Since installing mountain lion about a week ago on my late 2008 unibody 15" macbook pro, i'm experiencing random lockups where the graphics go glitchy and i can only move the mouse, but clicking does not work.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
Whew! The last one...
PDykoun wrote:
Kernel Extensions:
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower Version: 1.5.2
com.splashtop.driver.SRXDisplayCard Version: 1.5
com.splashtop.driver.SRXFrameBufferConnector Version: 1.5
com.avira.kext.FileAccessControl Version: 1.0.0d1
Problem System Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist
Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.avira.antivirus.dbcleaner.plist
[failed] com.avira.antivirus.ipm.loader.plist
[loaded] com.avira.helper.watchdox.plist
[loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist
[loaded] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceDaemon.plist
Launch Agents:
[failed] com.avira.antivirus.ipm.ui.plist
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.odscan.default.plist
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.systray.plist
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.update.default.plist
[loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
[not loaded] com.prosofteng.DGMonitor.plist
[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist
What I've said before in the past 5 minutes applies here too. You don't need any antivirus. If you wnat to install one, ClamXav has the least complaints. If you try one and want to remove it, you must use the official uninstaller that comes with it. This software makes serious changes to your operating system. If it isn't perfect, it can do all kinds of damage. Your install is far from perfect.
On top of that, you have some kernel extensions that look fishy. If you are having trouble, those always get removed first. It is very rare to see a kernel panic report that does not include the "Soundflower" extension.
I used the official uninstaller for Sophos but that item in the login items didn't get removed and its not allowing me to do so under the system preferences (The delete/remove icon is greyed out). The entry also has a yellow exclamation mark next to it
Bummer. It won't hurt anything being there. That's antivirus for you. It doesn't even fully remove itself.
still experiencing this, had it again tonight, for the first time in a few days or even over a week.
runing 10.8.1.
etresoft,
i remember using some terminal commands that i originally got for OS X Lion, i wonder if they could be to do with it.
i also use some custom 'apps' that i used as shortcuts to access specified folders in launchpad since lion.
hmm
I think I found a solution for my problem. Since I did this (a week ago) freezes disappeared. I don't know if the freezes will return but at the moment everything seems to be OK.
In my case, looking at Console log, I saw a few crash reports generated when the system got freeze. These reports were all related to the "PluginProcess" process. So I decided to remove all the plugins from Safari removing all files from these folders (I made a backup first):
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Then I installed Flash player again. The rest of plugins are not necessary for me so I didn't installed them again. I had no freezes since I did this a week ago. The cause seems to be a corrupt or incompatible plugin.
PS1. Thank you very much for your suggestions etresoft. If the problem persists I will uninstall those applications.
PS2. If you want to try this solution make sure you backup your plugins if there is any problem in the future. I hope this solution works for you too or, at least, guide you to solve your problems.
I updated my iMac to 10.8.1 and the crashes started. They're constant. It didn't crash after with 10.8.
I don't think I'll update my Macbook Air. The iMac is practically unusable now.
@Puella1963 - maybe try a tool to clean out your local and system caches. I'm using "Mountain Lion Cache Cleaner"
My iMac (mountain lion) has random freezes and when reset with the button, A flashing question mark appears when start
Hardware Information:
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
12 GB RAM
Startup Items:
System Software:
OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 0:57
Disk Information:
ST3500418AS disk0 : (500,11 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 GB (132,91 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
TSST Inc SES084D
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
FireWire Information:
LaCie d2 quadra (button) 800mbit - 800mbit max
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
LaCie (disk1s3) /Volumes/LaCie: 2 TB (21,87 GB free)
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
VMware Fusion Helper
VideoStream
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Fan Control
Flash Player
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
None
Top Processes:
I'm on a rMBP
I started having this issue a couple days ago and it goes something like this. I was doing several things online with several things open. I clicked a picture to drag to my desktop to drop it there but when I released, the picture simply stuck to the end of my mouse, not moving. So I restarted. When I was given the account screen I tried clicking on my username but the software didn't respond. The issue happens every 10 minutes or so and doesn't depend on what applications are running. It always happens at restart. How do I fix this?
Should I get Apple to replace the machine?
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
16 GB RAM
System Software:
OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 0:0
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 250.14 GB (158.05 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
[failed] com.apple.mrt.uiagent.plist
Launch Daemons:
Launch Agents:
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
None
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
None
Top Processes:
20.6 % CalendarAgent
13.9 % assistant_service
8.0 % mds
6.8 % Finder
3.6 % assistantd
2.8 % WindowServer
2.3 % Dropbox
1.0 % EtreCheck
0.4 % ABAssistantService
0.2 % taskgated
update: have the same issue in safe mode
hi,
i have a daily freeze problem with my new mac mini 2,3 5i and 10.8.1.
it happens just 1 to 3 times a day
i gave the computer back, they checkt the ram... all OK
i caled for 2 hours apple support but still freezing every day
do you have any idea what i could do????
need help!
thank you
Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)
i found solution , at least for me.
guilty was a CHROME, yes thats right it's just a chrome in my case
so i fully uninstall it, and then installed a fresh copy and no freezes at this point
I'm starting to think Chrome is causing my problems too. I am switching back to Safari now to see whether that helps. Will report back is things improve. (I'm also hoping that 10.8.2 will have some related fix).
For what it's worth, I tried the steps outlined by jeojavi (although I doubted this would work, seeing as the problem had persisted even after a clean install). Anyway, I removed all my internet plug-ins, and after rebooting, I have not since had a freeze-up (for about a week). Will post back if the freeze-ups reappear. Thanks, jeojavi!
After writing here I continued to have the same problem.
I somehow noticed that the e-mail programme might be related to it.
I was using Sparrow. I decided to test my theory and started using Mail instead.
I haven't had any freezes from then on.
Mountain Lion has random freezes. The mouse still works but the graphics go glitchy and i can't click on anything. I have to hold the power to restart.
