QuickLook causing system-wide freezes/hanging the Finder

Hello --
Just picked up a brand new MacBook Pro 2.5 GHz, 2GB RAM, 250 MB HD. Running 10.5.2.
QuickLook is causing my entire system to lock up and become completely unresponsive. Here's what is happening:
Using the Finder, I open a folder containing images and sometimes other folders. Anywhere from 6 to 80 images. Strictly JPGs and TIFFs, nothing unusual.
I hit command-A to select all, then command-Y to QuickLook.
QuickLook previews the first image in my selection. And the system is now locked up. My clock stops. Keyboard no longer works (cannot command-tab, cannot command-option-escape, cannot do anything with keyboard). Mouse pointer still moves around, but nothing responds to clicking. Sometimes I get the spinning beach ball for awhile, then it goes back to normal arrow pointer. Still, clicking does nothing, even if I wait. Have waited up to 10 minutes. I always end up pressing the power button to shut the machine down and then restart.
I can re-create this problem, but only when the folder in question has not been QuickLooked before. After forcing a reboot, I can return to the image folder that caused the freeze, open it, command-A, command-Y, and QuickLook works just fine. The QuickLook freeze seems to occur only on a group of images that have never been QuickLooked before.
If somebody has some tips on how I can troubleshoot this, or perhaps any fixes, I would be most grateful.
Thanks in advance!
Mike

...Does this help at all...?
Mar 12 18:53:26 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
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Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 00000486 00001224 00000001 00000003
Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 00000000 00000000 01bff803
Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000c
Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 00200000 00005097 0000047c 00000000
Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 00000486 00001224 00000001 00000003
Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 00000000 00000000 00000002
Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:53:39 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:53:40 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:53:40 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:53:40 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:53:40 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:53:52 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel timeout!
Mar 12 18:53:52 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:53:52 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:04 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel timeout!
Mar 12 18:54:04 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:04 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel timeout!
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:16 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:17 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:29 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel timeout!
Mar 12 18:54:29 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0x3 = Fifo: Unknown Method Error
Mar 12 18:54:29 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 0000000b
Mar 12 18:54:41 mwks-macbook-pro kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel timeout!
Mar 12 19:02:10 localhost kernel[0]: npvhash=4095

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2/5/13 12:50:42.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(5095) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/5/13 12:50:42.217 PM sandboxd[5095]: ([5094]) mdworker(5094) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/5/13 12:51:51.000 PM kernel[0]: nspace-handler-set-snapshot-time: 1360065113
2/5/13 1:00:54.000 PM bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1360065654 0

There are several "shared libraries" in the Extensions folder. There is also "Shared Library Manager" (and "Shared Library Manager PPC") which are not shared libraries themselves, but provides support for using shared libraries. Since you know the extensions, can you post back with their exact file names?

POWER PC G5 DUAL 2.5 GHZ FREEZING EVERYTIME THE FINDER OPENS.

I HAD TROUBLE SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.
I HAVE A DUAL 2.5 GHZ G5 WITH 7 GB RAM. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A FLAWLESS INSTALL SINCE I HAVE A TOTAL OF 2.6 TB STORAGE. INSTEAD IT HAS BEEN A TOTAL NIGHTMARE, SLEEPLESS NIGHT WITH A CRASH-FREEZE AFTER FREEZE. I DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE ERASE PRAM, TRY TO OPEN W/O XTENSIONS (DID NOT EVEN START THAT WAY) REINSTALL WITH ARCHIVE, INSTALL IN A SECOND HARD DRIVE OF MY FIVE ONES. NOW I AM A LITTLE DESPERATE . I SPOKE OVER AN HOUR TO APPLE SUPPORT. THEY RECOMMENDED THE INSTALL/ARCHIVE, AND GAVE ME A CASE # TO CALL BACK, IN CASE WOULD NOT WORK, WELL IT DID NOT WORK AND I HAD TO COME TO WORK. I NEED HELP.
THANKS

