Subversion on Mac OSX slow
Have a question about subversion. I am using subversion on mac osx 10.6.6.
I'm not using any GUI, but rather through the Terminal (connection through svn+ssh)
My question is "why is it so slow to do update, commit etc. operations"?
I have tried the same svn setup on windows and linux (ubuntu) machines and it's lightning fast, but not on the mac.... excruciating slow!
Hope someone can help me. Thnx:)
Run Activity Monitor and see if anything shows there that may be a factor.
Run System Profiler/Logs/Console and monitor messages for anything that may shed light, etc.
Max out your ram too
Good luck
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Video conversion work on Mac OSX slows system
Hi All,
Often when I do encoding or video conversion work, I feel that my Macbook Pro isn't the same efficient machine
it was before this kinds of work. Usually before video conversions, the Macbook system works fairly quick and responds
well including much less processing (colour circle) seen.
Is there any maintenance work to do right after these sorts of video conversion works on Macbook ?
Could fixing permissions do the trick ?What changed on your Mac between now and the time when that video conversion worked as fast as it once did?
Here are some suggestions for what to do for a slow Mac. They predate Lion, so the things that are recommended may not all still work.
By the way, your system details mention OS X 10.6.7 while you posted your message in the Lion section. Either you should update your system details or post in the Snow Leopard section. -
Internet is too slow on mac osx
i use boot camp .... internet on windows = blazing fast. internet on mac osx = crap, always losing connection and can't stream videos. I find myself booting into windows 10 times to every one time i boot into osx. seriously. really?? i paid a premium for what? eye candy?
There's nothing specific about Mac OS X that would cause it to be 'slow' when networking. I (and I'm sure lots of others here as well) have many Macs owned over several years which are blazingly fast using the network.
If your network is slow, there's got to be a specific reason. We can probably help you isolate the various causes and find out what is causing it to behave so slowly.
I do not know what level of expertise you have when working with computers or networks so I will try to be specific. If we are to help you, you will need to be specific and accurate when responding. Vague answers from you will only net vague guesses from us. Specific answers from you will likely result in our being able to provide you with specific suggestions and fixes.
If the Mac is fast when running Windows, but slow when running OS X then it's not likely that you actually have a hardware defect (bad network interface, disconnected wifi antenna, etc. as these problems would manifest whether running OS X or Windows on the same hardware.
First, tell us about your Mac and your network. Which Mac model do you have? How much memory does it have? What OS version is it running? If you run "Software Update" is this Mac fully and completely up-to-date with the latest patches?
A long while back there was a known bug in Leopard that would cause a MacBook Pro to be slow if using a wireless network while on battery power (it would be fast if connected to AC power). That was patched long ago. (hence my interest in which OS revision you are running and whether it is fully patched)
What brand & model network router are you using?
What type of network connection are you using on your Mac? Are you using a physical ethernet connection (you plug in a network cable) or are you using wireless? What type of ISP do you have and what is the nature of the connection (cable, DSL, wireless, satellite?)
In "System Preferences" -> "Network", select your active network interface (typically either "Ethernet" or "Airport"), then select the "Advanced..." button in the lower right corner. On the next select the "Ethernet" tab across the top (usually the far-right). Is "Configure:" set to "Automatically"? Is the "MTU:" show a grayed out value that reads "Standard (1500)"? If not, what values do you see?
Next
Start "Network Utility" (it's under "Applications" -> "Utilities"), go to the "Info" tab, select your active network interface (probably ether "Ethernet (en0)" or "Airport (en1)").
What is the "Link Speed" of your connection?
On the right side of the Network Utility "Info" tab are some "Transfer Statistics", including a count of "Send Errors" and "Recv Errors". These are typically very small numbers (usually single-digit values) and do +not necessarily+ mean there is a problem. TCP/IP networking was specifically designed to allow for errors, dropped packets, lost packets, time-outs, etc. and still be able to function without causing problems for the operating system or it's applications (errors are automatically detected and corrected -- usually by retransmitting the troubled packets). These do not necessarily mean there is a problem with your computer... an error, congestion, router problem, etc. anywhere in the network can cause these. With that in mind, what is your total number of sent packets and how many send errors do you have? What is your total number of received packets and how many receive errors do you have? (as an example, my system has over 4 million packets sent and 0 errors, but about 3.3 million packets received and 5 errors -- another mac I checked happens to have 6 send and receive errors. As I said... very small numbers and especially when considering the total number of packets sent or received. If your numbers are large (4 digit values, etc.) then there may be a problem.
