Geraldob263

Q: Freezing on internet connection

I have a powerbook G4 that freezes shortly after connecting to internet. Restart and turn off the connection is the only way out. Then as soon as I reconnect to the internet, via Wi-Fi, or Ethernet cable, it freezes again giving me the spinning ball.

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on May 25, 2014 8:32 AM

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 28, 2014 9:22 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    May 28, 2014 9:22 PM in response to Geraldob263

    Might it've been one of these?

     

    /Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist

     

    /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/

  • by Geraldob263,

    Geraldob263 Geraldob263 May 29, 2014 6:45 PM in response to BDAqua
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    May 29, 2014 6:45 PM in response to BDAqua

    It certainly may have been. Is something I could do?

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 29, 2014 7:09 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    May 29, 2014 7:09 PM in response to Geraldob263

    Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions,  then move these files to the Desktop.

     

    (Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)

     

    /Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist

     

    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist

     

    (Then Trash the original of this one, as "moving" it only copies it.)

     

    Then reboot once more.

  • by Geraldob263,

    Geraldob263 Geraldob263 May 30, 2014 5:03 AM in response to BDAqua
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    May 30, 2014 5:03 AM in response to BDAqua

    I cannot find that second file you speak.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 31, 2014 12:37 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    May 31, 2014 12:37 PM in response to Geraldob263

    OOPs, sorry about that, that was for 10.4.x, for the second one try...

     

    /Library/Preferences/com.apple.nat.plist

  • by Geraldob263,

    Geraldob263 Geraldob263 May 31, 2014 4:18 PM in response to BDAqua
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    May 31, 2014 4:18 PM in response to BDAqua

    Well I found that one, so I moved both to the desktop and rebooted. I then proceeded to connect to my wifi. Opened Safri and it worked for a while just fine. I kept browsing for a few minute and then it all locked up again.

     

    I did look back where is was moving those files from to see if any copied itself and didn't see it there.

     

    This is a funny thing.Before seeing your last message I was fiddling with this and notice a bit more that may tell someone out there something.

    I can connect to my wifi without and locking up as lone as I have my dsl router off.

    As soon as I turn that back on. BAM! It locks up! Only recorse is to reboot and as soon as it comes back up turn off the wifi, or turn of the dsl before it comepletes the reboot.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 31, 2014 5:22 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    May 31, 2014 5:22 PM in response to Geraldob263

    That should be a very good clue, but will have to ponder what it might mean!???

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 31, 2014 5:24 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    May 31, 2014 5:24 PM in response to Geraldob263

    Oh wait...

     

    Open console in Applications>Utilities, check the system log for the date/time of the last problem  & the Startup right after that for clues.

    click on the top line we want, Shift plus click on the bottom line we want, CMD+c to copy, then paste the text in a reply with CMD+v

    A few dozen lines should be about right, hundreds or thousands won't likely be readable.

  • by Geraldob263,

    Geraldob263 Geraldob263 Jun 1, 2014 8:01 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Jun 1, 2014 8:01 PM in response to BDAqua

    Here that is.

     

    May 31 17:01:11 PowerBook kernel[0]: System Sleep

    Jun  1 19:27:54 PowerBook kernel[0]: System Wake

    Jun  1 19:27:54 PowerBook kernel[0]: Wake event 0008

    Jun  1 19:27:54 PowerBook kernel[0]: pci restore waited for ethernet (21372) fail

    Jun  1 19:28:09 PowerBook [0x0-0x18018].SoftwareUpdateCheck[200]: SoftwareUpdateCheck: network unreachable

    Jun  1 19:28:09 PowerBook com.apple.launchd[74] ([0x0-0x18018].SoftwareUpdateCheck[200]): Exited with exit code: 3

    Jun  1 19:38:53 PowerBook kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1

    Jun  1 19:38:53 PowerBook kernel[0]: SetCryptoKey T: len 16, idx 0

    Jun  1 19:38:53 PowerBook kernel[0]: SetCryptoKey R: len 32, idx 2

    Jun  1 19:39:12 PowerBook /usr/sbin/ocspd[218]: starting

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:57:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_PPC

    Jun  1 19:42:26 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Volume is journaled.  No checking performed.

    Jun  1 19:42:26 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Use the -f option to force checking.

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.usbmuxd): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.apache.httpd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.x.privileged_startx): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost DirectoryService[11]: Launched version 5.8.1 (v514.28)

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us

    Jun  1 19:42:32 localhost DirectoryService[11]: Improper shutdown detected

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 252859 free pages and 9285 wired pages

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 79

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: 103 prelinked modules

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.seatbelt

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for mb

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: Seatbelt MACF policy initialized

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt Policy (mb)

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized

  • by Geraldob263,

    Geraldob263 Geraldob263 Jun 1, 2014 8:07 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    Jun 1, 2014 8:07 PM in response to Geraldob263

    There are a few other strange things going on. I loose from time to time a few keys from the keyboard. These being the 9, o, l, ., and both the up arrow and down arrow. Sometime I get them back from either repairing permissions or rebooting or something. But If I sign out I would need a few of those keys to get signed back in.

    Plus the clock that I mentioned that me seeing it stop is the first sign I have of the comeing freeze. Once I had system preference opened and when the clock stopped in the menu bar it did not stop in Date & Time.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Jun 2, 2014 9:24 AM in response to Geraldob263
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    Jun 2, 2014 9:24 AM in response to Geraldob263

    To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...

    Open System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.

    Does it still happen in the new account?

  • by Geraldob263,

    Geraldob263 Geraldob263 Jun 2, 2014 3:35 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Jun 2, 2014 3:35 PM in response to BDAqua

    I did open a guest account and tried it this morning and it fauled just the same.

    Is that the same?

  • by Geraldob263,

    Geraldob263 Geraldob263 Jun 2, 2014 3:37 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    Jun 2, 2014 3:37 PM in response to Geraldob263

    With my keyboard falling on those few keys I had to use my portable apple keyboard to sign back in.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Jun 2, 2014 6:23 PM in response to Geraldob263
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    Jun 2, 2014 6:23 PM in response to Geraldob263

    I'm about out of ideas since both Airport & Ethernet do it... sorry.

     

    Oh wait, can you connect Ethernet to another Cmputer directly for a try?

     

    And what happened after this line & upto the crash?

     

    Jun  1 19:42:33 localhost kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized

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