MacBook Pro (2007) 3,1 & 10.8.5 freezing

Any news with OS X 10.9.1? I'd like to know if the bug was fix finally... Thanks!

With high hopes I did update the system to 10.9.1, but the problem remains. The minute WiFi is disabled, whether the ethernet cable is connected or not, the system still freezes after few seconds or minutes.

As this problem has not been officially acknowledged by Apple, I still do not know whether a fix is in the works or not.

Keeping fingers crossed, I will wait for 10.9.2, which we know is in the works.

It has now been almost 3 months since the problem surfaced. And we are still wating for the acknowledgement or the solution.

Wish you all a happy new year.

Thought I'd add my experience to this thread:

Symptoms

- Mid-2007 MBP, started freezing after upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mavericks.

- Freeze often starts as a non-responsive web browser, followed by spinning beachball. During this time the computer becomes non-responsive except for mouse movement and occasionally the ability to move between windows.

- Usually becomes un-frozen after 10-15 minutes. At this point every mouse/keyboard action taken during the freeze is executed in rapid succession.

Fixes That Didn't Work

- Took it to the Apple Store. Genius Bar claims this is not a known issue. Suggested I first reinstall Mavericks, and if that doesn't work, erase the HD and do a clean install.

- Reinstall didn't fix anything. Based on user comments here (and similar threads), I decided not to waste my time doing a clean install.

- Keeping WiFi turned on and unplugging Ethernet seemed to decrease the problem's frequency, but did not solve it.

Fixes That Seem to Work

- "Turned off" spotlight indexing by removing all disk locations from the spotlight indexing preferences. Also used sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

to remove spotlight entirely. FYI Spotlight can be reinstalled with sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

- Disabling/removing Spotlight seems to fix the problem, as long as WiFi is turned on and connected.

- As a Spotlight alternative, I installed the Spotlight alternative called Found. It works great, but doesn't seem to return folders in the search results. Hopefully I'm just missing something in the preferences.

Ongoing Concerns & Uncertainties

- When I turn off WiFi and use Ethernet, the problem returns.

- Haven't determined whether WiFi needs to be connected to a network, or just enabled.

- Haven't determined whether Ethernet connection contributes to the problem, or it's just isolated to WiFi.

- I understand that disabling/removing Spotlight may have unintended consequences, because of the multitude (and increasing number) of apps that use the Spotlight index for their normal operation.

Hope that helps.

Update:

This week the freezing started happening more often - every hour or even every 30 minutes. For 5-10 minutes at a time, the computer becomes unusable.

This is with WiFi enabled and connected, without Ethernet connection, and Spotlight disabled. So, those things which once seemed like fixes, now seem not to be effective.

Contemplating a return to Snow Leopard.

10.9.2 finally solves this problem?

The issue related to the freeze when WiFi is turned off appears to be fixed in 10.9.2, at least in my MBP late 2007.

Sounds promising!

I was experiencing freezing not just when WiFi was off, but at random times (Mid-2007 MBP).

Can anyone who had the same problem confirm it's resolved with 10.9.2?

The crashing problem still exisists after 10.9.2 update. I use a mid 2007 macbook pro. I had to restore from a time machine backup cause the system freezes everytime i restart as soon as the desktop background appears.

Thanks for the update.

So frustrating that Apple continues to list the 2007 Macbook Pro as appropriate for Mavericks (& Mountain Lion), when it's clearly not the case.

Sticking with Snow Leopard until further notice!

I did try the 10.9.2 update on my MacBook Pro 2007 and I am still having the freezing issue when Ethernet cable is plugged in.

Has anyone tried the 10.9.3 update?

Yep.

Seems that the Apple logo screen appears 3 times before my login screen comes on. And my Youtube no longer works, it's just a black screen.

Running on a Late 2013 13" rMBP.

MacBookPro3,1 (mid-2007) updated to 10.9.3 and ethernet cable connection still locks up the system after about few minutes.

My mid-2007 MacbookPro 17" also.

Upgraded to 10.0.3 and with both wireless and ethernet hooked up (wireless first priority) it seemed to be working normally. Then after about 1 1/2 hours, turned off wireless and after another thirty minutes the old problem came back.

You would think that after months of constant complaints from probably hundreds of customers, Apple would make an effort to either fix this or openly say they are not going to even try!

Is it possible the problem is AirDrop? By default it's not activated on old Macs...