Macbook freezes frequently.. help!

Hello,
I have a weird problem lately with my macbook unibody late 2008.
Frequently it just freezes, stops working. My mouse becomes unresponsive, and if a song is playing, a short peace of the song just repeatedly plays, producing a repetitive irritating sound.
What can the problem be? I must say, I have opened up my macbook lots of times to replace stuff like keyboard & RAM. And put in a SSD in the optical bay.
Could it be that I damaged the motherboard? It worked fine afterwards, and the problem is just recently. Could it be software? Any way to fix this?

You may want to run the Apple hardware test to see if it picks up any issues. Run the extended test, which can take over an hour to run.

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Step 1
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
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MacBook freezes frequently

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Since a few days, my MacBookPro Mid 2009 frequently looses the WIFI connection and freezes (not both at the same time).
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I really appreciate your work on the forums.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MTTJOY/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&p sc=1

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Hi DrChandra
It's a good news.
My problem appears to be a little different, but same cause: update to 10.7.4.
When my MacBook freezes, there is no wheel of death. It simply freezes. Display turns off, no mouse, no keyboard (the keyboard backlight stays on).
In all occurences, iTunes was loaded. As Gman noticied, if itunes is playing a song it will just hang and repeat the last 1/2 second of the song like a broken record.
I'm not using iTunes, since last Wednesday. No freezes until now.
I may be wrong, but smells some conflict between iTunes and Lion 10.7.4.
I'm working with no time to breath. If I had time I would the same as you. Install from zero and don't update to 10.7.4. Maybe I can do that in one or two weeks.
Until there I'm keeping searching some fix, and using iTunes the less time possible.
[]'s
Mario

Why my new macbook freezes?

