How to resolve a Kernal Panic in Leopard

I am pulling my hair out with my MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Laptop running with Leopard.
3 weeks ago my laptop had a Kernal Panic. I made sure I had all my files backed up to my external drive which is a Western Digital My Book Essential Edition with 1 TB/TO of memory. At that time, I was using CS4 Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Acrobat and Mail. I had large size photos saved on my hard drive and small movie clips so I removed them and only have my current work files saved on the hard drive and past work files saved on my external drive and any files I don't want to loose for sure burned to CDs. I was able to rule out that it is not a hardware issue by running Disk Utility from my OS disk. Then I uninstalled CS4 Design Premium. My laptop worked great for a couple of days without it. I then reinstalled CS4 and started having the Kernal Panics again. I thought Photoshop and InDesign was causing the problem. I decided to uninstall CS4 again then just install Dreamweaver and Fireworks because I needed to use them for a project. My laptop was working great for a couple of days then I had another Kernal Panic. Also, I noticed if I had my external drive plugged in it would slow down my computer so I only connect it when I am ready to back up my files for the day. So now I think I need to reinstall my OS. Below is today's Kernal Panic report. Can anyone help me interpret this and tell me what I am doing wrong/suggest solutions to resolve this? I am also thinking of upgrading my hard drive since it only has 160GB of memory and from what I read I need at least 120GB free to run Photoshop alone. Also upgrade the RAM...currently have 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM? Thanks.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 7060 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 97A36071-5006-4837-9603-36C42A564B6C
Mon Jun 14 11:15:06 2010
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001AB0FE): Kernel trap at 0x36504c1e, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x000000bc, CR3: 0x01be1000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x35145630, EBX: 0x04d97c04, ECX: 0x04d7b000, EDX: 0x00000000
CR2: 0x000000bc, EBP: 0x35145668, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0xffffffff
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x36504c1e, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x04d70010
Error code: 0x00000000
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x35145408 : 0x12b4c6 (0x45f91c 0x3514543c 0x13355c 0x0)
0x35145458 : 0x1ab0fe (0x469a98 0x36504c1e 0xe 0x469248)
0x35145538 : 0x1a1713 (0x35145550 0x9 0x35145668 0x36504c1e)
0x35145548 : 0x36504c1e (0xe 0x48 0x35140010 0x36530010)
0x35145668 : 0x3650cbaa (0xc1d00004 0x1000000 0x1000003 0x40)
0x351456c8 : 0x364ff28f (0x35145858 0x6 0x0 0x0)
0x35145828 : 0x364f0402 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7027 0x35145858)
0x351458e8 : 0x366de01b (0xc1d00004 0x1000000 0x1000003 0x40)
0x35145918 : 0x366e97ac (0x24a7f000 0x1000000 0x88100090 0x3e)
0x351478a8 : 0x366c5189 (0x24a7f000 0x1000000 0x15 0x24a7f01c)
0x351479a8 : 0x364ebb29 (0x24a7f000 0x0 0x35147ab2 0x80)
0x35147a08 : 0x364bf69d (0x4d1d800 0x0 0x35147ab2 0x80)
0x35147b38 : 0x364c0f44 (0x4d1d800 0x364c462c 0x35147bec 0x4)
0x35147c08 : 0x364abc18 (0x4d1d800 0x1 0x0 0x13)
0x35147c68 : 0x364a4be6 (0x4d1d800 0x35147d2c 0x5a85a60 0x4d1d800)
0x35147c98 : 0x415e83 (0x4d1d800 0x5a85a60 0x5a85a60 0x0)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(5.4.8)@0x364e8000->0x36746fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0x364b9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x2f2f6000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0x3649c000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0x364b9000->0x364c6fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x2f2f6000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0x3649c000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0x3649c000->0x364b8fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x2f2f6000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
9L31a
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F42388C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 381618591534
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.0.2 - last loaded 374363237182
com.apple.DontSteal_Mac_OSX 6.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.15
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.ACPISMCPlatformPlugin 3.4.0a17
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 1.6.0
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 1.7.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 1.7.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 1.7.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.5.2
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 2.7.91
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 3.9.7
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 1.5.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.4.6
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.13b2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 158.10.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPCI 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 3
com.apple.security.seatbelt 107.12
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 1.8.77
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 199
com.apple.BootCache 30.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 76.2.0
com.apple.NVDAResman 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 3.4.0a17
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 1.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 2.3.1d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.1.9f10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.5.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6

com.apple.NVDAResman appears to be the culprit, indicating a problem with the graphics card. Run the Apple Hardware Test program, extended tests.
See
What is a kernel panic,
Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
Resolving Kernel Panics, and
Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

