Kernel panics in 10.7.4 and 10.8

I have a mid-2009 13" MacBook Pro.
It is completely stable running 10.7.3. When I upgraded to 10.7.4, it would Kernel Panic a couple times a day. I tried a straight upgrade to an actual full install as 10.7.4 (extracting DMG from Installer and making bootable USB). Still same issue. I ended up going back to a 10.7.3 install and waited for 10.8 to come out.
I did a clean reformat and installed 10.8 and am getting sporadic kernel panics, about two a day at random moments. Last night, I left my laptop on and nothing was running except iTunes and when I woke up this morning, the computer had restarted because of a KP
I can't imagine that Apple has some sort of introduced bug in 10.7.4 that is an issue, but it seems like it. I'm almost pondering dropping back down to 10.7.3 on this machine.

I revisted this issue after doing a lot of experimenting and Google research.
I isolated it to the OCZ Agility 3 SSD I was using in my mid-2009 13" MBP and replacing that drive resolved my Kernel Panics. I have been running Mountain Lion for 72 hours without a Kernel Panic.
I documented it all here: http://www.ocabj.net/kernel-panics-in-mac-os-x-10-7-4-and-10-8-solved/

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    Boot from install disc kernel panic log:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report: 522203 sec
    Panics Since Last Report: 1
    Anonymous UUID: 8DE82874-AC31-48BF-B287-6339D27350F9
    Sat Sep 25 11:03:01 2010
    panic(cpu 4 caller 0x2269f0): "thread_invoke: preemption_level -1, possible cause: unlocking an unlocked mutex or spinlock"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1504.7.4/osfmk/kern/sched_prim.c:1476
    Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
    0x8412bd38 : 0x21b455 (0x5cf328 0x8412bd6c 0x2238b1 0x0)
    0x8412bd88 : 0x2269f0 (0x58712c 0xffffffff 0x5870c4 0x2265b1)
    0x8412be08 : 0x2270f6 (0xcc973f0 0xcc973f0 0x8412be68 0x232823)
    0x8412be78 : 0x227184 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x10)
    0x8412be98 : 0x221948 (0x0 0x0 0x52634d 0x0)
    0x8412beb8 : 0x4867fc (0xcc92b40 0x0 0xccab894 0x0)
    0x8412bf28 : 0x486eef (0x0 0x0 0x0 0xcc92b40)
    0x8412bf68 : 0x31a281 (0xccab894 0xcc92b40 0x0 0xccab8ac)
    0x8412bfc8 : 0x29e6cc (0xccab884 0x0 0x29e6db 0xcc977a8)
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    10F569
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 10.4.0: Fri Apr 23 18:28:53 PDT 2010; root:xnu-1504.7.4~1/RELEASE_I386
    System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 13417144914644
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    System Profile:
    Model: MacPro3,1, BootROM MP31.006C.B05, 8 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.8 GHz, 7 GB, SMC 1.25f4
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, PCIe, 512 MB
    Memory Module: global_name
    AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x88), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.27)
    Bluetooth: Version 2.3.3f8, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en2
    Network Service: Parallels Host-Guest, Ethernet, en3
    Network Service: Parallels NAT, Ethernet, en4
    PCI Card: Apple RAID Card, sppci_raid, Slot-4
    PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, Display, Slot-1
    Parallel ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A, 7.54 GB
    USB Device: Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x911c, 0xfd500000
    USB Device: My Book, 0x1058 (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1100, 0xfd530000
    USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x921c, 0xfd520000
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8206, 0x5d200000
    FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
    FireWire Device: unknown_device, Unknown
    Guessing I have a hardware issue, but seems to be 2 different problems when I boot from HD or install disc. Can anyone tell me what these logs mean/
    Thnx
    Simon

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    I have Ubuntu 10.04 on my first HD, and Snow Leopard on the second. The third drive is empty ATM, and the 4th is my old HD from my G5.
    I can access Ubuntu the way I always have (option key, choose drive, select Ubuntu on GRUB.) I can only start up SL by going to the GRUB like I would for Ubuntu, but choosing Mac OSX instead.
    The comp freezes if I try to just start up by pressing the power button, or if I press option and choose the Mac drive. Same for if I go to Startup Disk in System Preferences, choose the Mac HD and restart.
    I have done a PRAM reset (after which the opening "ding" is louder, for some reason) as well as an SMC reset.
    I've uninstalled Parallels through the terminal, to try to make sure it's all gone.
    Trying to start up the install disk causes a kernal panic.
    Trying to run a hardware test causes a freeze. If I'm still holding the "D" key when it freezes, I hear a tapping noise.
    The computer freezes when trying to start up in safe mode. I THINK I'm giving it enough time. The spinning gear/sun thing is replaced by a bar, which fills to about 1/4 to 1/3 full, then stops. I wait a few minutes, but when nothing progresses, I shut it down.
    Disk Utility claims that all of the drives are ok, but Ubuntu's scan gives me a "value" on the error read rate that is definitely NOT zero, so I'm thinking there is a problem with the HD the Mac OS is on. The "value" on the Ubuntu HD is zero.
    Prior to my start up problems, I was wrestling with graphics/video card issues on Ubuntu. Those haven't been resolved yet. I've stopped messing with those while I try to figure out what is going on now. I'll leave out the details for now, but if you think they might be relevant, let me know.
    While in SL the way I currently start it up, I can't put the computer to sleep. In Ubuntu, I can't start back up from suspend.
    On SL, the system is not detecting any sound devices, in or out.
    I'm limited on what I can do as far as fixing things. Funds are short, and I don't have the Extended Care. This comp is a hand-me-down after my dad got one of those new macs that are all in the monitor.
    I'm hoping for any input or advice I can get. Is the Mac HD FUBAR? Could I format it from the Ubuntu HD and install SL through the Ubuntu terminal? Whatever I end up doing, I have to come out of this with a working machine. Dad's not going to be moving up to a new machine for at least 3 years (his usual time frame :P) and if this thing croaks, I'm stuck sharing my husband's Windows machine again. Please save me from Windows!

