Display Freezes and eventually the computer

Hey there,

Since i installed Leopard my display freezes. Usually when i play games(had this problem in 3 games, so its not the games problem) but sometimes it happens when i use visualizer in iTunes, or photobooth, and sometimes when i just play around my computer. For me to play a game and enjoy playing it i have to adjust the video setting to the minimum. And even then, after a while the problem occurs. I used to run tiger on a iMac 24"(white)
and i never had this problem.
Now how do i know that only my display freezes, is because i can still listen to music, talk by skype, and even play the game, and ofc not seeing anything but a still image : / So i went to apple shop to get some help , they told me to go back to tiger : / I also runned the hardware application and everything is fine.
Shall i go back to tiger?
Shall i change the graphics card?
What shall i do ? Need some help.
Thanks

i would appreciate an answer >.<

Did you do an Erase and Install when you upgraded?

well at the first time no , but when i tried to reinstall leopard, thinking that might solve my problem, i did an erase.

Which Mac are you using?

You mentioned running the hardware application. Were you referring to the Apple Hardware test?

iMac 24" the model b4 the aluminum version. And yes Apple Hardware test.

I found a firmware update for the graphics card. However it says it's for the Mac Pro. But the iMac has the same graphics card. ?

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac-core-2-duo-2.16-24-inch-specs.html

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/geforce7300gtfirmwareupdate.html

Still looking to see if there's one for the iMac or not.

Check the firmware version on your iMac.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303364

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imacefifirmwareupdate13.html

"If you are unsure whether your computer needs a particular update, simply download and open the update installer. The installer will alert you if the firmware update is already installed or not needed."

Hey mate, thanks for your help , i ve tried every single upsdate, none works.

Check the logs in Console. (System logs, crash logs, etc..) Applications/Utilities

i hope this is ok



May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::switchToHCIMode legacy
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: USBF: 2.287 CSRHIDTransitionDriver[0x3315400](IOUSBCompositeDevice) GetFullConfigDescriptor(0) returned NULL
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver... done
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: journal replay done.
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 1 orphaned unlinked files or directories
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
May 4 13:54:54: --- last message repeated 4 times ---
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV40HAL loaded and registered.
May 4 13:54:54 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
May 4 13:54:57 localhost bootlog[39]: BOOT_TIME: 1209905685 0
May 4 13:54:57 localhost rpc.statd[21]: statd.notify - no notifications needed
May 4 13:54:59 localhost fseventsd[30]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (28474 14 28506)
May 4 13:54:59 localhost fseventsd[30]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 14DE6F04-008F-4365-915F-E7A42D90C12E
May 4 13:55:00 localhost kernel[0]: yukon: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:c5:69:c9
May 4 13:55:00 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx: Ethernet address 00:19:e3:09:69:31
May 4 13:55:00 localhost internetcleanupd[43]: internetcleanupd starting up
May 4 13:55:00 localhost DirectoryService[35]: Launched version 5.2 (v514.4)
May 4 13:55:00 localhost DirectoryService[35]: WARNING - dsTouch: file was asked to be opened </Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/.DSIsRunning>: (File exists)
May 4 13:55:00 localhost blued[48]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started.
May 4 13:55:00 localhost /Library/Smith Micro/Common/schedulerdaemon[42]: SmithMicro schedulerdaemon started.
May 4 13:55:00 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[26]: Login Window Application Started
May 4 13:55:01 localhost mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-170 (Jan 4 2008 18:04:07)[25]: starting
May 4 13:55:02 localhost /usr/sbin/ocspd[61]: starting
May 4 13:55:03 Macintosh-3 configd[37]: setting hostname to "Macintosh-3.local"
May 4 13:55:07 Macintosh-3 loginwindow[26]: Login Window Started Security Agent
May 4 13:55:07 Macintosh-3 kextd[10]: writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym
May 4 13:55:08 Macintosh-3 org.ntp.ntpd[18]: Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known
May 4 13:55:08 Macintosh-3 ntpdate[76]: can't find host time.euro.apple.com
May 4 13:55:08 Macintosh-3 ntpdate[76]: no servers can be used, exiting
May 4 13:55:08 Macintosh-3 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
May 4 13:55:18 Macintosh-3 kernel[0]: NVChannel(GL): Graphics channel exception! status = 0xffff info32 = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
May 4 13:55:18 Macintosh-3 kernel[0]: 0000000c
May 4 13:55:18 Macintosh-3 kernel[0]: 00100000 00000039 00000000 00000800
May 4 13:55:18 Macintosh-3 kernel[0]: 0002096b 00000328 00000000 00000002
May 4 13:55:18 Macintosh-3 kernel[0]: 00000000 beef3901 00000401
May 4 13:55:51 localhost kernel[0]: npvhash=4095
May 4 13:55:51 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
May 4 13:55:51 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
May 4 13:55:51 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
May 4 13:55:51 localhost kextd[10]: 407 cached, 0 uncached personalities to catalog
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabled
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: 64 bit mode enabled
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar 4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 252815 free pages and 9329 wired pages
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 79
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: 93 prelinked modules
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.seatbelt
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for mb
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Seatbelt MACF policy initialized
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt Policy (mb)
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: using 5242 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: devfs_make_node: not ready for devices!
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: mbinit: done
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 7933B468-8F4A-33BD-87C8-BD725831808E
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: wl0: Broadcom BCM4328 802.11 Wireless Controller
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: 4.170.46.5FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8025 built-in now active, GUID 0017f2fffe891cd2; max speed s800.
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleAHCI/PRT2@2/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/WDC WD2500JS-40TGB0 Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: replay_journal: from: 7972352 to: 12539904 (joffset 0x746000)
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start []
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::switchToHCIMode legacy
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: USBF: 2.292 CSRHIDTransitionDriver[0x3317480](IOUSBCompositeDevice) GetFullConfigDescriptor(0) returned NULL
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver... done
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: journal replay done.
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 1 orphaned unlinked files or directories
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
May 4 13:55:52: --- last message repeated 4 times ---
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV40HAL loaded and registered.
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
May 4 13:55:52 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
May 4 13:55:55 localhost bootlog[39]: BOOT_TIME: 1209905743 0
May 4 13:55:55 localhost rpc.statd[21]: statd.notify - no notifications needed
May 4 13:55:57 localhost kernel[0]: yukon: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:c5:69:c9
May 4 13:55:57 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx: Ethernet address 00:19:e3:09:69:31
May 4 13:55:57 localhost internetcleanupd[43]: internetcleanupd starting up
May 4 13:55:57 localhost DirectoryService[35]: Launched version 5.2 (v514.4)
May 4 13:55:57 localhost /Library/Smith Micro/Common/schedulerdaemon[42]: SmithMicro schedulerdaemon started.
May 4 13:55:57 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[26]: Login Window Application Started
May 4 13:55:57 localhost blued[49]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started.
May 4 13:55:58 localhost DirectoryService[35]: WARNING - dsTouch: file was asked to be opened </Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/.DSIsRunning>: (File exists)
May 4 13:55:59 localhost mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-170 (Jan 4 2008 18:04:07)[25]: starting
May 4 13:55:59 localhost /usr/sbin/ocspd[58]: starting
May 4 13:56:01 Macintosh-3 configd[37]: setting hostname to "Macintosh-3.local"
May 4 13:56:03 Macintosh-3 loginwindow[26]: Login Window Started Security Agent
May 4 13:56:05 Macintosh-3 ntpdate[76]: can't find host time.euro.apple.com
May 4 13:56:05 Macintosh-3 org.ntp.ntpd[18]: Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known
May 4 13:56:05 Macintosh-3 ntpdate[76]: no servers can be used, exiting
May 4 13:56:05 Macintosh-3 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
May 4 13:56:05 Macintosh-3 kextd[10]: writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym

Done this update yet?
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/leopardgraphicsupdate10.html

yes that make it worst .

At this point, I would probably reinstall Tiger. If the problem goes away, there must be a software conflict with Leopard. (Which really doesn't make sense) Unless there's some 3rd party hardware or software you are using.

If the problem continues, then it would probably be a hardware problem.

Unplug everything except the mouse and keyboard. Then try an Erase and Install.

Good Luck and let me know how it goes!

ok mate , cheers
i ll let you know how it goes.

So i made a erase install of tiger , everything goes well. When i tried to install the updates of Tiger, the computer crashed(not the display). i boot up and it opens normal and i tried to isntal,l the updates again, then the updates install. I press restart and since then my computer wont even open. I starts with the white loading screen with the little apple and then the 'u have to restart' message comes up : /
I tried to insert to apple cd to make a clean install all over again , but it wont even open , and eject so...

It's starting to look like a hardware problem.

Try inserting the install disk while booting up. If a cd is already in, hold down the mouse button while booting, to eject a cd.

Then try these.
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
Apple Hardware Test.

The message to restart would be a kernel panic.
Resolving Kernel Panics
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ

I tried Apple hardware test again and everything is fine.
I opened my computer is safe mode so now i'm installing tiger from the begining , hope it goes all right. i ll let you know whats goin on

Dermiroth said:

I tried Apple hardware test again and everything is fine.
I opened my computer is safe mode so now i'm installing tiger from the begining , hope it goes all right. i ll let you know whats goin on

Click to expand...

You can also download the update seperately and install it in safe mode. It may help from freezing during install.

Good Luck!

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411comboupdateintel.html

Well while the 1st install disc finished and asked me to restart , i press restart and the 'you have to restart' message came up again :S
i boot up holding shift for safe mode and then it asked me to insert disc 2 :S