Frequent Kernel Panics w/ core duo mac mini

I have been having kernel panics left and right. It's random... meaning it seems to happen whenever it wants to do anything er.. out of the ordinary.
- It's crashed on me frequently when trying to view the dashboard
- It's crashed on me frequently after using Front Row
- It's crashed on me when it wants to sync with .Mac
- It's crashed on me when opening System Preferences
I think for the most part, I'd like to say that the crashes happens when it's waking up a hardware device or the sort. Of course, that's just pure speculation at the moment. Otherwise, it's obviously not so random frequent event.
It rarely crashes, if I open all these apps, close it, and do multiple tasks. The symptoms seem to be more like i.e. The system has been idle for a while, I suddenly call on the dashboard and Wham!! kernel panic.
In another case, the system is rather idle. I decide to check out system preferences. Again, a kernel panic.
.Mac wants to sync after the systems been idel... again kernel panic.
Anyway, in short, it seems so far this kernel panic happens after the system has been idle for a while.
Mac Mini w/ mini-optical sound out connected, display is hooked via DVI to HDMI cable, USB 2.0 external hard drive connected, Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse, and a digital cable box connected via Firewire.
So, why all the kernel panics? Anyone else having frequent kernel panics.

Here's are the last three entries in the panic.log.
Sat Sep 2 11:11:05 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000010, CR3: 0x00d46000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x017b50c4, ECX: 0x00446f80, EDX: 0x00000010
ESP: 0x00000010, EBP: 0x24a03f34, ESI: 0x028dbf58, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x0017e566, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x24a03dd4 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x24a03df8 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x24a03e14 : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x24a03ec4 : 0x197c7d (0x24a03ed8 0x24a03f34 0x17e566 0x190048)
0x24a03ed0 : 0x17e566 (0x190048 0x10 0x10 0x10)
0x24a03f34 : 0x178ddf (0x28dbf58 0x446f80 0x8 0x19caf2)
0x24a03fb4 : 0x179102 (0x3dcc1f4 0x1 0x41eca6c 0x4a2000)
0x24a03fd4 : 0x197b19 (0x0 0x0 0x4471f8 0x17b50c4) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Tue Sep 5 22:08:00 2006
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000005, CR3: 0x00d46000, CR4: 0x000006a0
EAX: 0x00000005, EBX: 0x040c4aa8, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x0161b678
ESP: 0x00000005, EBP: 0x001485c7, ESI: 0x040d2d98, EDI: 0x24a13dd8
EFL: 0x00010212, EIP: 0x004a2700, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x24a10010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x24a13c4c : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x24a13c70 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x24a13c8c : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x1 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x24a13d3c : 0x197c7d (0x24a13d50 0x1485c7 0x4a2700 0x3d30048)
0x24a13d48 : 0x4a2700 (0x3d30048 0x3b70010 0x10 0x24a10010) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x1485c7
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Wed Sep 6 13:30:17 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000005, CR3: 0x00d46000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000005, EBX: 0x03cba5a8, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x0161b678
ESP: 0x00000005, EBP: 0x001485c7, ESI: 0x044c9298, EDI: 0x24b1bdd8
EFL: 0x00010212, EIP: 0x004a2700, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x24b10010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x24b1bc4c : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x24b1bc70 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x24b1bc8c : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x24b1bd3c : 0x197c7d (0x24b1bd50 0x1485c7 0x4a2700 0x3cf0048)
0x24b1bd48 : 0x4a2700 (0x3cf0048 0x3b30010 0x10 0x24b10010) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x1485c7
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386

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Increase fan speed on Intel Core Duo Mac mini?

I have owned a PowerPC G4 based Mac mini for some time now. It's been (and continues to be) a great little computer.
Just recently I bought the Intel Core Duo version. It too seems like a great little computer.
However, I've got to admit that the amount of heat the Intel version puts out is staggering. The internal hard disk claims to be running around 119-126 degrees Fahrenheit. I put a thermometer near the vent on the back and it topped out at 120 degrees F. The bottom pad is nearly too hot to touch. This computer is running a distributed computing project.
Far be it from me to second guess Apple's engineers, but the fan is never turning very fast at all on the Intel mini. It is running, though, and appears to be doing as it was designed to do. (I've seen my PowerPC machine get to rip-roaring during the summer.)
Running the Apple Hardware Test shows that the Intel mini's fan can speed up quite a bit. I'd like to know if there's a way to request a higher fan speed outside of the Hardware Test. I know I could pop the thing open and just "forget" to reconnect the fan speed sensor wire to command the fan to run at full speed, but I don't want to invalidate the warranty.
Maybe I'm being silly, but I prefer that my computers be moving enough air from them to keep things cool regardless of noise level.

The smcFanControl utility is what ended up solving this problem. Turning up the fan speeds just a little bit resulted in a very noticeable cool-down.

