Slow and spinning beach balls after 10.8.2 update
After the initial install of ML 10.8 for the most part the sytem seemed to run fine. Very few snags. But after the 10.8.1 and now the 10.8.2 updates I am finding slower and slower times for programs to boot and waiting to be able to type anything and spinning beach balls all the time. I have noticed this continuously bringing up the contacts program, MS word, Pages, Apple Mail etc. Initial booting of the computer is slower as well and often has a frozen beach ball for a minute or so before it unfreezes and proceeds. Also huge slow down in printing from my wifi printer which before was super fast. I have reset the SMC, Pram, did disk permission repairs and all of those items. Nothing has changed anything. This is a early 15" 2011 MBP unit with 8 gig of ram, 750 gig hard drive with only 250 gig in use, 2.2 I7 processor and Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB. All software is updated to latest versions. This slower and slower and waiting thing is getting continuously worse all the time and very annoying. If anyone has any ideas I am open to suggestions to find a solution. Thanks much.
Seems we have a lot of people with simular problems but a lot of different combonations. Cleaning caches, reseting Pram, taking almost everything out of login items even using a program to defrag the unit, (mine is not a SSD drive), making sure all apps etc. are up to date and are ML ok etc. I have all done. I even had the unit tested by the Gen. Bar guys to make sure the hardware was ok including the drive even though I was pretty sure it was as I did not have this problem before ML. All checked out fine. I have not in the past had any problem with Time Machine backups but?????????? I only use a usb external and plug it in when I want to do a back up so it is not doing the backup thing all the time. I have thought of doing the erase and clean install which will be a huge amount of work but I have read many postings saying they have done that and it did not solve the problem so reluctant to do that if in the end I will spend two days for nothing? Could go back to SL or Lion as I have bootable backups but why should I have to do this on a year old MBP to make it work properly? Seems there ought to be a solution on this but Apple does not seem to have one? As I said in my original post all seemed good for the first month of ML then it began going down hill and has continued to ever since. I did notice last night that something strange seemed to help for a little while. I loged out of the unit as I have auto login and when I relogged in all seemed much quicker and better but today it has started to slow down again? I know everyone with this problem would like a solution!
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After I installed 10.5.7 it started happening. When I open anything including system prefs and apple apps the ball appears. I'm on 10.5.8 and it seems to be either as slow or slower. Startup is a bit faster now, but it'll go to the beach ball before I even do anything remotely intensive on the system.
My computer is almost 3 years old but I don't install any weird software on it and have 30% of my system disk free. I'm an audio guy and use logic, pro tools and generally keep my computer clean.
I've tried starting another user account to check if its my original user that has the issue, but thats just as slow too.
Please help...
Thanks
Oh yeah, I repaired disk permissions too but it hasn't seemed to have changed anythingThanks for the reply Dale.
I have just tried that and Disk Utility said my MAc HD appears to be ok....????
So I don't really understand what else I can do...
I tried using Onyx a couple of months ago but it seemed to make things worse and more temperamental.
If there is a next level of solutions I could try it would be much appreciated.
This is what appears when I verify or repair the permissions... I doesn't change if I repair them though.....
Verify permissions for “Macintosh HD”
Reading permissions database.
Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
ACL found but not expected on "private/var/root/Library/Preferences".
ACL found but not expected on "private/var/root/Library".
ACL found but not expected on "private/var/root".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/Utilities/AirPort Utility.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/ProApps/Internal Plug-Ins/BrowserKit/iLife.bkplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BrowserKit.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources ", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Leopard Panels.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "usr/lib/ruby", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are drwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/TextEdit.app".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/RemoteDesktop.menu/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Time Machine.app".
Permissions verification complete
Thanks for your help
Owen -
my mac is running slow, the spinning beach ball constantly appears. it seems that when i am in the apple store with fast wifi its a bit better. genius at the apple store checked the hard drive, it's all fine. what can it be? can it be a software issue with the wifi?
also i noted that it has only been doing this since quite recently, before it was fine
please help!First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|timed? ?o' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Reset the System Management Controller.
Run Software Update. If there's a firmware update, install it.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the View menu or the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for User, System, and Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the Memory tab. What value is shown in the bottom part of the window for Swap used?
