RoonServer 2.71 crashing on startup on Intel Mac Mini (ref#8FHUVX) [Hotfix Released]

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Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· Roon is slow, freezing or won’t start

Roon is slow, freezing or won’t start

· Roon won’t start up at all

Tell us what's going on

· I'd make it concise but thorough enough that the first engineer who reads it doesn't immediately ask you to repeat the same troubleshooting. Here's what I'd submit:

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**Roon Server immediately crashes after launch on Late 2014 Mac mini (Monterey 12.7.6)**

Hello,

I'm hoping this can be escalated to engineering, as I've spent several hours troubleshooting and have isolated the issue as much as I can.

**System**
- Roon 2.71 (Build 1680)
- macOS Monterey 12.7.6 (21H1320)
- Late 2014 Mac mini
- Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60 GHz
- 16 GB RAM
- Dedicated, headless Roon Core (logged in 24/7)

## Problem

·
This has happened multiple times after Roon updates.

After updating, all Roon Remotes lose connection because the server is no longer running. Reinstalling Roon does not resolve the issue.

Running RoonServer directly from Terminal immediately exits with:

```
Illegal instruction: 4
```

## Troubleshooting completed

·
- Rebooted the Mac.
- Ran Disk Utility First Aid (no errors).
- Completely removed and reinstalled the latest version of Roon.
- Verified the application bundle is properly code signed (`codesign --verify --deep --verbose` passes).
- Verified the executable is a valid universal (Intel/Apple Silicon) binary.
- Confirmed the CPU supports AVX2 and other required instruction sets.
- Created a **brand-new macOS administrator account**.
- Installed a completely fresh copy of Roon under the new account.
- The same behavior occurs even with no existing Roon database or settings.

## Additional observations

·
Before the update, the server was operating normally.

The Roon logs show the update completed successfully (`update.sh exited with 0` and `Update installed: 2.71 (build 1680)`), but after the update the server will no longer start.

macOS generates a crash report every time RoonServer is launched.

## Questions

·
1. Is this a known compatibility issue with macOS Monterey 12.7.6 or the Late 2014 Intel Mac mini?
2. Can you provide a known-working production build for Monterey if this is a regression?
3. Please let me know if you'd like the macOS `.ips` crash report or any additional diagnostics—I have them available.

One additional concern: I have a large, carefully curated Roon library, and I'd appreciate confirmation that my existing database is still intact and guidance on the safest recovery path before I make any further changes.

Thank you.

Tell us about your home network

· Xfinity wifi router only

105

I use TimeMachine so I could roll back the app to weeks ago.

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https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roonserver-2-71-crashing-on-startup-on-intel-mac-mini-ticket-in-tracking-ref-8fhuvx/323266?u=suedkiez

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Same here, but after some tries my roon server is on. What i did? Don’t know, but worked. In Roon folder with Roon app opened, run roon server.exec in mac folder, and in roon server folder run roon appliance.exec, but if i restart this roon server i need to do all again. Waiting to fix this issue…

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Identical situation as mine. Same setup.

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Additional troubleshooting performed after submitting this ticket

I’ve continued troubleshooting and wanted to add the results.

  • Completely removed and reinstalled the latest version of Roon.

  • Created a brand-new macOS Administrator account.

  • Installed a completely fresh copy of Roon under the new account.

  • The exact same behavior occurs with no existing Roon database or settings.

Launching RoonServer directly from Terminal consistently produces:

Info: get lock file...
Trace: Nope, we are the only one running
Illegal instruction: 4

The process exits immediately.

This appears to rule out:

  • My existing Roon database

  • My user profile

  • Application preferences

  • Login items

macOS also generates a new .ips crash report every launch attempt, and I’m happy to upload it if it would help.

One additional question: my biggest concern is preserving my existing Roon database and library. Before making any further changes, I’d appreciate confirmation that my existing ~/Library/RoonServer database should still be intact and guidance on the safest recovery path.

