My hard drives keep crashing. I'll install a new hard drive, install the OS, and it will run like a dream for about 3-4 weeks. Afterwards, the computer is constantly thrashing the drive and it takes forever to do simple things like load web pages or type in a dialog box. Starting the computer starts out quickly after a new install, but bogs down
iMac 2.4GHz 20in., Mac OS X (10.5.6), 2 TB HD 3GB ram
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Take these steps when you notice the problem.
Step 1
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 2
You must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way as above. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
Post the 50 or so most recent messages in the log — the text, please, not a screenshot.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into a message.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out before posting.
Hello Mr. Davis. Thank you for your assistance.
Step 1: Safari is the largest %CPU. It alternates between 1% and 20%. Kearnal_task is 1.9%, everything else is under 1%.
Before restart:
%user 9%
%system 1.25
% idle 96%
Free: 809MB
Wired 328MB
Active 1.00 GB
Inactive 901MB
Used 2.2GB
Page ins 21GB
Page outs: 19.5GB
Swap used 3.18 GB
Reads in/sec 0
Writes out/sec 0
After restart:
%user 2%
%system 1%
%idle 95%
Free: 2GB
Wired 216MB
Active 557MB
Inactive 207MB
Used 985 MB
Page ins 107MB
Page outs: 0
Swap used 0
Reads in/sec 0
Writes out/sec 0
Restarting 'calmed' the hard drive down. We don't do anything intensive. We basically use Safari and Mail and occasionally VMWare. We have four users logged in. Maybe memory isn't being released.
Here's a cutout of Console starting from login through running Safari:
11/16/12 4:17:54 PM SecurityAgent[141] Showing Login Window
11/16/12 4:17:54 PM com.apple.familycontrols[145] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:17:55 PM configd[13] network configuration changed.
11/16/12 4:17:55 PM vmnet-bridge[97] Dynamic store changed
11/16/12 4:17:55 PM vmnet-bridge[97] Started bridge for 0, en1
11/16/12 4:17:55 PM org.ntp.ntpd[23] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:17:55 PM org.ntp.ntpd[23] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:17:55 PM com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[148] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:17:55 PM [0x0-0x4004].activateSettings[149] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: VNetUserIf_Create: created userIf at 0x8920400.
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: VMNetConnect: returning port 0x8920400
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: Hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory.
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: Allocated hub 0x8591000 for hubNum 0.
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: Setting peer info for hub: 0, port: 0, rcv: TRUE, flags: 64
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: VMNET_SO_BINDTOHUB: port: paddr 00:50:56:ef:e8:94
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: Hub 0
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: Port 0
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: bridge-en1: media 80 dev 0x7152204 family 2
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: bridge-en1: wireless interface detected.
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: bridge-en1: up
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: bridge-en1: attached
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: Invalidating peer info for hub: 0, port: 0
11/16/12 4:17:56 PM kernel vmnet: VNetUserIfFree: freeing userIf at 0x8920400.
11/16/12 4:18:00 PM com.apple.autofsd[47] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:20 PM SecurityAgent[141] User info context values set for Admin
11/16/12 4:18:20 PM authorizationhost[137] Failed to authenticate user <Admin> (tDirStatus: -14090).
