iOS Simulator crashing in Virtual Machine
I'm brand new to iOS development (and MacOS in general). While waiting for a mac to arrive I've set up a Virtual Machine running Mountain Lion to get started with developing.
When trying to run a simple Hello World application, the simulator crashes with "The simulated application quit" error message.
In the User Diagnostic Reports there is the following crash report:
Process: SpringBoard [9828]
Path: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator6.1.sdk/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/SpringBoard
Identifier: SpringBoard
Version: 2127.141
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: sim64 [9826]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2013-06-06 09:17:09.538 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8 (12A269)
Report Version: 10
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
iPhone Simulator 369.2, iPhone OS 6.1 (iPhone/10B141)
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c75a6a __pthread_kill + 10
1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x930a0acf pthread_kill + 101
2 libsystem_sim_c.dylib 0x050fc57b abort + 140
3 libc++abi.dylib 0x0500ef7b abort_message + 105
4 libc++abi.dylib 0x0500ca25 default_terminate() + 34
5 libobjc.A.dylib 0x04a750c1 _objc_terminate() + 94
6 libc++abi.dylib 0x0500ca65 safe_handler_caller(void (*)()) + 13
7 libc++abi.dylib 0x0500cacd std::terminate() + 23
8 libc++abi.dylib 0x0500dbc2 __cxa_throw + 110
9 libobjc.A.dylib 0x04a74f89 objc_exception_throw + 311
10 CoreFoundation 0x048a60de -[__NSDictionaryM setObject:forKey:] + 158
11 MobileCoreServices 0x02f9aeaa -[LSApplicationWorkspace installedApplications] + 1095
12 SpringBoard 0x000e1f3d 0x1000 + 921405
13 SpringBoard 0x000e2a16 0x1000 + 924182
14 SpringBoard 0x000df5a6 0x1000 + 910758
15 SpringBoard 0x000df2d1 0x1000 + 910033
16 SpringBoard 0x000df316 0x1000 + 910102
17 SpringBoard 0x001ee6df 0x1000 + 2021087
18 SpringBoard 0x00029040 0x1000 + 163904
19 SpringBoard 0x00026232 0x1000 + 152114
20 SpringBoard 0x00023b1e 0x1000 + 142110
21 SpringBoard 0x00005479 0x1000 + 17529
22 UIKit 0x009371af -[UIApplication _handleDelegateCallbacksWithOptions:isSuspended:restoreState:] + 354
23 UIKit 0x009377a1 -[UIApplication _callInitializationDelegatesForURL:payload:suspended:] + 1338
24 UIKit 0x0093894b -[UIApplication _runWithURL:payload:launchOrientation:statusBarStyle:statusBarHidden:] + 805
25 UIKit 0x00938086 -[UIApplication _run] + 530
26 UIKit 0x00939ffc UIApplicationMain + 1211
27 SpringBoard 0x00004641 0x1000 + 13889
28 SpringBoard 0x00003a55 0x1000 + 10837
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c769ca kevent64 + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x05080c2b _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 863
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x050808cc _dispatch_mgr_thread + 61
Thread 2:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-priority
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c737d2 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c72cb0 mach_msg + 68
2 liblaunch.dylib 0x94c5ce58 0x94c59000 + 15960
3 liblaunch.dylib 0x94c5b68e bootstrap_look_up3 + 78
4 libxpc.dylib 0x051d5de8 _xpc_connection_bootstrap_look_up_slow + 376
5 libxpc.dylib 0x051d6c36 _xpc_connection_init + 936
6 libxpc.dylib 0x051d6885 _xpc_connection_resume_init + 14
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x0508d014 _dispatch_client_callout + 14
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x0507e2e8 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 335
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x0507e450 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 39
10 libsystem_c.dylib 0x930a1e12 _pthread_wqthread + 441
11 libsystem_c.dylib 0x93089cca start_wqthread + 30
Thread 3:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.MobileInstallationSetDeviceCapabilities
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c758e2 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x930a4220 _pthread_cond_wait + 833
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x9312a0ad pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 71
3 MobileSystemServices 0x0527d083 MOXPCTransportReceiveMessage + 276
4 MobileInstallation 0x027aa015 perform_command + 682
5 MobileInstallation 0x027aabb8 __MobileInstallationSetDeviceCapabilities_block_invoke_057 + 97
6 libdispatch.dylib 0x0507b53f _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x0508d014 _dispatch_client_callout + 14
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x0507d418 _dispatch_queue_drain + 239
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x0507d2a6 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 59
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x0507e280 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 231
11 libdispatch.dylib 0x0507e450 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 39
12 libsystem_c.dylib 0x930a1e12 _pthread_wqthread + 441
13 libsystem_c.dylib 0x93089cca start_wqthread + 30
