All My Apple Apps Crash (always) any ideas??

[studiogeek]

Hi,
I can't think of anything I installed prior to the problem but most of my apple apps are crashing, usually immediately. Safari crashes whenever I type in a dialogue box (google etc.) Mail/address book crash upon launch. I thought perhaps fonts so I was going to replace the fonts folder with one from one of my other OS X machines.... but I see quite a few font folders. The machine is A Quicksilver 733 running High End audio/video apps mostly (pro-tools TDM/Logic/FCP). Any Ideas?
PS: I have wiped/reinstalled all elements from safari MANY times (plist etc.)
Studiogeek

[MBHockey]

have you tried a full blown format and reinstallation of OS X?


If so, i'm guessing it's a hardware issue...

[mervTormel]

examine the crash logs in:

/Users/you/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/appname.crash.log

for some clues

[hayne]

I second Merv's suggestion to look at the crash logs.
You might want to use the "Console" utility (Applications/Utilities/Console) to look at the logs.

But even easier is to set the preferences in Console to enable crash reporting and display crash logs automatically. And then you will be automatically presented with the crash log when an application crashes.

[studiogeek]

Hi,
Thanks alot for your interest in helping me with my issue. Posting the logs slipped my mind oops (duuhhh). Ive only been able to extract (bits of) info from them that I can actually comprehend a few times. Is there a great tutorial anywhere that would shed some light on these cryptic console messages? here they are and Thank You in advance.
StudioGeek

(safari).................
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Date/Time: 2003-09-05 16:34:29 -0400
OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)
Host: QUICKSILVER-733.local.

Command: Safari
PID: 728

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x93a57bf4 in _ZN7c4_View11AddPropertyERK11c4_Property
#1 0x93a55558 in _ZN10c4_Storage11DescriptionEPKc
#2 0x93a53eac in _Z16getViewFromTablePK10__CFString
#3 0x93a5e610 in getCardCount
#4 0x93a5e510 in +[ABInfo _setupWithSharedAddressBook:]
#5 0x93a5c738 in +[ABAddressBook _sharedAddressBook]
#6 0x93a5c4f0 in +[ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook]
#7 0x0005470c in 0x5470c
#8 0x000244d4 in 0x244d4
#9 0x00023388 in 0x23388
#10 0x00053ff8 in 0x53ff8
#11 0x000474e8 in 0x474e8
#12 0x97e0cfa0 in __NSFireDelayedPerform
#13 0x90163230 in __CFRunLoopDoTimer
#14 0x90148d28 in __CFRunLoopRun
#15 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#16 0x969a3b70 in RunCurrentEventLoopInMode
#17 0x969b3b00 in ReceiveNextEventCommon
#18 0x969dabbc in BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode
#19 0x9308dedc in _DPSNextEvent
#20 0x930a0158 in -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:]
#21 0x00009920 in 0x9920
#22 0x930b1d88 in -[NSApplication run]
#23 0x9315fc58 in NSApplicationMain
#24 0x000071b4 in 0x71b4
#25 0x00007034 in 0x7034

Thread 1:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x97e05680 in -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:]
#5 0x97e19188 in -[NSRunLoop run]
#6 0x7e363d90 in +[WebFileDatabase _syncLoop:]
#7 0x97e2cc50 in forkThreadForFunction
#8 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 2:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x97e05680 in -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:]
#5 0x97e19188 in -[NSRunLoop run]
#6 0x97e68650 in +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:]
#7 0x97e2cc50 in forkThreadForFunction
#8 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 3:
#0 0x9002578c in select
#1 0x97ef47a4 in _loadRunLoop
#2 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 4:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x97e05680 in -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:]
#5 0x97e19188 in -[NSRunLoop run]
#6 0x97e67f94 in +[NSURLCache _diskCacheSyncLoop:]
#7 0x97e2cc50 in forkThreadForFunction
#8 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x93a57bf4 srr1: 0x0200f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x93a54658 ctr: 0x9005e2b8 mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x93a5464c r1: 0xbfffe550 r2: 0x44002280 r3: 0x00000000
r4: 0xbfffe590 r5: 0x00000000 r6: 0x80808080 r7: 0x00000002
r8: 0x000fb010 r9: 0x00000001 r10: 0x000fb290 r11: 0xa00044b0
r12: 0x9005e2b8 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000001
r16: 0x00000001 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x24002280 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x00005d0f r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0x000fc110 r23: 0x000fc218
r24: 0x00000001 r25: 0xbfffe6b0 r26: 0xa3a53e28 r27: 0xbfffe640
r28: 0xbfffe590 r29: 0x00000000 r30: 0x00000000 r31: 0x93a53e28



(Address Book)................

