Continual restart

Any one have this happen? Everytime my computer is connected to Time Capsule and the it is set up for the hourly backup, my computer freezes and a warning/ restart message appears on the screen. The only thing that I can do is do a hard restart. any ideas? I will hang up and listen to your ideas.

Thanks Guru for responding. As soon as I recieved ( beginning of march) the Time Capsule, I set it up and it has been working unitl recently ( last week). As it need space, it started to have problems, deleting old copies, and now that it is full, it continues to freeze my computer. I am not sure what is going on, and I have tried restarting the time capsule and that only leaves with shutting off time machine and using the time capsule as my airport. Any ideas?

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I have a Mac mini running the latest version of OSX. Everything with the Mac is fine. It works perfectly.
Recently I had an issue with my email which led me to find out that I had two viruses on my computer. Fine. I downloaded a free Anti-Virus app that had found these and it was able to delete one of them. The one on my computer. Fine. The other was within the email back up within Time Machine. And this is where my troubles started.
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Already have. It's fine. As it alway has been, the start up disc is the main hard drive in the computer.
As I mentioned in my original message I was hoping that Disk Utility would be able to see the disc, find the problem and resolve it. I deeply regret formatting that disc for Time Machine now, as had I not done so (ignoring the fact I wouldn't have ever used that thing) I would have at least been able to connect to my friend's PC. I wonder if there's a clever application out there that will allow the hard drive to mount and not take down my computer to allow either the files to be removed and the disc reformatted, or actually be able to fix the problem. I'm genuinely shocked that a semi-deleted file can cause such a big problem.

RMAN database continuously restarting by its own

Hi Team,
we have a database named RMAN version 10.2.0.3, which is continuously restarting for every 3 hours, I dont see any issue in alert log. This is a rman catalog database. Is this normal or is there a specific reason for this.
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LICENSE_SESSIONS_WARNING = 0
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Computer continually restarts

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Anonymous UUID:       C0F63666-04E1-53DD-EA36-A8F500595443
Fri Oct 17 12:37:54 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9a3eff7c): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff81348aa000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P1/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.6.22/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
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0xffffff81239331c0 : 0xffffff7f9a3eff7c
0xffffff8123933290 : 0xffffff7f98ac4f1b
0xffffff8123933350 : 0xffffff7f98b8e50a
0xffffff8123933390 : 0xffffff7f98b8e57a
0xffffff8123933400 : 0xffffff7f98e0d056
0xffffff8123933530 : 0xffffff7f98bb1ba9
0xffffff8123933550 : 0xffffff7f98acb96d
0xffffff8123933600 : 0xffffff7f98ac9478
0xffffff8123933800 : 0xffffff7f98aca3f6
0xffffff81239338e0 : 0xffffff7f99a0d9c2
0xffffff8123933920 : 0xffffff7f99a1d37f
0xffffff8123933940 : 0xffffff7f99a4b33b
0xffffff8123933980 : 0xffffff7f99a4b39b
0xffffff81239339c0 : 0xffffff7f99a22e15
0xffffff8123933a10 : 0xffffff7f999eeb5e
0xffffff8123933aa0 : 0xffffff7f999eaae7
0xffffff8123933ad0 : 0xffffff7f999e8636
0xffffff8123933b00 : 0xffffff80184ce793
0xffffff8123933b90 : 0xffffff80184d068f
0xffffff8123933bf0 : 0xffffff80184ce1af
0xffffff8123933d40 : 0xffffff80180b6998
0xffffff8123933e50 : 0xffffff8018026bc1
0xffffff8123933e80 : 0xffffff80180139c5
0xffffff8123933ef0 : 0xffffff801801e013
0xffffff8123933f70 : 0xffffff80180c9b9d
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
13F34
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
Kernel slide:     0x0000000017e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8018000000
System model name: MacBookPro6,1 (Mac-F22589C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 5985663053136
last loaded kext at 4369333214700: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3 (addr 0xffffff7f9a4f9000, size 335872)
last unloaded kext at 320360844463: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f9a4f9000, size 57344)
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Hey iicanceii,
Thanks for the question and detailed information. The following resource provides some great troubleshooting steps if your computer is unexpectedly restarting:
OS X: When your computer spontaneously restarts or displays "Your computer restarted because of a problem."
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT200553?viewlocale=en_US
Thanks,
Matt M.

