AstroImageJ frequently quitting

[ari.m.siqueira]

Hello.

This is my first posting in this forum.

Quite often, AIJ crashes and I get an "AstroImageJ_quit_unexpectedly" report, which has happened with several AIJ releases. It happens in MacOS but not on Win 10 or Win 11.

I solve this by reinstalling AIJ.

Details:
AIJ 5.3.4.02 (but it also happened with AIJ's previous releases)
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
macOS High Sierra v. 10.13.6, 32GB RAM

I have copied the log file below.

Please advise. Thank you.

Ari Siqueira
(Amateur astronomer, from Brazil)

Process:               universalJavaApplicationStub [85863]
Path:                  /Applications/AstroImageJ.app/Contents/MacOS/universalJavaApplicationStub
Identifier:            AstroImageJ
Version:               ???
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        ??? [1]
Responsible:           universalJavaApplicationStub [85863]
User ID:               501

Date/Time:             2024-07-14 09:16:12.035 -0300
OS Version:            Mac OS X 10.13.6 (17G14042)
Report Version:        12
Anonymous UUID:        8ABE72B8-0C5C-661B-F4AE-76E77BCD810B


Time Awake Since Boot: 770000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread:        0

Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (Code Signature Invalid)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Reason:    Namespace CODESIGNING, Code 0x1

kernel messages:

VM Regions Near 0 (cr2):
-->
    __TEXT                 000000010f0e7000-000000010f0eb000 [   16K] r-x/r-x SM=COW  

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   ???                           0x0000000113b1619c _dyld_start + 0

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
  rax: 0x0000000000000000  rbx: 0x0000000000000000  rcx: 0x0000000000000000  rdx: 0x0000000000000000
  rdi: 0x0000000000000000  rsi: 0x0000000000000000  rbp: 0x0000000000000000  rsp: 0x00007ffee0b18bc0
   r8: 0x0000000000000000   r9: 0x0000000000000000  r10: 0x0000000000000000  r11: 0x0000000000000000
  r12: 0x0000000000000000  r13: 0x0000000000000000  r14: 0x0000000000000000  r15: 0x0000000000000000
  rip: 0x0000000113b1619c  rfl: 0x0000000000000200  cr2: 0x0000000000000000
 
Logical CPU:     0
Error Code:      0x00000000
Trap Number:     0


Binary Images:
       0x10f0e7000 -        0x10f0eaff7 +??? (0) <C4840358-1BCB-3B32-A736-2E7F9036AE3E> (null)
       0x113b15000 -        0x113b5fadf +??? (551.5) <CB9BFB56-4511-36F1-A546-891FF770C01C> (null)

External Modification Summary:
  Calls made by other processes targeting this process:
    task_for_pid: 0
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
  Calls made by this process:
    task_for_pid: 0
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
  Calls made by all processes on this machine:
    task_for_pid: 493455
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0

VM Region Summary:
ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=448K resident=0K(0%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=448K(100%)
Writable regions: Total=8404K written=0K(0%) resident=0K(0%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=8404K(100%)
 
                                VIRTUAL   REGION
REGION TYPE                        SIZE    COUNT (non-coalesced)
===========                     =======  =======
STACK GUARD                       56.0M        2
Stack                             8192K        2
__DATA                             288K        4
__LINKEDIT                         140K        4
__TEXT                             316K        3
shared memory                        8K        3
===========                     =======  =======
TOTAL                             64.7M       12

Model: iMac12,1, BootROM 87.0.0.0.0, 4 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.5 GHz, 32 GB, SMC 1.71f21
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3135352E4130304C4620
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3135352E4130304C4620
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3135352E4130304C4620
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3135352E4130304C4620
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x9A), Atheros 9380: 4.0.74.0-P2P
Bluetooth: Version 6.0.7f22, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: ST3500418AS, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW  GA32N
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: USB Optical Mouse
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
Thunderbolt Bus: iMac, Apple Inc., 22.1

[karenacollins]

Hi Ari,

Thank you for this report and detailed debug information. Does this happen the first time you use AIJ, or does it take a while for it to show up? If it takes a while, could you give us a rough estimate of how long (hours, days, weeks) after the install that it takes to show up?

Also, do you know if this happens with the version that is in the installation package used, or does it only show up after you have used the update feature to change to another version of AIJ?

In the meantime, we will be working to try to reproduce on our end.

Karen

[karenacollins]

Also, I assume you are using the AstroImageJv5.3.3.00-mac-x86_64Bit.dmg installation package (i.e. not the "arm" version), but please confirm.

Karen

[ari.m.siqueira]

Hello, Karen,

It’s a pleasure to have your kind attention. I see you have multiple things going on in your career, but still find time to oversee the AIJ users group.

I earned a PhD in Cellular Biology at the University of Georgia in Athens (1988) and retired as an associate professor of Biochemistry at a Brazilian university in 2016. Since then, I have used most of my free time in amateur astronomy. Variable stars, mainly.

Now to the point:

Yes, I have been installing the mac-x86_64Bit version on my mid-2011 iMac, and the windows-x86_64Bit version on my Windows 10 and 11 machines.

Whenever I have to reinstall AIJ on my Mac (because it refused to start up, and the Mac issued the log file I sent you), I immediately upgrade it to the daily build, as per Dennis Conti’s instructions in his Advanced Use of AstroImageJ for Exoplanet Observing course that I took earlier this year. So, I didn’t ever try running AIJ without upgrading it to the daily build.

It takes a while for AIJ to refuse to start up, and it only does it to start up after running it a couple of times, which varies. So, it does not happen while I'm running/using it, but when starting it up. The next time it happens, I will reinstall it without upgrading it, to see what happens.

I will send you any additional information that I gather on the subject.

Best regards,

Ari

[karenacollins]

Thank you for the additional information. I have not been able to reproduce yet at this point, but my Mac is running macOS Sonoma 14.5. I do not have any way to test with the older macOS 10.X. Is it that you are unable to update your macOS for other reasons? If so, we may have to get creative about debugging based on information you can provide (although we're not sure what to ask for yet).

Karen

[ari.m.siqueira]

Thank you for reaching out again.

Actually, the “issue" I reported does not create any problem. I just took the initiative to let you know it happens, but that’s no big deal for what it concerns me. I also have AIJ in two Windows machines, which serve me well. And AIJ runs normally on my Mac after it gets started. When it doesn’t start, I reinstall it, no fuss.

I cannot upgrade beyond macOS High Sierra v. 10.13.6 because my Mac is too old and no longer accepts the recent system software versions, just like an old iPhone.

If and when I have more news, I’ll let you know.

Cheers,

Ari