11/16/12 4:18:25 PM SecurityAgent[141] User info context values set for Admin
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM SecurityAgent[141] Login Window Showing Progress
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM SecurityAgent[141] Login Window done
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM loginwindow[35] Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM loginwindow[35] USER_PROCESS: 35 console
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.airportd[152] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[153] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.launchctl.Background[154] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[155] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[153] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.Dock.agent[157] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.SystemUIServer.agent[158] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.Finder[159] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:26 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:27 PM [0x0-0x7007].activateSettings[161] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:27 PM activateSettings[161] Ignoring preference for com.apple.trackpad.fourFingerHorizSwipeGesture because of incorrect type
11/16/12 4:18:27 PM activateSettings[161] Ignoring preference for com.apple.trackpad.fourFingerVertSwipeGesture because of incorrect type
11/16/12 4:18:27 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:28 PM com.apple.fontd[173] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:28 PM com.apple.FontWorker[174] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:28 PM Dock[157] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/16/12 4:18:29 PM SystemUIServer[158] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/16/12 4:18:29 PM com.apple.quicklook[176] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:30 PM com.apple.pboard[178] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:31 PM com.apple.pbs[179] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[182] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.isst[188] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.ServerScanner[184] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.PCIESlotCheck[185] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.parentalcontrols.check[186] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[189] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[187] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.ServiceManagement.LoginItems[183] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.warmd_agent[181] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM edu.mit.Kerberos.CCacheServer[193] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:32 PM com.apple.familycontrols[194] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:33 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[153] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[187]) Exited with exit code: 1
11/16/12 4:18:37 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:38 PM [0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.iCal.helper[196] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:55 PM [0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.Safari[198] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:55 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:18:56 PM Safari[198] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/16/12 4:19:01 PM [0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.Safari[198] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:04 PM com.apple.PubSub.Agent[201] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:28 PM com.apple.fontd[204] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:28 PM com.apple.FontWorker[205] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:28 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:29 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[207] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:29 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[207] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:32 PM com.apple.ocspd[208] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:51 PM [0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.Safari[198] Fri Nov 16 16:19:51 Macintosh.local Safari[198] <Error>: unknown error code: invalid drawable
11/16/12 4:19:51 PM [0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.Safari[198] Fri Nov 16 16:19:51 Macintosh.local Safari[198] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
11/16/12 4:19:51 PM Safari[198] unknown error code: invalid drawable
11/16/12 4:19:51 PM Safari[198] kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
11/16/12 4:19:53 PM com.apple.WebKit.PluginAgent[209] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:53 PM com.apple.WebKit.PluginAgent[209] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:54 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_i386[211] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:19:54 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_i386[211] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:20:37 PM com.apple.WebKit.PluginAgent[209] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:21:27 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.apple.Console[213] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:21:27 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:21:28 PM Console[213] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/16/12 4:21:28 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:21:28 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:22:01 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/16/12 4:22:01 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
First, you need to rebuild a system cache.
Back up all data.
Boot in safe mode.* This will cause certain caches maintained by the system to be rebuilt. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Safe mode is much slower to boot than normal.
When the login screen appears, reboot as usual (not in safe mode.). There's no need to log in while in safe mode.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. In that case, proceed as below.
You must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Triple-click the line below to select it, then drag or copy into the Terminal window — do not type — and press return:
sudo update_dyld_shared_cache -force
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up.
Reboot.
You also have a problem of excessive swapping of data between physical memory and virtual memory.
That can happen for two reasons:
(1) You have a long-running process with a memory leak (i.e., a bug), or
(2) You don't have enough memory installed for your usage pattern.
Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination. In Activity Monitor, select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If one process (not including "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more memory over time without ever releasing it.
This suggestion is only for users familiar with the shell. For a more precise, but potentially misleading, test, run the following command:
sudo leaks -nocontext -nostacks process | grep total
where process is the name of a process you suspect of leaking memory. Almost every process will leak some memory; the question is how much, and especially how much the leak increases with time. I can’t be more specific. See the leaks(1) man page and the Apple developer documentation for details:
Memory Usage Performance Guidelines: About the Virtual Memory System
If you don't have an obvious memory leak, your options are to install more memory (if possible) or to run fewer programs simultaneously.
Booting in safe mode didn't fix the dyld cache. Console shows the same bad cache lines.