Bluetooth Error on early 1.66Ghz Core Duo Mac Mini model.

Something really weird that wasn't really happening until a couple weeks ago... I can connect to a bluetooth enabled cell phone just fine... I can even transfer some small files back and forth okay, BUT... if I attempt to transfer something big, like a music file... a 3MB mp3 per say... it will start the transfer and after a few seconds, sometimes longer... the error comes "The Hardware bluetooth is no longer available" ...
NO CLUE!!!
Anybody around having the same problem or had maybe?
Thanks a lot and PEACE!
Gui.
Mac Mini 1.66Ghz Code Duo, 160Gb SATA, 2Gb SODDIM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

If this mini was bought new in May 2007 it is still under warranty, and you should contact Apple. If you have an Apple store in your area you can make an appointment at the Genius Bar and have it looked at. If not, then simply call Apple and describe the symptoms. If they can't walk you through a series of troubleshooting steps to identify and resolve the problem, they'll arrange for the system to be returned to them for service. You don't have to put up with a defective drive.
On a broader note, it's not likely to be your media, as long as you are trying to use good quality blanks rather than a low-cost generic brand. You might try a good quality blank from a different manufacturer to check however.
Also, you mention 'Disco' and 'Toast' - which implies you have installed alternative CD buring software on the system. Nothing wrong with that, but make sure these applications are properly compatible with your version of MacOS, and the system - particularly that they are Intel-native copies. A problem with third-party burning applications could cause the symptoms you describe.

Has anyone run Maya 7 on their MacBook Pro/iMac Core Duo/Mac Mini Core Duo?

Hi,
I plan on getting a MacBook Pro to replace my Powerbook 1.25 GHz.
I cannot find any info on a universal binary for Maya and was just wondering if anyone has actually tried it on an Intel based Mac.
If so, how is it? Is it like a G4, faster/slower? Does it even install?
I tried looking in these forums and the rest of the internet but couldn't really find anyone who has actually got it up and running on an Intel Mac.
Also, probably worth noting that the only other PPC apps I have tested on a MacBook Pro that are quite resource hungry are Cinema 4D, another 3D app that still takes advantage of dual processors even under rosetta and Google Earth. Both of these apps actually run quite a bit faster than my PowerBook and the universal binary version of Cinema 4D is breathtakingly fast.
Navigating around Google Earth esp. with 3D buildings turned on in New York is very smooth in contrast to the "choppy-ness" of my PowerBook.
Any real world feedback would be superb,
Thanks in advance!
Ren

this is from creativemac.com and their 3d benchmark article
Autodesk Maya
Our Maya tests are also pitiful for the poor MacBook. Maya, like LightWave, has not yet been ported to Intel hardware for Mac OS X. It lost out in every single test to every other piece of hardware. However, if you look at the results of the slightly more powerful MacBook Pro, you can see the potential for Maya on the 13-inch MacBook once it is finally ported.

Will iSight work with Intel Core Duo Mac Mini?

Maybe it's a stupid question?

yes yes yes yes yes. it will work. but not need to make yourself feel stupid

Mac Pro (early 2008) still experiencing frequent Kernel Panic freezing ... ugh

My early 2008 Mac Pro (2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 24 GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM) is still experiencing frequent Kernel Panic freezing.
Some days I can go the whole day without one, other days I will experience many, some while using the computer, some after waking it up, some after restarting from one.... its a mess.
I thought it might be RAM related. So I ran different tests on all the chips, found nothing, no errors reported after overnight looping tests. I added more RAM (I ordered 4 2Gb chips so I'd have a total of 16Gb, they sent me 4Gb cards, so now I have 24Gb. I have heard its best to have all cards of the same size, so I ran it with just the new 4Gb cards giving it 16Gb, it still crashed.) I tested the new ram alone, in 2 card groups, in different configurations on the RAM boards, nada.
Maybe it's the graphics card? But I get no weird graphics artifacts (which I did used to experience with my old iMac before it died).
The fans seem to run normally, not too fast or too loud. Sometimes after repeated crashes I'll open up the computer and blow it out with compressed air. That does seem to help, but not always. It's not real dusty, though there is a fine layer of dust that seems to be stuck/ coat the boards.
In Activity Monitor, the kernel_task hovers at about 1.22 Gb of RAM.
I can not iron down what the problem stems from. Nothing seems to alleviate the crashing, which has become more and more frequent it seems...
Anyone have any suggestions? I have tried using Hardware Test using the original OS disks. I have tried Memtest in Terminal. All to no avail. Nothing turned up any errors. I am not sure what to do next besides call for an Exorcism.
Please help!

