Yosemite random Crash - discoveryd_helper[147]: Basic RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper Starting XPC Server

The thing about the logs though is that we now know they are nonsense, so I'm not sure what Apple is going to be able to do with them -- they're all the exact same thing -- It's a cascading failure, the only reason discoveryd fails and puts that in the logs is because something else kicks it off -- what that something else is does *not* get logged, as far as I can see.

I used to be halfway decent at supporting macs, is there any way to get more advanced logging from the kernel? I can't remember..

Did SMC/PRAM reset followed by erasing disk and reinstalling OS (as suggested by apple support), no change ! In my case crash is much frequent, avg crash time is 30 min.

Well, they're two types of logs that are important here:

The logs from the crash reporter which indicate what caused the crash

The system logs which indicate what led up to the crash

Both logs are time stamped so engineering can check what was going on in the system before the crash occurred. That way, it easier to pinpoint the line of code that causes the crash.

Yes, they're going to give you a lot of advice that just doesn't work. If I were you, I would just tell them that you already tried to reinstall the OS and it didn't work. Also, go ahead and try running in safe mode and see if a crash occurs (it shouldn't). Then tell them you also tried abother user and the crash occurred for that user too (it should).

They should be stumped at that point and connect you to a senior advisor.

Hi,

MacMini 2012

Yosemite 10.10.3

2x4GB orig RAM

my problem started 3 days ago with same crashlog which is weird because my macmini didn't crash completly, just network.

DHCP connection via ethernet drops the connection and ethernet goes from green to yellow with Self-assigned IP.

Tried to release/renew, disable/enable ethernet and put all other connections (BT, wi-fi, TB) on inactive mode and stil no connection.

I switched on to manual IP and got my connection back. After reboot DHCP was working again till the next day when the same crash happend almost at the same time (1 hour late as seen by the log)

Jun 1 14:02:01.092033 My-Mac-mini.local discoveryd_helper[283]: Basic RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper Starting XPC Server

Jun 1 14:02:01.092464 My-Mac-mini.local discoveryd_helper[283]: Detailed RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper XPC connection 0x7fa613d01e80: start (pid=74, <unknown> not root)

Jun 2 15:07:55.123063 My-Mac-mini.local discoveryd_helper[300]: Basic RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper Starting XPC Server

Jun 2 15:07:55.123641 My-Mac-mini.local discoveryd_helper[300]: Detailed RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper XPC connection 0x7f9fcb100000: start (pid=75, <unknown> not root)

On the 3rd day it gets even weirder:

03/06/15 15:08:33,806 discoveryd[75]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 56, ErrLogCount 4 ResolverIntf:0

03/06/15 15:08:33,808 networkd[295]: +[NETLedBelly stopFastFail] Clearing ledbelly failure cache

03/06/15 15:08:33,809 configd[51]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.70) DNS- Proxy-

03/06/15 15:08:33,810 discoveryd[75]: Basic WABServer NetResolverEvent no resolvers, resetting domains

03/06/15 15:08:33,810 discoveryd[75]: Basic Warn DD_Warn: Corrupt NSEC RDATA size

03/06/15 15:08:33,812 configd[51]: setting hostname to "My-Mac-mini.local"

03/06/15 15:08:38,815 netbiosd[340]: network_reachability_changed : network is not reachable, netbiosd is shutting down

03/06/15 15:08:43,821 com.apple.geod[554]: 2015-06-03 15:08:43.820, 554, f2765b00, [CountryConfiguration]: Could not determine current country code: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7fdcf242a160 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7fdcf273f590 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=http://gsp1.apple.com/pep/gcc, NSErrorFailingURLKey=http://gsp1.apple.com/pep/gcc, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=12, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=8, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}

03/06/15 15:08:53,546 com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[3788]: Failed to connect (o_advancedMenu) outlet from (ANPNetworkController) to (NSMenu): missing setter or instance variable

03/06/15 15:08:53,625 com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[3788]: Failed to connect (o_serviceImageView) outlet from (ANPAdvancedTabController) to (NSImageView): missing setter or instance variable

03/06/15 15:08:53,625 com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[3788]: Failed to connect (o_serviceNameField) outlet from (ANPAdvancedTabController) to (NSTextField): missing setter or instance variable

03/06/15 15:08:53,625 com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[3788]: Failed to connect (o_tabViewWindow) outlet from (ANPAdvancedTabController) to (NSPanel): missing setter or instance variable

03/06/15 15:08:54,040 com.apple.preference.network.remoteservice[3788]: Could not find image named 'InvalidDataIcon'.

In log on DHCP server I only get "Unsuccessful offer lease"

No luck with 10.10.4 beta for me.

Hello, I am having this same issue. I'm not going to bother copying and pasting the code. From what I have read going and getting a new hard drive wont fix this as well as different ram. The computer acted like I opened the bottom while it was still on. If I were to go buy anther Macbook Pro from a reseller and put my hard drive in it would the issue persist? I would be upgrading from a mid 2010 to a mid 2012 so its not like that much of a difference but if that will help thats what I will do.

