Screen Saver WindowServer Crashing

I have a dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 with 2 GBs RAM running 10.4.5.
When opening Desktop and Screen Saver in System Preferences and selecting anything in that dialog box System Prefs consistently crashes. I would like to prevent the system from going into sleep mode when I have apps that are processing in the background.
I have run repair permissions and cleared out the cache. Has anyome else had this problem or, more importantly, does anyone know a fix?
Thanks.
Please see the System Preferences Crash log below:
Date/Time: 2006-03-06 10:16:33.287 -0800
OS Version: 10.4.5 (Build 8H14)
Report Version: 4
Command: System Preferences
Path: /Applications/System Preferences.app/Contents/MacOS/System Preferences
Parent: WindowServer [84]
Version: 3.3 (3.3)
Build Version: 3
Project Name: SystemPrefsApp
Source Version: 1260100
PID: 723
Thread: 0
Application Specific Information:
Desktop &
Screen Saver v.1.3 (com.apple.preference.desktopscreeneffect)|ScreenSaver|running|GammaWorkSaver
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000030
Dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4, 2 GB AM Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Yes, screen saver preferences crashes immediately when clicking the screen saver preview mode. I am able to get into the desktop preferences. I don't recall the last download before this happened since this has been about a week. All other apps besides ichat, quicktime and the screen saver preference pane are fine and helvetica font is active. Im guessing its probably an issue with one certain application or corrupt file.

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Thread 0:
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2 com.apple.Foundation 0x92bcbdcc -[NSLock lock] + 28
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c12034 -[NSHTTPCookieDiskStorage cookies] + 76
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c11e88 -[NSHTTPCookieDiskStorage _tryCookieLookup:path:secure:result:] + 48
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c11bcc -[NSHTTPCookieDiskStorage cookiesMatchingDomain:path:secure:] + 288
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c11434 -[NSHTTPCookieStorage(NSPrivate) _cookiesForURL:withExtraCookies:] + 284
7 com.apple.WebCore 0x01279bf0 WebCore::cookies(WebCore::Document const*, WebCore::KURL const&) + 256
8 com.apple.WebCore 0x01279ac8 WebCore::Document::cookie() const + 120
9 com.apple.WebCore 0x012796f8 WebCore::JSDocument::getValueProperty(KJS::ExecState*, int) const + 1128
10 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x005786f4 KJS::DotAccessorNode::evaluate(KJS::ExecState*) + 308
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13 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x00577114 KJS::VarStatementNode::execute(KJS::ExecState*) + 52
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15 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x0057fc08 KJS::FunctionImp::callAsFunction(KJS::ExecState*, KJS::JSObject*, KJS::List const&) + 88
16 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x00583478 KJS::FunctionCallResolveNode::evaluate(KJS::ExecState*) + 584
17 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x00577194 KJS::AssignLocalVarNode::evaluate(KJS::ExecState*) + 52
18 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x00577114 KJS::VarStatementNode::execute(KJS::ExecState*) + 52
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39 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x0057fc08 KJS::FunctionImp::callAsFunction(KJS::ExecState*, KJS::JSObject*, KJS::List const&) + 88
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2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90073c64 thread_suspend + 88
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2 com.apple.WebCore 0x0104dee0 WebCore::IconDatabase::syncThreadMainLoop() + 320
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4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
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1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ae9c mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907de9ac __CFRunLoopRun + 832
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6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
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2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907de9ac __CFRunLoopRun + 832
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907de2b0 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
4 com.apple.Safari 0x001112bc 0x1000 + 1114812
5 com.apple.Safari 0x00111370 0x1000 + 1114992
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
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17 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
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2 com.apple.Foundation 0x92bed644 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 68
3 com.apple.Syndication 0x9bb9642c -[AsyncDB _run:] + 192
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5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 8:
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1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907f1240 __CFSocketManager + 472
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 9:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000af48 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ae9c mach_msg + 60
2 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x09dbd6a0 Flash_EnforceLocalSecurity + 2023600
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 10:
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1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90030aac pthreadcondwait + 480
2 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x09bc00b4 dyldstubwrite + 157689004
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4 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x09bc06c0 dyldstubwrite + 157690552
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
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cr: 0x22024428 xer: 0x0000000020000000 lr: 0x00000000907d8d1c ctr: 0x00000000907d8d14
r0: 0x0000000001b03ca0 r1: 0x00000000f0203180 r2: 0x00000000a07bb278 r3: 0x0000000000000000
r4: 0x0000000000000000 r5: 0x0000000000000000 r6: 0x0000000000000000 r7: 0x0000000000000000
r8: 0x0000000038303000 r9: 0x0000000000000010 r10: 0x0000000000000001 r11: 0x00000000a2bc3e04
r12: 0x00000000907d8d14 r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x0000000000000001 r15: 0x0000000000000000
r16: 0x0000000000000000 r17: 0x00000000a2be45d0 r18: 0x00000000a2be45d0 r19: 0x00000000a2be45d0
r20: 0x0000000000000015 r21: 0x00000000a2bcea98 r22: 0x00000000a2bdd778 r23: 0x0000000000000013
r24: 0x00000000feec5ed0 r25: 0x0000000000000000 r26: 0x0000000001b1bfd0 r27: 0x0000000000000000
r28: 0x0000000000000000 r29: 0x0000000000000000 r30: 0x0000000000000000 r31: 0x00000000907d8d1c
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0x92fc7000 - 0x92fc7fff com.apple.Carbon 10.4 (???) /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Carbon
0x92fc9000 - 0x92fddfff com.apple.ImageCapture 3.0 /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ImageCapture. framework/Versions/A/ImageCapture
0x92ff5000 - 0x93005fff com.apple.speech.recognition.framework 3.4 /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechRecogni tion.framework/Versions/A/SpeechRecognition
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0x947dc000 - 0x947e9fff libCSync.A.dylib /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libCSync.A.dylib
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Model: PowerMac12,1, BootROM 5.2.6f1, 1 processors, PowerPC G5 (3.1), 2.1 GHz, 1 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon X600 XT, ATY,RV380, PCI, 128 MB
Memory Module: DIMM0/BUILT-IN, 512 MB, built-in, built-in
Memory Module: DIMM1/J6700, 512 MB, DDR2 SDRAM, PC2-4200U-444
AirPort: AirPort Extreme, 405.1 (3.90.34.0.p18)
Bluetooth: Version 1.9.5f4, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Built-in Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: ATY,RV380, Display, PCI-E
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD2500JS-40MVB1, 232.89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-846
USB Device: Hub, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Built-in iSight, Micron, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: LaCie DVDRW USB, LaCie, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Officejet 6200 series, HP, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
FireWire Device: unknown_device, unknown_value, Up to 400 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: G-RAID Device 00, G-TECH, Up to 400 Mb/sec