11/17/12 7:32:48 AM Console[199] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 7:32:48 AM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[201] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:32:48 AM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[201] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:32:49 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:32:49 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:33:22 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:33:22 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[53] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:33:27 AM com.apple.fontd[209] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:33:27 AM com.apple.FontWorker[210] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:33:28 AM Finder[161] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 7:33:28 AM quicklookd[177] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 7:33:29 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM QTKitServer[211] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVA H264HW, 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] 2012-11-17 07:33:32.555 QTKitServer[211:903] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVA H264HW, 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM QTKitServer[211] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW , 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] 2012-11-17 07:33:32.607 QTKitServer[211:903] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW , 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM QTKitServer[211] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVA H264HW, 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] 2012-11-17 07:33:32.729 QTKitServer[211:903] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVA H264HW, 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleVAH264HW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM QTKitServer[211] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW , 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] 2012-11-17 07:33:32.730 QTKitServer[211:903] Error loading /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW: dlopen(/System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW , 262): Symbol not found: _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Referenced from: /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.quicklook[177] in /System/Library/QuickTime/AppleGVAHW.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleGVAHW
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_i386[212] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 7:33:32 AM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_i386[212] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
Here's the result of copying and pasting the line you suggested:
Macintosh:~ Admin$ sudo update_dyld_shared_cache -force
dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
warning, could not bind /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeMPEG4.component/Contents/MacOS/QuickTimeMPEG 4 because realpath() failed on /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMedia.framework/Versions/A/CoreMedia
update_dyld_shared_cache[235] current cache file is invalid because it contains a different set of dylibs
update_dyld_shared_cache failed: could not resolve _CGSAcceleratorForDisplayAlias expected in /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services in /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeComponents.component/Contents/MacOS/QuickTim eComponents
I'll keep a lookout for the memory leaks.
Boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at the startup chime. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
Note: You need an always-on Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection to the Internet to use Recovery. It won’t work with USB or PPPoE modems, or with networks that require any kind of authentication other than a WPA or WPA2 Personal password.
When the OS X Utilities screen appears, follow the prompts to reinstall the OS. You don't need to erase the boot volume, and you won't need your backup unless something goes wrong. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade, so make a note of those before you begin.
I used Mac Software Update. That was a mistake. After upgrading Safari, it would no longer load. I ended up reinstalling the OS from disk and running Software Update again. I'm fully up-do-date; OsX 10.6.8.
Here's the latests console capture. It looks like RawCamera and dyld are still being pains.
11/17/12 12:04:33 PM Finder[173] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 12:04:33 PM com.apple.fontd[188] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
11/17/12 12:04:34 PM com.apple.familycontrols[212] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:34 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[213] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:35 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[213] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:36 PM [0x0-0xd00d].com.apple.iCal.helper[214] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:39 PM com.apple.fontd[188] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
11/17/12 12:04:45 PM iCal Helper[214] In-place migration failed. Trying to restore from the truth files...
11/17/12 12:04:46 PM [0x0-0xd00d].com.apple.iCal.helper dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:46 PM com.apple.syncservices.SyncServer[219] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:48 PM SyncServer[219] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 12:04:49 PM com.apple.syncservices.SyncServer[219] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:53 PM [0x0-0xe00e].com.apple.Dictionary[221] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:53 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[52] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:04:55 PM Dictionary[221] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 12:05:05 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[52] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:05:05 PM [0x0-0xf00f].com.apple.Console[223] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:05:06 PM Console[223] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 12:05:06 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[52] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 12:05:06 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[52] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
I'm not sure why, but you still have a corrupt system. Maybe your drive really is failing. I suggest you back up all data, then erase the boot volume and install the OS again. Then restore your other data from the backup.
Ugh! Made the mistake twice. Upgraded Safari and it no longer worked!
Latest console:
11/17/12 10:12:10 PM Dock[161] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 10:12:11 PM SystemUIServer[162] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 10:12:11 PM com.apple.quicklook[185] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:12 PM com.apple.pboard[186] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:13 PM com.apple.pbs[187] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:13 PM Finder[163] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[188] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64[188] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.familycontrols[189] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.isst[197] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[191] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[198] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.parentalcontrols.check[195] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[196] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.ServiceManagement.LoginItems[192] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.PCIESlotCheck[194] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:14 PM com.apple.ServerScanner[193] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:15 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[49] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:15 PM com.apple.warmd_agent[190] dyld: shared cached file was bui
11/17/12 10:12:15 PM com.apple.warmd_agent[190] ld against a different libSystem
11/17/12 10:12:15 PM com.apple.warmd_agent[190] .dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:15 PM edu.mit.Kerberos.CCacheServer[200] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:15 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[157] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[196]) Exited with exit code: 1
11/17/12 10:12:15 PM AirPort Base Station Agent[198] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 10:12:20 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[49] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:21 PM [0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.iCal.helper[204] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:23 PM com.apple.usbmuxd[23] _handle_timer heartbeat detected detach for device 0x1-10.0.1.18:0!