Me too! Dual 2Ghz with 3mb ram & multiple drives. I got 10.5 working - went well for about a week with occasional problems - keyboard keys sticking, occassionally hanging (have to shut down & startup using power key). Purchased a new keyboard thinking this was the difficulty + using bluetooth mighty mouse. Upgraded to 10.5.1 - experienced increased hangs. Zapped parameter ram (System started up on failed install on 2nd disk - grey screen of death - so inserted Leopard install disk, did permissions and disk check, chose startup disk - hung on choice. Since then have had repeated increasing slowness of system getting stuck on spotlight indexing which is highly variable - taking from 5 mins to 12hours to complete, meanwhile unable to open programmes. Occasionally able to open Mail but hangs, unable to force quit anything. Have tried to clear system by running chron, cleaning caches etc all to no avail. Tried reinstalling 10.5 (Archive & install)-hung in process, so now restore system from backup to 2nd disk with system on it, hangs at restart.
Now going to try shut down via power button again & see what happens. Failing this I'll do a erase and install (or try) - been trying to avoid this as a lot of very important work on the drive in question, had put faith in Backup & time machine so should be on third backup disk but as I can't access this have no way of knowing. Also heaps of software to reinstall! Frustrated as for the last 4 days have spent almost entire time trying to get computer running rather than doing work. This is costing me lots. Left with the conclusion if this doesn't work I'll have no choice but to purchase new computer in order to complete work.
Desperate for any assistance anyone could render. - Disks check out fine both using HD utility fsck etc.
Very interested in any progress you have on this via apple.
Cheers

Windows media player causing system to freeze

My system ran fine for a year or so. Recently my system started freezing almost randomly, mostly when watching videos. I tried using different video players however nothin seemed to change. I tried eliminating all the usual suspects but nothing seemed
to stop the freezing. I finally removed windows media player and the freezing seems to have stopped. I'm not looking for a solution as I'm perfectly fine running without wmp. I just wanted to let the community know about this issue.

Hi,
Since you mentioned that different video players however nothing seemed to change, I suspect there also might be caused by the incompatibility of video card.
Try the install the latest video card applied to your computer for test.
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

Urgent Assistance Needed: All Documents deleted after setting system-wide viewing preferences for Finder

I got myself into some trouble...
Following the guide here to force a default Folder view to sub folders: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/10488/system-wide-finder-view-preferenc es
Which is:
There is a simpler way.
In the Terminal, navigate to your $HOME directory: cd ~
Remove all the .DS_Store files:find ~ -name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm -f {} \;
Relaunch finder going to: Force Quit → Finder
Set your global preferences using ⌘J and press the Use as default button.
Now, every folder you open or create will have the new settings.
I now have the existing Folder structure in tact for Documents, but every single file is gone (in my entire Documents directory).
Naturally I'm thinking two things:
1) Oh no. I knew better than to go down this path without knowing exactly what I was doing.
2) How do I "get my files back..."
I'm not sure if they're just not viewable or if they were deleted. Essentially everything I've configured on the machine (From Apple login to mouse scroll reversal) has been undone. I don't have TimeMachine set up yet - I brought two remote hard drives to work today to get it done but they're both NTFS so I couldn't progress.
I'm reasonably technical but new to Mac.
Advice is greatly appreciated... I'm GREATLY distressed at the moment...
<Edited by Host>

Ok so "DS_Store files are used by Mac OS X to store folder specific metadata information." Supposedly they get recreated... except I didn't get a nice smooth transition of newly created invisible, instead every file on my machine is "gone."

One of four ipods causes system lockup/freeze

Off and on when my son connects his ipod to charge or load new songs, sometimes it freezes the entire system - iTunes and everything. i cannot move the mouse and keystrokes dont do anything either. I am forced to hold the power button to power down and startup again. His ipod is set to manual and only sync two items (one playlist and calendar) and it is NOT selected to use as a drive. I tried to restore the settings and start over; the problem still reoccurs.
Any ideas? This is more than iTunes lockup - I lose control of the whole system.