It's exactly the 5th times that my new macbook freezes! I don't understand why! The screen remains like a screenshot, it's all blocked! And I can't do anything eccept force shoutdown by holding pressed the shutdown button!
I don't understand if it's an hardware or software problem. I copied the system.log of the last freeze, so I paste it here, hoping you'll help me
system.log:
Descrizione: Resoconto eventi sistema
Dimensione: 236 KB
Ultima modifica: 12/03/09 22:47
Posizione: /var/log/system.log
Contenuto recente: ...
Mar 12 22:29:03 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: hibernatewriteimage done(0)
Mar 12 22:29:03 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: sleep
Mar 12 22:29:03 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: Wake reason = EC LID0
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Mar 12 22:29:03 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: USB (OHCI):Port 6 on bus 0x4 has remote wakeup from some device
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Mar 12 22:29:03 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140
Mar 12 22:29:03 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: NVEthernet::mediaChanged - Link Down
Mar 12 22:29:07 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: Auth result for: 00:19:5b:f6:8b:c6 MAC AUTH succeeded
Mar 12 22:29:07 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
Mar 12 22:29:11 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: WLCE_COUNTRY_CODECHANGED
Mar 12 22:29:11 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'GB'.
Mar 12 22:29:11 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 40 48 56 64 104 112 120 128 136 36 44 52 60 100
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Mar 12 22:29:16 macbook-di-giuseppe SoftwareUpdateCheck[1067]: Checking for updates
Mar 12 22:30:13 macbook-di-giuseppe com.apple.launchd[64] ([0x0-0x6f06f].SoftwareUpdateCheck[1067]): Exited with exit code: 102
Mar 12 22:31:04 macbook-di-giuseppe /usr/sbin/ocspd[1081]: starting
Mar 12 22:31:23 macbook-di-giuseppe com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.backupd-wake[1061]): Exited with exit code: 1
Mar 12 22:43:01 macbook-di-giuseppe ntpd[14]: time reset -0.529290 s
Mar 12 22:46:28 localhost kernel[0]: npvhash=4095
Mar 12 22:46:18 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Volume is journaled. No checking performed.
Mar 12 22:46:18 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Use the -f option to force checking.
Mar 12 22:46:20 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
Mar 12 22:46:20 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.blued): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Mar 12 22:46:20 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Mar 12 22:46:20 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Mar 12 22:46:21 localhost kextd[10]: 416 cached, 0 uncached personalities to catalog
Mar 12 22:46:29 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000
Mar 12 22:46:28 localhost DirectoryService[31]: Launched version 5.6 (v514.24)
Mar 12 22:46:29 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabled
Mar 12 22:46:28 localhost fseventsd[26]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (112897 13 112963)
Mar 12 22:46:27 localhost bootlog[35]: BOOT_TIME: 1236894375 0
Mar 12 22:46:29 localhost kernel[0]: 64 bit mode enabled
Mar 12 22:46:28 localhost rpc.statd[17]: statd.notify - no notifications needed
Mar 12 22:46:29 localhost kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:37:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386
Mar 12 22:46:28 localhost DirectoryService[31]: Improper shutdown detected
Mar 12 22:46:29 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Mar 12 22:46:28 localhost fseventsd[26]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: B63C4D9D-15D7-4501-884E-E5B86D99B92A
Mar 12 22:46:29 localhost kernel[0]: vmpagebootstrap: 447666 free pages and 11086 wired pages
Mar 12 22:46:29 localhost kernel[0]: migtable_maxdispl = 79
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpopolicyinit for TMSafetyNet
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.seatbelt
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpopolicyinit for mb
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Seatbelt MACF policy initialized
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt Policy (mb)
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: using 9175 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 64:87
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
Mar 12 22:46:30: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: mbinit: done
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 17E051C8-7DB5-3F29-B40E-533FB5C596EF
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost 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>
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@B/AppleMCP79AHCI/PR T0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageD river/TOSHIBA MK2553GSX Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: replay_journal: from: 20165120 to: 21916672 (joffset 0x10302000)
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: journal replay done.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 4 orphaned unlinked files or directories
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: initialization complete
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Mar 12 22:46:30: --- last message repeated 4 times ---
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered.
Mar 12 22:46:30 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Mar 12 22:46:32 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
Mar 12 22:46:32 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Mar 12 22:46:34 localhost kernel[0]: BTCoexistence feature not supported!
Mar 12 22:46:34 localhost kernel[0]: wl0: Broadcom BCM432b 802.11 Wireless Controller
Mar 12 22:46:34 localhost kernel[0]: 5.10.38.27
Mar 12 22:46:34 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][configurePM] power parent ready after 1 tries
Mar 12 22:46:34 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Mar 12 22:46:35: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Mar 12 22:46:35 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Mar 12 22:46:36 localhost configd[33]: Error: No interface name for AirPort_Brcm43xx
Mar 12 22:46:36 localhost configd[33]: Error: ioPublishedDriverCallback() failed to initDeviceFromService()
Mar 12 22:46:36 localhost mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-176.3 (Sep 30 2008 16:59:38)[21]: starting
Mar 12 22:46:38 macbook-di-giuseppe configd[33]: setting hostname to "macbook-di-giuseppe.local"
Mar 12 22:46:38 macbook-di-giuseppe blued[79]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started.
Mar 12 22:46:38 macbook-di-giuseppe /usr/sbin/ocspd[80]: starting
Mar 12 22:46:43 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 == mMikeyPeripheralInterruptSource" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-162.1.37/AppleMikeyDriver/AppleMikeyACPI.cpp" at line 289 goto Exit
Mar 12 22:46:43 macbook-di-giuseppe /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[22]: Login Window Application Started -- Threaded auth
Mar 12 22:46:43 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: NVEthernet: Ethernet address 00:23:df:a5:49:b0
Mar 12 22:46:43 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx: Ethernet address 00:23:6c:94:ce:d7
Mar 12 22:46:45 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: NVEthernet::mediaChanged - Link Down
Mar 12 22:46:45 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1
Mar 12 22:46:46 macbook-di-giuseppe ntpdate[78]: can't find host time.euro.apple.com
