Kernel crash on trying to start from install CD

Has anyone experienced this? After (apparently successfully) installing Leopard, I discovered that the Kona 3 PCi card I have installed is not yet compatible. So I tried to return to Tiger. Everytime I try to start from my Tiger install disc I get a kernel crash with:
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000000000000 PC=0x000000005546EF94
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x55300500)
PC=0x5546EF94; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x5546EF90; R1=0x4518B9A0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
There's more... if anyone has any idea how to solve this problem and needs the rest of the screen I have a Jpeg I can send...
I fear something drastic has happened to my G5 but I'm sure it can be restored somehow
any help much appreciated

yes you would think it would be simple I agree but it hasn't been.... what I'm actually trying to do is return to Tiger as the Kona 3 card is not yet fully compatible with Leopard. This is part of a long saga for me. I even erased the hard disc completely and tried to start up from the DVD and still got the kernel panic. At one point I was able to boot from a firewire drive with an old version of 10.4 but I could not access everything I needed. I have tried to install from a retail DVD of Tiger install disc, I also tried with other Tiger install discs from colleagues but always got the kernel panic.
HOWEVER, today I reset the SMU (physically pressing the button http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300341 ) Then I managed to find the install discs that came with the G5(Quad) and tried again and amazingly it worked. I did an archive and install and now, so far, have Tiger running again and my RAID array is functioning better again.

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Macbook Pro crashes while trying to boot from install disc

