Lion freeze when browsing webpage

I have brand new MacBook Pro 2.3 Ghz that I have installed a 512GB SSD and 8GB of LifeTime RAM in. Whenever I browser, open Address Book, scroll through previews in Lightroom or other, one or more programs freeze. I can move the cursor but have to wait for 10-60 seconds before the system responds normally. If I click on several windows during the freeze, the system wil respond to those clicks when it wakes up again.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. I spoke with Apple Support about this and they had NEVER heard of this issue .. ha ha.

Anyways, so it is not my RAM or my SSD, and it's not my System install I have to look at.

For me it seems like a reading/saving thing, perhaps related to the video RAM as it usually involves reading/writing of creating a preview/screen image of something.

But an update will solve it, I guess.

Same problem, but it happens whenever I open or try to update iTunes.

Mac Mini. Lion. iTunes 10.4 and also 10.4.1

So beyond frustrating that Apple hasn't even addressed this.

It\s the way they do. It was the same when the iPhone3 went useless slow when IOS4 came out. No comment whatsoever for five/six weeks, then an update.

It seems the 10.7.1 made it happens a little less, but I still have it with any appliaction I open (Mail, Address Book, Lightroom, Finder ...). Also had issues with iTunes, but not related to that alone.

after 10.7.1 I also did a PROM reset

(restart the laptop and press the CommandOption+PR keys right at the first startup sound and release right after the second boing 🙂)

that seemed to have fixed it there but I have not done any intense graphical work yet, again ...

Same here on 17 inch MacBook Pro I can move around mouse, rest freezes. Or frame moves together with mouse. No idea what is causing it: mail, Keynote? Have to close down everything (forced shutdown) to get things running again. Reminds me very much of Vista.........

Nicolaas

To freeze or not to freeze

It looks like the Lion freeze, keyboard, trackpad and the mouse are dead. (my keyboard is wired, the other two are wireless). BUT

my Wacom board IS WORKING.

I can't type but i Can close my apps and save my docs.

This is for Apple software group.

When people belive the Lion is frozen, the Lion has just lost connection to keyboard, trackpad and the mouse.

same problem. this is my kernel log after freeze, seems like it's a GPU problem. os x 10.8, hope anyone can help.

• 2012-07-27 19:43:20 +0800 kernel[0]: GPU hang: Not Implemented
• 2012-07-27 19:43:20 +0800 kernel[0]: Trying restart GPU ...
• 2012-07-27 19:43:20 +0800 kernel[0]: GPU hang: Not Implemented
• 2012-07-27 19:43:20 +0800 kernel[0]: Trying restart GPU ...
• 2012-07-27 19:43:20 +0800 kernel[0]: GPU hang: Not Implemented
• 2012-07-27 19:43:20 +0800 kernel[0]: Trying restart GPU ...
• 2012-07-27 19:43:26 +0800 com.apple.launchd[1]: Throttling respawn: Will start in 4 seconds
• 2012-07-27 19:43:26 +0800 kernel[0]: GPU hang: Not Implemented
• 2012-07-27 19:43:26 +0800 kernel[0]: Trying restart GPU ...
• 2012-07-27 19:43:31 +0800 com.apple.launchd[1]: Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds

I had this same problem on Lion and Mountain Lion. The probem turned out to be an overheating GPU. In my case the fan on the video card was stuck.

Heat seems to be a common denominator here. Also, take extra care with 15 and 17" MBPs; they seem to overheat more easily.