Random Beach-balling, Spotlight Problems and KPing

Hi. K. So. My MacBook Pro seems to be encountering some problems. I've had two seemingly random Kernel Panics in the last week or so. One was while I was attempting to restart (I had clicked the "Yes I do want to restart" thing, it hung, then KP) and then one yesterday seemingly completely random. I was using a few programs, but nothing too strenuous.
Now today I've gotten some fairly large hang ups. Firefox would beachball just loading a new web page (and since I'm on another computer next to this with little to no problems on the same net connection, it seems to be unrelated). For a while every program would hang up, to the point that I couldn't even open the Force Quit menu in the Finder.
Spotlight also seems to be causing some problems. The past couple times I've tried to open it's hanged like crazy, to the point that I have to restart since I can't seem to force it to quit or anything of the sort.
From what I've seen here it sounds like it would be the result of bad RAM, but I've had it as is for about 2 months now. There were no peripherals attached at any of these times, and I'm rarely running anything more exotic than Quicksilver, Firefox, MSN and xTorrent. If anyone wanted to walk me through how to access the panic.log that'd be great, maybe see if I can isolate things. I suspect if this keeps going I'm gonna have to take it in. I'm just avoiding Spotlight for now and backing up like mad. I thankfully have an "old" iMac G5 as backup. Still...I'm gonna be more than a little lost without my MBP. Any help/advice would be appreciated, or even just a sense of what I'm dealing with here and how long I can expect this to be out of commission.

Tom,
Just out of curiosity, if this is a C2D did you recently purchase and install the Pre 'N' Enabler patch? If yu didn't and your MBP isn't a C2D then using something like Onyx and cleaning upi the system as well as repairing disk permissions is the first thing I'd start with.
HTH,
Peter

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Mon Aug 18 18:46:13 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x00000000449D234E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB9C780)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x449D234E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670065
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE490
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB9C780)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2F4D8A00)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0x04FAE000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE490; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB9C780)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x449D234E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670065
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE490
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.app
Wed Aug 20 07:46:37 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000044BF434E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8F280)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44BF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E23AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00000000
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8F280)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BC80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12C4000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8F280)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44BF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E23AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00000000
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception st`
Tue Aug 26 07:36:40 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x000000004479434E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB19500)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4479434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18D53AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670044
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB19500)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE33280)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12C4000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB19500)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4479434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18D53AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670044
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.app
Wed Aug 27 07:21:17 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x000000004491034E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EBC7A00)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4491034E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E6BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EBC7A00)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8DC80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12B9000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EBC7A00)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4491034E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E6BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception st`
Sun Aug 31 07:29:43 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000044AF434E PC=0x0000000000BA154C
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BA00)
PC=0x00BA154C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44AF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA1FA0; R1=0x18D4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BA00)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE86500)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12E3000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BA00)
PC=0x00BA154C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44AF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA1FA0; R1=0x18D4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception st`
Tue Sep 2 07:56:56 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x00000000444D634E PC=0x0000000000BA1B58
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
PC=0x00BA1B58; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x444D634E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00B8B5E0; R1=0x18D6BBB0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA1570 0x00B8B5E0 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0
0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFDD90
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2F795C80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0x07A44000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFFDD90; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
PC=0x00BA1B58; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x444D634E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00B8B5E0; R1=0x18D6BBB0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA1570 0x00B8B5E0 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0
0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFDD90
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception state (sv=0x2F795C80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR0

My Macbook is working very slow lately. it did beach balling for sometimes and that stopped when i installed OS X snow leopard on it. but the problem is still there with loading videos. XBMC takes hours to load a movie and youtube do not work as it use to

please help me fix it. and it even takes more then two hours to download something which is just 315 mb.

please help me fix it. and it even takes more then two hours to download something which is just 315 mb.

Random app force close problems and other issues on Droid

Has anyone seen droid apps randomly force close a lot lately? I bought the Droid and have been having constant problems after the initial update. 2.2 brought no comfort. Facebook video never worked, screen has been jumpy, lots of random app resets and force close problems showing up lately, and the 3G speeds which was about the only good thing about Verizon has become very slow lately. This thing is starting to make windows mobile 6x look good.
This Droid device has seriously grown long in the tooth now. After nearly 10 yrs on verizon network, I'm seriously thinking of going back to AT&T for the iPhone or the new Windows 7 Phone. Anyone else feel that way about your Droid?

