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Imac locks up

I have been working on this problem for several days.

When I allow my Imac to go to sleep it locks up when I try to boot up it won't.The only way I can get into it is to go into safe mode or go directly into disk utility by holding the control and r while starting.

I have done the following things

1: repaired the hard drive and verified the hard drive repaired the permissions and verified the permissions. each time I do this there are repairs needed. After the repairs I can start up and use the computer as if nothing is wrong, a couple of times I have stalled and the computer slows down with the rotating beach ball and I have to go back and do repairs again.


2: I have disconnected all of the peripherals except the keyboard and the wireless touch pad. Problem doesn't go away.


3:I have reinstalled mountain lion 3 times


4: I have replaced the time machine drive with a brand new drive


5: I have ran 'tune up my mac" after the last repair and it has just happened again.


When I do all of the repairs they are successfull and I can work with the computer for quite some time before having a lock up and it always occurs if let it go into sleep mode

I am considering virus protection but I dont want to waste any more money on a problem that may be a hardware problem.


Any help would be gratefully received.

imac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Sep 25, 2012 4:24 PM

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21 replies

Sep 28, 2012 10:15 AM in response to xscottish

I agree with BDAqua: Console is your best bet at figuring out what's causing the problem. Endlessly repairing permissions or repairing the disk is not the answer.


Step 1: Make multiple backups of your data. Constant hangs and crashes are data-corrupting.


Step 2: After the next problem, immediately open Console and start looking through the reports. You'll probably find lots of useless stuff, but there may be a clue.


Step 3: If you get a slowdown, open Activity Monitor and look for any applications in red (not responding). Make sure you are looking at "All Processes" in the header bar (NOT "My Processes"). Anything in red is a problem.

Sep 28, 2012 11:55 AM in response to Linc Davis

Sorry I right clicked the reply and it didn't give me any option to paste. Here is the info.


Last login: Fri Sep 28 11:30:06 on console

douglas-crawfords-imac-4:~ douglascrawford$

douglas-crawfords-imac-4:~ douglascrawford$ kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'

douglas-crawfords-imac-4:~ douglascrawford$ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|edu\.mit|org\.(amavis|apache|cups|isc|ntp|postfi x|x)/{print $3}'


WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss

or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your

typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.


To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.


Password:

Sorry, try again.

Password:

com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd

com.adobe.SwitchBoard

com.adobe.fpsaud

douglas-crawfords-imac-4:~ douglascrawford$ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'

com.wacom.pentablet

com.hp.messagecenter.launcher

com.hp.devicemonitor

com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager

com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager

ws.agile.1PasswordAgent

com.google.keystone.user.agent

com.adobe.ARM.925793fb327152fd34795896fa1fb9ffa268b2a852256fe56609efa3

com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae

com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0

douglas-crawfords-imac-4:~ douglascrawford$ ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta} * L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null

/Library/Components:


/Library/Extensions:


/Library/Frameworks:

AEProfiling.framework

AERegistration.framework

Adobe AIR.framework

AudioMixEngine.framework

EWSMac.framework

FxPlug.framework

HPSmartPrint.framework

NyxAudioAnalysis.framework

PluginManager.framework

ProFX.framework

TSLicense.framework

iLifeFaceRecognition.framework

iLifeKit.framework

iLifePageLayout.framework

iLifeSQLAccess.framework

iLifeSlideshow.framework

iTunesLibrary.framework

onOneActivationToolbox.framework

onOneWelcomeDialog.framework

onOneWidgets.framework


/Library/Input Methods:


/Library/InputManagers:

1PasswdIM


/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2.plugin

CouponPrinter-Safari.webplugin

Flash Player.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin

GarminGpsControl.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin

Quartz Composer.webplugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

ebldetect.bundle

flashplayer.xpt

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt


/Library/Keyboard Layouts:


/Library/LaunchAgents:

com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist

com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

com.hp.devicemonitor.plist

com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist

com.sony.ReaderLibrary.RunReaderLibrary.plist

com.wacom.pentablet.plist


/Library/LaunchDaemons:

com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist


/Library/PreferencePanes:

ComApcPowerChutePref.prefPane

Flash Player.prefPane

Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane

Growl.prefPane

PenTablet.prefPane

RapportPreferences.prefPane


/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:


/Library/QuickLook:

GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator

iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator

iWork.qlgenerator


/Library/QuickTime:

AppleIntermediateCodec.component

AppleMPEG2Codec.component

Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component

Flip4Mac WMV Export.component

Flip4Mac WMV Import.component


/Library/ScriptingAdditions:

Adobe Unit Types

Adobe Unit Types.osax


/Library/Spotlight:

GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter

LogicPro.mdimporter

Microsoft Entourage.mdimporter

Microsoft Office.mdimporter

iBooksAuthor.mdimporter

iWork.mdimporter


/Library/StartupItems:

ProTec6

comapcpcpestart


/etc/mach_init.d:


/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:


/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:


Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:

SkypeABDialer.bundle

SkypeABSMS.bundle


Library/Fonts:

Brush Script

encodings.dir

fonts.dir

fonts.list

fonts.scale


Library/Frameworks:

EWSMac.framework


Library/Input Methods:

.localized


Library/Internet Plug-Ins:

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

Move_Media_Player.plugin

WebEx.plugin


Library/Keyboard Layouts:


Library/LaunchAgents:

com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist

com.adobe.ARM.925793fb327152fd34795896fa1fb9ffa268b2a852256fe56609efa3.plist

com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.F9C89AF7-541E-4E46-8295-29E 1EBC44C4C.plist

com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist

com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist

com.google.keystone.agent.plist

ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist


Library/PreferencePanes:

.localized

Opera Preferences


Library/ScriptingAdditions:

douglas-crawfords-imac-4:~ douglascrawford$ osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' 2> /dev/null

AirPort Base Station Agent, Reader Library Launcher, AdobeResourceSynchronizer, Calendar, HP Product Research

douglas-crawfords-imac-4:~ douglascrawford$

Sep 28, 2012 12:38 PM in response to xscottish

Please read this whole message carefully, especially the warnings, before doing anything.

1. The changes to your configuration suggested here should be considered provisional; they may not solve your problem, or they may remove functionality that you find useful. If a third-party system modification that you want to keep is causing the problem, seek help from its developer.

2. WARNING: Back up all data now if you haven’t already done so. Before proceeding, you must be sure you can restore your system to its present state, even if it becomes unbootable. If you’re not sure you can do that, STOP — DON’T CHANGE ANYTHING. If you’re dissatisfied with the results of the procedure suggested below, restore from your backup. I will not be responsible for the consequences, and I will not be able to help, if you ignore this warning.

3. You should either remove or update the following system modification(s), if an update is available from the developer:

Wacom tablet driver

and definitely remove at least the following:

Protec6 DRM rootkit (installed by a "pro" content-creation app)

4. Whatever you remove must be removed completely, and (unless otherwise specified in this message) the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the third-party developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job. I can't be more specific, because I don't install such things myself. Please do your own research.

Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickYourMac.” First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickyourmac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, email the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickYourMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickYourMac.” If not, open “BrickYourMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button.

Again, please don't ask me to do this research for you. You can do it better than I can, because I haven't installed the product and I may not even know what it is.

If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase your boot volume and perform a clean reinstallation of OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.

WARNING: Trying to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name often will not work and may make the problem worse. The same goes for "utilities" that purport to remove software.

5. I recommend that you never reinstall the modifications marked with a dagger (†) above, if any. If your problem is resolved after uninstalling all the above modifications and rebooting, but you still want to use some of those not marked with a dagger, you can experiment with putting them back, one at a time, testing carefully after each step. Keep in mind that system modifications may be incompatible with each other or with future OS X updates, so it may not be clear which one is at fault.

6. If you still have problems after making the suggested changes and rebooting, post again. Remember: if you don’t like the results of this procedure, you can undo it by restoring from the last backup you made before you started.

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