Hi
The crash thread indicates a problem with Cookies. Go to the Finder: Your User Account>Library>Cookies folder. There, move the cookies.plist file to the trash, then restart Safari.

System crash; data recovered; screen saver no longer works 10.3.9

My iMac crashed last Fri and finally today the dealer received the hard drive and recovered my data.
So far all is working EXCEPT my screensaver which used to work beautifully with OS X 10.3.5.
I DID update things including a OS X Update Combined" (10.3.9):
Installed "Apple Remote Desktop Client" (1.2.4)
Installed "iSync" (1.5)
Installed "iPhoto Update" (2.0.1)
Installed "Java 1.4.2 Update 2" (1.4.2 Update 2)
Installed "Security Update 2004-09-16" (1.0)
Installed "iCal" (1.5.5)
Installed "iPod Updater 2006-01-10" ((null))
Installed "iTunes" (6.0.4)
Installed "Mac OS X Update Combined" (10.3.9)
Installed "Security Update 2004-10-27" (1.0)
Installed "Security Update 2005-002" (2.0.0)
Installed "Security Update 2005-004" (1.0)
Installed "Java Update for Mac OS X v10.3.9" (1.0)
Installed "Java Security Update" (4.0)
Installed "Safari Update" (1.3.1)
Installed "iTunes Phone Driver" (1.1)
Installed "QuickTime" (7.0.4)
Installed "Safari Update" (1.3.2)
Installed "Security Update 2006-002 (PowerPC)" (1.0)
The problem is twofold:
1 - sys pref > desktop & screen saver > desktop
this option still allows me to select my picture folder, but no longer scrolls through the subfolders of pictures
2 - sys pref > desktop & screen saver > screen saver
while I CAN select my picture folder, i get a "looking for slides" message and finally after about maybe 20 seconds the first picture in the folders appears but when the screen saver is activated, I only get a black screen
Any advice is appreciated.
Thank you -
Pat

I just noticed that the Shell screensaver has the same issue of taxing my CPU to nearly 200%. Very frustrating!!!