Don't get me started with the Facebook app. Lets leave it at FAIL. But, yes. I've noticed it with maps, espescially if your in a moving vehicle when you open the app. Something about the gps and being in motion at the time. But, I've had it freeze from opening the camera to a few 3rd party apps. Very frustrating to the point that I'll take a regular phone AND a regular laptop, thank you. (<--not interested in renewing)

Lightroom 5.6 hangs after using for few minutes. MacBook pro, Mac os 10.9.5. Colour wheel (beach ball) appears continuously and machine is frozen.

I have been using Lightroom successfully on my MacBook pro for the past few weeks and been pleased how much better it is compared to iPhoto. Especially its speed.
This week a few minutes after starting Lightroom the spinning colour wheel appears and the machine is effectively hung. Nothing responds. Sometimes after many minutes the mouse pointer reappers but the colour wheel immediately reappears if the mouse is moved or any attempt is made to do anything. Only recourse is to force a power down and re-boot. But then the same thing happens.
System is MacBook Pro (15") from late 2008, 2.4 GHz Intel core 2 Duo with 2 GB RAM (Have tried 3 GB but this makes no difference.) Running Mac os 10.9.5 (Mavericks)
I have checked file permissions and file system with Disk Utility, it found no problems. Have optimised Lightrooms catalogue. All made no difference.
I completely stuck now so any help appreciated,
John

Hi a,
It looks like you have a 15" mid 2010. You can try the SMC reset. If that doesn't work, see the free repair program for similar issues:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088

TS3219 All of a sudden when I try and synch my iPhone or iPad to my iMac it just freezes and the beach ball rolls on and on. Any solution? I have downloaded all the latest updates.

All of a sudden when I try and sync my iPhone or iPad to my iMac it freezes. The beachball rolls and rolls around. I have downlaoded all updates but no fix!

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
* Clear the Cache
'''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache How to clear the Firefox cache]''' {web link}
and
* Remove Cookies
'''''This will log you out of all sites you're logged in to.'''''
Press the '''Alt''' or '''F10''' key to bring up the tool bar.
Followed by;
Windows; '''Tools > Options'''
Linux; '''Edit > Preferences'''
Mac; ''application name'' '''> Preferences'''
Then '''Privacy.'''
Under '''History''', select Firefox will '''Use Custom Settings'''.
There is a button on the right side called '''Show Cookies'''.
If there is still a problem,
'''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Start Firefox in Safe Mode]''' {web link}
While you are in safe mode;
Press the '''Alt''' or '''F10''' key to bring up the tool bar.
Followed by;
Windows; '''Tools > Options'''
Linux; '''Edit > Preferences'''
Mac; ''application name'' '''> Preferences'''
Then '''Advanced > General.'''
Look for and turn off '''Use Hardware Acceleration'''.
Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?. Then restart.

IMac 21.5 inch mid 2010 the beach ball comes out and won't let me do anything

As soon as I login to my iMac, the beachball comes out and won't let me do anything. I can't even force quit or shut down computer.

Insert your original install disc and start up while holding the C key. Choose your language and at the next screen instead of starting the installer go to the menu bar on top and click the Utilities menu, select Disk Utility. See if you can repair your hard drive. Also while you're in DU look towards the bottom of the window and check the SMART status of your hard drive, it needs to say verified.

