Mac Pro Always Randomly Freezes
Hi,
We have a Mac Pro (8-Core) 2,1 here at my office that always freezes at random times. I just updated it to Lion not too long ago and since then it freezes for no apparent reason. I've done a fresh install of Lion on a clean hard drive and thought it may have been a faulty hard drive. Then I did another clean install on another hard drive and still have the freezing issue. I used the same Lion install disc on another Mac Pro 2,1 without it freezing. Could it be RAM? Or is it unstable Lion installs? Font conflicts? I've tried everything.... it wasn't doing this when it had Snow Leopard.
When it freezes, I get the spinning color wheel and can't click anything, but I can still hear my internet radio stream going. Wierd.
Any help or insight would be great! Thanks!
-Brandon
Could it be RAM?
No. Not in a Mac Pro. It uses Error-Correcting Code RAM.
Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity
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I may have an idea what's causing this issue, but I'm not sure how to pinpoint it, remove it or figure out what to do. It may be tied to a conflicting Geneva font, located in (my name) > Library > Fonts. This is not the "True" Geneva font, as that is located in the System > Library > Fonts folder on my primary hard drive. This "impostor" Geneva has a ".ttf" file extension while the original Geneva's extension is .dfont.
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Hardware Information:
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Mac Pro - model: MacPro4,1
1 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 4 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D45a) - Uptime: 0 days 0:0:54
Disk Information:
HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N
ST1000DM003-1CH162 disk1 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Mac Pro HD (disk1s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (905.68 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
WDC WD6400AAKS-41H2B0 disk0 : (640.14 GB)
Windows 8 HD (disk0s1) /Volumes/Windows 8 HD: 639.66 GB (595.23 GB free)
ST3000DM001-1CH166 disk3 : (3 TB)
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk3s2 (disk3s2) <not mounted>: 3 TB
Boot OS X (disk3s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
ST4000DM000-1F2168 disk2 : (4 TB)
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk2s2 (disk2s2) <not mounted>: 4 TB
Boot OS X (disk2s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
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Dell Dell AC511 USB SoundBar
Razer Razer Abyssus
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
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[kext loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.3.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
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[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
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iTunesHelper
Solar Service
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Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 Support
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Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
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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
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Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Logitech Control Center Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Mac Pro HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 87.23 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine HD [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 4
Total number of backups: 6
Oldest backup: 2014-05-01 19:09:57 +0000
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2% mds
1% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% mds_stores
0% SystemUIServer
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49 MB Dock
33 MB mds
16 MB LCCDaemon
16 MB com.apple.dock.extra
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594 MB Active RAM
150 MB Inactive RAM
822 MB Wired RAM
210 MB Page-ins
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My new 2 x 2.8 Quad Core Mac Pro has locked up solid three times now in the past two weeks. When it happens I get the following message in the system.log...
