Q: What has happened to Apple?
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Nov 9, 2013 1:51 AMby Richatom,The End of Apple as we know it:
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130904-the-end-of-apple-as-we-know-it
Seems that they no longer want to occupy high end of market.
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Nov 9, 2013 8:54 PMby JP Ellery,Didn't you know?
Steve Jobs's last will secretly gave Bill Gates 92.7% of Apple shares. Now, he's secretly workig with Tim Cook (who has Windows logo tattooed on his back) to destroy Apple from the inside out.
Step 1 - iOS 7 design
Step 2 - Mavericks
Step 3 - Apple TV will stop offering all its content but Mexican soaps.
Seriously... stop being silly!
Nothing has happend to Apple. Mavericks has bugs just any other version of OS X, before and after Steve's death. Don't believe me? Check here:
Just my two cents.
JP
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Nov 9, 2013 11:26 PMby Time-Bandit,Very informative thread. Heres my EtreCheck report;
Hardware Information:
Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
rEFItBlesser - Path: /Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 1 day 12:31:40
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk1 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 459.25 GB
Boot OS X (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk1s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 40 GB (27.77 GB free)
Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series disk0 : (128.04 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 127.69 GB
Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2 TB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk3s2 (disk3s2) <not mounted>: 1.36 TB
Boot OS X (disk3s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
disk3s4 (disk3s4) <not mounted>: 639.52 GB
Boot OS X (disk3s5) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
Terratec Cinergy HT USB PVR (US)
HP Officejet 4500 G510n-z
Logitech USB Receiver
Griffin Technology, Inc iMic USB audio system
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050)
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver
com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.21)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist
[not loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.5754B0B5-917E-4AE0-92FA-BD24C876BBD1.plist
[loaded] com.bresink.system.securityagent3.plist
[loaded] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist
[loaded] com.elgato.EyeConnect.plist
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] com.regularrateandrhythm.rowmotehelperaide.plist
[not loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectDaemon.plist
[failed] com.tappin.agent.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist
[loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectAgent.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[failed] com.akamai.client.plist
[failed] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[failed] com.podbridge.service.plist
[failed] com.pogoplug.hbplug.plist
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
[not loaded] nhoj.DatesToiCal.plist
[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
Microsoft AU Daemon
Mail
CopyPaste Pro
EyeTV
Notes
Messages
Dropbox
1Password
Keychain Access
Stay
EyeTV Helper
Air Video Server HD
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Akamai NetSession Preferences
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Java
Logitech Control Center
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
2 TB Seagate - Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 1.36 TB
Total number of backups: 54
Oldest backup: 2013-10-02 10:18:29 +0000
Last backup: 2013-11-10 05:31:24 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1.36 TB > (Disk size Zero KB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:
7% EyeTV
5% WindowServer
2% Little Snitch Agent
2% Safari
2% EtreCheck
1% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
1% Finder
1% Little Snitch Network Monitor
1% KeyboardViewer
1% coreaudiod
Top Processes by Memory:
279 MB Safari
262 MB EyeTV
246 MB mds_stores
197 MB WindowServer
187 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
164 MB Mail
147 MB softwareupdated
98 MB Dock
98 MB Finder
98 MB 1Password
Virtual Memory Statistics:
3.05 GB Free RAM
8.62 GB Active RAM
2.33 GB Inactive RAM
1.99 GB Wired RAM
6.28 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
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Nov 10, 2013 8:03 AMby Barney-15E,What symptoms are you having? Hard to pinpoint a problem without knowing what it is.
I've seen reports of problems with Little Snitch (I think it has been updated).
I don't know why a HID device needs to hack the kernel to operate, but I don't think the Logitech drivers are a problem.
SoundFlower has been known to cause kernel panics, but if that is not the problem, it wouldn't be that.
iStatMenus -- historically, anything like this breaks when OS updates occur. Normally you'll have issues with other status menu items like the clock.
com.bresink.system.securityagent3.plist -- what is this for? Looks like a useless bit of cruft.
I pretty much don't know anything about the following:
com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist
com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist
com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist
com.regularrateandrhythm.rowmotehelperaide.plist
com.robohippo.HippoConnectDaemon.plist
These have also failed--did you previously try removing the programs, just not completely?
com.tappin.agent.plist
com.podbridge.service.plist
com.pogoplug.hbplug.plist
com.akamai.client.plist -- Apple has used Akamai in the past (maybe still does), but this doesn't look like it is operating anymore--did you have some sort of cloud that you accessed and have removed the software?