Sudden motion sensor - hardware malfunction - beach ball lag related

Hello,
I have a macbook pro 13" bought in July 2009 with the 160Gb Hitachi 5400 rpm hardrive and 2Gb Ram. I also have the beach ball lag problem and have been reading many posts about it on this and other forums. However, I noticed today that in my System Profiler - Hardware overview, my sudden motion sensor (sms) is indicated as State: Disabled. I look at the state of the sms through the terminal window (sudo pmset -g) and is says sms 1!!! Something is wrong there! Then I executed "sudo dmesg | grep -i error | grep -i sms" to check whether there are any errors about SMS. and I get the following line:
SMS::checkForInvalidInts ERROR: we appear to have a hardware malfunction
SMS::setupInts ERROR bad hardware detected, disabling the interrupts
Then I looked in the Console at the System.log and realized that everytime the beachball lag was occurring, I was getting the same message in the system log:
Aug 23 17:07:28 localhost kernel[0]: SMS::checkForInvalidInts ERROR: we appear to have a hardware malfunction
Aug 23 17:07:28 localhost kernel[0]: SMS::setupInts ERROR bad hardware detected, disabling the interrupts
Although there are many posts on the beach ball lag and on the firmware updates, I don't seem to be able to find any information about this error what it means and how it might be fixed.
I also tried to test the SMS. When I enable SMS through the terminal command, I hear a click if I move my computer up and down through the air. When I disable SMS through the terminal command, I don't hear the click. So I'm very confused!
Has anybody got a similar issue with their sms and have they been able to resolve it?
Thank you very much.
Noemi

Hey, have you called Apple? I have the exactly same problem as you. Hope apple will give us a update for fixing this problem.

Mail and spinning beach ball

Hi there,
Since about 3-4 weeks ago I have encountered problems downloading mail (yahoo pop3).
I run Mail, main window opens, downloads few emails, the beach ball shows up and endlessly spins
What's the problem?
Thank you
Tom

Hello Tom,
I see that nobody has attempted an answer. Therefore, even though I don't know a solution for certain, I'll tell you what I'd try in these circumstances.
First I'd check the size of my mailboxes. Although System X looks after memory allocations automatically, it might be a good idea to streamline things by clearing out unwanted mails, and by emptying the caches associated with Mail. One can do this manually (they are in Your User Folder/Library/Caches); but I prefer to use a programme such as Onyx.
I looked through the Apple Discussions to see if there was anything similar; and there are one or two. So, you might find it interesting to read the thread started by Mike Orcutt on October 3 last. This can be found if you search the Mail portion of the Discussions using these terms in the search box — Download stops spinning
The same search will bring up a number of other things you might explore.
Hope something here helps.
Please let us know.
Yours,
Martin Adams

My MacBook is very slow and constantly has the spinning beach ball of death!!!

In the last couple if weeks my MacBook has suddenly slowed down a LOT. Sometimes it takes ages for it to boot up when I turn it on and at other times not as long. Then once I log in, as soon as I click on something, the spinning beach ball appears and won't go away so I have to force it to restart.
It runs a little bit faster in safe mode and if I log in as a guest user, but it's still relatively slow.
So far I have tried the following:
- starting in safe mode
- resetting PRAM
- turning off then pressing ctrl, option, left shift and the power button for 10 seconds then turn it back on
- repairing disk permissions
I've been told that it might be best to reformat my mac, but in order to do this I need to back up. I bought a Seagate Back Up Plus 1TB and tried to use time machine. After a while a message popped up saying "Time Machine Error. Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder.". There is something on my hard drive, but I cant tell if my mac has fully backed up or not.
Any suggestions?

How large is your HD and how much space do you have left?
Check out the following & do the necessary:
User Tip: Why is my computer slow?
What to do when your computer is too slow
Speeding up your Mac
===========
Troubleshoot the spinning beach ball/freezing & crashing
Troubleshoot the spinning beach ball
Apple OSX and Time Machine Tips (Leopard - ML
Mac Basics: Time Machine
OS X Mountain Lion: Alternatives for backing up your Mac
User Tip: Most commonly used backup methods
Emergency backups you didn't know you had!

(Mountain) Lion and its endless spinning beach ball.

These cats like beach balls a lot.
I really hate to complain about any Apple product because this company really care about details and user experience. But this Lion thing is enough for me. Since I installed Lion on my computer, my work became a frustration. The computer decreased its speed 70% at least. Switching between applications became a torture while watching desperately the beach ball spinning endlessly until the solicited window draws completely. Numbers and Pages spend the time saving and saving taking from four to ten seconds each time while annoying me and stopping me from finishing my work and taking me out of concentration every five minutes or so. It's a hateful nuisance. The icons in Launchpad linger to draw, all I see for several seconds are their dotted frames until they want to appear. The whole machine freezes completely while the spinning beach ball spins happily and eternally until I force quitting application by application or reboot the computer at once, turning it off and on again for the third time this day, and the fifteenth time this week. Fixing privileges and cmd+alt+P+R don't work.
I beared all this torture for months hoping Mountan would fix this mess. Oh, poor of me, such a naive user; the hours and hours downloading the upgrade with a child-like heart who expect to be given a wished gift were useless and disappointing. The result is the same or worse if I dare to use iCloud.
So well. Fortunately for me, I had bought Tiger on disc a long ago... I'll draw back this weekend until Apple DO SOMETHING with this lazy Lion. For my part, the 200+ Mountain Lion features are totally useless and a spent of money and disk space if I can't even switch between applications without groaning or if I can't finish my Page/Numbers work on schedule and without disturbances.
My opinion: Mac OS X is a beautiful operating system but, for productivity purposes, stay away from Lion in any version. Because when you finish fixing all its mess, you will have lost your temper, your job or became insane, or all at once. It doesn't worth the while, better you invest the time with your family.

