Blue Screens of Death - what can be the common thread

Whenever I use any PPC app on my system (running Snow Leopard 10.6.1) I get constant blue screen crashes. I've entered multiple bugs on Apple's bugreporter system about this.
Most of the crashes to date have occurred in a routine called UCKeyTranslate. Anyone can with ease determine if this is where your crash occurred. When you get the blue screen, open the Console App (in Utilities), make sure you have the list of files to examine on the left (Make sure toolbar button "Show Log List" is clicked on. Open the "System Diagnostic Reports" list, and see if there is a WIndowServer... entry at the bottom - if so click on it. About two lines down you should see something like this:
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x00007fff8735d2a6 UCKeyTranslate + 464
The first line after "Crashed" is the key - here you can see the UCKeyTranslate. Now, I know this is where the windowserver crashed.
If you see that. now click on system.log - its under the FILES container in the left list. In the search field enter UCKeyTranslate - if you see many entries, then you have this Carbon problem. People not having crashes don't have these error messages.
There are tens of threads here on this problem - but no solutions. This begs the questions - why do some people get the problem, and others not?
If you are having the problem (or even if you are not), one thought is use of non-Apple keyboards. I have two USB keyboards I use (one at work, one home. [However, I have had the blue screens using the MacBook Pro in laptop mode too, but the system was "exposed" to my keyboards first.]
So, my questions:
- do you get crashes just using a laptop, where you NEVER plugged in a "foreign" keyboard?
- do you get crashes using just Apple keyboards?
- do you NOT get crashes using PPC apps (like Excel 2004 or Eudora) and have a "foreign" keyboard?
Anyone have a good idea of an additional question to add, go for it! The problematic systems MUST have some file or resource hidden somewhere that is causing the problem - if we can find it we can get a workaround. Apple does not seem to be in any hurry to provide a work around or a fix...
David

Although the WindowServer crashes have only happened to me when I have a Apple (non-extended, USB) keyboard connected, I occasionally (only rarely now) use
http://pfuca-store.stores.yahoo.net/haphackeylit1.html
(In fact, I have two HH keyboards and at least one Apple USB keyboard).
Is there a way to remove a keyboard driver from OS X 10.6.1 ?

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The support page for your product may be helpful in the meantime: HP ProBook 4720s Notebook PC
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Caused By Driver : vsdatant.sys              <- True Vector device driver
You have ZoneAlarm on board? If so, uninstall it and see what happens.
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Dump File         : 071314-34335-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 7/15/2014 9:58:18 AM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code    : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1       : 00000000`00041790
Parameter 2       : fffffa80`022b8df0
Parameter 3       : 00000000`0000ffff
Parameter 4       : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75bc0
File Description :
Product Name      :
Company           :
File Version      :
Processor         : x64
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Test\071314-34335-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7601
==================================================
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Dump File         : 070514-42837-01.dmp
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Bug Check String : BAD_POOL_HEADER
Bug Check Code    : 0x00000019
Parameter 1       : 00000000`00000020
Parameter 2       : fffffa80`0b390140
Parameter 3       : fffffa80`0b390160
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Loading Dump File [C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini030809-02.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available
Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is:
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Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236
Machine Name:
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Debug session time: Sun Mar 8 16:05:07.187 2009 (GMT-5)
System Uptime: 0 days 4:22:53.890
Loading Kernel Symbols
Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
BugCheck 1000007E, {c0000005, 804e13d5, a9860b8c, a9860888}
Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+7a9 )
Followup: MachineOwner<snip>
SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M (1000007e)
This is a very common bugcheck. <SNIP>
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Arg2: 804e13d5, The address that the exception occurred at
Arg3: a9860b8c, Exception Record Address
Arg4: a9860888, Context Record Address
Debugging Details:
EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at "0x%08lx" referenced memory at "0x%08lx". The memory could not be "%s".
FAULTING_IP:
nt!IopfCallDriver+2d
804e13d5 ff548638        call    dword ptr [esi+eax*4+38h]
EXCEPTION_RECORD: a9860b8c -- (.exr 0xffffffffa9860b8c)
ExceptionAddress: 804e13d5 (nt!IopfCallDriver+0x0000002d)
   ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)
ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 2
   Parameter[0]: 00000000
   Parameter[1]: 00000070
Attempt to read from address 00000070
CONTEXT: a9860888 -- (.cxr 0xffffffffa9860888)
eax=0000000e ebx=00000001 ecx=87546020 edx=853fe1a0 esi=00000000 edi=f772471c
eip=804e13d5 esp=a9860c54 ebp=a9860ca0 iopl=0         nv up ei ng nz ac po nc
cs=0008 ss=0010 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=0030 gs=0000             efl=00010292
nt!IopfCallDriver+0x2d:
804e13d5 ff548638        call    dword ptr [esi+eax*4+38h] ds:0023:00000070=????????
Resetting default scope
CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 2
PROCESS_NAME: System
ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at "0x%08lx" referenced memory at "0x%08lx". The memory could not be "%s".
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 00000000
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: 00000070
READ_ADDRESS: 00000070
FOLLOWUP_IP:
nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+7a9
805517b9 e9e4feffff      jmp     nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+0x7bf (805516a2)
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x7E
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: NULL_CLASS_PTR_DEREFERENCE
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 804e13d9 to 804e13d5
STACK_TEXT:
a9860c6c 804e13d9 8753d018 853fe1a0 00000000 nt!IopfCallDriver+0x2d
a9860ccc 805517b9 00000000 00000002 00000000 nt!IopfCallDriver+0x31
a9860dac 80575723 a9f4533c 00000000 00000000 nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+0x7a9
a9860ddc 804ec6d9 f7720ce2 a9f4533c 00000000 nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x34
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 nt!KiThreadStartup+0x16
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2
SYMBOL_NAME: nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+7a9
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: nt
IMAGE_NAME: ntkrnlmp.exe
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 48a4044a
STACK_COMMAND: .cxr 0xffffffffa9860888 ; kb
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x7E_nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+7a9
BUCKET_ID: 0x7E_nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+7a9
Followup: MachineOwner
0: kd> lmvm nt
start    end        module name
804d7000 806ff000   nt       # (pdb symbols)          c:\symbols\ntkrnlmp.pdb\B883868B88CB415A92EC010CF6A115A52\ntkrnlmp.pdb
    Loaded symbol image file: ntkrnlmp.exe
    Mapped memory image file: c:\symbols\ntkrnlmp.exe\48A4044A228000\ntkrnlmp.exe
    Image path: ntkrnlmp.exe
    Image name: ntkrnlmp.exe
    Timestamp:        Thu Aug 14 05:09:14 2008 (48A4044A)
    CheckSum:         0021B760
    ImageSize:        00228000
    File version:     5.1.2600.5657
    Product version: 5.1.2600.5657
    File flags:       0 (Mask 3F)
    File OS:          40004 NT Win32
    File type:        1.0 App
    File date:        00000000.00000000
    Translations:     0401.04b0
    CompanyName:      Microsoft Corporation
    ProductName:      Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    InternalName:     ntkrnlmp.exe
    OriginalFilename: ntkrnlmp.exe
    ProductVersion:   5.1.2600.5657
    FileVersion:      5.1.2600.5657 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)

