Short Report on Intel iMac Performance

Ok so I finally had some time to push the iMac around. I'm please to say I was not able to peak the CPUs to 100% before the Disk I/O gave up, seems I need a faster drive before a faster processor right now.
One thing of note is that under the Intel dual core version I see 2 CPUs and I see both being used and both are used differently at different times.
How many tracks and how many plugins?
51 Tracks, turned on all the plugins for the tracks for a total of 111 total plugins (including the space designers I added to see how far it will go before failing)
How many space designers did I add above and beyond what was already there before I peaked the CPU?
17 Space designers before the Disk I/O gives up, could not peak processor before Disk I/O gave up.
I have a screenshot of LP playing the busiest part of the song with CPUs not pegging in case anyone is interested. This was taken just before I got the Disk I/O error, in fact I'm wondering if taking the screenshot didn't push it past the limit.
Does this answer what everyone needs to know about the iMac CoreDuo running a 2Ghz processor with 2gigs of RAM and buffers set to 512 (which is the default when I installed), and enough to now compare it to what ever you want?
hth
R

Well you shouldn't have a disk error
unless you were recording Audio at the same time whilst putting the effects on
because the effects has nothing to do with how fast the disk is,
also unless you were using alot of EXS24 or other plug-ings that loads big samples all from the OSX drive then maybe
even then you need lots of EXS24 and like stylus RMX with like BFD to get disk error
did you try it again to see if you'll get disk error again at the same %% of the CPU as the last time?
and tell us what instruments you used so that other can try as well
example:
channels 1-5 EXS24 with """ samples and 50 Spacedesign
channels 6-10 Ultrabeat with "" samles and what ever effects
that way we can try it on our PPC or other intels as well
I got G5 dual 2.5 with 4GB of rams and i'm also going to compare with what you do
to make it easier lets try and use logic's own plug-in so everyone can test using their system as well
thanks for the report and testing B.O.T.N
stash

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Xbench:
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MenuMeters:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10451
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Hi
Thanks much for the reply.
I've deleted both
~/Library/Cache/iPhoto
and
~/Library/Cache/iPhoto Cache
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Switching between applications in the first few minutes a number of applications suddenly showed in Activity Monitor as (Not Responding), then 30-40 seconds later they would come back to life. I monitored these same applications when iPhoto was not running and they worked fine.
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2006-08-09 15:49:58.792 iPhoto[1109] * -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Library/InputManagers/SIMBL/SIMBL.bundle/Contents/MacOS/SIMBL for bundle /Library/InputManagers/SIMBL/SIMBL.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
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Message was edited by: gwenners

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b) my admin user account, which I only use for troubleshooting and the occasional admin tasks that are awkward under my standard user or in any event more convenient when running as admin; and
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If I do that, can I still use the Migration Assistant? Again, I'm thinking I must have done this when I set up the G5 five years ago. What would my procedure be, if it's not going to be really obvious?
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Thanks so very much. I know this is a ton of questions. I'm grateful to you for helping smooth out this transition.

Joel Siegel wrote:
So Disk Utility in 10.6 lets you "hot"-resize partitions?
That came in with Leopard.
I had considered moving my primary user's home folder to the boot partition, based on advice in this forum (adaptive hot file clustering, etc). But it sounds like in some ways it may be simpler to make the initial setup more or less identical to my current one, and then change it later.
Probably. I haven't tested whether you can restore a second partition to the one you're running from; if not, it would take a couple of extra steps to get the home folders there without screwing up the permissions. And I always try to only make one big change at a time.
Since I have 1 TB to play with on the new machine, and only 250 GB +(edit: 150 GB)+ on the old one, I have plenty of room to create large partitions. My understanding from the links you posted is that I can enlarge a partition as well as shrink it (as long as the enlarged partition doesn't bump into an existing partition, and after backing everything up of course
Mostly. You can expand a partition "down" in the diagram DU shows, but not "up."
I wonder if I can create free space in between partitions in Disk Utility.
Yes, sort of, by making, then deleting a partition. But since you can't move or expand a partition "up," I can't think of a reason to do that. (I understand some other utilities can do that.)
You posted some reasons in this thread about why separate partitions are not recommended (seek times, adaptive hot file clustering), and I understand those. Are there others?
Those are the main ones I'm familiar with. Another (that you probably won't run into for a long time, if ever) is that if you guess wrong, you may either waste a lot of space on the OSX partition, or have too little there, with potentially nasty consequences.
One reason I've persisted in this partitioning scheme has to do with backups and restores, although I may be totally off base in this. I've envisioned some scenario where something on my boot volume gets so badly hosed that an Erase and Install is the best cure. But if my primary user data resides on a separate partition it would seem to make it much easier to get back in business -- I wouldn't have to worry about restoring my primary user data. The other user accounts on the boot volume would of course have to be restored.
There is no +Erase and Install+ anymore. No +Archive and Install,+ either. Just Install. It replaces OSX with a fresh version, without disturbing anything else. It even preserves configuration and settings in /Library, and files installed there by 3rd-party apps. Rather amazing!
Some folks do that, of course (perhaps out of old Windoze habits), but it's rarely required, or does any good on OSX. In some unusual situations, perhaps it would help. A couple of very experienced users here have not done a so-called "clean install" since 10.2!
I assume Setup Assistant will guide me through the steps of hooking up the old machine and booting it. I don't know if it needs to boot in Target Disk Mode for this to work, but I strongly suspect it does.
Yes. If you choose to transfer directly from it, which is probably best. You can also transfer from a clone (and, once you're on SL, a Time Machine backup). All documented in excruciating detail in [Setting up a new Mac from an old one or its backups|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/Setup.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Snow Leopard > Installation and Setup+ forum).
Thanks again. I'll post back after the surgery.
Cool. Fingers crossed here.