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o The problem is not related to third-party software and / or extensions
o The problem is not related to usage profile (i.e. whether or not the graphics subsystem is under heavy load or not) because I've experienced the problem just scrolling through email
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Anonymous UUID: 110B0849-80D1-E866-42AC-7049298F1578
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panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff7f8caa0f30): NVRM[0/2:0:0]: Read Error 0x00070000: CFG 0x061110de 0x00100406 0x92000000, BAR0 0x92000000 0xffffff8187ddf000 0x092880a2, D0, P0/2
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0xffffff8186943570 : 0xffffff7f8cdb678d
0xffffff81869435b0 : 0xffffff7f8ccebb2e
0xffffff8186943600 : 0xffffff7f8cd61b4f
0xffffff8186943780 : 0xffffff7f8cd5d818
0xffffff8186943870 : 0xffffff7f8cb4566c
0xffffff81869438f0 : 0xffffff7f8ca77f03
0xffffff81869439a0 : 0xffffff7f8ca7cfad
0xffffff8186943a60 : 0xffffff7f8caa59ef
0xffffff8186943c60 : 0xffffff7f8caa75a1
0xffffff8186943d50 : 0xffffff7f8d8727a0
0xffffff8186943db0 : 0xffffff7f8d86f522
0xffffff8186943e40 : 0xffffff7f8d859f57
0xffffff8186943e70 : 0xffffff7f8d8172b7
0xffffff8186943e90 : 0xffffff7f8d8185ac
0xffffff8186943ed0 : 0xffffff7f8d815338
0xffffff8186943ef0 : 0xffffff800c4b0a20
0xffffff8186943f30 : 0xffffff800c4af4c2
0xffffff8186943f80 : 0xffffff800c4af597
0xffffff8186943fb0 : 0xffffff800c0d7607
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8ca51000->0xffffff7f8ccb9fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f8c6bf000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f8ca41000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8c9fe000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.2.4)[B0E6AAA7-E970-3D81-8B43-145D56 A3A4AC]@0xffffff7f8ccc4000->0xffffff7f8cf6dfff
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8ca51000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f8c6bf000
com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.2.4)[B0074750-2FC6-3E26-BEA0-5AD5469686CF]@0xffffff7f8 d80f000->0xffffff7f8d8d9fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f8c6bf000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f8ca41000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f8c9fe000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8ca51000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
13F34
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
Kernel slide: 0x000000000be00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800c000000
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 2179512509335
last loaded kext at 296406696192: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f8cf93000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 368516073398: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8e0a7000, size 8192)
loaded kexts:
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard 5.7.2
com.motu.driver.FireWireAudio 1.6 60625
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f3
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCEDriver 1.1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.7
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 3.1.4b1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f4
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.7f3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard 170.15
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.15
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 3.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 686.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0 -
Using line out audio cause mac pro 1,1 freeze
Hello,
I have upgrade mac pro 1,1 osx from tiger to snow leopard (update to 10.6.8 - clean install))
Why every time I connect my speaker to line out cause system freeze/crash?
But if using internal speaker, there is no problem.
here the logs:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 1161 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: AC315D76-4E52-4690-99BC-7D859B67BE2B
Sat Jan 14 14:39:04 2012
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x36c59c97): NVRM[0/8:0:0]: Read Error 0x00600140: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc1000000 0x3707f000 0x047d00a1, D0, P0/3
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x2ebebcc8 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x2ebebcfc 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x2ebebd18 : 0x36c59c97 (0x36e6f22c 0x36edf840 0x36e7df88 0x0)
0x2ebebdb8 : 0x36f632c4 (0x4b4f804 0x4629004 0x600140 0x36d6cb76)
0x2ebebdf8 : 0x36f24b7f (0x4629004 0x600140 0x600140 0x4dc1444)
0x2ebebe18 : 0x36d38efe (0x4629004 0x557d004 0x3800 0x51e8818)
0x2ebebe38 : 0x36de2946 (0x4629004 0x557d004 0x1 0x0)
0x2ebebea8 : 0x36c4a779 (0x4629004 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x2ebebf48 : 0x36bfb057 (0x4629004 0x4e3df40 0x2ebebf78 0x227631)
0x2ebebf78 : 0x230235 (0x4d71c00 0x4629004 0x0 0x0)
0x2ebebfc8 : 0x2a179c (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0x52c3ee0)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.nvidia.nv40hal(6.3.6)@0x36ee1000->0x3707efff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x36bf3000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x36bf3000->0x36ee0fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x2eb92000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x36105000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x3604e000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10K549
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F4208DC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 903998646699
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0 (addr 0x35d76000, size 0x12288) - last unloaded 83143962448
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 18966325782
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.20
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.GeForce 6.3.6
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 2.1.3b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays 289
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMeromProfile 19
com.apple.driver.AppleMCEDriver 1.1.9
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.8
com.apple.BootCache 31.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 142.6.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 1
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 142.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.3fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv40hal 6.3.6
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d5
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse 162
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse 162
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
System Profile:
Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B08, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2 GHz, 2 GB, SMC 1.7f10
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
Network Service: Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD2500AAJS-41RYA0, 232.89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D
USB Device: Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x9130, 0xfd500000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Cinema Display, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x9222, 0xfd520000 / 3
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0304, 0x3d200000 / 3
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x1003, 0x3d100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x020b, 0x3d130000 / 4
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
So I have to reboot manual with holding power button, but cannot load osx (blank screen), I try to hold smc reset button, don't work too.