If turning up the fan speed seems to help you out then I'd be surprised if your issue wasn't heat-related. Then again, I wasn't able to diagnose my problem either so what do I know?
I know that heat isn't the issue for mine, though. The times that it froze were when the computer was all different temperatures. Also, when running intensive applications it didn't necessarily freeze.
Aaaaaaaaaanyhow, taking it in to the Apple Store today was certainly an experience. I know how they make all of their money now! It really makes me think that if they're able to diagnose the issue then I'm just going to fix it myself. Even though the RAM tested fine for me, the tech seemed to think that it was still a RAM issue. He wanted to keep the computer there so they could run some tests on it. They were going to quote me ~$190 to diagnose it and replace a single stick of RAM if that was the issue.
I mean.. seriously? $190? I can buy 2GB of RAM online that would work with the MBP for about $30. I know how to replace it myself. I told him I was going to replace it and see if that fixed the issue. He said it might be something else and offered a MUCH less costly diagnostic just to keep me from walking out of the store.
Anyhow, he also said that if it wasn't the RAM then more then likely the logic board would need to be replaced. It would cost ~$350 for them to ship it out for a diagnostic and then another ~$1200 for a logic board. Forget that. For ~$1550 I can buy a refurb MacBook Pro at the online Apple Store. It would be newer, faster and have a warranty. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that if it's not the RAM then I'll need to either find a logic board and replace it myself (I've found them on eBay for ~$500) or just get rid of it and get a new laptop. The new ThinkPads are looking pretty nice actually. We'll see. I'll update this thread once I get the final diagnosis.

Safari's mail link and mail page options cause system wide hang

I am having a very odd and serious problem with mail/safari in the 10.4.6 update
When I select mail contents of this page or mail link to this page from the file menu and mail is NOT open it causes the entire system to hang and the only option is to reboot
I tried to mail a page when mail was open and I didn't have any trouble
I have seen several posts that are similar but don't involve safari's mail link issue
If someone knows of a more appropriate area please direct me there
Thanks
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I usually don't use this feature with the Mail.app quit but it shouldn't make any difference.
As a test, I quit the Mail.app and used Mail Contents of This Page from Safari. The Mail.app launched without any problems and a new Mail.app message opened with the contents of the selected web page copied to the message.
As a first step, I suggest Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption for system troubleshooting procedures and when doing so, follow all steps/instructions in the order provided.
Did you check the hard drive for any directory problems with Disk First Aid repair via Disk Utility when booted from your Tiger install disc before installing the 10.4.6 update and did you quit all running applications before the install?

