Apparent Finder malfunction

[Schiffi]

This happened once before, only with entirely different scenarios, both events ended up with me having to restart my PBookG4. The problem occurs only after having my mac on for like 8 hours. It happened before when I attempted open a folder and it happened today when I burned a cd. Restarting seems to fix it, but only temporarily. The pictured (shown) shows three Finders open (as well as an unresponsive Mozilla). Can someone please help me solve this problem?


EDIT: Found the .log if that helps

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Date/Time: 2003-05-23 16:19:11 -0500
OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)
Host: Jon-Shipmans-Computer.local.

Command: Finder
PID: 338

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Code[0]: 0x0000000aCode[1]: 0x0217d000

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x90519a88 in _ZN17CIconStorageEntry17SetCompressedDataEmlPhl
#1 0x9051b52c in _ZN22CIconStorageLocalEntry7SetDataElPcl
#2 0x90516af4 in _ZN17CIconStorageEntry16SetIconFamilyPtrEPK18IconFamilyResourcem
#3 0x9051f92c in _ZN20CFileBasedIconLoaderC4EP17CIconStorageEntryPK5FSRefsmsPs
#4 0x90519130 in _ISGetStorageByIconFile
#5 0x9300613c in _Z16ISBuildBaseImagePK5FSRefPK12HFSUniStr255PmP13FSCatalogInfoP19CustomBadgeResource
#6 0x930089d0 in GetImageForFSItem
#7 0x93006e44 in GetIconRefFromFileInfo
#8 0x9073aa88 in _ZNK9TMetaData11ReadIconRefERP13OpaqueIconRefb
#9 0x90740b28 in _ZNK11THFSPlusRef11ReadIconRefERP13OpaqueIconRefb
#10 0x9073fbf0 in _ZNK13THFSPlusStore11ReadIconRefERP13OpaqueIconRef
#11 0x90737c08 in _ZNK13THFSPlusStore10GetIconRefER18TPropertyReference
#12 0x90731ca8 in _ZNK13THFSPlusStore11GetPropertyEmR18TPropertyReference
#13 0x907334b8 in _ZNK5TNode11GetPropertyEmR18TPropertyReferenceRy
#14 0x90731eac in _Z15GetNodePropertyPK13OpaqueNodeRefmPyR18TPropertyReference
#15 0x9073591c in GetNodePropertyAsIconRef
#16 0x00011bcc in 0x11bcc
#17 0x00005188 in 0x5188
#18 0x0000780c in 0x780c
#19 0x000130a8 in 0x130a8
#20 0x0000ccc8 in 0xccc8
#21 0x00022f94 in 0x22f94
#22 0x950212b4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#23 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#24 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#25 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#26 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#27 0x95024478 in _ZN7LWindow10UpdatePortEv
#28 0x00023908 in 0x23908
#29 0x000118ac in 0x118ac
#30 0x969a2c54 in DispatchEventToHandlers
#31 0x969a2fbc in SendEventToEventTargetInternal
#32 0x969a63d0 in SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions
#33 0x969e79ec in _Z17HandleWindowEventP14OpaqueEventRefm
#34 0x969b28a8 in _Z29ToolboxEventDispatcherHandlerP25OpaqueEventHandlerCallRefP14OpaqueEventRefPv
#35 0x969a2d0c in DispatchEventToHandlers
#36 0x969a2fbc in SendEventToEventTargetInternal
#37 0x969b5494 in SendEventToEventTarget
#38 0x969b7258 in _Z22ToolboxEventDispatcherP14OpaqueEventRef
#39 0x969c8740 in CallEventDispatchHook
#40 0x969b3c90 in TryEventDispatcher
#41 0x969a4570 in GetOrPeekEvent
#42 0x969a421c in GetNextEventMatchingMask
#43 0x969a8054 in WNEInternal
#44 0x969adf0c in WaitNextEvent
#45 0x00004970 in 0x4970
#46 0x000093e0 in 0x93e0
#47 0x00028400 in 0x28400
#48 0x00027480 in 0x27480
#49 0x00027300 in 0x27300

Thread 1:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x90148240 in CFRunLoopRun
#5 0x9052d84c in _ZN19NSLRequestMgrThread3RunEv
#6 0x9052d640 in _ZN7LThread11_RunWrapperEPv
#7 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 2:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x90148240 in CFRunLoopRun
#5 0x9402c8ac in _ZN8DRStatus15GetActiveStatusEv
#6 0x9402c810 in _ZN8DRStatus15GetActiveStatusEv
#7 0x94002df0 in _ZN14DRThreadObject16SetFixedPriorityEm
#8 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 3:
#0 0x90042668 in semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap
#1 0x9003e894 in _pthread_cond_wait
#2 0x9022f57c in MPWaitOnQueue
#3 0x90736fc4 in _ZN13TNodeSyncTask12SyncTaskProcEPv
#4 0x9025d924 in PrivateMPEntryPoint
#5 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 4:
#0 0x90042668 in semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap
#1 0x9003e894 in _pthread_cond_wait
#2 0x0005cb30 in 0x5cb30
#3 0x001d34e4 in 0x1d34e4
#4 0x0005c084 in 0x5c084
#5 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x90519a88 srr1: 0x0200d030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x90519a20 ctr: 0x0000000b mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x00000037 r1: 0xbfffd840 r2: 0x00000000 r3: 0x03b3d5ae
r4: 0x00000012 r5: 0x00000000 r6: 0x00000003 r7: 0x0217d25a
r8: 0x00000000 r9: 0x00000027 r10: 0x03b4d5b1 r11: 0x03b47a7d
r12: 0x9057fef0 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000000 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x00000002 r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0xbfffe5c0 r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0xbfffdc40 r25: 0x0000404e r26: 0x00000000 r27: 0x00010000
r28: 0x00000012 r29: 0xbfffdc80 r30: 0x0217d000 r31: 0x905199ac