Next, select the Disk tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in andWrites out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long. -
My mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing
my mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing
is there some good free software that cleans it up, new to macpro
Software OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021)Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. -
Safari Spinning Beach Ball after 10.5.5, Camera Raw Update, and Rmt Desktop
Safari is having real problems after remote desktop and camera raw update. Safari is totally unusable. Spinning beach ball forever and brings the entire machine to a hault. Hope someone can help with a fix soon
I zapped the pram. Tried deleting safari preferences. Cleaned out all the caches and histories. Rebuilt the permissions. Reset safari and reboot many times. No love.
I am now in the process of reapply the combo updater for 10.5.5, and repairing thee premissions one last time.Hi,
If Safari continues to misbehave, Save your Bookmarks by using File/Export Bookmarks and any other personal information you have stored. Delete the Safari and app, download and reinstall:
http://www.apple.com/safari/download/
Make sure and run Disk Utility from your Applications/Utilities folder and Repair Disk Permissions BEFORE and AFTER each and every update or upgrade.
Carolyn -
Spinning beach ball after hard drive upgrade
Im running a macbook pro i7 2.2ghz 8gb ram version 10.6.8 SL
I recently upgraded my 128gb ssd to a 512gb ssd drive. I cloned the drive to new drive and ever since then, I get the spinning beach ball very often whereas I never got it prior to the hard drive upgrade. Is there anything I can check or do to eliminate the freeze ups? It is VERY annoying. Or do I just need to do a fresh install on the new hard drive.
thanks in advanceDid you properly prep the drive first:
Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
If you are preparing an external or a non-startup drive, then open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (for Intel Macs) or APM (for PPC Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size. -
Os x running very slow. Spinning beach ball happens often
I dont know what happened latley here the last few days i cant do much of anything for long before i get the spinning beach ball. It drives me crazy because i am typing or doing something and i have to stop wait for it to go away then i can do something for a few minutes then it comes up again and i have to wait again.
I have run permissions, and all the things on itool and it still slow as anything.boot to single user mode. (boot holding comand s) hold untill u get to a black screen w/ white type.
when it comes up and says root # type sbin/fsck -fy ( note there is a space between the k and the - )
it will launch a file system check.
when finished type the word reboot and press enter. -
Imac Spinning Beach Ball after about 3 minutes of operation.
I get the spinning beach ball (SBBOD) after a few minutes of operation. The hard drive is indexing as well. I tried booting the computer in Safe Mode and I get NO beach ball and the computer seems to be perfectly fine. I recently upgraded my hard drive about 6 months ago. I am not sure if this is a hardware or software problem. I also tried running the hardware test, but I downloaded lion via the App Store and pressing "D" at boot up doesn't do anything. I am about ready to erase my hard drive and try to re-install my info from time machine. Unfortunately, I haven't done a back up in quite a while. Any suggestions?
SBBOD can be caused by many things. I'd recommend reading XLab's
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html
article, it's about the best article on troubleshooting what is causing your specific problem. -
Major slow down - spinning beach ball all the time
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Here is an example: I wanted to delete a few songs from iTunes, which virtually locked my Mac up for minutes. Console says:
18.04.10 14:59:45 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x100826000 (pid 265) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1817)
18.04.10 14:59:45 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x105000400 (pid 6368) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1817)
18.04.10 14:59:48 diskarbitrationd[13] Finder [265]:50663 not responding.
18.04.10 15:00:05 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x101866a00 (pid 6356) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1823)
18.04.10 15:00:05 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x102829c00 (pid 1579) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1823)
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18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
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18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:07 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:07 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:01:09 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:01:09 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:02:22 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x105000400 (pid 6368) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1865)
18.04.10 15:02:22 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x100826000 (pid 265) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1865)
18.04.10 15:03:01 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x102829c00 (pid 1579) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1873)
18.04.10 15:03:01 fseventsd[65] SLOWDOWN: client 0x101866a00 (pid 6356) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 1873)
18.04.10 15:03:32 iTunes[685] sendmessage: Could not securely send message size 406: SSLERRORSYSCALL errno (Broken pipe)
18.04.10 15:03:32 iTunes[685] AMDeviceStopSession: Could not stop session with device: kAMDUndefinedError
18.04.10 15:03:32 iTunes[685] sendmessage: Could not securely send message size 325: SSLERRORSSL (error:1409F07F:SSL routines:SSL3WRITEPENDING:bad write retry)
18.04.10 15:04:49 iTunes[685] sendmessage: Could not securely send message size 406: SSLERRORSYSCALL errno (Broken pipe)
18.04.10 15:04:49 iTunes[685] AMDeviceStopSession: Could not stop session with device: kAMDUndefinedError
18.04.10 15:04:49 iTunes[685] sendmessage: Could not securely send message size 325: SSLERRORSSL (error:1409F07F:SSL routines:SSL3WRITEPENDING:bad write retry)
18.04.10 15:05:01 mdworker32[21822] kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:08 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:08 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 com.apple.Dock.agent[263] Sun Apr 18 15:10:10 peter-boehis-computer-7.local Dock[263] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Singular matrix at index 45: [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
18.04.10 15:10:10 Dock[263] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000]
Hope anyone can make sense out of that!There have been loads of threads dealing with SL & spinning beach balls. I have had/having these issues still.
