iMac AL not shutting down correctly. Console can help?

[GimmeSlack12]

Hey, so my iMac hangs at shutdown. It quits everything and the menu bar goes away but then it just sits there with the desktop pattern showing until I manually turn it off. Getting pretty annoying. Anyway, I looked at the console before shutdown and noticed the .at.obdev.LSD and/or the EyeTV helper app possibly to blame. These don't make any sense to me, but I wouldn't mind a little help in trying to figure out what is hanging the system at the end of the day. Thanks!

3/3/09 11:28:07 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x22022].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[255]) Exited with exit code: 15 
3/3/09 11:28:27 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing. 
3/3/09 11:28:32 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 5 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:28:37 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 10 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:28:42 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 15 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:28:47 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 20 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:28:52 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 25 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:28:57 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 30 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:29:02 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 35 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:29:07 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 40 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:29:12 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 45 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:29:17 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 50 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:29:22 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 55 seconds ago... 
3/3/09 11:29:27 PM com.apple.launchd[208] ([0x0-0x1d01d].at.obdev.LSD[249]) Did not die after sending SIGKILL 60 seconds ago...

 

[BobZune]

If you are running an older version of Little Snitch, try upgrading to the latest and see if the problem goes away.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Yikes I was using V.1.1.3 and the newest is 2.5 of Little Snitch. I appreciate the insight and will let you know Bob.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Problem still exists, I'm getting a lot of beach balls and hang ups too. This slightly worries me as to being something more serious than a software issue. I've had the HDD replaced in this iMac once already. Though no clicking and diagnostic scan came back ok. Mysterious...

 

[BobZune]

Do a verify disk using the disk utility - repair if needed. Then try disconnecting everything (including the EyeTV) but the keyboard and mouse, and see if the problem persists. If it does, you might get hints on it in the logs (uninstall little snitch for a while too, to check further).

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Yeah I booted from the DVD yesterday and scanned the drive, everything's ok. I have noticed that iPhoto 09's latest update has correlated with a lot of beach balls and stuff. Wouldn't be the culprit in the shutdown problem just because it's been happening before I did the upgrade.

Here's the latest console log. Still fairly perplexed, though now I see some prefs from Parallels popping up, not sure if that is relevant though. The "com.apple.launchd" appears to be the issue (leading suspicion).

3/8/09 3:07:13 AM CoverSutra[444] Unknown button for cookiestring 31_19_18_ 
3/8/09 3:07:23 AM com.apple.launchd[196] ([0x0-0x86086].com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine[1337]) Exited abnormally: Segmentation fault 
3/8/09 3:07:23 AM ScreenSaverEngine[1340] Can't open input server /Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports.bundle
 
3/8/09 3:08:07 AM CoverSutra[444] Unknown button for cookiestring 31_19_18_ 
3/8/09 3:08:08 AM CoverSutra[444] Unknown button for cookiestring 31_19_18_ 
3/8/09 3:08:09 AM CoverSutra[444] Unknown button for cookiestring 31_19_18_ 
3/8/09 3:08:23 AM System Events[1345] Can't open input server /Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports.bundle
 
3/8/09 3:08:28 AM com.apple.launchd[196] ([0x0-0xe00e].com.apple.dock[227]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 572 PPID 1 DashboardClient 
3/8/09 3:08:28 AM com.apple.launchd[196] ([0x0-0xe00e].com.apple.dock[227]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 571 PPID 1 DashboardClient 
3/8/09 3:08:28 AM com.apple.launchd[196] ([0x0-0xe00e].com.apple.dock[227]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 570 PPID 1 DashboardClient 
3/8/09 3:08:28 AM com.apple.RemoteDesktop.agent[208] LOG:  smart shutdown request 
3/8/09 3:08:29 AM com.apple.RemoteDesktop.agent[208] LOG:  shutting down 
3/8/09 3:08:29 AM [0x0-0x24024].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[448] ***Wakein::CancelEvents: requested event type: wakepoweron 
3/8/09 3:08:29 AM [0x0-0x24024].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[448] ***Wakein::CancelEvents: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv 
3/8/09 3:08:29 AM [0x0-0x24024].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[448] ***Wakein: 0 entries in power event schedule table 
3/8/09 3:08:31 AM com.apple.loginwindow[38] Shutdown NOW! 
3/8/09 3:08:31 AM com.apple.loginwindow[38] System shutdown time has arrived 
3/8/09 3:08:31 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon[56]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 184 PPID 1 prl_disp_service 
3/8/09 3:08:31 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon[56]) Exited: Terminated 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] Starting Aladdin USB daemon 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] process already running on this system - daemon terminated! 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] Stopping RDUSB0096Setupd 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] Stopping Virtual PC OS Services 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] kextunload: unload id com.microsoft.VirtualPC.OSServices failed (result code 0xe00002c2) 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec] 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] Stopping HP Trap Monitor 
3/8/09 3:08:32 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] Stopping HP IO Monitor 
3/8/09 3:08:33 AM com.apple.RemoteDesktop.agent[208] LOG:  database system is shut down 
3/8/09 3:08:33 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] 2009-03-08 03:08:33.639 osascript[1366:10b] Error loading /Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax/Contents/MacOS/24U Appearance OSAX:  dlopen(/Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax/Contents/MacOS/24U Appearance OSAX, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find: 
3/8/09 3:08:33 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32]  /Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax/Contents/MacOS/24U Appearance OSAX: mach-o, but wrong architecture 
3/8/09 3:08:33 AM com.apple.SystemStarter[32] osascript: OpenScripting.framework - scripting addition /Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax declares no loadable handlers.

EDIT: I think it might be something to do with Time Machine (the hanging). The shutdown problem is hard to trace because anything I might have changed would have been done a while ago. I'm frustrated enough at the moment to possibly just reinstall Leopard (and believe me, I never recommend this sort of thing).