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help. errno 32 broken pipe mdnsresponder

MBP late 2013 15" Retina OS X Mavericks


with lots of apps, some extensions, music add-ons...


should i wipe clean the hdd and reinstall OSX? [mavericks or sierra? 😀 benchmarked, mavericks is better.. just that i can't use some new apps.]


i assume i deleted stuff. .plist files or such. i usually try to get rid of stray app files.


recently installed Cocktail. the error was there before that. might have made it worse..


got about 4-5 logouts this week. it happens when multiple youtube videos and audio/videos are accessed [with any browser.] . mouse cursor gets stuttery, video jams, or if it doesn't jam, i can't stop it before everything else jams and logs out.


there are lots of other errors but this one puts them to shame.

this is spamming across the console

10/11/2016 14:55:30.959 mDNSResponder[49]: ERROR: send_all(44) wrote -1 of 4 errno 32 (Broken pipe)


hope to find out how to attach the log file..

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), :)

Posted on Nov 10, 2016 5:00 AM

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9 replies

Nov 10, 2016 9:44 AM in response to stefan.amariutei

Try running this program in your normal account , then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. On the screen with Options, please open Options and check the bottom 2 boxes before running. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown.

Etrecheck – System Information

Nov 10, 2016 4:20 PM in response to Eric Root

:)

Eric Root wrote:


Try running this program in your normal account , then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. On the screen with Options, please open Options and check the bottom 2 boxes before running. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown.

Etrecheck – System Information

EtreCheck version: 3.1.2 (334)

Report generated 2016-11-11 02:03:39

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime 1:44

Performance: Excellent


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Problem: Other problem

Description:

errno 32 mdnsresponder broken pipe


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,3

1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-4850HQ) CPU: 4-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 = 594


Video Information:

Intel Iris Pro

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 2048 MB

Color LCD 2880 x 1800


System Software:

OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 (13F1712) - Time since boot: about 6 days


Disk Information:

APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

[Show SMART report]

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 499.08 GB (91.27 GB free)

Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

Core Storage: disk0s2 499.42 GB Online


USB Information:

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Configuration files:

/etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected


Gatekeeper:

Anywhere


Kernel Extensions:

/Applications/BlueStacks.app

[loaded] com.bluestacks.kext.Hypervisor (4.3.26 - 2015-07-31) [Support]


/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-05-17) [Support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-05-17) [Support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-05-17) [Support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-05-17) [Support]


/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.objectiveSee.kext.BlockBlock (0.9.4 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-11-03) [Support]


/Library/Extensions/HuaweiDataCardDriver_10_9.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.MBB.driver.MBBACMData (5.01.03.00 - SDK 10.8 - 2014-02-10) [Support]

[not loaded] com.MBB.driver.MBBActivateDriver (5.01.03 - SDK 10.8 - 2014-02-10) [Support]

[not loaded] com.MBB.driver.MBBEthernetData (5.01.03.00 - SDK 10.8 - 2014-02-10) [Support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.0 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[loaded] com.ScreamingBee.driver.SBVirtualMic (1.0.4 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchAfaTech (1.1 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergy450 (1.1 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergyXS (1.1 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchEmpia (1.1 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchVoyager (1.1 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-09-09) [Support]

[loaded] com.usboverdrive.driver.hid (3.0.2 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-09-09) [Support]


/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4 - 2013-02-01) [Support]

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9.1 - SDK 10.-1 - 2013-02-01) [Support]

[loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6 - 2013-02-01) [Support]

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4 - 2013-02-01) [Support]


/System/Library/Extensions/USBOverdrive.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.usboverdrive.driver.hid.safe (3.0.2 - 2012-08-10) [Support]


~/Downloads/Little Snitch 3.5.1/Little Snitch Installer.app

[not loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (3.5.1 - SDK 10.8 - 2015-01-08) [Support]


System Launch Agents:

[running] com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist (2015-03-18) [Support]

[not loaded] 5 Apple tasks

[loaded] 133 Apple tasks

[running] 46 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] 50 Apple tasks

[loaded] 135 Apple tasks

[running] 64 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[running] HWPortCfg.plist (2015-08-11) [Support]

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2016-03-18) [Support]

[failed] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (2016-03-22) [Support] - /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud/ACC/Creative Cloud.app/Contents/MacOS/Creative Cloud: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion.plist (2016-01-20)

[not loaded] com.maintain.LogOut.plist (2016-11-04)

[not loaded] com.maintain.PurgeInactiveMemory.plist (2016-11-04)

[not loaded] com.maintain.Restart.plist (2016-11-04)

[not loaded] com.maintain.ShutDown.plist (2016-11-04)

[not loaded] com.maintain.Sleep.plist (2016-11-04)

[running] com.maintain.SystemEvents.plist (2016-11-04)

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2016-08-08) [Support]

[loaded] com.paragon.updater.plist (2015-06-24) [Support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist (2015-02-27) [Support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist (2015-02-27) [Support]

[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist (2015-03-11) [Support]

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (2013-11-11) [Support]


Launch Daemons:

[loaded] PACESupport.plist (2013-02-01) [Support]

[running] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.bstservice_helper.plist (2016-09-24) [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2014-02-10) [Support]

[running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (2016-10-05) [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-10-26) [Support]