So I unplug and plug the memory raiser, so finally everything back to normal. It can loading osx snow leopard normally.
So what is the problem?
Thank you,
DavidIt's a hardware fault. I suggest you make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have it tested. It's a free service. The repair won't be free, but if it's something simple, such as a bad memory module, you may be able to fix it yourself.
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Mac Pro running leopard freezes when shutting down
Hi,
I am having problems with the Mac Pro that was assigned to me at my workplace. Here are some of its specs
it runs Leopard (10.5.8)
processor 2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xenon
memory 32 gb
Hard disks: here's the issue, It shows 3 hard disks on the finder (more details below)
The first issue is that it won't shut down. When I try to turn it off the screen goes blue and freezes. As I read on some forums that people were having issues with Leopard shutting down, I left it on that state for a whole weekend and when I came back it was still frozen.
The second issue is that aslmanager executes periodically and consumes 100% of one of the cores. Luckily most of the time I can use the other cores to do the work, but for heavy chores I do need that extra power. I tried killing it, and it works for some time, but it restarts after a while effectively slowing down my work (I hate having to babysit the computer for hours while it computes, killing the aslmanager periodically, a workaround would be to make a script that periodically kills it but I think this issue is just a symptom of a graver problem).
My guess is that the computer has 4 hard disks, with one of them broken (system information shows 4 hard disks, but the finder only shows three). This somehow affects the operative system, which tries to ineffectively communicate with it before shutting down. Some process may also be logging the problem, creating huge log files that aslmanager then tries to manage.
My questions are:
- How can I test my guess to know if it is correct? I must say that a blue screen and a stray process are not a transparent way to convey information to the user about a hardware problem.
- How can I fix this issue? In case my guess is correct, would disconnecting the hard disk solve the problem?
Thanks a lot.
PS: Even though I don't have to pay for the electricity bill at my workplace, I do try to use as little electricity possible since I believe we are overexploiting our planet. This makes my issue with the Mac Pro even more nagging since I can't help but think that leaving it turned on the whole time and using one of its cores continuously is using a lot of energy.Take a look in Disk Utility.
Also, About This Mac to see what System Profile shows.
You could have two drives in a RAID configuration.
See if it has the Apple Mac Pro RAID controller (affects sleep)
* Disconnect any peripherals
* Clean OS instlal
* Disk Warrior
* Clone the OS (CCC or SuperDuper)
* Try running with Safe Boot
* Apple Hardware Test (your OEM DVD it shipped with, likely 10.4.x) and use D on startup to run
Now the bad news.
The directory and file system get worse and are corrupt and you need to repair and restore to get it back to working right, which is where Disk Warrior and SuperDuper come in.
Your business could get a more powerful Mac Pro or upgrade the processors even to 8-core 5355 or 5360s.
FBDIMMs use a lot of watts and create heat more than anything, too, and those need COOLING and a boost to the fans, so you want to run the fans and set 2-3 extra profiles for when you are running a heavier load. SMCFANCONTROL 2.2+
Apps that aren't multi-thread / multicore you have to wait and upgrade and up to the vendor to ship a more efficient version that uses all the cores (and threading) IF it is an app that can and will benefit. Not all will.