Older Intel iMac Freezing/Locking Up

Most of the reports of iMacs freezing/locking up seem to be coming from owners of the new aluminum models, but my "first generation" (early 2006) 20" Intel iMac recently began exhibiting the same problem after having performed flawlessly for me from the time of its purchase.
That leads me to believe the root cause is more likely to be a software glitch than a hardware issue...but, wherever the trouble lays, I wish Apple would get it sorted out soon!
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Subject: 2007 Intel iMac, 2GHz, 4GB RAM, 10.5.6
I'm having difficulty troubleshooting this one and would greatly appreciate any advice/help. Basically this iMac will develop all kinds of problems over night. It will be put to sleep in the evening and in the morning it will be off or it won't wake from sleep. I don't think it's a power issue, as other computers aren't affected.
If you manually turn it off and then on again, it won't recognize the startup volume. Usually at this point nothing will work except Diskwarrior will find and repair some errors and it will work again for the rest of the day, but come morning, the problems return.
I've replaced the memory, changed all peripherals, completely rebuilt the OS (clean install), even replaced the battery backup unit. I've reset the PRAM and the SMC, ran surface scans on the hard drive, as well as all available tests in Tech Tool and Rember. Nothing found. SMART status is clear.
It seems to only happen over night. If I put it to sleep mid-day, it'll wake just fine, although perhaps there's a difference between that short sleep and its nightly slumber which is the key??
I don't think there's a software issue because the person who uses it basically only uses Mail, Safari, Firefox, and occasionally iWork apps. I'll put the latest crash report in a follow-up post, but I don't quite understand its contents and I'm hoping it will provide a clue which someone can help me with.
Thanks for reading this far - I look forward to any responses!
Rey

