Safari crashes A LOT on Snow Leopard.

Boesky · Sep 17, 2009, 03:43 PM

I thought they were supposed to be fine-tuning this program? What happened?

megatronbomb · Sep 17, 2009, 05:07 PM

I've had one Safari crash since switching to Snow Leopard. Maybe it's just you.

Eidorian · Sep 17, 2009, 05:09 PM

Do you know what is causing the crashes? It's pretty bad under Snow Leopard.

angelwatt · Sep 17, 2009, 05:45 PM

Well, if you provide more information such and what kind of sites it happens at or provide your safari version or if you have any plugins, and look if there are any console messages after the crash or a crash log to look at and then maybe we can help you. Or perhaps you just want to whine.

Console: /Applications/Utilities/
Crash Logs: ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/

I've had no issues yet.

str1f3 · Sep 17, 2009, 05:59 PM

I've actually found Safari more stable in SL. As was said before, send your crash logs to Apple. Also do you have any input manager plugins that causing this?

Catfish_Man · Sep 17, 2009, 06:23 PM

I'd certainly be happy to take a look at any crashlogs. I may or may not remember this thread exists later though; I'll try to check on it.

Eidorian · Sep 17, 2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by str1f3

I've actually found Safari more stable in SL. As was said before, send your crash logs to Apple. Also do you have any input manager plugins that causing this?

Safari under Snow Leopard would be nothing but Crash Reporter for me.

I can't use any browser for that matter under Snow Leopard.

5DollaFootlong · Sep 17, 2009, 06:38 PM

flash was troublesome for me in safari and hulu desktop until i repaired permissions. maybe that's what's making safari crash for you.

KingYaba · Sep 18, 2009, 01:54 AM

Trying to upload a file makes Safari crash.

PDE · Sep 18, 2009, 05:43 PM

Safari is extremely unstable for me too and I can't pin point what it is that's causing it. It even crashed when I was in gmail. This is the first time in many years that a browser is causing so much trouble. Firefox has also been doing the same thing, unfortunately.

Next time it happens I'll post the log.

Boesky · Sep 21, 2009, 01:07 AM

something about flash

fselin · Sep 23, 2009, 09:31 AM

When uploading files at for example as Gmail-attachments or photos to imageshack.us makes Safari crash. I've uninstalled and installed Adobe Flash several times, I've also repaired permissions...

Safari 4.0.3 (6531.9)
Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.1

Internetplugins:
Flash Player.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
JavaPluginCocoa.plugin

Crash Report ("Gmail attach a file"-crash):
http://pastebin.com/f197af0bb

Fred Diamond · Sep 23, 2009, 12:37 PM

Safari crashes several times a day since upgrading to Snow Leopard. This is a typical crash report:

http://pastebin.com/m4308532c

maflynn · Sep 23, 2009, 01:29 PM

My safari has not crashed once under SL

angelwatt · Sep 23, 2009, 02:12 PM

@crashees, do you have private browsing enabled?

Catfish_Man · Sep 23, 2009, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fselin

When uploading files at for example as Gmail-attachments or photos to imageshack.us makes Safari crash. I've uninstalled and installed Adobe Flash several times, I've also repaired permissions...

Safari 4.0.3 (6531.9)
Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.1

Internetplugins:
Flash Player.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
JavaPluginCocoa.plugin

Crash Report ("Gmail attach a file"-crash):
http://pastebin.com/f197af0bb

That appears to be a hang rather than a crash; it looks like it's occurring in the code that attempts to determine whether your internet connection is currently working correctly. Perhaps your connection dropped just as the upload was starting (obviously this shouldn't hang the app, but it would explain why you're seeing it and many others aren't)?

