vrave28
Level 1 (4 points)
Notebooks

Q: Late 2011 13" Macbook Pro started running very slow! Any idea why?

These are the results from EtreCheck. Any idea?

 

 

 

Hardware Information:

          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)

          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

          1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores

          4 GB RAM

 

Video Information:

          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

 

System Software:

          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 1 day 2:46:21

 

Disk Information:

          TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750,16 GB)

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

                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749,3 GB (99,41 GB free)

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

 

          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 

 

USB Information:

          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

 

          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

 

          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

 

Thunderbolt Information:

          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

 

Configuration files:

          /etc/hosts - Count: 30

 

Gatekeeper:

          Mac App Store and identified developers

 

Kernel Extensions:

          [kext loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) Support

          [not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMControl (3.0.13) Support

          [not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMData (3.0.13) Support

          [not loaded] com.ZG.driver.ZGUSBCDCACMData (1.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.ZG.driver.ZGUSBMassStorageFilter (1.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.29) Support

          [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.3.29) Support

          [not loaded] com.novamedia.driver.IceraUSB_MSD_Bypass (1.3.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (3.0.13) Support

          [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (3.0.13) Support

          [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (3.0.13) Support

          [not loaded] com.option.driver.Option72 (2.15.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionHS (3.26.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.21.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.11.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.PACESupport (5.7.2) Support

          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.PACESupport2 (5.7.2) Support

          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.2) Support

          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7.2) Support

          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.2) Support

          [kext loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.2) Support

          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.2) Support

          [not loaded] com.realtek.driver.RTL8192CU (1024 - SDK 10.7) Support

          [not loaded] com.realtek.driver.RTL8192SU (1082 - SDK 10.7) Support

          [kext loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) Support

          [not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) Support

          [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.6) Support

          [not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) Support

          [not loaded] com.vodafone.driver (3.0.9) Support

          [not loaded] com.vodafone.driver.Data (3.0.9) Support

          [not loaded] com.zg.driver.cdc_ecm_qmi (1.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.zg.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0) Support

          [not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_ecm_qmi (1.0.19) Support

          [not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0.19) Support

          [not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSamsung (0.0.2) Support

          [not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice (1.0.1) Support

          [not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMControl (3.2.12) Support

          [not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMData (3.2.12) Support

          [not loaded] de.novamedia.oem.vodafone.vtp.huawei.cdc (0.0.2) Support

 

Startup Items:

          ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF

          Jaksta: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Jaksta

          PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

          PenTabletDriver: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver

          Sudochmod: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Sudochmod

 

Problem System Launch Daemons:

          [failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist

          [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

 

Problem System Launch Agents:

          [loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.trial.plist Support

          [loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.upd.plist Support

 

Launch Daemons:

          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

          [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

          [running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist Support

          [running] com.splashtop.streamer-daemon.plist Support

          [loaded] com.splashtop.streamer-srioframebuffer.plist Support

          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support

          [failed] com.tenablesecurity.nessusd.plist Support

          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support

          [loaded] org.tcpdump.chmod_bpf.plist Support

          [loaded] PACESupport.plist Support

 

Launch Agents:

          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support

          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

          [not loaded] com.splashtop.streamer-for-root.plist Support

          [loaded] com.splashtop.streamer-for-user.plist Support

          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support

          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support

          [running] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist Support

          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support

          [running] Wlan.Software.plist Support

 

User Launch Agents:

          [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

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

          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support

          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support

          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support

          [loaded] com.splashtop.streamer-for-user.plist Support

 

User Login Items:

          Caffeine

          SpeechSynthesisServer

          PenTabletDriver

 

Internet Plug-ins:

          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version

          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 Support

          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support

          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support

          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support

          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

          Mathematica: Version: 9.0.1.4092152 Support

          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support

          CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 2.1.0.1 Support

          CANONiMAGEGATEWAYLI: Version: 2.1.0.1 Support

          DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.5r635 Support

 

Safari Extensions:

