OS X Mavericks :: MDS-Stores 99.9% CPU Causing Freeze On Log In
Jun 22, 2014
My macbook running mavericks froze earlier today with everything but the mouse becoming unresponsive, since then I have tried rebooting in safe mode (which has been fine) and then normally a number of times, but everytime I do I always end up with the same problem i started with. I managed to get activity monitor open before it froze the last time and found that mds_stores is running at 99.9% CPU.Â
I understand that it is in relation to spotlight but have spotlight set to look at nothing in system prefs.Â
is there any way I can start up without the system remembering to start the process that is causing mds_stores to run as I feel this is the problem. I have tried quitting the process in activity monitor to no avail.
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I just updated the OS to 10.9.4, and in the ~6 hours since doing so, my computer has locked up twice. Right in the middle of doing a task, all response ceases except for mouse movement. Three-finger salute is ineffective, and the only solution is the power button.Â
Is it possible to roll back to 10.9.3?Â
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I've got two interfaces, in this order:Â
1. Wi-Fi connection to Apple time capsule that links to the internet - 10.0.1.9Â
2. LAN connection to ISP that links to the internet -Â 10.0.2.250Â
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So, I use the route command, like this:Â route -n add -host 197.242.144.171 10.0.2.250route -n add -host 197.242.144.175 10.0.2.250route -n add -host 173.194.41.182 10.0.2.250Â
This doesn't give any errors and a netstat -nr shows
197.242.144.171Â Â Â 10.0.2.250Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UGHSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1Â Â Â Â en0197.242.144.175Â Â Â 10.0.2.250Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UGHSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â en0173.194.41.182Â Â Â Â 10.0.2.250Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UGHSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â 12Â Â Â Â en0Â
If, though, I try trace route, this is what I get:Â traceroute 197.242.144.175traceroute to 197.242.144.175 (197.242.144.175), 64 hops max, 52 byte packetstraceroute: sendto: Cannot allocate memory1 traceroute: wrote 197.242.144.175 52 chars, ret=-1Â
It looks as if, somehow, the route command is corrupting the normal routin
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Marcador - 20/08/2014 14:09:17
Aug 20 14:09:24 Macintosh.local Finder[1429]: -[__NSCFString hasPrefix:]: nil argument
Aug 20 14:09:24 Macintosh.local Finder[1429]: (
[code]....
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I am also having episodes for sudden abnormal graphics with jagged lines, Screen split vertically with multiple horizontal lines. Screen becomes totally unreadable. Then sudden total screen freeze.Â
I made rescue system drives on flash drive when I first shifted to Maverick, so I could use Disk Utility to Verify and/or repair the main disk. When I upgraded to the next edition of Maverick, my flash drives no longer worked. I tried to upgrade the flash drives to the new system, but there was not enough room. I tried erasing the drives but now I have a flash drive with only a small amount of space, the rest is hidden and locked.Â
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Mac Mini, 4GB RAM, Intel C.2D., 2GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, NVIDIA GeForce 9400 (256MB), Mac OS X (10.5.8), 4GB RAM
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