Mar 12 22:46:46 macbook-di-giuseppe ntpdate[78]: no servers can be used, exiting
Mar 12 22:46:46 macbook-di-giuseppe org.ntp.ntpd[14]: Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known
Mar 12 22:46:47 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: Auth result for: 00:19:5b:f6:8b:c6 No Ack
Mar 12 22:46:47 macbook-di-giuseppe airportd[93]: Error: Apple80211Associate() failed -6
Mar 12 22:46:47 macbook-di-giuseppe airportd[93]: Could not find any preferred networks; trying broadcast requests..
Mar 12 22:46:51 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: WLCE_COUNTRY_CODECHANGED
Mar 12 22:46:51 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'GB'.
Mar 12 22:46:51 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 40 48 56 64 104 112 120 128 136 36 44 52 60 100
Mar 12 22:46:51 macbook-di-giuseppe loginwindow[22]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Mar 12 22:46:52 macbook-di-giuseppe SecurityAgent[107]: NSExceptionHandler has recorded the following exception:\nNSRangeException -- * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)\nStack trace: 0x3719a 0x951f1e3b 0x96281eeb 0x96281f2a 0x95cb17ff 0x95c2f188 0x70f59 0x71798 0x5ac01 0x6f216 0x62daa 0x640f9 0x65b7e 0x63931 0x6245f 0x67dc2 0x77c9f 0xd648 0x12c40 0x129f3 0xd18a 0x95c6e733 0x961e4455 0x962088e8 0x96208cd8 0x91d152c0 0x91d150d9 0x91d14f4d 0x93906d7d 0x93906630 0x938ff66b 0x10fc7 0x202a 0x1
Mar 12 22:46:52 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: Auth result for: 00:19:5b:f6:8b:c6 MAC AUTH succeeded
Mar 12 22:46:52 macbook-di-giuseppe kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
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Mar 12 22:46:56 macbook-di-giuseppe SecurityAgent[107]: MechanismInvoke 0x1016a0 retainCount 1
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Mar 12 22:46:56 macbook-di-giuseppe SecurityAgent[107]: NSExceptionHandler has recorded the following exception:\nNSRangeException -- * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)\nStack trace: 0x3719a 0x951f1e3b 0x96281eeb 0x96281f2a 0x95cb17ff 0x95c2f188 0x70f59 0x71798 0x5ac01 0x6f216 0x62daa 0x66126 0x67e3f 0x77c9f 0xd648 0x12c40 0x129f3 0xd18a 0x95c6e733 0x961e4455 0x962088e8 0x96208cd8 0x91d152c0 0x91d150d9 0x91d14f4d 0x93906d7d 0x93906630 0x938ff66b 0x10fc7 0x202a 0x1
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe SecurityAgent[107]: MechanismDestroy 0x1016a0 retainCount 1
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe loginwindow[22]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe authorizationhost[106]: MechanismDestroy 0x126510 retainCount 2
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe loginwindow[22]: USER_PROCESS: 22 console
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[103]): Exited: Terminated
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[112]: launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/machinit_per_user.d/trial_expiredNTFS.plist
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe com.apple.launchd[109] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe com.apple.launchd[109] (0x100f60.NTFS for Mac OS X): Failed to check-in!
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe mDNSResponder[21]: NOTE: Wide-Area Service Discovery disabled to avoid crashing defective DNS relay 192.168.0.1:53
Mar 12 22:46:57 macbook-di-giuseppe /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd[40]: SFLSharePointsEntry::CreateDSRecord: dsCreateRecordAndOpen(Cartella pubblica di Giuseppe) returned -14135
Mar 12 22:46:58 macbook-di-giuseppe com.apple.launchd[109] ([email protected][113]): Exited with exit code: 1
Mar 12 22:46:59 macbook-di-giuseppe loginwindow[22]: Unable to resolve startup item: status = -43, theURL == NULL = 1
Mar 12 22:46:59 macbook-di-giuseppe loginwindow[22]: Unable to resolve startup item: status = -35, theURL == NULL = 1
Mar 12 22:47:00 macbook-di-giuseppe kextd[10]: writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym
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Boot (hold shift key down) and run in Safe Mode for awhile. See what happens.
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Hi,
Sorry for the delay.
I reset the PRAM, and there was no discernible difference in the computer's behavior with the external monitor.
I began the process to repair the directory per your FAQ, but had difficulty in understanding how to boot to a different disk. My Mac OS X install disk is 10.4.6 and I have upgraded to 10.4.8 on my MacBook. I am a Mac newibe, so I may be missing the easy solution.
I decided to try something else in the interim. I connected my monitor to the computer with an analog cable rather than the DV-I cable I had been using.
It almost works perfectly. I am not able to get the MacBook to offer me a choice to use the display at it's native resolution (1440x900), but I can run it at 1440x1050, which is serviceable.
I will close this question, then and put the other issues in the appropriate forum.
Thanks for your help.
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My MacBook freezes constantly, to the point that I can't do anything at all with it. I took it to a comp repair place that i suspect didn't know what they were doing, who suggested that I reinstall the disc that came with my comp that I don't have anymore. He then suggested that upgrading to snow leopard might help. I bought snow leopard at best buy, but my comp freezes before I can install it. I have to write this from my iPhone because my comp is an expensive brick at this point. Is there anything I'm missing??
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I am wary of getting anything when I'm not sure whether I will have a chance to even try it
If you have either of the TechTool programs, they can do similar testing.
The alternative would be to take the system to either an Apple store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider and have them run the hardware test. You can find the closet one to you at http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/ .

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Thanks for your reply. But all the things mentioned there didn't describe my problem (complete system hang).
I just reverted back to Garageband before the last Update with Time Machine: and it seems to work! I hope Apple fixes whatever is wrong there. Maybe I should have used the downloadable update instead of "Software Update"?!
Glad that it's working again, as I need to finish a project...

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Since some time ago, my MacBook freezes when I close the screen down for substantial time like a few hours or maybe even an hour, so that I have to kill the MB by pressing the power button for a few seconds. I did this almost everyday for maybe a few weeks now. Perhaps this is the after effects of a fall and there is no cheap cure for it?

Many here have reported no wake from sleep or failure to sleep, running 10.6.3 and other versions, on MacBooks and MBPro's, using Parallels and VMware. Some say deactivating the Sudden Motion Sensor and shutting down Parallels and VMware ,before sleeping, helped.
DALE

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Try to update the touchpad software/driver.
Visit the Toshiba EU driver page:
http://www.toshiba.eu/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp
Choose the notebook model you own, and download the touchpad driver.
I guess its from Synaptics.
You could also try the original touchpad software from Synaptics driver page:
http://www.synaptics.com/resources/drivers
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