danwest7

Q: Early 2008 Mac Pro - Mountain Lion Crashing

I have an Early 2008 Mac Pro.  After upgrading from Lion I have been experiencing random crashes while using varoious applications (anything from more processor instensive applications like Adobe CS6 products or even just running Mail or Safari with little activity).  It seems that many of the crashes happen while 'swiping' between screens, but not all crashes seem to be triggered that way.  I'm inclined to think that these problems are from a software related issue because I wasn't experiencing any of these types of problems on Lion.

 

The crash sequence happens the same each time:

 

1. Monitor brightness subtly and briefly increases.

2. A gray screen appears for 2-4 seconds.

3. Then the screen returns to the desktop view, all the Apps have crashed (usually losing most recent data) and are then in the process of re-starting automatically.

4. No error logs ever appear for any of the Apps.  In Lion, I was used to seeing the computer generate an error log, but these crashes do not make any error logs appear.  I'm not sure if this is a product of ML or just the instance of this particular problem.

 

*Note - The system is responsive after the crash happens, and I never have to restart the computer.

 

I ran the 'Verify' hard drive test (found in Disk Utility) and my hard drive came up clean.

 

I also ran the Apple hardware test from the original install discs and that came up clean as well. 

 

 

I'm trying to determine my next steps.  Do I try a fresh install of ML on a new hard drive? Are there drivers that need to be updated on my current hard drive?

 

Please feel free to point me to threads that already address this issue.  Thank you.

Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1), 2.8Ghz, 16GB RAM

Posted on Aug 29, 2012 1:19 PM

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Q: Early 2008 Mac Pro - Mountain Lion Crashing

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Aug 29, 2012 1:26 PM in response to danwest7
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    Aug 29, 2012 1:26 PM in response to danwest7

    Have you looked at the Console log to see what's happening around the time of these events? I would also check in Activity Monitor:

     

    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu.  Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  You are looking for non-responding processes usually in red or processes consuming a large amount of CPU time.

     

    I would consider creating a new user account. Log into the new account and see if the problem persists.

     

    I would also suggest booting into Safe Mode then restart normally.

  • by danwest7,

    danwest7 danwest7 Aug 29, 2012 1:50 PM in response to Kappy
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    Aug 29, 2012 1:50 PM in response to Kappy

    I took a look at the console around the times of the crashes and this is what appears:

     

    8/29/12 8:25:43.957 AM ReportCrash[2473]: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.crashreporter.writereport.crash

    com.apple.message.signature: WindowServer

    com.apple.message.signature2: UNBUNDLED ||| 322

    com.apple.message.signature3: 7975C94384C69D5000DF23E938A760C7

    com.apple.message.result: NO

    com.apple.message.summarize: YES

     

    I'm not even sure what the "WindowServer" is.  Could that be the problem?

     

    I'll continue to be monitoring both the console & activity log as these crashes happen.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Aug 29, 2012 1:53 PM in response to danwest7
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    Aug 29, 2012 1:53 PM in response to danwest7

    At the top it says a report was written by Crash Reporter. Have you looked for crash reports in Console?

     

    WindowServer is what handles windows created by Finder.

  • by danwest7,

    danwest7 danwest7 Aug 29, 2012 1:57 PM in response to danwest7
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    Aug 29, 2012 1:57 PM in response to danwest7

    Here's the Full .crash report:

     

    Process:     WindowServer [304]
    Path:        /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/C oreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/WindowServer
    Identifier:  WindowServer
    Version:     322
    Code Type:   X86-64 (Native)

    Parent Process:  launchd [1]

    User ID:     88

     

    Date/Time:   2012-08-29 14:30:06.993 -0500
    OS Version:  Mac OS X 10.8.1 (12B19)

    Report Version:  10

     

    Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

     

    Exception Type:  EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)

    Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

     

    Application Specific Information:

    Assertion failed: (REGION_IS_REGION(region1)), function CGRegionCreateUnionWithRegion, file Regions/CGRegion.c, line 193.