          WOT: Version: 2.0.17

          YouTube5: Version: 2.6.7

          Translate: Version: 1.1

          Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1

          Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1

          Evernote Web Clipper: Version: 6.1

 

Audio Plug-ins:

          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

 

iTunes Plug-ins:

          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

 

User Internet Plug-ins:

          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown

 

3rd Party Preference Panes:

          Flash Player  Support

          Flip4Mac WMV  Support

          Growl  Support

          Java  Support

          Nessus.Preferences  Support

          Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  Support

 

Time Machine:

          Skip System Files: NO

          Mobile backups: ON

          Auto backup: YES

          Volumes being backed up:

                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 605.25 GB

          Destinations:

                    E_HDD [Local] (Last used)

                    Total size: 931.19 GB

                    Total number of backups: 4

                    Oldest backup: 2014-02-08 03:07:46 +0000

                    Last backup: 2014-03-13 20:02:35 +0000

                    Size of backup disk: Too small

                              Backup size 931.19 GB < (Disk used 605.25 GB X 3)

          Time Machine details may not be accurate.

          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.

 

Top Processes by CPU:

               4%          WindowServer

               2%          AddressBookSourceSync

               1%          hidd

               0%          mtmd

               0%          Finder

 

Top Processes by Memory:

          29 MB          WindowServer

          26 MB          Finder

          16 MB          PluginProcess

          16 MB          com.apple.WebKit.Networking

          12 MB          Safari

 

Virtual Memory Information:

          36 MB          Free RAM

          594 MB          Active RAM

          580 MB          Inactive RAM

          1.04 GB          Wired RAM

          2.33 GB          Page-ins

          187 MB          Page-outs

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on May 5, 2014 5:56 PM

by Lexiepex,Solvedanswer
Lexiepex Lexiepex
Level 6 (10,536 points)
Mac OS X
A:

1. Again about your "wishlist": I would not use Comsol (3). At least wait a few days, to see that you have done everything right.

2. I also would wait with Wine: it is not really sure that it will not create issues, it is there already a long time, but it has a history of problems.

3. Reread my comments above.

4. As Mad says about 'illegal': it is illegal to distribute hacked apps in most countries, not to download them, but the use is illegal also in most countries. For me it is very important that your system can be hacked or 'injured' by installing these torrent downloads (the same goes for apps/tools downloaded from some 'grouping' sites like download.com (Cnet), Softonics, etc. In general it is recommended to download only from developer sites.

-------------------

Now for the clean install:

instead of giving the list of actions here you can find them here:

http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac/knowledgebase/how-to-clean-install-os-x-mav ericks-on-my-mac

read it carefully and print the pages and the pages of the links in there.

I propose to do it with a USB stick (8GB), because when you just do it by using the Restore partition, you have to restart after an internet hiccup.

Then follow the steps: make sure you do not forget step 5.

------------------

after the install of Mavericks use the Mac to see if everything is OK, then download/install the apps/tools but ONLY the trusted ones, and then not all together, in order of necessity.

Avoid all that were not included as OK in above discussion.

Download Etrecheck and run it after a few and post with the list of what you installed before the list. Then install some more and run a list again with what you installed after the first and before the second list, and so on.

Personally I always restart the mac after each install.

Don't worry about the ram and cpu use in the etrecheck lists in this phase: Spotlight is indexing and all kinds of caches are filled.

Lex




Posted on May 7, 2014 12:55 AM

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Q: Late 2011 13" Macbook Pro started running very slow! Any idea why?

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  • by vrave28,

    vrave28 vrave28 May 6, 2014 4:54 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Notebooks
    May 6, 2014 4:54 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Can we continue this later please because I have to go to a class now! Thank you a lot!

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex May 6, 2014 5:02 AM in response to vrave28
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 6, 2014 5:02 AM in response to vrave28

    Of course.

  • by vrave28,

    vrave28 vrave28 May 6, 2014 7:42 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Notebooks
    May 6, 2014 7:42 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Ok, I am back home now!

