fix_prebinding crashes

[Billicus]

I have been experiencing numerous crashes a day and they are fix_prebinding crashes. It happens every two or three hours when I'm using the computer and occasionally when the computer is idle. Here is the description from Console:

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Date/Time: 2002-12-29 17:53:38 -0600
OS Version: 10.2.3 (Build 6G30)

Command: fix_prebinding
PID: 467

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x000002d9

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x000152a4 in 0x152a4
#1 0x0000c3d8 in 0xc3d8
#2 0x0000c0ec in 0xc0ec
#3 0x0000b3ac in 0xb3ac
#4 0x00007b20 in 0x7b20
#5 0x00004250 in 0x4250
#6 0x0000290c in 0x290c
#7 0x00002414 in 0x2414
#8 0x00002a2c in 0x2a2c
#9 0x90031c44 in mach_msg_server
#10 0x00002c40 in 0x2c40
#11 0x00002f48 in 0x2f48
#12 0x00002188 in 0x2188
#13 0x00002008 in 0x2008

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x000152a4 srr1: 0x0000f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x00015254 ctr: 0x90000f00 mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x00001338 r1: 0xbffff430 r2: 0x0408040c r3: 0x001bd9c8
r4: 0x00000003 r5: 0x00000001 r6: 0x000002d8 r7: 0x00032230
r8: 0x00001248 r9: 0x00000001 r10: 0x00032230 r11: 0x0018c5e8
r12: 0x90000f00 r13: 0x000321b8 r14: 0x00032234 r15: 0x00000035
r16: 0x000012c0 r17: 0x00001e90 r18: 0x001bbbd0 r19: 0x000000b6
r20: 0x00032234 r21: 0x000321b8 r22: 0x001bd5dc r23: 0x00000027
r24: 0x00032230 r25: 0x01633c3c r26: 0x00032234 r27: 0x001bd998
r28: 0x00000029 r29: 0x00032230 r30: 0x00001248 r31: 0x00014914

 

[GeeYouEye]

Hmm... that happens to me whenever I restart my iBook. I trued repairing permissions, but I can't really test it b/c the backlight on the screen died.

 

[Billicus]

Here's what Terminal said when I typed 'man fix_prebinding'

fix_prebinding(8) System Manager's Manual fix_prebinding(8)

NAME
fix_prebinding - Given an application that is not launching prebound, fix
whatever's needed.

SYNOPSIS
fix_prebinding

DESCRIPTION
fix_prebinding is a daemon for correcting out-of-date prebinding hints in
binaries. fix_prebinding is launched on demand by mach_init in response
to messages from dyld that an application could not be launched correctly
prebound. fix_prebinding examines each binary and library for correct
prebinding hints; if any are found to be out of date, the hints are
updated and the file is changed.

These hints are used by the dynamic loader to launch processes prebound,
eliminating the need to look up dynamically linked symbols. If these
hints are out-of-date, the dynamic linker instead must lookup referenced
symbols. As a result, the application may launch from 10-30% slower.

fix_prebinding is primarily intended for applications not installed via
Apple's Installer. Files that are installed via drag-and-drop would have
incorrect prebinding hints for the current system, so fix_prebinding
instead can touch the binaries up on first or second launch. Future
launches will be faster because of the correct hints. Only binaries on
the current root volume will be re-prebound. Mach-O binaries installed
via the Installer would be touched up during the "Optimizing System Per-
formance" phase of installation, and would normally not cause fix_pre-
binding to be invoked.

If update_prebinding is running, fix_prebinding will ignore any re-pre-
binding notifications.

SEE ALSO
dyld(1) redo_prebinding(1) update_prebinding(1)

BSD May 30, 2002 BSD

 

[Billicus]

Anybody else have an idea?