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When start Messages = computer freezes for ~10 secs

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Since updating to 10.14.3, it seems that Messages freezes for 10 seconds after starting. I barely have many messages so having a ton of pics or vids or messages would likely not be the cause. Any ideas? Thanks.
 
You are not alone. Messages.app freezes a few seconds here as well. Didn't happen before the update to 10.14.3. Pixelmator Pro also freezes. Opening a few photos for editing sends the system to a peculiar state. After a while everything resumes to normal.

EDIT: Reinstalled from scratch on an empty disk (Mac mini 2018). Also tried to reset SMC/PRAM. Same behaviour as before.
 
Having the same exact issue after updating my 2018 MBP to 10.14.3. Hopefully they can fix this issue with the next update because it's very annoying!
 
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Same issue here on new mini. Please report to Apple everyone.
 
Hi all,

I have observed this with a few applications and have narrowed it down to using the Intel graphics 630 chipset on my 2018 MacBook Pro. When I switch to the Radeon card the problem stops. The Intel drivers were updated in 10.14.3 and I have been able to take the 10.14.3 drivers and place them on a 10.14.2 installation and the problem starts there. I also took the 10.14.2 Intel graphics drivers and placed on 10.14.3 and the problem went away. I am actively involved with Apple in a case looking at this. I could not reproduce this on any of my other 4 macs but they all utilize different chipsets.

Curious the graphics chipset in use by others when they see these pauses?

Regards,
Carlin Smith
 
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Sir Atilla said:
Hi all,

I have observed this with a few applications and have narrowed it down to using the Intel graphics 630 chipset on my 2018 MacBook Pro. When I switch to the Radeon card the problem stops. The Intel drivers were updated in 10.14.3 and I have been able to take the 10.14.3 drivers and place them on a 10.14.2 installation and the problem starts there. I also took the 10.14.2 Intel graphics drivers and placed on 10.14.3 and the problem went away. I am actively involved with Apple in a case looking at this. I could not reproduce this on any of my other 4 macs but they all utilize different chipsets.

Curious the graphics chipset in use by others when they see these pauses?

Regards,
Carlin Smith
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Please report your findings to Apple engineering. Awesome catch btw! Thank you
 
Agree. Have it occurring on a 2016 MBP, 2017 MacBook, and the 2018 MacBook Air. All 10.13.4.

I thought it was ms office and reinstalled the OS on all machines. It’s annoyingAF.
 
I’m not sure why this isn’t getting more traction. It seems like it’s happening to every apple computer out there.
 
Sir Atilla said:
Hi all,

I have observed this with a few applications and have narrowed it down to using the Intel graphics 630 chipset on my 2018 MacBook Pro. When I switch to the Radeon card the problem stops. The Intel drivers were updated in 10.14.3 and I have been able to take the 10.14.3 drivers and place them on a 10.14.2 installation and the problem starts there. I also took the 10.14.2 Intel graphics drivers and placed on 10.14.3 and the problem went away. I am actively involved with Apple in a case looking at this. I could not reproduce this on any of my other 4 macs but they all utilize different chipsets.

Curious the graphics chipset in use by others when they see these pauses?

Regards,
Carlin Smith
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Any updates from the apple engineers?
 
Came here to report the same annoying bug. Mac Mini 2018, 10.14.3
I also see this bug when opening MS Excel (365) and dragging/resizing the window around, screen will totally freeze in the same way.
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Sir Atilla said:
The Intel drivers were updated in 10.14.3 [...] I also took the 10.14.2 Intel graphics drivers and placed on 10.14.3 and the problem went away. I am actively involved with Apple in a case looking at this.
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Carlin: any updates from Apple's end on your case? If you don't mind, please share your bug id# here so I can reference it, as I plan to file my own bugreport as well to help move this along. Also, when you said you took the gfx driver from 10.14.2 and merged it into 10.14.3 - what driver file specifically? Was it "/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelKBLGraphics.kext"? thanks
 
budfoot said:
Any updates from the apple engineers?
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Sorry for delay - nothing concrete but I have been providing various logs to them on a regular basis while replicating the issue. So there appears to be solid interest.
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luckman212 said:
Came here to report the same annoying bug. Mac Mini 2018, 10.14.3
I also see this bug when opening MS Excel (365) and dragging/resizing the window around, screen will totally freeze in the same way.
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Carlin: any updates from Apple's end on your case? If you don't mind, please share your bug id# here so I can reference it, as I plan to file my own bugreport as well to help move this along. Also, when you said you took the gfx driver from 10.14.2 and merged it into 10.14.3 - what driver file specifically? Was it "/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelKBLGraphics.kext"? thanks
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The two drivers I replaced from 10.14.2 were:

  1. AppleIntelCFLGraphicsFrameBuffer.ext
  2. AppleIntelKBLGraphics.ext
 
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luckman212 said:
Have you by any chance tried the drivers from 10.14.4 beta3?
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I installed 10.14.4 beta 3 on an external disk and so far have not been able to replicate the hang after two different 30 minute tests so cautiously hopeful.

FYI:
  • 10.14.4 beta 1 had exact same drivers as 10.14.3
  • 10.14.4 beta 2 had updated drivers but still experienced these short pauses in my testing
  • 10.14.4 beta 3 has updated drivers compared to 10.14.4 beta 2 (2/14/2019 date stamp) for the CFL, CBL Intel drivers and thus far I have not been able to re-create the problem.
I will send this to the Apple engineer I have been working with.

--Carlin Smith
 
Sir Atilla said:
10.14.4 beta 3 has updated drivers compared to 10.14.4 beta 2 (2/14/2019 date stamp) for the CFL, CBL Intel drivers and thus far I have not been able to re-create the problem
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I can also confirm that installing 10.14.4 b3 on my 2018 Mac Mini seems to have solved the freezes in both Messages.app and Excel. The only problem now is that my Dock has a 100% SHOCK WHITE background with "Reduce transparency" mode enabled instead of the normal mid-gray.
 
luckman212 said:
I can also confirm that installing 10.14.4 b3 on my 2018 Mac Mini seems to have solved the freezes in both Messages.app and Excel. The only problem now is that my Dock has a 100% SHOCK WHITE background with "Reduce transparency" mode enabled instead of the normal mid-gray.
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Thanks - I will note this to Apple as well.
 
I also have this issue since the 10.4.3 update.

Good to know that 10.4.4 update fixes it.
 
Hopefully closing this out as I can report 10.14.4 has fully resolved the issue based on testing. Really been fixed since 10.14.4 beta 3 and I am going to close out case with Apple. Hopefully a few others can confirm.
 
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