Next
I'd like to isolate and test the quality of the connection between your Mac and your router (ignoring the rest of the Internet). If the connection between those two components is solid and healthy, then any slow down would be a problem elsewhere in the network and not, specifically, your Mac.
There is something called "MTU" (maximum transmission unit) that I wont get into just now. A problem with MTU can cause slow delivery of packets on what should be a blazingly fast network in otherwise excellent health, but I'll set that aside for now. 99.9% of the time you should never attempt to alter the MTU.
Go into "System Preferences" -> "Network", select your network interface (either Ethernet or Airport -- whichever you happen to be using) then note the value displayed for "Router:"
Back in "Network Utility", select the "Ping" tab and type in the value displayed for your Router (which you noted above) into the box labeled "Enter the network address to ping." Usually this is a number that looks like "192.168.1.1" or "192.168.0.1" or "10.0.0.1", etc. (almost always ends with a ".1". After entering the number, verify that you have select "Send only [10] pings" (that's the default), then click "Ping" to start the test.
What was the min/average/max/stddev values reported at the end of the ping? On a healthy wired network, the values will typically be less than .5 milliseconds. On a healthy wireless network the values will typically be in the 2-4ms range.
Your answers to these questions will help us rule IN or rule OUT various possible causes. -
Hey i have a old powerbook G4 laptop and i was wondering where can i download the OS ( Mac OSX 10.5.8 Build ( 9L30 ) to do a fresh install my system is running really slow is there any place where i can down load this OS?
Hello,
Unfortunately Apple do not offer a download for mac OS X 10.5.8. They will only provide updates available for download. ( Normally you would do so once the OS is installed)
To do a fresh install of this software your going to need to buy a retail copy of the disk.
There are some vendors who do still stock the media disk, but they can be expensive.
Best of luck. -
Very slow Mac OSX Lion download from App Store
Hi All,
I have recently purchased Mac OSX Lion (3 days ago) on App Store (Malaysia). The download is extremely slow and
I am not sure if there could be any other problem contributing to this issue.
Currently I have only completed about 1.61GB out of 3.74GB after 3 days. But, it was not a continuous download but
rather stop and resume every 3 hours. My internet connection speed as I checked on speedtest.net was 4Mbps.
The time left to complete the download is shown as 2 days and 20 hours. I think it's not sensible to have such a
long time to complete the download with an available connection speed of 4Mbps.
Any solutions for this problem ?Thank you for keeping the thread alive.
Now I'm experiencing better download speeds with remaining time of (7 hours and a few minutes).
The connection speed I have is about 5Mbps.
I would suggest anyone with download speed issues to follow several maintanence tips (if not all) from here :
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20005830-263.html
It may not seem worthy or the "solution for the problem" but it has certainly made the difference for me. -
Mac OSX very Slow after update iLife
Dear all;
I just faced problem with my Mac OSX 10.8.4 after upgrade the iLife, the OS freeze then logout from the system
any ideas how to solve this problem?
Regards;Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, or by a peripheral device.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output andWi-Fi on certain iMacs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test. -
MY MAC OSX 10.6.8 IS VERY SLOW--any ideas about what to do?
my MAC osx 10.6.8 is very slow and frequently freezes or has the disc spinning ad infinitum. Any ideas what to do?
Try reinstalling:
Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
Do the following:
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard 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. 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 installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install the Combo Updater for the version you prefer from support.apple.com/downloads/. -
Wireless insanely slow in Mac OSX, normal when using boot camp
I have my recently purchased Macbook (White) always in the same place hooked up to my external display, one floor above the wireless g router.
However, when I am in Mac OSX 10.5.5, my network is REALLY REALLY PAINFULLY slow. It has the same reception (airport logo almost full) but Safari times out, cannot sometimes even load Google, etc. etc., making networking almost unusable in Mac OSX. However, when I use Windows XP on Boot Camp, it is the normal speed.
My other Macbooks (older versions) do not have this problem. They all have Mac OSX 10.5 installed with all the updates, and have the same Windows XP in Boot Camp. Still I think this is a software issue rather then a hardware issue because in Boot Camp everything is fine. They all have the firewall turned on. They all have the same reception. They are all (alternate) in the exact same spot.