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Date/Time: 2003-05-23 16:19:50 -0500
OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)
Host: Jon-Shipmans-Computer.local.

Command: Finder
PID: 737

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Code[0]: 0x0000000aCode[1]: 0x023f7000

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x90519a88 in _ZN17CIconStorageEntry17SetCompressedDataEmlPhl
#1 0x9051b52c in _ZN22CIconStorageLocalEntry7SetDataElPcl
#2 0x90516af4 in _ZN17CIconStorageEntry16SetIconFamilyPtrEPK18IconFamilyResourcem
#3 0x9051f92c in _ZN20CFileBasedIconLoaderC4EP17CIconStorageEntryPK5FSRefsmsPs
#4 0x90519130 in _ISGetStorageByIconFile
#5 0x9300613c in _Z16ISBuildBaseImagePK5FSRefPK12HFSUniStr255PmP13FSCatalogInfoP19CustomBadgeResource
#6 0x930089d0 in GetImageForFSItem
#7 0x93006e44 in GetIconRefFromFileInfo
#8 0x9073aa88 in _ZNK9TMetaData11ReadIconRefERP13OpaqueIconRefb
#9 0x90740b28 in _ZNK11THFSPlusRef11ReadIconRefERP13OpaqueIconRefb
#10 0x9073fbf0 in _ZNK13THFSPlusStore11ReadIconRefERP13OpaqueIconRef
#11 0x90737c08 in _ZNK13THFSPlusStore10GetIconRefER18TPropertyReference
#12 0x90731ca8 in _ZNK13THFSPlusStore11GetPropertyEmR18TPropertyReference
#13 0x907334b8 in _ZNK5TNode11GetPropertyEmR18TPropertyReferenceRy
#14 0x90731eac in _Z15GetNodePropertyPK13OpaqueNodeRefmPyR18TPropertyReference
#15 0x9073591c in GetNodePropertyAsIconRef
#16 0x00011bcc in 0x11bcc
#17 0x00005188 in 0x5188
#18 0x0000780c in 0x780c
#19 0x000130a8 in 0x130a8
#20 0x0000ccc8 in 0xccc8
#21 0x00022f94 in 0x22f94
#22 0x950212b4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#23 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#24 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#25 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#26 0x950212e4 in _ZN5LView4DrawEP15OpaqueRgnHandle
#27 0x95024478 in _ZN7LWindow10UpdatePortEv
#28 0x00023908 in 0x23908
#29 0x000118ac in 0x118ac
#30 0x969a2c54 in DispatchEventToHandlers
#31 0x969a2fbc in SendEventToEventTargetInternal
#32 0x969a63d0 in SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions
#33 0x969e79ec in _Z17HandleWindowEventP14OpaqueEventRefm
#34 0x969b28a8 in _Z29ToolboxEventDispatcherHandlerP25OpaqueEventHandlerCallRefP14OpaqueEventRefPv
#35 0x969a2d0c in DispatchEventToHandlers
#36 0x969a2fbc in SendEventToEventTargetInternal
#37 0x969b5494 in SendEventToEventTarget
#38 0x969b7258 in _Z22ToolboxEventDispatcherP14OpaqueEventRef
#39 0x969c8740 in CallEventDispatchHook
#40 0x969b3c90 in TryEventDispatcher
#41 0x969a4570 in GetOrPeekEvent
#42 0x969a421c in GetNextEventMatchingMask
#43 0x969a8054 in WNEInternal
#44 0x969adf0c in WaitNextEvent
#45 0x00004970 in 0x4970
#46 0x000093e0 in 0x93e0
#47 0x00028400 in 0x28400
#48 0x00027480 in 0x27480
#49 0x00027300 in 0x27300

Thread 1:
#0 0x90042668 in semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap
#1 0x9003e894 in _pthread_cond_wait
#2 0x9022f57c in MPWaitOnQueue
#3 0x90736fc4 in _ZN13TNodeSyncTask12SyncTaskProcEPv
#4 0x9025d924 in PrivateMPEntryPoint
#5 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 2:
#0 0x90042668 in semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap
#1 0x9003e894 in _pthread_cond_wait
#2 0x0005cb30 in 0x5cb30
#3 0x001d34e4 in 0x1d34e4
#4 0x0005c084 in 0x5c084
#5 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x90519a88 srr1: 0x0200f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x90519a20 ctr: 0x0000000b mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x00000037 r1: 0xbfffd840 r2: 0x00000000 r3: 0x024dd5ae
r4: 0x00000012 r5: 0x00000000 r6: 0x00000003 r7: 0x023f725a
r8: 0x00000000 r9: 0x00000027 r10: 0x024ed5b1 r11: 0x024e7a7d
r12: 0x9057fef0 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000000 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x00000002 r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0xbfffe5c0 r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0xbfffdc40 r25: 0x0000404e r26: 0x00000000 r27: 0x00010000
r28: 0x00000012 r29: 0xbfffdc80 r30: 0x023f7000 r31: 0x905199ac

 

[patrick0brien]

-Schiffi

Umm, woah.