Here's the latest crash report. It seems to have originated after sunday night's crash, which is why it shows 10.5.4, which was installed by combo update yesterday. Last night's crash doesn't seem to have a report...
Process: DirectoryService [31]
Path: /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
Identifier: DirectoryService
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
D
ate/Time: 2009-04-06 14:57:34.297 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.4 (9E25)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 1
Thread 0:
0 dyld 0x8fe12fd1 ImageLoaderMachO::doTermination(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&) + 241
1 dyld 0x8fe04f7b dyld::runTerminators(void*) + 155
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9592afdc _cxafinalize + 241
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9592aed0 exit + 33
4 DirectoryService 0x00015f3b main + 351
5 DirectoryService 0x00015dbe start + 54
Thread 1 Crashed:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959e3dbe _semwait_signalnocancel + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959d5c87 usleep$NOCANCEL$UNIX2003 + 61
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959f7434 __abort + 109
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959f7490 flockfile_debugstub + 0
4 DirectoryService 0x00088ad7 CCachePlugin::WaitForDNSQueries(int, sDNSLookup*, opaque_pthread_mutext*, opaque_pthread_condt*) + 417
5 DirectoryService 0x00088ea5 CCachePlugin::IssueParallelDNSQueries(sDNSLookup*) + 613
6 DirectoryService 0x00088ff7 CCachePlugin::InitiateDNSQuery(sDNSLookup*, bool) + 65
7 DirectoryService 0x00090934 CCachePlugin::DSgethostbyname_int(char*, char const*, char const*, int, bool, sDNSLookup*, int*) + 1276
8 DirectoryService 0x00092d92 CCachePlugin::DSgetaddrinfo(kvbuf_t*, int) + 3448
9 DirectoryService 0x00094700 CCachePlugin::ProcessLookupRequest(int, char*, int, int) + 614
10 DirectoryService 0x0002e859 libinfoDSmigdoQuery + 585
11 DirectoryService 0x0009921c _XQuery + 343
12 DirectoryService 0x00098f79 DSlibinfoMIG_server + 109
13 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95977ed3 machmsgserver + 343
14 DirectoryService 0x00022ca1 CMigHandlerThread::ThreadMain() + 303
15 ...ectoryServiceCore.Framework 0x00166f83 DSCThread::Run() + 39
16 ...ectoryServiceCore.Framework 0x0016718e DSLThread::_RunWrapper(void*) + 84
17 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959336f5 pthreadstart + 321
18 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959335b2 thread_start + 34
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95932f66 kevent + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959336f5 pthreadstart + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959335b2 thread_start + 34
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959451d5 syscall + 5
1 ...ectoryServiceCore.Framework 0x00166f83 DSCThread::Run() + 39
2 ...ectoryServiceCore.Framework 0x0016718e DSLThread::_RunWrapper(void*) + 84
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959336f5 pthreadstart + 321
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959335b2 thread_start + 34
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959024a6 machmsgtrap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95909c9c mach_msg + 72
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9592d47c vm_allocate + 135
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9595fd7f machmsg_serveronce + 252
4 DirectoryService 0x00022c14 CMigHandlerThread::ThreadMain() + 162
5 ...ectoryServiceCore.Framework 0x00166f83 DSCThread::Run() + 39
6 ...ectoryServiceCore.Framework 0x0016718e DSLThread::_RunWrapper(void*) + 84
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959336f5 pthreadstart + 321
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959335b2 thread_start + 34
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x95932f66 kevent + 10
1 libresolv.9.dylib 0x90f0f9f8 pdnsquery + 96
2 libresolv.9.dylib 0x90f0fd8c sdnssearch + 770
3 libresolv.9.dylib 0x90f0ff26 sdnssearch + 1180
4 libresolv.9.dylib 0x90f14363 dnslookup_soamin + 215
5 DirectoryService 0x000ce728 idnadnslookup + 572
6 DirectoryService 0x0008856c DoDNSQuery(void*) + 214
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959336f5 pthreadstart + 321
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x959335b2 thread_start + 34
Thread 1 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x0000003c ebx: 0x959e390f ecx: 0xb01015fc edx: 0x959e3dbe
edi: 0x00224b90 esi: 0xb0101658 ebp: 0xb0101638 esp: 0xb01015fc
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00000247 eip: 0x959e3dbe cs: 0x00000007
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x0000001f gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0xa06b88bc
Binary Images:
0x1000 - 0x10efef +DirectoryService ??? (???) <215b796060460ede1cfd684790280582> /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
0x15f000 - 0x16dff3 com.apple.DirectoryServiceCore.Framework 3.5.4 (3.5.4) <bb75c970bee1da9e8b00a0a3ce2cae45> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DirectoryServiceCore.framework/Versions/A/Dir ectoryServiceCore
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe2da53 dyld 96.2 (???) <14ac3b684fa5a31932fa89c4bba7a29b> /usr/lib/dyld
0x90c14000 - 0x90c1bfe9 libgcc_s.1.dylib ??? (???) <f53c808e87d1184c0f9df63aef53ce0b> /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib
0x90c1c000 - 0x90cceffb libcrypto.0.9.7.dylib ??? (???) <330b0e48e67faffc8c22dfc069ca7a47> /usr/lib/libcrypto.0.9.7.dylib
0x90d0e000 - 0x90d90ff3 com.apple.CFNetwork 330.4 (330.4) <ce5b085df34a78b7f198aff9db5b52ec> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CFNetwo rk.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork
0x90f0e000 - 0x90f2cfff libresolv.9.dylib ??? (???) <9602435a6eac87a0d1f41b8ca8541693> /usr/lib/libresolv.9.dylib
0x924cc000 - 0x92557fff com.apple.framework.IOKit 1.5.1 (???) <60cfc4b175c4ef60bb8e9036716a29f4> /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
0x925cb000 - 0x92846fe7 com.apple.Foundation 6.5.5 (677.19) <bfd4ebea1a7739dd6b523f15dca01a37> /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation
0x93387000 - 0x933abfff libxslt.1.dylib ??? (???) <4933ddc7f6618743197aadc85b33b5ab> /usr/lib/libxslt.1.dylib
0x933ac000 - 0x933f0feb com.apple.DirectoryService.PasswordServerFramework 3.0.3 (3.0.3) <8135bb4f34a3bf02b8c2ca869fe33a42> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PasswordServer.framework/Versions/A/PasswordS erver
0x93703000 - 0x937e4ff7 libxml2.2.dylib ??? (???) <1baef3d4972ee789d8fa6c1fa44da45c> /usr/lib/libxml2.2.dylib
0x93f5e000 - 0x93f62fff libmathCommon.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x9469a000 - 0x94726ff7 com.apple.LaunchServices 289.2 (289.2) <3577886e3a6d56ee3949850c4fde76c9> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/LaunchServices
0x9472c000 - 0x9473bfff libsasl2.2.dylib ??? (???) <b9e1ca0b6612e280b6cbea6df0eec5f6> /usr/lib/libsasl2.2.dylib
0x94805000 - 0x9484bfef com.apple.Metadata 10.5.2 (398.18) <9466e348fc3c1fece377ae1238fe74a7> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadat a.framework/Versions/A/Metadata
0x94867000 - 0x94917fff edu.mit.Kerberos 6.0.12 (6.0.12) <1dc515ebe407292db8e603938c72d4e8> /System/Library/Frameworks/Kerberos.framework/Versions/A/Kerberos
0x94c4f000 - 0x94c65fff com.apple.DictionaryServices 1.0.0 (1.0.0) <ad0aa0252e3323d182e17f50defe56fc> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Diction aryServices.framework/Versions/A/DictionaryServices
0x94d81000 - 0x94db3fff com.apple.LDAPFramework 1.4.4 (108) <00542ef6515aeb41a22ce0004a75b519> /System/Library/Frameworks/LDAP.framework/Versions/A/LDAP
0x94e49000 - 0x95123ff3 com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 786.4 (786.4) <059c4803a7a95e3c1a95a332baeb1edf> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonC ore.framework/Versions/A/CarbonCore
0x95458000 - 0x954d7ff5 com.apple.SearchKit 1.2.0 (1.2.0) <277b460da86bc222785159fe77e2e2ed> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SearchK it.framework/Versions/A/SearchKit
0x95510000 - 0x95510ffa com.apple.CoreServices 32 (32) <2fcc8f3bd5bbfc000b476cad8e6a3dd2> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices
0x95883000 - 0x9588bfff com.apple.DiskArbitration 2.2.1 (2.2.1) <75b0c8d8940a8a27816961dddcac8e0f> /System/Library/Frameworks/DiskArbitration.framework/Versions/A/DiskArbitration
0x9588c000 - 0x958e9ffb libstdc++.6.dylib ??? (???) <04b812dcec670daa8b7d2852ab14be60> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
0x95901000 - 0x95a61ff3 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <98fc91f31f185411ddc46d3225e9af55> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x95b7f000 - 0x95c06ff7 libsqlite3.0.dylib ??? (???) <6978bbcca4277d6ae9f042beff643f7d> /usr/lib/libsqlite3.0.dylib
0x95c58000 - 0x95c87fe3 com.apple.AE 402.2 (402.2) <e01596187e91af5d48653920017b8c8e> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/AE.fram ework/Versions/A/AE
0x95c88000 - 0x95e56fff com.apple.security 5.0.4 (34102) <f01d6cbd6a0f24f6c13952ed448e77d6> /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
0x95e57000 - 0x95f36fff libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) <a53206274b6c2d42691f677863f379ae> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0x96018000 - 0x960d2fe3 com.apple.CoreServices.OSServices 226.5 (226.5) <7e10d25c615a39fe1ab4d48e24a3b555> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/OSServi ces.framework/Versions/A/OSServices
0x960d3000 - 0x960f7feb libssl.0.9.7.dylib ??? (???) <acee7fc534674498dcac211318aa23e8> /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.7.dylib
0x964d9000 - 0x96510fff com.apple.SystemConfiguration 1.9.2 (1.9.2) <8b26ebf26a009a098484f1ed01ec499c> /System/Library/Frameworks/SystemConfiguration.framework/Versions/A/SystemConfi guration
0x9663b000 - 0x96642ffe libbsm.dylib ??? (???) <d25c63378a5029648ffd4b4669be31bf> /usr/lib/libbsm.dylib
0x96643000 - 0x9677bff7 libicucore.A.dylib ??? (???) <5031226ea28b371d8dfdbb32acfb48b5> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
0x9677c000 - 0x9678affd libz.1.dylib ??? (???) <5ddd8539ae2ebfd8e7cc1c57525385c7> /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib
0x9704e000 - 0x97180fff com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.5.3 (476.14) <7ef7f5db09ff6dd0135a6165872803cc> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
0x971c1000 - 0x971ecfe7 libauto.dylib ??? (???) <42d8422dc23a18071869fdf7b5d8fab5> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0xfffe8000 - 0xfffebfff libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0xffff0000 - 0xffff1780 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib

Intel iMac randomly relaunching Finder. RAM problem?

Several months ago I bought a new 3.06 GHz Intel iMac with 2GB of RAM. I also bought CS4 so I maxed out my RAM at 4GB with a 2x2GB RAM kit from Other World Computing.
I've noticed in the lately that everything will suddenly hang, the Dock won't appear when I cursor to the bottom, and then my desktop pic will change. I have my prefs set to choose a random one each day but this isn't happening at the right time, it's random. Not only that but if I open Dashboard after that it has to reload all of my widgets again. Plus any docked Finder or app windows pop back out to the desktop. It's like the Finder is being relaunched or something.
I'm wondering if this could be an issue with bad RAM or not having enough. With email, browser, FTP, time logger, and a few smaller apps going I can never really have more than a couple of the CS4 apps open without things getting sluggish. I try to avoid having more than 2 open at any one time. I've even dropped Photoshop's RAM usage settings from 70% to 60% to see if it makes any difference.
The problem is still happening and it seems to be happening more frequently. Things just relaunched and I went into Mail to minimize an email window. As soon as I clicked the yellow button things hanged again but not in the same way. No windows would minimize, the Dock wouldn't appear and I couldn't switch Spaces. When I went to restart, as soon as my cursor rolled over the Dock item in the Apple menu it stalled there for a short time before I was able to go down to restart. Then the restart sequence stalled and I had to force a shut down.
This is really frustrating as I was expecting a great new machine and software to replace my aging PowerMac G4 and older apps. Is there a way to test for bad RAM or does this sound like a known issue with CS4 or iMacs in general? I don't have the original 2x1GB RAM sticks any more, I sold them after installing my new RAM.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I've been trying a few things here and there when I've had time, giving time in between to see if the problem reoccurs. So far I've done the following:
1. Repaired Permissions. No effect.
2. Used Onyx to clean the System, User and Font cache options listed by default. It also told me that S.M.A.R.T., startup volume, Permissions and Prefs are all ok. No effect.
3. I removed the RAM, inspected the boards and the slots. Can't see any sort of damage to either. I replaced the boards but swapped slots. Both boards are firmly seated. Also no effect.
I'm going to try running 1 board at a time, swapping slots if the problem continues. If it does I'll try creating a 2nd admin account and go from there.
I've also noticed at times when the hang happens it seems to be when I click on an item in my Dock (usually a folder of items). There have also been times that after it happens I'll switch to another space and the windows for different apps will have disappeared. The apps are still open but if I try choosing the missing window under View or Window they still won't appear. Same goes with trying to use Show All under the Finder menu.

Intel iMac stuck in reboot loop

Since the last few days, my 6 month old Intel iMac is stuck in a reboot loop.
Configuration:
Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac12,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.5 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
OS: 10.6.8 (with patches applied as they become avaliable)
It is connected to a UPS at all times.
I always put it to sleep at night. Sometimes it stays in the Sleep mode for a couple of days (i travel and wife does not use for some time). But it always would "wake" up from Sleep on a keyboard touch. Magic mouse battery died a few days ago, so put in a new pair of battery, had the usual problem of "pairing", fixed that and continued on.
(Coincidentally, it almost also marks where my problems started).
Now, when i press any key, the iMac reboots. And then just before it looks like it will show the wallpaper, it reboots. and this continues on - sometimes 10-15 times. I press the power key and switch it OFF. Press the power key again, no go - stuck in the reboot loop. Run the Apple Hardware Test (exhaustive one included - it reports no issue found). Do a SMC reset (take off the power cord from the back of the iMac for 35 seconds) and put it back. Switch off the mouse and attach a USB mouse and press the Shift key to boot into the Safe mode. This works! Installed Pacifist to check for any non-Apple kernel extensions, none found...
Since AHT reports all fine - can hardware be ruled out?
Could it be the magic mouse? Need to try it (just wary of the reboot loop )?
If it is the mouse, is it covered in the 12 month initial warranty (I am in India)?
Console log reports this line:
08/06/12 7:20:59 PM
configd[13]
Sleep: Success - AC
com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.powermanagement.sleep
com.apple.message.signature: Success
com.apple.message.value: 0
com.apple.message.result: Success
com.apple.message.uuid: A9EDA79D-440F-4CD5-B3FA-5A6451E6677B
and this:
08/06/12 7:20:59 PM
configd[13]
Wake: Drivers Failure - AC - HDEF SATA
com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.powermanagement.wake
com.apple.message.signature: Drivers Failure
com.apple.message.result: Failure
Is it the HDD?
Any/all help is appreciated. I am going to carry it in to an Apple Care tomorrow, but was curious to see what the community had to say.
Thanks,

