Iphoto will not open.

What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09:

Option 1

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database. IF that's not working for you, then perhaps you need to keep the keys depressed longer.

If that fails:

Option 2

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)

This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.

Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

Regards

TD

If you can't get iPhoto to launch to rebuild give this troubleshooting fix a try: make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and try the following:

1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your

User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.

2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your

User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.

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3 - launch iPhoto and try again.

NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.

NOTE 2: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.

OT

I too am having a similar issue. I'ts been going on for a couple weeks now. I thought maybe upgrading to Mountain Lion would solve the issue and it seemed to since I was able to open iPhoto once, I believe, but it soon reverted back to this. My iPhoto attempts to open with the app window coming up and the progress wheel (white) spinning but I soon get the beach ball about 10 seconds later and the app hangs there until I force quit it. I've tried reinstalling the OS from the app store. After thats finished and I launch iPhoto I get a message saying there are inconsistencies in the library and it asks if I want to repair it. Unfortunately I cant because it hangs and it wont allow me to push the repair button. I tried tossing the iPhoto app in the trash and reinstalling from the app store but that didn't do anything. Trying to repair through iPhoto Library Manager also causes it to hang when it launches iPhoto. I also tried Old Toad's fix above but that didn't fix it either. It did however give me the same result as reinstalling the OS where it asks me if I want to repair the library but as before, it hangs and I have to force quit. Super frustrating. I fortunately have it backed up on multiple drives so I know my pics are safe but not being able to view them or add more is annoying. thewadster, if you end up finding something that works can you please post it? I'm at wits end with this 😟

Try this:

Starting over from scratch with new library

Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:

1. Open the library package like this.

2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.

3. Drag the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window.

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This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not keep the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.

Note: your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.

It should have come out like this:

Starting over from scratch with new library

Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:

1. Open the library package like this.

2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.

3. Drag the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window.

This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not keep the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.

Note: your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.

Thanks for the suggestions but unfortunately I'm still getting the exact hang when trying to start a NEW library. I guess that would rule out any issues with my current library?? Here is some of the crash log from when I tried it last. Let me know if you need more.

Date/Time: 2012-11-14 13:28:31 -0500

OS Version: 10.8.2 (Build 12C60)

Architecture: x86_64

Report Version: 11

Command: iPhoto

Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto

Version: 9.4.2 (9.4.2)

Build Version: 2

Project Name: iPhotoProject

Source Version: 710042000000000

App Item ID: 408981381

App External ID: 11723545

Parent: launchd [1538]

PID: 26086

Event: hang

Duration: 3.02s

Steps: 31 (100ms sampling interval)

Hardware model: MacPro3,1

Active cpus: 8

Free pages: 1002007 pages (-1209)

Pageins: 0 pages

Pageouts: 0 pages

Process: iPhoto [26086]

Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto

Architecture: i386

Parent: launchd [1538]

UID: 501

Task size: 13281 pages

CPU Time: 0.024s

Thread 0x717ac priority 41 cpu time 0.012s

31 ??? (iPhoto + 62181) [0x892e5]

31 ??? (iPhoto + 64665) [0x89c99]

31 NSApplicationMain + 1053 (AppKit) [0x97d7e6f6]

31 -[NSApplication run] + 855 (AppKit) [0x97ddb6cc]

31 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 119 (AppKit) [0x97de526c]

31 _DPSNextEvent + 724 (AppKit) [0x97de5a3a]

31 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88 (HIToolbox) [0x9771fd44]

31 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 162 (HIToolbox) [0x9771fdf5]

31 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 242 (HIToolbox) [0x9772015a]

31 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123 (CoreFoundation) [0x923cc4ab]

31 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 378 (CoreFoundation) [0x923cc63a]

31 __CFRunLoopRun + 934 (CoreFoundation) [0x923cce46]

31 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 441 (CoreFoundation) [0x923a7169]

31 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 15 (CoreFoundation) [0x923a766f]

31 __NSThreadPerformPerform + 395 (Foundation) [0x9926f0c0]

31 +[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 69 (libobjc.A.dylib) [0x92b354ee]

31 ??? (IMFoundation + 60387) [0x523cbe3]

31 ??? (IMFoundation + 53613) [0x523b16d]

31 ??? (IMCore + 227620) [0x519e924]

31 ??? (IMCore + 216039) [0x519bbe7]

31 ??? (IMCore + 47593) [0x51729e9]

31 ??? (IMCore + 48220) [0x5172c5c]

31 ??? (IMCore + 155258) [0x518ce7a]

31 ??? (IMCore + 148470) [0x518b3f6]

