Yosemite very slow to boot

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Mavericks and Snow Leopard booted quickly. The lag comes after the Apple logo appears, with the progress bar about a third of the way. It just hangs for about a minute or two.When I did a verbose login, I saw about a million lines of this:BUG in process suhelperd[203]: over-released legacy external boost assertion (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)And then one line of:pflog0: promiscuous mode enable succeededThere were also many lines of:Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 10.0.1.8.58367 from 10.0.1.1:53I&#x27;ve affirmed that the startup disk is selected, have zapped the NVram and the SMC, etc. etc.Some system info:Yosemite 10.10.2 and 10.10.3Mac Pro 5,1, 6-core 3.33ghz, 24gb ramStartup volume on a Samsung 850 EVO drive, mounted to a Sonnet Tempo PCIe SATA3 card.Thoughts?

Drew Reece · Answer

Those messages may well be normal, nothing looks out of place to me, suhelperd is part of software update, it may be OK that it fails early during boot, it&#x27;s not clear it&#x27;s a problem at this stage.Post an Etrecheck report if you want to show us what is running, just do it inside a normal boot.http://etresoft.com/etrecheckOtherwise you could try safe boot to see if the OS is any better with third party items disabled.https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455NOTE: Many features will be disabled &amp; the graphics will appear &#x27;laggy&#x27; it&#x27;s normal for safe mode, test as many of your regular apps as possible.Another option is to disable login items by logging out &amp; re-logging in whilst holding shift. It will disable login items in your account - they can delay a startup if you have auto login enabled.

Underbelly · Answer

Thanks, I will try these ideas tonight. Is it really likely that the line starting "BUG in the process ..." and which repeats almost like an infinite loop is normal? This is what goes on when the process hangs.Cheers,P

Drew Reece · Answer

My suspicion is that the BUG error message is appearing before the OS has setup it&#x27;s full networking stack, so the process has issues that do not exist when networking is completely setup later on in the OS&#x27;s boot. Search for the message with your own ID&#x27;s removed if you want to see any other occurrences, e.g. remove the date from any log messages and remove the PID ([203] in this case) and see what Google or this site finds.It&#x27;s just a guess - if the OS is hung at that point you need to look back to earlier log messages to see what fails before that point, it may be the  result of something else before this action. You may need to review other logs once boot completes too (kernel.log, system.log).If you are worried about corrupt OS files etc you can simply backup, boot to recovery and reinstall, that will overwrite the OS files only. Your user data &amp; third party apps will remain installed. It&#x27;s a major operation so the backup is a good idea but may not be needed if all goes well.

