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sdaza Author

Level 1

19 points

Mountain Lion Screen Freeze

Hello,

the cursor freezes sometimes, but even when it moves I cannot make anything happen with it except Shut Down, the track pad is unresponsive, and the screen is frozen, and sometimes there are some problems with graphics:

This is what happens repeatly before the boot time:

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: stampWait: Overflowed checking for stamp 0x9b4cefa on MAIN ring: called from

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamp = 0x9b4cef8

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: **** Debug info for *possible* hang in MAIN graphics engine ****

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: ring control = 0x0000f401 enabled, auto report disabled, not waiting, semaphore is waiting, length = 0x010 4KB pages

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamps = 0x9b4cef8

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: VRSYNC: (0x12044) = 0x9b4cef8

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: BRSYNC: (0x22040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: BVSYNC: (0x22044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: RBSYNC: (0x 2044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: VBSYNC: (0x12040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: stampWait: Overflowed checking for stamp 0x9b4cf0d on MAIN ring: called from

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamp = 0x9b4cef9

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: **** Debug info for *possible* hang in MAIN graphics engine ****

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: ring control = 0x0000f401 enabled, auto report disabled, not waiting, semaphore is waiting, length = 0x010 4KB pages

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamps = 0x9b4cef9

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: VRSYNC: (0x12044) = 0x9b4cef9

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: BRSYNC: (0x22040) = 0x1

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: BVSYNC: (0x22044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: RBSYNC: (0x 2044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:29.000 PM kernel[0]: VBSYNC: (0x12040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: stampWait: Overflowed checking for stamp 0x9b4cf45 on MAIN ring: called from

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamp = 0x9b4cf25

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: **** Debug info for *possible* hang in MAIN graphics engine ****

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: ring control = 0x0000f401 enabled, auto report disabled, not waiting, semaphore is waiting, length = 0x010 4KB pages

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamps = 0x9b4cf25

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: VRSYNC: (0x12044) = 0x9b4cf25

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: BRSYNC: (0x22040) = 0x1

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: BVSYNC: (0x22044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: RBSYNC: (0x 2044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: VBSYNC: (0x12040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: stampWait: Overflowed checking for stamp 0x9b4cf59 on MAIN ring: called from

8/9/12 6:19:34.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamp = 0x9b4cf27

This is what I found just before the boot time:

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: stampWait: Overflowed checking for stamp 0x9b4cfe7 on MAIN ring: called from

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamp = 0x9b4cf9a

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: **** Debug info for *possible* hang in MAIN graphics engine ****

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: ring head = 0x86a077a4, wrap count = 1077

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: ring tail = 0x0000b910

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: ring control = 0x0000f401 enabled, auto report disabled, not waiting, semaphore is waiting, length = 0x010 4KB pages

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamps = 0x9b4cf9a

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: Semaphore register values:

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: VRSYNC: (0x12044) = 0x9b4cf9a

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: BRSYNC: (0x22040) = 0x1

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: RVSYNC: (0x 2040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: BVSYNC: (0x22044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: RBSYNC: (0x 2044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: VBSYNC: (0x12040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: trying to clear semaphore wait on MAIN ring

8/9/12 6:24:20.000 PM kernel[0]: After attempt to clear semaphore wait = 0x0000f001 no longer waiting

8/9/12 6:24:24.997 PM coreservicesd[31]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=207

8/9/12 6:24:24.997 PM coreservicesd[31]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=214

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: stampWait: Overflowed checking for stamp 0x9b4cfdf on MAIN ring: called from

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamp = 0x9b4cf9c

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: **** Debug info for *possible* hang in MAIN graphics engine ****

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: ring head = 0x86a07864, wrap count = 1077

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: ring tail = 0x0000ba48

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: ring control = 0x0000f401 enabled, auto report disabled, not waiting, semaphore is waiting, length = 0x010 4KB pages

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: timestamps = 0x9b4cf9c

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: Semaphore register values:

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: VRSYNC: (0x12044) = 0x9b4cf9c

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: BRSYNC: (0x22040) = 0x1

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: RVSYNC: (0x 2040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: BVSYNC: (0x22044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: RBSYNC: (0x 2044) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: VBSYNC: (0x12040) = 0x0

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: trying to clear semaphore wait on MAIN ring

8/9/12 6:24:24.000 PM kernel[0]: After attempt to clear semaphore wait = 0x0000f001 no longer waiting

8/9/12 6:24:52.000 PM bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1344554692 0

Thank you in adavnace

Sebastian

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Aug 9, 2012 5:20 PM

185 replies

Sep 22, 2012 8:04 AM in response to sdaza

after 3 days with 10.8.2 i got the same problem AGAIN, my macbook retina freezes in safari and i had to restart my mac.. no good...

adam1232

Level 1

2 points

Sep 22, 2012 8:47 AM in response to evenfromburfjord

sh*t. Ok. Somebody here is going to have to go to the genius bar and have a screenshot of they console when they got the freeze. I know I have a screen shot of when the freeze happened. Show them the screenshot and tell them what happens when it freezes.

iChrisbe

Level 1

0 points

Sep 24, 2012 7:04 AM in response to sdaza

after a few days with 10.8.2 i got the same problem again and again and again, my macbook freezes in mail, preview, safari and i must restart my mac every times .. very bad and sad for a great O.S. like Mac OS X...

keith181

Level 1

1 points

Sep 24, 2012 7:11 AM in response to iChrisbe

My computer is an iMac and it has had several OS upgrades and therefore I forget how old it is. Anyway, I had upgraded to ML when it first came out in July and ended up with a lot of problems with lagging, beach-balling, and some freezes.