Thanks!

It's not the machine that's the problem; it's the OS (Yoesmite). Getting a new machine might help, but you always run the risk of having this issue if you have Yoesmite installed.

Is there any way to avoid this while on Yosemite? I really don't want to go back. I will be upgrading to the Beta in July, but I don't want to live wit hit that long. Has anyone tried the fresh install and then restored from a backup?

Yes, reinstalled and had no 3rd party apps running, did not restore from any backup -- crashed within 2 hours just browsing with Safari.

If you're lucky, 10.10.4 will fix it for you. But that's only if you're lucky. I and others have not been so lucky. And so far we've had no fix.

I'm looking into taking my disc drive out and then putting in a hard drive. I just need a clamp to do so. With that I will try to go back to mavericks and then keep my system on Yosemite and then when El Capitan launches next month I will update to that after restoring my computer to Yosemite. Anyone tried this?

Just chiming in as another user with this specific problem.

Hardware: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, late 2013)

Processor: 2.6Ghz Intel Core i5

Memory 16GB 1600 Mhz DDR3

Graphics: Intel Iris 1536 MB

HDD: 500GB SSD (Apple Option Drive - not 3rd Party)

OSX Version 10.10.3

Example Crash Log:

Jun 16 13:11:04.235293 sls-mbp-244598.local discoveryd_helper[187]: Basic RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper Starting XPC Server

Jun 16 13:11:04.236968 sls-mbp-244598.local discoveryd_helper[187]: Detailed RemoteControl com.apple.discoveryd_helper XPC connection 0x7fbbf3e010e0: start (pid=75, <unknown> not root)

I have no specific insight to report, and i can't replicate any specific symptoms to get the crash to trigger. Although i does appear to happen mostly when open the laptop from sleep mode... but does also happen intermittently when browsing and performing other tasks.

Have also tried a clean install of 10.10.3 and time machine restore without any success.

Going to try and clean install and clean rebuild of the system as opposed to restoring from TM over the weekend - but not expecting any success based on what has been posted here.

Its also worth noting i also have a old 2012 'non-retina' MBP running 10.10.3 without any problem.

Etre Check Log:

EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 6/18/15, 8:09 PM

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) (Technical Specifications)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1

1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

16 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 18 - SN = C014245000EFVN8A2

Video Information: ℹ️

Intel Iris

Color LCD 2560 x 1600

System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 3:10:44

Disk Information: ℹ️

APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

Macintosh_HD (disk1) / : 499.07 GB (291.24 GB free)

Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

Core Storage: disk0s2 499.42 GB Online

USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Mac App Store and identified developers

Startup Items: ℹ️

KeyAccess: Path: /Library/StartupItems/KeyAccess

Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[failed] com.apple.mtrecorder.plist

Launch Agents: ℹ️

[running] com.quest.QuestAgent.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist [Click for support]

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[failed] com.apple.spirecorder.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]

User Login Items: ℹ️

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.5.1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.2 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]

WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

1Password

AdBlock

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

TeXDistPrefPane [Click for support]

Time Machine: ℹ️

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: ON

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh_HD: Disk size: 499.07 GB Disk used: 207.83 GB

Destinations:

CB-BACKUP [Local]

Total size: 499.76 GB

Total number of backups: 2

Oldest backup: 2015-06-05 20:07:36 +0000

Last backup: 2015-06-05 20:32:22 +0000

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 499.76 GB < (Disk used 207.83 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

20% WindowServer

14% mdworker(8)

4% Dock

3% taskgated

2% fontd

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

873 MB kernel_task

655 MB Google Chrome Helper(6)

442 MB mdworker(8)

213 MB Google Chrome

180 MB Finder

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

8.23 GB Free RAM

7.77 GB Used RAM

0 B Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

Jun 18, 2015, 04:58:35 PM Self test - passed

Jun 17, 2015, 02:38:02 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/accountsd_2015-06-17-143802_[r edacted].crash

Jun 17, 2015, 02:35:57 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/accountsd_2015-06-17-143557_[r edacted].crash

Jun 17, 2015, 02:35:54 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/accountsd_2015-06-17-143554_[r edacted].crash

Jun 17, 2015, 02:35:52 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/accountsd_2015-06-17-143552_[r edacted].crash

Jun 17, 2015, 02:35:34 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/accountsd_2015-06-17-143534_[r edacted].crash

Jun 17, 2015, 02:33:16 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/accountsd_2015-06-17-143316_[r edacted].crash

Jun 17, 2015, 02:30:13 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/accountsd_2015-06-17-143013_[r edacted].crash

Jun 15, 2015, 08:21:26 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/nsupdate_2015-06-15-202126_[redacted].crash

Jun 15, 2015, 08:21:23 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/nsupdate_2015-06-15-202123_[redacted].crash

Jun 15, 2015, 08:21:19 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/nsupdate_2015-06-15-202119_[redacted].crash

Jun 15, 2015, 08:21:18 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/nsupdate_2015-06-15-202118_[redacted].crash