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    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80002c473a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f807dc81e, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000000b4418a0, CR3: 0x0000000001223000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0x00000000000000db, RBX: 0x00000000000000da, RCX: 0xffffff800b273820, RDX: 0x000000000b4418a0
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    0xffffff807f332bd0 : 0xffffff80002c473a
    0xffffff807f332d80 : 0xffffff80002da0cd
    0xffffff807f332da0 : 0xffffff7f807dc81e
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             com.apple.security.sandbox(177.5)[1ABE88C6-60BE-329C-A7D0-1D400BE02D66]@0xfffff f7f807d4000->0xffffff7f807e4fff
                dependency: com.apple.kext.AppleMatch(1.0.0d1)[995AE15B-1BCF-37BB-87AF-A21D698DCBC3]@0xffff ff7f807d0000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
    Mac OS version:
    11E53
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.0: Mon Apr  9 19:32:15 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.26.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: A8ED611D-FB0F-3729-8392-E7A32C5E7D74
    System model name: iMac10,1 (Mac-F2268CC8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 9315095070
    last loaded kext at 1667477571: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          13 (addr 0xffffff7f81c94000, size 12288)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.5f11
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          312
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          33
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.2.0
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.3
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40          504.64.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.nvenet          2.0.17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          4.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.5.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          193.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.2.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine          1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          193.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          13
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.5f11
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.5f11
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.5
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    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          4.5.8
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    Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon HD 4670, PCIe, 256 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.64.8-P2P
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.5f11, 2 service, 18 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-40U9B0, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA11N
    USB Device: My Book 1110, 0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1110, 0x24300000 / 3
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0x24400000 / 2
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0x26500000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0x04500000 / 2
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000 / 2
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0x06110000 / 5
    Then, after a reboot in (what I thought was) safe mode:
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    Panics Since Last Report:          10
    Anonymous UUID:                    DAF05534-F6CB-4B82-9EBA-663C2476FDDF
    Fri Nov  9 12:30:13 2012
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002c473a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80003191dc, type 13=general protection, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x00000001117f5000, CR3: 0x000000001a410000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0x0000000000000018, RBX: 0x0000000000000004, RCX: 0xf7ffff80097ffa08, RDX: 0xffffff800abd5578
    RSP: 0xffffff807777b760, RBP: 0xffffff807777b780, RSI: 0x0000000000000001, RDI: 0xffffff807777b760
    R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0xffffff807777b466, R10: 0x00000000777704fc, R11: 0x0000000000000000
    R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000008, R14: 0xffffff8010789740, R15: 0xffffff800abd5578
    RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff80003191dc, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    CR2: 0x00000001117f5000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x0
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff807777b410 : 0xffffff8000220792
    0xffffff80
    Model: iMac10,1, BootROM IM101.00CC.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.06 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.52f9
    Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon HD 4670, PCIe, 256 MB
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    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.64.8-P2P
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.5f11, 2 service, 18 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-40U9B0, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA11N
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0x26500000 / 2
    USB Device: My Book 1110, 0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1110, 0x24300000 / 3
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0x24400000 / 2
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000 / 2
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0x06110000 / 5
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0x04500000 / 2
    Then, after I tried to install the update:
    Panics Since Last Report:          11
    Anonymous UUID:                    DAF05534-F6CB-4B82-9EBA-663C2476FDDF
    Fri Nov  9 13:58:58 2012
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80002c473a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800024455e, type 13=general protection, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x000000010de4e148, CR3: 0x000000001485a000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0xffffff800d58a180, RBX: 0xffffff800a6d2aa0, RCX: 0x0000000009000000, RDX: 0xffffff800a6d2ab0
    RSP: 0xffffff807f053970, RBP: 0xffffff807f053a40, RSI: 0x0000000000000001, RDI: 0xffffff800a6d2ab0
    R8:  0x0000000000000001, R9:  0x000000000000000b, R10: 0x000000007f051830, R11: 0x0000000000000000
    R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff80189f01e0, R14: 0xf7ffff80189e9800, R15: 0x0000000000000000
    RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff800024455e, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    CR2: 0x000000010de4e148, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x1
    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff807f053620 : 0xffffff8000220792
    0xffffff807f0536a0 : 0xffffff80002c473a
    0xffffff807f053850 : 0xffffff80002da0cd
    0xffffff807f053870 : 0xffffff800024455e
    0xffffff807f053a40 : 0xffffff8000266778
    0xffffff807f053a60 : 0xffffff8000284515
    0xffffff807f053ad0 : 0xffffff80002847cd
    0xffffff807f053b10 : 0xffffff8000571a0c
    0xffffff807f053b60 : 0xffffff8000301b18
    0xffffff807f053bf0 : 0xffffff80004ddf0c
    0xffffff807f053ce0 : 0xffffff80004f1f7d
    0xffffff807f053ea0 : 0xffffff80004f50d3
    0xffffff807f053ef0 : 0xffffff8000302f36
    0xffffff807f053f50 : 0xffffff80005cd61b
    0xffffff807f053fb0 : 0xffffff80002daa13
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    Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.0: Mon Apr  9 19:32:15 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.26.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: A8ED611D-FB0F-3729-8392-E7A32C5E7D74
    System model name: iMac10,1 (Mac-F2268CC8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 239846459191
    last loaded kext at 36956763532: com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          160.7 (addr 0xffffff7f81a98000, size 20480)
    last unloaded kext at 134239509479: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          13 (addr 0xffffff7f81b16000, size 12288)
    loaded kexts:
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    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.2.0f3
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.2.0f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          70.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.42
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.26
    com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer          7.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.5f11
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.2
    com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000          7.1.8
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          5.0.0d0
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.5f11
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          312
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.2.0
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          33
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.9
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40          504.64.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
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    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5
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    com.apple.security.quarantine          1.3
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    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          160.7
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    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7
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    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.5.8
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    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          177.5
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
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    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
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    Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon HD 4670, PCIe, 256 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.64.8-P2P
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.5f11, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-40U9B0, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA11N
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0x26500000 / 2
    USB Device: My Book 1110, 0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1110, 0x24300000 / 3
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0x24400000 / 2
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000 / 2
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0x06110000 / 3
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0x04500000 / 2
    Many thanks, in advance.  (Your my hero for just reading all of this!)

