Jonpage Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Dear All, Has anyone else experienced problems with finder crashing all the time? I installed Lion using the well documented USB stick method using my own DSDT.aml. I've tried reinstalling a few times without any joy. Thanks Regards Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpage Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Update Finder works fine in Safe Mode Dear All, Has anyone else experienced problems with finder crashing all the time? I installed Lion using the well documented USB stick method using my own DSDT.aml. I've tried reinstalling a few times without any joy. Thanks Regards Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon tree Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 sound like corrupted installation (files) -re download, follow tutorial carefully step by step -recreate new patched DSDT.aml link ga p35 ds3l here Lion works like a charm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpage Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Thanks for the reply lemon tree. I'll start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpage Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi I've followed the install guide to the letter but finder still crashes also I've noticed that preview also crashes. I don't think that its down to the install stick as that worked fine on another machine. Do you think it could be down to the 8800 GTX? Thanks Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon tree Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Well, maybe Try to add EFI string for gpu (with EFI Studio etc) go to extra/open com.apple.boot.plist remove <key>GraphicsEnabler</key> <string>Yes</string> add <key>device-properties</key> <string>YOUREFISTRING</string> Don't forget to repair permissions correctly after installation! (kext wizard 3.7.10 etc) Reboot If efi method still doesn't work for you remove <key>device-properties</key> <string>[YOUREFISTRING]</string> Install NVEnabler_64bit (google it) with kext wizard in extra folder repair permissions, rebuild mkext reboot Check QE/CL Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpage Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thanks lemon tree I'll give it a go, Driving me mad! Regards Jon Well, maybe Try to add EFI string for gpu (with EFI Studio etc) go to extra/open com.apple.boot.plist remove add Don't forget to repair permissions correctly after installation! (kext wizard 3.7.10 etc) Reboot If efi method still doesn't work for you remove Install NVEnabler_64bit (google it) with kext wizard in extra folder repair permissions, rebuild mkext reboot Check QE/CL Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErOSx86 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I actually also have this issue, that if i am using the mac, with minimal finder use the system is fine and stable, if i start copying files in finder (not tried the terminal yet) Then i start to get lockups. Im on a nForce 7, XFX 780i motherboard, with a GTX295. I also followed the instructions too the letter, and have installed twice in an attempt to fix it (i though the crashes were caused by something i changed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpage Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thanks for the reply ErOSx86 I've now reinstalled for the 10th time and tried all the fixes suggested by lemon tree. I'm not sure what to try next maybe a different graphics card. Does anyone have an extra folder for a EP35-DS3 I can try just incase I've made a mistake? Thanks Regards Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon tree Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 more info plz example GA P35 DS3L Rev2.0 ICH9 ALC888 Intel Core2Duo E4600 @2.4Ghz Asus GF 8600GT 512 DDR2 Silent VGA WD 320 gb Sata2 Extra folder Do not use Time machine Do not use Dropbox, totalfinder etc If you have more than one HD, problem may be caused by NTFS partition. Use paragon ntfs driver There is also a lot of problems on real macs (try google finder crash on lion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonpage Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thanks lemon tree. Changed the graphics card to 5770 now finder & preview working fine! Only problem now is that the screen won't wake from sleep/ Regards Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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