A couple backup sets of course is a must and most any business will have redundancy and a good recovery plan strategy in place. -
2009 Mac Pro - Graphics Glitches/Freezing in Yosemite
Hi,
I have a 2009 Mac Pro that is running 10.10.1. It is using a Radeon 4870 still from the factory. I have had a mostly flawless experience in the last 5 years with the system, but it has lately been displaying graphical problems and then freezing completely. After the display does quirky stuff that I am attaching in the image, I can only move the cursor. No other actions can be performed, and the only option I have is a hard shutdown with the power button. Usually after I do this, the machine will boot with the chime, but no startup screen will ever appear. It just sets blank. The only way I have found around this is to hold the option key, then boot to my primary drive.
I notice this seems to happen after the computer has woken from sleep. But, the issue originally appeared for the first time after updating to the newest Logitech Control panel for my mouse. I thought it was that, so I removed it and am no longer using that at all. The issue still exists.
Here is an image of what the screen typically does.My condolences.
Time for a new GPU. -
Mac Pro 12 core freezing on Mountain Lion
My Mac Pro freezes intermittently while using different types of applications.. This started after updating to Mountain Lion. Why :(?
Tried:
ML Recovery - repairs followed by Safe Mode?
Cloned the system. and tried?
Hopefully people would keep their last OS around for couple months, do a clean install of the new OS, run Setup Assistant
You could of course have something that is not ML compliant, apps drivers plug-ins, whatever. -
Is there a reason why my Mac Pro (running Lion 10.7.4) is always indexing the Macintosh HD? Even when it's completed indexing, the next day it'll be indexing it all over again. Has something corrupted that I need to flush out? I use Onyx, Drive Genius once a month or so as I use Logic heavily in the studio so am defragging etc.
BenInterestingly it's doing it again just after I Superduper'd my mobile FW audio drive back to my internal audio drive. Doing a search of mdworker - the majority of the lines are to do with my projects drive, not the Mac HD which it's currently Spotlight indexing. I've pasted two Full Report threads below. I'm not an expert at all about thisso before I go in and give you a load more, which of the information below can be discarded?
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mdworker(1822) deny file-write-owner /Users/******/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes/NotesV1.sto redata-wal (import fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005F diag:0 uti:com.apple.notes.externalrecord plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Notes.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 4303412)
Process: mdworker [1822]
Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker
Load Address: 0x102de7000
Identifier: mdworker
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: x86_64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [166]
Date/Time: 2012-10-08 12:07:56.878 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C54)
Report Version: 8
Thread 0:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8cde296a fchown + 10
1 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff8954d9a8 pagerOpenWal + 424
2 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff894a0782 sqlite3PagerSharedLock + 1634
3 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff8949fd92 sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans + 1730
4 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff894954ac sqlite3InitOne + 300
5 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff894952e6 sqlite3Init + 102
6 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff89493f9b sqlite3Pragma + 17883
7 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff8948469f yy_reduce + 58591
8 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff89476134 sqlite3Parser + 260
9 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff894740f2 sqlite3RunParser + 418
10 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff89473814 sqlite3Prepare + 1316
11 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff89473233 sqlite3LockAndPrepare + 291
12 libsqlite3.dylib 0x00007fff894ed73f sqlite3_prepare_v2 + 31
