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Mountain Lion Upgrade - Finder crashes, Menu Bar disappears ****

Hi,

I have a mid 2009 MBP running Lion perfectly well, and I mean perfect. No crashes, nada. Upgraded from Snow Leopard.


I have tried twice before to upgrade to ML but both times had to revert to Lion.

Key problem:

"Finder quit unexpectedly" then menu bar disappers and I can't use keyboard anymore (so no terminal killall etc) so have to hard reboot

And Yes, I also tried all the regular suggestions to these issues (seem to be common) such as delete preferences, delete DS_Store, permissions resets etc with no result


So I was perfectly happy developing for iOS on Lion

Then comes iOS7 and XCode 5 will only run on ML so now I'm forced to try upgrading Lion to ML again.


1. 1st time I did it without changing anything. Errors Key problem: "Finder quit unexpectedly" then menu bar disappers and I can't use keyboard anymore (so no terminal killall etc) so have to hard reboot

-> revert to Lion


2. Uninstalled all menu bar extensions, and deleted all login items. Result -> errors

Key problem: "Finder quit unexpectedly" then menu bar disappers and I can't use keyboard anymore (so no terminal killall etc) so have to hard reboot


So I've tried the testing Linc Davis posted here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3749874 with following results;


Tried Alternate Account:

I set up new account and for a while it worked. I was able to deploy to iPad to running iOS7. Yay. I thought it was ok.

Then I installed java in order to run SmartGit and also Carbon Copy Cloner and bang...same errors start appearing.

Uninstalled them, but no joy, started acting up.


Tried SAFE Mode:

It works! Perfectly. But I can't run in safe mode all the time, as I need some of the features it disables (audio, network as I develop cross platform with Win7)



So I tried Linc's 3rd test with is for kernel extensions etc, with results posted below.


I would really appreciate any guidance as to how I can get this working. It is extremely frustrating and time wasting, and I have no faith in OSX ML as a stable platform for development. I don't want to buy another machine, not just the expense, but also from trawling the threads people with current and new machines are also reporting similar problems to me with no resolution that I can see. Whatver ever happened to "Graceful Degradation" not "System crashes with no help whatsover"!!


Anyways, frustrated rant over, here's my results. I'm going to try again, but any help on optimising my Lion install before I do would be VERY welcome!

ty in advan

(Note: These results are from my newly reverted Lion clone, and I have not removed any menu bar apps or login items as yet.These have been run on my prefectly working Lion install)



Step 1


Copy or drag -- do not type -- the line below into the Terminal window, then press return:


kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6)

tc.tctechnologies.driver.TCNear (4.1.3

Post the lines of output (if any) that appear below what you just entered (the text, please, not a screenshot.)


Step 2


Repeat with this line:


sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|edu\.mit|org\.(x|postfix|ntp|cups)/{print $3}'


This time, 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. You don't need to post the warning.

tc.tctechnologies.daemon.TCNear

com.leapmotion.leapd

com.google.keystone.daemon

com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7

com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.A0433445-0A27-4623-AFF0-DC15FB8AF694

com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.1F3921EC-97B2-4312-941C-0966704A918F

com.bombich.ccc

com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon

com.adobe.fpsaud


Step 3


launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'

com.evernote.EvernoteHelper

com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion

com.google.keystone.system.agent

com.bjango.istatmenusagent

com.bombich.ccc-user-agent

com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae

Step 4


ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null


Important: If you synchronize with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting.

/Library/Components:

/Library/Extensions:

/Library/Frameworks:

AEProfiling.framework

AERegistration.framework

AudioMixEngine.framework

NyxAudioAnalysis.framework

PluginManager.framework

iTunesLibrary.framework

/Library/Input Methods:

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

Quartz Composer.webplugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

Unity Web Player.plugin

Unused

flashplayer.xpt

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt

o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

/Library/Keyboard Layouts:

/Library/LaunchAgents:

com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist

com.google.keystone.agent.plist

com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons:

com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

com.apple.remotepairtool.plist

com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist

com.bombich.ccc.plist

com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.1F3921EC-97B2-4312-941C-0966704A918F.plist

com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.A0433445-0A27-4623-AFF0-DC15FB8AF694.plist

com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist

com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

com.leapmotion.leapd.plist

tc.tctechnologies.TCNear.plist

/Library/PreferencePanes:

Flash Player.prefPane

TCNear.prefPane

/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:

com.bombich.ccc

com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7

/Library/QuickLook:

iWork.qlgenerator

/Library/QuickTime:

AppleIntermediateCodec.component

AppleMPEG2Codec.component

CanonMJPEGAVI.component

CanonMJPEGAVIDec.component

CanonText.component

/Library/ScriptingAdditions:

/Library/Spotlight:

Microsoft Office.mdimporter

iWork.mdimporter

/Library/StartupItems:

ChmodBPF

/etc/mach_init.d:

/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:

/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:

Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:

SkypeABDialer.bundle

SkypeABSMS.bundle

Library/Fonts:

Library/Frameworks:

EWSMac.framework

Library/Input Methods:

.localized

Library/Internet Plug-Ins:

Library/Keyboard Layouts:

Library/LaunchAgents:

com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist

com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-paul@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist

Library/PreferencePanes:

Library/Services:

.DS_Store

RemoveDSStoreFiles.workflow


Step 5


osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item'

Sonicviz-MBP:~ paul$ osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item'

Flux, iTunesHelper, Caffeine, ForkLift, VMware Fusion Helper, Android File Transfer Agent, ZOOM Edit&Share startup

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7), Also happily running Win7 RC via Bootcamp/VMware

Posted on Sep 20, 2013 10:55 PM

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Sep 21, 2013 12:03 AM in response to sonicviz

Here's the results of Etrecheck fwiw


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3

1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM


Video Information:

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB


Startup Items:

ChmodBPF - Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF


System Software:

Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 17:29:31


Disk Information:

SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series disk0 : (128.04 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

OSX SSD (disk0s2) /: 127.04 GB (19.26 GB free)

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


FUJITSU MJA2320BH FFS G1 disk1 : (320.07 GB)

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Mac HD (disk1s2) /Volumes/Mac HD: 319.21 GB (140.61 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB


USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight


Logitech USB Receiver


Apple Internal Memory Card Reader


Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad


Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


FireWire Information:


Thunderbolt Information:


Kernel Extensions:

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6)

tc.tctechnologies.driver.TCNear (4.1.3


Problem System Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] ftp-proxy.plist


Problem System Launch Agents:


Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.1F3921EC-97B2-4312-941C-0966704A918F.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.A0433445-0A27-4623-AFF0-DC15FB8AF694.plist

[loaded] com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist

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

[loaded] com.leapmotion.leapd.plist

[not loaded] tc.tctechnologies.TCNear.plist


Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist

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

[loaded] com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion.plist


User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist

[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[redacted]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist


User Login Items:

Flux

iTunesHelper

Caffeine

ForkLift

VMware Fusion Helper

Android File Transfer Agent

ZOOM Edit&Share startup


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player


Internet Plug-ins:

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

Unity Web Player.plugin


User Internet Plug-ins:


Bad Fonts:

None


Top Processes by CPU:

2% WindowServer

2% fontd

1% EtreCheck

1% ZOOM Edit&Share startup

0% SystemUIServer

0% ForkLift

0% Leap Motion

0% ps

0% Flux

0% Finder


Top Processes by Memory:

164 MB mds

143 MB Evernote

127 MB WebProcess

90 MB Safari

82 MB SystemUIServer

66 MB com.apple.dock.extra

61 MB WindowServer

57 MB Dock

57 MB ForkLift

41 MB loginwindow


Virtual Memory Statistics

1.51 GB Free RAM

1.23 GB Active RAM

460 MB Inactive RAM

574 MB Wired RAM

593 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

Sep 21, 2013 2:26 AM in response to sonicviz

Okay this is getting really really frustrating and very very angry at Apple.


I've deleted:

  • two kernel extensions
  • All login processes
  • Uninstalled all menu bar addons (like iStat)
  • Uninstalled a bunch of apps
  • Cleared out launch processes


It works in safe mode but in normal mode finder still locks up and crashs, menu bar disappears and keyboard no longer works.


What else is there to possibly do to get the Apple Vista OS to work?

Sep 27, 2013 9:37 PM in response to sheldonc

I had to boot into Lion running on my 2nd HDD to delete kernel extensions etc to narrow the problem down.


Mountain Lion still kept crashing but I managed to get a console up eventually and one of the error logs pointed me to an issue with an icon. I had previously come across this png icon corruption ages ago, being generated by a bug in a third party program that caused lion to crash. Eventually Lion seemed to settle down.


I have no idea why ML is even looking at this on startup as the app is not even bening run, but for some reason it is and it crashes ML in the worst manner possible. HOW ABOUT SOME GRACEFUL DEGRADATION APPLE!


Anyway..


Once I figured this was the culprit I booted back into Lion partition, searched for any instances of the app with the corrupt icon and deleted them. I did this on all hard drives I had. Once I did this booted back into ML and it seemed stable, problem resolved.


(that said, I was watching you tube videos with my son on safari in full screen mode and went to go back to windowed and finder crashed unexpectadly and ML crashed badly again...dodgy OS)


Here's the relevant part from log:


Date/Time: 2013-09-21 21:02:09.609 +0900

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.5 (12F37)

Report Version: 10

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

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000104c10000

External Modification Warnings:

Process used task_for_pid().

VM Regions Near 0x104c10000:

mapped file 0000000104c0a000-0000000104c10000 [ 24K] rw-/rwx SM=COW /Users/*/Documents/*/HarpNinja.app/Contents/Resources/UnityPlayer.icns

--> shared memory 0000000104c10000-0000000104c11000 [ 4K] rw-/rw- SM=SHM

__TEXT 0000000104c11000-0000000104c29000 [ 96K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GenerationalStorage.framework/Versions/A/Gene rationalStorage

Mountain Lion Upgrade - Finder crashes, Menu Bar disappears ****

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