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    Memtest version 4.22 (64-bit)
    Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
    Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
    Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only
    Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53) running in multiuser mode
    Memory Page Size: 4096
    System has 2 Intel core(s) with SSE
    Requested memory: 2227MB (2336014336 bytes)
    Available memory: 2227MB (2336014336 bytes)
    Allocated memory: 2227MB (2336014336 bytes) at local address 0x0000000101000000
    Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
    Partitioning memory into 2 comparison buffers...
    Buffer A: 1113MB (1168007168 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000101000000
    Buffer B: 1113MB (1168007168 bytes) starts at local address 0x00000001469e6000
    Running 1 test sequence... (CTRL-C to quit)
    Test sequence 1 of 1:
    Running tests on full 2227MB region...
      Stuck Address       :                                 setting  1 of 16                                                ok
      Linear PRN          :       setting  1 of 16                                                ok
    Running comparison tests using 1113MB buffers...
      Random Value        :       \   ok
      Compare XOR         :             ok
      Compare SUB         :             ok
      Compare MUL         :             ok
      Compare DIV         :             ok
      Compare OR          :             ok
      Compare AND         :             ok
      Sequential Increment:             ok
      Solid Bits          :                                 setting  1 of 64                                                ok
      Block Sequential    :                                     setting   1 of 256
    FAILURE! Data mismatch at local BUFA address 0x0000000125d25810, BUFB address 0x000000016b70b810
    BUFA Data: 0x8888888888888888, BUFB Data: 0x8088888888888888

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    Until then, there it goes again..............................................................

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    Interval Since Last Panic Report: 121099 sec
    Panics Since Last Report: 1
    Anonymous UUID: 2E61D50D-3784-43DB-8413-946B8247D592
    Thu Nov 12 15:02:17 2009
    Machine-check capabilities (cpu 2) 0x0000000000001c09:
    family: 6 model: 26 stepping: 5 microcode: 15
    Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3520 @ 2.67GHz
    9 error-reporting banks
    threshold-based error status present
    extended corrected memory error handling present
    Machine-check status 0x0000000000000004:
    machine-check in progress
    MCA error-reporting registers:
    IA32MC0STATUS(0x401): 0x0000000000000800 invalid
    IA32MC1STATUS(0x405): 0x0000000000000800 invalid
    IA32MC2STATUS(0x409): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32MC3STATUS(0x40d): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32MC4STATUS(0x411): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32MC5STATUS(0x415): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32MC6STATUS(0x419): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32MC7STATUS(0x41d): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    Package 0 logged:
    IA32MC8STATUS(0x421): 0xfe1f0bc00001009f valid
    Channel number: 15 (unknown)
    Memory Operation: read
    Machine-specific error: Read ECC
    CORERRCNT: 30814
    Status bits:
    Processor context corrupt
    ADDR register valid
    MISC register valid
    Error enabled
    Uncorrected error
    Error overflow
    IA32MC8ADDR(0x422): 0x0000000063c71780
    IA32MC8MISC(0x423): 0x0fc3c27400080181
    DIMM: 0
    Channel: 2
    Syndrome: 0xfc3c274
    panic(cpu 7 caller 0x2a6c94): Machine Check at 0x00fb23ad, thread:0x71fe000, trapno:0x12, err:0x0,registers:
    CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x5d5b719c, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660
    EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x4483869b, ECX: 0x00000007, EDX: 0x3d7ea270
    ESP: 0x4429bce8, EBP: 0x4429bce8, ESI: 0x000001d4, EDI: 0x00000000
    EFL: 0x00000046, EIP: 0x00fb23ad
    Backtrace (CPU 7), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
    0x44224fb8 : 0x21b2bd (0x5cf868 0x44224fec 0x223719 0x0)
    0x44225008 : 0x2a6c94 (0x5918f8 0x5919e5 0xfb23ad 0x71fe000)
    0x442250f8 : 0x29e8d2 (0x1 0x75646f72 0x2f3c7463 0x3e79656b)
    0x4429bce8 : 0xfb2092 (0x440cd0a4 0x440d6000 0x4429bd38 0x2267b8)
    0x4429bd28 : 0xfb21b6 (0x440cd0a4 0x46b4d144 0x1d7 0x16b3f398)
    0x4429bd78 : 0xfaab4a (0x440cd0a4 0x16b3f398 0x800001d4 0x0)
    0x4429be58 : 0xfac4db (0x16b3f398 0x800001d4 0x0 0x0)
    0x4429bf28 : 0x2a8a3c (0xffffffff 0x7fffffff 0x10 0x202)
    0x4429bf48 : 0x225527 (0x0 0x4aabd96b 0x1d0 0x440d6488)
    0x4429bfa8 : 0x227e61 (0x71fe000 0x227e4a 0x0 0x7e528c4)
    0x4429bfc8 : 0x29d68c (0x0 0xffffffff 0x10 0x7e50b80)
    Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(96.0.0)@0xfa9000->0xfc3fff
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    10C540
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 10.2.0: Tue Nov 3 10:37:10 PST 2009; root:xnu-1486.2.11~1/RELEASE_I386
    System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 2011194360000
    unloaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 2.1.1b7 (addr 0xf8c000, size 0x118784) - last unloaded 83848281015
    loaded kexts:
    com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring 2.0
    com.razer.driver.RazerDiamondbackDriver 1.6.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.2d0 - last loaded 20109335399
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    com.apple.GeForce 6.0.6
    com.apple.DontSteal_Mac_OSX 7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile 11
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    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3
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    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
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    com.apple.security.sandbox 0
    com.apple.security.quarantine 0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.2.4f3
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.8.5
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    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
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    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
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    Model: MacPro4,1, BootROM MP41.0081.B04, 4 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 3 GB, SMC 1.39f5
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB
    Memory Module: global_name
    Bluetooth: Version 2.2.4f3, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
    PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, Display, Slot-1
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDE721064SLA360, 596.17 GB
    Serial ATA Device: ST32000542AS, 1.82 TB
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x1006, 0xfd300000
    USB Device: Razer 1600dpi Mouse, 0x1532, 0x0001, 0xfd330000
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    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8215, 0x5a110000
    FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
    Message was edited by: Washac

