davidestevens

OSX10.4.9 MacBook Pro latest max/msp/jitter

Is it possible to figure out which objects/subpatchers might be 

causing the following error messages to come up (or is there another 

way to fix whatever the problem is)? This is in a large patch 

containing many bpatchers. Closing the patch (once these messages 

have shown up) generally (but not always) causes max to crash.

Is it possible to figure out which objects/subpatchers might be  
causing the following error messages to come up (or is there another  
way to fix whatever the problem is)? This is in a large patch  
containing many bpatchers. Closing the patch (once these messages  
have shown up) generally (but not always) causes max to crash.

freeobject : 34e629d0 : bad object
freeobject : 34e62958 : bad object
freeobject : 34e5ad80 : bad object
freeobject : 34e5ad08 : bad object
freeobject : 34fedcd8 : bad object
freeobject : 34fedc60 : bad object

problem-with-bad-objects

I've been trying to track this down by eliminating bpatchers one by 

one, but I'm not getting anywhere - the problem seems to be more 

Here are (what I think are) the relevant sections of the crash 

report, in case this makes sense to anyone.

(I don't know if it's relevant, but I used the combo updater method 

Path: /Applications/MaxMSP 4.6/MaxMSP.app/Contents/MacOS/MaxMSP

Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000007

0 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x0006755d freeobject + 23 

1 com.cycling74.MaxAPI     0x01809922 freeobject + 30

2 xsample     0x34b1bd91 flext_base_single::Exit 

3 xsample     0x34b1a254 flext_dsp_single::Exit 

flext_obj_single::obj_free(flext_hdr*) + 59

5 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00067645 freeobject + 255 

6 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x000b81e0 vnewobj_free(vnewobj*) 

7 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00067645 freeobject + 255 

8 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x000398c0 patcher_free + 266 

9 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00067645 freeobject + 255 

10 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00073c5d bpatcher_free 

11 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00067645 freeobject + 255 

12 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x000398c0 patcher_free + 266 

13 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00067645 freeobject + 255 

14 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x000b81e0 vnewobj_free(vnewobj*) 

15 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00067645 freeobject + 255 

16 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x000398c0 patcher_free + 266 

17 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x00067645 freeobject + 255 

18 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x0003d431 patcher_close + 17 

19 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x0006e8a1 wind_close + 763 

20 com.cycling74.MaxMSP46     0x0006fb8c wind_eventhandler + 

21 com.apple.HIToolbox     0x92de8537 DispatchEventToHandlers 

(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093

22 com.apple.HIToolbox     0x92de7bdc 

SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, 

OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304

23 com.apple.HIToolbox     0x92de7aa1 

24 com.apple.HIToolbox     0x92e30684 SendWindowEvent + 222

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):

eax: 0x00000003 ebx: 0x01809910 ecx: 0x00c2a6b4 edx: 0x00067546

edi: 0x3462fc1c esi: 0x00000001 ebp: 0xbfffe638 esp: 0xbfffe600

ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x0006755d cs: 0x00000017

ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037

I've been trying to track this down by eliminating bpatchers one by  
one, but I'm not getting anywhere - the problem seems to be more  
general.

Here are (what I think are) the relevant sections of the crash  
report, in case this makes sense to anyone.

(I don't know if it's relevant, but I used the combo updater method  
to install 10.4.9)

Command: MaxMSP
Path:    /Applications/MaxMSP 4.6/MaxMSP.app/Contents/MacOS/MaxMSP
Parent:  WindowServer [70]

Exception:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes:      KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000007

