Kernel panics despite all fixes

Question

First, the specs of my system:
OSX 10.3.9
G4 Dual 450 with 1gb ram
Apple 17" Studio Monitor (clear one)
40 gb Maxtor drive and 120 gb Seagate drive with a 30 gb "Scratch" partition
CS2, Office X, Firefox, Apple Mail, Fetch, Dreamweaver, Lotus Notes (I teach an online class and that's the interface, believe it or not), Virex and Disk Warrior
A while ago I started to have two problems, which may or may not be related:
1. Sometimes the computer would not wake from sleep requiring pushing the restart button.
2. Kernel panics at least a few times a month, always soon after waking from sleep
I went through every step outlined in the X Lab: Resolving Kernel Panics page. Finally, in desperation I erased the start-up disk and re-installed the system, going through all of the system updates (note - after reading this forum I have not installed the most recent security update). Well, I'm still having both issues, plus a few more concerning iPhoto permissions (that will be a separate post). I keep no peripherals attached except when I need them (Epson scanner and Neptune FW drive) and the kernel panics occur whether or not the peripherals are attached to the computer. I've even swapped out my Macally keyboard and Kensington mouse for an Apple keyboard and logitech mouse, but still had kp's.
Here is the most recent panic log:
Sun Apr 29 13:36:22 2007
panic(cpu 0): IORegistryEntry::_RESERVEDIORegistryEntry22 called
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x0024F038 0x0024F560 0x0024F484 0x0027F4A0 0x00079E88
0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00000000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2A0A6780)
PC=0x900078B8; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0xE077D000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x90007438; R1=0xF0284710; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
Here is the latest system log, showing the re-start:
Apr 29 13:07:03 localhost mDNSResponder[174]: mDNSResponder Sleeping at 77708372
Apr 29 13:07:05 localhost kernel: AppleNMI mask NMI
Apr 29 13:34:41 localhost kernel: System Sleep
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: System Wake
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: Wake event 0020
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: AppleNMI unmask NMI
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: FWOHCI handleSelfIDInt - nodeID not valid (reset bus and retry 1)
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is up at 100 Mbps - Full Duplex
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost mDNSResponder[174]: mDNSResponder Waking at 77717591
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost syslogd: restart
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost syslogd: kernel boot file is /mach_kernel
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: vmpagebootstrap: 253782 free pages
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: migtable_maxdispl = 68
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: IOKit Component Version 7.9:
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Wed Mar 30 20:07:52 PST 2005; root(rcbuilder):RELEASE_PPC/iokit/RELEASE
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: 60 prelinked modules
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel:
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: using 2621 buffer headers and 2621 cluster IO buffer headers
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Local FireWire GUID = 0x3065ff:0xfea6df4a
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Security auditing service present
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: BSM auditing present
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: From path: "/pci@f2000000/@d/mac-io@7/ata-4@1f000/@1:9,\mach_kernel", Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOPathMatch</key><string ID="1">IODeviceTree:/pci@f2000000/@d/mac-io@7/ata-4@1f000/@1:9</string></dict>
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Got boot device = IOService:/Core99PE/pci@f2000000/AppleMacRiscPCI/pci-bridge@D/IOPCI2PCIBridge/m ac-io@7/AppleKeyLargo/ata-4@1f000/KeyLargoATA/ATADeviceNub@1/IOATABlockStorageDr iver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST340016A Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/untitled@9
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: BSD root: disk1s9, major 14, minor 13
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: jnl: replay_journal: from: 7693312 to: 6604800 (joffset 0x41e000)
Apr 29 13:36:09 localhost kernel: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Apr 29 13:36:09 localhost kextd[82]: registering service "com.apple.KernelExtensionServer"
Apr 29 13:36:10 localhost kernel: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Apr 29 13:36:15 localhost kernel: Matching service count = 0
Apr 29 13:36:15 localhost kernel: AppleRS232Serial: 0 0 AppleRS232Serial::start - returning false early, Connector or machine incorrect
Apr 29 13:36:15 localhost kernel: ROM ndrv for ATY,Rage128Pd is too old (0xb59217fe)
I've included the re-start info because in all of the system logs there is always the last line about the ROM for the video card being too old. This is the original card that came with the computer and the monitor hooked up to it is the original one.
I'm at my wit's end. Any suggestions? I have 10.4 available but haven't been really interested in updating because my computer is old and I'm concerned that it isn't really fast enough for 10.4. But if it would stop the kernel panics and wake from sleep problems, I'd try it.
Thanks,
Leslie
G4 dual 450   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Answer 1

Kernal panics are usually caused by a hardware problem. When trying to troubleshoot problems, disconnect all external devices except your monitor, kbd & mouse. Do you experience the same problems?
May be a solution on one of these links.
Troubleshooting
The X Lab (Troubleshooting & Maintenance of OS X)
OS X Routine Maintenance & Generic Troubleshooting
Prevent Mac Disasters
Kernel Panic
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ
Resolving Kernel Panics
12-Step Program to Isolate Freezes and/or Kernel Panics
 Cheers, Tom