Underbelly · Answer

Thanks again Drew.I&#x27;ll so some of that research in a minute. For reasons I don&#x27;t understand (but which tech support at Sonnet, maker of my PCIe card that hosts my startup SSD said was typical) my machine doesn&#x27;t boot into recovery partition. I have several backups of the startup drive but would need another way to reinstall the OS (preferably without having to configure and install everything manually).Here&#x27;s my etrecheck report:EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated April 14, 2015 at 8:59:02 PM EDTDownload EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheckClick the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.Hardware Information: ℹ️    Mac Pro (Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)    Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1    1 3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 6-core    24 GB RAM Upgradeable        DIMM 1            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok        DIMM 2            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok        DIMM 3            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok        DIMM 4            Empty       Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported    Wireless:  en2: 802.11 a/b/g/nVideo Information: ℹ️    ATI Radeon HD 5770 - VRAM: 1024 MB        LCD1960NXi 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz        LCD2690WUXi2 1920 x 1200 @ 60 HzSystem Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.3 (14D131) - Time since boot: 2 days 20:10:45Disk Information: ℹ️    HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH80N      Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB disk0 : (250.06 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Startup (disk0s2) / : 249.72 GB (177.39 GB free)    WDC WD4003FZEX-00Z4SA0 disk2 : (4 TB)        EFI (disk2s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         disk2s2 (disk2s2) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 3.72 TB         Boot OS X (disk2s3) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 134 MB         disk2s4 (disk2s4) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 282.60 GB         Boot OS X (disk2s5) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 134 MB     WDC WD4003FZEX-00Z4SA0 disk1 : (4 TB)        EFI (disk1s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         disk1s2 (disk1s2) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 3.72 TB         Boot OS X (disk1s3) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 134 MB         disk1s4 (disk1s4) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 282.60 GB         Boot OS X (disk1s5) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 134 MB     WDC WD40EZRX-00SPEB0 disk5 : (4 TB)        EFI (disk5s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Data Backup (disk5s2) /Volumes/Data Backup : 4.00 TB (1.60 TB free)USB Information: ℹ️    Kingston FCR-HS219/1 Mobile Reader     Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub         Wacom Co.,Ltd. CTH-470         Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard     Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller Firewire Information: ℹ️    Presonus PreSonus FIREBOX 400mbit - 400mbit max Configuration files: ℹ️    /etc/hosts - Count: 39Gatekeeper: ℹ️    AnywhereKernel Extensions: ℹ️        /Applications/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app    [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]        /Applications/Utilities/DiskWarrior/DiskWarrior.app    [not loaded]    com.alsoft.Preview (4.3) [Click for support]        /Applications/Utilities/HardwareMonitor.app    [not loaded]    com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring (9.0) [Click for support]        /Applications/Utilities/TechTool Pro 7.app    [not loaded]    com.micromat.driver.spdKernel (1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.micromat.driver.spdKernel-10-8 (1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]        /Library/Application Support/HASP/kexts    [not loaded]    com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge (1.0.2) [Click for support]        /Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.basICColor.driver.basICColorDISCUS (1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.3.2 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.wacom.pentablet.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.xrite.device.softwareupdate.plist [Click for support]    [running]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Click for support]Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]    [unknown]    com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist [Click for support]    [unknown]    com.aladdin.hasplmd.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.bombich.ccchelper.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.hanynet.icefloor.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.JavaInstallHelper.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.quark.quarkupdate.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.xrite.device.xrdd.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist [Click for support]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.linotype.FontFolderProtector.plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    FontExplorerXAutoload    Application Hidden (/Users/Shared/Linotype/FontExplorer X/FontExplorerXAutoload.app)    Flux    Application  (/Applications/Flux.app)    BetterTouchTool    Application  (/Applications/Utilities/BetterTouchTool.app)    Mail    Application  (/Applications/Mail.app)    Activity Monitor    Application  (/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app)    Calculator    Application  (/Applications/Calculator.app)    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)    Google Drive    Application  (/Applications/Google Drive.app)    Messages    Application  (/Applications/Messages.app)    Calendar    Application  (/Applications/Calendar.app)    Contacts    Application  (/Applications/Contacts.app)    SpectraView II    Application  (/Applications/SpectraView/SpectraView II.app)    i1ProfilerTray    Application  (/Applications/i1Profiler/i1ProfilerTray.app)    SMARTReporter    Application  (/Applications/Utilities/SMARTReporter/SMARTReporter.app)    EvernoteHelper    Application  (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Click for support]    WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 [Click for support]    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 [Click for support]    WebClient: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.2 [Click for support]    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check versionUser internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]Safari Extensions: ℹ️    Turn Off the Lights    Add To Amazon Wish List    ClickToPlugin    GhosteryAudio Plug-ins: ℹ️    DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.23rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    BTTPrefs  [Click for support]    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]    Java  [Click for support]    MenuMeters  [Click for support]    Perian  [Click for support]    Quark Update Preferences  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Skip System Files: NO    Mobile backups: OFF    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Startup: Disk size: 249.72 GB Disk used: 72.32 GB    Destinations:        Data Backup [Local]         Total size: 4.00 TB         Total number of backups: 38         Oldest backup: 2015-02-25 00:57:16 +0000         Last backup: 2015-04-15 00:47:15 +0000         Size of backup disk: Excellent            Backup size 4.00 TB &gt; (Disk size 249.72 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️         8%    WindowServer         8%    mds         5%    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014         2%    sysmond         1%    SafariTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    1.98 GB    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5    696 MB    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014    490 MB    softwareupdated    387 MB    mds_stores    361 MB    SafariVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    5.61 GB    Free RAM    13.25 GB    Active RAM    5.08 GB    Inactive RAM    1.81 GB    Wired RAM    10.92 GB    Page-ins    0 B    Page-outsDiagnostics Information: ℹ️    Apr 12, 2015, 12:52:36 AM    /Volumes/Data/Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/XPCKeychainSandbo xCheck_2015-04-12-005236_[redacted].crash    Apr 12, 2015, 12:46:49 AM    Self test - passed    Standard users cannot read /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports.    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Drew Reece · Answer

None of your disks show a recovery partition, so that explains why that fails.Reinstalls can be done via a USB installer made with diskmakerx.com or via Apples createinstallermedia command…Create a bootable installer for OS X Mavericks or Yosemite - Apple SupportYou can migrate user data back after a reinstall (via Migration to Setup Assistant) but moving apps back may just restore any issues.It may be a better idea to test install a clean OS onto another disk. See if that hangs like the current one. Internals are best, but a fast USB or Thunderbolt disk can work too for testing.See what the other tests show (like a safe boot, disabled login items).You appear to have SIMBL installed, I think that is out of date &amp; should be removed - it is a &#x27;system hack&#x27;http://www.culater.net/software/SIMBL/SIMBL.php