[Loud Bob]

I am getting a daily fix_binding crash. What's up wit dat? :-) Everything seems to be running smoothly. Have restarted a couple of times afterwards, but get the same thing the very next day. It happens at noon each day. Below is my crash log from today.

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Date/Time: 2003-01-22 12:00:23 -0500
OS Version: 10.2.3 (Build 6G30)
Host: Equinox.local.

Command: fix_prebinding
PID: 2130

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x000002d8

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: 0x00000d20 r1: 0xbffff430 r2: 0x0408040c r3: 0x001311cc
r4: 0x00000003 r5: 0x00000001 r6: 0x000002d8 r7: 0x00032230
r8: 0x00000c30 r9: 0x00000000 r10: 0x00032230 r11: 0x001211c0
r12: 0x90000f00 r13: 0x000321b8 r14: 0x00032234 r15: 0x00000029
r16: 0x00000ca8 r17: 0x00001614 r18: 0x0012fc50 r19: 0x000000b6
r20: 0x00032234 r21: 0x000321b8 r22: 0x00130de0 r23: 0x0000001a
r24: 0x00032230 r25: 0x011fe354 r26: 0x00032234 r27: 0x0013119c
r28: 0x0000001c r29: 0x00032230 r30: 0x00000c30 r31: 0x00014914

[Tmaxx]

I get the crash too. It only happens when I launch iPulse or NetUpdate by NetBarrier. I have heard some people getting it from Retrospect. To find out which app is causing the crash, look in your system logs and see what app is trying to be prebound. The fix_prebinding routine still launches and runs when its needed.

[t6hawk]

I have fix_prebinding crash at random, even if the computer is sitting idle. Since then I looked at the console and the following message is appearing a few dozen times per second:

Jan 22 17:47:17 Hawks-Computer /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer: kCGErrorFailure : CGSGetWindowGeometry: Invalid window

ideas?

[Diggory Laycock]

I get the same thing on log-in on my powerbook.

My log is thus - but it doesn't really show anything - as the CGXDisableUpdate: message appears all the time on both my machines - it's perfectly normal.

Mac OS X Version 10.2.3 (Build 6G30)
Jan 23 00:47:18 DiggorysPowerBookG3 WindowServer[187]: CGXDisableUpdate: Updates disabled by connection 0x5107 for over 1.000000 seconds

Jan 23 00:47:29 DiggorysPowerBookG3 WindowServer[187]: CGXDisableUpdate: Updates disabled by connection 0x4513 for over 1.000000 seconds

Jan 23 00:48:05 DiggorysPowerBookG3 crashdump: Crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/fix_prebinding.crash.log

[Tmaxx]

"CGSGetWindowGeometry: Invalid window"

I get this when GoLive is launched. I would quit your open apps one by one to see whats causing this.

Diggory:

Did you open your system log in the /var directory to see what app is trying to prebind?

[Diggory Laycock]

Wow - I didn't realise that system.log was so much more versbose than what appears in the console:

Thanks for the tip - It appears that Formac's Studio TVR timer app is the problem - which is strange - because I have it installed on two machines - and fix_prebinding only crashes on this one.

Is there anything I should do?



here is the full log:

Jan 23 00:46:49 DiggorysPowerBookG3 mach_kernel: IP firewall loaded
Jan 23 00:46:51 DiggorysPowerBookG3 mach_kernel: IOAudioControl[0x244a800]::setValue(0x22a4540) - Error 0xe00002c7 received from driver - value not set!
Jan 23 00:47:18 DiggorysPowerBookG3 WindowServer[187]: CGXDisableUpdate: Updates disabled by connection 0x5107 for over 1.000000 seconds
Jan 23 00:47:29 DiggorysPowerBookG3 WindowServer[187]: CGXDisableUpdate: Updates disabled by connection 0x4513 for over 1.000000 seconds
Jan 23 00:47:36 DiggorysPowerBookG3 /usr/libexec/fix_prebinding: /Users/diggory/Library/Application Support/Studio TVR Timer.app/Contents/MacOS/Studio TVR Timer could not be launched prebound.
Jan 23 00:48:03 DiggorysPowerBookG3 /usr/libexec/fix_prebinding: Will check and redo_prebinding on /Users/diggory/Library/Application Support/Studio TVR Timer.app/Contents/MacOS/Studio TVR Timer
Jan 23 00:48:05 DiggorysPowerBookG3 crashdump: Crash report written to: /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/fix_prebinding.crash.log
Jan 23 00:48:07 DiggorysPowerBookG3 mach_init[2]: Server 0 in bootstrap c03 uid 0: "/usr/libexec/fix_prebinding": exited as a result of signal 10 [pid 426]
Jan 23 00:57:00 DiggorysPowerBookG3 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: kCGErrorIllegalArgument : CGSSetTrackingAreaEnabled: Invalid window
Jan 23 00:57:00 DiggorysPowerBookG3 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: kCGErrorIllegalArgument : CGSSetTrackingAreaEnabled: Invalid window
Jan 23 01:07:24 DiggorysPowerBookG3 mach_kernel: AppleNMI mask NMI
Jan 23 01:07:28 DiggorysPowerBookG3 mach_kernel: System Sleep

[Tmaxx]

Well...from what I can tell, is that it has to be the programming of that particular app...this is from a laymans research effort. I was getting the crash when I launched iPulse...he updated the app today and guess what...no more crash. You can try one of the manual prebinding apps that we use to use when we were using 10.1.5, it may force it to prebind, but someone reported in the Apple forums that it was only a temporary fix. The crash started coming back eventually. Since the fix_prebinding is still launching when needed, I don't think its hurting anything. Its just a bit of a nuisance.