Any suggestions?Tried it.
I even reinstalled Mac OSX from scratch, and still the same problem.
The update from some time ago (the Airport update for intel macs) does not matter.
Restarting my router does not matter. I also get good internet reception on my iPhone 3G.
And, in Windows still OK reception.
I have also noticed that my internet download speed changes from 20kbps to 80 kbps and back again.
Repairing permissions does not matter either. -
My mac OSX lion is now very slow, any idea why?
my mac OSX lion is now very slow, any idea why?
Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with a visit to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion/Mountain Lion
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. 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 installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion
Boot from your Lion Recovery HD. 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, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
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. Alternatively, 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.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or Lion and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems. For more about malware see Macintosh Virus Guide.
I would also recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file. -
Since the upgrade to 4.0.1, both of my mac osx computers get multiple popups and popunders, despite the block popups being enabled, as well as slow tracking(at regular card game sites, and frequent freezing of open windows.
Honestly I would never run both Win 7 & XP at the same time in a VM. 7 needs at least 4GB to run properly and uses more resources then XP.
I personally use VMware Fusion and XP. At this time there is no software, that I'm aware of or use, that does not run on XP. So for my Mac Win VM purpose I only run XP with the software in need to use in Windows. This work very well for me. I have 2 CPUs and 3GBs of RAM assigned to XP. Leaving the other 2 CPU cores, 4 HT cores, and 5GBs of RAM for OS X.
Not sure why you need, or want, to run both versions of Windows at the same time. I don't see the need as stated above. -
I have received a used mac osx 10.5.8 It seems to be running much slow. I am a novice with mac computers. Anything I can do to clean it ?
-- Make sure there's enough free space on the startup disk.
Control (ctrl) cick the MacintoshHD icon on the Desktop then click Get Info.
You'll see Capacity & Available
Less than 10 to 15% free space can slow the drive down.
-- Avoid third party cleaning utilties. They tend to do more harm then good.
-- Verify the startup disk for errors using Disk Utility located in HD > Applications > Utilities
Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
If the disk needs repairing and you did not get the original install discs that came with this Mac, you will have to call Apple.
Contacting Apple for support and service
Keep in mind v10.5 came out in 2007, so the Macbook may be slow do to use over a six year period.
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Please help shorten startup time. Takes 87 seconds from account/password login until desktop loads and even more time for applications to start.
Equipment = Mac Mini (late 2011) running Mac OSX 10.9.4 2.3 with GHz Intel Core i5 and 16 GB memory and 500GB storage of which 300 is free
Here is Etrecheck result:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 12, 2014 at 1:20:10 PM PDT
Hardware Information: ?
Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Verified)
Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
PA246 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:4:5
Disk Information: ?
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 499.25 GB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information: ?
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
EZKEY USB Keyboard
EZKEY USB Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.4.0 - SDK 10.0) Support
[loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0 - SDK 10.0) Support
[not loaded] com.microsoft.VirtualPC.Networking (7.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.microsoft.VirtualPC.Networking.1040 (7.0.2) Support
[not loaded] com.microsoft.VirtualPC.OSServices (7.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.palm.ClassicNotSeizeDriver (3.2.1) Support
[not loaded] com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.6) Support
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.backblaze.bzserv.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.motive.systemDaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.motive.alertDetectorHost.plist Support
[running] com.motive.userAgent.plist Support
[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[running] com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
None
Internet Plug-ins: ?
nplastpass: Version: 2.5.5 Support
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
npMotive: Version: 1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.0 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 Support
Scorch: Version: ScorchNetscapePlugin 4.1.4 build 1 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
ClickToFlash-2
LastPass-2
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins ?
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Backblaze Backup Support
Déjà Vu Support
Flash Player Support
GlimmerBlocker Support
Logitech Control Center Support
Time Machine: ?
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
4% WindowServer
2% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
1% bzfilelist
0% mds
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
229 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
98 MB mds_stores
98 MB Safari
98 MB node
98 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
Virtual Memory Information: ?
13.08 GB Free RAM
1.24 GB Active RAM
182 MB Inactive RAM
1.50 GB Wired RAM
205 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs87 seconds isn't unreasonable but you might be able to improve upon it.
Back up your system. To learn how to do that read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac.
