Time Capsule internet stall during backups

Just started to happen recently but it looks like everytime the backup starts, my internet connection begins to stall. As soon as the backup is complete, my internet is working again. It's not like the backups are large sizes, not sure what's going on. The TC had been working great for the past 6 months and this just started to happen the last couple weeks. Other than no internet during backups, it works well. Any ideas?

fangpee wrote:
I am running it via wireless. Typically the RSSI is around 70, this last time when the internet stalled during backup the RSSI was down in the 54 range. I know there have been backups hourly or so but when my internet stalled just a few minutes ago, it was the first time since I posted the first msg in this thread. I still haven't figured out anything common for when it does stall during backups.
You'll notice that the value for RSSI is a negative number, so the larger the absolute value, the worse the connection. I also see an RSSI value of -70. My wireless network performance is so poor at that value that I use an Ethernet connection instead.
Even if the noise on your link is as low as -90, that only gives you a signal-to-noise ratio of 20 (-70 minus -90), which according to the second message of this thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10329543
qualifies as a "low signal". If the noise on your link is higher (a smaller absolute value), then the SNR value will be worse and your throughput will suffer accordingly.

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I've seen similar threads and I believe that I've tried all of their fixes.
I'm seeing the following errors in the console:
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[191]: Waiting for index to be ready (909 > 0)
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:No index
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in CIMetaInfoCreate:Tried to create index when index already existed /Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/FB0AF823-52BC-455D-9BE4-5267CC68CEB9)(E rror) IndexCI in openindexfile:bad file size: 16, min size 4096, 0.indexHead
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/FB0AF823-52BC-455D-9BE4-5267CC68CEB9)(E rror) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:0.indexHead invalid, will try to recover
Aug 7 10:31:00 HomeMac com.apple.launchd[1] (0x109db0.cron[397]): Could not setup Mach task special port 9: (os/kern) no access
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[191]: Waiting for index to be ready (909 > 0)
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:No index
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in CIMetaInfoCreate:Tried to create index when index already existed /Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8
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Things that I've tried:
- Erase disk both with "quick" and "zero out" options.
- Restore defaults
- Roll back firmware to 7.4.1
- changed time machine to use different disk, successful backup to that disk, set back to time capsule.
- tried to add "Backup of HomeMac" and "TimeCapsule" to the spotlight privacy settings. These settings are lost at reboot.... and if I don't reboot it says that it fails to mount "Backup of HomeMac". Likely because it is already mounted?
- I have 2 macs that backup to this time capsule. It has worked for several months. Now doesn't work for either. One is running 10.5.8.. the other is running 10.5.7.
- Tried to use DiskUtility on the sparsebundle. It looks clean after a reboot, but then timemachine won't run... possibly because it is already mounted?? It looks corrupted in DiskUtility after I quit the time machine backup. In any case, I keep "erasing" the time capsule hard drive, so if there is a problem with the bundle, it is created from scratch and still has the problem.
- verify permissions on my Mac's main HD.
- changed the name of the TimeCapsule.
I think that is all. I get the same error every time. I don't know if this is a spotlight issue or a time capsule issue. It does affect 2 macs with different OS versions (10.5.7, 10.5.8), so I assume that it is the time capsule.
One other possibly unrelated issue: When I used to run time machine the backup volume would be mounted with my name. Now it just says the network name. (i.e. it used to say something like "Backup of John Smith's Mac" and now it says "Backup of HomeMac") I assume this is unrelated, but I figured I would mention that too.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.

