GB. If tight for money get one 8 GB stick and replace one of yuor 1 GB sticks with the 8 GB stick
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_Mac_mini/DDR3_1333
12.57 GB Page-ins
Uninstall your antivirus
[invalid?] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist [Support]
and this one too. Have two is very bad
/Incompatible Software/avast!.app
[not loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (1.0.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.3) [Support]
Update this
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite -
Our 4 plus year old Mac-Mini has gotten slower and slower. Is there a utility that would help speed it up or is there another?
Hello! I’ve offered the steps below to similar posts in the past and they helped out getting to the solution (or at least find the cause). I suggest them to you too in this case. It will take you about 30 minutes or less to do these, depending on how bad the problem on your Mac is.
The goal here is to boot your Mac to the so-called Recovery partition where you’ll have a chance to repair the disk and the disk permissions using the Disk Utility and Password Utility. This might solve your issue and even if it doesn’t- it’s still a decent maintenance step to perform. These steps won’t erase your data or reinstall your Mac in any way if you follow instructions carefully.
Here’s how:
1/ Make sure your computer is completely shut down.
2/ You’ll have to be quick next: Press the Mac’s power button. As soon as you either hear the loud chime, or see the display light up - usually after a second or 2 - on your keyboard press [cmd] + [r] Keep these keys on your keyboard pressed until you either see an Apple Logo with a loading bar or a spinning gear.
After a few minutes, you’ll be presented with a Utilities screen. This is the Recovery partition. If this step is already giving you problems, try using a USB-keyboard. It doesn’t have to be an Apple-keyboard. If you have a Windows-tailored keyboard laying around, use the “Windows-flag” key in stead of the [cmd]-key and it should also work.
3/ Choose Disk Utility and click [continue]
Disk Utility will display your computer’s harddrive in the left column. The default name for it is “Macintosh HD” and is usually the second one from the top. Click on it and click on the [verify disk] button. This will check your “Macintosh HD” harddrive partition for errors. If found, click [repair disk] unless you have a Fusion drive in your Mac and it says [fix] instead of [repair disk] please tell us before you continue! For a screenshot of what I mean, check this article from Apple: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202574
4/ Once done with the verifying or repairing of your “Macintosh HD” click [repair disk permissions]
This will check your partition for permissions errors. A common myth about this feature is that it will fix all permissions issues on your Mac, which is not true, but it will fix most systemwide issues. Also, here is a list of error messages that you can safely ignore if they pop up:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203172
5/ Lastly we shall do a permissions/Access Control List repair on specifically your user’s home folder with a somewhat hidden tool in the Recovery partition. Close Disk Utility and find the menu called “utilities” in the top left corner of your computer’s display. It’s in between the menus “edit” and “window” Don’t be confused with the menu called “os x utilities”
Choose Terminal. A somewhat old-fashioned looking window will pop up, waiting for a text command from you. This is the Terminal.
After the # type: resetpassword and press return. Note that there is no space between ‘reset’ and ‘password’
What you’ll see next is an rectangular window that gives you the option to reset passwords. We are not going to that, however. Instead, click on “Macintosh HD” at the top. In the pull-down menu below that, choose your user's accountname. Skip all the rest and at the very bottom click the [reset]-button.
A spinning gear will appear and may stay on for a second or several minutes. It’s hard to predict exactly how long.
If you have multiple users on your Mac, I advise you to repeat this step for all your users.
We’re ready to reboot your Mac now. Click on the Apple Menu and choose “startup disk” Choose to boot from “Macintosh HD” Please let us know if this solved your issue, or if the steps above did not work, or could not be performed for some reason.
If they worked I suggest you do these steps everytime your Mac becomes slow. -
My mac is becoming too slow. It takes long to open word documents, pdf files or excel documents or even safari. Can anybody suggest something? I have tried to reduce the number of open applications, but does not seem to work.
Hi ...
Checked to see how much free space there is on the startup disk lately?
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure there's a minimum of 15% free disk space.
Freeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac GuidesFreeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac Guides
If disk space is not the issue, booting in Safe Mode deletes system caches that may help.
A Safe Mode boot takes longer then a normal boot so be patient.
Once you see the Desktop, click the Apple menu icon top left corner of the screen.
From the drop down menu click Restart.
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Mac mini running very slow after downloading yosemite
Why is my mac mini (mid 2011) 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 now running very slow in all aspects after upgrading to OS X yosemite 10.10.1?
