FCPX 10.0.6 crashing repeatedly.

I have a similar MBP with those cards and it's working.

Have youtrashed preferences?

If that doesn't cure things and this happens with multiple projects (not just one) I would uninstall and reinstall.

If it's project specific, paste the project sequence into a fresh project and delete render files.

Russ

Hi Jeff,

Can't remember if I reported my findings but remember having very similar MBP to you with same cards.

I was editing off a FireWire 800 drive too. After trying lots of different things I started using the drive via USB instead and the problem hasn't reoccured, regardless of which graphics card I use.

Probably not what you want to hear... I know it's not a solution, but I guess it's an option!

Thanks,

James

You're right about it being a long thread, and have to admit that I only skimmed it to get a little background to your recent posts.

This may be mentioned elsewhere and I overlooked it, but have you ever had your MBP checked out by the Apple tech people?

Russ

same problem i have...

MBP Early 2009

Proces 2,93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Mém 8 Go 1067 MHz DDR3

Graphic NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 Mo

and i work on 2TB firewire800

the only solution i found is to work with is the basic video card and work with proxy video have to be patien.

All,

In November 2012 after updating FCPX to 10.0.6, I began having the problems that many describe—repeated crashing sometimes freezing whole system, having to do hard shut downs. My system is: 2009 MBP 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 6 TB GTech RAID connected with FW800. I edit on the G Tech RAID.

After trying many of the suggestions on this thread and finding them either not workable or barely so, I purchased and began using a Sonnet SATA Pro Express Card/34 and have not looked back. I can work as fast as my older system allows. I have an occuassional crash but nothing like before.

The only gliche was when I upgraded to 10.0.7. The earlier pre-SATA Express Card/34 problems began reappearing so I uninstalled 10.0.7 and re-installed 10.0.6 from a back-up. That resolved the crashing that began after the 10.0.7 upgrade.

I'm no expert and a first time FCPX user, but using 10.0.6 on my 2009 17" MBP with the SATA Express Card/34, I was able to put together and post this short advocacy video on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/64402227 that would have been impossible before switching to the SATA connection. It's puzzeling to me others don't seem to be trying this likely solution. It sure worked for me.

I just read every post in this thread and I can't tell you how good (bad?) it feels to hear others having the same problem I am. My issue, however, is that I came into this A/V position four months ago and, at about month 2, all this happened.

In short (very short), The MacBook Pro crashes within 30 minutes every single time I use it. It's so frequent that I've gotten to the point where I think "I've been working too long. I better shut down." As with all of you, the main issue seems to be Final Cut Pro X (10.0.6) although I have been in Safari and Google Chrome -- with FCPX closed -- and it's crashed.

By the way, by "crash" I mean beach ball --> unresponsive while beach balling --> force shut down --> wait a few minutes --> repeat.

All of the clips and footage I'm using (short of backing audio tracks or stills) is housed on external Seagate Barracuda 3TB drives that I access through Thermaltake toasters (the BlacX Duet via USB 2.0 and the BlacX 5G via 3.0 respectively). I have also worked with footage (.mts files converted to .mp4 files using iSkySoft Video Converter) transferred from a Panasonic HDC-TM700 and still experienced the crashes.

I have taken it to a local MacAuthority in order to have a diagnostic run on it and all they could tell me was "you need a new logic board." Not equipped with the time or money to go that route -- plus, I don't believe that's problem -- I thanked them and have been working around the crashes since.

Here's the deal. I'm not a Mac guy but I LOVE Final Cut Pro. I don't want to be forced to go Sony Vegas or Avid. Has anyone found a solution other than "switch graphics cards?" And please remember, I inherited this machine and the guy before me purchased FCPX through the Apple Store -- i.e. not a hard copy -- and I do not have his login information to do the uninstall/re-install dance (or update, for that matter).

Thank you for your time and thank you so much for giving me some actual adequate information!

Jeremy K. Gover

Barbershop Harmony Society

I doubt if your problem is FCP X and I don't know why you would disbelieve what the tech told you. Nonetheless, it wouldn't hurt to trash preferences withthis app. And you should repair permissions with Disk Utility.

As far as the MBP's freezes, hangs, crashes are concerned, try starting in safe mode to see whether it improves. You could also download and run Onyx which has both repair and diagnostic utilities.

I would post this in the MBP forum where you're likely to get some informed advice.

Russ