"Updating boot caches" message

I periodically get a "Updating boot caches" message when shutting down. I click "okay" and wait.
Nothing seems to happen - I left it in this state overnight in case some long process was involved - the following morning all I had was a desktop background with no icons, menus, taskbar or pointer. Had to hard re-boot.
Clearly something is wrong. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Same thing happens to me after the 10.5.7 update and combo update. Also my clock no longer displays in the menu bar. I have to do a hard shut down every time.

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Updating Boot Caches

Hi,
I just upgraded to Leopard from Tiger last night on my 15" Macbook Pro (2.16ghz). I also did a software update after the installation. Ever since, whenever I restart or shut down, I receive a message saying "Updating Boot Caches" "Caches necessary for booting are being updated". It eventually goes away and the machine shuts down or re-starts (actually, I shut down this morning, prior to coming to work and found the mbp hot with the fans running - meaning it didn't quite shut down when I closed the lid).
I don't expect this is normal. Has anyone else

Hi,
I just got off the phone with Apple support. They told me to go into my login items under my account in the system preferences and delete all but iCal and iTunesHelper. Then I was asked to look in my Macintosh HD/Library/StartupItems folder. I had a Parallels folder in there, so I was asked to move that to the desktop (it wouldn't move it, so I moved it to the Trash then moved it out of the Trash and onto the desktop). Then, I was asked to restart, which I did a couple of times and I haven't received the message again. It seems to have resolved it.
While I was on the phone, I asked them about the 'Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.' warning I receive when I try to repair permissions. The product specialist he was chatting with said that I can ignore it and that they are looking into what's causing it.
Thanks,
Stephen

MacBook hangs while "Updating Boot Caches"

Hi there,
sometimes when I'm turning my MacBook off, the following message appears:
Updating Boot Caches
Caches needed for booting are being updated
And another line saying something like "as soon as the caches are updated system will be turned off"
The problem is that, even after some minutes, nothing happens, the message is still there and I'm forced to turn the MacBook off by holding the power button...
Any idea about the meaning of the message and the reason of the hanging?
Thanks in advance and Ciao!
Sergio

Hey Sergio, have you gotten any answers why your Macbook hangs up often? I've got a two-week old black Macbook and it hangs up more often than I expect.

Boot Cache Update - what does it mean?

Not sure where to post this, but here goes...
I've noticed that Software Update sometimes gives a message of "installing boot caches" and I never gave it any thought until I was loading software for a Harmony Remote device and the Harmony software called for a similar message about updating or installing boot caches. What does that mean and WHY would a third-party software not related to the operating system update cause that? Should I be concerned?

No.

10.5.2 update - how long for boot cache update?

At the end of the 10.5.2 updater, I got amessage telling me the Boot Cache needed to be updated, and that everything would run and then restart when finished. When I went back to the MacBook, the screen was dark, yet the white power light on the font was on.
I'm not sure if the Boot Cache cleanup is complete or if I am having problems. How long should it take, and is the screen supposed to turn off/go black during the process?

Thanks for the feedback. Since the restart fixed the problem, I recommend downloading the 10.5.2 COMBO update, installing it to ensure that nothing's broken, and after restarting, launch Disk Utility and repair permissions. Once that's finished, launch Software Update and install everything that's missing, except the Time Machine & Airport combined update which precludes reinstalling the COMBO update.

I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit. Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help. Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).

I need to know which update(s) I can apply to help stabalize the system.

Typing the body of the thread message in the title, huh? -)
I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit. Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help. Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).
Only Apple could hamstring and tie Mac OS to Windows. There isn't any other than whether you can download the drivers into Windows (you can) but Apple puts a block on the installer setup even if your mac does not support it.
Windows 7 needs at least Boot Camp 3.1 and 3.3 is what you should already have. And you are not getting security updates if you don't have at least 10.6.8 as was pointed out. --- you arent using Software Update as you should. And you should backup and clone Mac (and Windows) as well.
You need Mountain Lion to use Boot Camp 5.x which supports Windows 7 & 8 and 64-bit.
I would upgrade to Lion if you can realizing that Rosetta and PowerPC are no longer supported though.
Mac 101: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Helpful Apple Support Resources (Forum Overview)
Boot Camp Support
Boot Camp Manuals
Boot Camp 5.0 Drivers
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
Frequently asked question
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdfcreate a Windows support software (drivers) CD or USB storage media
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407
The Boot Camp Assistant can burn Boot Camp software (drivers) to a DVD or copy it to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or hard drive. These are the only media you can use to install Boot Camp software.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4569
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf
Instructions for all features and settings.
Boot Camp 4.0 FAQ Get answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
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Yes, you can download the Boot Camp 5 Support Software here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
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Cannot download updates without error message

