damaged "AutoWake.plist" - what to do?
should I call Apple Care on this one? Is this something to worry about.
for the last few weeks, I keep getting these weird buggy crashes.
so I restarted with the install disc and ran disk utility ... it found errors, but said that it fixed them, and then re-started - but kept getting the same buggy crashes.
so I went to the next step - I installed OS 10.6 on another hard drive, then restarted with that, attached the original startup drive (the one I'm trying to fix) and fixed it with diskwarrior.
It gave me a report, which I'll post below, but I believe that this is the key part "
File: "com.apple.AutoWake.plist"!
Detected that Property List data is damaged and cannot be repaired.!
Unexpected character u at line 1!
Location: "M4/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/"!
could "com.apple.AutoWake.plist" be causing those crashes?
what can I do about it?
should I call apple care?
Full report below -
thanks!
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(actually let me post this now ... to see if anyone knows what to do about the plist issue, which I suspect is that problem.. will figure out a way to post a more legible version of the full report shortly...)
DiskWarrior scanned the disk named "M4" checking all files and folders for damage and potential compatibility problems.! !
Permissions:!
! Started verify/repair permissions on disk7s2 M4!
Permissions differ on "usr/share/derby", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x !
Repaired "usr/share/derby"! Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired! Finished verify/repair permissions on disk7s2 M4! ! ! Disk: "M4"! The Property List data was checked in 17,916 files.! The Resource Data was checked in 30,742 files.! The maximum Folder Depth on this disk is 28. This does not exceed the maximum recommended depth.! The System Symbolic Link Files were checked and no problems were found.! Location: "Desktop"! ! File: "com.apple.AutoWake.plist"! Detected that Property List data is damaged and cannot be repaired.! Unexpected character u at line 1! Location: "M4/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/"! !
File: "dictionary jacket jkt.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Pictures/iPhone photos/"! ! File: "WF dictionary cover YES.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Pictures/CD Cover JPGs/"! ! File: "WF dictionary cover YES.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Library/Mail/IMAP-wfriedwald@imap.gmail.com/[Gmail]/Trash .imapmbox/ Attachments/186218/2.1/"! ! File: "WF dictionary cover YES.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Library/Mail/IMAP-wfriedwald@imap.gmail.com/[Gmail]/Trash .imapmbox/ Attachments/186218/2/"! ! Explanations:! ! Folder Depth: This number indicates how many folders are nested inside each other. If a disk contains only three folders and Folder A is inside Folder B and Folder B is inside Folder C, then this disk has a maximum folder depth of three. Folders nested too deeply can cause software compatibility problems.! ! Permissions: This is the part of the directory information for files and folders that records ownership, what type of access, if any, other users have, and designates whether a file is a system file with a special purpose. Files and folders that make up a Mac OS X installation must have specific user permissions for proper startup and operation.! ! Property List: This is a standard file format for storing data and is often used to store preferences. The names of these files normally end with a .plist file extension. Corrupt property list files can cause system instability.! ! Resource Data: This is an older file format for storing data and was often used to store preferences. The names of
these files normally end with a .rsrc file extension. Corrupt resource data files can cause system instability.! ! System Symbolic Link Files: These are files used by the operating system that are similar to aliases. If these files are damaged it may prevent startup or cause system instability.! ! Time: 3/19/10 12:35:13 PM! DiskWarrior Version: 4.1.1 - RR111297
for the last few weeks, I keep getting these weird buggy crashes.
so I restarted with the install disc and ran disk utility ... it found errors, but said that it fixed them, and then re-started - but kept getting the same buggy crashes.
so I went to the next step - I installed OS 10.6 on another hard drive, then restarted with that, attached the original startup drive (the one I'm trying to fix) and fixed it with diskwarrior.
It gave me a report, which I'll post below, but I believe that this is the key part "
File: "com.apple.AutoWake.plist"!
Detected that Property List data is damaged and cannot be repaired.!
Unexpected character u at line 1!
Location: "M4/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/"!
could "com.apple.AutoWake.plist" be causing those crashes?
what can I do about it?
should I call apple care?
Full report below -
thanks!
-----
(actually let me post this now ... to see if anyone knows what to do about the plist issue, which I suspect is that problem.. will figure out a way to post a more legible version of the full report shortly...)
DiskWarrior scanned the disk named "M4" checking all files and folders for damage and potential compatibility problems.! !
Permissions:!
! Started verify/repair permissions on disk7s2 M4!
Permissions differ on "usr/share/derby", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x !
Repaired "usr/share/derby"! Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired! Finished verify/repair permissions on disk7s2 M4! ! ! Disk: "M4"! The Property List data was checked in 17,916 files.! The Resource Data was checked in 30,742 files.! The maximum Folder Depth on this disk is 28. This does not exceed the maximum recommended depth.! The System Symbolic Link Files were checked and no problems were found.! Location: "Desktop"! ! File: "com.apple.AutoWake.plist"! Detected that Property List data is damaged and cannot be repaired.! Unexpected character u at line 1! Location: "M4/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/"! !
File: "dictionary jacket jkt.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Pictures/iPhone photos/"! ! File: "WF dictionary cover YES.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Pictures/CD Cover JPGs/"! ! File: "WF dictionary cover YES.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Library/Mail/IMAP-wfriedwald@imap.gmail.com/[Gmail]/Trash .imapmbox/ Attachments/186218/2.1/"! ! File: "WF dictionary cover YES.jpg"! Detected that the resource header is damaged and cannot be repaired! Location: "M4/Users/unclefreeds/Library/Mail/IMAP-wfriedwald@imap.gmail.com/[Gmail]/Trash .imapmbox/ Attachments/186218/2/"! ! Explanations:! ! Folder Depth: This number indicates how many folders are nested inside each other. If a disk contains only three folders and Folder A is inside Folder B and Folder B is inside Folder C, then this disk has a maximum folder depth of three. Folders nested too deeply can cause software compatibility problems.! ! Permissions: This is the part of the directory information for files and folders that records ownership, what type of access, if any, other users have, and designates whether a file is a system file with a special purpose. Files and folders that make up a Mac OS X installation must have specific user permissions for proper startup and operation.! ! Property List: This is a standard file format for storing data and is often used to store preferences. The names of these files normally end with a .plist file extension. Corrupt property list files can cause system instability.! ! Resource Data: This is an older file format for storing data and was often used to store preferences. The names of
these files normally end with a .rsrc file extension. Corrupt resource data files can cause system instability.! ! System Symbolic Link Files: These are files used by the operating system that are similar to aliases. If these files are damaged it may prevent startup or cause system instability.! ! Time: 3/19/10 12:35:13 PM! DiskWarrior Version: 4.1.1 - RR111297
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