TC freezes during initial backup
I have tried searching this forum for an answer to my problem with no luck. My 1 tb TC freezes during the same spot every time I try an initial backup. When the initial backup hits 690 out of 760 gb the transfer rate crawls to zero.
I have tried both ethernet and wireless connections, downgrading my firmware from 7.3.2 to 7.3.1 to 7.3 as well as resetting the time capsule and starting over. Other than this problem the TC works flawlessly. No problems with the internet, or accessing the drive and mounting the sparse bundle. Once the initial backup freezes at 690 gb I can manually stop the backup.
Does anyone have any suggesitons? Any help would be MUCH appreciated. I have been battling with this thing for quite some time now. I am using OS X 10.5.6 on a PowerMac G5. Thanks a lot
I have had a similar problem. I just bought my Time Capsule and everything was great until I tried to do the initial back up. It shuts down completely every time. Several tries later, and nothing.
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Time Machine Freezes During Initial Backup
I have a 500gb external Western Digital HDD I am trying to use as my Time Machine backup drive. The computer I'm using is a 24" iMac with about 250gb of data on it. The external drive is partitioned as a GUID / Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
When I try to run the initial backup, it will randomly freeze during the process. Sometimes it gets halfway through the backup and freezes, other times, right away. Sometimes there is an error, other times there isn't.
I have tried re-partitioning the drive many times, manually starting the backup and also letting the backup start on its own. All of my applications are closed when the backup begins, but no matter what I do, I cannot get the initial backup process to complete.
Ironically, I had the same problem on ANOTHER iMac of mine, with the same model Western Digital drive. The backup would freeze randomly during the initial process but I would keep manually re-starting the backup until it magically finished the backup. Now that computer seems to be working fine.
However, I still can't get this other iMac to work. I find it strange that two separate computers with two separate 500gb Western Digital drives would have the same problem with Time Machine, unless the problem is with Time Machine itself.
Any ideas out there how to resolve this?Bruno321 wrote:
However, I still can't get this other iMac to work. I find it strange that two separate computers with two separate 500gb Western Digital drives would have the same problem with Time Machine, unless the problem is with Time Machine itself.
Why do you assume it's TM, not WD?
There are many possibilities.
Did you completely erase the drive before formatting it? Sometimes the utilities, etc., that come on new drives can interfere with TM.
Is your iMac an Intel? If it's an older PPC, you need the Apple Partition Map, not GUID.
Is this USB or FireWire? USB is often much slower and less reliable.
If it's USB, does it have it's own power, or does it draw from your Mac? Often there's just barely enough to run a drive; if you have another USB peripheral, it can take enough power to interfere with the disk.
Does it have an automatic "spin down" feature? If so, can you disable it?
Does it have the latest updates? I thing I saw a post here recently that a WD update fixed, but I can't find it now.
Are you running any anti-virus scanning? If so, exclude your TM drive from it.
Sometimes excluding it from Spotlight as well, at least during a large initial backup, can prevent conflicts between TM and Spotlight. -
Since a few days my iMac (newest version running Mountain Lion) freezes during TC backups. Since TC is set to backup every hour my computer freezes every hour - the MAC wheel pops up and keeps spinning.
Once I abort the TC backup it takes about half a minute for iMac to become responsive again.
Is there a solution for this problem - of course besides turning off TC and TM.
ThanksThe episode below started at 06.20.32 (it began when TC started backingup). I tried closing an application and launching Console - without success.
At 06.23.11 I tried stopping the backup and shutting down TC (I think it shows first at 06.23.15).
At 06.23.41 my iMac was responsive again.
The info below only covers 06.23.04 till 06.23.45 (it seems way too much data and I don't know what's useful and what isn't).