I have a 2.6GHz 17" Intel C2D MacbookPro running 10.6.6
Over the last few weeks I been experiencing numerous crashes, often while watching flash video. It freezes, the screen distorts and flashes and I have to reboot holding the power button.
Most times I can't turn it back on, it just won't get past the boot up stage. I generally try and boot from the install disc and/or another computer via firewire target mode, run permissions, disc warrior etc and eventually it will boot on it's own accord.
Now it won't even boot to the install disc. (the 10.5.2 disc that came with the computer)
It just crashes, screen dims and the 4 language warning asks me to hold down the power button.
I do notice that usually when you get these crashes that the background is a solid grey. but these times it's a speckled white and grey?
Is my graphics card on the way out (or out already)
Here's the crash logs from the last 2 crashes when I've got it to boot again.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Best regards
Jesse
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 193634 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 28A07E22-BB69-4B77-808F-C84EEAD2BE24
Mon Feb 14 11:46:15 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A8C8A): Kernel trap at 0x6466c15b, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x000000bc, CR3: 0x00e92000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x5549d630, EBX: 0x06969004, ECX: 0x069b7800, EDX: 0x00000000
CR2: 0x000000bc, EBP: 0x5549d668, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0xffffffff
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x6466c15b, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x069b0010
Error code: 0x00000000
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5549d408 : 0x12b0f7 (0x458124 0x5549d43c 0x133230 0x0)
0x5549d458 : 0x1a8c8a (0x461650 0x6466c15b 0xe 0x460e00)
0x5549d538 : 0x19ece5 (0x5549d550 0x9 0x5549d668 0x6466c15b)
0x5549d548 : 0x6466c15b (0xe 0x48 0x55490010 0x646a0010)
0x5549d668 : 0x64673f44 (0xc1d00004 0x1000000 0x1000003 0x40)
0x5549d6c8 : 0x64668ecf (0x5549d858 0x6 0x0 0x0)
0x5549d828 : 0x6465c012 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7027 0x5549d858)
0x5549d8e8 : 0x6482f54b (0xc1d00004 0x1000000 0x1000003 0x40)
0x5549d918 : 0x6483898f (0x4678f000 0x1000000 0x88100090 0x3e)
0x5549f8a8 : 0x6481cc6e (0x4678f000 0x1000000 0x15 0x4678f01c)
0x5549f9a8 : 0x64656572 (0x4678f000 0x0 0x5549fab2 0x80)
0x5549fa08 : 0x5519f5a5 (0x6988800 0x0 0x5549fab2 0x80)
0x5549fb38 : 0x551a0d74 (0x6988800 0x551a4358 0x5549fbec 0x4)
0x5549fc08 : 0x55246133 (0x6988800 0x1 0x0 0x13)
0x5549fc68 : 0x5523f93a (0x6988800 0x2407 0x5549fd2c 0x71aa6b8)
0x5549fc98 : 0x40ebc5 (0x6988800 0x71aa6b8 0x71aa6b8 0x0)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(5.2.6)@0x64655000->0x64894fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5.2)@0x55199000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4.1)@0x550ac000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5.2)@0x55237000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5.2)@0x55199000->0x551a6fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4.1)@0x550ac000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5.2)@0x55237000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5.2)@0x55237000->0x55252fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4.1)@0x550ac000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
9C2028
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.1: Tue Feb 5 23:08:45 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.20~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro4,1 (Mac-F42C86C8)
Model: MacBookPro4,1, BootROM MBP41.00C1.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.6 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.28f3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x8C), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.8f7, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00, 186.31 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-875
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0230, 0x5d200000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x5d100000
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x1a100000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x820f, 0x1a110000
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 193498 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 28A07E22-BB69-4B77-808F-C84EEAD2BE24
Sun Feb 13 14:58:36 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x5d22e824): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00009410: CFG 0x040710de 0x00100406 0xd2000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0x5dda7000 0x084700a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x55ae36f8 : 0x21acfa (0x5ce650 0x55ae372c 0x223156 0x0)
0x55ae3748 : 0x5d22e824 (0x5d40892c 0x5d469d20 0x5d413bf0 0x0)
0x55ae37e8 : 0x5da392ba (0x851e004 0x6f85004 0x9410 0x5d31b09e)
0x55ae3828 : 0x5daeefa4 (0x6f85004 0x9410 0x55ae3888 0x9)
0x55ae3868 : 0x5d3a85c8 (0x6f85004 0x841d004 0x0 0x0)
0x55ae3888 : 0x5d31ec58 (0x841d004 0x55ae39c4 0x0 0x0)
0x55ae38d8 : 0x5da21eb9 (0x6f85004 0x3d0900 0x55ae39c4 0x0)
0x55ae39f8 : 0x5d31020a (0x6f85004 0x853dc04 0x87c500c 0x200)
0x55ae3a38 : 0x5d3795f7 (0x6f85004 0x853dc04 0x834a024 0x834a004)
0x55ae3ae8 : 0x5d37a94f (0x6f85004 0x853d004 0x0 0x0)
0x55ae3b78 : 0x5da20e19 (0x6f85004 0x853d004 0x6 0x2)
0x55ae3bf8 : 0x5da295df (0x6f85004 0x853dc04 0x1000 0x55ae3d0c)
0x55ae3d68 : 0x5daaefe4 (0x6f85004 0x853dc04 0x0 0x0)
0x55ae3e98 : 0x5d330f35 (0x6f85004 0x851e404 0x0 0x0)
0x55ae3ec8 : 0x5d237a0f (0x6f85004 0x851e404 0x0 0x0)
0x55ae3f08 : 0x548049 (0x0 0x8549500 0x1 0x29b50a)
0x55ae3f58 : 0x54707a (0x8549500 0x863ec0 0x0 0x29f596)
0x55ae3f88 : 0x5474d4 (0x80c1dc0 0x863ec0 0x0 0xffffffff)
0x55ae3fc8 : 0x29c68c (0x80c1dc0 0x0 0x10 0x6d9d3c4)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.0.0)@0x5d934000->0x5dda6fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.0.0)@0x5d1d7000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.0.0)@0x5d1d7000->0x5d46afff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x558bb000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.0)@0x5c4c0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.0)@0x5c5fb000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10A432
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.0.0: Fri Jul 31 22:47:34 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1456.1.25~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro4,1 (Mac-F42C86C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 1069282333804
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0 (addr 0x55b9b000, size 0x12288) - last unloaded 150695453549
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.2d0 - last loaded 90181349778
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.0.5
com.apple.DontSteal_Mac_OSX 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.GeForce 6.0.0
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com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.4.5d1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 1.8.0b4
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com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.5.0
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Model: MacBookPro4,1, BootROM MBP41.00C1.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.6 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.28f3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x8C), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.8f7, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00, 186.31 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-875
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x1a100000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x820f, 0x1a110000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0230, 0x5d200000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x5d100000

jessestack wrote:
On the hand, I took it in to my local apple store. They rang me back this morning and said it that I need to replace the logic board. Which apparently also comprises the video card.
Yes, thus the link to the NVIDIA issue. NVIDIA is the maker of the GPU ("video card").
The quoted me $1000! I'm pretty bummed I need to spend that much on a 2 yr old machine. You should be able to expect more life than that.
If you're content to pay the $1000, no need to ask them to run the test for the NVIDIA issue. If you're not content, I would certainly ask them. Provide the link if they're unaware of it.
My only viable option is to buy the part off eBay and put it in myself.
Or have them test for NVIDIA issue. Or ask about a depot repair for $310.