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    0xffffff810fdc2f60 : 0xffffff7fa122ef1a
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    0xffffff810fdc30f0 : 0xffffff7f9f87112d
    0xffffff810fdc3130 : 0xffffff7f9f87118e
    0xffffff810fdc31a0 : 0xffffff7f9fb37ed0
    0xffffff810fdc32d0 : 0xffffff7f9f899a75
    0xffffff810fdc32f0 : 0xffffff7f9f7a3d50
    0xffffff810fdc33a0 : 0xffffff7f9f7a17d0
    0xffffff810fdc35a0 : 0xffffff7f9f7a310a
    0xffffff810fdc3670 : 0xffffff7fa077e8be
    0xffffff810fdc3730 : 0xffffff7fa07a9fa8
    0xffffff810fdc37b0 : 0xffffff7fa07913e0
    0xffffff810fdc3810 : 0xffffff7fa0791cc1
    0xffffff810fdc3860 : 0xffffff7fa0792173
    0xffffff810fdc38d0 : 0xffffff7fa07929d3
    0xffffff810fdc3910 : 0xffffff7fa075de2f
    0xffffff810fdc3a90 : 0xffffff7fa078ef0f
    0xffffff810fdc3b50 : 0xffffff7fa075c8c8
    0xffffff810fdc3ba0 : 0xffffff801f466e69
    0xffffff810fdc3bc0 : 0xffffff801f468410
    0xffffff810fdc3c20 : 0xffffff801f465e2f
    0xffffff810fdc3d70 : 0xffffff801f098c01
    0xffffff810fdc3e80 : 0xffffff801f020b3d
    0xffffff810fdc3eb0 : 0xffffff801f010448
    0xffffff810fdc3f00 : 0xffffff801f01961b
    0xffffff810fdc3f70 : 0xffffff801f0a6536
    0xffffff810fdc3fb0 : 0xffffff801f0ce9e3
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0 xffffff7fa1221000->0xffffff7fa1233fff
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[1D0BB11E-7D71-34CF-ACC3-57DF01CADA 08]@0xffffff7fa121c000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f9f6a5000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DC A6]@0xffffff7fa1208000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f9f5e8000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f9f727000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f9f6e4000
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f9f7 3b000->0xffffff7f9f9e0fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f9f6a5000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f9f727000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f9f6e4000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.2)[988EAF3A-3318-3787-8A5A-844830FA1522]@0xffffff7 f9f9ec000->0xffffff7f9fcc0fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f9f7 3b000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f9f6a5000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.1.2)[7EC545A4-4B57-32F1-8DC3-C31023AFBDCB]@0xffffff7fa074a0 00->0xffffff7fa0817fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f9f7 3b000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f9f727000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f9f6a5000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f9f6e4000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    12E55
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May  1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
    Kernel slide:     0x000000001ee00000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff801f000000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 39531702676383
    last loaded kext at 25781655065123: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC    4.1.23 (addr 0xffffff7fa13f3000, size 16384)
    last unloaded kext at 25851680759110: com.apple.driver.StorageLynx    3.1.7 (addr 0xffffff7fa13e7000, size 8192)
    loaded kext
    Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.1.4f2 12041, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS725050A9A362, 500.11 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2504, 0xfd130000 / 5
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1006, 0xfd133000 / 6
    USB Device: Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM), 0x045e  (Microsoft Corporation), 0x0039, 0xfd133300 / 8
    USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x0220, 0xfd133200 / 7
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3
    FireWire Device: OEM ATA Device 00, G-TECH, 800mbit_speed

    Do you see things like described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088
    If so, or even if they don't, you should take your MBP into an Apple Store or Apple Certified Service center along with a printout of that article. They will test it to see if it is that problem and replace the logic board for free up to three years from date of purchase. That time is likely close or already passed.