13 CoreData 0x00007fff84035e70 -[NSSQLiteConnection prepareSQLStatement:] + 416
14 CoreData 0x00007fff840afc3e -[NSSQLiteConnection performIntegrityCheck] + 206
15 CoreData 0x00007fff840fd3b0 -[NSSQLiteConnection _configurePragmaOptions:] + 432
16 CoreData 0x00007fff84034258 -[NSSQLiteConnection connect] + 2216
17 CoreData 0x00007fff8403315b -[NSSQLCore _loadAndSetMetadata] + 155
18 CoreData 0x00007fff84032f3f -[NSSQLCore loadMetadata:] + 63
19 CoreData 0x00007fff8402aa0b -[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:configuration:URL:options:error:] + 1179
20 Notes 0x000000010328c7ff __50+[NFPersistenceManager persistentStoreCoordinator]_block_invoke_0 + 1916
21 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff859b90b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
22 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff859b9041 dispatch_once_f + 50
23 Notes 0x000000010328bf35 +[NFPersistenceManager persistentStoreCoordinator] + 203
24 Notes 0x0000000103261a80 ImportNotesMetadata + 159
25 mdworker 0x0000000102dede4e
26 mdworker 0x0000000102dec863
27 mdworker 0x0000000102ded647
28 mdworker 0x0000000102df1404
29 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff81b03742 _pthread_start + 327
30 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff81af0181 thread_start + 13
Binary Images:
0x102de7000 - 0x102e40ff7 mdworker (707.3) <105316D8-F5DF-3079-96EF-0EF0986EB053> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker
0x103260000 - 0x103261fff com.apple.Notes.mdimporter (1.1 - 99) <FBEB902F-2B6D-3E28-833C-2B0A76B7593A> /System/Library/Spotlight/Notes.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/Notes
0x103266000 - 0x1032a7ff7 com.apple.Notes.framework (1.1 - 99) <1AE41D51-4594-374F-BA37-DA377AC20495> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Notes.framework/Versions/A/Notes
0x7fff81aef000 - 0x7fff81bbbfe7 libsystem_c.dylib (825.25) <8CBCF9B9-EBB7-365E-A3FF-2F3850763C6B> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_c.dylib
0x7fff84021000 - 0x7fff84256ff7 com.apple.CoreData (106.1 - 407.7) <24E0A6B4-9ECA-3D12-B26A-72B9DCF09768> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreData.framework/Versions/A/CoreData
0x7fff859b7000 - 0x7fff859ccff7 libdispatch.dylib (228.23) <D26996BF-FC57-39EB-8829-F63585561E09> /usr/lib/system/libdispatch.dylib
0x7fff89469000 - 0x7fff89566fff libsqlite3.dylib (138.1) <ADE9CB98-D77D-300C-A32A-556B7440769F> /usr/lib/libsqlite3.dylib
0x7fff8cdd0000 - 0x7fff8cdebff7 libsystem_kernel.dylib (2050.18.24) <C0535565-35D1-31A7-A744-63D9F10F12A4> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_kernel.dylib
=====
***and a second (from a non-OS-X HD)****
mdworker(2011) deny file-write-data /Volumes/Projects/*******/*******/*******.logic/LgDoc/documentData (import fstype:hfs fsflag:4809000 flags:250000005E diag:0 uti:com.apple.logic.project plugin:/Logic Pro.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/LogicPro.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 467334)
Process: mdworker [2011]
Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker
Load Address: 0x10556c000
Identifier: mdworker
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: x86_64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [166]
Date/Time: 2012-10-08 13:36:42.825 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C54)
Report Version: 8
Thread 0:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8cde1fee __open + 10
1 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8550c400 FSMount::_openfork(char const*, unsigned char, unsigned int, unsigned short, _filesec*, int*, int*, FSOpenForkInfo*) + 738
2 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8550b9e3 FSMount::openforkcoreDefault(unsigned int, unsigned int, char const*, char const*, unsigned int, unsigned char, unsigned char, FSOpenForkInfo*, unsigned short, _filesec*, unsigned int, int*, unsigned int*) + 915
3 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8550b460 FSMount::openfork(unsigned int, unsigned int, char const*, char const*, unsigned int, unsigned char, unsigned char, FSOpenForkInfo*, unsigned short, _filesec*, unsigned int, int*, unsigned int*) + 688
4 CarbonCore 0x00007fff85509fa3 PBOpenForkSync + 494
5 CarbonCore 0x00007fff85509da0 FSOpenFork + 42
6 MAFiles 0x0000000106fe40b0 CFileIO::Open(CFileRef const&, unsigned int) + 416