When I finally got 10.8.2 from Apple Store my computer had dramatic improvement and is now working great. So, now I am a happy camper. 🙂

Sep 24, 2012 7:24 AM in response to sdaza

This is also occurring for me in many cases with several different applications. It is occurring when accessing the Finder to either selecte a location for a download or folder for action, etc. A full reboot (holding power down) is required for the computer to come out of it. A couple of times I've gotten the gray screen and it reboots itself.

Only had this machine for a week or two.

adam1232

Level 1

2 points

Sep 24, 2012 2:54 PM in response to rslvnpryr

Hm even though there are a lot of us that are having this issue there are also a lot of people who DON'T have this issue. There's got to be a specific reason for this. I have tried the following things to stop the freezes/beachballing: Onyx, CCleaner, Rebooting. I will also try resetting SMC and PRAM sometime but all of the things have helped very little. So far I haven't had any freezes on 10.8.2 though.

Humps_s

Level 1

0 points

Sep 25, 2012 5:33 AM in response to sdaza

Still the same after updating for me and my Late 2009 MBP.

Getting more and more frustrating, please apple just give us an update that fixes it for everyone, not just some of us 😟

Sep 25, 2012 3:46 PM in response to sdaza

I have a mac pro with 12GB of memory, and I am also having this problem. I upgraded to 10.8.2, and still have the hangs. Most hangs last 30-90 seconds. Occassionally longer.

I also have 5-20 stuck processes on an ongoing basis.

PID COMMAND %CPU TIME STATE USER

1787 iCalExternalSync 1.7 00:02.10 stuck user1

1754 mdworker 0.0 00:00.85 stuck _spotlight

944 sudo 0.0 00:00.04 stuck root

607 Terminal 1.7 01:32.90 stuck user1

596 YoruFukurou 0.0 00:17.18 stuck user1

189 lsregister 0.0 00:04.63 stuck user1

146 lsregister 0.0 00:07.02 stuck root

39 mds 0.0 00:14.53 stuck root

The problem has gotten worse since upgrading to mountain lion.

adam1232

Level 1

2 points

Sep 25, 2012 3:48 PM in response to droopydog5000

Hm. The majority of us have the freezing problem but it doesn't unfreeze. We are forced to press and hold the power button. Also how did you view those stuck processes? What did you use?

Sep 25, 2012 4:07 PM in response to adam1232

I used 'top' and just cut and pasted (and edited down) the output.

droopy

Sep 26, 2012 9:59 AM in response to droopydog5000

Since 10.8.2 came along the nature of my issue has changed a little bit. I only get the video freezes when I use an external monitor now. If I keep that disconnected then I do not run into any issues. I plug in an external monitor and I get multiple video lockups like before multiple times a day.

Sep 26, 2012 10:36 AM in response to sdaza

Same here, its done it twice since i updated to 10.8.2

Both times i was working on photoshop CS3 and watching a streaming video on Chrome simultaneously

It was pretty terrifing cause all the screen froze and then the image broke up and was fragmented all over the place.

I had to force shutdown both times.

i hope a patch or update comes soon.

i use a Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon.

Sep 27, 2012 1:55 AM in response to theWoodenKing

It happened again today, this time while watching a trailer on Chrome.

i forced shut down and then it froze twice while trying to reboot.

i will be using a different browser today just in case its a Chrome issue.

this needs to be fixed soon, i cannot work like this.

Sep 27, 2012 7:54 AM in response to sdaza

Don't want to say this is a solution, but definitely worth a try. As I've been one like you all, experiencing unexpected frozen from time to time. After upgrading to 10.8.2, it could happen 2-3 time/day.

I've tried reboot, reset PRAM, SMC, none of these works for me.

Two days ago, I found someone mentioned in another discussion, is to use this update combo to install 10.8.2 update.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1581

I've already upgraded to 10.8.2, through auto system upgrade. So I did this manual installation.

So far, my iMac is running pretty smooth, without giving me any trouble for about 2 days. I can't say this is a solution, but still worth a try.

Good luck!

adam1232

Level 1

2 points

Sep 27, 2012 3:07 PM in response to theWoodenKing

I am really confident that this is a Google Chrome issue.

Mountain Lion Screen Freeze