  • Kernal panic after failed Leopard install

    Was upgrading a MacMini from the installed 10.4 system to 10.5. The install reported a problem reading the DVD during the first phase of the install (when the DVD and platform was being analyzed) and before any install started.
    Rather than removing the DVD, I went ahead and ran the install a second time, this time hitting SKIP during the first phase. This move the install to the actual install which tried to start but stopped after less than a minute again reporting a problem reading the DVD.
    Since I wasn't sure how to eject the DVD from within the installer, I decided to boot using the 10.4 installed system. Within seconds (just after the apple logo was displayed) there was a kernal panic. A complete shutdown and reboot of the Mini failed to solve the problem and the panic occurred again at the same location in startup.
    I got help on how to remove the DVD and, sure enough, it did have a water spot which I cleaned and re-ran the 10.5 install which was successful. I'm able to boot the new system with any panic.
    I ran a repair disk just to make sure there wasn't some other problem that might have been unrelated to the failed install but no errors (other than a couple APL not found messages) were found.
    My intent is to migrate from a G4, now also running 10.5 but this experience has left me a little concerned that there may be a problem on the Mini that may not have been resolved through the successful Leopard install.
    Are there other tests or utilities I can run to get more comfortable that the panic is gone before I do the migrate?
    Thanks
    Tom

    Use the Apple Hardware Test program that shipped with the machine and then follow up with running Rember. Once that's done, install Leopard and migrate from the G4, make a bootable backup/clone of the new installation, and then apply any subsequent updates.

  • Second Kernal Panic in 2 days: Snow Leopard 10.6.8-Macbook Pro

    Hi,
    I have just had my second kernal panic in 2 days. Both times I was just surfing the web using firefox with a few tabs open. The panics happened after a day or so of the Huawei dongle I use to connect to the internet falling into a glass of water (dried out completely before using again), so I am wondering (hoping) if that may be the cause.
    I am using an early  2011 Macbook Pro. The only times I have had problems in the past was when trying to use Paragon to delete trash via HTFS external HDs, and ditched trying to use that particualr driver a long time ago.
    Here is the log:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  67150 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          1
    Anonymous UUID:                    6CA9C106-4B45-4871-A1BF-23FFC67DF281
    Sat Sep 21 11:29:22 2013
    Panic(CPU 0): NMIPI for spinlock acquisition timeout, spinlock: 0xffffff8018472700, spinlock owner: 0xffffff800c887c40, current_thread: 0xffffff800c887c40, spiRAX: 0xffffff80599bcd00, RBX: 0xffffff8012489500, RCX: 0xffffff800c887c40, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
    RSP: 0xffffff805e683418, RBP: 0xffffff805e683440, RSI: 0xffffff80599bcd00, RDI: 0xffffff80599bcd00
    R8:  0xffffff805e6834c0, R9:  0x0044b82fa09b5a53, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0xffffff7f80c87160
    R12: 0xffffff800b96ef00, R13: 0xffffff80599bcd00, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000000000000
    RFL: 0x0000000000000286, RIP: 0xffffff800048d7e4, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff800010bf50 : 0xffffff80002d76f6
    0xffffff800010bf80 : 0xffffff80002d0322
    0xffffff800010bfd0 : 0xffffff80002e40d2
    0xffffff805e683440 : 0xffffff800032cb6a
    0xffffff805e683510 : 0xffffff8000360d6f
    0xffffff805e683760 : 0xffffff8000367c04
    0xffffff805e683820 : 0xffffff8000369628
    0xffffff805e683980 : 0xffffff80003674a0
    0xffffff805e683b90 : 0xffffff800035cab9
    0xffffff805e683bf0 : 0xffffff800035e06d
    0xffffff805e683d70 : 0xffffff800035e1ce
    0xffffff805e683d90 : 0xffffff8000344370
    0xffffff805e683dc0 : 0xffffff800032fc17
    0xffffff805e683e80 : 0xffffff800032bbb7
    0xffffff805e683eb0 : 0xffffff800032e5fd
    0xffffff805e683f50 : 0xffffff800032e86b
    0xffffff805e683fa0 : 0xffffff80002c8527
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    10K549
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun  7 16:32:41 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    System model name: MacBookPro8,1 (Mac-94245B3640C91C81)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 65010883799933
    unloaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AppleWWANSupport    2.0.4b0 (addr 0xffffff7f80969000, size 0x12288) - last unloaded 64366703659576
    loaded kexts:
    com.sophos.kext.sav    8.0.14
    com.waves.driver.soundgrid    2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDCECMData    4.0.5 - last loaded 64304226680241
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC    4.0.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.3d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.12.31
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.57
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.0.26
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.0.8f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    6.4.2
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver    1.1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.0.8f3
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor    3.0.1d2
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    3.0.8b2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    433.11.5
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    4.7.0a1
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight    170.0.48
    com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU    1.5.2d10
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB    6.4.2
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs    2.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons    201.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    303.8
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    2.6.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    201.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    1.6.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.7.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    4.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC    1.0.4
    com.apple.BootCache    31.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager    160.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    4.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.3.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.3.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.3.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    142.6.0
    com.apple.security.sandbox    1
    com.apple.security.quarantine    0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    2.1.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    142.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDCECMControl    4.0.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction    17
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction    10
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction    14
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction    10
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction    10
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction    20
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    74.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    2.4.5f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.3
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.0.8f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.8.3fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily    41
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    2.0.8f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.0.8f3
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl    3.0.17
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl    3.0.17
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    320.1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    1.10
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    4.7.0a1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert    1.0.2
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.0d5
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter    1.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily    1.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter    1.2.1
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    2.4.5f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    2.6.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch    207.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    4.2.5
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    402.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    4.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    3.9.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI    1.3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily    1.7.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    1.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    2.6.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    4.2.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.0.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    4.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    1.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    1.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    6
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages    289
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.6.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    1.3.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.6.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.3.0
    panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff7f80c8717a): "Spinlock acquisition timed out: lock=0xffffff8018472700, lock owner thread=0xffffff800c887c40, current_thread: 0xffffff800c5a4750, lock owner active on CPU 0x0"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1504.15.3/osfmk/i386/locks_i386.c:374
    Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff805e603610 : 0xffffff8000204d15
    0xffffff805e603710 : 0xffffff7f80c8717a
    0xffffff805e603740 : 0xffffff800032cb6a
    0xffffff805e603810 : 0xffffff8000360d6f
    0xffffff805e603a60 : 0xffffff8000367c04
    0xffffff805e603b20 : 0xffffff8000369628
    0xffffff805e603c80 : 0xffffff80004adbed
    0xffffff805e603da0 : 0xffffff80004b33de
    0xffffff805e603ea0 : 0xffffff80004b37ca
    0xffffff805e603f40 : 0xffffff80004e8168
    0xffffff805e603fa0 : 0xffffff80002e4874
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
             com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.10)@0xffffff7f80c78000->0xffffff7f80c91fff
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: firefox
    Model: MacBookPro8,1, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.3 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.68f99
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 384 MB
    Memory Module: global_name
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.104.5)
    Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545032B9A302, 298.09 GB
    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
    USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x0246, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 6
    USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3

