Tiger AFP connection status nuisance- help!

kaliman · 07-17-2005, 04:23 AM

Tiger OSX 4.2 on a 2.7 G5:

AFP insists on mounting a previously mounted share whenever it is available, whether I want it to or not. Every 5 minutes it shows it is looking for the share and when it is unavailable, after a couple of minutes it throws up a "cannot connect" error. If it is available it just mounts it. If I disconnect, it tries again in 5 minutes.
I dont want to leave it mounted because most of the time that machine (G4) is put to sleep so I dont have to listen to the noisy fan.

Any ideas for a fix would be greatly appreciated.

Raven · 07-18-2005, 08:29 AM

You may look in different places. Try lloking at first at Login Items for the account in the Accounts prefpane, also in ~/Library/StartupItems and in /Library/StartupItems. Also look in ~/Library/Recent Servers.
To test and make sure that you have found the problem mount, simply remove the item from the folder its in and wait to see if it still happens. You may also have to at least log out or restart the machine if the mount was set as a system job or as a script that checks every so many minutes.
Also, just in case this script was set as a cron job, open the terminal and type

Code:

crontab -l

to list items in cronjobs. If you see some and have no idea what they are (and are sure you wish to remove them) or if you know they are old stuff useless now, type

Code:

crontab -r

to remove them.

Hope this helps !

kaliman · 07-19-2005, 08:56 PM

Thanks Raven,

None of these worked for me, I also tried disabling Finder as a default app for afp using RCDefault. still no luck, when I do mount the volume it seems to reset the behaviour.

Raven · 07-20-2005, 08:37 AM

Take a look at the drive name, and once idsconnected do a search on your computer for that name... Maybe it will come up with some file... With spotlight it should find it even if its within a file.

kaliman · 07-24-2005, 02:16 AM

Thanks for the suggestions, no luck so far.

My blind hope is that this persistent afp connect behaviour is connected to the other networking problems in Tiger and be addressed in the next update. Some more details about my afp condition:

• Other volumes that I mount on my desktop do not try to "automount".
• This problem started in the very beginning- the first boot on this particular machine (G5) after a merge with my old 10.3.8 system. I manually Connected to Server for this mount.
• It has remained through 10.4.1 and 4.2 updates

I'll keep hoping some unixwiz will leave an obscure terminal command that will fix my sick tiger

zagom · 07-27-2005, 02:21 PM

I have the exact same problem. And i've tried everything as far as deleting startup items and clearning com.apple prefs and searching for anything as far as a recent server cache.

Hope you find a solution =(

bflaumenhaft · 05-18-2006, 07:50 PM

Same problem was driving me crazy. In my case, I was getting these reproducibly when trying to configure the screensaver from user prefs.

After looking in a million places, I finally checked the console, and found messages indicating "can't resolve alias".

Turns out I had some aliases in the target screensaver images directory, and they were pointing to the server. Removed the aliases, stopped getting the annoying AFP windows.

It might be worth searching for aliases to the bogus server — you can do this with Spotlight by searching for Kind==Alias.

Hope this helps ..

myrkr · 01-19-2007, 03:07 PM

I got the same thing while using QuickSilver or Firefox after migrating to a new machine. I found the problem in QuickSilver was that it indexed items on the un-mounted volume. Firefox was loading an Internet plugin that was an alias to the no longer mounted volume.

mwaters · 03-20-2007, 02:19 AM

I had the exact same maddening problem and although my system wasn't crashing per the following article this DID worked for me:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...55&mode=simple

I actually just replaced the AppleShare folder with the one from my install disk to the following directory on my macbook pro:
System>Library>Filesystems>AppleShare

Make sure you copy the AppleShare folder tht resides within the System folder. You'll know it's the right one because it will have a unix file entitled "afpLoad".

I'm using photoshop 7 on mac OSX 10.4.9

raimondious · 04-19-2007, 10:26 AM

I had this problem for weeks. None of these or any other solution that came up worked for me. Go to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and delete any aliases, specifically the ones to old networked drives (RealPlayer for me)...

It felt like pulling a splinter out of my foot.

Obliterous · 05-03-2007, 01:34 AM

Appleworks/sidekick

clear recent items and possibly reset appleworks.

clearing recent items worked on 3/4 and reset fixed the fourth machine...

appears to have been caused by renaming a machine on the network...

bholm · 10-30-2007, 01:43 AM

raimondious... THANK YOU!

After much searching on the Internet for a solution to this problem (AFP Connection Status problem when trying to open Firefox 2). My problem was exactly what you descript. Looked in the /Library/Internet Plugins dir and found two aliases to Real Player there to a volumn no longer mounted. Removed the two aliases and voila! No more problems in FireFox!

