Kernel panic due to logic

Question

Please Help: When i try to open logic pro 7, i'm getting what i'm told is a "kernel panic". It hasnt done this before but now it's doing it everytime i try to open logic. I've tried a disk utility and taking out all usb plug ins and restarting but it keeps happening. If i uninstall logic and then re install it - is there a way of keeping my channel strip settings? for example, would they be saved in project folders? Any light shed on this would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Here is something I read from the Yahoo Logic users list. Thought it was helpful and am passing it on.
Robyn
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The error you are describing is a "kernel panic" error. This error occurs for a variety of reasons, but happens most often with volume structure errors, data corruption or permissions issues, driver issues, and/or bad RAM or logic board among other things. The fix below are some steps that I've used in the past to fix this issue (when its been non-hardware related).
NOTE: Be sure to have a backup of all your data before trying any steps below! If you get a kernel panic while your computer is booting and you don't have a backup yet, boot your computer in Target Disk mode (restart your computer and hold the "T" key down) and plug it into another Mac via Firewire. Your main computer will show up as an external hard drive and you can copy/backup your data over from your main computer to the second computer.
1. Again...back up all of your data before trying any of this!
2. Unplug all external peripheral devices (keyboard, mouse, etc)
3. Restart your computer. If you get to a login screen (or if it automatically logs you in), plug your keyboard and mouse back in and download AppleJack http://www.versiont racker.com/ dyn/moreinfo/ macosx/19596
4. Install AppleJack and run it by restarting your computer in Single User mode (hold down command+S keys when restarting.. .when black screen comes up let go of keys and at the prompt type "applejack AUTO restart" .
After your computer restarts, plug in all of your peripherals and see if you continue to get this error.
If you continue to get the error, you may want to try using other utilities like Disk Warrior. Also, to see if you have an issue like Steve's (with the bad RAM), you can use a utility called Tech Tool Deluxe by MicroMat. TTD is a great utility to check for both hardware issues and OS volume structure errors. It is also possible that a peripheral device is causing the kernel panic error (I've seen palm pilots, digital cameras, and other devices that have caused these errors when connected to a Mac).