Samsung SSD 840 freezes OSX Lion on MacbookPro Early 2008

here you find the Combo Update:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL866

Hi again

I've searched and searched but haven't found Steam :-/

Everything else should be in order - and yse, I need both Canon and Smartboard

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro4,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM

Video Information:

GeForce 8600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB

Startup Items:

BRESINKx86Monitoring - Path: /Library/StartupItems/BRESINKx86Monitoring

EyeConnect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/EyeConnect

M-Audio FireWire Audio Helper - Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio FireWire Audio Helper

PACESupport - Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

Qmaster - Path: /Library/StartupItems/Qmaster

VirtualBox - Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox

System Software:

OS X 10.8.5 (12F37) - Uptime: 0 days 0:0:38

Disk Information:

Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB disk0 : (250,06 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

SSD (disk0s2) /: 249,2 GB (180,73 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.smarttech.iokit.SMARTBoard (11)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist

[loaded] com.m-audio.firewire.helper.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist

[loaded] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.Livestation.plist

[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist

User Login Items:

EyeTV Helper

iTunesHelper

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

DivX

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Java

PreferencesPane

Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

LogitechHarmony.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes by CPU:

18% WindowServer

11% Safari

5% Transmit

3% ocspd

1% EtreCheck

1% hidd

0% configd

0% Dock

0% securityd

0% WebProcess

Top Processes by Memory:

82 MB Safari

66 MB mds

66 MB Dropbox

61 MB Dock

53 MB Numbers

49 MB WindowServer

48 MB Transmit

29 MB CalendarAgent

29 MB coreservicesd

25 MB Finder

Virtual Memory Statistics

2.51 GB Free RAM

1.01 GB Active RAM

133 MB Inactive RAM

351 MB Wired RAM

288 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

I'm on 10.8.5..... Should I really downgrade? I'm taking a chance and downloading the 10.8.5 combo instead....

-- The Combo is not a downgrade, just run it: need to do it to "refresh" the OS, all "fallen bits" and hopefully the crippled (by TrimEnabler) IOAHCIFamily kext.

It begins to look a bit better now.

OK last "work" to do:

16. You can uninstall EyeConnect: you can do all sharing with OSX.

17. You can uninstall M-Audio FireWire Helper, OSX does all that

Also then in (ssd) /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder delete com.m-audio.firewire.helper.plist (if it is still there).

18. You must uninstall PACESupport

19. I don't know Qsupport, if you don't know either, uninstall it.

20. When you don't use Virtualbox uninstall it and also delete the VM.

21. The LogitechHarmony.plugin in (ssd) /Library/InternetPlugins/ folder, decide yourself to delete it.

22. Go to (ssd) /Library/StartupItems/ folder delete ALL entries (no harm done): when you want to continue with the Bresink Temperature Monitor, start it manually, when you still want to use Virtualbox start it manually.

Restart, and post a new Etrecheck list

So, that is that.

As a last item the Trim command after your next reply post. That is simple and straight forward.

Pfffff

Lex

So I shall download an run 10.5.8 (on the 10.8.5 OS)?

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro4,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM

Video Information:

GeForce 8600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB

System Software:

OS X 10.8.5 (12F37) - Uptime: 0 days 0:0:31

Disk Information:

Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB disk0 : (250,06 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

SSD (disk0s2) /: 249,2 GB (179,65 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.smarttech.iokit.SMARTBoard (11)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist

[loaded] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.Livestation.plist

[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

DivX

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Java

Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes by CPU:

32% Dropbox

15% mds

15% mdworker

11% osascript

7% Finder

5% coreservicesd

4% WindowServer

2% hidd

1% EtreCheck

1% Image Capture Extension

Top Processes by Memory:

66 MB Dropbox

58 MB mds

57 MB Dock

57 MB Numbers

41 MB WindowServer

33 MB Finder

29 MB CalendarAgent

29 MB coreservicesd

20 MB com.apple.dock.extra

20 MB loginwindow

Virtual Memory Statistics

2.82 GB Free RAM

804 MB Active RAM

81 MB Inactive RAM

323 MB Wired RAM

210 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

You should run the Combo Update 10.8.5 , I am VERY sorry about the mistake, the download link I gave is wrong too....

NO downgrade (will not work anyhow).

Lex

That's all right - combo 10.8.5 is installed and the mac restarted.

TRIM is not active

Very good: kext replaced by original kext. Good, because we now don't have to manipulate the kext file ourselves.

You always have to check after each update, because the kext maybe replaced by the riginal OS kext.

TrimEnabler is rather simple programmed.

We now use one little tool that I have tested on several mbp's with 10.8.5:

download Chameleon form http://www.alessandroboschini.it

Then unzip, start Chameleon, click the lock (left botton), set to ON, click the (left) T+ icon. It will tell you that Trim is enabled. Quit the app immediately, don't play with it.

Restart the mac.

Check the Trim support in SystemInformation.

At the same time you can help the SSD by not writing the socalled sleepimage file, This requires some Terminal commands. If you want to do that say so and also post a new Etrecheck list, for me to check one last time.

Hi - done. And I would like the Terminal commands, thanks.

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro4,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM

Video Information:

GeForce 8600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB

System Software:

OS X 10.8.5 (12F37) - Uptime: 0 days 0:1:33

Disk Information:

Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB disk0 : (250,06 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

SSD (disk0s2) /: 249,2 GB (179,82 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.smarttech.iokit.SMARTBoard (11)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist

[loaded] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.Livestation.plist

[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

DivX

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Java

Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes by CPU:

5% WindowServer

3% EtreCheck

2% hidd

1% fontd

0% cookied

0% ps

0% warmd

0% locationd

0% Safari

0% Dropbox

Top Processes by Memory:

103 MB WebProcess

66 MB Dropbox

61 MB mds

61 MB Safari

53 MB Dock

53 MB Numbers

49 MB WindowServer

29 MB CalendarAgent

29 MB coreservicesd

25 MB Finder

Virtual Memory Statistics

2.59 GB Free RAM

976 MB Active RAM

123 MB Inactive RAM

344 MB Wired RAM

283 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

OK, this looks good now.

As the Trim now works (check it every day) the SSD is OK sofar. We still have to know whether it works OK two steps back to Sata1. It should be in the main HD bay, because the superdive bay is even slower, even though it says sata1....

Use it today and tommorrow and I will be back on monday, and explain everything Terminal then.

Use it in the meantime and tell me if you have issues.

The other SSD "helps" are not really difficult, but takes a little longer on my side because I want to explain why and what it does for the SSD.

It needs checks during and after the Terminal commands.

Have a good weekend...

Thank you very much so far, and have a joyful weekend

Hi again

Haven't used the mac much today, but this is was happened yesterday and the day before:

Saturday: Freeze after using some time (less than an hour)

Sunday: Froze after just 1-2 min

Sunday evening: Have been using it for about 1-2 hours without any freezes

-- and today I'm using it for writing this, and still no mishaps

Well now we know your sys is as clean as you would let it, it then is probably the fact that two Sata steps down in the SSD840 is causing this issue. A crash report would be helpful (although I hate to read them, Linc and others are he super pro there). Can you produce that?

We forget about the SSD improvements with the Terminal for the moment because they will not solve anything. Read the beginning of this thread again.