Q: Messages.app/Facetime Broken/Not-Working in Yosemite 10.10
Hi all.
I'm wondering if anyone else is having a problem with Messages.app/iMessage/Facetime after upgrading/installing Yosemite (the release version)? My Messages doesn't work.
The Problems (A) Specifically, when you enter your AppleID in Messages.app->Preferences->Accounts->iMessagesAccount you get the following error:
Quote: Sometimes the error says it cannot activate.
(B) Also, oddly, FaceTime makes me enter my AppleID every time i reboot, but will work for Video FaceTime chats, but not audio? And once I reboot, it again asks me for my AppleID.
My Setup
I have a 2010 Mac Pro. My Mac Pro is not stock, but nothing that's in there *should* cause a problem, so I wonder if anyone else is having a similar issue. My non stock hardware is:
Here is some of the troubleshooting I've already done:
My Suspicion
I think there may be an interplay between 2 things going on. One, although I haven't changed my motherboard, perhaps changing the processor tray makes something fail with the Messages authentication? And second, perhaps there is some corrupted data up on iCloud that alone or in combination with the processor tray, is tripping up Messages verification? The solution might be to bring my machine in and have them do some magic to make the serial number authorized on their system? Appreciate any thoughts and thanks for any help. Thanks! | |
Posted on Oct 18, 2014 2:27 PM
So the solution after all this? Reset parameter RAM. Try it twice if it doesn't take. I tried it before, maybe I did something weird, maybe the 10.10.1 update made some difference. But resetting my parameter RAM and rebooting did the trick
To reset parameter RAM, just boot and hit COMMAND-OPTION-P-R simultaneously before the grey boot screen comes up, and keep it pressed until you hear the 2nd system reboot BONG sound and then let go.
Hope this helps the rest of you fellas!
Posted on Nov 20, 2014 5:08 PM