Whenever I try to download my computer's updates, an error message pops up saying that I do not have sufficient admin privileges to download them. This is troubling because my account is the only account on my computer, and is clearly registered as an "admin". How can I fix this so that I can download my software updates?

Try repairing your permissions. If that does not work, try booting from your install disc and reset the admin password.
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Crash when updating site cache? MM_Username1?

Hi,
All of a sudden, tonight, DW8.0.2 will no longer open or load
one of my
sites, crashing when "Updating Site Cache". The site is ASP
linked to an SQL
database.
Checking the file that the cache gets to, I notice that the
problem file is
within a sub-directory of the site, called "/admin". Thing is
though, it's
not always the same file, but it IS always a file within the
/admin
sub-directory.
Within this sub-directory I altered, by hand, the Login User
code and
Restrict Access to Page code to create and use the session
variable
MM_Username1 as opposed to the default MM_Username.
Could this be the reason for the sudden trouble with the site
cache? I am
puzzled because the site was working fine for a few weeks
now, with this
sub-directory included, and I didn't create the MM_Username1
issue today
either, it has also been working fine for a good few weeks
now. I've also
not added anything new to the site, that I am aware of.
When I remove the sub-directory from the site, the Updating
Site Cache works
fine, so I am 100% sure there is a problem with the files
within this
sub-directory. How will I know which one though?
I've tried this, as recommended by Adobe, but I still get a
freeze-up when
re-creating the cache:
1. Try renaming the Dreamweaver user configuration folder, so
that
Dreamweaver will automatically generate a new user
configuration folder the
next time Dreamweaver launches. The Configuration folder is
located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application
Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
8\Configuration
2. Recreate your Dreamweaver user settings in the registry as
follows:
Launch the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button,
choose Run, then
type "regedit". In the Registry Editor, navigate to this
folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 8
Rename the "Dreamweaver 8" key to "DreamweaverOLD", so that
Dreamweaver will
automatically generate a new user settings key the next time
you launch it.
3. Recreate your Dreamweaver site definitions in the registry
as follows.
The steps below will delete your site definitions in
Dreamweaver.
4. Launch the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button,
choose Run, then
type "regedit". In the Registry Editor, navigate to this
folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Common\8\Sites
Rename the "Sites" key to "SitesOLD", so that Dreamweaver
will automatically
generate a new Sites key the next time you launch it.
Any further advice?
Regards
nath.