I think I have finally managed to get this working after 2 days of frustration. It won't be the answer for everyone because it involves opening up your Time Capsule, but this is what I did.
I noticed on this page (http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090806095905196) that people were having trouble with file permissions under 10.5.8. When I checked my Console logs during an attempted backup, I noticed chown "Operation not permitted" errors, so I began to suspect that Time Machine didn't have sufficient privileges to do the backup.
I couldn't find a way to run Disk Utility on the Time Capsule Disk, so I opened up the Time Capsule, removed the HD, put the HD into a USB enclosure and connected it to my Mac. When I ran Disk Utility "Verify" and "Repair" on the Time Capsule Disk partition, it returned the following:
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08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:34 PM Disk Utility[202] Verify and Repair volume “TimeCapsuleDisk”
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:34 PM Disk Utility[202] Starting repair tool:
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extents Overflow file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking multi-linked files.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog hierarchy.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extended Attributes file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Incorrect number of Access Control Lists
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] (It should be 0 instead of 39)
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume bitmap.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume information.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Volume Header needs minor repair
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Repairing volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Rechecking volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extents Overflow file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking multi-linked files.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog hierarchy.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extended Attributes file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume bitmap.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume information.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] The volume TimeCapsuleDisk was repaired successfully.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:37 PM kernel jnl: disk1s3: journal start/end pointers reset! (jnl 0x72c4930; s 0x44ee00 e 0x44ee00)
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:37 PM Disk Utility[202] Repair tool completed:
-----8<------------------------------------
Following the repair, I opened Time Machine preferences, and set it to point to the Time Capsule Disk (which was still connected via the USB enclosure). The backup started working almost immediately. I cancelled the backup, put the HD back into the Time Capsule and rebooted everything.
After repointing Time Machine preferences back to the Time Capsule Disk (now safely back in the actual Time Capsule), I initiated a backup. The backup started working almost immediately (the most success I've had in 2 days) and has been backing up successfully for the past 1/2 hour. I won't be satisfied that I've solved the problem until it completes and I try a restore, but we'll see...
To be clear: this is a ridiculous "solution" to the problem. I must have formatted the Time Capsule Disk about 15 times using Airport Utility over the past 2 days, including an incredibly long "zero out" format. I have no idea why this wouldn't have correctly reset the disk with the correct settings. If anyone can figure out how to run Disk Utility on the drive without having to tear the Time Capsule apart, it would certainly be a much better solution.
Cheers, Ben.

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HT1218 How do I troubleshoot this: Time Capsule cannot complete the backup. The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/ MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use.

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Has anyone else dealt with this issue?

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I've only ever been able to complete one back up using my time capsule and have been having problems for months! I've tried resetting and restarting the TC, it re-installs successfully and the green light comes onto the TC. However, when I try to backup I get the following message:
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I've tried taking it into the Apple store to the genius bar and they seem to think it is working fine. It seems to have connected successfully to my network at home so I'm struggling to work out what to do. Does anyone have any ideas?
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2010 macbook 7,1 OSX 10.6.8. Brand new rev.4 Time Capsule 2TB (MD032LL/A) just bought yesterday.
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Issue is that as soon as I turn the Time Machine slider to Off (I can turn it back to On at this point, doesn't matter once it's been in the Off position) in TIme Machine preferences, then try and Enter Time Machine or do a backup, it cannot find the Time Capsule (says cannot find backup volume or such). I have to reselect the drive even though it's icon is showing right on the preferences screen. A reboot will enable it to find the Time Capsule without my input.
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At this point I called Applecare and they had me send them a capture of my TIme Machine data and will get back to me Monday.
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Apple is still working on the issue but I have now noticed that I cannot VNC into my work PC anymore. I get a "Could not connect to server, connection refused:5900"
I am using Chicken of the VNC and it worked fine until I got the Time Capsule. I know that 5900 is the port used for something and this sounds like it is related to the Time Capsule.
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I asked Apple about that too and they checked a 10.6.8 computer and it had the file so not sure what is up there. Not sure if it was 10.6.8 update or the bunch of iTunes, etc that I did after that.
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I bought the new 2nd Generation Time Capsule and want to backup the datas to my old Time Capsule. I connected it via USB cable A/A and got problems to configure it right. Can`t see it in the finder, to chosse it in my Intego Backup Manager Pro as the goal destiniation for the back ups. Does anybody have experience on this? Before I connected the Capsule as a net device and was able to backup the files from the new one, but not the backup Time machine file, from the Mac on which Intego Backup is running. The others did well.

You cannot use USB like this.. the TC is now and always a network drive.
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