PC Tools "iAntiVirus" is worthless. Remove it by following these instructions: How to Uninstall PC Tools iAntiVirus
Like most subscription-based backup services, Backblaze runs poorly on Macs. Try disabling or uninstalling it according to its instructions.
Evaluate the results. -
I have a mac osx 10.5.8 I would like to know how to clean it up it is running slow.
I have a mac osx 10.5.8 I would like to know a good program to use to clean it up, one that does not cost an arm and a leg, free would be better.
Hello,
See if the Disk is issuing any S.M.A.R.T errors in Disk Utility...
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
How much free RAM & free Disk space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
In the Memory tab of Activity Monitor, are there a lot of Pageouts?
Also...
One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts (Users & Groups in later OSX versions)>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed. Or an errant process eating up RAM.
Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchDaemons -
Mac OSX Lion 10.7.4 and Parallels (memory issues)
I bought a 2011 Macbook Pro i7 2.2ghz with 4gb of ram, 5400 rpm 500gb hard drive. Base 15 inch model pretty much.
I actually purchased it for a few reasons. 1) I had a 1200 dollar credit at a local electronics store and 2) I figured the battery life would be decent and 3) I was interested in playing around with Mac OSX a bit more.
Long story short I still need to use windows for various applications and for work. So I purchased Parallels since it seemed to have pretty good reviews and installed Windows 7 in one and Windows XP in one. Giving them 2gb for 7 and 1 gb for windows XP. Now since I knew I wouldn't have enough ram, I upgraded my ram to 8gb and upgraded the hard drive to a 7200 rpm.
So this is where my problem is, I am unable to run both of them at the same time without Mac running out of memory and swapping like no tomorrow bringing the entire computer to a halt.
In general Lion seems to be pretty slow, even without any virtual machines running. I have done a reinstall of the entire OS, repaired permissions etc.
So at this point I think I have come to the conclusion that the only solution is to again get more memory and go up to 16 gb, which is crazy in my opinion. I also installed Windows 7 in bootcamp and then installed Vmware workstation and I can run 4 virtuals (1 windows 7, 2xps and a win2k3) before the base OS gets really sluggish, so it isn't the hardware, it is simply the OS.
Case and point is my other laptop a Lenovo W700ds (for anyone who has seen this thing, it is a beast and has horrible battery life.. one of the reasons I wanted the Mac) runs a core2quad and has 8gb of ram but I usually keep 3 virtuals up without any hit to Windows 7. But it also only gets 30-45 minutes of battery life, while my Macbook Pro gets about 2-2.5 hours of battery life with the virtuals running however everything runs like crap so I usually have to suspend and only keep 1 at a time open.
My question being simply, is this normal? Should better hardware have such poor performance or am I just expecting to much? At this point my options are to install Windows 7 native (which i'd rather not do, I actually do like some of Lions features) or am I forced to buy even more ram?
I was also thinking of getting rid of the superdrive and moving my main drive there and then getting a 256gb SSD as the primary. But it seems to me at this point I am just dumping money into something that should already do what I want. This would split the hard drive access load though.
Any suggestions?
ThanksHonestly I would never run both Win 7 & XP at the same time in a VM. 7 needs at least 4GB to run properly and uses more resources then XP.
I personally use VMware Fusion and XP. At this time there is no software, that I'm aware of or use, that does not run on XP. So for my Mac Win VM purpose I only run XP with the software in need to use in Windows. This work very well for me. I have 2 CPUs and 3GBs of RAM assigned to XP. Leaving the other 2 CPU cores, 4 HT cores, and 5GBs of RAM for OS X.
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Hello,
I am looking into getting 3DStudio Max which is a Windows only program but will need to flip flop between 3DSM and Photoshop. I am wondering, can I install my Adobe apps on both Operating Systems so that I can have them on my regular Mac OSX for normal work and in Windows Bootcamp for when I do 3D renderings? I rather not use a Virtual Machine considering both of those programs are going to take a lot of RAM already. Adding another program to that mix I feel will just overheat/slow down my machine.
Thank you for your thoughts and time,
Sarahthat's interesting. it may be a problem, but give it a try.
just open your bootcamp windows, navigate to https://creative.adobe.com/ and start downloading ps. a cc desktop app will download to your bootcamp windows and hopefully you ps will work on your bootcamp windows. i don't see any reason why it would stop working your mac, but that will count as your two installations so you will not be able to install on another computer.
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