Kernel panic during downgrade attempt from Lion to Snow Leopard

Hi guys,
I am experiencing two issues with Lion so I decided to downgrade to Snow Leopard using my Time Machine backup.
So I rebooted, held the option key down, booted from recovery disk, selected the option to select a time machine backup. I picked the latest 10.6.8 save.
Then, I waited for recovery... After completion, I noticed that I could not access my System Preferences anymore in SL. So I realised that I should have done the first steps using the option from the SL disk instead of the recovery disk.
I restarted with the SL disk in, tried to boot from the disk and got a scary kernel panic every time I tried (right when it tried to boot from the SL disk). I do not know what to do, I simply want to go back to SL backup (from my time machine) before Lion upgrade.
But, my only option to boot up is with a Lion DVD...
Any help would be greatly welecomed!
Thanks!

Just wanted to let you all know that I figured out why I was getting the kernel panic error: I was using an old SL upgrade DVD (the very first that was available in Apple stores when SL came out) instead of the install DVD that came with my iMac.
I just tried to boot from the right DVD and it worked fine. This thread can be marked as resolved.
Thanks!

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    Anonymous UUID:                    C1F7B16F-3502-47B6-99CF-EFD3681C378C
    Thu Sep  1 01:48:29 2011
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80002c268d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800028fe90, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffef8003ee1760, CR3: 0x000000001b5f000c, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
    RAX: 0x0000000000000001, RBX: 0x000000000019d000, RCX: 0xffffff800c6224c0, RDX: 0x00000000000b0ddc
    RSP: 0xffffff80af6cbda0, RBP: 0xffffff80af6cbdc0, RSI: 0x000000002231db52, RDI: 0xffffff80037b46e8
    R8:  0xffffff80af6cbf08, R9:  0xffffff80af6cbef8, R10: 0x000000010d23a000, R11: 0x000000010d207000
    R12: 0xffffff80037b46e8, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff80117a0420, R15: 0xffffef8003ee1738
    RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff800028fe90, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000
    CR2: 0xffffef8003ee1760, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x1
    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80af6cba60 : 0xffffff8000220702
    0xffffff80af6cbae0 : 0xffffff80002c268d
    0xffffff80af6cbc80 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d
    0xffffff80af6cbca0 : 0xffffff800028fe90
    0xffffff80af6cbdc0 : 0xffffff800026c973
    0xffffff80af6cbf40 : 0xffffff80002c1f2b
    0xffffff80af6cbfb0 : 0xffffff80002d7961
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WebProcess
    Mac OS version:
    11B26
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64
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    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xfffffb8007489238, CR3: 0x000000003553d002, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
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    R12: 0xffffff80037c2400, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff800f2abe20, R15: 0xfffffb8007489210
    RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff800028fe90, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000
    CR2: 0xfffffb8007489238, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x2
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    0xffffff80af65bae0 : 0xffffff80002c268d
    0xffffff80af65bc80 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d
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    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 2
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3
    can anyone please help me? I can't even get back to Snow Leopard as Lion overwrote all my SL-Backups...