Screen Saver crashing my Java Web Start app

I've written a Java Web Start time tracker application that all employees run from the time they start work until they leave at the end of the day. The only problem is that there are a couple of people who from time to time find that the application has crashed when they unlock their Windows screen saver. The application window continues to show the screen saver image and the title bar says "Not Responding". In an attempt to get some clues, I had one person keep the java console running - but nothing new appears in the console.
I've personally tried crashing the app by using screen savers, but I cannot duplicate the problem. I've also tried letting my computer go into standby mode and I've let it hibernate. But every time, the application continues running as soon as I log back in.
Any ideas as to why the screen saver could trigger a problem like this for some users?

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I've written a Java Web Start ... . The only problem is that there are a couple of people who from time to time find that the application has crashed when they unlock their Windows screen saver. >What screensaver(s)? Some important distinctions might be
- Windows standard savers (the savers supplied with the OS, if so, do they all use Open-GL or all use...?)
- Windows compatible, 3rd party savers.
- Saverbeans screensavers (Java based). E.G. <https://screensavers.dev.java.net/>

Streaming Album Cover Screen-Saver crash AND Fix

I suffered from an ATV stutter/freeze and crash whenever I tried to stream music and use Album Cover Art as the screen-saver.
I tried a small, no LARGE experiment (over 35,000 songs) in iTunes. I had *a lot* of Exotica and Space Age Pop from out of print lps and I used to save full scans of the front and back covers in each song. Some were over 1800 pixels in size, adding a couple of MGs to each song! This wasn't an issue with drive space or my current iMac/iTunes for me.
I resized any album art over 600 -700 pixels. If the art was over this size, I used a script to export the art to a 600 x 600 pixel jpg and re-embedded them in the album.
Now I can happily stream, use other macs and still have stutter-free art work on the HD TV. I'm convinced now as some others here, that the ATV is just not powerful enough to push through a graphics intensive task while playing music. Right now as I type, I'm listening to internet radio, my partner is surfing on the other mac AND the screen-saver is displaying my Album Art in all its glory. This was impossible last week. No wonder ATV doesn't offer a visualizer.
A

A valuable observation Al, I also conducted some simple experiments and found that setting the time taken for the screensaver to kick in for longer resolved the issues with poor response when using the album art as a screensaver.
Perhaps you might share your script so that others might try your diagnosis.

System Preferences crashing when Screen Saver window opens

I have been having a bit of a problem for some time now (a couple weeks).
One day, I noticed my screensaver was gone, and it turned into just the name of my hard drive and the Apple symbol moving periodically on a black background. So, I tried to open the screen saver options to change it, but when I open the Screen Saver tab, the list shows up briefly with nothing on it, then it crashes. I get this error message:
The application System Preferences quit unexpectedly. The problem may have been caused by the FlashPlayer- 10.4-10.5 plug-in.
I have re-installed Flash, but it hasn't helped. Any help on this issue would be outstanding! Thanks

Has anyone found the answer to this problem? I have installed and uninstalled flash player several times but whenever it instals my sytems preferences die, which is very frustrating. I receive the same message as Lazula.

Attempting to set Screen Saver causes System Preferences to crash

EVERY time I go to the System Preferences and try to set the Screen Saver, System Preferences crashes
I moved the .../user/library/preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist.saved and com.apple.systempreferences.plist files out of the directory to my desktop and the problem still happens.
What can I do? Is there a way to remove the screen savers one by one and see if one of them is the cause? Or is there perhaps some other problem?
I get crashes in iPhoto, iWeb, Mail, iCal, Address Book, and Safari, too, but much less often. Is it just bad hardware?

Ferd II -
From your articles I found a reference to Yasu for Mac OS 10.4. (I tried about 5 other things first to no avail...)
Running Yasu in it's default configuration fixed my problem, made my system boot faster after that first reboot, and seems to have given my entire MacBook a nice theraputic massage.
Some items that seemed slower at first after running Yasu are:
image caches in applications
well, lo and behold! caching of anything in applications. Which is what SHOULD happen since Yasu wipes out caches. With that understanding, I can say that running Yasu is going to be the first thing I do whenever I am trying randonm fix-its on weird problems.
Thank you, Dr. Smoke!
Thank YOU Ferd II!
And YASU, THANK YOU MOST OF ALL!