Command: Address Book
PID: 558

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x93a57bf4 in _ZN7c4_View11AddPropertyERK11c4_Property
#1 0x93a55558 in _ZN10c4_Storage11DescriptionEPKc
#2 0x93a53eac in _Z16getViewFromTablePK10__CFString
#3 0x93a5e610 in getCardCount
#4 0x93a5e510 in +[ABInfo _setupWithSharedAddressBook:]
#5 0x93a5c738 in +[ABAddressBook _sharedAddressBook]
#6 0x93a5c4f0 in +[ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook]
#7 0x93a66cac in -[ABUIController setupAsPeoplePicker:]
#8 0x00004978 in 0x4978
#9 0x930ad778 in -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:]
#10 0x931b32bc in loadNib
#11 0x930ea9b4 in +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZonewnerBundle:]
#12 0x93149a5c in +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:]
#13 0x931c7214 in -[NSWindowController loadWindow]
#14 0x931c6ffc in -[NSWindowController window]
#15 0x00011550 in 0x11550
#16 0x97dfab58 in _nsNotificationCenterCallBack
#17 0x901684d0 in _postNotification
#18 0x90165be4 in _CFNotificationCenterPostLocalNotification
#19 0x9318a720 in -[NSApplication _sendFinishLaunchingNotification]
#20 0x93161624 in _requiredAEEventHandler
#21 0x91b56570 in _Z20aeDispatchAppleEventPK6AEDescPS_mPh
#22 0x91b590cc in _Z25dispatchEventAndSendReplyPK6AEDescPS_
#23 0x91b56478 in aeProcessAppleEvent
#24 0x96a83778 in AEProcessAppleEvent
#25 0x9308e0a8 in _DPSNextEvent
#26 0x930a0158 in -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:]
#27 0x930b1d88 in -[NSApplication run]
#28 0x9315fc58 in NSApplicationMain
#29 0x00004444 in 0x4444
#30 0x00004198 in 0x4198
#31 0x00004018 in 0x4018

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x93a57bf4 srr1: 0x0200f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x93a54658 ctr: 0x90009ee0 mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x93a5464c r1: 0xbfffe550 r2: 0x44004280 r3: 0x00000000
r4: 0xbfffe590 r5: 0x00000001 r6: 0x80808080 r7: 0x00000002
r8: 0x0005f010 r9: 0x00000000 r10: 0x0005f290 r11: 0xa3a5088c
r12: 0x90009ee0 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00084010 r17: 0xa309a6d4 r18: 0xa309a6d4 r19: 0xa309a6d4
r20: 0xa309a6d4 r21: 0x001bd3a0 r22: 0xa309d3e0 r23: 0xa30a20e8
r24: 0xa30a0d38 r25: 0xbfffe6b0 r26: 0xa3a53e28 r27: 0xbfffe640
r28: 0xbfffe590 r29: 0x00000000 r30: 0x00000000 r31: 0x93a53e28

**********

Date/Time: 2003-09-05 16:50:13 -0400
OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)
Host: QUICKSILVER-733.local.

Command: Address Book
PID: 733

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x93a57bf4 in _ZN7c4_View11AddPropertyERK11c4_Property
#1 0x93a55558 in _ZN10c4_Storage11DescriptionEPKc
#2 0x93a53eac in _Z16getViewFromTablePK10__CFString
#3 0x93a5e610 in getCardCount
#4 0x93a5e510 in +[ABInfo _setupWithSharedAddressBook:]
#5 0x93a5c738 in +[ABAddressBook _sharedAddressBook]
#6 0x93a5c4f0 in +[ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook]
#7 0x93a66cac in -[ABUIController setupAsPeoplePicker:]
#8 0x00004978 in 0x4978
#9 0x930ad778 in -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:]
#10 0x931b32bc in loadNib
#11 0x930ea9b4 in +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZonewnerBundle:]
#12 0x93149a5c in +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:]
#13 0x931c7214 in -[NSWindowController loadWindow]
#14 0x931c6ffc in -[NSWindowController window]
#15 0x00011550 in 0x11550
#16 0x97dfab58 in _nsNotificationCenterCallBack
#17 0x901684d0 in _postNotification
#18 0x90165be4 in _CFNotificationCenterPostLocalNotification
#19 0x9318a720 in -[NSApplication _sendFinishLaunchingNotification]
#20 0x93161624 in _requiredAEEventHandler
#21 0x91b56570 in _Z20aeDispatchAppleEventPK6AEDescPS_mPh
#22 0x91b590cc in _Z25dispatchEventAndSendReplyPK6AEDescPS_
#23 0x91b56478 in aeProcessAppleEvent
#24 0x96a83778 in AEProcessAppleEvent
#25 0x9308e0a8 in _DPSNextEvent
#26 0x930a0158 in -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:]
#27 0x930b1d88 in -[NSApplication run]
#28 0x9315fc58 in NSApplicationMain
#29 0x00004444 in 0x4444
#30 0x00004198 in 0x4198
#31 0x00004018 in 0x4018

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x93a57bf4 srr1: 0x0200f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x93a54658 ctr: 0x90009ee0 mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x93a5464c r1: 0xbfffe550 r2: 0x44004280 r3: 0x00000000
r4: 0xbfffe590 r5: 0x00000001 r6: 0x80808080 r7: 0x00000002
r8: 0x0005f010 r9: 0x00000000 r10: 0x0005f290 r11: 0xa3a5088c
r12: 0x90009ee0 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00084010 r17: 0xa309a6d4 r18: 0xa309a6d4 r19: 0xa309a6d4
r20: 0xa309a6d4 r21: 0x001bd420 r22: 0xa309d3e0 r23: 0xa30a20e8
r24: 0xa30a0d38 r25: 0xbfffe6b0 r26: 0xa3a53e28 r27: 0xbfffe640
r28: 0xbfffe590 r29: 0x00000000 r30: 0x00000000 r31: 0x93a53e28

[hayne]

Quote: Is there a great tutorial anywhere that would shed some light on these cryptic console messages?