    Most likely, one of these is the culprit.
    com.sophos.kext.sav    8.0.14
    com.waves.driver.soundgrid    2.0.0
    Boot into safe mode (restart holding down SHIFT key). If no KP, then disable these, reenable one at time to determine which. If KP, then most likely hardware related. Run the Apple Hardware Test suite, extended tests at least twice, followed by  Rember.  See
    OS X About kernel panics,
    Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
    Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
    Resolving Kernel Panics,
    How to troubleshoot a kernel panic, and
    Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

  • What the heck is a "Kernal panic" and how can I fix this?

    Lately, several of my partitions (external firewire) running OS 10.3.9 have crashed and are no longer bootable. one partition crashed upon being turned on, and said that there was 'no driver for powerbook 6, 5' and 'kernal stopping here...' I started up from a different partition, and installed the latest security update, and that repaired my kernal, but now for some reason, I am not an 'administrator,' but I am the only user of this computer. any suggestions?
    someone had this happen in class, and I found out that the problem that I was experiencing was called a 'kernal panic,' and now I want to know why this happens, how to prevent this from happening, and the best software tool to check the health of my system folder. anyone got any suggestions?
    I'm considering installing a clean version of OS 10.3.3, and updating to 10.3.9, but if there is a faster way to fix this, then I'm all ears! thanks!

    Patddfan:
    From your description of what is happening it does not sound like a kernel panic. See What’s a kernel panic. In terms of what to do see: Resolving Kernel Panics
    I suspect that your HDD is in serious need of maintenance. Here's what I would do:
    1. Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. In the left panel select your HDD (manufacturer ID), and in the main panel select the First Aid tab. Click Repair Disk Permissions.
    2. Boot from your install disk. Go to the Installer menu and launch Disk Utility. Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left panel and First Aid in main panel. Click Repair Disk. If DU reports disk needs no repair quit DU and restart.
    If DU reports errors, click Repair again, and again until DU reports the disk is repaired. If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior.
    3. Download MacJanitor and run all the procedures, the follow regular schedule.
    4. Take a look at Gulliver's article Mac OS X System Maintenance and implement procedures.
    Please post back with further questions or comments.
    Good luck.
    cornelius

  • How to resolve kernel panic

    Hi, been unable to use my 2007 imac today due to a kernal panic situation. I hadn't heard of such until today and have no idea how to resolve the problem. Have tried restarting it a few times also with a combination of holding down alt, holding down cmd R, holding down the shift and also managed to track down the original installation disks but not sure how to use them to any effect. I have virtually no technical knowlege (which is why I use macs!) please any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
    Many thanks...

    disk repair failed
    You will need a stronger 3rd party utility to repair. Utilities are best run from the CDs  to avoid system interference & false readings/reports.  You must use the versions that are compatible w/your OS system & keep the utilities updated to avoid damaging/harming/trashing your system.
    You need to make your own decision on which to purchase.  Read up on them on their websites because each do something a little different.
    DiskWarrior (Highly Recommended for Directory Damage Repair)
    Techtool Pro
    Drive Genius
    ===============
    Another thing to consider is that your HD is failing.  Boot from the DVD that originally came w/your comp & run Apple Hardware Test.  Post the results.
    CLICK the following links:
    Mac OS X 10.8x Help: Checking a disk to see if it’s going to fail http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php
    Failing Hard Drive Sounds
    How to Tell When Your Hard Drive is Going to Fail
    =====================
    Be prepared for hard-drive failure

  • How to find out whats wrong mac keeps Chrashing, Kernal Panic.