31 ??? (IMCore + 33585) [0x516f331]

31 ??? (IMCore + 48782) [0x5172e8e]

31 ??? (IMCore + 49311) [0x517309f]

31 ??? (IMCore + 275017) [0x51aa249]

31 ??? (IMCore + 50674) [0x51735f2]

31 ??? (IMCore + 277144) [0x51aaa98]

31 ??? (IMCore + 290473) [0x51adea9]

31 ??? (IMCore + 5034) [0x51683aa]

31 dispatch_once + 31 (libdispatch.dylib) [0x95400831]

31 dispatch_once_f + 57 (libdispatch.dylib) [0x953ffbf1]

31 _dispatch_client_callout + 46 (libdispatch.dylib) [0x953ffc82]

31 ??? (IMCore + 301329) [0x51b0911]

31 ??? (IMCore + 456296) [0x51d6668]

31 +[ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook] + 180 (AddressBook) [0x99c7f167]

31 +[ABAddressBook nts_CreateSharedAddressBook] + 68 (AddressBook) [0x99c80002]

31 +[ABAddressBook nts_SharedAddressBook] + 262 (AddressBook) [0x99c801fc]

31 -[ABAddressBook(ABAddressBook_CoreData_Private) managedObjectContext] + 189 (AddressBook) [0x99c84cb6]

31 -[ABAddressBook(ABAddressBook_CoreData_Private) nts_managedObjectContextWithStoreDescription:databasePath:loadFailure:] + 234 (AddressBook) [0x99c8555a]

31 -[ABPersistentStoreCoordinatorCache coordinatorForAllSources] + 88 (AddressBook) [0x99c85840]

31 -[ABPersistentStoreCoordinatorCache nts_coordinatorForAllSources] + 110 (AddressBook) [0x99c858e9]

31 -[ABPersistentStoreCoordinatorFactory makeCoordinatorForAllAvailableSources] + 82 (AddressBook) [0x99c85b86]

31 ABResultWithAutoreleasePool + 68 (AddressBook) [0x99c85bd0]

31 __76-[ABPersistentStoreCoordinatorFactory makeCoordinatorForAllAvailableSources]_block_invoke_0 + 36 (AddressBook) [0x99c85c3f]

31 -[ABPersistentStoreCoordinatorFactory pool_makeCoordinatorForAllAvailableSources] + 172 (AddressBook) [0x99c85cfd]

31 -[ABPersistentStoreCoordinatorFactory addStoresForAccounts:withStoreBuilder:] + 247 (AddressBook) [0x99c8d8f6]

31 -[ABPersistentStoreBuilder addPersistentStoreAtDatabasePath:] + 104 (AddressBook) [0x99c8da50]

31 -[ABPersistentStoreBuilder addSqlitePersistentStoreWithUrl:] + 240 (AddressBook) [0x99c8e08d]

31 -[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:configuration:URL:options:error:] + 1424 (CoreData) [0x939e1e00]

31 -[NSSQLCore loadMetadata:] + 124 (CoreData) [0x939eb23c]

31 -[NSSQLCore _loadAndSetMetadata] + 171 (CoreData) [0x939eb48b]

31 -[NSSQLiteConnection connect] + 1917 (CoreData) [0x939ec4dd]

31 -[NSSQLiteConnection hasMetadataTable] + 45 (CoreData) [0x93a2bc1d]

31 -[NSSQLiteConnection _hasTableWithName:] + 304 (CoreData) [0x93a2bd60]

31 -[NSSQLiteConnection prepareSQLStatement:] + 518 (CoreData) [0x939ee7c6]

31 usleep$UNIX2003 + 60 (libsystem_c.dylib) [0x97b6d92a]

31 __semwait_signal + 10 (libsystem_kernel.dylib) [0x9044ec72]

*19 semaphore_wait_continue + 0 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff8000233ec0]

*12 ??? (mach_kernel + 846365) [0xffffff80002cea1d]

*12 unix_syscall + 467 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff80005e1533]

*12 __semwait_signal_nocancel + 170 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff80005668da]

*12 semaphore_timedwait_trap_internal + 130 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff8000234402]

*12 ??? (mach_kernel + 213351) [0xffffff8000234167]

*12 thread_block_reason + 275 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff800022d9f3]

*12 ??? (mach_kernel + 187521) [0xffffff800022dc81]

*12 processor_idle + 227 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff800022f1c3]

*12 machine_idle + 282 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff80002b8c5a]

Looks like a reinstall of iPhoto is the next step: To do so you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name with either a .PKG or .BOM extension that reside in the:

HD/Library/Receipts folder (10.5 and earlier)

or

from the /var/db/receipts/ folder (10.6) .

or from the /private/var/db/receipts folder (10.7 or later)

Then install iPhoto from the source it came from originally.