These cats like beach balls a lot.
I really hate to complain about any Apple product because this company really care about details and user experience. But this Lion thing is enough for me. Since I installed Lion on my computer, my work became a frustration. The computer decreased its speed 70% at least. Switching between applications became a torture while watching desperately the beach ball spinning endlessly until the solicited window draws completely. Numbers and Pages spend the time saving and saving taking from four to ten seconds each time while annoying me and stopping me from finishing my work and taking me out of concentration every five minutes or so. It's a hateful nuisance. The icons in Launchpad linger to draw, all I see for several seconds are their dotted frames until they want to appear. The whole machine freezes completely while the spinning beach ball spins happily and eternally until I force quitting application by application or reboot the computer at once, turning it off and on again for the third time this day, and the fifteenth time this week. Fixing privileges and cmd+alt+P+R don't work.
I beared all this torture for months hoping Mountan would fix this mess. Oh, poor of me, such a naive user; the hours and hours downloading the upgrade with a child-like heart who expect to be given a wished gift were useless and disappointing. The result is the same or worse if I dare to use iCloud.
So well. Fortunately for me, I had bought Tiger on disc a long ago... I'll draw back this weekend until Apple DO SOMETHING with this lazy Lion. For my part, the 200+ Mountain Lion features are totally useless and a spent of money and disk space if I can't even switch between applications without groaning or if I can't finish my Page/Numbers work on schedule and without disturbances.
My opinion: Mac OS X is a beautiful operating system but, for productivity purposes, stay away from Lion in any version. Because when you finish fixing all its mess, you will have lost your temper, your job or became insane, or all at once. It doesn't worth the while, better you invest the time with your family.

Itunes is frozen and the spinning beach ball stays on. i can force quite ok but on opening again it does the same thing. HELP

I have the Mac os 10.6.3. Its been great but the last 4 days iTunes has frozen up. On opening iTunes spinning beach ball starts up and the only way to close iTunes is to force quite. I have nothing plugged into iTunes and i have scand iTunes with mackeeper but nothing. I then uninstalled iTunes and started fresh//./././.// NO GOOD, keeps doing the same thing. HELP

Maybe you should update your 10.6.3 to 10.6.8
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Update iTunes 10.5.2
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1426

Get beach ball when trying to log in and can't go further

Hey guys/gals, looking for help.
My parents mac mini has locked up. My dad says he was burning cd's and one would not burn. The computer kept trying to read the disk to no avail. He managed to get the disk to eject, the computer rebooted, but when you click on the name at the sign in screen the beach ball shows up and you can't go any farther. I haven't tried to safe boot yet, but I figured I would post this to see if anyone could offer some help. To make matters worse my parents haven't done a backup in quite some time so it's in my best interests to try everything else first. Any help would be appreciated.
P.

Assuming your parents have the Intel Mini, try to boot from the install disc that came with it.
You'll need a wired (USB) keyboard.
When you are stuck at the beach ball, insert the install disc. Force a power off by holding down the power button on the back of the Mini for 5 seconds or more.
Then restart and hold down the C key as soon as the mini makes the startup chime. (You may have to experiment with the timing.) Keep holding down the C key until you see the "gears" spinning.
Once you boot from the install disc, select the keyboard type, but don't proceed any farther. Instead run DiskUtility from the Utilities menu at the top of the screen.
Have DiskUtility "Repair the Disk" and when that is done, have it "Repair Permissions". Hopefully that will be enough to get things working again.

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