Current setup:
MacBook Pro 2.53Ghz running SL 10.6.4 - non-Apple installed HD (seaGate 320BG 7200RPM)
Issues: SBBOD at any given time, some more frequent than other times (no specific time interval). Have reboot, SMART status, Apple hardware test, re-installed SL, root user. Results: still the same issue.
Possible workaround (test in progress):
Removed seaGate 320BG 7200RPM and put back the original 5400RPM disk and mount seaGate 320BG 7200RPM with an external USB case. Results: snappy as he*ll, no more issues.
Next round: refit the seaGate 320BG 7200RPM once more to see if just removing/adding disks helps.
If the SBBOD then still occurs, the only conclusion I can make, is that the seaGate 320BG 7200RPM is somehow not compatible. This could be due to its speed or some other issue (having this disk external causes 0 SBBOD issues).
If this will not work, I will then proceed to clone the data of my seaGate 320BG 7200RPM to the original 5400RPM Apple fitted disk and take it from there.
If that setup will neither work, I will then finally move back to the shop and have Apple check it out.
Good luck. -
Constant spinning beach balls after upgrading to Lion
I upgraded to Lion on a mid 2010 MacBook Pro. Ever since I have been dealing with constant spinning beach balls every time I log in to anything, type, browse on both Firefox and Safari, or scroll up and down a page. I have 8GB RAM, have reset the PRAM, restarted often, all is completely updated. Anyone else have this problem and what to do about it? It's extremely annoying and hard to get anything done! Thanks, karen
This is the info received from another post.
Reinstalling Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alterhatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer. -
Lots of Freezes and Spinning Beach Balls
Just recently my PowerBook G4 12" 1.42 began acting up. I can barely do anything without getting a screen freeze or spinning beach ball. I can't open folders, click or scroll, copy or paste, or almost anything without a very very long wait, up to several minutes of SWOD. Sometimes the screen won't do anything except move the mouse cursor.
I tried Disk Utility Repair Permissions, and it got hung up for about an hour and then the computer became unresponsive, and I had to shut down by holding the power button. I tried resetting PRAM with no luck.
I noticed the problem after the latest software update about 4 days ago. Up till then, all my software was updated pretty recently, within a few weeks.
Thanks for any ideas.1. you have a 12" PB g4, which has been around since 10.2 or 10.3 Since then, how have you upgraded your OS? Was it an update, archive & install, or erase & install? if all your updates have been upgrades, it may be time to wipe your hard drive and start fresh. If there was any corruption with previous versions of OS X, they will be there when you upgrade.
From time to time, I completely erase my hard drive and reinstall everything. yes, it's a pain to do but i know that it will keep my computer running smoothly.
2. Your directory might be screwed up. You can try to fix it by rebooting your computer and when it's rebooting, hold down the Apple key (command) and the "S" key (command + S), which will boot you into Single User Mode. Type in "fsck -fy" (without quotes) at the prompt. This runs a file system check. If your directory is out of whack, this can fix it. You may have to run it a few times until it no longer reports any errors with the directory.
3. If your directory is really screwed up, I would suggest you buy Disk Warrior.
It sounds like your OS may be corrupted or your directory is screwed up.
Other things to check is to see how much available space is on your hard drive. If it's less than 2 gigs, this could explain why you are having problems.
hope this helps. -
Frequent Spinning Beach Ball after SSD Upgrade
I have several original MacPro's (2.66GHz quad core) each with 10GB of memory and all running Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8) - please no comments that I need to upgrade to Snow Leopard or Lion. I have replaced the original hard drive in two of them with a brand new 120GB solid state hard drive (cloning the information from the original hard drive to the SSD using Disk Utility) and all is well.
