Since i've installed Yosemite, I noticed that my fans are always running on high level (6000rpm) for no reason. As soon as I open it the cpu starts overheating (between 195 and 205 degrees) even if there's no apps using significant energy. I just wanted to know if there's any solution or should I take an appointment at Genius bar because I already tried to reset the SMC or the PRAM with no results.
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Already tried it with no results
There's no harm in taking it in, of course. But one thing you can do now is to have a look at all running processes via Activity Monitor. Show "All Processes" and sort by CPU to see if there are any "under the hood" processes which are running out of control. These may not be displayed in the menubar thingy.
Processes out of control usually result from some incompatibility with third party software. One way to troubleshoot this is to see if the bad behavior persists while (1) logging in as a different user, e.g, Guest, and/or (2) starting up in Safe Mode.
On my machine, when nothing much is going on and I am just staring at Activity Monitor, no process will take more than, say, 10%. Usually much less. (And this is a 4 core machine, and so the percentages are really 1/4 as large, I think.)
Final results of EtreCheck
Problem description:
My macbook is overheating for no reason
EtreCheck version: 2.1.1 (104)
Report generated December 9, 2014 at 23:37:40 GMT-5
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 3 days 11:24:23
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (376.84 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/VMware Horizon View Client.app
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.10.4.3 (10.4.3) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
[failed] com.apple.BezelUI.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[failed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.printuitool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.rcd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[failed] com.apple.corestorage.corestoragehelperd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[failed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.meraki.agentd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.1r151 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Extensions: No such file or directory
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Java [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
73% launchd
20% opendirectoryd
12% notifyd
10% syslogd
4% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
170 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
99 MB Safari
90 MB ocspd
73 MB Finder
52 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
726 MB Free RAM
1.27 GB Active RAM
561 MB Inactive RAM
1.40 GB Wired RAM
20.28 GB Page-ins
1.13 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 9, 2014, 11:28:16 PM com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2014-12-09-232816_0748.crash
Dec 9, 2014, 10:30:23 PM com.apple.WebKit.Networking_2014-12-09-223023_0748.crash
Dec 9, 2014, 10:24:18 PM com.apple.WebKit.Networking_2014-12-09-222418_0748.crash
Dec 8, 2014, 11:32:25 PM JavaApplicationStub_2014-12-08-233225_0748.cpu_resource.diag [Details]
Dec 8, 2014, 09:51:34 PM UserKernel_2014-12-08-215134_0748.crash
Dec 8, 2014, 01:40:25 AM com.apple.RemindersNC_2014-12-08-014025_0748.crash
Dec 8, 2014, 12:32:05 AM garcon_2014-12-08-003205_0748.crash
Dec 7, 2014, 03:44:25 PM UserKernel_2014-12-07-154425_0748.crash
Dec 7, 2014, 04:55:08 AM LolClient_2014-12-07-045508_0748.crash
Dec 7, 2014, 04:53:33 AM UserKernel_2014-12-07-045333_0748.crash
Dec 7, 2014, 12:15:41 AM Safari_2014-12-07-001541_0748.crash
Dec 7, 2014, 12:15:24 AM garcon_2014-12-07-001524_0748.crash
Well, you certainly appear to have a problem. Lots of system processes are failing to run and, presumably, the system is repeatedly trying to run them causing all the heat. I don't know if it some third party software you have installed which is incompatible with Yosemite, or if you have a broken installation. Try starting up in Safe Mode to test out the former possibility.
I would just start up in Safe Mode and see if the overheating occurs and, in particular, if the launchd process is still working too hard. You could also run etrecheck and see if all those system processes are still failing to launch. If everything is working properly in Safe Mode this suggests some third party software is interfering with your system, e.g., that meraki thing. If the problems persist in Safe Mode, I would consider re-installing the system.
Seems much more better
Problem description:
EtreCheck Results In Safe Boot and after removing the Meraki system management
EtreCheck version: 2.1.1 (104)
Report generated December 11, 2014 at 10:28:21 GMT-5
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:5:57
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (377.58 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ucupdate.plist
[failed] com.apple.watchdogd.plist [Details]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.meraki.agentd.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.1r151 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Extensions: No such file or directory
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Java [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
11% ocspd
6% watchdogd
4% WindowServer
3% sysmond
1% ps
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
86 MB CalendarAgent
82 MB Finder
73 MB ocspd
73 MB Spotlight
73 MB com.apple.internetaccounts
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
516 MB Free RAM
1.95 GB Active RAM
1.25 GB Inactive RAM
579 MB Wired RAM
861 MB Page-ins
33 KB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 11, 2014, 10:27:24 AM Finder_2014-12-11-102724_0748.crash
Dec 11, 2014, 10:27:16 AM garcon_2014-12-11-102716_0748.crash
Dec 10, 2014, 06:34:13 PM Safari_2014-12-10-183413_0748.hang
Dec 10, 2014, 06:14:28 PM Finder_2014-12-10-181428_0748.crash
Dec 10, 2014, 06:14:20 PM garcon_2014-12-10-181420_0748.crash
Dec 10, 2014, 05:43:34 PM Finder_2014-12-10-174334_0748.crash
Dec 10, 2014, 05:43:31 PM garcon_2014-12-10-174331_0748.crash
Dec 9, 2014, 11:28:16 PM com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2014-12-09-232816_0748.crash
Dec 9, 2014, 10:30:23 PM com.apple.WebKit.Networking_2014-12-09-223023_0748.crash
Dec 9, 2014, 10:24:18 PM com.apple.WebKit.Networking_2014-12-09-222418_0748.crash
Dec 8, 2014, 11:32:25 PM JavaApplicationStub_2014-12-08-233225_0748.cpu_resource.diag [Details]
Dec 8, 2014, 09:51:34 PM UserKernel_2014-12-08-215134_0748.crash
Dec 11, 2014, 10:23:03 AM Self test - passed
Dec 10, 2014, 07:22:03 PM UserKernel_2014-12-10-192203_0748.crash
My fans are still running high but its better then it use to (around 4500 rpm). Launchd is still thee highest Cpu consuming process but now its around 49%. I still don't know what it is. When I force to quit it, my computer freeze and i have to manually shut down my computer
whats is considered a high cpu %?
Saw that when im overheating there's something call "launchd" that goes up to 40%
Besides the two troubleshooting tests I mentioned, also consider posting the results of the EtreCheck system analysis.
Is there a way to begin the tests once you're on Safe boot or I just have to boot in it?
Meraki, part of a Cisco cloud system with a reputation for bad behaviour.
[running] com.meraki.agentd.plist
I would remove that (properly) and reboot to test.
Try a regular startup and see if things are still better.
My macbook is overheating for no reason