[running] com.leapmotion.leapd.plist (2016-01-20) [Support]

[not loaded] com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist (2016-11-04)

[not loaded] com.maintain.HideSpotlightMenuBarIcon.plist (2016-11-04)

[loaded] com.malwarebytes.HelperTool.plist (2016-11-03) [Support]

[failed] com.objectiveSee.blockblock.plist (2016-11-03) [Support] - /Applications/BlockBlock.app/Contents/MacOS/BlockBlock: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2016-06-22) [Support]

[running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (2014-06-10) [Support]

[loaded] com.paragon.ntfs12.refresh.plist (2015-06-24) [Support]

[loaded] com.stclairsoft.AppTamerAgent.plist (2016-10-28) [Support]

[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist (2014-11-11) [Support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist (2015-02-27) [Support]

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (2013-11-11) [Support]

[loaded] org.wireshark.ChmodBPF.plist (2016-04-18) [Support] - /Library/Application Support/Wireshark/ChmodBPF/ChmodBPF: Executable not found!


User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist (2016-09-24) [Support]

[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallWatcher.plist (2016-09-24)

[failed] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Updater.plist (2016-09-24) [Support]

[failed] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2014-06-30) [Support] - /Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/MacOS/Updater/Adobe Reader Updater Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Reader Updater Helper: Executable not found!

[failed] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-10-18) [Support] - ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Reso urces/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent: Executable not found!

[failed] com.objectiveSee.blockblock.plist (2016-11-03) [Support] - /Applications/BlockBlock.app/Contents/MacOS/BlockBlock: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (2016-11-08) [Support]


User Login Items:

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

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

iSkysoft Helper Compact Application (~/Library/Application Support/Helper/iSkysoft Helper Compact.app)

USBOverdriveHelper Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/USB Overdrive.prefPane/Contents/Resources/USBOverdriveHelper.app)

com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist MachInit (/etc/mach_init_per_user.d/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist)

Mach Init items are deprecated


Internet Plug-ins:

AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 (2016-03-22) [Support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 23.0.0.207 - SDK 10.9 (2016-11-08) [Support]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-03-23)

Flash Player: 23.0.0.207 - SDK 10.9 (2016-11-08) [Support]

Default Browser: 537 - SDK 10.9 (2014-09-21)

npDDRia: 0.0.14.5 - SDK 10.9 (2015-12-18) [Support]

WidevineMediaOptimizer: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 (2014-06-09) [Support]

ChemDraw Plugin Pro: 14 . 0 . 0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-09-10) [Support]

Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 5.0.3f2 - SDK 10.6 (2016-03-24) [Support]

DirectorShockwave: 12.1.2r152 - SDK 10.6 (2014-05-29) [Support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 101 build 13 (2016-08-08) Check version


User internet Plug-ins:

BlueStacks Install Detector: Unknown

ZoomUsPlugIn: 3.5.56157.0701 - SDK 10.11 (2016-07-07) [Support]


Safari Extensions:

Greenhouse - Nicholas Rubin - http://allaregreen.us (2016-09-08)

Boomerang for Gmail - Baydin - http://www.boomeranggmail.com (2014-12-18)

Dragon - Nuance Communications, Inc - http://www.nuance.com (2015-08-07)

Pin It Button - Pinterest, Inc. - http://www.pinterest.com/ (2015-07-04)

AdBlock - BetaFish, Inc. - https://getadblock.com (2016-05-13)

Franker - Yurii Soldak - http://franker.googlecode.com/ (2015-05-24)

Adblock Plus - Eyeo GmbH - https://adblockplus.org/ (2016-10-28)

Stylish - Vladimir Sobolev - http://sobolev.us/stylish (2016-09-06)

Streak - Rewardly Inc. - https://www.streak.com (2016-06-22)

Terms of Service; Didn‘t Read - ToS;DR (xMartin) - http://tosdr.org/ (2013-12-16)

Translate - SideTree.com - Apps for Mac and Web - http://SideTree.com/extensions.html#Translate (2015-12-02)

Firebug Lite for Safari - Slice Factory - http://www.slicefactory.com (2014-03-24)

Sessions - David Yoo - https://sessions-extension.github.io/Sessions/ (2016-06-27)

WasteNoTime - Bumblebee Systems, Inc. - http://www.bumblebeesystems.com/ (2016-05-23)

YouTube Center - Jeppe Rune Mortensen - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCenter (2015-11-29)

JS Blocker 5 - Travis Roman - http://jsblocker.toggleable.com/ (2016-09-17)

Social Fixer - Matt Kruse - http://SocialFixer.com/ (2014-12-12)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

CleanApp Logging Service (2016-09-26) [Support]

Flash Player (2016-10-26) [Support]

Java (2016-08-08) [Support]

Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X (2015-06-24) [Support]

USB Overdrive (2014-06-28) [Support]


Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

7% fontd

4% WindowServer

2% kernel_task

0% Dropbox

0% WebKitPluginHost


Top Processes by Memory:

1.43 GB kernel_task

688 MB Safari

639 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(13)

229 MB Finder

229 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information:

15.61 GB Available RAM

9.06 GB Free RAM

396 MB Used RAM

6.55 GB Cached files

3.32 GB Swap Used


Diagnostics Information:

Nov 9, 2016, 12:10:00 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2016-11-09-001000_[redacted].crash

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/WindowSe rver

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