My Macbook is extremely slow these days...Is There Anything I can Do?
Hi,
My Macbook is running extremely slow these days. Not sure if there is anything I can do. I would appreciate any input on this.
I went to the Etresoft website and did the EtreCheck. This is what it came back with:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 24 July 2014 9:14:30 PM AEST
Hardware Information:
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook - model: MacBook7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569) - Uptime: 0 days 0:47:27
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 232.57 GB (53.25 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 disk1 : (4.27 GB)
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (2.0.2) Support
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (2.0.2) Support
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2) Support
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.1) Support
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (2.0.6) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMControl (1.2.4) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.2.4) Support
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.1) Support
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.1) Support
[not loaded] com.livescribe.kext.LivescribeSmartpen (1) Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5) Support
[loaded] com.vara.driver.VaraAudio (1.0.2) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (3.1.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug (3.1.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (3.1.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (3.1.3) Support
Startup Items:
AdobeVersionCue: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue
HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinblanker.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist Support
[loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist Support
[running] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceDaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] cn.com.zte.usbswapper.plist Support
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[failed] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist Support
[running] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceAgent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
[loaded] com.onlywire.client.app Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
YouSendIt
Dropbox
Genieo
Livescribe AutoLaunch
Livescribe Connect AutoLaunch
Internet Plug-ins:
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.660 Support
JavaPlugin2_NPAPI: Version: 13.2.0
PandoWebInst: Version: 1.0 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.8 Support
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.660 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.660 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50917.0 Support
Safari Extensions:
Omnibar: Version: 1.2
Streak: Version: 6.3
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
BDSPrefPane Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
Top Processes by CPU:
4% WindowServer
3% Safari
1% Safari Webpage Preview Fetcher
1% hidd
0% configd
Top Processes by Memory:
135 MB Safari
102 MB Safari Webpage Preview Fetcher
86 MB Genieo
51 MB JavaApplicationStub
51 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information:
619 MB Free RAM
750 MB Active RAM
168 MB Inactive RAM
253 MB Wired RAM
264 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Thanks for your quick response...
Ive just done this... it took quite a while to restart after this, I expect it was because of the reset...
I re ran the check... just to see if it made any obvious difference which is below...
Thanks again and I'll check back in if it hasnt helped..
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 24 July 2014 11:50:57 PM AEST
Hardware Information:
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook - model: MacBook7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569) - Uptime: 0 days 0:11:18
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 232.57 GB (53.36 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (2.0.2) Support
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (2.0.2) Support
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2) Support
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.1) Support
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (2.0.6) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMControl (1.2.4) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.2.4) Support
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.1) Support
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.1) Support
[not loaded] com.livescribe.kext.LivescribeSmartpen (1) Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5) Support
[loaded] com.vara.driver.VaraAudio (1.0.2) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (3.1.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug (3.1.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (3.1.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (3.1.3) Support
Startup Items:
AdobeVersionCue: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue
HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinblanker.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist Support
[loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist Support
[running] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceDaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] cn.com.zte.usbswapper.plist Support
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[failed] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist Support
[running] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceAgent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
[loaded] com.onlywire.client.app Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
YouSendIt
Dropbox
Genieo
Livescribe AutoLaunch
Livescribe Connect AutoLaunch
Internet Plug-ins:
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.660 Support
JavaPlugin2_NPAPI: Version: 13.2.0
PandoWebInst: Version: 1.0 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.8 Support
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.660 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.660 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50917.0 Support
Safari Extensions:
Omnibar: Version: 1.2
Streak: Version: 6.3
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
BDSPrefPane Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
Top Processes by CPU:
8% WindowServer
3% mdworker
2% Safari
1% LogMeInGUI
0% configd
Top Processes by Memory:
104 MB Safari
76 MB Genieo
53 MB JavaApplicationStub
41 MB WindowServer
41 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
665 MB Free RAM
586 MB Active RAM
295 MB Inactive RAM
244 MB Wired RAM
217 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
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If you can't resolve the issue, post a crash report so we can try and help you get Safari going again.