07-17-2005, 04:23 AM	#1
kaliman Prospect Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	Tiger AFP connection status nuisance- help! Tiger OSX 4.2 on a 2.7 G5: AFP insists on mounting a previously mounted share whenever it is available, whether I want it to or not. Every 5 minutes it shows it is looking for the share and when it is unavailable, after a couple of minutes it throws up a "cannot connect" error. If it is available it just mounts it. If I disconnect, it tries again in 5 minutes. I dont want to leave it mounted because most of the time that machine (G4) is put to sleep so I dont have to listen to the noisy fan. Any ideas for a fix would be greatly appreciated.

07-18-2005, 08:29 AM	#2
Raven Hall of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,782	You may look in different places. Try lloking at first at Login Items for the account in the Accounts prefpane, also in ~/Library/StartupItems and in /Library/StartupItems. Also look in ~/Library/Recent Servers. To test and make sure that you have found the problem mount, simply remove the item from the folder its in and wait to see if it still happens. You may also have to at least log out or restart the machine if the mount was set as a system job or as a script that checks every so many minutes. Also, just in case this script was set as a cron job, open the terminal and type Code: crontab -l to list items in cronjobs. If you see some and have no idea what they are (and are sure you wish to remove them) or if you know they are old stuff useless now, type Code: crontab -r to remove them. Hope this helps ! __________________ Waffled foreheads are a symptom of broken keyboards and inexperienced users

07-20-2005, 08:37 AM	#4
Raven Hall of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,782	Take a look at the drive name, and once idsconnected do a search on your computer for that name... Maybe it will come up with some file... With spotlight it should find it even if its within a file. __________________ Waffled foreheads are a symptom of broken keyboards and inexperienced users

01-19-2007, 03:07 PM	#8
myrkr Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 26	Same problem I got the same thing while using QuickSilver or Firefox after migrating to a new machine. I found the problem in QuickSilver was that it indexed items on the un-mounted volume. Firefox was loading an Internet plugin that was an alias to the no longer mounted volume.

03-20-2007, 02:19 AM	#9
mwaters Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	Try this, it worked for me I had the exact same maddening problem and although my system wasn't crashing per the following article this DID worked for me: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...55&mode=simple I actually just replaced the AppleShare folder with the one from my install disk to the following directory on my macbook pro: System>Library>Filesystems>AppleShare Make sure you copy the AppleShare folder tht resides within the System folder. You'll know it's the right one because it will have a unix file entitled "afpLoad". I'm using photoshop 7 on mac OSX 10.4.9

07-19-2005, 08:56 PM	#3
kaliman Prospect Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	Thanks Raven, None of these worked for me, I also tried disabling Finder as a default app for afp using RCDefault. still no luck, when I do mount the volume it seems to reset the behaviour.

07-24-2005, 02:16 AM	#5
kaliman Prospect Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	Thanks for the suggestions, no luck so far. My blind hope is that this persistent afp connect behaviour is connected to the other networking problems in Tiger and be addressed in the next update. Some more details about my afp condition: • Other volumes that I mount on my desktop do not try to "automount". • This problem started in the very beginning- the first boot on this particular machine (G5) after a merge with my old 10.3.8 system. I manually Connected to Server for this mount. • It has remained through 10.4.1 and 4.2 updates I'll keep hoping some unixwiz will leave an obscure terminal command that will fix my sick tiger

07-27-2005, 02:21 PM	#6
zagom Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	I have the exact same problem. And i've tried everything as far as deleting startup items and clearning com.apple prefs and searching for anything as far as a recent server cache. Hope you find a solution =(

05-18-2006, 07:50 PM	#7
bflaumenhaft Prospect Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	Same problem was driving me crazy. In my case, I was getting these reproducibly when trying to configure the screensaver from user prefs. After looking in a million places, I finally checked the console, and found messages indicating "can't resolve alias". Turns out I had some aliases in the target screensaver images directory, and they were pointing to the server. Removed the aliases, stopped getting the annoying AFP windows. It might be worth searching for aliases to the bogus server — you can do this with Spotlight by searching for Kind==Alias. Hope this helps ..

04-19-2007, 10:26 AM	#10
raimondious Prospect Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	Hallelujah I had this problem for weeks. None of these or any other solution that came up worked for me. Go to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and delete any aliases, specifically the ones to old networked drives (RealPlayer for me)... It felt like pulling a splinter out of my foot.

05-03-2007, 01:34 AM	#11
Obliterous Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1	Another possible solution: Appleworks/sidekick clear recent items and possibly reset appleworks. clearing recent items worked on 3/4 and reset fixed the fourth machine... appears to have been caused by renaming a machine on the network...

10-30-2007, 01:43 AM	#12
bholm Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: OR Posts: 92	raimondious... THANK YOU! After much searching on the Internet for a solution to this problem (AFP Connection Status problem when trying to open Firefox 2). My problem was exactly what you descript. Looked in the /Library/Internet Plugins dir and found two aliases to Real Player there to a volumn no longer mounted. Removed the two aliases and voila! No more problems in FireFox!