OSX 10.10.2 - Mac Goes To Lock Screen and restarts apps

Carlo · 02-16-2015, 08:40 AM

Hi All,

As you probably all know from our FAQ, the logout issues are due to the Window Server crashing when virtual screens are present.

Different systems show the issue with different triggers and an OS upgrade or driver reinstall can make the trigger conditions and frequency move. That's why sometimes the issue seems to appear or disappear with a minor OS update or a different DL (or somebody else's) driver update.

The last time this kind of widespread OS issues happened, in 10.8, Apple took 11 months to fix them and the DL driver has been maligned for the whole 11 months until it automagically started to work correctly after the fixes came out.
This time around the issues have been around for much longer: since 10.9.0, only to get worse in 10.10. By now we don't have much hopes for Apple to fix the issues so we've been researching workarounds for a long time.

The good news is that we're seeing some pretty good results that are in extensive testing. I cannot give any release dates but keep looking at the forum.

Best regards,
Carlo

02-16-2015, 08:40 AM	#7
Carlo Mac Team Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 606	Hi All, As you probably all know from our FAQ, the logout issues are due to the Window Server crashing when virtual screens are present. Different systems show the issue with different triggers and an OS upgrade or driver reinstall can make the trigger conditions and frequency move. That's why sometimes the issue seems to appear or disappear with a minor OS update or a different DL (or somebody else's) driver update. The last time this kind of widespread OS issues happened, in 10.8, Apple took 11 months to fix them and the DL driver has been maligned for the whole 11 months until it automagically started to work correctly after the fixes came out. This time around the issues have been around for much longer: since 10.9.0, only to get worse in 10.10. By now we don't have much hopes for Apple to fix the issues so we've been researching workarounds for a long time. The good news is that we're seeing some pretty good results that are in extensive testing. I cannot give any release dates but keep looking at the forum. Best regards, Carlo