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Random quits from Firefox and sometimes Kernel panic...
Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 (assemblage 8S165)
2011-02-24 02:50:19 +0100
2011-02-24 02:50:20.278 loginwindow[107] FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags returned err = -35
2011-02-24 02:50:20.338 loginwindow[107] LoginItems LSOpenFromURLSpec return err = -10825
2011-02-24 02:50:22.239 loginwindow[107] FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags returned err = -43
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'ACL::Exception'
what(): OSStatus exception
Feb 24 02:50:34 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 diskarbitrationd[55]: SystemUIServer [230]:27139 not responding.
2011-02-24 02:50:34.339 SystemUIServer[230] lang is:fr
Workaround Bonjour: Unknown error: 0
2011-02-24 02:50:46.747 CleanMyMacHelperTool[146] Deleted /Volumes/lexar 225/.DS_Store
2011-02-24 02:50:53.359 GrowlHelperApp[246] CFLog (0):
CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): plist parse failed; the data is not proper UTF-8. The file name for this data could be:
/Users/georgesrodi/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
The parser will retry as in 10.2, but the problem should be corrected in the plist.
Feb 24 02:51:21 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[265]: Finder crashed
Don't really understand...
Something to do from that crash log ?
Thanks
GR
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Working backwards, George - have you tried removing the .plist that it's complaining about? It will be recreated - you will lose some website cookies, of course - but that may correct that problem.
As for the other bit - the "FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags" - sounds like something in your startup items is wonky. Do you have "CleanMyMacHelperTool in there? If so, I'd take it out of your startup items and see if that helps. Not sure about the GrowlHelperApp either...
Also, have you repaired permissions and also run Verify Disk (just to be sure there aren't any directory errors)?
Discussion of the FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags message:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=69444
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Frankly, that's one of the easiest to read log files I've seen. Unfortunately, it still doesn't help me!
It is obvious that the Finder crashed, but I think that is simply the end result of all the previous errors. Some of the other lines are basically reports of what some app did. But deleting a .DS_Store file is hardly a problem, especially from a thumbdrive. But these reports are not really made for mere users to understand, anyway.
But, if you see any particular app appearing in a series of logs, that might be a good place to start moving plists to a "Removed plist" folder and then do a Restart to get a clean one.
However, since you have several third-party "Startup Items" in your account, try logging in/starting up in another account, especially one that has nothing but the standard Apple stuff in it. Then run FF and see how things go.
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DW ok...permissions ok too, removed the bad .plist
Gonna try to look more precisely to crash logs to see if there's an application involved to trash the .plist .
Thanks for the infos
GR
Firefox quit 10 minutes ago...
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I don't know of any app that removes Firefox plists but you can do it manually.
Firefox stores preferences, bookmarks, etc. in a way that is not kosher as far as Apple apps are concerned. Look in ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox to see all that stuff (a ton of it). You can play with those things by quitting Firefox, moving a likely culprit to the desktop, launching Firefox, and then seeing what happens. That way, you can always put the file back instead of trashing it.
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Firefox quit 10 minutes ago...
Was that in your regular account or after you logged into a 'testing' account?
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It was on my regular account... gonna try in safe mode to see
GR
Later..
Kernel whith 3 unaligned frame address... not mapped or invalid , stopping
Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 (assemblage 8S165)
2011-02-26 00:55:53 +0100
2011-02-26 00:55:54.185 loginwindow[251] FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags returned err = -35
2011-02-26 00:55:54.354 loginwindow[251] LoginItems LSOpenFromURLSpec return err = -10825
2011-02-26 00:55:56.455 loginwindow[251] FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags returned err = -43
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'ACL::Exception'
what(): OSStatus exception
Workaround Bonjour: Unknown error: 0
2011-02-26 00:56:09.111 SystemUIServer[305] lang is:fr
2011-02-26 00:56:32.634 GrowlHelperApp[315] CFLog (0):
CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): plist parse failed; the data is not proper UTF-8. The file name for this data could be:
/Users/georgesrodi/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/Cookies.plist
The parser will retry as in 10.2, but the problem should be corrected in the plist.
Feb 26 00:57:09 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[333]: Finder crashed
Feb 26 00:57:11 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[333]: crash report written to: /Users/georgesrodi/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Finder.crash.log
Feb 26 00:57:56 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[337]: Finder crashed
Feb 26 00:57:57 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[337]: crash report written to: /Users/georgesrodi/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Finder.crash.log
Feb 26 00:58:56 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[340]: Finder crashed
Feb 26 00:58:58 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[340]: crash report written to: /Users/georgesrodi/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Finder.crash.log
Feb 26 00:59:56 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[343]: Finder crashed
Feb 26 00:59:58 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[343]: crash report written to: /Users/georgesrodi/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Finder.crash.log
Feb 26 01:00:56 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[346]: Finder crashed
Feb 26 01:00:58 power-mac-g4-de-georges-rodi-3 crashdump[346]: crash report written to: /Users/georgesrodi/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Finder.crash.log
Maybe easier to read for you , my reading , writing , and understanding of english is not so good
GR
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Make sure browsers are closed and try removing:
/Users/georgesrodi/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/Cookies.plist
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/Users/georgesrodi/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/Cookies.plist
Could not find it.
In the application Support folder there's no Webfoundation, whith a find , shows only " com.apple.WebFoundation.plist" that i removed , but no Cookies.plist
Where could it be?
GR
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Did you look in the right Library? I have that folder and file (dated 2003 so it's not peculiar to Snow Leopard). You may have looked in the Library at the root level of the drive rather than the one in your home folder (where it should be).