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Any ideas...?

This was finally resolved, so I thought best to post the results.
*Call #1 to Apple:*
Poor English speaking tech, very hard to even get the address right, and very little product knowledge resulted in returning it to Apple. Within 2 days prepaid box arrived and I shipped back. Within a week, the reply that nothing wrong, or may have been corrected via diagnostic testing- software update, etc.. Worth noting no charge.
Received it back, turned on and woohoo...the menu. Plugged into and opened iTunes. First thing I noticed..FORMATTED WINDOWS (FAT32), even though it left me, and I told Apple I was a Mac user. OK- who cares, as long as it works. Did a full synch, the iPod restarted and right back into the loop of restarts again.
Call #2 to Apple:
This time an English speaking, knowledgeable tech who, for the first time, had me put the iPod into disk mode (center/menu until logo, then center/play until disk mode) and for the first time the iPod was seen by iTunes.
He walked me through the restore, menu came up and began synching. All looked good so I let him go at 40Gb of stuff takes some time. BUT as synch completed, iPod restarted and was stuck in the loop again.
Call #3 to Apple:
This call started bad, tech not really understanding history of things so far, new case ID, and had me doing things already done. However, eventually a product specialist and the tech support call we all dream of. Methodical and full knowledge of the iPod. First thing, clear out old iPod software update files to force new download. Then log in to another user (we all have one right?), and going through the restore in the fresh iTunes. Brought some tunes in from CD, synched and finally a working iPod. OK, now back to the other user.
1. Trashed iTunes library file in my user, and moved the iTune Music Library.xml to the desktop.
2. iPod to disk mode, opened iTunes, cancelled erase and synch, did restore, and manually put some tunes on it. All good.
3. Went through adding tunes and checking, all good.
4. Final was Import the previous iTunes Music Library on the desktop, and synch only a few items. All good.
5. Synch some more, couple hundred, and all good.
6. Final synch all music and let it go. All good.
7. And finally, add photos, TV shows, movies, contacts, calendars, etc. and all flawless.....
So...appears the end result was either a corrupt iTunes Library file or iTunes Music Library.xml file. Note that other iPods (2 shuffles, and a 3G 20Gb) continued to synch without issues, only the new classic suffered from the corrupt files..
As a note: As far as Apple Support was concerned I didn't like the fact that each time new Case ID's assigned, or that I had to constantly explain the "sequence of events" leading up to the current call. In addition, the first call was worthless and had I talked to tech from call number three, it would have been fixed then without even sending in.
Anyway, hope this all helps someone...problem solved.

My iPhone 5 continually restarts. What do I do?

My iPhone 5 is continually restarting by itself, and I'm not sure why. If I try to hold down the sleep button to turn it off nothing happens. Then if I try to restart it by holding the sleep button and the home button at the same time for ten seconds then some times it'll stop restarting but it won't turn on. Then if I turn it on like I normally would, the phone will just keep going back to restarting forever. Also, when I plug it in to the charger, nothing happens. So I'm not quite sure what to do. Any ideas?

Hello there, GorakkHowk.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great troubleshooting steps for unexpected power off of your iOS device:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Will not turn on, will not turn on unless connected to power, or unexpected power off
Verify that the Sleep/Wake button functions. If it does not function, inspect it for signs of damage. If the button is damaged or is not functioning when pressed, seek service.
Check if a Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) is activated or there are signs of corrosion. Learn about LCIsand corrosion.
Connect the iPhone to the iPhone's USB power adapter and let it charge for at least ten minutes.
After at least 30 minutes, if:
The home screen appears: The iPhone should be working. Update to the latest version of iOS if necessary. Continue charging it until it is completely charged and you see this battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen . Then unplug the phone from power. If it immediately turns off, seek service.
The low-battery image appears, even after the phone has charged for at least 20 minutes: See "iPhone displays the low-battery image and is unresponsive" symptom in this article.
Something other than the Home screen or Low Battery image appears, continue with this article for further troubleshooting steps.
If the iPhone did not turn on, reset it while connected to the iPhone USB power adapter.
If the display turns on, go to step 4.
If the display remains black, go to next step.
Connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes. If iTunes recognizes the iPhone and indicates that it is in recovery mode, attempt to restore the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn't appear in iTunes or if you have difficulties in restoring the iPhone, see this article for further assistance.
If restoring the iPhone resolved the issue, go to step 4. If restoring the iPhone did not solve the issue, seek service.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

After iOS7 upgrade iPad2 continually restarts

Help! After upgrading to ios 7 my iPad2 continually restarts. How do I resolve this critical issue?