     

     

    Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib    0x00007fff8fadd212 __pthread_kill + 10
    1   libsystem_c.dylib         0x00007fff88636b34 pthread_kill + 90
    2   libsystem_c.dylib         0x00007fff8867adfa abort + 143
    3   libsystem_c.dylib         0x00007fff8867bdd5 __assert_rtn + 146
    4   com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d37e972 CGRegionCreateUnionWithRegion + 239
    5   com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d6e1a61 CGXDisplayUnionFlushShape + 500
    6   com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d634c90 CGXAcquireDisplayDeviceSurface + 1615
    7   com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d81c182 CGXBeginSurfaceLayerUpdate + 3026
    8   com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d5bdd92 prepare_CoreAnimation_update_state + 330
    9   com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d5b82c4 CGXUpdateDisplay + 869
    10  com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d51cfd1 run_timer_pass + 381
    11  com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d63d09e CGXRunOneServicesPass + 198
    12  com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d63d85e CGXServer + 1000
    13  WindowServer              0x000000010a082f41 main + 9
    14  libdyld.dylib             0x00007fff896d37e1 start + 1

     

    Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager

    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib    0x00007fff8faddd16 kevent + 10
    1   libdispatch.dylib         0x00007fff90ef3e26 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 883
    2   libdispatch.dylib         0x00007fff90ef3a2a _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54

     

    Thread 2:

    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib    0x00007fff8fadb686 mach_msg_trap + 10
    1   libsystem_kernel.dylib    0x00007fff8fadac42 mach_msg + 70
    2   com.apple.CoreFoundation  0x00007fff86c79f23 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 195
    3   com.apple.CoreFoundation  0x00007fff86c7f606 __CFRunLoopRun + 1078
    4   com.apple.CoreFoundation  0x00007fff86c7edd2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290
    5   com.apple.CoreFoundation  0x00007fff86c8da81 CFRunLoopRun + 97
    6   com.apple.CoreGraphics    0x00007fff8d68d207 eventThread + 379
    7   libsystem_c.dylib         0x00007fff88635782 _pthread_start + 327
    8   libsystem_c.dylib         0x00007fff886221c1 thread_start + 13

     

    Thread 3:: com.apple.CoreAnimation.render-server

    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib    0x00007fff8fadb686 mach_msg_trap + 10
    1   libsystem_kernel.dylib    0x00007fff8fadac42 mach_msg + 70
    2   com.apple.QuartzCore      0x00007fff8740b35b CA::Render::Server::server_thread(void*) + 403
    3   com.apple.QuartzCore      0x00007fff8748fe76 thread_fun + 25
    4   libsystem_c.dylib         0x00007fff88635782 _pthread_start + 327
    5   libsystem_c.dylib         0x00007fff886221c1 thread_start + 13

     

    Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):

      rax: 0x0000000000000000  rbx: 0x0000000000000006  rcx: 0x00007fff55b74808  rdx: 0x0000000000000000

      rdi: 0x0000000000000707  rsi: 0x0000000000000006  rbp: 0x00007fff55b74830  rsp: 0x00007fff55b74808

       r8: 0x00007fff76e76278   r9: 0x00000000000000c1  r10: 0x0000000020000000  r11: 0x0000000000000206

      r12: 0x00007fff8d8b1274  r13: 0x00007fff8d8b12c4  r14: 0x00007fff76e77180  r15: 0x00007fff8d8b11cf

      rip: 0x00007fff8fadd212  rfl: 0x0000000000000206  cr2: 0x00007fff76e6ffe8

    Logical CPU: 0

     

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Aug 29, 2012 2:04 PM in response to danwest7
    Level 10 (271,691 points)
    Desktops
    Aug 29, 2012 2:04 PM in response to danwest7

    I don't know how to interpret crash reports, but it does confirm a problem with WindowServer. I can suggest you see if booting into safe mode then into normal boot helps.

     

    What, if any, third-party peripherals are attached and what, if any, third-party software is always loaded, particularly utilities and extensions (drivers?)

     

    Watch what happens with WindowServer in Activity Monitor when the problem occurs.

  • by The hatter,

    The hatter The hatter Aug 29, 2012 2:08 PM in response to danwest7
    Level 9 (60,935 points)
    Aug 29, 2012 2:08 PM in response to danwest7

    I would always start with a basic list of your hardware, any upgrades especially - and I assumed your GPU is not the same one you had (funky OEM 2600XT).

     

    I recommend to always leave the old system as is and keep it available to dual boot, test new OS, keep it handy for 3 months. Setup Assistant will offer to import all your apps, profile and such anyway. And of course keep the OS installer package and not let it get deleted and removed from your system when installed  (gets removed on restart).

     

    Even RAM can act up with a new OS. Disk partition tables have gradually changed and what was unused reserved for future use, this is future and are used.

     

    Lion broke with the past and dropped Rosetta so nothing new there. CS6 had an important update so that should be okay or better. 10.8.1 made other changes, but may also or possible to affect something.

     

    The OS X Recovery Mode and partition are useful as would a Safe Boot along with repairing the disk drive.