    Hi I Need help with this Kernal Panic Report. Mac formatted and reinstalled OS X Mavericks. (10.9).
    Reason it was reinstalled that it had some chrash's when viewing video through Safari on Netflix.
    now it's up and running but keeps getting Errors. any help apreciated.
    Anonymous UUID:       7006FA2C-646C-6A0A-50CB-AC8454F159EE
    Sat Nov  2 20:49:48 2013
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff801f6dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7fa15db749, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000031ea9868, CR3: 0x00000000223b4000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0x0000000000000002, RBX: 0x0000000031ea9840, RCX: 0x00000000000a0001, RDX: 0x0000000000000001
    RSP: 0xffffff810759bd80, RBP: 0xffffff810759be70, RSI: 0x0000000000000005, RDI: 0xffffff801fc02008
    R8:  0x00000000e0000000, R9:  0x0000000000000005, R10: 0x0000000000000923, R11: 0x0000000000000860
    R12: 0xffffff810132d148, R13: 0x0000000000000668, R14: 0xffffff8031cc2100, R15: 0xffffff7fa15ffe20
    RFL: 0x0000000000010002, RIP: 0xffffff7fa15db749, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x0000000031ea9868, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1
    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff810759ba10 : 0xffffff801f622f69
    0xffffff810759ba90 : 0xffffff801f6dc19e
    0xffffff810759bc60 : 0xffffff801f6f3606
    0xffffff810759bc80 : 0xffffff7fa15db749
    0xffffff810759be70 : 0xffffff7fa15dab89
    0xffffff810759bf30 : 0xffffff801f6dda5c
    0xffffff810759bf50 : 0xffffff801f63757a
    0xffffff810759bf90 : 0xffffff801f6378c8
    0xffffff810759bfb0 : 0xffffff801f6d6aa7
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(216.0)[A6EE4D7B-228E-3A3C-95BA-10 ED6F331236]@0xffffff7fa15d8000->0xffffff7fa1602fff
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    13A603
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
    Kernel slide:     0x000000001f400000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff801f600000
    System model name: Macmini4,1 (Mac-F2208EC8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 1930352703279
    last loaded kext at 832296585733: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7fa198c000, size 335872)
    last unloaded kext at 323019090272: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.9 (addr 0xffffff7fa198c000, size 57344)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.11
    com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler          2.0.9d1
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          80.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
    com.apple.GeForceTesla          8.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          35
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.0
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          650.4.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.9b9
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.9.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          650.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          650.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
    com.apple.security.quarantine          3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.12
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          245.13
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.4fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.6d1
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.5.1d27
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla          8.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla          8.1.8
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          650.4.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          650.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          650.4.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.3b3
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b4
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          600.34
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          650.4.4
    com.apple.driver.NVSMU          2.2.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          278.10
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          21
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    Model: Macmini4,1, BootROM MM41.0042.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.65f2
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F344758334D314131333333433920
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F344758334D314131333333433920
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.0f6 12982, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: ST9320325ASG, 320,07 GB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW  GA32N
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub
    USB Device: Apple Keyboard
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Bus:
    Best Regards Yogidifradi, Thanks in advance.

    Nothing in the report indicates a 3rd-party software conflict. See
    About kernel panics,
    Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
    Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
    Resolving Kernel Panics,
    How to troubleshoot a kernel panic, and
    Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

  • Just upgraded to Leopard now I get constant kernal panics!

