Hey guys, even though I've got 500mb of RAM available for OSX to use the spinning beachball comes up every now and again and when it appears I’m unable to do anything other than move my mouse. I’m running latest version of OSX Mavericks.
Thanks!
NewbMacUser wrote:
Alright, I'm looking at this now Using Apple Hardware Test
One idea I had was installing the new OSX Yosemite. What apps won't work with Yosemite? How can I check which apps will work with Yosemite?
Installing a piece of Beta software on a Mac that already has problems is a very bad idea.
Well the only issue I have is the spinning beachball...
If you are willing to spend $4.99 to confirm the diagnosis, get SMART Reporter from the App Store. (I don't have it, btw)
From the first report you posted, it looks like you only have 70GB free on your startup disk. Depending on what you are doing with your Mini, this may not be enough. Some apps need quite a bit of free disk space for their caches in order to run well.
Alright, I'll look into that app, but I'll run the Apple diagnostics first.
Would it help if I posted another console report? What else can I try?
Thanks!
Would installing Yosemite be a good idea as I assume installing Yosemite would be like re-installing Mavericks while keeping my preferences and installed apps?
Thanks for any help!
I wish Linc Davis would come back.
NewbMacUser wrote:
Well the only issue I have is the spinning beachball...
And that's OK with you?
Fix the problem, don't Upgrade it.
No, the spinning beachball is really annoying because when it occurs my Mac is completely unresponsive.
I thought if I installed Yosemite it'd fix the issue, but you say it's a bad idea?
Once more, you fix issues by fixing them. Not by installing yet another (and this time a test version) of OSX.
You were earlier asked whether the machine runs in safe mode without the beachballs. So far I don't see your answer.
Sorry. Yes, I saw the beachballs even in safe mode.
I really don't want to re-install a clean install of Mavericks because I'd need to re-install all my apps and re-setup my OSX preferences as it'd just take so much time.
Then you'll need to learn to live with this. You just limited the repair options a lot.
Good luck
What do you mean I limited the repair options? You've got me worried now!
Can't I paste another slab of text from Console or use etrecheck again?
Does anyone know how I can ask Linc Davis to look at this thread?
This is from Console. Does this help???
23/09/2014 12:34:42.826 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900ED60 ***. (AAAA) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:34:42.826 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900F1F0 2.3.D.9.7.5.E.F.F.F.4.1.A.2.A.C.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:34:42.826 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A007560 ***. (Addr) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:34:42.827 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A0079F0 103.20.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:13.828 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900ED60 ***. (AAAA) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:13.828 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900F1F0 2.3.D.9.7.5.E.F.F.F.4.1.A.2.A.C.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:13.828 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A007560 ***. (Addr) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:13.828 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A0079F0 103.20.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:44.426 am Notes[2736]: [IMAP] Expected untagged initial response from mail.bigpond.com
23/09/2014 12:35:44.830 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900ED60 ***. (AAAA) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:44.830 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900F1F0 2.3.D.9.7.5.E.F.F.F.4.1.A.2.A.C.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:44.830 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A007560 ***. (Addr) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:35:44.830 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A0079F0 103.20.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:36:15.832 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900ED60 ***. (AAAA) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:36:15.832 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38900F1F0 2.3.D.9.7.5.E.F.F.F.4.1.A.2.A.C.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:36:15.832 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A007560 ***. (Addr) that's already in the list
23/09/2014 12:36:15.832 am mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007FF38A0079F0 103.20.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
NewbMacUser wrote:
What do you mean I limited the repair options? You've got me worried now!
By refusing the option of a reinstallation you have removed one (good) set of tools from the kit.
Good luck.
Thanks, but what about the Console?
*PLEASE HELP* Spinning beachball keeps coming up…