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x0006755d freeobject + 23  
(utilities.c:408)
1   com.cycling74.MaxAPI           	0x01809922 freeobject + 30
2   xsample                        	0x34b1bd91 flext_base_single::Exit 
() + 171
3   xsample                        	0x34b1a254 flext_dsp_single::Exit 
() + 18
4   xsample                        	0x34b1ac59  
flext_obj_single::obj_free(flext_hdr*) + 59
5   com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00067645 freeobject + 255  
(utilities.c:429)
6   com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x000b81e0 vnewobj_free(vnewobj*)  
+ 122 (vnewobj.c:363)
7   com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00067645 freeobject + 255  
(utilities.c:429)
8   com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x000398c0 patcher_free + 266  
(patcher.c:3806)
9   com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00067645 freeobject + 255  
(utilities.c:429)
10  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00073c5d bpatcher_free 
(bpatcher*) + 87 (bpatcher.c:787)
11  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00067645 freeobject + 255  
(utilities.c:429)
12  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x000398c0 patcher_free + 266  
(patcher.c:3806)
13  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00067645 freeobject + 255  
(utilities.c:429)
14  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x000b81e0 vnewobj_free(vnewobj*)  
+ 122 (vnewobj.c:363)
15  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00067645 freeobject + 255  
(utilities.c:429)
16  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x000398c0 patcher_free + 266  
(patcher.c:3806)
17  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00067645 freeobject + 255  
(utilities.c:429)
18  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x0003d431 patcher_close + 17  
(patchermenu.c:504)
19  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x0006e8a1 wind_close + 763  
(window.c:1764)
20  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x0006fb8c wind_eventhandler +  
2126 (window.c:3443)
21  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de8537 DispatchEventToHandlers 
(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093
22  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de7bdc  
SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*,  
OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
23  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de7aa1  
SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 55
24  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e30684 SendWindowEvent + 222
25  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92ff9909  
GenerateWindowButtonClickAction + 89
26  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e1e5fd HandleWindowEvent + 2985
27  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e2e491  
StandardWindowEventHandler + 95
28  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de8537 DispatchEventToHandlers 
(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093
29  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de7bdc  
SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*,  
OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
30  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92deefbc SendEventToEventTarget  
+ 56
31  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92f01400 SendEventFromMouseDown  
+ 166
32  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e8654c HandleWindowClick + 534
33  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e85fde HandleMouseEvent + 895
34  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e2e488  
StandardWindowEventHandler + 86
35  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de8537 DispatchEventToHandlers 
(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093
36  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de7bdc  
SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*,  
OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
37  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92deefbc SendEventToEventTarget  
+ 56
38  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92def9d9  
ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*,  
OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 2587
39  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de88ee DispatchEventToHandlers 
(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2044
40  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92de7bdc  
SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*,  
OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
41  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92deefbc SendEventToEventTarget  
+ 56
42  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e32eb3 ToolboxEventDispatcher  
+ 81
43  com.apple.HIToolbox            	0x92e318cb  
RunApplicationEventLoop + 165
44  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00026e8a app_run + 52 (main.c: 
1458)
45  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00027134 main + 680 (main.c:415)
46  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00002436 _start + 228 (crt.c:272)
47  com.cycling74.MaxMSP46         	0x00002351 start + 41

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
   eax: 0x00000003  ebx: 0x01809910  ecx: 0x00c2a6b4  edx: 0x00067546
   edi: 0x3462fc1c  esi: 0x00000001  ebp: 0xbfffe638  esp: 0xbfffe600
    ss: 0x0000001f  efl: 0x00010286  eip: 0x0006755d   cs: 0x00000017
    ds: 0x0000001f   es: 0x0000001f   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x00000037

> I've been trying to track this down by eliminating bpatchers one by one, 

> but I'm not getting anywhere - the problem seems to be more general.

> Here are (what I think are) the relevant sections of the crash report, 

I'm by no means an expert diviner of crash logs, but it looks like the 

Where does max think it's kept - is it the same as where you do? Rogue 

copy on the file path? (It's supposed to live in max-startup, iirc?)

If not, you could try replacing them with a fresh download.

David Stevens wrote:
> I've been trying to track this down by eliminating bpatchers one by one, 
> but I'm not getting anywhere - the problem seems to be more general.
>
> Here are (what I think are) the relevant sections of the crash report, 
> in case this makes sense to anyone.

I'm by no means an expert diviner of crash logs, but it looks like the 
problem's with the xsample~ library.

Where does max think it's kept - is it the same as where you do? Rogue 
copy on the file path? (It's supposed to live in max-startup, iirc?)

I've just tracked it down to xsample myself (the hard way!) - you've 

now confirmed it for me. It's only just started doing this, so 

something must have gone awry. Next thing is to check that everything 

is where it's meant to be, and, as you suggest, that there are no 

On 9 Apr 2007, at 17:28, Owen Green wrote:

>> I've been trying to track this down by eliminating bpatchers one 

>> by one, but I'm not getting anywhere - the problem seems to be 

>> Here are (what I think are) the relevant sections of the crash 

>> report, in case this makes sense to anyone.

> I'm by no means an expert diviner of crash logs, but it looks like 

> the problem's with the xsample~ library.

> Where does max think it's kept - is it the same as where you do? 

> Rogue copy on the file path? (It's supposed to live in max-startup, 

> If not, you could try replacing them with a fresh download.

I've just tracked it down to xsample myself (the hard way!) - you've  
now confirmed it for me. It's only just started doing this, so  
something must have gone awry. Next thing is to check that everything  
is where it's meant to be, and, as you suggest,  that there are no  
duplicates.

> David Stevens wrote:
>> I've been trying to track this down by eliminating bpatchers one  
>> by one, but I'm not getting anywhere - the problem seems to be  
>> more general.
>> Here are (what I think are) the relevant sections of the crash  
>> report, in case this makes sense to anyone.
>
> I'm by no means an expert diviner of crash logs, but it looks like  
> the problem's with the xsample~ library.
>
> Where does max think it's kept - is it the same as where you do?  
> Rogue copy on the file path? (It's supposed to live in max-startup,  
> iirc?)
>
> If not, you could try replacing them with a fresh download.
>
> -- 
> Owen
>
>
>


Problem with "bad objects"