This morning, I repeated the same upgrade process on a 3rd MacPro. Since the upgrade, I am getting frequent spinning beach ball cursors sometimes when performing the most simplest of tasks:
1. Opening System Preferences
2. Clicking the Apple menu.
3. Opening an application.
4. Pressing Command-Shift-A to access the Applications folder.
I have ran Disk Utility and it finds nothing wrong. I thought it might be something to do with Spotlight indexing the drive so I let it completely index the drive. Still having frequent spinning beach ball cursors.
What am I missing? I have 7 MacPro's all bought at the same time, all configured exactly the same (hardware, software, everything!).
Please help!
TIA,
JonIn brief, there are threads with pros and cons of cloning the OS to an SSD vs clean install.
There is always the issue of what make/controller/firmware SSD you used.
Are all of them the very same? hard to do with all the changes going on and with OWC issuing firmware update for their controller firmware (SandForce 2200 series I think).
3G? 6G?
http://macperformanceguide.com/index_topics.html#SSD_OWC_6G
I think one reason for OS X is it may handle an SSD different (or not).
I used Dec 2010 Corsair 3Gs in my 1,1 model just fine: 2 x 40GB and 1 x 120GB with no issue for months.
What's different? the model and firmware of your latest SSD. And always a chance it is a dud. Or Disk Utility isn't always best for cloning, even with hdd it isn't and many use CCC or better perhaps SuperSuper.
So there are threads, trouble cloning an SSD, and the recommendations to just clean install and use Setup Assistant. And of course move your home media and data to standard type drive.
Something else worth considering:
SoftRAID 4.3 -
just ran a recent update for my macbook pro/mid 2010, and the computer just woke up with a plain blue screen & spinning beach ball - I had to do a hard shut down.
I am also having the problem of having my screen going black for a couple of seconds, I read up on it in Support. But I was wondering if there is something else going on.
Any ideas?
thanksHmm sounds like a bad update, follow the links here
cheat sheet has a link to blue screen issues
do a data recovery first
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents -
:20 spinning beach ball after importing a clip
I have an annoying problem that I hope someone can help me with. This has never happened with any of the 8-10 iMovie projects I have done since I started using the program a couple of years ago.
When I find a piece of footage I want to capture, I go through the process of doing do, then click stop when finished importing the particular clip. Then, as normal, I will get a very brief drop down message stating that iMovie is generating thumbnails/processing event, and it would appear iMovie is ready for me to capture more footage. But, the very moment I move the arrow cursor, a spinning beach ball appears and continues to spin for 15-20 seconds. They at the end of this 15-20 seconds, a very brief drop down message appears noting that iMovie is "optimising movie."
It's a very annoying problem that I have never had before with any other projects. I've tried shutting down/restarting to no avail. I have plenty of space available on the hard drive and there are no other programs running simultaneously with iMovie.
Thank you in advance.
GaryI have been capturing with a Sony MiniDV but I also tried a second JVC MiniDV camera as well, thinking that perhaps it might make a difference. It did not make a difference.
Also, I am not running the stabilization at the time of import as the footage was taped on a tripod.
Message was edited by: coachgrd -
How to solve Macbook slowdown and spinning beach ball issue
I've only had my Macbook Pro for one year so far, so it's JUST outside of warranty by about a month. Over the last few months or so, I've noticed it start to lag when opening applications or loading files. Sometimes webpages will cause a spinning beach ball which will then take around a minute or two before it kicks into life again.
I'm wondering if there's any reason for this or what I can do to clear up the issue? I've still got over half the amount of hard disk space available on my laptop, so I'm assuming it's not to do with that, and I can't see anything in activity monitor that stands out as being a true culprit of this. Is it just typical slowdown caused by having a lot of programs installed over time?
I usually find it happens more when I'm trying to load another program or do simultaneous projects at once. However, although I only occasionally turn off my laptop fully (it's usually in standby for most of the time) I find initial startup time when loading the laptop up takes longer than it should when it's logged in to settle down. I'm guessing this could be the number of things I have on startup but I'm not sure if there's anything I could remove that would speed up the issue.
Any advice you could give would be appreciated. Thanks!When you have the problem, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
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