They keep happening. In the time it took to select the latest one, copy and paste it here, and then write this, a dozen more were logged... Is that normal??
Process:
hasplmd [1024]
Path:
/usr/libexec/hasplmd
Identifier:
hasplmd
Version:
Code Type:
X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
User ID:
0
Date/Time:
2012-10-20 15:28:56.159 -0700
OS Version:
Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
Report Version: 10
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
VM Regions Near 0:
--> __PAGEZERO
0000000000000000-0000000000001000 [
4K] ---/--- SM=NUL /usr/libexec/hasplmd
__TEXT
0000000000001000-00000000001d2000 [ 1860K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /usr/libexec/hasplmd
Thread 0 Crashed:
0   ???
0000000000 0 + 0
1   libsystem_kernel.dylib
0x9a40b9fb mig_get_reply_port + 10
2   libsystem_kernel.dylib
0x9a404c04 task_set_exception_ports + 86
3   ???
0x0048f73a 0 + 4781882
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x0048f63c ecx: 0x00000001 edx: 0x9a40b77e
edi: 0x00000907 esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbffffce8 esp: 0xbffffcdc
   ss: 0x00000023 efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x00000000   cs: 0x0000001b
   ds: 0x00000023   es: 0x00000023   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x0000000f
cr2: 0x00000000
Logical CPU: 6
Binary Images:
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0x9342a000 - 0x93436ffe libkxld.dylib (2050.18.24) <48A75AF6-9D5A-3552-948E-30A1682D3664> /usr/lib/system/libkxld.dylib
0x94183000 - 0x9418efff libcommonCrypto.dylib (60026) <A6C6EDB8-7E69-3827-81F3-9A74D0935461> /usr/lib/system/libcommonCrypto.dylib
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0x94db5000 - 0x94dbcfff libsystem_dnssd.dylib (379.32.1) <6A505284-2382-3F27-B96F-15FFDACF004E> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_dnssd.dylib
0x94dbd000 - 0x94e1ffff libc++.1.dylib (65.1) <C0CFF9FF-5D52-3EAE-B921-6AE1DA00A135> /usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib
0x9510b000 - 0x9510eff7 libcompiler_rt.dylib (30) <CE5DBDB4-0124-3E2B-9105-989DF98DD108> /usr/lib/system/libcompiler_rt.dylib
0x9524c000 - 0x9524cfff libSystem.B.dylib (169.3) <4F99C03B-BBFF-3BF8-8CC2-2DA764447446> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x95675000 - 0x95679ff7 libmacho.dylib (829) <5280A013-4F74-3F74-BE0C-7F612C49F1DC> /usr/lib/system/libmacho.dylib
0x9567a000 - 0x9567bffd libunc.dylib (25) <58599CBF-E262-3CEA-AFE1-35560E0177DC> /usr/lib/system/libunc.dylib
0x956e6000 - 0x956e7fff libsystem_sandbox.dylib (220) <4E42390B-25EC-3530-AF01-337E430C16EB> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_sandbox.dylib
0x95745000 - 0x95745fff libsystem_blocks.dylib (59) <3A743C5D-CFA5-37D8-80A8-B6795A9DB04F> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_blocks.dylib
0x95746000 - 0x95747fff libdnsinfo.dylib (453.18) <41C7B8E2-2A81-31DE-BD8B-F0C29E169D4F> /usr/lib/system/libdnsinfo.dylib
0x95e05000 - 0x95e0cfff liblaunch.dylib (442.26.2) <310C99F8-0811-314D-9BB9-D0ED6DFA024B> /usr/lib/system/liblaunch.dylib
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0x990a1000 - 0x990edfff libcorecrypto.dylib (106.2) <20EBADBA-D6D6-36F0-AE80-168E9AF13DB6> /usr/lib/system/libcorecrypto.dylib
0x990ee000 - 0x990fcff3 libsystem_network.dylib (77.10) <7FBF5A15-97BA-3721-943E-E77F0C40DBE1> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_network.dylib
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0x99bc8000 - 0x99bc9fff libDiagnosticMessagesClient.dylib (8) <39B3D25A-148A-3936-B800-0D393A00E64F> /usr/lib/libDiagnosticMessagesClient.dylib
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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: 303
thread_create: 1
thread_set_state: 0
VM Region Summary:
ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=41.8M resident=27.1M(65%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=14.7M(35%)
Writable regions: Total=10.1M written=16K(0%) resident=52K(1%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=10.0M(99%)
REGION TYPE
VIRTUAL
===========
=======
Memory tag=35
3424K
Stack
64.0M
__DATA
3468K
__DATA/__OBJC
52K
__HASP_SRM_3_50
64K
__IMPORT
8K
__LINKEDIT
31.2M
__PAGEZERO
4K
__TD
4K
__TEXT
10.6M
__UNICODE
544K
mapped file
168.4M
shared memory
12K
===========
=======
TOTAL
281.6M

Frequent Kernel Panics w/ core duo mac mini

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