Hi Charliec22,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
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iOS: Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808?viewlocale=en_US
Cheers,
- Judy

While restoring the factory settings on my 7th gen iPod classic, my computer blue-screened. Now, my iPod just keeps continually restarting and cannot be recognized by my computer or iTunes.

Is there a way I can make my iPod stop restarting and be recognized by my computer so I can continue to use it?

Hello GraceSchaff
Try putting your iPod Classic into Disk Mode and then in iTunes click restore when it shows up to take care of that process again.
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1363
Regards,
-Norm G.

Continually restarting - New Mac user - very disappointed

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. As a Windows user of 12 years I finally took the plunge and bought an iMac. I have only had it running for a few days and have already restarted it in that time more than I have ever had to restart a Windows PC in the same time frame.
Is this a known problem?
The biggest occurrence of this is when I return after it has been in "sleep" mode. I touch the keyboard or mouse, it wakes up and says it needs to be restarted. What is up with that?

Wow. Thanks for all of the responses so far. Here's the entire log. I got the mac late last week so this is the entire log since new out of the box.
Fri Jan 26 08:44:07 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A406F): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x2a622088, CR3: 0x016d5000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x2a622088, EBX: 0x020a0660, ECX: 0x2a616000, EDX: 0x00000011
CR2: 0x2a622088, EBP: 0x149cbdf8, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x030147c0
EFL: 0x00010006, EIP: 0x001947bf, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x01de0010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x149cbb78 : 0x128cdb (0x3c99f4 0x149cbb9c 0x131cdf 0x0)
0x149cbbb8 : 0x1a406f (0x3cf768 0x1 0xe 0x3cef98)
0x149cbcc8 : 0x19ae94 (0x149cbce0 0xa0011000 0x500 0x0)
0x149cbdf8 : 0x160986 (0x30147a0 0xa0011000 0x0 0x43d2)
0x149cbf48 : 0x1a42e2 (0x1de7c80 0xa0011000 0x0 0x5)
0x149cbfc8 : 0x19adc4 (0x3020e40 0x0 0x19e0b5 0x3816160) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbffffa48
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.3: Tue Aug 8 18:09:46 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.11.2.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Sat Jan 27 12:03:58 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000003, CR3: 0x00d8d000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000003, EBX: 0x02d5a830, ECX: 0x02d58ba8, EDX: 0x0000ffff
CR2: 0x00000003, EBP: 0x1414bdb8, ESI: 0x02d58ba0, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x002213c9, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x02d50010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1414bb88 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x1414bbac 0x131df4 0x0)
0x1414bbc8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x1 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x1414bcd8 : 0x19a8d4 (0x1414bcf0 0x0 0x361da8 0x1)
0x1414bdb8 : 0x23e051 (0x2d58ba0 0x2d5a830 0x1414bde8 0x2d5a830)
0x1414bdd8 : 0x35ed60 (0x2d5a830 0x9 0x0 0x23e1a6)
0x1414be28 : 0x35ede1 (0x2d5a830 0x1 0x1414be58 0xc0206911)
0x1414be48 : 0x330464 (0x2d5a830 0x29001f4 0xbfe00000 0x0)
0x1414bed8 : 0x331c3d (0x4a87920 0x4a98454 0x29001f4 0x198cc3)
0x1414bf28 : 0x331d07 (0x29001f4 0x13 0x4a87920 0x3)
0x1414bf68 : 0x378337 (0x29001f4 0x2819970 0x28199b4 0x0)
0x1414bfc8 : 0x19acae (0x2c28300 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x26df2dc) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffe938
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Sat Jan 27 23:49:45 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 6=invalid opcode), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x244fd000, CR3: 0x00d8d000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x02ddb705, EBX: 0x0479be10, ECX: 0x004509a4, EDX: 0x004509a4
CR2: 0x244fd000, EBP: 0x140dbf68, ESI: 0x02917c90, EDI: 0x0461f624
EFL: 0x00010217, EIP: 0x001d5809, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x140dbc68 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x140dbc8c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x140dbca8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x0 0x6 0x3ce99c)
0x140dbdb8 : 0x19a8d4 (0x140dbdd0 0x4f3fcc4 0x1 0x4f3fcd0)
0x140dbf68 : 0x378337 (0x2cadbb8 0x479be10 0x479be54 0x0)
0x140dbfc8 : 0x19acae (0x461f620 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x461f620) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffe348
