Mac OS X 10.4.7 Special Report: Stalls when launching, restarting network services
Mac OS X 10.4.7 exhibits an issue where the error: "Workaround Bonjour: Unknown error: 0" when attempting to access certain network services through the launchctl process.
Depending on where this problem is encountered, you may not see an error message but instead receive the spinning beach-ball progress indicator for an inordinately long time, after which network services are properly launched.
The bug is especially noticeable when turning on or off network daemons like POP, IMAP, Bonjour and open-source mail utilities like Fetchmail.
According to a blog posting by Bernard Teo, the error occurs every time a call to /bin/launchctl is made, "no matter which services are launched. And it affects both PPC and Intel Macs updated to (Mac OS X) 10.4.7."
Again, network services accessed by launchctl will still work correctly, but the user may notice a long pause when re-loading said services.
While we are attempting to locate a fix for this issue, note that you should simply wait out a spinning beach-ball that occurs when launching or restarting certain network services under Mac OS X 10.4.7 as they will properly launch. Do not immediately attempt a force quit or other process kill.
Index:
- AirPort connectivity issues -- fixes
- Bluetooth: Erratic device behavior, loss of connectivity
- Cellular data modems now natively supported
- CS2 apps (Photoshop, etc.) not launching -- potential fix
- Digital camera problems -- not recognized, workaround
- Don't skip update verification process
- Dozens of SMB processes spawned -- fix
- Example of the dangers in continuing work while update is applying
- External drives not recognized -- fixes
- FireWire device recognition issues
- Increased fan activity -- fixes
- Intel re-release: Determining whether you have the old or new version, more
- Internet access problems caused by DNS errors
- iSync issues
- MacBook Pro screen failures with external display connected
- MacBook (13"): Vertical multi-colored lines at startup after Mac OS X 10.4.7 update
- Microsoft Word crashing frequently -- fix
- Palm synchronization issues
- Printing issues -- fixes
- Problems caused by devices connected during update
- Problems starting up after update -- fixes
- Quark Xpress 6.5: Problems with fonts, temporary fix
- Rosetta problems -- potential fix
- Safari: Problems accessing secure sites, crashes, more
- SoundSticks unrecognized -- fix
- Spotlight will be re-enabled after update
- SuperDrive burn issues -- fix
- Third-party displays causing freezes
- Trackpad difficulties -- input not recognized
- Two-finger click functionality now enabled on 15" MacBook Pros, PowerBooks
- USB problems (device recognition, preventing your Mac from sleeping etc.) -- fixes
- Widget "phone home" function actually a security measure
- Windows sharing and processor hogging (system slowdown)
It ran OK, restarted and got to a blue screen when the "black-b0x-of-death" showed up.
Turned-OFF the machine, restarted and got to the grey screen with the spining hash marks.
Then it restarted itself again.
Start-up was slow from blue screen to populated desktop.
Is this normal??