<edit>
Alternatively, the particular thing it's hanging on seems to be PPP related; do you use PPP for your internet connection?
</edit>

<edit2>
The nightly build suggestion below applies here too; I have a vague memory of a file-upload related commit in the last week or two that could be relevant.
</edit2>

Catfish_Man · Sep 23, 2009, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Diamond

Safari crashes several times a day since upgrading to Snow Leopard. This is a typical crash report:

http://pastebin.com/m4308532c

That looks to be a crash in WebCore's cache handling code. One possible thing to try would be downloading a nightly build (nightly.webkit.org) to see if it's been fixed yet.

kockgunner · Sep 23, 2009, 10:38 PM

The flash plugin always crashes in Snow Leopard. It doesn't bring the whole browser down, but in Leopard, it didn't crash in the first place.

livingincrete · Sep 25, 2009, 05:22 AM

I have three Macs at this location, Macbook, MacbookPro & Imac 24 inch. Two were upgraded to SL from leopard and one was a clean installation. All three crash regularly in all browsers when using any application which requires Flash. The crashes are at random points during usage and cannot be predicted. Sometimes a report is generated to send to apple, sometimes it is not.

From reading other posts on various forums it is obvious that this is a very widespread problem.

KingYaba · Sep 25, 2009, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kockgunner

The flash plugin always crashes in Snow Leopard. It doesn't bring the whole browser down, but in Leopard, it didn't crash in the first place.

That thing is total and utter crap. Guaranteed to eat 70% CPU. Sometimes from a simple flash ad.

plinden · Sep 25, 2009, 08:42 PM

Hmm, Safari hasn't crashed once on me in Snow Leopard, with four different Macs (three Core Duos; Mini, iMac and MacBook, and one late 2008 MBP). I installed the first day it came out.

But then I have Click-to-flash installed so I don't get random Flash running on my machines.

SmugMac · Sep 26, 2009, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maflynn

My safari has not crashed once under SL

Same. Makes me wonder if people with stability issues may be having an underlaying hardware problem?

MacManiac76 · Sep 26, 2009, 12:56 AM

Seeing threads like this makes me glad (somewhat) that I haven't upgraded to Snow Leopard yet. I'm still on Leopard 10.5.8 and almost never experience browser crashes of any kind, or any application crash for that matter. I do feel behind the times a little since I'm not running the current Mac OS for the first time on this machine, but I much prefer my stable machine over the "latest-and-greatest" so to speak for now at least.

Catfish_Man · Sep 26, 2009, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmugMac

Same. Makes me wonder if people with stability issues may be having an underlaying hardware problem?

Unlikely. It's usually due to a combination of different usage patterns, different websites, different settings, different installed software (hacks, flash player versions, clicktoflash, etc...), and just luck. Some bugs only occur with more than one processor, but these days most people have that.

Unfortunately the only way to get a *real* view for where problem areas are is statistically over the entire OSX user base, and that requires information not accessible outside Apple.

djdmarckey · Sep 30, 2009, 10:28 AM

i have still not upgraded t snow.L. just yet. all my browser crash constantly. no error message. the browser freezes, beachball spins. then the mouse arrow(beachball) freezes and in 10-15 second all comes back online as if nothing happened. very frustrating. afraid to upgrade in case it gets worse. but if its not working right now i might as well go 4 it

Sep 17, 2009, 03:43 PM	#1
Boesky macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2009	Safari crashes A LOT on Snow Leopard. I thought they were supposed to be fine-tuning this program? What happened?

Sep 17, 2009, 05:09 PM	#3
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	Do you know what is causing the crashes? It's pretty bad under Snow Leopard. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Sep 17, 2009, 05:45 PM	#4
angelwatt macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dayton, OH	Well, if you provide more information such and what kind of sites it happens at or provide your safari version or if you have any plugins, and look if there are any console messages after the crash or a crash log to look at and then maybe we can help you. Or perhaps you just want to whine. Console: /Applications/Utilities/ Crash Logs: ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/ I've had no issues yet. __________________ MRoogle can find your answers! Guess what? Most of us use MR/Google to answer your threads. Seriously.

Sep 17, 2009, 06:38 PM	#8
5DollaFootlong macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2009	flash was troublesome for me in safari and hulu desktop until i repaired permissions. maybe that's what's making safari crash for you. __________________ 2.4 GHz Aluminum Macbook, 2 GB Ram, 250 GB HD; 8 GB 1st generation iPod Touch; Airport Extreme Base Station

Sep 18, 2009, 01:54 AM	#9
KingYaba macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stuck in a rut...	Trying to upload a file makes Safari crash. __________________ Texas: illegally acquired; universally admired.

