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I get the spin wheel on 2010 iMac only while using safari, fresh install and new SSD.


Hello, I just updated my wife's 2010 iMac with a SSD and put the 1 tb HDD as extra storage. Everything seems great except the safari. I'm getting the spin wheel every few seconds. This was a clean instal of Yosemite. Report below:



EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated April 18, 2015 at 3:22:02 PM CDT

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Hardware Information: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/hardware>

iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications) <http://support.apple.com/kb/SP588>

iMac - model: iMac11,2

1 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 0/DIMM1

Empty

BANK 1/DIMM1

Empty

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n


Video Information: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/video>

ATI Radeon HD 5670 - VRAM: 512 MB

iMac 1920 x 1080


System Software: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/systemsoftware>

OS X 10.10.3 (14D131) - Time since boot: 2:11:32


Disk Information: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/disk>

WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk1 : (1 TB)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk1s2) /Volumes/Macintosh HD : 999.35 GB (163.38 GB free)


Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB disk0 : (250.06 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Chelserbells (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (193.40 GB free)

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


USB Information: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/usb>

Western Digital My Book 1130 2 TB

EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Shared 2 (disk2s2) /Volumes/Shared 2 : 742.15 GB (487.17 GB free)

Shared 2 2 (disk2s3) /Volumes/Shared 2 2 : 991.71 GB (990.48 GB free)

Install OS X Yosemite (disk2s4) /Volumes/Install OS X Yosemite : 16.47 GB (11.22 GB free)

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

CHICONY HP Basic USB Keyboard

SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight


Gatekeeper: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/gatekeeper>

Mac App Store and identified developers


User Login Items: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/loginitems>

Macs Fan Control Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/Macs Fan Control.app)

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

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/internetplugins>

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/preferencepanes>

None


Time Machine: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/timemachine>

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/cpu>

5% WindowServer

2% sysmond

0% Activity Monitor

0% MacsFanControl

0% fontd


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/memory>

928 MB Safari

196 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

146 MB mds_stores

137 MB Finder

112 MB Messages


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/vm>

2.20 GB Free RAM

4.44 GB Active RAM

1.10 GB Inactive RAM

850 MB Wired RAM

7.85 GB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️ <etrecheck://help/diagnostics>

Apr 18, 2015, 01:09:04 PM Self test - passed

Apr 17, 2015, 08:38:27 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-04-17-203827_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details] <etrecheck://detail//Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-04-17-203827_%5 Bredacted%5D.cpu_resource.diag>

iMac, null

Posted on Apr 18, 2015 1:50 PM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2015 2:49 PM

Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:


1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)


2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:


Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.


3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.


When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.


4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.


Then download and install theOS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Update.


Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible

because it is three times faster than wireless.


5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:


Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.


How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite.


Then download and install theOS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Update.


Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible

because it is three times faster than wireless.

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Question marked as Best reply

Apr 18, 2015 2:49 PM in response to tim_redman

Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:


1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)


2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:


Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.


3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.


When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.


4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.


Then download and install theOS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Update.


Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible

because it is three times faster than wireless.


5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:


Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.


How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite.


Then download and install theOS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Update.


Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible

because it is three times faster than wireless.

Apr 18, 2015 2:51 PM in response to tim_redman

When you see a beachball cursor, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.

These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

SYSTEM LOG QUERIES All Messages

from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

View Show Log List

from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.

Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.

Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

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I get the spin wheel on 2010 iMac only while using safari, fresh install and new SSD.

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