No - but it's not really very hard. All you have to do is ignore all the numbers etc and scan looking for names you recognize.
Doing this with the logs you posted shows that the crashes all have something to do with Address Book.
So it is likely that one or more of your Address Book files is corrupt and causing the problem.

I'm not all that familar with the files used by Address Book but I see that there is a file called "Address Book.addressbook" in the folder Library/Addresses/

First, quit all apps that might use Address Book.
Then try moving that file elsewhere (e.g. to the Desktop) and then restarting your apps to see if it makes a difference.

You could also search these forums and the main macosxhints site for mention of Address Book problems.

[mervTormel]

dir ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/
file ~/Library/Preferences/AddressBookMe.plist
file ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AddressBook.plist

move those somewhere memorable then try and launch address book

[studiogeek]

>First, quit all apps that might use Address Book.
Then try moving that file elsewhere (e.g. to the Desktop) and then restarting your apps to see if it makes a difference<.

Thanks alot,
I'll give this a reply and post my results....
studiogeek

[studiogeek]

Hi,
Is there an installer for addressbook? id like to trash/reinstall it....
Im trying to avoid a whole reinstall of the os as I have MANY plugins that are a PAIN to reauthorize...
studiogeek

[mervTormel]

i don't think there is a need to reinstall the app. at least, you haven't demonstrated so.

there isn't an installer for address book. but there is a facility called pacifist that can peel apps out of the OS installer. but, you'd need to apply any updates that are outstanding and the whole thing can get rather hairy.

why do you think you need to re-install the address book app?

[studiogeek]

>why do you think you need to re-install the address book app?<
At this point, I thought I'd fully remove and reinstall............?????

[hayne]

Quote: Originally posted by studiogeek At this point, I thought I'd fully remove and reinstall............?????

It is more likely to be a problem with the data files that are read by Address Book than with the application itself. So you need to be sure to remove those files as well. In which case, why not do as suggested above and just move the files aside (e.g. to the Desktop) and see if that fixes the problem. Do this with the files listed by Merv as well as the one I mentioned. Likely no need to reinstall.

[studiogeek]

Quote: Originally posted by hayne It is more likely to be a problem with the data files that are read by Address Book than with the application itself. So you need to be sure to remove those files as well. In which case, why not do as suggested above and just move the files aside (e.g. to the Desktop) and see if that fixes the problem. Do this with the files listed by Merv as well as the one I mentioned. Likely no need to reinstall.

Hi,
I gave it a shot but im still crashing away...
I tried isync to see if the contact info from my other working computers on .mac would replace the potentially corrupted info on the 733 but that failed with a crash as well.
By the way... my alternate "admin" user (login) works fine.
Studiogeek

[mssdvm]

The problem may be a corrupted preference file.
Try deleting "com.apple.AddressBook.plist" . You could aslo drag the Preferences folder from your User/yourname/Library folder to the Desktop and then restart to rule out other preference file corruption.

[studiogeek]

Quote: Originally posted by mssdvm The problem may be a corrupted preference file. Try deleting "com.apple.AddressBook.plist" . You could aslo drag the Preferences folder from your User/yourname/Library folder to the Desktop and then restart to rule out other preference file corruption.

I have moved my entire user/library/prefrences folder to the desktop and re-logged in. The problem persists BUT! when I log in as another user all apps work fine. It must not be the prefs folder but something else in my user folder... any ideas of where to look??
studiogeek

[mervTormel]

what about dir ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/ ?

it was listed above as being an object to move. have you moved it out of the way and tried to launch address book? you didn't specify that you completed this endeavor.

[tlarkin]

If you think it may be a preference file, or user related software issue an easy way to confirm this would be to create a new user account. Create a new admin user, and log in as that brand new account. Try using your apple applications then. Does the problem still persist? If the problem goes away you can more safely assume its something related to the user and not the application or the OS. Then you can start removing pref files and such.

[mervTormel]

Quote: Originally posted by tlarkin try a new user account

Quote: Originally posted by studiogeek By the way... my alternate "admin" user (login) works fine

he mentioned that he has approximated that

[tlarkin]

Must've not read that correctly.....

I would try removing those files

[studiogeek]

Quote: Originally posted by mervTormel what about dir ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/ ? it was listed above as being an object to move. have you moved it out of the way and tried to launch address book? you didn't specify that you completed this endeavor.

Yes that one is long gone..
Thanks