[Hi I'm Mike]

try typing this in your terminal

sudo update_prebinding -root /

I put it in there every couple of months. maybe even once a month. it updates the prebindings I guess and I think it speeds my computer up. I am not sure if it does or not but I like doing it because it looks like it is doing a lot of crap. just like the repairing permissions.

[lapinos]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hi I'm Mike:
[B]try typing this in your terminal

sudo update_prebinding -root /

does that prebinding do only good to the system?
I mean, is there a risk of damaging anything? if not, I will setup a monthly cron task.
Are there any other UNIX mainenance commands that can be executed?
Greg

[Hi I'm Mike]

Originally posted by lapinos:

does that prebinding do only good to the system?
I mean, is there a risk of damaging anything? if not, I will setup a monthly cron task.
Are there any other UNIX mainenance commands that can be executed?
Greg

it does only good. No risk at all.

[JKT]

I believe that this is a 10.2.3 bug

I have the problem whenever I use OmniOutliner 2.1.1, others have reported it for OmniWeb, and looking at the random list of apps here... it appears that it is the fix_prebinding process itself that is at fault.

[almaink]

I just had it happen with safari.It also happens with chimera and macjanitor. It must be anouther 10.2.3 bug.
almaink

[rytc]

What does all the crap below mean, Terminal spews it at me when updating prebindings....
My computers got no probs buts it just interests me

Ta Ry

It then ends with
2003-01-25 01:17:08.789 update_prebinding[594] 0 files successfully prebound, 9 files unsuccessfully prebound.

Kinda makes me think the prebinding command is a waste of time.



update_prebinding[594] update_prebinding (finding dependent libraries for /Library/Frameworks/StuffIt.framework/Versions/A/StuffIt): file not in an order that can be processed (local relocation entries out of place): /Library/Frameworks/StuffIt.framework/Versions/A/StuffIt
2003-01-2
Format 5x7:redoing the prebinding can't be done because file has a resource fork or type/creator: /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Format 5x7.
2003-01-25 01:11:59.241 update_prebinding[594] redo_prebinding on /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Format 3x5:redoing the prebinding can't be done because file has a resource fork or type/creator: /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Format 3x5.
2003-01-25 01:11:59.318 update_prebinding[594] redo_prebinding on /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Format 8x10:redoing the prebinding can't be done because file has a resource fork or type/creator: /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Format 8x10.
2003-01-25 01:11:59.325 update_prebinding[594] redo_prebinding on /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Build web page:redoing the prebinding can't be done because file has a resource fork or type/creator: /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Build web page.
2003-01-25 01:11:59.671 update_prebinding[594] Prebinding files (780/1095 complete)
2003-01-25 01:12:00.206 update_prebinding[594] redo_prebinding on /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Format 4x6:redoing the prebinding can't be done because file has a resource fork or type/creator: /Library/Image Capture/Scripts/Format 4x6.
2003-01-25 01:15:39.563 update_prebinding[594] redo_prebinding on /System/Library/Services/HomePageService.app/Contents/MacOS/HomePageServicerebinding can't be redone because __PAGEZERO segment (address = 0x0 size = 0x1000) of /System/Library/Services/HomePageService.app/Contents/MacOS/HomePageService overlaps with __TEXT segment (address = 0x0 size = 0x20000) of //System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/NetServices.framework/Versions/A/NetServices (for architecture ppc).
2003-01-25 01:15:40.559 update_prebinding[594] redo_prebinding on /System/Library/Services/PrintsService.app/Contents/MacOS/PrintsServicerebinding can't be redone because __PAGEZERO segment (address = 0x0 size = 0x1000) of /System/Library/Services/PrintsService.app/Contents/MacOS/PrintsService overlaps with __TEXT segment (address = 0x0 size = 0x20000) of //System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/NetServices.framework/Versions/A/NetServices (for architecture ppc).
2003-01-25 01:15:41.141 update_prebinding[594] redo_prebinding on /System/Library/Services/BookService.app/Contents/MacOS/BookServicerebinding can't be redone because __PAGEZERO segment (address = 0x0 size = 0x1000) of /System/Library/Services/BookService.app/Contents/MacOS/BookService overlaps with __TEXT segment (address = 0x0 size = 0x20000) of //System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/NetServices.framework/Versions/A/NetServices (for architecture ppc).

[rytc]

Maybe those smilies that I didn't add are the real meaning....

[Macola]

I has this happen a lot after upgrading to Jaguar (I went to 10.2.3 from 10.1.5), and found that it all seemed to start with Retrospect (I have since switched to Deja Vu for backups). There was a thread in this forum a while ago about rebuilding a hidden preferences file (I think it was .GlobalPrefs), see if you can find it in a search. Others reported that downloading the 10.2.3 Combo Updater and running it over your existing 10.2.3 installation would help. That seemed to do it for me.