No dice man. Still getting the identical hang whether I try to create a new library or use an existing one. Any other suggestions?

Where is your Library stored?

Users/Dapness/Pictures/iPhoto Library

Log in to another user account on your Mac and see if iPhoto will launch without freezing. If that's unsuccessful go go back to your account and boot into Safe Mode, Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode, and see if you can launch iPhoto there. This is to determine if it's a system issue and not an application issue.

Out of frustration and need to access my photos for Christmas cards I went ahead and formated my drive and performed a clean install of Mountain Lion. iPhoto worked for a few days but now I'm getting a crash almost immediatley following launch. I can launch iPhoto as a guest user just fine but it wont launch in safe mode. Here's some of the crash log:

Process: iPhoto [2553]

Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto

Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto

Version: 9.4.2 (9.4.2)

Build Info: iPhotoProject-710042000000000~2

App Item ID: 408981381

App External ID: 11723545

Code Type: X86 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [156]

User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2012-12-11 15:07:08.722 -0500

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)

Report Version: 10

Interval Since Last Report: 481890 sec

Crashes Since Last Report: 10

Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 112 sec

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 7

Anonymous UUID: 19EF4CB4-CAAE-FD39-3CA9-7DE75A4F2926

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

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)

Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000

VM Regions Near 0:

--> __PAGEZERO 0000000000000000-0000000000001000 [ 4K] ---/--- SM=NUL /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto

VM_ALLOCATE 0000000000001000-00000000000d6000 [ 852K] ---/--- SM=NUL

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

0 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c25e0 strlen + 16

1 com.apple.AddressBook.framework 0x91bae0c8 ABInitFileLock + 29

2 com.apple.AddressBook.framework 0x91baa403 -[ABAddressBook nts_InitDefaultContactManager] + 310

3 com.apple.AddressBook.framework 0x91baa160 +[ABAddressBook nts_SharedAddressBook] + 106

4 com.apple.AddressBook.framework 0x91baa002 +[ABAddressBook nts_CreateSharedAddressBook] + 68

5 com.apple.AddressBook.framework 0x91ba9167 +[ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook] + 180

6 com.apple.imcore 0x0523c668 0x51cd000 + 456296

7 com.apple.imcore 0x05216911 0x51cd000 + 301329

8 libdispatch.dylib 0x96233c82 _dispatch_client_callout + 46

9 libdispatch.dylib 0x96233bf1 dispatch_once_f + 57

10 libdispatch.dylib 0x96234831 dispatch_once + 31

11 com.apple.imcore 0x051ce3aa 0x51cd000 + 5034

12 com.apple.imcore 0x05213ea9 0x51cd000 + 290473

13 com.apple.imcore 0x05210a98 0x51cd000 + 277144

14 com.apple.imcore 0x051d95f2 0x51cd000 + 50674

15 com.apple.imcore 0x05210249 0x51cd000 + 275017

16 com.apple.imcore 0x051d909f 0x51cd000 + 49311

17 com.apple.imcore 0x051d8e8e 0x51cd000 + 48782

18 com.apple.imcore 0x051d5331 0x51cd000 + 33585

19 com.apple.imcore 0x051f13f6 0x51cd000 + 148470

20 com.apple.imcore 0x051f2e7a 0x51cd000 + 155258

21 com.apple.imcore 0x051d8c5c 0x51cd000 + 48220

22 com.apple.imcore 0x051d89e9 0x51cd000 + 47593

23 com.apple.imcore 0x05201be7 0x51cd000 + 216039

24 com.apple.imcore 0x05204924 0x51cd000 + 227620

25 com.apple.imfoundation 0x052a116d 0x5294000 + 53613

26 com.apple.imfoundation 0x052a2be3 0x5294000 + 60387

27 libobjc.A.dylib 0x98fa54ee +[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 69

28 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c580c0 __NSThreadPerformPerform + 395

29 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9379466f __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 15

30 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x93794169 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 441

31 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x937b9e46 __CFRunLoopRun + 934

32 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x937b963a CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 378

33 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x937b94ab CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123

34 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9656a15a RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 242

35 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x96569ec9 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 374

36 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x96569d44 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88

37 com.apple.AppKit 0x91feca3a _DPSNextEvent + 724

38 com.apple.AppKit 0x91fec26c -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 119