Sep 17, 2009, 05:07 PM	#2
megatronbomb macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Portland, OR	I've had one Safari crash since switching to Snow Leopard. Maybe it's just you.

Sep 17, 2009, 05:59 PM	#5
str1f3 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2008	I've actually found Safari more stable in SL. As was said before, send your crash logs to Apple. Also do you have any input manager plugins that causing this?

Sep 17, 2009, 06:23 PM	#6
Catfish_Man macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, OR	I'd certainly be happy to take a look at any crashlogs. I may or may not remember this thread exists later though; I'll try to check on it.

Sep 18, 2009, 05:43 PM	#10
PDE macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2005	Safari is extremely unstable for me too and I can't pin point what it is that's causing it. It even crashed when I was in gmail. This is the first time in many years that a browser is causing so much trouble. Firefox has also been doing the same thing, unfortunately. Next time it happens I'll post the log.

Sep 21, 2009, 01:07 AM	#11
Boesky Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2009	something about flash

Sep 23, 2009, 09:31 AM	#12
fselin macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2009	When uploading files at for example as Gmail-attachments or photos to imageshack.us makes Safari crash. I've uninstalled and installed Adobe Flash several times, I've also repaired permissions... Safari 4.0.3 (6531.9) Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.1 Internetplugins: Flash Player.plugin flashplayer.xpt Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin JavaPluginCocoa.plugin Crash Report ("Gmail attach a file"-crash): http://pastebin.com/f197af0bb

Sep 23, 2009, 12:37 PM	#13
Fred Diamond macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2009	Safari crashes several times a day since upgrading to Snow Leopard. This is a typical crash report: http://pastebin.com/m4308532c

Sep 23, 2009, 01:29 PM	#14
maflynn macrumors 68020 Join Date: May 2009	My safari has not crashed once under SL __________________ Unibody MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz, 4GB ram, 500GB HDD; iPhone 3Gs 32GB

Sep 23, 2009, 02:12 PM	#15
angelwatt macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dayton, OH	@crashees, do you have private browsing enabled? __________________ MRoogle can find your answers! Guess what? Most of us use MR/Google to answer your threads. Seriously.

Sep 23, 2009, 10:38 PM	#18
kockgunner macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada	The flash plugin always crashes in Snow Leopard. It doesn't bring the whole browser down, but in Leopard, it didn't crash in the first place. __________________ Macbook Pro 2.4GHz Penryn, 4GB RAM, 200GB HD, 8600M GT 256 VRAM White 16GB iPhone 3GS

Sep 25, 2009, 05:22 AM	#19
livingincrete macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crete, Greece	Flash Crashes I have three Macs at this location, Macbook, MacbookPro & Imac 24 inch. Two were upgraded to SL from leopard and one was a clean installation. All three crash regularly in all browsers when using any application which requires Flash. The crashes are at random points during usage and cannot be predicted. Sometimes a report is generated to send to apple, sometimes it is not. From reading other posts on various forums it is obvious that this is a very widespread problem.

Sep 25, 2009, 08:42 PM	#21
plinden macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2004	Hmm, Safari hasn't crashed once on me in Snow Leopard, with four different Macs (three Core Duos; Mini, iMac and MacBook, and one late 2008 MBP). I installed the first day it came out. But then I have Click-to-flash installed so I don't get random Flash running on my machines.

Sep 26, 2009, 12:56 AM	#23
MacManiac76 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arizona	Seeing threads like this makes me glad (somewhat) that I haven't upgraded to Snow Leopard yet. I'm still on Leopard 10.5.8 and almost never experience browser crashes of any kind, or any application crash for that matter. I do feel behind the times a little since I'm not running the current Mac OS for the first time on this machine, but I much prefer my stable machine over the "latest-and-greatest" so to speak for now at least. __________________ Penryn MacBook, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD \| 30 GB iPod 5G

Sep 30, 2009, 10:28 AM	#25
djdmarckey macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009	running leopard CRASH i have still not upgraded t snow.L. just yet. all my browser crash constantly. no error message. the browser freezes, beachball spins. then the mouse arrow(beachball) freezes and in 10-15 second all comes back online as if nothing happened. very frustrating. afraid to upgrade in case it gets worse. but if its not working right now i might as well go 4 it

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