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I have an XPS with windows 7, dont k now what the sound card is, I have factory installed software for Creative X something extreme, and Realtex.
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Hello Kresh
Well, its very difficult to say what is wrong.
I dont think that the BIOS is wrong because a wrong
BIOS update procedure has damage the motherboard and it would be not possible to run or start anything.
Sorry I dont have a proper answer.
In my opinion you should contact the Toshiba service partner because I dont think that you will solve this issue by yourself.
Ps: You cant downgrade the BIOS.
Only the ASP has a possibility to do this.
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Unsanity related blue screen of death

I decided to post this as a separate thread from the ongoing blue screen of death, as that thread seems to be mostly related to those upgrading to Leopard. My situation is slightly different.
There appears to be two separate issues related to this blue screen of death (perhaps more than two). The two that I'm aware of are as follows:
1. Users who upgrade a machine to Leopard
2. Users who have Leopard, and tried to install Unsanity utilities.
I'm in the latter camp. We just got a new MacBook, and it was already loaded with Leopard. I installed all the updates, and a few other software titles, everything worked fine. No boot problems. I then tried to install a couple of Unsanity utilities, and I got the error that they could not run on this OS. I figured, no problem. The system continued working.
However, a week later, when we tried to boot the Macbook again, we got the blue screen of death. We see the Apple logo, then the blue screen with an active cursor. We waited for hours and hours, and it never changed. We tried disk utility from the install disk, but it found no problems with the internal drive. We tried safe boot, but it would not safe boot (i.e., even holding the shift key, we get the blue screen of death).
How can I access the hard drive so that I can try and clean up the Unsanity mess?

There's an article in the last Mac World that addresses Unsanity and the blue screen.

Qosmio x775-3dv80 Blu Ray/DVD burning gets Blue Screen of Death.

I just got a new Qosmio X775 3DV80 laptop.
Tried to burn a Blu Ray movie with DVDfab 8. The process went through all the way till the very end and then I get a blue screen of death every single time. the brief error says IRQ problem. burning DVD gets the same.
a friend as a same model laptop. tried on his with the same result.
So it's not my particular machine!
i installed a copy of Windows 7 Pro on the sencond HD. burning either DVD or Blu Ray with no problem.
it suggests there's a glitch with combo of the original Windows 7 and the Blu Ray drive.
i have not contacted Tosh yet.
Anyone else experience the same???

Peter, thanks for your suggestions. I tried so and didn’t work either however. I compared the drivers for the blu ray disk between the preinstalled Windows 7 version and my Windows 7 Pro (works as my first post). The only difference is the former has two drivers: (1) cdrom.sys, and (2) tdcmdpst.sys. (the Windows 7 Pro has only one : cdrom.sys). It seems this model shares the a common problem, but not enough users with the app combo to stir up some waves… Additionally: Between my first post and this one, the screen acted up. It would go black and came back in 2 sec with full brightness. The current app would freeze and brightness control function stopped working. Happened in random and a few times within an hour. Got a replacement from Amazon where I bought it (same blue screen problem on this one, too). Two weeks or so later, the 3D function went out on the new one. Today, the wireless function went south… am I "lucky" or crap on Tosh’s side?

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