Don't I remember you saying in your original posting that you ran this mini HEADLESS? That would explain all the console messages. It can't get the display bounds of a nonexistent display. And I'm sure it has a direct bearing on your Mini's fickle behavior when it comes to magically changing its screen sizes for screen sharing/VNC.
On Sep 9, 2011, at 6:58 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: > On Sep 9, 2011, at 1:07 AM, LuKreme wrote: > > "Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E]" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> squawked out on Thursday > 08-Sep-2011@08:20:55 > Why doesn't the mini just keep a resolution until I change it? The > resolution keeps changing on its own. Is this some weird HDMI handshaking > issue? The HDTV is turned on and off much more often than I access the mini. > > Interesting. I have a mini hooked up via HDMI->DVI to a monitor and it’s > never changed resolution. 1920x1050. I would have to suspect the TV or the > turning on/off the TV is the issue. > > I don't know if the screen resolution problem is related to the mini freezing > problem, but I am attaching a section of the Apple System Log message file. > I don't know how to interpret the results, but I see the word "error" > multiple times, as well as the phrase "This is probably going to crash > sometimes". > > Do I have bad hardware? The only change I made was to replace the original > 2-GB of RAM with 8-GB of Kingston RAM. > > Is the OS corrupted? Should I just reinstall? > > Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. > > Gregg > > ==================== > > 2011-08-30 00:17:20 -0400 ScreenSaverEngine[1038]: init [1286]: invalid > framebuffer operation > 2011-08-30 00:17:20 -0400 ScreenSaverEngine[1038]: reshape [1286]: invalid > framebuffer operation > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-08-30 00:19:26 -0400 Finder[145]: _NXGetScreenRect: error getting > display bounds (1001) > 2011-09-01 22:47:16 -0400 SubmitDiagInfo[2047]: Could not write whitelist! > Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don‚Äôt have permission to save > the file ‚ÄúSubmitDiagInfo.domains‚Äù in the folder ‚ÄúCrashReporter‚Äù." > UserInfo=0x7fdf72217370 {NSFilePath=/Library/Application > Support/CrashReporter/SubmitDiagInfo.domains, NSUserStringVariant=Folder, > NSUnderlyingError=0x7fdf7221cb60 "The operation couldn‚Äôt be completed. > Permission denied"} > 2011-09-01 22:54:24 -0400 SoftwareUpdateCheck[2836]: SoftwareUpdateCheck > (Launch): non-admin user > 2011-09-01 22:54:24 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Throttling > respawn: Will start in 1500 seconds > 2011-09-01 23:24:24 -0400 SoftwareUpdateCheck[2841]: SoftwareUpdateCheck > (Launch): non-admin user > 2011-09-01 23:24:24 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Throttling > respawn: Will start in 1500 seconds > 2011-09-01 23:54:24 -0400 SoftwareUpdateCheck[2853]: SoftwareUpdateCheck > (Launch): non-admin user > 2011-09-01 23:54:24 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Throttling > respawn: Will start in 1500 seconds > 2011-09-02 00:24:33 -0400 SoftwareUpdateCheck[2856]: SoftwareUpdateCheck > (Launch): non-admin user > 2011-09-02 00:24:33 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Throttling > respawn: Will start in 1496 seconds > 2011-09-03 08:53:23 -0400 SoftwareUpdateCheck[2988]: SoftwareUpdateCheck > (Launch): non-admin user > 2011-09-03 08:53:23 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Throttling > respawn: Will start in 1500 seconds > 2011-09-03 17:57:37 -0400 Software Update[3167]: Layout still needs update > after calling -[WebHTMLView layout]. WebHTMLView or one of its superclasses > may have overridden -layout without calling super. Or, something may have > dirtied layout in the middle of updating it. Both are programming errors in > Cocoa Autolayout. The former is pretty likely to arise if some pre-Cocoa > Autolayout class had a method called layout, but it should be fixed. > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: Looking for applications at > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: --(null) > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: Path PurpleRestore.app given to > -[NSWorkspace iconForFile:] is not a full path. > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: img:1 > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: >> timerMethod > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: >> updateTable > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: >> applicationShouldTerminate > 2011-09-03 17:57:52 -0400 AlertAll[4229]: >> applicationWillTerminate > 2011-09-03 17:57:55 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Exited with > code: 1 > 2011-09-03 18:01:05 -0400 loginwindow[62]: NSAlert is being used from a > background thread, which is not safe. This is probably going to crash > sometimes. Break on _NSAlertWarnUnsafeBackgroundThreadUsage to debug. This > will be logged only once. This may break in the future. > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Exited: Killed: > 9 > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Exited: Killed: > 9 > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Exited: Killed: > 9 > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Exited: > Terminated: 15 > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[115]: Exited: Killed: > 9 > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[5380]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[5380]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[5380]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:01:13 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[5380]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:03:08 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[114]: Unknown key for > boolean: DisallowDataExecute > 2011-09-03 18:03:08 -0400 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[114]: Falling back to > default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self > 2011-09-03 18:03:10 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[170]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:03:10 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[170]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:03:10 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[170]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:03:10 -0400 com.apple.dock.extra[170]: Could not connect the > action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication > 2011-09-03 18:03:17 -0400 talagent[154]: > CGSConnectionRelinquishWindowRights(cid, newWindowNumber, reservedRights): > CGError 1001 on line 602 > 2011-09-03 18:03:28 -0400 talagent[154]: > CGSConnectionRelinquishWindowRights(cid, newWindowNumber, reservedRights): > CGError 1001 on line 602 > 2011-09-03 18:03:45 -0400 Bluetooth Setup Assistant[195]: initiateDeviceSetup > 2011-09-03 18:03:50 -0400 Bluetooth Setup Assistant[195]: > readHIDEmulationDevice: HID emulation device found: dinse‚Äôs mouse > 2011-09-03 18:03:50 -0400 Bluetooth Setup Assistant[195]: > readHIDEmulationDevicesComplete: error: 0 > 2011-09-03 18:03:50 -0400 Bluetooth Setup Assistant[195]: > startAutomaticDeviceSetup > 2011-09-03 18:03:50 -0400 Bluetooth Setup Assistant[195]: > stopAutomaticDeviceSetup > 2011-09-03 18:03:50 -0400 Bluetooth Setup Assistant[195]: > automaticDeviceSetupStarted > 2011-09-03 18:04:31 -0400 com.apple.systemprofiler[209]: 2011-09-03 > 18:04:31.529 system_profiler[225:60b] Internal name did not resolve to > internal address! > 2011-09-03 18:16:42 -0400 System Preferences[426]: /usr/sbin/nvram boot-args > (exit status 1) > 2011-09-03 18:16:42 -0400 System Preferences[426]: /usr/sbin/nvram boot-args > (exit status 1) > 2011-09-03 18:16:42 -0400 System Preferences[426]: willDeauthenticate: (null) > 2011-09-03 18:16:43 -0400 System Preferences[426]: currentBootDevice: being > checked by DiskManagement > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk -- Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. http://macsrwe.com _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