System-wide freeze when Time Machine begins back up - Mac Pro 10.7.5

I have recently upgraded my MacPro Intel Early 2008 to Lion 10.7.5 on an external drive. Overall this nice fresh install has been working very well. The problem is that every 2 hours Time Machine starts its automatic back up and then ...
A) Music playing on Spotify stops
B) Curser freezes
C) Application switching freezes
D) Current app stops working
This freeze typically lasts about 15 to 30 seconds, or until the small incremental back up is finished.
I have verified the cause using the Console and reading the activity. I read the log 4 times yesterday (it has been doing this since I upgraded a week ago) to confirm this activity. Usually the log reports the begin and finish of the backup with no activity in between, but in the freeze I just had there was activity in the middle relating to Spotify. That most recent log is shown below. For the record, nearly all of the log activity is something to do with Spotify unless I am doing some other system level process.
I have studied other threads, but the symptoms don't really match those, or I don't have the same suspect apps installed. I have run Disk Utility and Disk Warrior on the Time Machine internal drive, and it appears ok. In energy settings the hard drive disks are NOT set to sleep when possible, but the computer will sleep after an hour of inactivity.
My Time Machine is getting large and using some 90% of the disc. I think I need to redo it because the old (10.5.8 & 10.6) and new system (10.7) inadvertantly wrote to the same TM backup. Thoughts on that?
Here is the last freeze (I truncated the IP addresses) ... and thanks, I appreciate your help. L
7/12/13 10:54:14.857 AM [0x0-0x1c01c].com.spotify.client: 14:54 I [audio_streamer.cpp:538
] 64k-Latency: 2 ms. Play latency: 484 ms (ap)
7/12/13 10:58:35.743 AM com.apple.backupd: Starting standard backup
7/12/13 10:58:35.771 AM com.apple.backupd: Backing up to: /Volumes/Mac Pro Time Machine/Backups.backupdb
7/12/13 10:58:44.850 AM com.apple.backupd: 6.00 GB required (including padding), 99.59 GB available
7/12/13 10:59:02.068 AM [0x0-0x1c01c].com.spotify.client: 14:59 E [watchdog.cpp:171
] Deadlock detected (Thread: gui)
7/12/13 10:59:07.386 AM [0x0-0x1c01c].com.spotify.client: 14:59 E [watchdog.cpp:191
] The deadlock was a lie! (gui, 10533)
7/12/13 10:59:09.749 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 64.55:9907 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:11.619 AM [0x0-0x1c01c].com.spotify.client: 14:59 E [watchdog.cpp:171
] Deadlock detected (Thread: gui)
7/12/13 10:59:12.739 AM [0x0-0x1c01c].com.spotify.client: 14:59 E [watchdog.cpp:191
] The deadlock was a lie! (gui, 5120)
7/12/13 10:59:16.753 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 184.17:65289 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.764 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 74.40.0:50925 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.765 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 68.41:58285 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.766 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 216.23.:1526 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.807 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 108.2:59770 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.959 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 64.203:62864 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.967 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 12.1747:3148 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.986 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 76.97.:52319 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:16.997 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 70.114:60921 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:17.020 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 66.214:62861 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 10:59:46.808 AM [0x0-0x1c01c].com.spotify.client: 14:59 I [audio_streamer.cpp:538
] 64k-Latency: 2 ms. Play latency: 31 ms (ap)
7/12/13 11:00:03.592 AM [0x0-0x13013].com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX.helper: DFX: Finder query returned error -1701
7/12/13 11:00:12.784 AM Firewall: Allow Spotify connecting from 76.14.156.134:55682 to port 64429 proto=6
7/12/13 11:00:32.831 AM [0x0-0x3a03a].org.mozilla.firefox: NOTE: child process received `Goodbye', closing down
7/12/13 11:00:58.261 AM com.apple.backupd: Copied 2527 files (130.0 MB) from volume OSX Upgrades HD.
7/12/13 11:00:58.779 AM com.apple.backupd: 5.85 GB required (including padding), 99.46 GB available
7/12/13 11:01:04.028 AM com.apple.backupd: Copied 1265 files (2.3 MB) from volume OSX Upgrades HD.
7/12/13 11:01:05.428 AM mds: (Error) Volume: Could not find requested backup type:2 for volume
7/12/13 11:01:05.429 AM com.apple.backupd: Starting post-backup thinning
7/12/13 11:01:05.429 AM com.apple.backupd: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
7/12/13 11:01:05.771 AM com.apple.backupd: Backup completed successfully.