7 MAFiles 0x0000000106fe415c CFileIO::OpenReadWrite(CFileRef const&, unsigned int) + 12
8 LogicPro 0x0000000105974e5d DiskSong::DiskSong(CFileRef const&) + 221
9 LogicPro 0x000000010597154d GetMetadataForFile + 285
10 mdworker 0x0000000105572e4e
11 mdworker 0x0000000105571863
12 mdworker 0x0000000105572647
13 mdworker 0x0000000105576404
14 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff81b03742 _pthread_start + 327
15 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff81af0181 thread_start + 13
Binary Images:
0x10556c000 - 0x1055c5ff7 mdworker (707.3) <105316D8-F5DF-3079-96EF-0EF0986EB053> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker
0x105970000 - 0x10597bff7 com.apple.MDImporter.LogicPro (9.1.7 - 1700.57) <3F8AC181-108F-A96C-83B8-6D25AB5F2C44> /Applications/Logic Pro.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/LogicPro.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/LogicPro
0x106fd2000 - 0x10708dfe7 com.apple.music.apps.MAFiles (9.1.7 - 144.77) <79A435CF-6C06-4C2E-1190-DC1EA172CF68> /Applications/Logic Pro.app/Contents/Frameworks/MAFiles.framework/Versions/A/MAFiles
0x7fff81aef000 - 0x7fff81bbbfe7 libsystem_c.dylib (825.25) <8CBCF9B9-EBB7-365E-A3FF-2F3850763C6B> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_c.dylib
0x7fff854e9000 - 0x7fff85800ff7 com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore (1037.3 - 1037.3) <DF7CABCA-F2CB-345B-8EFF-F0F4E937B7FF> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonC ore.framework/Versions/A/CarbonCore
0x7fff8cdd0000 - 0x7fff8cdebff7 libsystem_kernel.dylib (2050.18.24) <C0535565-35D1-31A7-A744-63D9F10F12A4> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_kernel.dylib
Or have I just gone and copied the wrong information?
Thanks again,
Ben -
Mac Pro 1,1 freezes on boot screen, hard drives are accessible via network
My Mac Pro 1,1 today failed to display anything on the monitors when I woke it from sleep mode, even though it sounded like it was running.
Upon restarting the computer, it chimed as usual, made fan and hard drive spinning sounds, and went to the boot screen, where the little grey, dashed circle went around for a little while, but then it froze.
The hard drives kept making noises, so I waited, but nothing happened.
So I tried the following things;
• Restarted
• Zapped PRAM
• Unplugged USB devices
• Disconnected power cable for over 15 seconds
• Pushed PMU reset button
• Tried to boot from Snow Leopard DVD
• Pushed on graphics cards and RAM risers to make sure they were seated
• Looked inside computer to see if anything looked out of place (nothing really)
• Smacked side
Nothing helped.
Even when I tried to boot from the Snow Leopard DVD, it did the exact same thing; showed the boot screen, spun a little, froze.
I got on my MacBook Pro and was able to access the hard drives over my WiFi network, so I know the computer is running on some level.
This computer has been running slowly for awhile, which I attributed to running out of disk space and having lots of browser windows open, and I think it had a couple of kernel panics recently. Also the monitors went haywire a couple of weeks ago after I shut the computer down while it was running on UPS power, but I was able to fix one by doing a factory reset. I don't know if any of that is related to this problem.
Also, I currently have both the factory graphics card and a more powerful graphics card for GPGPU simultaneously installed (forget the model number, but it's the one that dies and you have to bake it to make it work again). It's not glitching up at all though; just spinning a little on the boot screen and freezing. I tried unplugging one of the monitors from the graphics card I had it connected to and plugging it into the other one, but it didn't make any difference.
I also recently ran disk first aid on all my hard drives and it said they were fine.
Any ideas???
Anyone have any ideas?The Boot screens use a very simple mode of display, typically shared by Safe Mode, Alt/Option boot, Recovery mode and stand-alone Installer. Once you get to the login screen, the Driver loads and the most complex interrupt-driven parts of your graphics card must be working to display a picture.
The cards in older Mac Pros do not have a history of long, trouble-free life. There are many, many threads here that are solved by replacing the card, especially with a more modern one.
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