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Mar  8 22:22:02 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2183]: Terminal crashed
Mar  8 22:22:03 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2183]: crash report written to: /Users/boast/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Terminal.crash.log
Mar  8 22:23:44 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2196]: iCal crashed
Mar  8 22:23:44 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2196]: crash report written to: /Users/boast/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/iCal.crash.log
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: Failed to create window context device
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: CGWindowContextCreate: failed to create software delegate.
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: CGSImageCreateWithDevice: Invalid device image
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: ripc_DrawWindowContents - Cannot acquire window image
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: An unexpected Java error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine.
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: If this error is reproducible, please report it with the following information: 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   1. Provide the steps to reproduce, a test case, and any relevant information 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   2. The corresponding JavaNativeCrash_pid<num>.crash.log (Java state) 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   3. The corresponding <name>.crash.log (native state; generated by CrashReporter) 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   4. This data: 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:        Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0_13-121 mixed mode)
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:        Bus Error (0xa) at pc=0x91719fb2
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:        Process ID: 274, Current Thread: 473574400
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: File report at: http://bugreport.apple.com/
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: An error report file has been written to:
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   /Users/boast/Library/Logs/Java/JavaNativeCrash_pid274.crash.log
Mar  8 22:29:05 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2218]: Safari crashed
Mar  8 22:29:07 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2218]: crash report written to: /Users/boast/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Safari.crash.log
Mar  8 22:31:17 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Mar  8 22:31:18 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: vmnet: bridge-en1: interface en is going DOWN
Mar  8 22:31:22 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: vmnet: VMNetDisconnect called for port 0x4505a00
Mar  8 22:31:22 danny-lopezs-computer configd[38]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Mar  8 22:31:22 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: vmnet: bridge-en1: filter detached
Mar  8 22:31:22 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: vmnet: bridge-en1: down
Mar  8 22:31:22 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: vmnet: bridge-en1: detached
Mar  8 22:31:22 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: vmnet: Freeing hub at 0x42b0000.
Mar  8 22:31:22 danny-lopezs-computer configd[38]: setting hostname to "danny-lopezs-computer.local"
Mar  8 22:31:24 danny-lopezs-computer mDNSResponder: getifaddrs ifa_netmask for vmnet8(8) Flags 8863 Family  2 172.16.178.1 has different family: 0
Mar  8 22:31:24 danny-lopezs-computer mDNSResponder: getifaddrs ifa_netmask for vmnet1(9) Flags 8863 Family  2 172.16.29.1 has different family: 0
Mar  8 22:31:28 danny-lopezs-computer lookupd[2244]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Sat Mar  8 22:31:28 2008
Mar  8 22:31:30 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs server 10.0.0.3:/home/media: not responding
Mar  8 22:31:30 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 received VQ_NOTRESP event (1)
Mar  8 22:31:30 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 type 'nfs', mounted on '/Volumes/10.0.0.3', from '10.0.0.3:/home/media', not responding
Mar  8 22:31:30 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 found 1 filesystem(s) with problem(s)
Mar  8 22:31:34 danny-lopezs-computer diskarbitrationd[40]: mdimportserver [2144]:43823 not responding.
Mar  8 22:31:34 danny-lopezs-computer diskarbitrationd[40]: mdimportserver [2144]:21043 not responding.
Mar  8 22:31:34 danny-lopezs-computer diskarbitrationd[40]: coreaudiod [39]:24835 not responding.
Mar  8 22:31:34 danny-lopezs-computer diskarbitrationd[40]: ATSServer [80]:14595 not responding.
Mar  8 22:31:34 danny-lopezs-computer diskarbitrationd[40]: coreservicesd [73]:11011 not responding.
Mar  8 22:31:35 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs send error 65 for server 10.0.0.3:/var/www/dump
Mar  8 22:31:39 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 type 'nfs', mounted on '/Volumes/10.0.0.3', from '10.0.0.3:/home/media', not responding
Mar  8 22:31:46 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs server 10.0.0.3:/var/www/dump: not responding
Mar  8 22:31:46 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 received VQ_NOTRESP event (1)
Mar  8 22:31:46 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 type 'nfs', mounted on '/Volumes/10.0.0.3', from '10.0.0.3:/home/media', not responding
Mar  8 22:31:46 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 type 'nfs', mounted on '/Volumes/10.0.0.3-1', from '10.0.0.3:/var/www/dump', not responding
Mar  8 22:31:46 danny-lopezs-computer KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 found 2 filesystem(s) with problem(s)
Mar  8 22:32:01 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs server 10.0.0.3:/home/media: not responding
Mar  8 22:32:17 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs server 10.0.0.3:/var/www/dump: not responding
Mar  8 22:32:32 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs server 10.0.0.3:/home/media: not responding
Mar  8 22:32:48 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs server 10.0.0.3:/var/www/dump: not responding
Mar  8 22:33:03 danny-lopezs-computer kernel[0]: nfs server 10.0.0.3:/home/media: not responding

I was just watching a film (via nfs) on VLC. The film finished, so I leave fullscreen mode to find my computer going super slow. the top taskbar was missing, (only the task icons visible). activity monitor wouldn't open. terminal "top" showed no process with heavy cpu usage, said 192mb of 2gb free. desktop was empty of icons.

restarting finder only fixed half the problems. the whole system was still unstable. And, unfortunately, killing windowserver does no good if there is no way of starting it back up.
😕

ill post any other logs needed. just tell me which.
 