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Nov 10, 2013 8:22 AMby Drew Reece,All the usual caveats apply, backup before you modify the system, delete the items (or move them to another disk or folder if you are worried about deleting the wrong thing) but ensure the originals are gone or updated.
Use the Finders "Go menu > Go to Folder…" to open the hidden ~/Library (your users library).
Reboot for the system changes to take effect.
I'm trimming the report back to the items I think are worth looking into…
Time-Bandit wrote:
Startup Items:
rEFItBlesser - Path: /Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser
Kernel Extensions:
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050)
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver
com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.21)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6)
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist
[not loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.5754B0B5-917E-4AE0-92FA-BD24C876BBD1.plist
[loaded] com.bresink.system.securityagent3.plist
[loaded] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist
[loaded] com.elgato.EyeConnect.plist
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] com.regularrateandrhythm.rowmotehelperaide.plist
[not loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectDaemon.plist
[failed] com.tappin.agent.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist
[loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectAgent.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[failed] com.akamai.client.plist
[failed] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[failed] com.podbridge.service.plist
[failed] com.pogoplug.hbplug.plist
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
[not loaded] nhoj.DatesToiCal.plist
[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
Microsoft AU Daemon
Mail
CopyPaste Pro
EyeTV
Notes
Messages
Dropbox
1Password
Keychain Access
Stay
EyeTV Helper
Air Video Server HD
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Akamai NetSession Preferences
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Java
Logitech Control Center
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
Startup Items:
Inside /Library/StartupItems/
These have been discontinued by Apple since Mac OS 10.4. They are responsible for making changes at a system level. Remove them all or spend time ensuring ALL related software is up to date. You need a very good reason to have anything installed in here.
Is ReFit up to date & is it 10.9 compatible?
Kernel Extensions:
Inside /Library/Extensions/
These also load third party code, but they insert it into the 'core' of the OS. These can be safe, however you must ensure the related tools or apps are up to date, otherwise the system is basically built upon quicksand. Remove them all & see if the OS works better.
Logitech control center has updated recently, go find it on Logitech's site.
Launchd jobs: several types
LaunchAgents - Stored in /Library/LaunchAgents
LaunchDaemons - Stored in /Library/LaunchDaemons
User LaunchAgents - Stored in ~/Library/LaunchAgents
These are all background jobs, they are not necessarily bad, but if they are loading old code it could be doing untold damage to the performance & stability of the entire OS. Focus on the System level jobs (the ones inside /Library - the system level) also look at 'failed' jobs.
EtreCheck gives a status on launchd jobs…
[loaded] - a running job
[not loaded] - jobs that are set not to run, basically harmless, remove them unless you plan to use the associated software (if it is up to date)
[failed] - jobs in a crashed or unknown state, it could be forking processes or using all the system resources, remove these.
User login items:
Applications and helpers that are managed inside 'Systems Preferences > Users and groups > Login Items tab'.
These are loaded at the 'User level', consider removing all of them whilst you troubleshoot. When you decide to re-add them ensure the software is up to date.
3rd Party Preference Panes: & Internet Plug-ins:
/Library/PreferencePanes/ and ~/Library/PreferencePanes/
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
Once again these items all must be up to date, or remove them from your system. If the prefpanes manage additional software use the uninstaller or see the developers site for uninstall instructions.
Read the list of Internet plug-ins carefully, there are often duplicate Flash player versions that won't help stability, it's just wasted space too.
Don't forget to also update Safari's extensions in it's preferences (if you have any).
Re-run EtreCheck after cleaning up to see if items have returned (some apps will reload the background jobs when re-opened, so either update or remove the software).
Virtual Memory Statistics
How much memory is being used for applications & services on the computer.
The critical items to look at are:
page-outs - writing memory to disk. This is a slow process, it's a sign your machine has run out of RAM.
You RAM looks OK (considering it has been running for a day & 1/2), any issues are probably related to old code, disk IO or excessive CPU load, clear out the old stuff & it will be happier.
Post back if it continues to have issues (with a new EtreCheck report).