Hi Hatter - thanks for the info, interesting. When making these upgrades, which I resisted for as long as possible, I needed to make it as quick and painless, with "minimal" disruption in my work. It still took three weeks to plan and execute, plus it has been a week of fiddling - that is a lot of time to devote to computer maintenance. I kept the original system as a back-up in case things really went south. Also I need 10.5 because I have several active legacy client web sites in GoLive CS2, which I tried in 10.6, but it did not run well.
I agree that doing things off the internal drives is faster to operate, but my approach was prudent. Later I can swap those around. My external 10.7 drive is a WD My Passport Studio, and has had no problems (except the sucker runs pretty hot). I considered the SSD but the price is still high: NewEgg, internal 500GB regular drive today is $60 - 75, 500GB SSD is $340-370. That is a pretty big difference in a small business. I am maxed out on RAM, so that helps a lot.
One last thing though, for the Adobe Creative Suite the scratch discs are the internal drives, so it still runs fast in that sense. Fast is relative ya know, I remember programs taking 40 and 50 seconds to launch, now Photoshop is 19, barely time to drink some coffee.
I have bought a number of UPS over the years, including replacement batteries. It has been expensive frustration, because in a real emergency they seldom do what they promise. In Colorado there are big thunderstorms every summer, and I field tested them a number of times - but was never happy with the protection. Dollar for dollar, investing in a whole house (or whole office) surge arrester at the main utility panel offers protection for the equipment, with about the same amount of time to save your work (which in reality is about 1 second).
I had a ton of connection issues with Spotify working in 10.5, but I am happy to say those have completely gone away with this upgrade. I also like many of the refinements in Lion, such as the improved System Profiler.
Linc, I will will take a look at your suggestion, it is a little vaque. Am I looking for a perticular result ? I don't want to operate for too long with the firewall off.
I think my first step is getting the Time Machine figured out, that could be the whole issue.
Thanks guys for the input -- it is appreciated. L

SB Audigy 4 causes system to freeze

Hello,
As the title suggests, I've got a problem with my Audigy 4. From time to time it will freeze my computer completely, often creating a sound loop or some wierd screeching noises. It mostly happens when playing certain games, but also sometimes in Windows or when watching video/TV. However it is not possible to predict if and when it will happen, as there are no signs of crashing before the actual freeze and it can happen after 5 minutes as well as after several hours.
The same happened by the way with my previous (completely different) system, I just didn't realize that it was the soundcard that caused those crashes...
My chipset and graphics drivers are up to date, as well as Win XP and DirectX. Of course I am also using the newest SB driver (2.8.000).
I know there are already plenty of threads about that issue, but well... it's not quite easy to get an overview.
I don't know if this is just a driver issue, some kind of hardware defect or... whatever.
So... I'd appreciate any help.
This is my current system:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P (AMD 770 chipset)
RAM: 2*2GB Corsair DDR3 333 ?
PSU: Enermax LibertyECO 500W
GPU: Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 4890
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB
TV: Leadtek Winfast PVR2000

Thanks for the hint, I gave it a try.
But unfortunately it didn't help.

MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II OC causes system to freeze

I'm having occassional freezes with my GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr OC (system completely stops responding while display and sound freeze and it takes around 5 seconds for the PC to respond to reset button ie. to reboot). This happens, for example, under Windows 7 in 3DMark11 Deep Sea Demo and in Windows XP randomly, but most often in web browser when watching Adobe Flash content with hardware acceleration enabled? Maybe BIOS update could help? Thank you in advance.
My system specs are as follows:
Intel i5 2500k
MSI P67A-C43 Rev1.0
EXCELERAM 2x2GB E30101B (XMP selected in BIOS - 1600MHz)
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II OC
WD Caviar Blue WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA 500GB Sata 3.0
Dual Boot: Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit updated / Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit updated
OCZ Stealth Xstream OCZ500SXS 500W +12V1~18A +12V2~18A, +5V~30A, +3.3V~30A

This is strange! I've just discovered that if I turn off C6 state (it's no problem to leave c states enabled, only need to set c state limit to C2) the freeze issue is gone. I guess my i5 2500k doesn't like c6 state or there is some kind of incompatibility between Intel C states and Windows or MSI P67A-C43 is ready for another BIOS update after version 1.9. What do you think Svet? After some quick googling on this issue I found out that Nehalem CPUs had somewhat similar problem.

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