     

    I would like to have a lot of apps after I finish reinstalling Mavericks, so this is going to be a long list:

     

    1- Wolfram Mathematica
    2- Algadoo

    3- Comsol Physics (which I downloaded from torrent, but since there are no "internet laws" about this in my country is not illegal and I don't know if installing that will cause a problem. Anyway I would really like to have it after reinstalling)

    4- Octave,gnuplot

    5- Fractal, GCM, pmx, g4view, (a bunch of physics apps I use a lot)

    6- Adobe package (I know it is one of the sources of the problems, but I really need it and I don't know if there is an unharmful way of installing that other than buying because I can't afford it, so I got it from a torrent)

    7- Microsoft Office (which is the same as Adobe)

    8- Some Texas Instruments and Canon apps which I can reinstall them from the original CD-s I got

    9- wine+winebottler (maybe)
    10- MacDjView
    11- Preinstalled apps wich come with Mavericks (iLife, iWork, etc)

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex May 6, 2014 1:57 PM in response to vrave28
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 6, 2014 1:57 PM in response to vrave28

    1-5: several of them I do not know. Make sure they are "official", and that they are Mavericks compatible.

    6. Hacked Adobe apps can be very detrimental, maybe we can find altenatives, when you specify which apps.

    Look at Gimp already (a photoshop lookalike).

    7. There are several MS-Office look-alikes: all based on OpenOffice: Apache OpenOffice, NeoOffice, LibreOffice, and others. The only important difference is that MS-Office contains Outlook (which is a bit "difficult" in Mac environment). Free or almost free. As good or better than MS-Office.

    8. Be sure that they are Mavericks compatible.

    9-10. Don't know, again, check that it is Mavericks compatible.

    11. All Mavericks apps OK.

    After this you have enough Ram, I am sure, but a bit more certainly does not harm, make sure you order the correct specs of a good brand (Crucial or OWC often recommended).

    Lex.

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 May 6, 2014 2:44 PM in response to vrave28
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    May 6, 2014 2:44 PM in response to vrave28

    vrave28 wrote:

     

    since there are no "internet laws" about this in my country is not illegal and I don't know if installing that will cause a problem.

    It's not about "Internet laws" it's all about  copyrights ©. I'm no lawyer, but I don't believe that it's illegal to download pirated software in most countries, but it is illegal to use it in most. You might want to look into that, but of course you would have to be caught using it in order to be prosecuted.

     

    It's against Terms of Use to discuss "descriptions of processes that break or otherwise 'work around' digital rights management software" any further, but it is important for you to know that a primary source of malware, adware, etc. is pirated software. Sometimes the download is only malware and at other times it was just added to the installation package. Most of the time you won't even know what's being installed. You are on a slippery slope here, so manage your situation carefully.

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 May 6, 2014 2:50 PM in response to vrave28
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    May 6, 2014 2:50 PM in response to vrave28

    vrave28 wrote:

     

    8- Some Texas Instruments and Canon apps which I can reinstall them from the original CD-s I got

    Make sure that you need these. A great many peripherals work without the need for additional driver software beyond that provided by OS X. That is especially true of disk drives and printers, but also applies to many other USB connected devices.

    9- wine+winebottler (maybe)

    Used to run Windows applications, but always at a much lower speed. BootCamp might be a better solution if you have Windows software.

  • by vrave28,

    vrave28 vrave28 May 6, 2014 3:38 PM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Notebooks
    May 6, 2014 3:38 PM in response to Lexiepex

    Ok, I get it! Now that I finnished copying all the docs I need, what should I do now?

  • by Lexiepex,Solvedanswer

    Lexiepex Lexiepex May 7, 2014 12:55 AM in response to vrave28
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 7, 2014 12:55 AM in response to vrave28

    1. Again about your "wishlist": I would not use Comsol (3). At least wait a few days, to see that you have done everything right.

    2. I also would wait with Wine: it is not really sure that it will not create issues, it is there already a long time, but it has a history of problems.

    3. Reread my comments above.

    4. As Mad says about 'illegal': it is illegal to distribute hacked apps in most countries, not to download them, but the use is illegal also in most countries. For me it is very important that your system can be hacked or 'injured' by installing these torrent downloads (the same goes for apps/tools downloaded from some 'grouping' sites like download.com (Cnet), Softonics, etc. In general it is recommended to download only from developer sites.