Well, it is getting odder now...when i read your message and click the console icon on the dock, the iMac just crashed and rebooted!
Here are the console messages just before and after the most recent crash (at 12:07):
08/06/12 11:53:34 PM
Console[919]
asl_file_open_read() failed on path /var/log/DiagnosticMessages/2012.06.04.asl with error Invalid Data Store
08/06/12 11:53:35 PM
Console[919]
asl_file_open_read() failed on path /var/log/DiagnosticMessages/2012.06.04.asl with error Invalid Data Store
08/06/12 11:53:36 PM
Console[919]
asl_file_open_read() failed on path /var/log/DiagnosticMessages/2012.06.04.asl with error Invalid Data Store
08/06/12 11:53:37 PM
Console[919]
asl_file_open_read() failed on path /var/log/DiagnosticMessages/2012.06.04.asl with error Invalid Data Store
09/06/12 12:07:00 AM
com.apple.launchd[1]
*** launchd[1] has started up. ***
09/06/12 12:07:18 AM
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[87]
(com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
09/06/12 12:07:21 AM
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[87]
(com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[112]) Exited with exit code: 1
09/06/12 12:07:22 AM
com.hp.messagecenter.launcher[115]
ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
09/06/12 12:07:23 AM
com.apple.launchd[1]
(com.apple.xprotectupdater[20]) Exited with exit code: 252
09/06/12 12:08:37 AM
[0x0-0x14014].com.google.Chrome[147]
[0609/000837:INFO:breakpad_mac.mm(177)] Breakpad disabled
09/06/12 12:08:43 AM
[0x0-0x14014].com.google.Chrome[147]
[147:-1273409536:105210075659:ERROR:backend_impl.cc(1148)] Critical error found -8
Here are the console messages just before and after the most recent crash (at 12:07):
Jun 8 23:53:01 localhost Console[919]: asl_file_open_read() failed on path /var/log/DiagnosticMessages/2012.06.04.asl with error Invalid Data Store
Jun 8 23:53:32: --- last message repeated 18 times ---
Jun 8 23:53:32 localhost Console[919]: asl_file_open_read() failed on path /var/log/DiagnosticMessages/2012.06.04.asl with error Invalid Data Store
Jun 8 23:54:02: --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Jun 9 00:07:00 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Jun 9 00:07:04 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Jun 9 00:07:04 localhost blued[17]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jun 9 00:07:12 localhost fseventsd[34]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (14259 14 14295)
Jun 9 00:07:12 localhost fseventsd[34]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 848839F3-1F7D-409B-A5F1-14170B9CD90D
Jun 9 00:07:12 localhost bootlog[41]: BOOT_TIME: 1339180618 0
Jun 9 00:07:15 localhost mDNSResponder[29]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[22]: usbmuxd-268.5 on Jan 5 2012 at 03:34:01, running 64 bit
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[30]: Login Window Application Started
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost com.apple.kextd[10]: Can't load /System/Library/Extensions/IOSerialFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/InternalModemSu pport.kext - no code for running kernel's architecture.
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost com.apple.kextd[10]: Failed to load /System/Library/Extensions/IOSerialFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/InternalModemSu pport.kext - (libkern/kext) requested architecture/executable not found.
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost com.apple.kextd[10]: Load com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport failed; removing personalities.
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost configd[13]: bootp_session_transmit: bpf_write(en1) failed: Network is down (50)
Jun 9 00:07:16 localhost configd[13]: DHCP en1: INIT-REBOOT transmit failed
Jun 9 00:07:18 localhost loginwindow[30]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Jun 9 00:07:18 localhost loginwindow[30]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Jun 9 00:07:18 localhost loginwindow[30]: USER_PROCESS: 30 console
Jun 9 00:07:18 localhost com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[87] (com.apple.ReportCrash): Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
Jun 9 00:07:21 localhost configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Jun 9 00:07:21: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Jun 9 00:07:21 localhost com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[87] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[112]): Exited with exit code: 1
Jun 9 00:07:22 localhost com.hp.messagecenter.launcher[115]: ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
Jun 9 00:07:23 localhost XProtectUpdater[20]: Ignoring new signature plist: Not an increase in version
Jun 9 00:07:23 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.xprotectupdater[20]): Exited with exit code: 252
Jun 9 00:07:32 localhost warmd[21]: [fetcher_open_file:936] open("/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_x86_64") => -1 (errno: 2)
Jun 9 00:07:35 localhost ntpd[19]: time reset +0.205296 s
Jun 9 00:08:37 localhost [0x0-0x14014].com.google.Chrome[147]: [0609/000837:INFO:breakpad_mac.mm(177)] Breakpad disabled
Jun 9 00:08:43 localhost [0x0-0x14014].com.google.Chrome[147]: [147:-1273409536:105210075659:ERROR:backend_impl.cc(1148)] Critical error found -8