Thread 4:
0 libsystem_c.dylib 0x93089cac start_wqthread + 0
Thread 5:: WebThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c737d2 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c72cb0 mach_msg + 68
2 CoreFoundation 0x047c4a49 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 185
3 CoreFoundation 0x047c98d4 __CFRunLoopRun + 1380
4 CoreFoundation 0x047c8f44 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 276
5 CoreFoundation 0x047c8e1b CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123
6 WebCore 0x068cac50 RunWebThread(void*) + 608
7 libsystem_c.dylib 0x9309f557 _pthread_start + 344
8 libsystem_c.dylib 0x93089cee thread_start + 34
Thread 6:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c737d2 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c72cb0 mach_msg + 68
2 CoreFoundation 0x047c4a49 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 185
3 CoreFoundation 0x047c98d4 __CFRunLoopRun + 1380
4 CoreFoundation 0x047c8f44 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 276
5 CoreFoundation 0x047c8e1b CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123
6 Foundation 0x0161c3ac -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 298
7 Foundation 0x0161c275 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) run] + 82
8 UIKit 0x00cb6445 -[UIStatusBarServerThread main] + 787
9 Foundation 0x01669764 __NSThread__main__ + 1304
10 libsystem_c.dylib 0x9309f557 _pthread_start + 344
11 libsystem_c.dylib 0x93089cee thread_start + 34
Thread 7:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c737d2 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x94c72cb0 mach_msg + 68
2 CoreFoundation 0x047c4a49 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 185
3 CoreFoundation 0x047c98d4 __CFRunLoopRun + 1380
4 CoreFoundation 0x047c8f44 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 276
5 CoreFoundation 0x047c8e1b CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123
6 SpringBoard 0x000738a0 0x1000 + 469152
7 libsystem_c.dylib 0x9309f557 _pthread_start + 344
8 libsystem_c.dylib 0x93089cee thread_start + 34
Thread 8:
0 libsystem_c.dylib 0x93089cac start_wqthread + 0
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x0b1de7a0 ecx: 0xbfffe19c edx: 0x94c75a6a
edi: 0xac45ca28 esi: 0x00000006 ebp: 0xbfffe1b8 esp: 0xbfffe19c
ss: 0x00000023 efl: 0x00000206 eip: 0x94c75a6a cs: 0x0000000b
ds: 0x00000023 es: 0x00000023 fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x0000000f
cr2: 0x05022091
Logical CPU: 0
Binary Images:
0x1000 - 0x2acff7 +SpringBoard (2127.141) <EF39B240-01AE-3E9B-978C-B66804DCBE7B> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator6.1.sdk/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/SpringBoard
0x333000 - 0x3edff7 +StoreServices (858.20) <13DDADBB-7756-3DFF-8749-B978D0E9B2D5> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator6.1.sdk/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/StoreServices.framework/StoreServices
0x469000 - 0x517ff7 +CoreText (289.14) <2459B66E-179A-39B4-A9C9-8D09538B3036> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator6.1.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreText.framework/CoreText
0x560000 - 0x6f7fff +vImage (213.5) <B0EF7ABD-F20E-3616-B8B2-BAB707710833> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator6.1.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Frameworks/vImage.framework/vImage
.....
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: 504
thread_create: 0
thread_set_state: 0
VM Region Summary:
ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=199.7M resident=44.0M(22%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=155.7M(78%)
Writable regions: Total=65.2M written=2516K(4%) resident=9.9M(15%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=55.3M(85%)
REGION TYPE VIRTUAL
=========== =======
CoreServices 360K
JS JIT generated code 32.0M
MALLOC 14.0M
MALLOC guard page 48K
Memory tag=35 11.6M
Stack 67.9M
VM_ALLOCATE 64K
__DATA 12.1M
__LINKEDIT 70.1M
__PAGEZERO 4K
__TEXT 129.7M
__UNICODE 544K
mapped file 242.7M
shared memory 12K
=========== =======
TOTAL 581.0M
Any help with debugging this would be great as I'm not sure where to start with fixing this.
asked on Stack Overflow Jun 6, 2013 by 
binncheol
binncheol2 Answers
Can you run the simulator stand-alone, not through XCode?
If so, can you run any of the built-in applications?
I'm not sure what may be causing this but it could well be some low-level interaction between the simulator and the VM. You should also bring up Console and see what is logged to the system when you try to run from XCode.
answered on Stack Overflow Jun 6, 2013 by 
Kendall Helmstetter Gelner
Kendall Helmstetter Gelner"Reset Content and Settings" resolved this issue, however I think it was combined with a step I made earlier in my attempts at debugging, as at the start I also tried resetting the contents and it didn't work...
answered on Stack Overflow Jun 6, 2013 by binncheol
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