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Hi,
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Is there something wrong with my computer? Or are the install disks not compatible? Maybe they were install disks for a powerbook and not an iBook (not sure if that matters).
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Wrong install Disc, that one is machine specific, & doubtful a reinstall will help all that much.
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When I started my iMac today, it started beeping like an alarm horn. I shut it down, and held the startup button a little longer to get it to start. Shortly after starting up, a dark 'film' slowly comes down over the screen and I get a message saying I have to shut down the computer. I've tried to start from the disk, and before I can even run a repair off utilities, it happens again. What's up? Am I screwed? HELP!!

What you are seeing is a kernel panic, often but not always connected with a hardware or peripheral issue, so, unplug everything except mouse and keyboard, reboot and hold the shift key as soon as your hear the chime, continue holding it until you see the Apple Icon and spinning progress indicator, then post back.
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The Organizer preferences may have become corrupted, needing to be automatically re-built on a re-start.
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BUILDING MARK TWAIN
is showing. Then it crashes never making it to
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This is actually Photoshop Elements forum. try posting it on Photoshop forum.
In case you have some scanner/printer etc installed in the machine it might be causing issue. Try launching with none of the devices attached and anti virus disabled.
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Also Apple recommends 256 MB minimum Ram for Tiger, but that's bare bones. Minimum really is 512 or 768. Look in System Profiler for specs on you machine.
Here's a good place to look for compatible RAM, but call them first to determine exactly what you need.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/100SD512328/
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did toy do all the recent updates?

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5. If you want to make the preview pane visible again, drag the horizontal separator bar up from the bottom of the window, or just double-click it again.

How do I restart iOS download after internet crashes without having to start from the beginning.

My internet crashes and stops downloading the iOS restore software for my phone. When I try to restart the download, it starts from the beginning. How can I get it to cary on from where it left off? Why doesn't it do this automatically!?
Thanks.

If you've already unsuccessfully tried to resume the download then the previously partial download may no longer be present on you computer.<br />
What you can do in such a case is:
* Move the old .part partial download and the 0 byte final file without the .part to another location.<br />
* Start a new download and pause it, don't close Firefox.<br />
* Copy the two files (.part and 0 byte final) that you moved above back to the download location to replace the new files that were created.<br />
* Resume the download in Firefox.

Firefox crashes on trying to start up

Problem first appeared about a week ago. On trying to start up firefox it crashes (most recent report id pasted below).
No pull downs available to try troubleshooting suggestions.
Removed firefox and tried to re-install but problem remains.
No problem starting up IE which I'm now having to use instead.

your crash report:- https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/72a9bb45-4c01-44ed-983d-1bc632111115
Firefox 7.0.1 Crash Report [@ _purecall | nsXPTCStubBase::QueryInterface(nsID const&, void**) ]
This is caused by [http://www.trusteer.com/product/trusteer-rapport Trusteer Rapport]. Try to disable it and see if that stops the crashing.
You can stop Rapport using Start Menu > Programs > Trusteer Rapport > Stop Rapport
You can ask their helpdesk when an updated version of their product will be made available or, if you don't need this software, uninstall it.
http://www.trusteer.com/support/en/report-problem
According to the user in question [http://support.mozilla.com/nl/questions/892517 892517] Trusteer is aware of the problem and working on a fix.
See also [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699776 Bug 699776] - crash in nsXPTCStubBase::QueryInterface involving RapportTanzan7.dll or RapportTanzan8.dll in the stack.

How can I start from install disc without shutting down Mac?

Sorry. that last post wasn't so clear. I started the computer without a password, but I think when I was trying to set my own password I may
have re-activated the old one.
I'm afraid that if I shut it down I won't be able to restart it?- (for starting over from install discs)
What Have I Done?
This is a hard one. Can anyone help?

Put the disk inside the slot.
Hit the restart button.
Hold down the c key as your computer is booting.

Frozen, started from install cd, what next?

Have just aquired a 400mhz imac crt with 128 extra memory card, which came with panther installed and started successfully into osx when powered up. Yesterday spent changing system prefences mainly to multiple user plus network settings from the previous owner to our own. (All 5 of our machines are on wired ethernet with linksys router behind a BT voyager adsl modem). Used by daughter in the evening mainly msn and setting up her iTunes library. This am would not start when switched on, heard the chime then a flash of a blue screen then a grey screen then a picture of a file with a smiley face which occasionaly changes to a question mark, the computer makes ticking noises. Tried a start holding the shift key with same result. Tried a start with the install disc holding down the c key and started successfully into os 9, no ticking noises.
What do I do next to start osx or is it now gone?
eMac17crt,iMacflat screen,3x iMac crt Mac OS X (10.4.7) eMac is tiger, flat screen imac is jaguar, the three g3's are running panther