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Sun Jan 28 08:22:09 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000080, CR3: 0x00b62000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x028ed5ac, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x0000000a
CR2: 0x00000080, EBP: 0x13f1b7c8, ESI: 0x00000001, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010212, EIP: 0x001f635e, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x02970010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13f1b548 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x13f1b56c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x13f1b588 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x1 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x13f1b698 : 0x19a8d4 (0x13f1b6b0 0x2c83bf8 0x13f1b6e8 0x19a57e)
0x13f1b7c8 : 0x1e56ba (0x28ed5ac 0x13f1b93c 0x13f1bf58 0x0)
0x13f1b828 : 0x1d14ef (0x28ed5ac 0x13f1b93c 0x13f1bf58 0x15faf5)
0x13f1ba78 : 0x322c63 (0x2d26004 0x0 0x8 0x13f1bf58)
0x13f1bab8 : 0x1ce9ef (0x26d5d04 0x2d26004 0x8 0x13f1bf58)
0x13f1bb08 : 0x1caae5 (0x28ed5ac 0x0 0x8 0x13f1bf58)
0x13f1bb78 : 0x1cb331 (0x13f1bcc8 0x100 0x13f1bce8 0x0)
0x13f1bc28 : 0x1dd538 (0x13f1bcc8 0x1 0x13f1bc48 0x0)
0x13f1bc78 : 0x1d5420 (0x13f1bcc8 0x13f1be3c 0x13f1be7c 0x0)
0x13f1be58 : 0x1d5883 (0x2 0x13f1be7c 0x2c77adc 0x2c83bf8)
0x13f1bf68 : 0x378337 (0x2ce9000 0x2c77a98 0x2c77adc 0x0)
0x13f1bfc8 : 0x19acae (0x2c8b3e0 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x2c8b3e0) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffef68
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Sun Jan 28 08:42:49 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00df7000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000005, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x028a33b4, EDX: 0x00000000
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x13fd3d0c, ESI: 0x0493bcc0, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010016, EIP: 0x001978cf, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13fd3b08 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x13fd3b2c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x13fd3b48 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x1 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x13fd3c58 : 0x19a8d4 (0x13fd3c70 0x206 0x13fd3cc8 0x1416a6)
0x13fd3d0c : 0x15b2d0 (0x0 0x13fd3d48 0xc0 0x0)
0x13fd3d4c : 0x2da0200 (0x0 0x0 0x493bcc0 0x13fd3ddc) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x15b2f9
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Sun Jan 28 18:52:41 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00df7000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x0000016a, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x02ce6200
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x00000000, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010216, EIP: 0x00000000, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x493c7c8 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x493c7ec 0x131df4 0x0)
0x493c808 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x1 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x493c918 : 0x19a8d4 (0x493c930 0x141abd68 0x141abd64 0x26) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Mon Jan 29 17:04:52 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x85ce89c3, CR3: 0x00e18000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x243964ee, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000000
CR2: 0x85ce89c3, EBP: 0x14173d78, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x02a476c0
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x0060e90b, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x02c20010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x14173b08 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x14173b2c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x14173b48 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x1 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x14173c58 : 0x19a8d4 (0x14173c70 0x2c2d500 0x2c2d504 0x1)
0x14173d78 : 0x891a2c (0x2957b00 0x2a476c0 0x0 0x1000)
0x14173de8 : 0x896299 (0x28e1700 0x28eb1a0 0x28a7280 0x0)
0x14173e28 : 0x89558a (0x28e1800 0x28eb1a0 0x1 0x28a7280)
0x14173e48 : 0x82fa7c (0x28e8900 0x28a7280 0x0 0x0)
0x14173e98 : 0x830e8b (0x2890a00 0x2000 0x16 0x13e6fb)
0x14173ed8 : 0x829596 (0x2890a00 0xfb186c02 0x6 0x2770f78)
0x14173f08 : 0x398a1f (0x2890a00 0x28a7880 0x1 0x462340)
0x14173f58 : 0x397bf1 (0x28a7880 0x135ec3 0x2767d90 0x243c8000)
0x14173f88 : 0x397927 (0x28ad200 0x14173fd4 0x134d5e 0x39790a)
0x14173fc8 : 0x19a74c (0x28ad200 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x2769c14) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage(1.0.3)@0x88f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(1.5.1)@0x601000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(1.0.2)@0x827000
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort(1.0.5)@0x82d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.1)@0x57c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(1.0.2)@0x827000