Thanks
10/21/12 6:23:04.000 PM kernel[0]: [2808|0] backupd async. scan: #'/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/DDB40444-AE E8-4D4B-88EC-78FF16069F44.iba' act=0x02000000 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:07.000 PM kernel[0]: [2776|501] mdworker async. scan: #'/Users/Willem/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iChat.savedState/data.data' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:08.940 PM esets_daemon[178]: warning[00b201c3]: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/HelpData.framework/Versions/A/Resources/helpd - OPEN - Long scan time:15sec [ts:Sun Oct 21 18:22:53 2012 te:Sun Oct 21 18:23:08 2012] for /Users/Willem/Library/Caches/com.apple.helpd/Generated/com.apple.DVDPlayer.help /English.helpindex
10/21/12 6:23:08.941 PM esets_daemon[178]: warning[00b2023e]: /usr/sbin/cfprefsd - OPEN - Long scan time:15sec [ts:Sun Oct 21 18:22:53 2012 te:Sun Oct 21 18:23:08 2012] for /Users/Willem/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPreferences.74CC5827-4267-55FD- A361-8AD537F43775.plist
10/21/12 6:23:08.000 PM kernel[0]: /SourceCache/AppleFSCompression_kexts/AppleFSCompression-49/Compressors/Datales s/compressorType5Kext.c:532: Error: post_request error for /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/C2BEADB6-CA A7-496A-96E4-5F7C255C8F28.iba: 35
10/21/12 6:23:08.000 PM kernel[0]: decmpfs.c:1339:decmpfs_read_compressed: decmpfs_fetch_uncompressed_data err -35
10/21/12 6:23:09.000 PM kernel[0]: /SourceCache/AppleFSCompression_kexts/AppleFSCompression-49/Compressors/Datales s/compressorType5Kext.c:532: Error: post_request error for /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/DD2FF75A-9A 43-4DF5-9363-E3DE770EF032.iba: 35
10/21/12 6:23:09.000 PM kernel[0]: decmpfs.c:1339:decmpfs_read_compressed: decmpfs_fetch_uncompressed_data err -35
10/21/12 6:23:11.000 PM kernel[0]: [2888|501] Console async. scan: #'/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.f ramework/Versions/A/Resources/Info.plist' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:11.000 PM kernel[0]: [2886|501] mdworker async. scan: #'/usr/share/icu/icudt49l.dat' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:11.000 PM kernel[0]: [2885|89] mdworker async. scan: #'/Library/Spotlight/iBooksAuthor.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/iBooksAuthor' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:12.000 PM kernel[0]: [248|501] Finder async. scan: #'/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Slic esStrings.strings' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:14.000 PM kernel[0]: [2775|501] helpd async. scan: #'/Users/Willem/Library/Caches/com.apple.helpd/Generated/com.apple.iChat.help/E nglish.helpindex' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:15.647 PM com.apple.backupd[2808]: Error: (-8084) SrcErr:YES Copying /Applications/ESET Cybersecurity.app/Contents/var/lib/data/updfiles/http_um10.eset.com/update.ver to (null)
10/21/12 6:23:15.000 PM kernel[0]: [2808|0] backupd async. scan: #'/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/E8CEA697-46 63-459A-8A88-DCD20A3DBCB0.iba' act=0x02000000 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:15.649 PM com.apple.backupd[2808]: Copied 108 files (Zero KB) from volume Macintosh HD.
10/21/12 6:23:15.991 PM com.apple.backupd[2808]: Backup canceled.
