Issue 1127 in qsb-mac: QSB causes Lion to write mem swap file until system disk full and system crashes

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Labels: Type-Defect OpSys-All Priority-Medium

New issue 1127 by shaw...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write mem swap file
until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Under Mac OS X Lion 10.7 Golden Master (11A511).
2. Press CTRL+SPACE to launch QSB
3. Enter an App name and try to launch the app. (For example, TRIM Support
Enabler 1.2)

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
QSB frozen. In less than 10 secs /private/var/vm are written with 2G mem
swap file. If QSB is not killed, system disk will soon become full and OS X
becomes extremely slow and not responding.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
QSB 2.0.0.3789
OS X Lion 10.7 Golden Master (11A511).

Please provide any additional information below.
QSB is fine for apps with name shorter than 3 chars.

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Comment #1 on issue 1127 by shaw...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write mem

swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

A typo:

"Step 2. Press CTRL+SPACE to launch QSB"
Should be "Press shortcut key CTRL+SPACE to show QSB search box"

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #2 on issue 1127 by rickychi...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write

mem swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

I have the same issue too, on my Apple 100GB SSD drive. It works pretty
well on my 500GB WD Scorpio Blue.

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #3 on issue 1127 by greg.gaj...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write

mem swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

Same problem here: late 2010 MBP, 500GB drive, 8GB RAM. QSB becomes
unresponsive and has to be killed or system crashes.

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #4 on issue 1127 by shaw...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write mem

swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

OS X 10.7 Lion Golden Master (11A511) is confirmed to be the version
released on 20 July 2011. That implies, QSB is currently not compatible
with OS X 10.7 Lion.

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Comment #5 on issue 1127 by adam.ran...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write

mem swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

I can verify it over here too.

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #6 on issue 1127 by rickychi...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write

mem swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

However guys, you could use Alfred as an substitute until google updates
QSB. It lacks some feature but it still do more or less the same job.
Anyways, a big thank to google team to put up this awesome app!

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #7 on issue 1127 by m3kw...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write mem

swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

Yeah same problem here. it just starts to leak memory FAST, 4 gigs in a few
seconds.

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #8 on issue 1127 by rya...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write mem

swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

I believe QSB project is set to maintenance mode by google, so an official
fix isn't going to come fast. I hope someone with a sufficient development
expertise can figure it out.

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #9 on issue 1127 by yez1...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to write mem

swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

The issue seems related to spotlight integration which is apparently
upgraded in Lion. Try to deselect spotlight results and disable spotlight
plugin in QSB preference to work around it.

Works for my QSB 2.0.0.3789, and freezes no more.

[qsb...@googlecode.com]

Comment #10 on issue 1127 by craig.la...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to

write mem swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

Yes, bug observed on new Lion install

And, yes, this is "quick fix": Deselect spotlight results and disable
spotlight plugin in QSB preference.

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Comment #11 on issue 1127 by antti.hi...@gmail.com: QSB causes Lion to

write mem swap file until system disk full and system crashes
http://code.google.com/p/qsb-mac/issues/detail?id=1127

Version 2.0.0.1447_Iron works fine on OS X Lion 10.7.2, 128 Gb SSD.