Here is a recent EtreCheck Report
Problem description:
Mac mini running very slow after upgrading to yosemite
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 21, 2015 at 2:56:48 PM PST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
Mac mini - model: Macmini5,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD Radeon HD 6630M - VRAM: 256 MB
Cinema HD 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 15 days 18:52:31
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (235.76 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema HD Display
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Primax Electronics Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.cloudd.plist
[killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.rcd.plist
[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
[killed] com.apple.warmd_agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist
15 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.installd.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
16 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
CDSBupd Application (/Applications/ConceptDraw Office 2/Solution Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/CDSBupd.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
GoPro [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
27% mds
12% WindowServer
1% discoveryd
1% Microsoft Word
1% Mail
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
253 MB discoveryd
64 MB Mail
52 MB Safari
43 MB iTunes
43 MB Preview
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
42 MB Free RAM
768 MB Active RAM
744 MB Inactive RAM
993 MB Wired RAM
104.37 GB Page-ins
4.15 GB Page-outsMore memory will help:
4.15 GB Page-outs
16 processes killed due to memory pressure
15 processes killed due to memory pressure -
My mac mini is running slow. Bought it in 2009. Activity monitor shows nothing running that should not be. Someone suggested it might be my operating system? Check for software updates, and I am current. Suggestions?
Open Activity Monitor, Show:>All Processes, sort on CPU%, see if anything using too much CPU% when this happens, click on Memory tab, do you have many Pageouts?
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
Check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive in Disk Utilty by highlighting the Drive & looking at the bottom of the window. -
My mac mini is running slow. what should I do?
My mac mini is running slow. What should I do?
Hello Kate,
See if the Disk is issuing any S.M.A.R.T errors in Disk Utility...
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
How much RAM & free space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
In the Memory tab of Activity Monitor, are there a lot of Pageouts?
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>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 -
Virus on mac mini and running slow
My mac mini is running slow. Takes a while to open apps and sometimes does not open and I have to restart.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. -
I am having trouble with the coloured spinning wheel showing up with everything I try and do...My Mac mini has also slowed way down... any help out there would be appreciated...
I am having trouble with the coloured spinning wheel showing up with everything I try and do...My Mac mini has also slowed way down... any help out there would be appreciated...
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My brand new mac mini is super slow
Dear Apple people of the world,
I just bought a new entry-level Mac Mini to supplement by 2010 Apple Air. It's the basic model (2.5 GHZ Dual Core Intel core i5, 4gb memory, 500 gb hard drive, intel hd graphics 4000, os x mavericks). As soon as I got it I upgraded to os X 10.9.5 and migrated data from my Apple Air onto the Mac Mini, so that the hard drive is about half full with word and pdf documents. I also installed Chrome, Evernote, Dropbox and a few other apps.
Problem: The Mac Mini is absurdly slow. Even if I have all apps and windows closed except for one or two, it takes forever to open new apps, sometimes iTunes takes a minute or two to launch, sometimes things freeze, and so on. I can't figure out why it's so slow. Loading emails, reading emails, composing emails, all takes place with significant lag. And if I have more than a few apps open, forget about it, I may as well make a coffee while I try to open a new program.
Any idea why this might be the case? Anything I can do to fix it? The problem is complicated by the fact that I bought it last week in the USA and am now in Gwrmany, so I can't easily exchange or return or upgrade it.EtreCheck version: 2.0.1 (82)
Report generated October 10, 2014 at 6:02:59 PM GMT+2
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Late 2012) (Verified)
Mac mini - model: Macmini6,1
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
DELL U2412M 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: one day 6:16:15
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Super 9 (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (256.37 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital My Book 1230 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Rescued (disk2s2) <not mounted> : 142.00 GB
Archives External (disk2s3) <not mounted> : 147.00 GB
Mac Clon (disk2s4) <not mounted> : 251.00 GB
Photos Clon (disk2s5) <not mounted> : 260.00 GB
Archives Ext BACKUP (disk2s6) <not mounted> : 150.00 GB
Music Clon (disk2s7) <not mounted> : 400.00 GB
Video Clon (disk2s8) <not mounted> : 350.00 GB
Home Time Machine (disk2s9) <not mounted> : 1 TB
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 30.94 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
Cybernathrope (disk4s1) /Volumes/Cybernathrope : 30.94 GB (14.72 GB free)
Apple Inc. iPod
LaCie LaCie Device 500.11 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
