Lightroom ''not responding'' with Mac...

Hi, I have a major problem with lightroom not being able to operate normally under OS X 10.5.7.Initially installation and boot up, lightroom is near instantaneous, then subsequent boot ups=Not being responsive and hangs at Splash screen of lightroom.

I have done everything from deleting preferences associated with lightroom to even wiping the drive clean and reinstalling OSX again. But each time Lightroom just hangs at the bootup screen, with the dreaded spinning ball showing and it just refuses to load. This happens with the trial version of Lightroom 2.4 by the way.

Console shows this msg, similiar to what I have seen in another forum

Adobe Lightroom 2[761] Launch Services updated for
UTI dyn.ah62d4rv4ge8026xdqf4a: was 'com.adobe.lightroom2', and is now
'com.adobe.lightroom2' result:0 ''

The report to apple shows (for instance)

PID:2430

Event:Hang

Time:5.02s

Steps:25

I'm on a macbook pro 13'',2.53 ghz and 4 gigs of Ram, all software is up to date. Could some one please tell me what the heck is wrong?If not,I just don't have the confidence to go out and purchase lightroom if the trial version gives me such a headache.

Please help and advise, thank you.

Lightroom ''not responding'' with Mac...

try deleting the preference file com.adode.com.Lightroom2.plist from Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences.

2.4 working fine with 10.5.7 on 2 different machines here.

Lightroom ''not responding'' with Mac...

Hi Sean,

Thanks for the reply....I've already tried deleting it, but yet it still hangs and doesn't get past the splash screen.... And i've done an erase and install several times....It's really giving me a headache!

By the way in the latest install, i can't even get the preference file for lightroom to show up. It just generates the catalog and in the pictures folder and hangs at the freeze page

These 3 files are generated each time

file:///Users/xxx/Pictures/Lightroom/Lightroom%202%20Catalog.lrcat.lock

Delete the .lock and -journal files with LR quit. Then double click the .lrcat file.

Hi

I'm having a similar problem as of today.?Recently updated to latest version of Lightroom 2.4.?Last night was fine - left it running exports of a large gallery.?Today, when I try and open LR, I just get the logo screen and then it hangs indefinitely.?

PID:?1314

Event:?hang

Time: 7.15s

Steps:?49

Hi did what you suggested as well, similar to the latest poster who had the same problem, LR still persists and will not boot up... am getting kind of tired of erasing and installing. Previously was working A-ok and it just decided to die on me

It looks like you're going to have to go on a fishing trip! Unfortunately, you don't know the species you're likley to catch, if any.

Two things worth trying:

1. Create a new temporary catalog. You do this by holding down the Alt/Option key whilst launching Lightroom. If Lightroom launches OK then problem was with the catalog.

2. Temporarily move the Lightroom folder from?/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/ This folder contains multiple subfolders for presets, etc. Removing it forces Lightroom to recreate the folder from scratch and thus ensures that a corrupt preset doesn't prevent the application from launching. If this fixes the problem you'll need to move the original subfolders back into the new Lightroom folder one at a time. At some point one will likely cause the problem to return and thus will have narrowed down the search for the corrupt preset.

I would be inclined to run Permissions Repair from the Disk Utility, and wish I had more of a fix for you.

/Edit

While I was scratching my head, Ian came up with some real leads... I'd try Permissions first, in part because it's a good thing to do after an O/S update in any event.?

end/EDIT

Message was edited by: John McWilliams at precisely 2:56:08 PM on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, PDT

Hi ian and john,

Thanks a lot for trying to help me figure it out,still no dice unfortunately

Suggestion 1-Alt key while clicking on lightroom, the option does come out to allow me to create a new catalog, but when it does-it hangs at the splash screen and creates the same 3 files in the new folder i creater.

suggestion 2- Removed the entire lightroom folder and restarted lightroom-Managed to get to the screen that asks if you want to buy and try lightroom. Clicked on trial, and the program hangs.

Urgh this is really frustrating me! it was working so well previously and it suddenly just decided to die on me!

Mine started to work again this morning - although I tried this last night - today it worked.

Did the Alt/Option and launch LR - then it seemed to just launch some other old catalog file -

Then moved my original catalog file to my desktop - launched it from there - worked ok - moved it back to the original location on an external drive and checked its integrity - works fine now

Thanks for the help

J

Sigh, have been trying all suggested solutions, but to no avail. Managed to get to the menu to create a new catalog, after which lightroom 2 still hangs at the splash screen.

I have already erased and installed but yet the problem still persists.Initially it's alright to open then after trying to open it for the 2nd or 3rd time, it gets stuck at the splash screen.

twirlnswirl - I'm back in the same boat as you again....

It was working - loaded LR up on my old catalog - but strangely - it hanged on rendering a large preview for the same file that I was working on last...

Now - back to square one - trying to redo what I did yesterday - but what's strange is that I'm deleting all the necessary plist and other files - ctrl clicking LR when opening - but it doesn't even give me the opportunity to choose another catalog file...

Would really love to know what's at the root of this....

So...once again, open to any suggestions!

J

Hi JD and anyone who can help us out here. I just realised what was wrong! After trying an erase and install, i absent-mindedly forgot to switch on my external drive.

I realise that Lightroom 2.4 hangs ONLY when the external drive is connected! Please note this is off a fresh install and no catalogs have been created whatsoever. When i switch off the external drive, lightroom boots without a hitch! But what's the point if i cant work off an external drive?

Does anyone have a solution to this?

Strange because I discovered the same thing also today.?I did the usual uninstall, deleting of files etc - but this time did the reboot with my external drive off - and LR opened -

I'm currently trying something that I've read on the web (see link below).?I'm guessing that the catalog file was corrupted - maybe that's part of it - after that, my technical knowledge runs out!

http://www.thenomadicphotographer.com/2007/12/23/the-problem-lightroom-catalog-c orruption/

So, I've recreated a new catalog and imported the old images as per this guy's instructions - we'll see if that holds out,...

Strange about the external drive though....

J