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Nov 10, 2013 4:59 PMby Time-Bandit,I went through everything as the two of you suggested & deleted &/or updated all. The only serious issue I have had is with Safari extensions turned on with many windows & tabs open, the CPU usage hits 100%. Here's the latest report;
Hardware Information:
Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:5:48
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk1 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 459.25 GB
Boot OS X (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk1s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 40 GB (27.77 GB free)
Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series disk0 : (128.04 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 127.69 GB
Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
USB Information:
Logitech USB Receiver
Griffin Technology, Inc iMic USB audio system
Terratec Cinergy HT USB PVR (US)
HP Officejet 4500 G510n-z
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2 TB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk3s2 (disk3s2) <not mounted>: 1.36 TB
Boot OS X (disk3s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
disk3s4 (disk3s4) <not mounted>: 639.52 GB
Boot OS X (disk3s5) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
Apple Inc. iPhone
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050)
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver
com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.21)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.5754B0B5-917E-4AE0-92FA-BD24C876BBD1.plist
[loaded] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist
[loaded] com.elgato.EyeConnect.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist
[loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectAgent.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist
[loaded] com.leadertech.PowerRegister.LGT2.c59807af95d106639fca8f10676ced62.plist
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
Mail
CopyPaste Pro
EyeTV
Notes
Messages
Dropbox
1Password
Keychain Access
EyeTV Helper
Air Video Server HD
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Java
Logitech Control Center
Internet Plug-ins:
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
2 TB Seagate - Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 1.36 TB
Total number of backups: 53
Oldest backup: 2013-10-02 10:18:29 +0000
Last backup: 2013-11-11 00:09:02 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1.36 TB > (Disk size Zero KB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:
34% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
33% Safari
10% Elgato MPEG-2 Decoder
10% EyeTV
9% WindowServer
3% Little Snitch Agent
2% cookied
2% Little Snitch Network Monitor
1% syncdefaultsd
1% Little Snitch Daemon
Top Processes by Memory:
272 MB Safari
147 MB mds_stores
131 MB WindowServer
115 MB EyeTV
98 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
82 MB Little Snitch Daemon
82 MB 1Password
66 MB Dropbox
66 MB Finder
66 MB Mail
Virtual Memory Statistics:
9.01 GB Free RAM
4.47 GB Active RAM
873 MB Inactive RAM
1.67 GB Wired RAM
447 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
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Nov 10, 2013 5:13 PMby Tom Kramer,I upgraded to Mavericks on my mid 2011 iMac and MBP, also new iWork and iLife. iOS 7 on my 5, 5c and iPad. Overall pretty seamless. A few little glitches but really no more than the first upgrade to Lion. Does anyone remember the Lion upgrade eraseing external fire wire drives? Sorry hearing about the problems people are having, but here's one user that's had a pretty good experiance with the updates.
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Nov 10, 2013 5:33 PMby Drew Reece,Time-Bandit wrote:
I went through everything as the two of you suggested & deleted &/or updated all. The only serious issue I have had is with Safari extensions turned on with many windows & tabs open, the CPU usage hits 100%. Here's the latest report;
Kernel Extensions:
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050)
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver
com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.21)
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.5754B0B5-917E-4AE0-92FA-BD24C876BBD1.plist
[loaded] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist
[loaded] com.elgato.EyeConnect.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist
[loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectAgent.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist
[loaded] com.leadertech.PowerRegister.LGT2.c59807af95d106639fca8f10676ced62.plist
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
Mail
CopyPaste Pro
EyeTV
Notes
Messages
Dropbox
1Password
Keychain Access
EyeTV Helper
Air Video Server HD
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Java
Logitech Control Center
Internet Plug-ins:
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
You still have 4 kernel extensions running.
Little Snitch.kext is still the same version - 4050 is not the current version.
RemoteBuddy is still the same version - com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper - 1.21 was released in May 2012
http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/releasenotes/
Did you update Logitech control center?
What about all the items running at the system level…
[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.5754B0B5-917E-4AE0-92FA-BD24C876BBD1.plist
[loaded] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist
[loaded] com.elgato.EyeConnect.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist
[loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectAgent.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
All that is up to date?
Is the same true for all the login items ?
CopyPaste Pro
EyeTV
Dropbox
1Password
EyeTV Helper
Air Video Server HD
Update or remove!
-d please try again.