11/17/12 10:12:30 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[49] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:35 PM [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Console[207] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:35 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[49] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:36 PM Console[207] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 10:12:37 PM quicklookd[185] Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera: dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera, 265): Symbol not found: __dispatch_queue_attr_concurrent
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
in /System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/MacOS/RawCamera
11/17/12 10:12:37 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[49] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:37 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[49] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
11/17/12 10:12:40 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[49] dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
That's after you erased and reinstalled? What disc are you using to install?
I didn't erase the disk because I don't think the hard drive is bad. It's only a few weeks old, on which I installed a fresh copy of Snow Leopard and imported the user data.
I always use the Snow Leopard Upgrade disk to reinstall the OS. I then use Software Update until there are no more updates available, except for Safari in this iteration.
That dyld library just does not want to be repaired:
Macintosh:~ Admin$ sudo update_dyld_shared_cache -force
dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
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:
dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache
warning, could not bind /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeMPEG4.component/Contents/MacOS/QuickTimeMPEG 4 because realpath() failed on /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMedia.framework/Versions/A/CoreMedia
update_dyld_shared_cache[1268] current cache file is invalid because it contains a different set of dylibs
update_dyld_shared_cache failed: could not resolve _QTEndianAudioChannelLayout_NtoB expected in /System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/QuickTime in /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeImporters.component/Contents/MacOS/QuickTime Importers
Erase the drive and then reinstall the OS. Reinstalling the OS without erasing first doesn't affect the cache files which is what Linc is trying to help you fix.
When you feel like solving the problem, please follow my instructions. Otherwise, make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store.
1. Asking someone to erase a drive is not something to be taken lightly, and should be used as last resort.
2. Safari is the memory issue leak issue. Leaving it open, doing nothing overnight, causes the physical memory to fill and overflow onto the disk, slowing down the system.
Sorry I ****** you off. I'll back up the system, erase and restore when I get home next week. Thanks for the input.
Yep,
That was a total *****.
Backed up two copies of about 1/2 terrabyte of information using Time Machine. I'm glad I made sure i did two copies because one was bad. The backup never finished and was left with the "InProgress" file extension. It may be recoverable if I change the extension. I don't know and don't care. Migration assistant couldn't see the drive, though Finder could.
Basically three days to back up and install. So much for easy. I couldn't use Cmd-R to reinstall. not sure why, don't care. I reinstalled from 10.6.3 disk and upgraded all apple items from there. Right now, I have only Apple OS software and iLife on the machine.
BTW: I DO NOT TRUST Time Machine to do anything but occassional backups. It is happy to back up a corrupted file as a change and later erase the good file when it drops off the back end of the file storage. I found that out why trying to recover my OS from TM. Not cool. So, every 3-4 months I back up all the user files and reinstall apps when things crash.
So, I don't have the dyld issue anymore.
Back to the original question though. I really am on my fifth hard drive and I don't know what is going wrong. This brand spanking new drive got corrupted or something after just a couple weeks. The same symptoms as other drives and installations before crashes; slow internet response, unable to get mail, can't save passwords, lots of other little stuff. Today even, Mail took six attempts at sending an e-mail. It took five tries at downloading the iPhoto updates before I got a good uncorrupted file.
I haven't had the machine up long enough to know if Safari is still leaking memory. I have 1.5 GB free though and haven't seen sluggishness.
I'm seriously considering switching back to Windows. I bought an Apple so I no longer had to worry about stuffl like this. Sad.
Help! I'm on my fifth hard drive!
