Finder randomly crashing

kedakeda
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
On a G3/266 with an OWC G4 upgrade and radeon PCI, the Finder is crashing all the time. It is running 10.2.6 and seems fine besides that.



Any ideas? Where should I start?

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    kedakeda Posts: 722member
    I've worked a bit more on the machine and observed a few things that might serve as clues.



    The finder quits when:

    -any file is moved btw directories

    -files are moved to the server (windows share)





    The Finder also feels very sluggish. The thing is, we have some other Macs which are running fine. Our scanner Mac is and 8600 w/a G4/450 and 10.2.6...this thing rocks!



    Any clues on how I might start trouble shooting?
  • Reply 2 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    try removing the CPU upgrade, then repeat the steps you have taken in the past to cause a crash. Those machines were very touchy with CPU upgrades.
  • Reply 3 of 8
    jimdreamworxjimdreamworx Posts: 1,095member
    Have you tried booting the OS X installer CD and running the Disk Utility from there to fix the permissions?



    Also, have you tried creating another user account, logging in with that account, and see if the Finder still crashes? Could be a bad user account...
  • Reply 4 of 8
    kedakeda Posts: 722member
    Here's an update. First off, the Finder is still crashing, but I can't say that it is a random occurrence. The finder is crashing after a file is copied to a new directory, moved from a CD, to or from a server, etc.



    I have tried two different accounts (haven't made a new one, but I'll try) and the error persists. I have booted from the OSX CD and run Disk Utility (haven't tried perm, but will), I have swapped in the original G3, and finally, down clocked the G4...the error is still there.



    Im fresh out of ideas. Anyone?



    Everything else is working very well. The problem appears to be isolated to the Finder.
  • Reply 5 of 8
    kedakeda Posts: 722member




    Anyone?
  • Reply 6 of 8
    kedakeda Posts: 722member




    Still going on...I'm just making a desperate plea for help.



    Anyways, here is the latest crash log incase anyone understads this. There are more, which I'll provide if requested. Thanks in advance for any help you can give with this.



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    Date/Time: 2003-08-21 11:38:55 -0400

    OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)

    Host: sp-findesk



    Command: Finder

    PID: 751



    Exception: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (0x0002)

    Code[0]: 0x00000002Code[1]: 0x9075d1e0



    Thread 0:

    #0 0x90034828 in semaphore_wait_trap

    #1 0x90009d18 in pthread_mutex_lock

    #2 0x907318a8 in NodeValidate

    #3 0x000137c0 in 0x137c0

    #4 0x00004dd4 in 0x4dd4

    #5 0x000049f0 in 0x49f0

    #6 0x000093e0 in 0x93e0

    #7 0x00028400 in 0x28400

    #8 0x00027480 in 0x27480

    #9 0x00027300 in 0x27300



    Thread 1 Crashed:

    #0 0x9075d1e0 in _ZN18TNodeOperationTask18RemoveOperationRefERP18Op aqueOperationRef

    #1 0xf0182d50 in 0xf0182d50

    #2 0x9076ac2c in _ZN18TNodeOperationTask9CompletedEv

    #3 0x907499c0 in _ZN18TNodeOperationTask17OperationTaskProcEPv

    #4 0x9025d924 in PrivateMPEntryPoint

    #5 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body



    Thread 2:

    #0 0x90034828 in semaphore_wait_trap

    #1 0x90009d18 in pthread_mutex_lock

    #2 0x90736f8c in _ZN13TNodeSyncTask12SyncTaskProcEPv

    #3 0x9025d924 in PrivateMPEntryPoint

    #4 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body



    PPC Thread State:

    srr0: 0x9075d1e0 srr1: 0x0208f030 vrsave: 0x00000000

    xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x9076ac2c ctr: 0x90073c20 mq: 0x00000000

    r0: 0x9076ac2c r1: 0xf0182ca0 r2: 0x20d01630 r3: 0xf0182d60

    r4: 0x00000011 r5: 0x00000018 r6: 0x00000000 r7: 0x00000000

    r8: 0x00000000 r9: 0x00000000 r10: 0x01e26a90 r11: 0xa0004894

    r12: 0x90073c20 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000

    r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000000 r19: 0x00000000

    r20: 0x00000000 r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0xa07295e4 r23: 0xa07295e4

    r24: 0x00000000 r25: 0x01225010 r26: 0xa072ab58 r27: 0x01225010

    r28: 0xf0182d60 r29: 0x01e2bce0 r30: 0x01e9ea00 r31: 0x9076ab58
  • Reply 7 of 8
    kedakeda Posts: 722member
    Does this log report mean anything to anyone?
  • Reply 8 of 8
    soopadrivesoopadrive Posts: 182member
    What I would do if I were in your situation is reinstall OS X. Then proceed through the upgrades of 10.1 and 10.2. See if that does anything. Experiment with both versions before upgrading to 10.2 (doing the things that caused your Finder to crash). If your Finder crashes in both versions, I would contact the vendor. If it only crashes in 10.2, stay with one of the previous versions until Panther is released, and try using Panther. I'm betting it will only get worse, however, as you continue to upgrade.

    One of the few misfortunes of owning an older machine, I'm afraid. Hope it all gets solved in the near future.
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