10/21/12 6:23:21.000 PM kernel[0]: [203|501] cfprefsd async. scan: #'/Users/Willem/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.loginwindow.74CC5827-4267- 55FD-A361-8AD537F43775.plist' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:23.000 PM kernel[0]: [2888|501] Console async. scan: #'/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/Resources/Info.plist' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:23.000 PM kernel[0]: [2886|501] mdworker async. scan: #'/Users/Willem/Library/Spotlight/EndNote.mdimporter/Contents/Info.plist' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:23.000 PM kernel[0]: [2885|89] mdworker async. scan: #'/Library/Spotlight/iBooksAuthor.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/iBooksAuthor' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:23.941 PM esets_daemon[178]: warning[00b202bd]: /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd - OPEN - Long scan time:15sec [ts:Sun Oct 21 18:23:08 2012 te:Sun Oct 21 18:23:23 2012] for /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/DDB40444-AE E8-4D4B-88EC-78FF16069F44.iba
10/21/12 6:23:23.000 PM kernel[0]: [248|501] Finder async. scan: #'/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Colu mnNameField.nib' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:23.000 PM kernel[0]: /SourceCache/AppleFSCompression_kexts/AppleFSCompression-49/Compressors/Datales s/compressorType5Kext.c:532: Error: post_request error for /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/DDB40444-AE E8-4D4B-88EC-78FF16069F44.iba: 35
10/21/12 6:23:23.000 PM kernel[0]: decmpfs.c:1339:decmpfs_read_compressed: decmpfs_fetch_uncompressed_data err -35
10/21/12 6:23:23.942 PM esets_daemon[178]: warning[00b201be]: mdworker - OPEN - Long scan time:15sec [ts:Sun Oct 21 18:23:08 2012 te:Sun Oct 21 18:23:23 2012] for /Users/Willem/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iChat.savedState/data.data
10/21/12 6:23:27.006 PM diskarbitrationd[21]: Finder [248]:27955 not responding.
10/21/12 6:23:27.000 PM kernel[0]: [2776|501] mdworker async. scan: #'/Users/Willem/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iChat.savedState/windows.plist' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='747'
10/21/12 6:23:27.000 PM kernel[0]: [247|501] SystemUIServer async. scan: #'/private/var/folders/jc/8vfqhfbd0_14108dqmkkvrqm0000gn/C/mds/mdsObject.db' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:27.000 PM kernel[0]: [2775|501] helpd async. scan: #'/Users/Willem/Library/Caches/com.apple.helpd/Generated/com.apple.AppStore.hel p/English.helpindex' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:28.000 PM kernel[0]: [2892|0] launchd async. scan: #'/usr/libexec/launchdadd' act=0x00000008 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:28.000 PM kernel[0]: [200|501] UserEventAgent async. scan: #'/private/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd.peruser.501/overrides.plist' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:35.000 PM kernel[0]: [2888|501] Console async. scan: #'/Applications/Utilities/Console.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Console. nib' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:35.000 PM kernel[0]: [2886|501] mdworker async. scan: #'/Users/Willem/Library/Spotlight/EndNote.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/EndNote' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:35.000 PM kernel[0]: [2885|89] mdworker async. scan: #'/Library/Spotlight/iBooksAuthor.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/iBooksAuthor' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:36.000 PM kernel[0]: [248|501] Finder async. scan: #'/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Grou pNameField.nib' act=0x00000002 rsn='ETYP1' ln='1591'
10/21/12 6:23:38.943 PM esets_daemon[178]: warning[00b20144]: Unknown - OPEN - Long scan time:15sec [ts:Sun Oct 21 18:23:23 2012 te:Sun Oct 21 18:23:38 2012] for /Users/Willem/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iChat.savedState/windows.plist
10/21/12 6:23:38.000 PM kernel[0]: /SourceCache/AppleFSCompression_kexts/AppleFSCompression-49/Compressors/Datales s/compressorType5Kext.c:532: Error: post_request error for /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/E8CEA697-46 63-459A-8A88-DCD20A3DBCB0.iba: 35
10/21/12 6:23:38.000 PM kernel[0]: decmpfs.c:1339:decmpfs_read_compressed: decmpfs_fetch_uncompressed_data err -35
10/21/12 6:23:38.943 PM esets_daemon[178]: warning[00b20240]: /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd - OPEN - Long scan time:15sec [ts:Sun Oct 21 18:23:23 2012 te:Sun Oct 21 18:23:38 2012] for /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Willem’s iMac/2012-10-21-104600/Macintosh HD/.DocumentRevisions-V100/PerUID/501/66/com.apple.documentVersions/E8CEA697-46 63-459A-8A88-DCD20A3DBCB0.iba
10/21/12 6:23:39.439 PM Finder[248]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 26b90043, actual seed is 7c6e151c
1 OSServices 0x00007fff84e58950 _ZL26ISGetIconFamilyFromStoragejPP17CIconStorageArrayPj + 140
2 OSServices 0x00007fff84e8708b _ISIsStorageOnTheVolume + 23
3 OSServices 0x00007fff84eb15ce _ISIsAnyOfImageStoragesOnTheVolume + 47
4 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec38313 _ZN13CIconRefEntry23DataChangedAfterUnmountEs + 13
5 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec374a8 _ZN13CIconRefArray13UnmountVolumeEs + 82
6 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec382fc _ZL21MountNotificationHookP15VolumeNoticeBlk + 39
7 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8a2ed8db _Z29_FSVolumeNotificationCallbacksPK10__CFStringPKvPv + 282