that was system.

here is console

Code:
Mar  8 22:22:02 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2183]: Terminal crashed
Mar  8 22:22:03 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2183]: crash report written to: /Users/boast/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Terminal.crash.log
2008-03-08 22:22:06.356 Afloat Agent[245] Loaded without error
2008-03-08 22:22:06.357 Afloat Agent[245] Loaded in com.apple.Terminal, with PID 2185
2008-03-08 22:22:13.615 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.639 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.657 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.689 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.709 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.739 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.759 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.790 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.830 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.851 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.873 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.891 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.924 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.943 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.974 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:13.991 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:14.024 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:30.086 Terminal[2185] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:22:35.976 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:35.999 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.014 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.033 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.048 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.083 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.102 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.132 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.152 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.182 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.202 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.232 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.446 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.465 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.486 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.502 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:22:36.535 Terminal[2185] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:23:07.588 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:23:08.297 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/index.php line 2453: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/127/ line 1467: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/69/ line 4599: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
2008-03-08 22:23:42.473 iCal[2195] An uncaught exception was raised
2008-03-08 22:23:42.473 iCal[2195] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:23:42.474 iCal[2195] *** Uncaught exception: <NSInternalInconsistencyException> Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
Mar  8 22:23:44 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2196]: iCal crashed
Mar  8 22:23:44 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2196]: crash report written to: /Users/boast/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/iCal.crash.log
2008-03-08 22:23:47.953 Preview[1348] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.061 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.074 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.641 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.657 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.673 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.699 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.718 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.734 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.749 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.766 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.781 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.797 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.810 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.823 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.844 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.860 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.873 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.902 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:19.916 System Preferences[2181] Error (1007) creating CGSWindow
2008-03-08 22:25:20.018 System Preferences[2181] _NXPlaceWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:25:20.027 System Preferences[2181] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/search/?searchid=9728872 line 2646: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/search/?f=69 line 1174: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/search/?searchid=9728878 line 1390: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/440796/ line 1819: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
[274] https://forums.macrumors.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=5027973 line 1446: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: Failed to create window context device
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: CGWindowContextCreate: failed to create software delegate.
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: CGSImageCreateWithDevice: Invalid device image
Mar  8 22:29:01 danny-lopezs-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder: ripc_DrawWindowContents - Cannot acquire window image
Invalid memory access of lo/Library/Logs/Console/501/console.logcation e5895596 eip=91719fb2
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: An unexpected Java error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine.
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: If this error is reproducible, please report it with the following information: 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   1. Provide the steps to reproduce, a test case, and any relevant information 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   2. The corresponding JavaNativeCrash_pid<num>.crash.log (Java state) 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   3. The corresponding <name>.crash.log (native state; generated by CrashReporter) 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   4. This data: 
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:        Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0_13-121 mixed mode)
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:        Bus Error (0xa) at pc=0x91719fb2
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:        Process ID: 274, Current Thread: 473574400
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: File report at: http://bugreport.apple.com/
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: An error report file has been written to:
Mar  8 22:29:03 danny-lopezs-computer /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari:   /Users/boast/Library/Logs/Java/JavaNativeCrash_pid274.crash.log
Mar  8 22:29:05 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2218]: Safari crashed
Mar  8 22:29:07 danny-lopezs-computer crashdump[2218]: crash report written to: /Users/boast/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Safari.crash.log
2008-03-08 22:30:02.513 Afloat Agent[245] Loaded without error
2008-03-08 22:30:02.513 Afloat Agent[245] Loaded in com.apple.Terminal, with PID 2224
2008-03-08 22:30:24.822 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:24.855 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:24.881 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:24.906 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:24.930 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:24.972 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:25.010 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:25.035 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:25.072 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)
2008-03-08 22:30:25.097 Terminal[2224] _NSShapeRoundedWindow: error setting window shape (1000)

so... does whatever that makes "CGSWindow" have a log? (hopefully a verbose one!)

edit; hmm, i hope it IS windowserver

Code:
Mar 08 22:28:00  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x35000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:28:00  [61] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGXSetWindowEventMask: Invalid window 0
Mar 08 22:28:00  [61] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: rmupEvProc: error setting window event mask
Mar 08 22:28:44  [61] compressData: destinatinon buffer size 0 too small for y index (3800)

Mar 08 22:28:45  [61] kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGXPostCaptureWindowsContentsToRect: Cannot allocate target buffer
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x1fc000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x1fc000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x223000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:28:51  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:29:01  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x28000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:29:03  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x50000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:24  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: allocTaskVM: vm_map (3: (os/kern) no space available) requested 0x500000 bytes anywhere
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorNoneAvailable: CGXBackingStoreResize : Cannot create data backing store
Mar 08 22:30:25  [61] kCGErrorFailure: CGXSetWindowShapeWithWeighting: Cannot chnage backing store size
Mar 08 22:30:38  [61] compressData: destinatinon buffer size 0 too small for y index (3036)

can someone decipher that? Is it like in linux that the ram ran out, so then it goes on a killing spree to free memory? I guess I could of looked at 'top' too late, when it already began freeing memory.
 
It could be that windowserver has a problem, but it looks like you are running out of RAM. Is this problem reproducible? Does it only happen when you use NFS? Only with VLC? Only VLC+NFS? Or perhaps you only notice it after a long movie VLC+NFS.

It could be a kernel memory leak in the NFS code, for example. If you can pin down the exact pattern, report it to Apple as a possible bug.
 
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