I am unable to install OS Mountain Lion

I am unable to install OS Mountain Lion, when i try to install it says a recovery disk can not be created, visit apple.com/support/no-recovery, is there a way to fix where i can get Mountain Lion?

Here's the article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4649
(macjack, I found I don't have permission when I tried to read the appleseed article.)
Bottom line: as macjack suggests, it looks like you're trying to install on a RAID or non-standardly partitioned disk.  The article suggests a lot of Mountain Lion would work this way, but not everything.

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    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  75513 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          2
    Anonymous UUID:                    F087B4CB-B4F1-7258-551A-A50421CB274A
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               dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f8612d000
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               dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f860ea000
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    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
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    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
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    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x857F, 0x483634353155363446373036364700000000
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    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
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    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 3
    FireWire Device: GMAX mini, NewerTech, 800mbit_speed
    FireWire Device: OEM ATA Device 00, Other World Computing, 800mbit_speed

    Here are two new crash logs. I'm guessing it still points to a video card hardware issue?
    First Crash:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  208883 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          4
    Anonymous UUID:                    F087B4CB-B4F1-7258-551A-A50421CB274A
    Fri Sep 28 22:52:15 2012
    panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff7f91d6bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8124e3a000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
    Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff81015b36c0 : 0xffffff801161d626
    0xffffff81015b3730 : 0xffffff7f91d6bb25
    0xffffff81015b37c0 : 0xffffff7f91e654b3
    0xffffff81015b3820 : 0xffffff7f91e65527
    0xffffff81015b3890 : 0xffffff7f9217a853
    0xffffff81015b39d0 : 0xffffff7f91e8b659
    0xffffff81015b3a00 : 0xffffff7f91d758da
    0xffffff81015b3ab0 : 0xffffff7f91d70fac
    0xffffff81015b3ca0 : 0xffffff7f91d71a2e
    0xffffff81015b3d90 : 0xffffff7f92e2baea
    0xffffff81015b3df0 : 0xffffff7f92e287b3
    0xffffff81015b3e30 : 0xffffff7f92e26655
    0xffffff81015b3e60 : 0xffffff7f92dd7f23
    0xffffff81015b3e80 : 0xffffff7f92dd9214
    0xffffff81015b3ed0 : 0xffffff7f92dd658d
    0xffffff81015b3ef0 : 0xffffff8011a472a8
    0xffffff81015b3f30 : 0xffffff8011a45daa
    0xffffff81015b3f80 : 0xffffff8011a45ed9
    0xffffff81015b3fb0 : 0xffffff80116b26b7
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f91d04 000->0xffffff7f92006fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f91c72000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f91cf0000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f91cad000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f9 2014000->0xffffff7f92336fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f91d 04000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f91c72000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f92dd2000 ->0xffffff7f92e94fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f91d 04000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f91cf0000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f91c72000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f91cad000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    12C54
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000011400000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8011600000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 119348200404046
    last loaded kext at 52006017442690: com.apple.driver.AppleFireWireStorage          3.1.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9396a000, size 16384)
    last unloaded kext at 52071576703920: com.apple.driver.StorageLynx          3.1.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9395e000, size 8192)
    loaded kexts:
    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi          3.1.0
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0
    com.apple.GeForce          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport          2.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2          4.2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.0.0
    com.apple.NVDAResman          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220
    com.apple.kext.
    Second Crash:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  214312 sec 
    Panics Since Last Report:          5
    Anonymous UUID:                    F087B4CB-B4F1-7258-551A-A50421CB274A
    Sat Sep 29 08:36:50 2012
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff7f9456bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x0061021c: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff81276cd000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff810394b1c0 : 0xffffff8013e1d626
    0xffffff810394b230 : 0xffffff7f9456bb25
    0xffffff810394b2c0 : 0xffffff7f946654b3
    0xffffff810394b320 : 0xffffff7f9488a8d3
    0xffffff810394b3b0 : 0xffffff7f945457a7
    0xffffff810394b4e0 : 0xffffff7f94547f6c
    0xffffff810394b570 : 0xffffff7f94548035
    0xffffff810394b5b0 : 0xffffff7f94548092
    0xffffff810394b650 : 0xffffff7f94571043
    0xffffff810394b840 : 0xffffff7f94572ade
    0xffffff810394b920 : 0xffffff7f9561bad5
    0xffffff810394b960 : 0xffffff7f95631507
    0xffffff810394b980 : 0xffffff7f95650353
    0xffffff810394b9c0 : 0xffffff7f956503b1
    0xffffff810394ba00 : 0xffffff7f95636c43
    0xffffff810394ba50 : 0xffffff7f955f10fc
    0xffffff810394bae0 : 0xffffff7f955ecefa
    0xffffff810394bb10 : 0xffffff7f955eaaab
    0xffffff810394bb40 : 0xffffff80142650c3
    0xffffff810394bbc0 : 0xffffff8014267153
    0xffffff810394bc20 : 0xffffff8014264b8f
    0xffffff810394bd70 : 0xffffff8013e981e1
    0xffffff810394be80 : 0xffffff8013e20aed
    0xffffff810394beb0 : 0xffffff8013e10448
    0xffffff810394bf00 : 0xffffff8013e1961b
    0xffffff810394bf70 : 0xffffff8013ea5b16
    0xffffff810394bfb0 : 0xffffff8013eced53
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f94504 000->0xffffff7f94806fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f94472000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f944f0000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f944ad000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f9 4814000->0xffffff7f94b36fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f945 04000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f94472000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f955d2000 ->0xffffff7f95694fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f945 04000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f944f0000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f94472000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f944ad000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    12C54
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000013c00000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8013e00000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 5477742575588
    last loaded kext at 39971006607: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f95e0b000, size 36864)
    last unloaded kext at 195028605133: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f94e31000, size 65536)
    loaded kexts:
    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.GeForce          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi          3.1.0
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.0.0
    com.apple.NVDAResman          8.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
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    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
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    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344
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    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6
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    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

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