39 com.apple.AppKit 0x91fe26cc -[NSApplication run] + 855

40 com.apple.AppKit 0x91f856f6 NSApplicationMain + 1053

41 com.apple.iPhoto 0x000e5c99 0xd6000 + 64665

42 com.apple.iPhoto 0x000e52e5 0xd6000 + 62181

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

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e9ae kevent + 10

1 libdispatch.dylib 0x96236c71 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 993

2 libdispatch.dylib 0x962367a9 _dispatch_mgr_thread + 53

Thread 2:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e0ee __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d904c _pthread_workq_return + 45

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e19 _pthread_wqthread + 448

3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 3:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e0ee __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d904c _pthread_workq_return + 45

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e19 _pthread_wqthread + 448

3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 4:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e0ee __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d904c _pthread_workq_return + 45

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e19 _pthread_wqthread + 448

3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 5:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-priority

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019b7d2 mach_msg_trap + 10

1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019acb0 mach_msg + 68

2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x937b4599 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 185

3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x937b9f7f __CFRunLoopRun + 1247

4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x937b963a CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 378

5 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x937b94ab CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123

6 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c60946 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 278

7 com.apple.AppKit 0x91f05307 -[NSAnimation(NSInternal) _runBlocking] + 458

8 com.apple.AppKit 0x91f0511e -[NSAnimation(NSInternal) _animationThread] + 79

9 com.apple.AppKit 0x91f050b6 __42-[NSAnimation(NSInternal) _runInNewThread]_block_invoke_0 + 36

10 libdispatch.dylib 0x96237f8f _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15

11 libdispatch.dylib 0x96233c82 _dispatch_client_callout + 46

12 libdispatch.dylib 0x96234f02 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 285

13 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e12 _pthread_wqthread + 441

14 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 6:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e0ee __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d904c _pthread_workq_return + 45

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e19 _pthread_wqthread + 448

3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 7:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e0ee __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d904c _pthread_workq_return + 45

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e19 _pthread_wqthread + 448

3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 8:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e0ee __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d904c _pthread_workq_return + 45

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e19 _pthread_wqthread + 448

3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 9:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019e0ee __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d904c _pthread_workq_return + 45

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d8e19 _pthread_wqthread + 448

3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cca start_wqthread + 30

Thread 10:: com.apple.appkit-heartbeat

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019b7d2 mach_msg_trap + 10

1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x9019acb0 mach_msg + 68

2 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9798ef94 _CGSSynchronizeWindowBackingStore + 131

3 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9793b695 _CGSLockWindow + 3142

4 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9793a86e CGSDeviceLock + 313

5 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97fa8881 ripd_Lock + 62

6 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97faf70a ripl_BltImage + 408

7 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97faf30f ripc_RenderImage + 259

8 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97faceca ripc_DrawImage + 1078

9 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9794d435 CGContextDrawImage + 427

10 com.apple.AppKit 0x92044af9 __74-[NSImageRep drawInRect:fromRect:operation:fraction:respectFlipped:hints:]_block_invoke_0 + 1250

11 com.apple.AppKit 0x92044560 NSUsingGraphicsStateForHints_drawWithBlock_ + 67

12 com.apple.AppKit 0x920443c2 -[NSImageRep drawInRect:fromRect:operation:fraction:respectFlipped:hints:] + 893

13 com.apple.AppKit 0x9205c790 __71-[NSImage drawInRect:fromRect:operation:fraction:respectFlipped:hints:]_block_invoke_0 + 1252

14 com.apple.AppKit 0x920428e8 -[NSImage _usingBestRepresentationForRect:context:hints:body:] + 167

15 com.apple.AppKit 0x9205c210 -[NSImage drawInRect:fromRect:operation:fraction:respectFlipped:hints:] + 1366

16 com.apple.prokit 0x023bf953 -[NSProProgressIndicator heartBeat:] + 587

17 com.apple.AppKit 0x921d2167 -[NSUIHeartBeat _heartBeatThread:] + 1929

18 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c5b1d8 -[NSThread main] + 45

19 com.apple.Foundation 0x92c5b15b __NSThread__main__ + 1396

20 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902d6557 _pthread_start + 344

21 libsystem_c.dylib 0x902c0cee thread_start + 34

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):

eax: 0xffffffff ebx: 0x91baa2db ecx: 0x00000000 edx: 0x00000000

edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbff28808 esp: 0xbff287dc

ss: 0x00000023 efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x902c25e0 cs: 0x0000001b

ds: 0x00000023 es: 0x00000023 fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x0000000f

cr2: 0x00000000

Logical CPU: 5

This fixed my issue finally. Phew!

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4765667?start=0&tstart=0