    -------------------

    Now for the clean install:

    instead of giving the list of actions here you can find them here:

    http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac/knowledgebase/how-to-clean-install-os-x-mav ericks-on-my-mac

    read it carefully and print the pages and the pages of the links in there.

    I propose to do it with a USB stick (8GB), because when you just do it by using the Restore partition, you have to restart after an internet hiccup.

    Then follow the steps: make sure you do not forget step 5.

    ------------------

    after the install of Mavericks use the Mac to see if everything is OK, then download/install the apps/tools but ONLY the trusted ones, and then not all together, in order of necessity.

    Avoid all that were not included as OK in above discussion.

    Download Etrecheck and run it after a few and post with the list of what you installed before the list. Then install some more and run a list again with what you installed after the first and before the second list, and so on.

    Personally I always restart the mac after each install.

    Don't worry about the ram and cpu use in the etrecheck lists in this phase: Spotlight is indexing and all kinds of caches are filled.

    Lex




  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM May 7, 2014 1:07 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 6 (14,279 points)
    iPad
    May 7, 2014 1:07 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Holy OS Korn Kernels, Batman!!!

     

    Yes, Lex!

    I have never seen such a long list of kexts AND everything else

    The OP really needs to just start from scratch and to do a complete clean install of Mavericks and just manually reinstall all applications and for each application, make sure to check for any Mavericks updates for every installed application.

     

    What a mess!!!

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 May 7, 2014 1:28 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    May 7, 2014 1:28 AM in response to Lexiepex

    LexSchellings wrote:

     

    I propose to do it with a USB stick (8GB), because when you just do it by using the Restore partition, you have to restart after an internet hiccup.

    I don't disagree with you here. I have done the same thing using DiskMakerX, but not necessarily for the same reason.

     

    The Recovery Partition method doesn't always need to download anything from the Internet. If you restart using option-command-R then it will always use the Internet, but if you used the 10.9.2 installer for your boot drive initially, then that will already be on the Recovery Partition and will not have to be downloaded from the Internet.

     

    Given that we don't really know what the OP has, your procedure is probably best, but USB sticks installs do take a bit longer.

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex May 7, 2014 2:08 AM in response to MichelPM
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 7, 2014 2:08 AM in response to MichelPM

    Hi Michel, YES. But in Windows users PCs I see these things often, but in Mac it is a record I think.

    Good, because this can practically only be cleaned by the actions now taking place..

    Lex

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex May 7, 2014 2:12 AM in response to MadMacs0
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 7, 2014 2:12 AM in response to MadMacs0

    Hi Mad, correct, but 'Recovery Partition method doesn't always need to download anything from the Internet' is not true, only for DU, the OS will be downloaded (remember the Rec partition is about 750MB only).

    Let us hope, the OP will avoid all the crap there was at his mac.

    Lex

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 May 7, 2014 11:24 PM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    May 7, 2014 11:24 PM in response to Lexiepex

    LexSchellings wrote:

     

    'Recovery Partition method doesn't always need to download anything from the Internet' is not true, only for DU, the OS will be downloaded (remember the Rec partition is about 750MB only).

    You are right, of course, I was thinking of something else.

     

    Apple has managed to shrink the Recovery HD to 650 MB now, which is enough for Safari, needed Utilities and to get the System started, but is still almost 5GB short of a full installation package.

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex May 8, 2014 1:23 AM in response to MadMacs0
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 8, 2014 1:23 AM in response to MadMacs0

    Right.

    Back on track.

    Curious how the op is doing...

  • by vrave28,

    vrave28 vrave28 May 8, 2014 4:40 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Notebooks
    May 8, 2014 4:40 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Yesterday i finnished making the bootable USB. Later today I'll install Mavericks! After installing it should I make another test with Etrecheck so you gus can tell if everything went right or it's unneccesary and I should install a couple of apps and then run the test?

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