well i tried what the manual says, start up while holding the shift key, no change, then inserted software install CD and start up holding the C key, this worked in that the iMac started up in OS 9, but I could not find a way to do a hardware check, the only volume displayed was the boot disc, couldnt eject the disc so shut down. Decided to try resetting PRAM which I had to use other threads to find out what was involved (by the way I have a boxfull of apple keyboards here of various age and colour, not one has a key labelled 'shift' I used google images to look for this and it shows me a key I dont have) so I pressed the upper case key(?with the short arrow) and the key with an apple and the square with loopy corners and r and p (I think) whilst the machine started. This took me reasonably quickly to a grey screen with an apple on it, which was good in that it was a different result, which I then looked at untill I lost all feeling in my fingertips and gave up waiting for the second chime. Went to another room and spent an hour figuring out what replacement hard drives will fit and bidding for one on ebay. Came back to the patient and lo and behold there was the OSX log in screen. RESULT. Entered log in details and waited 5 minutes whilst log in proceded and delivered a desktop complete with dock. Clicked on the apple, took about a minute of the spinning beachball to show the menu, hovered the mouse over the finder page options and it takes about 5 seconds to change the menu after the pointer is moved. Still sick, but different.
So I figure I have a different problem now, the computer has found the system file and starts, but it is very slooooooooooooooooooooow. It still ticks, but that too is slowly. I'm not sure about forum protocol but I will mark this question as answered and go search for answers to slow computers, perhaps I will be back with a slow question. I'm also nervous about doing anything that will lose the software on this machine and will be looking for a way to back this up onto another machine whilst I still have the opportunity (hopefully) before I do anything else.
thanks to be236 for your help

Cannot start from install disk

We have a multi mac household and I'm pretty sure (but not positive) the 10.5.4 install disk belongs to this computer (MacBook Pro). I really need to use Disk Tools but when I try to start with the DVD I grinds for a couple minutes then just sits there with a gray screen (no apple logo). I've tried:
Inserting the disk normally, clicking on install and clicking the restart button as required.
Holding down the "c" while starting
Holding down option while starting
Holding down "d" while starting (for hardware test)
Zapping the PRAM
Changing the startup volume in the settings
..but I always get the same result as above. I have to hold down the power button to get it to shut down, then restart with the trackpad depressed to get the disk out.
Questions:
1) Does anyone have another idea I should try here?
2) Is the gray screen I'm seeing a symptom of trying to start with the wrong system disk?
3) How does one know if the install disk is the right one for the machine?
Many thanks!!!

While the media issues get sorted out, I can offer a workaround to completing the disk repairs, sans Install DVD (BTW, that's why the latter day media came only one to the box; they rolled everything together into a single dual-layer DVD). Normal disk repairs require booting from alternate media because the OS is doing multitasking, that is, accessing the boot media thru various concurrent processes. If multitasking is disabled, the issue disappears.
So, since you're in the Leopard world, I offer two choices. Best would be you download and install the latest release of the AppleJack utility ( http://applejack.sourceforge.net/ ), this is the premier power-user disk repair utility, which we Lion users miss dearly. AJ comes with a quick and easy installer that simplifies the process of getting it ready. Else you will have to do some command-line stuff by hand.
How to proceed; get this down somewhere, cause the Mac won't be usable till you finish. Restart the Mac and hold down the Option Command S keys. This gets you into Single User mode. No graphics interface here and all commands have to be typed on the screen, just like Grampa did back in the dawn of the Computer Age. After the # prompt appears and if you previously installed AppleJack, just type applejack and the return key; follow onscreen instructions, at least do steps 1, 2 & 4. If #1 shows any errors, redo until it comes out clean. When finished, return to quit and restart as indicated by the AppleJack prompt.
If you did not install AppleJack, type the following command exactly as written, followed by the return key: fsck -fy Wait until the # prompt reappears (may take awhile), repeat if any errors are indicated, then type reboot and the return key to restart the Mac. Not as thorough as AppleJack, but this will fix your HDD.
There, you will have now gone deep into the belly of the Unix beast running on your Mac. This is the non-graphics, non-fancy version of Disk Utility, just like computers were done before graphical GUIs.Since only a single process (fsck) runs in Single User mode, it is able to fix the disk without the multitasking issues. Of course, if you can't get a clean and error-free fsck run, the HDD has problems it can't fix (just like it may happen with DU) and you will need more help. BTW, fsck is the Unix geekcode for File System ChecK.

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