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(1.0.2)@0x827000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Tue Jan 30 11:55:22 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000006, CR3: 0x00b62000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000006, EBX: 0x13eb3cf8, ECX: 0x00000003, EDX: 0x00000006
CR2: 0x00000006, EBP: 0x02eeb480, ESI: 0x2a012a1c, EDI: 0x00001000
EFL: 0x00010212, EIP: 0x004ac54c, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x02c80010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13eb3a78 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x13eb3a9c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x13eb3ab8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x0 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x13eb3bc8 : 0x19a8d4 (0x13eb3be0 0x1 0x13eb3c28 0x1a157e) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x2eeb480
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Tue Jan 30 16:16:26 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0xc08401e0, CR3: 0x00e18000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000003, EBX: 0x00000007, ECX: 0x127b00b0, EDX: 0x00000000
CR2: 0xc08401e0, EBP: 0x1417b7d8, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x00000003
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x00a4e235, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x02df0010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1417b598 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x1417b5bc 0x131df4 0x0)
0x1417b5d8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x1 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x1417b6e8 : 0x19a8d4 (0x1417b700 0x206 0x1417b738 0x1411da)
0x1417b7d8 : 0xa4e1e6 (0x127b00b0 0x29c5d000 0x0 0x3)
0x1417b818 : 0xa6487a (0x127b00b0 0x29c5d000 0x0 0x3)
0x1417b898 : 0xa417ac (0x127b00b0 0x29c5d000 0x2 0xef001f1f)
0x1417b8c8 : 0xa47960 (0x127b0000 0x2 0x0 0x0)
0x1417b928 : 0xa47fea (0x127b0000 0x2821100 0x1417b958 0x926def)
0x1417b958 : 0x927da6 (0x127b0000 0x2821100 0x1417b9a8 0x203687)
0x1417b988 : 0x927c86 (0x127b0000 0x1 0x2821100 0x0)
0x1417b9c8 : 0x399338 (0x127b0000 0x1417ba30 0x0 0x0)
0x1417ba08 : 0x927cfe (0x2880740 0x927c4a 0x1417ba30 0x0)
0x1417ba58 : 0x927fa7 (0x127b0000 0x2821100 0x927d52 0x127b0000)
0x1417ba88 : 0x922c45 (0x127b0000 0x2821100 0x1417bab8 0x9297ea)
0x1417bad8 : 0x922ea5 (0x2821100 0x127b0000 0x1417bb28 0x92364e)
0x1417bb28 : 0x927c86 (0x2821100 0x127b0000 0x80206910 0x2d52a04) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon(1.0.7b3)@0xa3f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x920000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.1)@0x57c000
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x920000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Tue Jan 30 16:18:18 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000015, CR3: 0x00e18000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x141fbda0, EBX: 0x00000001, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x02c1cfc4
CR2: 0x00000015, EBP: 0x1411bd78, ESI: 0x1411bdfc, EDI: 0x1411bdf0
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x003391e1, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x02cf0010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1411bb28 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x1411bb4c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x1411bb68 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x0 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x1411bc78 : 0x19a8d4 (0x1411bc90 0x2cf106c 0x1411bcd8 0x19778c)
0x1411bd78 : 0x3398f2 (0x1411bdfc 0x1411bdf0 0x0 0x19d23a)
0x1411be18 : 0x1e6075 (0x1411be34 0x27571f0 0xb0000000 0x0)
0x1411be68 : 0x330e18 (0x4592318 0x2dec3e8 0x8 0x1411bef4)
0x1411bf68 : 0x378337 (0x2dec3e8 0x2fd4b90 0x2fd4bd4 0x0)
0x1411bfc8 : 0x19acae (0x4501840 0x1 0x19d0b5 0x276ad08) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb00805e8
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
Tue Jan 30 21:41:12 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x0000000c, CR3: 0x00e18000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x006e47e0, EBX: 0x03a44180, ECX: 0x02c98280, EDX: 0x02b6b280
CR2: 0x0000000c, EBP: 0x02b6b280, ESI: 0x003840fb, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x0000000c, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x027f0010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1432bac8 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x1432baec 0x131df4 0x0)
0x1432bb08 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x0 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x1432bc18 : 0x19a8d4 (0x1432bc30 0x27f3c20 0x4ac964 0x6) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x2b6b280
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386