Could be due to the experienced memory leak that seems to be present in 10.2.6

The finder crashes, restarts, crashes again, and a third time. But the leak prevents the clearing of the previous Finder instances from RAM.

As for what could be causing the crashes, still thinking...

 

[shadowfax]

couldn't the fact that he has multiple finders open be the cause?

schiffi, if you can run the terminal when this happens, try opening it and punching in "sudo sh /etc/monthly" and then giving your password. this will rebuild some of your directories to clean them up and just generally clear out your RAM. i have a TiG4 and run it about once a week, because i never restart if i can help it, and my free RAM can get really low. running that script usually frees up half my RAM or a bit more. don't know if it will help this though--i am thinking no, but it's worth a shot.

 

[MacBandit]

In case you don't know that is a kernel crash. If you are having these at all regularly I would suggest reinstalling the system.

How long has it been since you reinstalled? Have you performed numerous system updates since the last time. If so definitely reinstall. It's really not a big deal. Start up off of the install discs by holding the 'C' key down once there choose the restore installation option. Within that option there will be another option to copy over your system preferences. This will copy your users folders over and all there preferences etc.. Unless you have manually modified a netoworking file you will not have to redo anything. It will not affect any of your apps or any of your data all that will change is you will have a fresh system installed. Once you are done with the install run system update and run all the updates. After that finishes you will have to restart. You will then want to run system update again to finish all the updates.

Also to run the monthy, weekly, and daily system maintenance tasks I recommend MacJanitor.

Something else to do regularly also is to repair disk permissions. Here's information on disk permissions and the proper way of doing it.

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17722

The final thing to do occasionaly is to run the file system check at startup. To do this at startup hold 'apple-s' this will put you into Single User Mode. At the prompt type 'FSCK -Y'. Be sure to put that space in there before the '-Y'. This will run the file system check. The '-Y' option tells it to answer yes to all questions. Once it's done running run it again if it says it repaired anything. If it says that there was nothing to repair then type 'reboot'.

 

[shadowfax]

macbandit--i just ran the force-quit menu and noticed that i do in fact have the same affliction. i had three instances of finder. however, my system was running perfectly. moreover, running "/etc/monthly" as i recommended earlier in the thread fixed it--i went back to just one finder instance. are you sure this is a kernel crash? i've been up w/o restart for 5.7 days or so now.

 

[Schiffi]

I haven't had the problem yet. And my mac is relatively new, so I won't reinstall just yet. I've fond the Finder prefs and deleted them. I remembered that this happened just after removing the option to view drives on the desktop. I do run Macjanitor regularily. However, I'll try and wait until my extrnal HD (for backups) gets here before I go repairing things. It's only happened twice anyhow.

 

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Schiffi
I haven't had the problem yet. And my mac is relatively new, so I won't reinstall just yet. I've fond the Finder prefs and deleted them. I remembered that this happened just after removing the option to view drives on the desktop. I do run Macjanitor regularily. However, I'll try and wait until my extrnal HD (for backups) gets here before I go repairing things. It's only happened twice anyhow.

my option to view drives has always been on. this never used to happen to me, and i haven't touched my finder prefs in ages.

 

[springscansing]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
macbandit--i just ran the force-quit menu and noticed that i do in fact have the same affliction. i had three instances of finder. however, my system was running perfectly. moreover, running "/etc/monthly" as i recommended earlier in the thread fixed it--i went back to just one finder instance. are you sure this is a kernel crash? i've been up w/o restart for 5.7 days or so now.

You didn't have three running. That's just a bug in force quit. Just a graphical thing, nothing more.

 

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by springscansing
You didn't have three running. That's just a bug in force quit. Just a graphical thing, nothing more.

so it doesn't hurt anything? why did running the /etc/weekly make it work right?

 

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Schiffi
I haven't had the problem yet. And my mac is relatively new, so I won't reinstall just yet. I've fond the Finder prefs and deleted them. I remembered that this happened just after removing the option to view drives on the desktop. I do run Macjanitor regularily. However, I'll try and wait until my extrnal HD (for backups) gets here before I go repairing things. It's only happened twice anyhow.

It's just as well to wait to back up your data even though as I said before it will not affect any of it. Also I have from my personal experience of 5 new Apple computeres find that the OS that is installed on the computer from Apple to be unusually unstable and a prompt reinstall on the computer cures many many ailments.