Thanks!

110

It’s terrible indeed. After updating to the latest one 2.71, Roon can’t start on Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6. Even trying to install 2.71 manually, the situation is same. Please immediately release a bug-fix or give us a way to install previous version 2.7. It’s inconvenient indeed!!

111

Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· Roon is slow, freezing or won’t start

Roon is slow, freezing or won’t start

· Roon won’t start up at all

Tell us what's going on

· It’s terrible indeed. After updating to the latest one 2.71, Roon can’t start on Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6. Even trying to install 2.71 manually, the situation is same. Please immediately release a bug-fix or give us a way to install previous version 2.7. It’s inconvenient indeed!!

Tell us about your home network

· No change on my network. Roon was working normally before updating to 2.71

112

Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· None of the above quite fits

None of the above quite fits

· None of these quite match

Tell us what's going on

· Roon server for Mac stopped working

Tell us about your home network

· Was working yesterday not today. Intel Mac mini 12.7.6

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Log uploaded Vadim

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Translated Report (Full Report Below)

Process: routined [9343]
Path: /usr/libexec/routined
Identifier: routined
Version: ???
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2026-08-06 02:36:57.9275 +0100
OS Version: macOS 13.7.8 (22H730)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: FE7D5416-A52A-DE83-9F00-E7A1496D0E0E

Sleep/Wake UUID: C77B2CC9-2E1F-4DF8-8EC2-FF3F16AFA9EF

Time Awake Since Boot: 61000 seconds
Time Since Wake: 245 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 9 Dispatch queue: RTEventModelProvider-0x7fcce22c1af0

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 6 Abort trap: 6
Terminating Process: routined [9343]

Application Specific Information:
abort() called

Application Specific Backtrace 0:
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Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
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Thread 1:
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Thread 2:: Dispatch queue: NSPersistentStoreCoordinator 0x7fcce2196e90
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11 ContactsPersistence 0x7ff8149743f3 -[CNCDRemotePersistentStoreEndpointFactory newEndpointWithError:] + 821
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Thread 3:: Dispatch queue: NSPersistentStoreCoordinator 0x7fcce2022e10: All
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Thread 4:: Dispatch queue: SQLQueue 0x7fcce1768240 for Cloud-V2.sqlite
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6 libsqlite3.dylib 0x7ff806dc7a3a sqlite3VdbeExec + 10938
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8 CoreData 0x7ff80693c008 _execute + 200
9 CoreData 0x7ff8069606bb -[NSSQLiteConnection fetchResultSet:usingFetchPlan:] + 235
10 CoreData 0x7ff80695e17a newFetchedRowsForFetchPlan_MT + 1178
11 CoreData 0x7ff80695c1c7 _executeFetchRequest + 39
12 CoreData 0x7ff8069505e9 -[NSSQLFetchRequestContext executeRequestCore:] + 41
13 CoreData 0x7ff8069502a9 -[NSSQLStoreRequestContext executeRequestUsingConnection:] + 457
14 CoreData 0x7ff80694ff28 __52-[NSSQLDefaultConnectionManager handleStoreRequest:]_block_invoke + 56
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20 CoreData 0x7ff80694faf8 -[NSSQLCoreDispatchManager routeStoreRequest:] + 312
21 CoreData 0x7ff80694f434 -[NSSQLCore dispatchRequest:withRetries:] + 196
22 CoreData 0x7ff80694c46c -[NSSQLCore executeRequest:withContext:error:] + 5372
23 CoreData 0x7ff806aa5af4 __65-[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator executeRequest:withContext:error:]_block_invoke.688 + 3044
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33 CoreData 0x7ff806a0c9d9 __85-[PFCloudKitMetadataModelMigrator checkForRecordMetadataZoneCorruptionInStore:error:]_block_invoke + 537
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37 CoreData 0x7ff8069458c5 -[NSManagedObjectContext performBlockAndWait:] + 277
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45 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a1dd91 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
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51 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff800bbbbbf start_wqthread + 15