4.2.1 Does Not Fix" Crash-on-screen saver" bug or metadata issues

ATV2 crashes as soon as it goes to screen saver. 4.2.1 does not fix this. WTC?
You have to set screen saver to "Never" to prevent crashing.
No one checks these things?
Message was edited by: Mike Kwiatkowski

Mike Kwiatkowski wrote:
ATV2 crashes as soon as it goes to screen saver. 4.2.1 does not fix this. WTC?
Metadata issues still hosed.
Not seen the screensaver issue.
Personally I think this update was a patch to fix the DVI flickering issues that rendered the device unusable for many people - other annoyances can be fixed later but we better keep reminding them:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html

System Preferences- Desktop/Screen saver- crash EVERY TIME

Hi-
I have a brand new iMAc 24" with Leopard and all software is up to date via update as of 12 hours ago (10.5.1 etc). I have office 2004 and photoshop/illustrator but NO other software loaded. The computer is now 7 days old. Yesterday I used system preferences to change my desktop picture to something from my iPhoto library, as per normal with 10.5.1 I got one picture up and then went to change it and now EVERY TIME I try to change anything in the desktop/screen saver system preferences the application dies. I can get the desktop/screen saver page to open but as soon as I click any conceivable option on that window the system preferences application dies. I have sent about 7 crash reports to apple and see that others are describing similar (not identical) problems. Is apple going to fix this? I DID not install leopard on this computer, its BRAND NEW. The only thing I have done is to update whatever apple told me was available. HELP...

My computer was a month old when I installed Leopard (which turned out to be an adventure....), and once I finally got a proper install one of the features I explored was Desktop and Screensaver, specifically I tried the new mosaic option in the Screensaver for pictures, it seemed to work. The 10.5.1 update came out, a bit later I tried that Screensaver option again and not only did it not work, but it crashed System Prefs. I ended up trashing every plist and cache file having to do with System Prefs, Screensaver, and iphotomosaic in my home ~/Library folder. Oh, and in searching for them they managed to crash the Finder too. So take a look thru ~/Library, especially Preferences, be sure to also look in the ByHost folder, and you might also check the Caches folder. Remove all files you can find that have to do with System Prefs, Screensaver, and Desktop. Once I did that all was fine again with my System Prefs. The mosaic option even started working again.
Francine
Francine
Schwieder

Crashing when screen saver launches

I'm getting random crashes when my system launches screen saver. Symptoms are the screen becomes very grainy, sometimes with scrolling horizontal lines, and the clock also freezes with the time of the crash.
This started right after going to 10.5.8. I re-ran the updater (combo) and the problem stopped for a couple of weeks but started again today.
I deleted Desktop preferences, but that didn't help.
Ideas, anyone?

Has anyone found the answer to this problem? I have installed and uninstalled flash player several times but whenever it instals my sytems preferences die, which is very frustrating. I receive the same message as Lazula.

System Preferences Crashes When "Desktop and Screen Saver" Selected

Help. My System Preferences crashes shortly after "Desktop and Screen Saver" is selected. I'm running 10.4.10 and the firmware is up to date. I have also repaired the permissions.

This issue is often caused by a plist file which is corrupt or contains an invalid setting. To fix this issue, create a new folder on the desktop and then choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu. Enter ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/ as the folder's path and drag everything with a name containing com.apple.screensaver to the folder on the desktop. If the issue persists, return to the ByHost folder, press the Command and Up keys simultaneously, and then move the file named com.apple.desktop.plist to the folder you created earlier. If everything works properly with both files in the folder you created, it is safe to throw it away.
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Time Machine crashes every time after the computer sleeps or goes into screen saver for a period of time

Time Machine works for me about 90% of the time, until I leave the computer alone for over a hour it seems and gets into the late screen saver stage or goes to sleep. After it does this Time Machine will not work, yet the hard drive is still fully fuctional. Please Advise.

Time Machine works for me about 90% of the time, until I leave the computer alone for over a hour it seems and gets into the late screen saver stage or goes to sleep. After it does this Time Machine will not work, yet the hard drive is still fully fuctional. Please Advise.

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