bernieTunes (disk1s2) /Volumes/bernieTunes : 499.76 GB (292.87 GB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.1.55 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.1.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Perfect.Driver.SystemAudioRecorder (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (2.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.20 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
[loaded] com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
CultureInfo UNKNOWN (missing value)
Google Drive UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
fuspredownloader UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Rogue Amoeba Schedule Helper ApplicationHidden (/Library/Application Support/Audio Hijack Pro/Rogue Amoeba Schedule Helper.app)
Day-O Application (/Applications/Downloaded and Installed/Day-O/Day-O.app)
KiesAgent ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Kies.app/Contents/MacOS/KiesAgent.app)
EvernoteHelper Application (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 Support
nplastpass: Version: 2.5.5 Support
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.1f2 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
PrintDialogExt: Version: 6.1.1 Support
net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: (null) Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
NPDjVu: Version: 6.1.1 Support
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Super 9: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 242.88 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine Office [Local]
Total size: 999.34 GB
Total number of backups: 13
Oldest backup: 2014-08-19 18:05:05 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-19 14:30:15 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.34 GB > (Disk used 242.88 GB X 3)
Untitled 1 [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 59
Oldest backup: 2011-07-26 17:23:47 +0000
Last backup: 2014-08-16 12:28:32 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 242.88 GB X 3)
Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 1 TB
Total number of backups: 83
Oldest backup: 2011-07-26 17:23:47 +0000
Last backup: 2014-10-08 17:12:11 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 1 TB > (Disk used 242.88 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
8% WindowServer
6% Calendar
2% Found
2% Google Chrome
1% Dock
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
176 MB thunderbird
86 MB Google Chrome
86 MB GotFound
82 MB Mail
73 MB AdobeAcrobat
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
254 MB Free RAM
1.05 GB Active RAM
1.04 GB Inactive RAM
779 MB Wired RAM
20.22 GB Page-ins
2.18 GB Page-outs -
Mac Mini boots to flashing folder
I experience a hdd failure of my mac mini, about a week ago. Ordered a new SSD and replaced it. I then went to a buddies house and put OSX Lion on a thumb drive. Tested it, and it booted on his machine. Now, my mac mini boots to a flashing folder, and I hold the option button upon boot (same sequence I used to test the thumb drive and successfully booted to it) and nothing happens. I just get the same flashing folder and no ability to reference to it. After so long, the system times out and shuts down.
So to conclude,
Mac mini hdd crash. New BLANK ssd installed. Mac mini does not give the option to boot to usb, only flashes gray folder with question mark. Holding option to get boot menu does not work.
Suggestions? I was originally going to burn the OS to a disc, but his machine spit out my blanks.ownerizer wrote:
I experience a hdd failure of my mac mini, about a week ago. Ordered a new SSD and replaced it. I then went to a buddies house and put OSX Lion on a thumb drive.
If you are refering to something created using Recovery Disk Assistant,
it will only work on the machine it was created on. If not, how was it
created? In most cases, it may not work on machines or show up
on a machine that did not have Lion installed natively. -
Can Mac Mini boot XP from an External HD ? ? ? ?
Hi All,
Just a quick question.
I have a recently deceased PC. RIP.
I was able to salvage my boot drive with much of my media content.
I would very much like to buy a Mac Mini to use as a PC / Media Center.
Can a Mac Mini boot Windows XP from an external drive?????
thanks to any who can answer this question,
or possibly point me to more info .
best regardsHi,
without the preperations to be made, that are outlined in the link I gave, Windows always tries to read and write certain files during bootup, which it can't find when you 'only' have a Windows on an external HD.
I only know of these instructions to get Windows on external HDs to work.
If it weren't for games you like to play, I would suggest to have a look at the 'Virtualization' apps like Parallels or VMWare Fusion.
But these aren't good for playing games.
Sorry
Stefan -
Mac Mini boot up problem.
Recently, I started to come across a rather annoying problem. Whenever I start my mac mini, boot menu comes up as if "alt" key was pressed. I choose HD and then mac mini boots normally. I suspected an imminent HD failure and checked the HD for errors with OSX built in disk utility and third party SMART utility. Nothing seems to be wrong with volume and smart tests are OK. While the OSX is running, I don't see any unusual problems like stalls, beach ball or so. Any ideas appreciated.
Mac mini 3,1 OSX SL 10.6.8.No, I doubt it's a hard drive failure although that cannot be ruled out yet. I would first consider doing a reinstallation of OS X:
Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
Do the following:
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install the Combo Updater for the version you prefer from support.apple.com/downloads/.
Let's see if that fixes the problem. Any chance you have another keyboard you can try? In case this doesn't help.
BTW, are you really a physicist? If so what specialty?
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