    I don't think it's only Safari/WebProcess, as  "BSD process name corresponding to current thread"  names several other processes in other kernel panics, here's another two:
    Thu Sep  1 01:38:51 2011
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002c268d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8000293553, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffbf800577a620, CR3: 0x000000004a1c304e, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
    RAX: 0x00000000000b0acb, RBX: 0xffffff800577a600, RCX: 0xffffbf800577a620, RDX: 0x000000000000042b
    RSP: 0xffffff80af6cb310, RBP: 0xffffff80af6cb330, RSI: 0x000000002231db52, RDI: 0xffffff80037b4560
    R8:  0x000000000000b000, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xfffffe806edad800, R11: 0x0000000000067659
    R12: 0xffffff8002f5c000, R13: 0xffffff800577a600, R14: 0x00000000000b0acb, R15: 0xffffff80037b4560
    RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff8000293553, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    CR2: 0xffffbf800577a620, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x0
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80af6cafd0 : 0xffffff8000220702
    0xffffff80af6cb050 : 0xffffff80002c268d
    0xffffff80af6cb1f0 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d
    0xffffff80af6cb210 : 0xffffff8000293553
    0xffffff80af6cb330 : 0xffffff80002936db
    0xffffff80af6cb350 : 0xffffff8000293c56
    0xffffff80af6cbd90 : 0xffffff8000280b66
    0xffffff80af6cbdc0 : 0xffffff8000280ee4
    0xffffff80af6cbdf0 : 0xffffff8000281c56
    0xffffff80af6cbe20 : 0xffffff8000273bf7
    0xffffff80af6cbf10 : 0xffffff800027487a
    0xffffff80af6cbf40 : 0xffffff8000545272
    0xffffff80af6cbf60 : 0xffffff80005ca258
    0xffffff80af6cbfb0 : 0xffffff80002d7f59
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: PluginProcess
    Mac OS version:
    11B26
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: D52AAB80-B2BC-3C6E-BBEA-78BD28064998
    System model name: MacBookPro8,1 (Mac-94245B3640C91C81)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 272837633078
    last loaded kext at 106088128076: com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.2 (addr 0xffffff7f81ae7000, size 274432)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0
    com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver          1.0.2d2
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.40
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.24
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          7.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver          220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          309
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.0
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          32
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.6b9
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.6
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          511.20.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          166.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.0.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          166.0.0
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleAVBAudio          1.0.0d11
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.5f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.1d2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.0b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.0.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          1.1.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSource          1.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.1.6
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          2.5f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          13
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          220.23
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          1.4.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.3
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          400.40
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          165
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          326
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    second one:
    Anonymous UUID:                    C1F7B16F-3502-47B6-99CF-EFD3681C378C
    Tue Aug 30 13:58:39 2011
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002c268d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8000293553, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffef800535df88, CR3: 0x000000001c9c4049, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
    RAX: 0x00000000000b0ddc, RBX: 0xffffff800535df68, RCX: 0xffffef800535df88, RDX: 0x000000000000041c
    RSP: 0xffffff807f9dbcf0, RBP: 0xffffff807f9dbd10, RSI: 0x000000002231db52, RDI: 0xffffff80037c26e8
    R8:  0x0000000000000001, R9:  0xffffff800d7afe88, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x000000010486d6a0
    R12: 0xffffff8002f6a000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x00000000000b0ddc, R15: 0xffffff80037c26e8
    RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff8000293553, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000
    CR2: 0xffffef800535df88, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x0
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff807f9db9b0 : 0xffffff8000220702
    0xffffff807f9dba30 : 0xffffff80002c268d
    0xffffff807f9dbbd0 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d
    0xffffff807f9dbbf0 : 0xffffff8000293553
    0xffffff807f9dbd10 : 0xffffff800029565c
    0xffffff807f9dbd40 : 0xffffff800028204e
    0xffffff807f9dbdc0 : 0xffffff800026d1d0
    0xffffff807f9dbf40 : 0xffffff80002c1f2b
    0xffffff807f9dbfb0 : 0xffffff80002d7961
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Problem Reporter
    Mac OS version:
    11B26
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: D52AAB80-B2BC-3C6E-BBEA-78BD28064998
    System model name: MacBookPro8,1 (Mac-94245B3640C91C81)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 85343716154
    last loaded kext at 41147315555: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.7 (addr 0xffffff7f808c4000, size 57344)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0
    com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.24
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver          1.0.2d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.40
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          7.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          309
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver          220.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          220.8
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.0
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          32
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.6
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          511.20.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.6b9
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          166.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.0.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          166.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAVBAudio          1.0.0d11
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.3
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.5f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.1f12
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.1d2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.0b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.0.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          1.1.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSource          1.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          2.5f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.3.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          13
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          220.23
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          1.4.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.3
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          400.40
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          165
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          326
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    System Profile:
    Model: MacBookPro8,1, BootROM MBP81.0047.B0E, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.3 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.68f96
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 384 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.10)
    Bluetooth: Version 2.5.0f17, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545032B9A302, 320,07 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 6
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0246, 0xfa120000 / 4
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3
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