8 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8a2b9e4e _FSVolumeObserverCallback + 165
9 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88007410 __CFMachPortPerform + 288
10 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff880072d9 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 41
11 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88007019 __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 153
12 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8803a19f __CFRunLoopRun + 1775
13 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff880396b2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290
14 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419c0a4 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 209
15 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419bd84 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 166
16 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419bcd3 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 62
17 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb42613 _DPSNextEvent + 685
18 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb41ed2 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128
19 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb39283 -[NSApplication run] + 517
20 AppKit 0x00007fff8faddcb6 NSApplicationMain + 869
21 Finder 0x0000000100f91b46 Finder + 23366
22 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff879347e1 start + 0
10/21/12 6:23:39.564 PM com.apple.backupd[2808]: Ejected Time Machine disk image: /Volumes/Data-1/Willem’s iMac.sparsebundle
10/21/12 6:23:39.922 PM Finder[248]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 26b90043, actual seed is 7c6e151c
1 OSServices 0x00007fff84e58950 _ZL26ISGetIconFamilyFromStoragejPP17CIconStorageArrayPj + 140
2 OSServices 0x00007fff84e8708b _ISIsStorageOnTheVolume + 23
3 OSServices 0x00007fff84eb15ce _ISIsAnyOfImageStoragesOnTheVolume + 47
4 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec38313 _ZN13CIconRefEntry23DataChangedAfterUnmountEs + 13
5 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec374a8 _ZN13CIconRefArray13UnmountVolumeEs + 82
6 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec382fc _ZL21MountNotificationHookP15VolumeNoticeBlk + 39
7 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8a2ed8db _Z29_FSVolumeNotificationCallbacksPK10__CFStringPKvPv + 282
8 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8a2b9e4e _FSVolumeObserverCallback + 165
9 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88007410 __CFMachPortPerform + 288
10 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff880072d9 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 41
11 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88007019 __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 153
12 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8803a19f __CFRunLoopRun + 1775
13 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff880396b2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290
14 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419c0a4 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 209
15 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419be42 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 356
16 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419bcd3 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 62
17 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb42613 _DPSNextEvent + 685
18 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb41ed2 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128
19 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb39283 -[NSApplication run] + 517
20 AppKit 0x00007fff8faddcb6 NSApplicationMain + 869
21 Finder 0x0000000100f91b46 Finder + 23366
22 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff879347e1 start + 0
10/21/12 6:23:39.923 PM com.apple.backupd[2808]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount: /Volumes/Data-1, flags 0, pid 2898
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount : We are the last mnt/sbmnt using volume /Volumes/Data-1 0xffffff8146e99008
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount : We are the last volume using socket /Volumes/Data-1 0xffffff8146e99008
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount : afpfs_DoReconnect sent signal for unmount to proceed
10/21/12 6:23:39.564 PM com.apple.backupd[2808]: Ejected Time Machine disk image: /Volumes/Data-1/Willem’s iMac.sparsebundle
10/21/12 6:23:39.922 PM Finder[248]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 26b90043, actual seed is 7c6e151c
1 OSServices 0x00007fff84e58950 _ZL26ISGetIconFamilyFromStoragejPP17CIconStorageArrayPj + 140
2 OSServices 0x00007fff84e8708b _ISIsStorageOnTheVolume + 23
3 OSServices 0x00007fff84eb15ce _ISIsAnyOfImageStoragesOnTheVolume + 47
4 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec38313 _ZN13CIconRefEntry23DataChangedAfterUnmountEs + 13
5 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec374a8 _ZN13CIconRefArray13UnmountVolumeEs + 82
6 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8ec382fc _ZL21MountNotificationHookP15VolumeNoticeBlk + 39
7 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8a2ed8db _Z29_FSVolumeNotificationCallbacksPK10__CFStringPKvPv + 282
8 CarbonCore 0x00007fff8a2b9e4e _FSVolumeObserverCallback + 165
9 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88007410 __CFMachPortPerform + 288
10 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff880072d9 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 41