If Safari has just crashed, press the Report button on the CrashReporter dialog box to view the crash information.
Copy/paste the entire contents of the Crash Reporter window into your reply. If the crash report dialog does not appear or the crash is hard to reproduce, crash logs can be retrieved from the ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter> folder. -
Is there anything I can possibly do about these logic boards?
Ok, I have 4 broken 4th Generation iPods. Two of them are white 20GB models, one is a white 40GB model, and one is a U2 Special Edition 20GB model. All of them have broken logic boards. Every month or so I give them another go to see if I can get any of them working. But, like usual, I tried today and had no luck.
EDIT: Let me specify, these are all monochrome 4th generation models.
The difference here (as opposed to previous attempts) is that now I have a working monochrome 4G (meaning a perfect functioning logic board) that I purchased since my last attempt at fixing these (meaning I now have 1 working iPod but still the 4 broken ones). I was able to restore one of my spare hard drives (20GB MK2006GAL model) with firmware version 3.1.1 using this working iPod. I was even able to add songs, and after disconnecting, play them in the working iPod. Not to mention, the hard drive sounds like it is running beautifully.
So, I thought, "maybe if I plug a 4th gen formatted, working hard drive with the latest 4th gen firmware into one of these corrupted iPods, they'll at least play the music, even if they won't connect to the PC". Wrong. I still get the old routine of Apple logo, folder icon, "Do not disconnect" for about 5 seconds until it resets itself to the Apple logo, a sad face, and finally a low battery sign (regardless of how charged the battery is) in that exact order. This occurs with 3 of the logic boards. The other logic board, which was originally in the U2 iPod, is able to boot up, and choose a language, but the logic board is broken in that the battery is undetected (no charging, and as soon as you unplug it, poof, its gone). I've tried several batteries that I know work; I am 100% positive it is a logic board issue.
I've tried diagnostic mode on each and every iPod. On the working 4th gen (with functioning logic board), they pass HDD R/W and HDD SCAN. But they never complete on any other iPod; even after an hour, they've done nothing, and act like they have frozen. I've run the 5-in-1 test on each of these, and they all complete fine.
So... I guess it all comes down to corrupted logic boards prevent the iPod from properly booting, connecting, and completing diagnostic tests. Is there ANYTHING I can do to rewrite or fix these files? Would connecting to a Mac help at all? (I ask because there is no Mac available to me, not even at a local computer store, but if you guys think it would help, I would go out of my way to the Apple store about 1 hour away). I know Mac's use different formats for the hardware, but I thought this was all hard drive related. Thanks for any help/recommendations/etc.
Oh, one last note, about that logic board that is able to boot but can't detect the battery: It actually can tell if theres a battery there, but it just doesn't... work. Like, if I have a completely dead battery installed, and I try to plug it in, I get the battery with exclamation point icon. If I plug it in with a battery 50% charged, it will boot and the battery icon will show that is it 50% charged, but it won't charge it, and it still turns off it its disconnected. Any help with this would be great as well.I tried running the HP tool today, to see if that would help, but it to was unable to detect my iPod.
I should also point out that Windows can not detect my iPod either (and thus it has no drive assigned to it). -
I have a macbook and when I power it on and then select myself as a user...It won't power up. It stays in the white screen with the apple logo. I am online currently under 'guest user'. Is there anything I can do from the keyboard to fix this??? Help!!!
Could you specify the model of MacBook and the OS X it's running, please? Some of the advice or references vary along with the system, so this could be helpful to formulate a reply. I've never used a Guest User selection, but do have more than one User.
If the computer does not have an optical drive, you may be able to boot it into a recovery disk mode or something; in an attempt to see what is wrong and maybe fix it.
Good luck & happy computing!
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