     

    Separatiing out the OS (and apps) from data can help system perform better and keep data free of disk errors that are more common on boot drives and from crashes.

     

    Because you should always do Safe Boot or Recovery Repair after a crash to insure or minimize that it doesn't compound the original issue with dirty or currupt files and directory.

  • by danwest7,

    danwest7 danwest7 Aug 29, 2012 2:17 PM in response to The hatter
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Aug 29, 2012 2:17 PM in response to The hatter

    For reference, here is a basic list of hardware:

     

    2 x 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon

    16GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM

    ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB

    OS X 10.8.1

  • by danwest7,

    danwest7 danwest7 Aug 29, 2012 3:05 PM in response to The hatter
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Aug 29, 2012 3:05 PM in response to The hatter

    I booted up in Safe Mode and noticed something right away.  Particularly when swiping between workspaces, the image on both monitors flickered and became grungy for a moment.  There were also noticeable visual distortions that were happening - such as on a Safari window, the scroll bar on the side flickered and looked terrible.  I did a little searching and found this, posted by Apple:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3630

     

    I took a look at my video cards and they do fall under the category of faulty.  I'm not sure if Apple is still running this program anymore.  I don't think they are. 

     

    For now, I'm thinking that the crashing could be due to overload on the graphics cards or that these graphics cards are faulty.  Does that seem logical? 

  • by Kappy,Helpful

    Kappy Kappy Aug 29, 2012 3:18 PM in response to danwest7
    Level 10 (271,691 points)
    Desktops
    Aug 29, 2012 3:18 PM in response to danwest7

    It's logical, but I don't know if it's correct. Was there any improvement after safe booting? What happens if you remove one of your GPUs (I'm guessing you may have more than one?) Also, what if you stop using multiple desktops via Mission Control? Could it be a bad preference or cache file associated with Mission Control?

     

    I suppose you can't go wrong putting in a new GPU such as the Radeon 5770 from Apple. This is as high end as you can really go on the older models because of the capabilities of the PCIe slots.

  • by The hatter,

    The hatter The hatter Aug 30, 2012 7:00 AM in response to Kappy
    Level 9 (60,935 points)
    Aug 30, 2012 7:00 AM in response to Kappy

    MP3,1 PCIE 2.0 is hardly crippled

    A GTX 570 MACVIDCARDS w/ 2.5GB $349

    support OPENCL, OPENGL, and CUDA 5.0

    I am surprised ML or CS6 let you install with 2600xt

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Aug 30, 2012 6:59 PM in response to Kappy
    Level 9 (61,250 points)
    Desktops
    Aug 30, 2012 6:59 PM in response to Kappy

    Only 2008 and later can run 10.8.

    As The hatter points out above,  2008 and later have PCIe 2 slots, and can run graphics cards at their full rated speeds.

    If you want only Apple upgrades, you can run the 5770 or 5870.

     

     

    The other card hatter mentioned, from the eBay vendor mentioned, will also work. If you use another source, make sure you are getting the right version of the cards, and there may be drivers to install.

  • by danwest7,

    danwest7 danwest7 Sep 1, 2012 7:53 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Sep 1, 2012 7:53 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

    To respond to Kappy's suggestions:

     

    After running the machine in Safe Mode, there was no improvement in performance.  The crashes are still hapening, even when I cut down the number of mission control desktops I'm running (all the way down to only one running). 

     

    I decided to try a new GPU, the Radeon 5770.  Reviews seem to be good on it, even for the early 2008 Mac Pro.  I have it on order, and I'll post the results back here when I finish installation.

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,Helpful

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Sep 1, 2012 8:02 AM in response to danwest7
    Level 9 (61,250 points)
    Desktops
    Sep 1, 2012 8:02 AM in response to danwest7

    Take care to get the Apple-firmware version.

     

    The PC-only version generally will not show a picture under Mac OS X. A PC version flashed to Apple-firmware will only show a picture at the login screen (when Mac OS X is fully operational) -- which is inconvenient for debugging and alternate booting.

  • by danwest7,Solvedanswer

    danwest7 danwest7 Sep 8, 2012 7:24 PM in response to danwest7
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Sep 8, 2012 7:24 PM in response to danwest7

    The ATI Radeon 5770 GPU (Apple-firmware version) did the trick.  Amazingly fast, very snappy response.  It feels like a completely new computer.  No more crashes are happening, even when running multiple mission control windows with Mail, Calendar, Safari, After Effects, Photoshop & multiple Finder windows running at the same time.  Thanks for all of your help!