11 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88007019 __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 153
12 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8803a19f __CFRunLoopRun + 1775
13 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff880396b2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290
14 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419c0a4 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 209
15 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419be42 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 356
16 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8419bcd3 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 62
17 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb42613 _DPSNextEvent + 685
18 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb41ed2 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128
19 AppKit 0x00007fff8fb39283 -[NSApplication run] + 517
20 AppKit 0x00007fff8faddcb6 NSApplicationMain + 869
21 Finder 0x0000000100f91b46 Finder + 23366
22 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff879347e1 start + 0
10/21/12 6:23:39.923 PM com.apple.backupd[2808]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount: /Volumes/Data-1, flags 0, pid 2898
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount : We are the last mnt/sbmnt using volume /Volumes/Data-1 0xffffff8146e99008
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount : We are the last volume using socket /Volumes/Data-1 0xffffff8146e99008
10/21/12 6:23:40.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount : afpfs_DoReconnect sent signal for unmount to proceed
10/21/12 6:23:45.482 PM mdworker[2885]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
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The process freezes after processing 6.39GB out of 462.76GB. Further, Time Machine
also globally freezes after the following steps:
Reboot
Try full backup
-- it freezes
Stop backup
-- backup stops
Try to start backup again
TimeMachine is now completely frozen. Further, all the top-right menus seem frozen.
Try to restart machine
Machine cannot completely shutdown -- it stays in a zombie state trying to shutdown forever
Force shutdown (pressing power button continously until the machine shuts down).
I've tried this process about 10 times.
Same behavior using 4 different types of backup disks.
(network attached via afs, direct usb, direct fire-wire).
Here's the console output is below.
The "freezing" seems to coincide with the output of:
"kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)"
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to fix this problem?
Thanks!
Luis.
====== Console output======
10/23/12 12:14:48.677 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
10/23/12 12:14:48.700 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
10/23/12 12:14:49.283 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Forcing deep traversal on source: "Macintosh HD" (mount: '/' fsUUID: 6C558E68-8F4B-337F-8BB6-6721988887F1 eventDBUUID: 54A53EDD-B4AA-4C26-830B-37AE17F0CA69)
10/23/12 12:14:53.278 AM coreservicesd[24]: Received request to reset fmod watch. Latest received id is 14820719323154. Latest sent id is 14820719323154
10/23/12 12:14:53.463 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Backup content size: 440.85 GB excluded items size: 20.16 GB for volume Macintosh HD
10/23/12 12:14:53.464 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Found 1095112 files (420.69 GB) needing backup
10/23/12 12:14:53.465 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: 504.83 GB required (including padding), 7.41 TB available
10/23/12 12:14:53.471 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/23/12 12:15:31.916 AM mdworker[1136]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:15:31.977 AM sandboxd[1137]: ([1136]) mdworker(1136) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:15:32.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1137) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/23/12 12:16:01.962 AM mdworker[1142]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:16:02.019 AM sandboxd[1143]: ([1142]) mdworker(1142) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:16:02.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1143) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/23/12 12:17:03.350 AM mdworker[1153]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.355 AM mdworker[1154]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.433 AM sandboxd[1155]: ([1153]) mdworker(1153) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.441 AM sandboxd[1155]: ([1154]) mdworker(1154) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1155) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (463)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (128)
10/23/12 12:19:04.717 AM mdworker[1168]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.721 AM mdworker[1167]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.782 AM sandboxd[1169]: ([1168]) mdworker(1168) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.788 AM sandboxd[1169]: ([1167]) mdworker(1167) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1169) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
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. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
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.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode.
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. -
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