iTunes keeps starting automatically
With 10.9 iTunes keeps starting automatically after few minutes and I don’t know why. I quit it and 3 minutes later, its starts again.
The problem persist after reboots.
This lines show up in the console after a reboot
01.02.14 00:49:49,820 iTunes[4107]: BUG in libdispatch client: kevent[EVFILT_WRITE] delete: "No such file or directory" - 0x2
01.02.14 00:50:29,773 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[149]: (com.apple.iTunesHelper.108624[403]) Exited with code: 1
01.02.14 00:52:44,576 iTunes[422]: ApplePushService: APSConnection being used without a delegate queue
01.02.14 00:53:11,817 iTunes[422]: Entered:_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:1
01.02.14 00:53:11,817 iTunes[422]: Entered:__thr_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:1
01.02.14 00:53:11,817 iTunes[422]: tid:a203 - Mux ID not found in mapping dictionary
01.02.14 00:53:11,817 iTunes[422]: tid:a203 - Can't handle disconnect with invalid ecid
another time, iTunes started automatically
03.02.14 21:10:47,390 iTunes[4752]: Entered:_AMMuxedVersion2DeviceConnected, mux-device:1
03.02.14 21:10:47,395 iTunes[4752]: tid:3903 - unable to query device capabilities
03.02.14 21:10:52,436 iTunes[4752]: ApplePushService: APSConnection being used without a delegate queue
03.02.14 21:11:20,616 iTunes[4752]: Entered:_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:2
03.02.14 21:11:20,616 iTunes[4752]: Entered:__thr_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:2
03.02.14 21:11:20,616 iTunes[4752]: tid:3a03 - Mux ID not found in mapping dictionary
03.02.14 21:11:20,616 iTunes[4752]: tid:3a03 - Can't handle disconnect with invalid ecid
a third time today, this happens
03.02.14 22:10:54,381 iTunes[18608]: Entered:_AMMuxedVersion2DeviceConnected, mux-device:1
03.02.14 22:10:54,385 iTunes[18608]: tid:3107 - unable to query device capabilities
03.02.14 22:10:58,344 iTunes[18608]: ApplePushService: APSConnection being used without a delegate queue
03.02.14 22:11:27,051 iTunes[18608]: Entered:_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:3
03.02.14 22:11:27,051 iTunes[18608]: Entered:__thr_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:3
03.02.14 22:11:27,051 iTunes[18608]: tid:14807 - Mux ID not found in mapping dictionary
03.02.14 22:11:27,051 iTunes[18608]: tid:14807 - Can't handle disconnect with invalid ecid
The following suggestions I already tried out
- iTunes really quits and gets a new PID
- no iOS device or iPod is connected
- I checked
/Users/username/Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-ins/and/Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-ins/, there are no Plug-ins installed - I checked launchd, but I’m not entirely sure, what I’m looking for
- iTunes is not set as a login item
- no mic or speaker connected
- all iOS devices have Wi-Fi sync deactivated
-
infrared is disabled
launchctl list
launchctl list
PID Status Label
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Solution 1:
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[149] - looks to me like some process is using launchd as user 501 to open iTunesHelper. The PID in brackets is the culprit. What's process 149?
launchctl list will tell you what's loading via launchd. Check the list; if you see any plugins or helpers you know you removed, kill them with launchctl remove name.of.process
Two other things to try: You keep getting error messages about Mux IDs not existing. Kill all the items in the Mux ID list by deleting /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.usbmuxd.plist and reboot.
If that doesn't help, trash iTunes and your iTunes plists, then download and install iTunes 11 fresh from Apple.
Solution 2:
I've had problems with 3rd-party iTunes extensions not keeping up with iTunes updates and causing all kind of weird behavior. In order to figure out if a plugin or extension might be involved, try starting iTunes up in safe mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3430
If the odd behavior goes away, then it's just a matter of figuring out which extension is the culprit.
Solution 3:
I do know that an infrared remote can start iTunes if the "play" button is pushed. Have you looked into this possibility?
To disable all infrared remotes, go to System Preferences -> Security and Privacy and click the "Advanced" button at the bottom of the window. Then check the box labeled "Disable remote control infrared receiver".
To ensure only a specific remote that you trust and control is used with your computer, use the "Pair..." button in the same sheet, to pair your computer with a remote.
IF... you wanted to temporarily test this, without disabling anything, you could place a piece of electrical tape over the IR receiver on the front of your computer. You know... just to make sure that nobody in the office is jacking with you.
Bill