VERY strange behavior - HELP!

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I finally held down the power button until it shut down. After restart, I repaired permissions and received the following, which I thought was strange:
Disk Utility started.
Repairing permissions for Macintosh HD
Determining correct file permissions.
parent directory ./Users/Shared/SC Info does not exist
We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/Widgets. New permissions are 16877
Permissions differ on ./private/var/log/secure.log, should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r-----
Owner and group corrected on ./private/var/log/secure.log
Permissions corrected on ./private/var/log/secure.log
We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./usr/lib/php/build/acinclude.m4. New permissions are 33060
I understand the "special permissions" is due to the latest security update, but the secure.log concerns me. Any ideas?
Here is part of the system log as well. Any help would be much appreciated. Based on the sys.log towards the bottom, it almost looks as if there was some kind of attempted security breech on the system?
Thanks,
Joe B
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: [start] 1
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 2 orphaned unlinked files
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Sep 24 18:46:45 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:0d:93:2e:08:f6
Sep 24 18:46:45 localhost kernel[0]: AirPortPCI_MM: Ethernet address 00:0d:93:8c:43:18
Sep 24 18:46:45 localhost DirectoryService[43]: Launched version 2.0.2 (v350.2)
Sep 24 18:46:45 localhost diskarbitrationd[38]: disk0s3 hfs F03FF213-49C4-3229-9807-105BFEB2EF16 Macintosh HD /
Sep 24 18:46:47 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][setupHardware] AFH Is Supported
Sep 24 18:46:47 localhost lookupd[67]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Sep 24 18:46:47 2005
Sep 24 18:46:47 localhost mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Sep 24 18:46:47 localhost configd[36]: WirelessConfigure: 88001003
Sep 24 18:46:47 localhost configd[36]: initCardWithStoredPrefs failed.
Sep 24 18:46:47 localhost configd[36]: WirelessConfigure: 88001003
Sep 24 18:46:49 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Jasper_A: vram [b8000000:08000000]
Sep 24 18:46:50 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Jasper_B: vram [b8000000:08000000]
Sep 24 18:46:50 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Sep 24 18:46:51 localhost loginwindow[70]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Sep 24 18:46:56 jbiedlin configd[36]: setting hostname to "jbiedlin.local"
Sep 24 18:46:57 jbiedlin kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Active: "ARM Wireless" - 00112402fb57 - chan 1
Sep 24 18:46:57 jbiedlin configd[36]: AppleTalk startup
Sep 24 18:47:00 jbiedlin launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[67]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Sep 24 18:4

All,
Sorry, I couldn't get all of the sys.log on the last post, so here's the part above where the log failed.
Sep 24 17:42:55 jbiedlin configd[36]: AppleTalk startup complete
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost lookupd[44]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Sep 24 18:46:44 2005
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: vmpagebootstrap: 253637 free pages
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: migtable_maxdispl = 70
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: 95 prelinked modules
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[46]: starting
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: using 2621 buffer headers and 2621 cluster IO buffer headers
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: IOPCCard info: Intel PCIC probe: TI 1510 rev 00
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 31 built-in now active, GUID 000d93ff fe2e08f6; max speed s800.
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: ADB present:8c
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: F03FF213-49C4-3229-9807-105BFEB2EF16
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict
ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string
ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string
ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device =
IOService:/MacRISC2PE/pci@f4000000/AppleMacRiscPCI/ata-6@D/AppleKauaiA
TA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDriver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBl
ockStorageDriver/FUJITSU MHT2080AT
Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Untitled@3
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 2
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 6615552 to: 3109888 (joffset 0x8601000)
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][start]
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: [AppleUSBHCIController][StopIsochPipeRead] - mInt1IsochInPipe = 0 - numReadsPending = 0
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: [start] 1
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 2 orphaned unlinked files
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Sep 24 18:46:44 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
[ Edited by Apple Discussions Moderator; wrap long lines ]

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I had a piece of software that acted as a virtual disk when I plugged in my 60GB Video Ipod but when I opened iTunes it appeared as if my iPod was connected with a different name and over 20 GB's used (which is right) but nothing could be seen. After disabling the virtual drive, rebooting and trying again I still had the same problem. I have all my library on my PC so it didn't bother me to try a system restore, I did the system restore but when it was finished it said that my iPod was restored but the wrong name was there and I'm missing 30 GB's. I'm happy to completely wipe it and start again but I've tried the restore twice now and I get the same problem, the capacity has halved??

hiya!
I did the system restore but when it was finished it said that my iPod was restored but the wrong name was there and I'm missing 30 GB's
hmmmm. we'd probably better check on this possibility:
Windows confuses iPod with network drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
love, b

[SOLVED]Very strange laptop behavior: keymap changing on fly

I have had arch up and running on my Lenovo T440s without issue for over 2 months now. Today I ran into some very strange behavior. After being on for about 45 minutes, with only a browser and thunderbird running, the keyboard started being selective in which keys woud work. I could no longer mange the windows with my normal AwesomeWM key bindings. The only thing I could do was restart by turning off and back on. I checked journalctl and there had been a weird message around the time the error occured, something along the lines of "HKEY error 0x600, unknown thermal alarm or keyboard input".
Now I can barely login, ocassionally I can get my credentials input before the machine stops reading in certain letters. When I use xterm rather than the usual urxvt the letters are all some different unicode symbols, it's like the keymap has been changed to something bizarre on the fly, right after loading up. The time at which this issue arises is not predicatable, sometimes I can get further before it happens. For example, sometimes I can't even enter my username and other times I get a few minutes, just enough to try to enable sshd so I can effectively troubleshoot remotely. I was able to run an update and install lm_sensors remotely. The cpu temps are right at or below 40 deg C.
Any ideas on how to debug this would be very appreciated.
Dave
Last edited by dam5h (2014-07-01 13:04:20)

Hello, thank you for the reply.
Actually this is a laptop so the keyboard is internal. However I have input a usb keyboard from my desktop to try to isolate the issue when it occurs. I get the same behavior out of my desktop usb keyboard.
I am seeing no messages in the journal when the event occurs (since that one mentioned above happened yesterday). The problem has since arisen about 20 times and I am not getting any messages. Perhaps there is a verbosity setting in the journalctl config, I haven't yet had time to look into that.
Two other oddities /clues are:
1. When I go into the BIOS, I cannot get consistent response from the keys. At first the bios just beeps at me when I try to use the arrows of other keys, although usually eventually they start working. At first I thought this may have to do with me pressing several keys to initiate the bios rapidly as the boot is so fast, but now I'm not sure that's it--based on the amount of time that the unresponsive beep alarm is occuring for (sometimes I stop waiting and restart).
2. When I get the bad behavior, I am able to put the machine to sleep (suspend) temporarily by closing the lid for 5 secs and reopening it. After doing this I get normal keyboard behavior for another few minutes before it goes wonky again.
I need this machine for work in the evenings so any help troubleshooting would be very appreciated. Will probably be calling lenovo soon, but given that I altered the OS from preinstalled windows they may not be very helpful.

VERY strange behavior - HELP!

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