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Facetime Server Encountered Error

Hello,

Just upgraded my SL to Lion and I am experiencing 2 problems.

1. FaceTime: "Server Encountered An Error Processing Registration. Please Try Again Later."

2. Screensaver Starts in the middle of the work. Tried deleting SystemPreferences.

The Problem #2 started to happen after I upgraded to 10.6.8. I have even discussed this earlier in this forum but that doesn't resolved this issue. I thought maybe an upgrade to Lion will fix this problem but it doesn't.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3174770?answerId=15608860022#15608860022

Above link is for the Problem #2 started with my SL after upgrade to 10.6.8.

Is there a fix?

Please help.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 6:59 AM

157 replies

Jul 22, 2011 5:41 AM in response to tmariaz

For fail case folks with at least 2 network interfaces, for example Ethernet and Airport, has anyone tested against both connections?

I see at least one case moved from failed to working. Has anyone had a working Lion FaceTime system stop working with this failure?

Has anyone else experienced their Airport interface activate during the Lion installation when it should have been off prior?

Jul 22, 2011 5:47 AM in response to tmariaz

i tested 3 different network connections: wifi, lan (home & work), 3g over iphone - all the same

akuthe1

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Jul 22, 2011 5:51 AM in response to tmariaz

i got same error message when i try to install on my macbook pro running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 that with 2.4 intel core 2 duo, but no problem when installing on my new macbook pro SL 10.6.8 2.3 intel core i5 ... this is puzzling to me... anyone solve this issue yet

Jul 22, 2011 6:29 AM in response to tmariaz

The Ste64027 solution works 100%. You just have to delete Facetime.app and all the preferences of the program.

And you reinstall Lion with Command-R at boot.

You don't lose anything. I tried it on 3 Macbooks and it worked perfectly.

massam15

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Jul 22, 2011 6:48 AM in response to tmariaz

Amazingly and suddenly, it now works for me. I didn't do anything.

Jul 22, 2011 6:50 AM in response to Guillaume CARELLI

Make sure there is a working Recovery Disk before removing FaceTime.

Jul 22, 2011 8:12 AM in response to domenachi

I have not had a problem with MMe in synchronization or signing it, so I don't think that's a commonality.

Jul 22, 2011 8:13 AM in response to Roosevelt Jones

Roosevelt, I tried your test and same problem happened on my wireless (after turning it on, connecting to my wifi, and unplugging ethernet).

tmariaz Author

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Jul 22, 2011 8:53 AM in response to domenachi

Guess can you please do a test for me?

If any of you guys using Yahoo Msgr or Skype... Do set the idle time to 5 or 10 mins and let it go.... after 5 or 10 mins do check if yahoo turns to idle or not?

Make sure you have Show me idle after so and so time in yahoo and skype....

Weird thing going on is that, yahoo shows idle on the status and skype turns to away and unable to get back to Avaliable... Yahoo we can change to Available but idle shows after the desired time in that settings..

Just do a check and lemme know guys... This is something new I found just now...

thanks 🙂

Oh: btw forgot to tell you that I made a DVD out of lion and did a clean installation and guess what? FT still not working... 😝 This clearly shows there is something buggy.

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gusjc

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Jul 22, 2011 9:11 AM in response to tmariaz

I use neither of them so I can't test that, but anyway that's most likely an app-specific problem. You should wait for Yahoo/Microsoft to fix the apps (or contact them), I don't really think that's Apple's fault there (unless you're using Yahoo over iChat)

Now, if you did a clean install and the problem persists... Then there's no doubt there's something going on with the FaceTime app.

Jul 22, 2011 12:03 PM in response to gusjc

I just called tech support. He said they've had quite a few problems with different servers and that they should be straightened out soon.

gusjc

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Jul 22, 2011 12:07 PM in response to domenachi

That's good to hear. Hopefully that will get it fixed.

Jul 22, 2011 12:11 PM in response to domenachi

strangly it works for me with with a clean -install of lion

Jul 22, 2011 12:20 PM in response to verstaerker

Yea, that would seem to indicate with an issue with the client rather than the server. But - who knows. I think either way it will get fixed. It's really just a question of how long it will take.

I got a bit pre-occupied with this issue and it's kept me from really checking out Lion.

vernomas

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Jul 22, 2011 2:24 PM in response to tmariaz

Sorry for my english... i tried using ft in offline mode- same error message...

Facetime Server Encountered Error