Thread 5:
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Thread 6:
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Thread 7:: Dispatch queue: NSManagedObjectContext 0x7fcce17aab50: routined
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1 Foundation 0x7ff801b2f4da -[NSComparisonPredicate dealloc] + 126
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4 CoreData 0x7ff806945a70 developerSubmittedBlockToNSManagedObjectContextPerform + 352
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Thread 8:
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Thread 9 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: RTEventModelProvider-0x7fcce22c1af0
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1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff800bbfee6 pthread_kill + 263
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13 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff800bbbbbf start_wqthread + 15

Thread 10:
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Thread 11:
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Thread 12:
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Thread 13:: Dispatch queue: RTLearnedLocationEngine-0x7fcce22172b0
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff800b82c86 kevent_id + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a3f020 _dispatch_kq_poll + 164
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3 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a2cdf9 DISPATCH_WAIT_FOR_QUEUE + 290
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7 libcoreroutine.dylib 0x7ff81137456e -[RTLearnedLocationEngine _setup] + 27
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a1dd91 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a1f033 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a25200 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 769
11 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a25d6c _dispatch_lane_invoke + 417
12 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff800a303fc _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 765
13 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff800bbcc55 _pthread_wqthread + 327
14 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff800bbbbbf start_wqthread + 15

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Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· Roon is slow, freezing or won’t start

Roon is slow, freezing or won’t start

· Roon won’t start up at all

Tell us what's going on

· My Roon server is installed on an iMac (macOS 13.7.8) for years and it run smoothly.
Yesterday I got prompted to install an update and I did.
Once the App restarted, it can no longer start the server.
Every time I press the button to Start Roon Server, it loads a while and get back to the same screen.
I tried to restart iMac and downloaded the latest dmg for re-installation but it does not help.

Tell us about your home network

· My router is Amplifi Alien mesh. There is no VPN configured and firewall on macOS is disabled

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Thanks Alex.

This worked; restored 2.70 from Time Machine.

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Is Roon Server running?

· No, Roon Server is not running.

For Roon connectivity to work properly, both Roon Server and Roon Remote need to be turned on.

· I can't turn on Roon Server, I need help.

Describe the issue

I have additional diagnostic information for my open ticket.

System:

2016 Intel Mac mini
macOS Monterey 12.7.6
Roon version 2.71 (build 1680)
Previous version 2.70 (build 1671) was working correctly

The Roon database and logs are still present:
~/Library/RoonServer

The Roon Server executable exists at:
/Applications/Roon.app/Contents/RoonServer.app/Contents/MacOS/RoonServer

When I launch RoonServer directly from Terminal, it starts briefly and then crashes with:

Illegal instruction: 4

The exact Terminal output is:

get lock file path: /tmp/.rnsgem501-
GetLockFile, fd: 189
GetLockFile, res: 0
get lock file path: /var/tmp/.rnsgem501-
GetLockFile, fd: 190
GetLockFile, res: 0
Nope, we are the only one running
Illegal instruction: 4

Activity Monitor does not show a running RoonServer process after the crash.

The Roon update log indicates the update to build 1680 completed successfully.

This appears to be a startup crash in the RoonServer executable after the 2.71 update rather than a database or network issue.

Please let me know if you need any additional logs or diagnostic files.

Describe your network setup

MacMini headless connected to router

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Is it difficult to post a previous (working) version of Roon online on the website?

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@vadim Hi. It’s now our 3rd day without a working Roon Server in the Mac world. Is a fix imminent? Can we get an update from Roon on the progress to fixing this issue.

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Yes, getting a little frustrated at the lack of any information or progress!

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Yes,I am extremely dissatisfied with both your handling of this issue and the slow response time.

vadim (Vadim) 122

Hello Everyone

The hot fix has been released. Thanks for your patience and understanding

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Gracias !!!