In addition, see this FineTunedMac thread in case you decide to bite the bullet.
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Home library folder...
application support...nothing about WebFoundation
Search : nothing also about WebFoundation or Cookies.plist
The only thing found yersteday was com.apple.WebFoundation.plist , removed now
Must be well hidden... how to find it?
GR
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Interesting choice of wording in the crash report:
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The file name for this data could be:
/Users/georgesrodi/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/Cookies.plist
Does that mean it might NOT be? Enquiring minds want to know...
I don't have that WebFoundation folder either, Jon, and according to this thread on the Apple discussions, it's not there by default:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?t...=0&tstart=0
Maybe you should try an archive and install, George. Looks like it can be a difficult problem to solve for some reason or other.
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Archive and install...
Never done it..would be the last solution if i don't find another.
The crashs are always from Firefox (speening wheel ) , Safari..
one time had a kernel whith the mac Screensaver in random pictures mode
Seems also always related to browsers ,sometimes crash watching videos... never in other programs
Is there maybe an update for the vidéo card ?
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX :
Modèle de jeu de puces : GeForce2 MX
Type : Moniteur
Bus : AGP
Logement : SLOT-1
VRAM (totale) : 32 Mo
Fournisseur : nVIDIA (0x10de)
Identifiant du périphérique : 0x0110
Identifiant de révision : 0x00b2
Révision de la ROM : 1055
Moniteurs :
L1715S :
Résolution : 1280 x 1024 @ 75 Hz
Profondeur : Couleurs 32 bits
Core Image : Non géré
Moniteur principal : Oui
Miroir : Désactivé
Connecté : Oui
Quartz Extreme : Géré
GR
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Archive & Install is a piece of cake. I have never had to do it for myself (knock wood) but I did it for a neighbor after exhausting all other remedies. I checked the box to preserve user settings and let it go. 40 minutes later, everything came up as it had been and everything was working. Nothing was lost and she was a happy camper.
The only extra work involved using Software Update to get her back to the latest OS version, as well as other versions of Apple software that had been updated since the original installation.
Let me add one more thing: Run a directory check before you A&I. You can use Disk Utility's Repair Disk function or, better still, use a third-party utility. Disk Warrior is my favorite but Drive Genius and TechTool Pro are also good choices. If the directory is damaged, A&I may make matters worse, possibly necessitating Erase&Install. You definitely don't want to have that happen. E&I is a royal PITA.
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It may be totally unrelated but go into your System Prefs and open Growl and turn it off. See if that makes any difference. I had to disable it on my setup because it was causing problems including crashing some apps.
Regarding cookies, there are many related to Firefox. As Jon said, your Profile in /Users/georgesrodi/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/(odd number and letters-default)/ will contain a few files related to cookies.
They are:
cookies.sqlite
cookies.sqlite-journal
permissions.sqlite
More info on Firefox files in Profile folder: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox#Files
There is also a general plist for Firefox: /Users/georgesrodi/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist though I doubt it is involved.
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cookies.sqlite
cookies.sqlite-journal
permissions.sqlite
Removed them... put back permissions.sqlite for my email access
Among these is there something to remove..?
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No Kernel untill now... just some quits
GR
Another kernel... watching a vidéo
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0028DF44): mget MCHECK: m_type=1 m=32b24600
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x000954F8 0x00095A10 0x00026898 0x0028DF44 0x0027BEF0 0x005B500C 0x005B5424 0x005D0670
0x005CB07C 0x002D1B8C 0x002D0A54 0x000A9714
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.AppleGMACEthernet(1.4.2f1)@0x5c9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5aa000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.7)@0x491000
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5aa000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x37979280)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
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Are you using an Airport card? The last kernel panic suggests something is wrong there or in your networking connections.
Tested your RAM lately?
Go through this page and look at the tests for RAM as well as other possibilities.
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
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I'm not using an airport card...
receiving by WIFI , a cable coming from an external antenna connected to a Belkin box plugged into the Ethernet port, installed by a friend ...i'm too bad whith these kind of things
Ram was tested , nothing wrong
Just upgrade to Firefox 3.5.17...seems faster , but always some quits
GR
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Could you try using an ethernet cable instead of WiFi as a test?
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There's an ethernet cable from the Belkin to the Mac...
GR
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Don't know if it will cure your problem, but I'm using version 3.6.13 with Tiger. You could try an update to this version.
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Don't know if it will cure your problem, but I'm using version 3.6.13 with Tiger. You could try an update to this version.
Version 3.6.14 is now available.
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I'm confused. Where is the WiFi part?
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I'm receiving from a far away house in the village whith an external antenna connected by a cable to the Belkin, the Belkin connected to the Mac whith an ethernet cable.
So lost in the country... too far to get an ADSL connection , apart satellite...
Maybe wifi is not the right word
GR
Once upgraded to 3.6.14 ...things are going much better, no quits, spinning wheel or kernel today
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Update to 3.14...works one day ok, now on 3.6.15 some quits came back
Something wrong whith flash
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Actually 10.1 r 102 is , not so clear about which version is ok for Tiger...
GR
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Some info on Flash on Firefox here:
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managi...0Flash%20plugin
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Note: The latest Flash player no longer supports PPC Macs. Instead, use Flash 10.1.102.64 which can be found in this archive
This link will download that Flash version:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flash...9.0_archive.zip
This discussion might be of help:
http://support.mozilla.com/oc/questions/719322
and this:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.j...54&tstart=0
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for the links...
Could upgrade Flash to the last version , but Firefox had always some random " don't respond" spinning wheel. quits , or force quit
GR