Here is the system.log when the iMac was first sought be woken up from sleep:
Jun 8 07:21:47 Manoj-Satis-iMac loginwindow[30]: no spins reported for this wake
Jun 8 07:22:46 Manoj-Satis-iMac loginwindow[30]: loginwindow SleepWakeCallback WILL sleep
Jun 8 07:22:54 Manoj-Satis-iMac loginwindow[30]: loginwindow SleepWakeCallback will power on, Currenttime:6/8/2012 7:22:54.006 AM - Waketime:6/8/2012 7:22:53.330 AM = Deltatime:0.676087976
Jun 8 07:22:54 Manoj-Satis-iMac applepushserviced[125]: <APSCourier: 0x106741520>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x107315250>: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=57 UserInfo=0x107539b80 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Socket is not connected"
Jun 8 07:22:54 Manoj-Satis-iMac applepushserviced[125]: <APSCourier: 0x106741520>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x107529760>: Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=2 UserInfo=0x107318360 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 2.)"
Jun 8 07:22:54 Manoj-Satis-iMac configd[13]: bootp_session_transmit: bpf_write(en1) failed: Network is down (50)
Jun 8 07:22:54 Manoj-Satis-iMac configd[13]: DHCP en1: INIT-REBOOT transmit failed
Jun 8 07:22:54 Manoj-Satis-iMac configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Jun 8 07:22:58 Manoj-Satis-iMac mDNSResponder[29]: DeregisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en1 (FE80:0000:0000:0000:E6CE:8FFF:FE5D:48C6)
Jun 8 07:22:58 Manoj-Satis-iMac configd[13]: Sleep: Success - AC - Software Sleep
Jun 8 07:22:58 Manoj-Satis-iMac configd[13]: Wake: Success - AC - EHC2
Jun 8 07:22:58 Manoj-Satis-iMac configd[13]: Hibernate Statistics
Jun 8 07:22:58 Manoj-Satis-iMac configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Jun 8 07:23:05 Manoj-Satis-iMac loginwindow[30]: loginwindow SleepWakeCallback WILL sleep
Jun 8 19:20:45 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Jun 8 19:20:48 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Jun 8 19:20:48 localhost blued[17]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jun 8 19:20:55 localhost fseventsd[34]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (319516 12 362581)
Jun 8 19:20:55 localhost fseventsd[34]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 42A22C99-8FAD-40F4-AC9A-8DE55586FDCF
Jun 8 19:20:55 localhost bootlog[41]: BOOT_TIME: 1339163443 0
Jun 8 19:20:58 localhost mDNSResponder[29]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
Jun 8 19:20:58 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[22]: usbmuxd-268.5 on Jan 5 2012 at 03:34:01, running 64 bit
Jun 8 19:20:59 localhost configd[13]: Sleep: Success - AC
Jun 8 19:20:59 localhost configd[13]: Wake: Drivers Failure - AC - HDEF SATA
Jun 8 19:21:19 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Jun 8 19:21:24 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Jun 8 19:21:25 localhost blued[17]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jun 8 19:21:26 localhost bootlog[41]: BOOT_TIME: 1339163476 0
Jun 8 19:21:29 localhost mDNSResponder[29]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
Jun 8 19:21:30 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[22]: usbmuxd-268.5 on Jan 5 2012 at 03:34:01, running 64 bit
Jun 8 19:21:56 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Jun 8 19:22:01 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Jun 8 19:22:02 localhost blued[17]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jun 8 19:22:03 localhost bootlog[41]: BOOT_TIME: 1339163515 0
Jun 8 19:22:06 localhost mDNSResponder[29]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
Jun 8 19:22:33 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Jun 8 19:22:38 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Jun 8 19:22:39 localhost blued[17]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jun 8 19:22:40 localhost bootlog[41]: BOOT_TIME: 1339163552 0
Jun 8 19:22:43 localhost mDNSResponder[29]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
Jun 8 19:22:44 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[22]: usbmuxd-268.5 on Jan 5 2012 at 03:34:01, running 64 bit
Jun 8 19:23:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Jun 8 19:23:13 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Jun 8 19:23:14 localhost blued[17]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jun 8 19:23:15 localhost bootlog[41]: BOOT_TIME: 1339163587 0
Jun 8 19:23:18 localhost mDNSResponder[29]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
Jun 8 19:23:19 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[22]: usbmuxd-268.5 on Jan 5 2012 at 03:34:01, running 64 bit
Jun 8 19:23:46 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
Jun 8 19:23:51 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Jun 8 19:23:52 localhost blued[17]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jun 8 19:23:53 localhost bootlog[41]: BOOT_TIME: 1339163625 0
Jun 8 19:23:54 localhost fseventsd[34]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (147 9 179)
Jun 8 19:23:54 localhost fseventsd[34]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 09B8A63F-56EF-4D9A-9E5C-A6D27EFCD26C
Jun 8 19:23:56 localhost mDNSResponder[29]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
Jun 8 19:25:04 localhost com.apple.kextd[9]: Safe boot mode detected; invalidating system extensions caches.
Jun 8 19:24:28 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***