Found it! Jeesh.
I had a querystring value in my UPDATE redirect URL which was
coded
incorrectly!!!
I am frustrated that, rather than just highlighting the error
or, at the
very least, producing an error when opening the specific
file, this type of
thing crashed the entire DW programme.
The time I spent in Notepad today changing MM_Username1 back
to
MM_Username!! Turns out that was nothing to do with it.
<groan> Yeah,
that's right, laugh it up! :o)
Anyway, solved now. A misplaced ", %, ), (, <, >, &
etc can cause you no
end of grief! :o(
Nath.
"tradmusic.com" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
> All of a sudden, tonight, DW8.0.2 will no longer open or
load one of my
> sites, crashing when "Updating Site Cache". The site is
ASP linked to an
> SQL database.
> Checking the file that the cache gets to, I notice that
the problem file
> is within a sub-directory of the site, called "/admin".
Thing is though,
> it's not always the same file, but it IS always a file
within the /admin
> sub-directory.
>
> Within this sub-directory I altered, by hand, the Login
User code and
> Restrict Access to Page code to create and use the
session variable
> MM_Username1 as opposed to the default MM_Username.
> Could this be the reason for the sudden trouble with the
site cache? I
> am puzzled because the site was working fine for a few
weeks now, with
> this sub-directory included, and I didn't create the
MM_Username1 issue
> today either, it has also been working fine for a good
few weeks now.
> I've also not added anything new to the site, that I am
aware of.
>
> When I remove the sub-directory from the site, the
Updating Site Cache
> works fine, so I am 100% sure there is a problem with
the files within
> this sub-directory. How will I know which one though?
>
> I've tried this, as recommended by Adobe, but I still
get a freeze-up when
> re-creating the cache:
>
> 1. Try renaming the Dreamweaver user configuration
folder, so that
> Dreamweaver will automatically generate a new user
configuration folder
> the next time Dreamweaver launches. The Configuration
folder is located
> here: C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Application
> Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 8\Configuration
>
> 2. Recreate your Dreamweaver user settings in the
registry as follows:
>
> Launch the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button,
choose Run, then
> type "regedit". In the Registry Editor, navigate to this
folder:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 8
> Rename the "Dreamweaver 8" key to "DreamweaverOLD", so
that Dreamweaver
> will automatically generate a new user settings key the
next time you
> launch it.
>
> 3. Recreate your Dreamweaver site definitions in the
registry as follows.
> The steps below will delete your site definitions in
Dreamweaver.
>
> 4. Launch the Registry Editor by clicking the Start
button, choose Run,
> then type "regedit". In the Registry Editor, navigate to
this folder:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Common\8\Sites
>
> Rename the "Sites" key to "SitesOLD", so that
Dreamweaver will
> automatically generate a new Sites key the next time you
launch it.
>
> Any further advice?
> Regards
> nath.
>

Cannot update local cache 0

After upgrading to Netweaver7.0 SP15 we started getting these errors messages in the portal defaultTrace logs.
[EXCEPTION]
#1#com.sap.bc.proj.jstartup.sadm.ShmException: Cannot update local cache 0.
        at com.sap.bc.proj.jstartup.sadm.ShmCache.nativeGet(Native Method)
        at com.sap.bc.proj.jstartup.sadm.ShmCache.onGet(ShmCache.java:412)
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        at com.sap.engine.cache.core.impl.CacheGroupImpl.get(CacheGroupImpl.java:575)
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It doesn't appear to be a fatal error but it gets logged constantly when users access BI iViews (Bex, Bex Web Analyzer, etc). We've been running like this for a couple of weeks. Last night the server ran out of shared memory. Restarting Oracle and SAP BI cleared up the problem for now. Any number of things could have caused that problem but this error appears to be related to shared memory (ShmCache).
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can anybody suggest a fix?

Install OS X Using Internet Recovery
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Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
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So my Macbook was not booting up so I resorted to using Disk Utility...it has been stuck on "updating boot support partitions for the volume as required" for over two days.
Has anyone else had to wait this long?
I have read that I should leave it until I get another message but I saw this reply on another site....
"Hi everybody, the message: “Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.“ means: the Disk Utilities is telling you what it is doing: 'Disk Utilities': "(I'm) Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required (& I'm done with it)." So when you see this message, the DS (Disk Utilities) is done & you can close the application"...
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Doesn't have to be another MacBook - any Mac with FireWire (400 or 800) will do. FW 400 to 800 adapters or adapter cables should be available from any computer store.
Instructions for FWTDM -
Disconnect all other FireWire devices from both computers before you use FireWire target disk mode. Do not connect any FireWire devices until after you have disconnected the two computers from each other or have stopped using target disk mode.
To use FireWire target disk mode
    1.    Make sure that the target computer is turned off.
    2.    If you are using an Apple portable computer such as a PowerBook or MacBook as the target computer, plug in its AC power adapter.
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    7.    Unplug the FireWire cable.
(extract from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661)

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Shared Calendar items don't update in caching mode

Hi Forum,
we use a shared calendar for entries like holidays and who is in standby in off hours etc.
We use a dedicated account for this and shared the calender to all colleagues.
Since we upgrade to 2014 (build 116215), changes won't be updated in caching mailboxes. Only new entries appear correct and fast.
We all use the caching mode, some clients are still on version 8 and some on 2014, but all show the same behavior.
What happened: The guy who is in standby this week is sick. Colleague edit the entry.
We all still see the old entry, even the next day.
I only get the updated entry if I "retrieve entire mailbox".
As you maybe guess: the entry is already updated in the online mode.
What is going wrong here? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Pascal

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