redman78

Q: I get the spinning beachball.......

when I try to print something from all applications and when I try to use microsoft word 08. Does anyone know why this happens during these times?

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), G5

Posted on Mar 13, 2012 9:48 PM

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  • by redman78,

    redman78 redman78 Mar 17, 2012 6:34 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Mar 17, 2012 6:34 PM in response to BDAqua

    I have been getting a lot of these in console.  Any idea if it is contributing to the problems I am having?

     

    3/17/12 8:26:35 PM com.apple.launchd[117] ([0x0-0xd55d55].com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine[5523]) Exited abnormally: Bus error

     

    3/17/12 8:26:38 PM ScreenSaverEngine[5525] invalid pixel format

     

    3/17/12 8:26:38 PM ScreenSaverEngine[5525] invalid context

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 17, 2012 9:00 PM in response to redman78
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    Mar 17, 2012 9:00 PM in response to redman78

    Which exact Mac is this, please forgive if you already answered!

     

    So we know more about it...

     

    At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac,  report OSX version, then click on More Info, then click on Hardware> and report this upto but not including the Serial#...

    version 10.7.3

    Hardware Overview:

     

    Model Name: iMac

    Model Identifier: iMac7,1

    Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

    Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

    Number Of Processors: 1

    Total Number Of Cores: 2

    L2 Cache: 4 MB

    Memory: 6 GB

    Bus Speed: 800 MHz

    Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03

    SMC Version (system): 1.21f4

     

    Sounds like mybe the Grapic Card!?

     

    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 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.

     

    Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.


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