    I just upgraded my G4 PPC to 10.5.8. I can do things okay on my computer for a while then it does the kernal panic. All updates have been done except the prokit 5 one (I use logic and the last upgrade messed with it). Could this be causing the issue? Here is the info. I hope someone can help so I can start doing more recording!
    Problem details:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report: 30666 sec
    Panics Since Last Report: 4
    Anonymous UUID: F98F9AD1-0F29-4550-B70C-4FB39A16DEF7
    Tue Dec 29 09:03:24 2009
    Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000007000010 PC=0x000000002A451B80
    Latest crash info for cpu 0:
    Exception state (sv=0x2a59b000)
    PC=0x2A451B80; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x07000010; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x2A452D04; R1=0x243EF9C0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
    Backtrace:
    0x00000000 0x2A452D04 0x2A45B37C 0x2A45CE80 0x2A459D3C 0x2A43F9E0
    0x0037BFA0 0x00381A08 0x00381B58 0x00090654 0x0002C100 0x00024B58 0x000B45CC 0x656C6572
    Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
    com.apple.ATIRadeon8500(5.4.8)@0x2a435000->0x2a47afff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0x2a0ba000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x24310000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0x2a1c4000
    Proceeding back via exception chain:
    Exception state (sv=0x2a59b000)
    previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
    Exception state (sv=0x2422b500)
    PC=0x91AC91F8; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0x153B5000; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x91AD0120; R1=0xF0739090; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Safari
    Mac OS version:
    9L31a
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:57:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_PPC
    System model name: PowerMac3,6
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 4543408706419
    unloaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AppleFCU 1.3.2b0 - last unloaded 5750925730
    loaded kexts:
    com.Projovian.driver. XRackSATA16 1.2
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.0.2 - last loaded 2333446369
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages 199
    com.apple.driver.AppleFCU 1.3.2b0
    com.apple.driver.AppleTexasAudio 2.5.8f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleFan 1.0.10f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleTexas2Audio 2.5.8f1
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.0.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSlewClock 1.5.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleADT746x 1.0.10f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSCCSerial 1.3.2
    com.apple.iokit.AppleGMACEthernet 1.5.9f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleDACAAudio 2.5.8f1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 1.7.7
    com.apple.ATIRadeon8500 5.4.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleVSP 2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThermal 1.0.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWClock 1.5.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleDallasDriver 2.5.8f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleADM103x 1.0.10f1
    com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleI2S 1.0.1f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 1.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.4.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.5.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.1.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 2.7.91
    com.apple.iokit.IOATABlockStorage 2.0.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.4.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.5.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 1.5.3
    com.apple.driver.ApplePMU 2.5.6d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 3.9.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKauaiATA 1.2.1f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 3.4.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleGPIO 1.3.0d0
    com.apple.driver.MacIOGPIO 1.3.0d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMPIC 1.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleVIA 1.5.1d1
    com.apple.iokit.AppleMediaBay 1.0.0
    System config
    Model: PowerMac3,6, BootROM 4.4.8f2, 1 processor, PowerPC G4 (3.3), 1.25 GHz, 1.25 GB
    Graphics: kHW_ATIrv250Item, ATY,RV250, spdisplaysagpdevice, 64 MB
    Graphics: kHW_ATIrv280Item, ATY,RV280, sppcipcidevice, 128 MB
    Memory Module: DIMM0/J21, 512 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC2600U-25330
    Memory Module: DIMM1/J22, 512 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC2600U-25330
    Memory Module: DIMM2/J23, 256 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC2600U-25330
    Modem: Dash2, UCJ, V.92, 1.0F, APPLE VERSION 2.6.7
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
    PCI Card: XRack SUA-100 Rev.1.7, scsi, SLOT-2
    PCI Card: ATY,RV280, display, SLOT-4
    Parallel ATA Device: _NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A
    Parallel ATA Device: ST31000333AS, 931.51 GB
    Parallel ATA Device: ST340014A, 37.27 GB
    Parallel ATA Device: ST3120026A, 111.79 GB
    USB Device: Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard, (null) mA
    USB Device: Macally Optical iceMouse, (null) mA
    USB Device: Apple Extended USB Keyboard, (null) mA

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    Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
    Boot from your currently installed OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger and Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
    If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
    Now, you did not indicate if this upgrade to 10.5.8 was from an earlier version of Leopard or if you first upgraded to Leopard then to 10.5.8 using the combo updater. I'm assuming the former, so after you've done the above repairs reinstall the 10.5.8 Combo Updater. If you did not use a Combo Updater, then you can download it from support.apple.com/downloads/.
    If the above doesn't help then I would suggest reinstalling OS X as follows:
    How to Perform an Archive and Install
    An Archive and Install will NOT erase your hard drive, but you must have sufficient free space for a second OS X installation which could be from 3-9 GBs depending upon the version of OS X and selected installation options. The free space requirement is over and above normal free space requirements which should be at least 6-10 GBs. Read all the linked references carefully before proceeding.
    1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
    Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
    Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
    2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
    3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
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    5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
    6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.
    And, if the above doesn't help start looking at the probability of bad RAM.

  • Kernal Panic Attacks - how to diagnose

    I have recently started to get kernal panics on my dual processor G4 with increasing frequency. The problem started when I switched monitors to a 1600x1200 Samsung (analog connected). They went from once every few days, to every day, to multiple times a day, to the point where my HD could not complete a start up without a kernal panic during the apple screen.
    I tried the following:
    1) tried the Apple Hardware Test CD and it check out fine.
    2) Ran Repair Disk from OS X Tiger install disk - no errors found
    3) Ran Repair permissions - many errors found and corrected
    4) Ran repair permissions again - no errors found
    5) Panic occured while still booted from Install disk
    6) Machine seemed to work when started from external HD (though only used for a short period)
    7) tried to boot from internal HD again and got panic before apple screen complete
    8) removed memory (3 - 512K) and tried with individual dimms only. No panic each time - startup OK.
    9) restored all memory and system now seems to work
    Not sure if I will get panic again, but at least I can boot from internal HD again. Any ideas as to what else I can check. I believe I have gone through Dr Smoke's steps. Could problem have been due to dust on memory?
    Panic log:
    Thu Sep 14 20:42:19 2006
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0x000A8B80): Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 00000000000A4D80, msr = 0000000040001030, dsisr = 42000000, dar = 00000000000BF000
    AsyncSrc = 0000000000000000, CoreFIR = 0000000000000000
    L2FIR = 0000000000000000, BusFir = 00000000ffffffff
    Latest stack backtrace for cpu 1:
    Backtrace:
    0x00095564 0x00095A7C 0x00026838 0x000A8B80 0x000A7E10 0x000AB880
    Proceeding back via exception chain:
    Exception state (sv=0x46D0E780)
    PC=0x000A4D80; MSR=0x40001030; DAR=0x000BF000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x00032BB0; R1=0x22103DB0; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
    Backtrace:
    0x00032B78 0x0003C7DC 0x000A9654
    Exception state (sv=0x42566780)
    PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
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