Printing with a networked Canon iR 3220 and my Intel iMac

I am at my wits end and I hope someone can help.
I am the sole Mac user in my company. I have a brand new, shiny 24" dual processor (intel) iMac running OS 10.4.9, that is connecting wirelessly to our network. We have a mixture of IIS and Linux servers (I believe the IIS is solely for the Windows Exchange server) Ther are 30 or so printers on the network and the one I am supposed to be printing to is a Canon Image Runner 3220 (iR 3220).
I am no Mac newbie, but I can't get the thing to print correctly. I have updated the driver from Canon (v. 1.70PS) and the PPDs (v. 2.25), followed the instructions and it will not automatically select the correct PPD. When I reset the PPD manually, it spools to the printer, but then stops all my print jobs. I try to resume and it spools and stops.
I have tried adding the printer via CanonIP, LPR, Appletalk (which gets me a message that I am connected incorrectly), setting up a sacrificial altar to the printing gods...nothing seems to work. I've tried using the iR 3200 driver and that doesn't work either.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I would appreciate any help I can get at this point.
Mike

Hello Mike,
The first thing you need to do is determine if the iR C3220 is using the Canon printer board or the imagePASS-C1/C2 print server option. If you look at the back of the iR C3220, and there is a rectangular box with an Ethernet cable connecting to the copier, and what looks something like a SCSI-2 cable also connected between the white box and the copiers interface board, then you have the imagePASS controller. This device requires a different driver to the PS v1.70 and PPD v2.x you are currently using. It also requires a queue name of 'print' or 'direct' (or 'hold' if you don't want the job to print) and it must be entered in lower case.
Since it sounds like there are PC's on the network, have a look at their printer setup and see which driver they are using. You can also check their port config to see how they are connecting.
If the iR C3220 doesn't have the imagePASS print controller and the PC users have the PCL5c driver installed, then you may find that the iR C3220 doesn't have the PS option - it may be PCL5c only. The easiest way to tell is to open the printers web page (called RUI) by entering the printers IP address in your browser of choice. With the default page open, select Additional Functions and then Custom Settings (you may be prompted for a system ID & password). If you get past this the new view will show if you have PS as well as PCL. If there is no PS, then you will have to look at installing the latest version of Gutenprint and selecting Generic PCL5c as your 'ppd'.
If the PS option is installed, then the v1.70 driver should be okay, although there is a trick to adding it. In the Printer Setup Utility, after clicking Add, select More Printers and then Canon IP (PS). In the new window input the IP address and a queue name of LP. When you click Add the copier is queried by the driver to determine what model it is, meaning that once it is displayed in the printer list it should show the iR C3220. Given that this didn't happen for you (and if the imagePASS is not being used) then a likely cause can be the disabling of SNMP in the copier setup. You may have to get the IT guys to enable this (or at least explain why it is off).
If you go the other way of manually selecting LPD as the protocol (AppleTalk is not supported by the PS v1.70 driver) then you need to ensure that for the print using you select iR C3220 CanonPS for the ppd. If you see Canon iR C3220, don't use this as it is the wrong ppd for the PS driver - it is there as part of the PPD installer.
If you want to try using the PPD, then you can use AppleTalk but of course this has to be enabled in the copier, and if your the only Mac then it is likely that it is disabled. Again the RUI page can tell you this or you can print a Config page from the copier (I think you go Additional Functions > Report Settings > Network > User Data List).
Hope something above is helpful and if not, please reply back.
Paul

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