Tiger Installation Problems: Can't install from disc...continuous restarts

Attempting Tiger install on fairly old iMac (six years) ... the DVD player is caput, so I'm attempting to install with external DVD-ROM (Teac). Upon clicking the install icon, I get a message that asks me to restart to continue the process. Problem is once I restarted, nothing happened and I returned to the beginning. When I tried to restart (as instructed) while pressing the C key...nothing happened. When I tried to restart from the Tiger install disc, it wouldn't allow me to restart. I hit the key and get an error tone. None of the troubleshooting tips seem to apply to this situation. Is it the external drive? Is it my machine? Is it the install DVD 10.4.6? I'm out of ideas ...
Message was edited by: dlzier
Message was edited by: dlzier
Message was edited by: dlzier

There are no guarantees, but following this procedure when installing updates and upgrades on your Mac, or even re-installing them, will go a long way towards avoiding unpleasant after effects and ‘post-update stress disorder’.
It is also worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site. If your car runs on gasoline you would not want to fill the tank with diesel, so don’t try to install the PPC updater on an Intel Mac!
The 10.4.11 Combo Updater for PPC Macs is here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411comboupdat eppc.html
And for Intel Macs: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411comboupdat eintel.html
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1338
Using the Combo updater ensures that all system files changed since the original 10.4.0 are included, and any that may have been missed out or subsequently damaged will be repaired. The Delta updater, although a temptingly smaller download, only takes you from the previous version to the new one, i.e. for example from 10.4.10 to 10.4.11. Software Update will generally download the Delta updater only. The preferable Combo updater needs to be downloaded from Apple's download site.
Now proceed as follows:
4. Close all applications.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious!
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them 10.4.10. compliant. Give them a weeks or two while you regularly check their websites for updates. This applies particularly to plug-ins for Safari 3.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
If you are updating Safari (or just have):
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very first thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari. Remember: Tiger up to 10.4.10 used Safari 2.0.4 or, if you downloaded it, Safari 3.0.3 beta. Safari 10.4.11 used Safari 3.0.4 which was not a beta. If Safari 3.1.1 on 10.4.11 is not the fastest browser you have ever used, then something is wrong!
Moreover, trying to revert to Safari 3.0.4 (or worse still, version 2) when running 10.4.11 or 10.5 can have repercussions, as Safari 3.1.1 uses a completely different webkit on which other applications like iChat, Mail and Dashboard Widgets etc also rely, and may entail you having to reinstall an earlier operating system.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party ad-on. Two such add-on that have been frequently mentioned here for causing such problems are Piclens and Pithhelmet. If you have them, trash them.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
• /Library/InputManagers
• ~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).

STB continuously restarts when TV turned off

After having this STB for about 5 months, it just started doing this. When the TV is turned off, the STB restarts. It does it continuously unless I turn the power to the STB off. When I turn the TV back on, I will eventually get the "Press the Menu button" message on the TV.
This is really annoying since the thing makes a clicking noise when it restarts and this STB is in the bedroom.
I've tried unplugging it for a couple minutes but no luck.
Any ideas?
Thanks

If you have a 7xxx series STB, this is an error on the card validation. It can be fixed easily by calling tech support. Hopefully you will get a tech famililar with the problem but if not what they have to do is the following. (got this from my friend at tech support and it worked perfectly on my box when it happened)
they have to "revalidate" the card
then "auto-validate" the card
then "reload" the card
If they do all three things in this order it should fix that issue.
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