  • 17" Intel iMac Kernel Panic, Freezing at Grey Screen and Beeping!

    Hi there,
    I have a new 17" Intel iMac (Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz, 250 GB, 1GB Memory with OS X 10.4.8) that keeps getting those "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button." messages.
    It all started on Sunday when I tried to wake the computer (the computer went on Sleep by itself) and got that message so I restarted the computer but it froze on the grey screen (even before I got the Apple) and it beeped 3 times and then the light on front just kept blinking 3 times. I finally was able to erase and re-install OS X and everything was fine until I left the computer for a while, it went to sleep again, and then the message came back. I restarted and it seems to be fine but I'm worried the beeping and freezing will come back.
    The first time this happened, I didn't know enough to "log" the kernel panics but I do know that I deleted a lot of the applications (iWeb, Garage Band, etc.) that I didn't need and fidged with the Share folder in the Users folder. I use a Flash Drive a lot and always left it connected to the keyboard's USB drive. Also leave my iPod Nano connected. After I reinstalled everything, I only deleted the Garage Band demos, installed and deleted the Firefox 2.0 and Opera (wanted to just stick with Firefox 1.0) applications. Only used the Flash Drive a little and haven't connected my iPod on yet. Trying to isolate the problem. I can't remember doing anything else.
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    Wed Aug 8 00:00:06 2007
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019075E): pmap-remove: mapping not in pv_list!
    Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
    0x13f5bc18 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9ac4 0x13f5bc3c 0x131de5 0x0)
    0x13f5bc58 : 0x19075e (0x3ccc58 0xa0000000 0x0 0x1a2010)
    0x13f5bcb8 : 0x1937d7 (0xddd000 0xddd050 0x0 0x19a406)
    0x13f5bd08 : 0x16535c (0x252d420 0xa0000000 0x0 0xa000a000)
    0x13f5bdf8 : 0x165b10 (0xffe00000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
    0x13f5be38 : 0x13a676 (0x13000c8 0x0 0x0 0xffe00000)
    0x13f5be88 : 0x339160 (0x2529a30 0x202 0x13f5bee8 0x2529a30)
    0x13f5bec8 : 0x343614 (0x2b725dc 0xa 0x0 0x0)
    0x13f5bee8 : 0x343d3f (0x2b725dc 0xa 0x0 0x0)
    0x13f5bf58 : 0x343f25 (0xa 0x1 0x13f5bf78 0x2416e038)
    0x13f5bf78 : 0x1273f9 (0x2544a10 0xffffff7f 0x0 0x4)
    0x13f5bfa8 : 0x1a1f8d (0xffffffff 0x1 0x0 0x253b500)
    0x13f5bfc8 : 0x19a896 (0x0 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x253b500) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x13f5bef8
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.5: Mon Dec 11 19:39:17 PST 2006; root:xnu-792.16.5.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
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    error_log:
    Description: Printer error log
    Size: 8.5 KB
    Last Modified: 8/8/07 12:19 AM
    Location: /var/log/cups/error_log
    Recent Contents: ...
    W [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/certs"
    W [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/ppd"
    W [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
    W [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/classes.conf"
    W [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/printers.conf"
    W [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/var/spool/cups"
    W [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Configured for up to 100 clients.
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Full reload is required.
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:07 -0400] Full reload complete.
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Setting AdobePDF8 device-uri to "pdf800://distiller/" (was "file:/dev/null".)
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Saving printers.conf...
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] New printer 'AdobePDF8' added by ''.
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Saving printers.conf...
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Printer 'AdobePDF8' modified by ''.
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Setting AdobePDF8 printer-is-accepting-jobs to 1 (was 0.)
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Setting AdobePDF8 printer-state to 3 (was 5.)
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Saving printers.conf...
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Printer 'AdobePDF8' modified by ''.
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Saving printers.conf...
    I [07/Aug/2007:15:49:21 -0400] Printer 'AdobePDF8' modified by ''.
    I [07/Aug/2007:16:35:22 -0400] Scheduler shutting down normally.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Listening to 7f000001:631
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Listening to 700c3000:0
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Loaded configuration file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/certs"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/ppd"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/classes.conf"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/etc/cups/printers.conf"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/var/spool/cups"
    W [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Repairing ownership of "/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Configured for up to 100 clients.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Full reload is required.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:15 -0400] Full reload complete.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:22:16 -0400] Printer sharing is off and there are no jobs pending, will restart on demand. Exiting.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Listening to 7f000001:631
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Listening to 700c3000:0
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Loaded configuration file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Configured for up to 100 clients.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Full reload is required.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Full reload complete.
    I [07/Aug/2007:21:28:43 -0400] Printer sharing is off and there are no jobs pending, will restart on demand. Exiting.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Listening to 7f000001:631
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Listening to 40113000:0
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Loaded configuration file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Configured for up to 100 clients.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Full reload is required.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Full reload complete.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:00:06 -0400] Printer sharing is off and there are no jobs pending, will restart on demand. Exiting.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Listening to 7f000001:631
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Listening to 40113000:0
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Loaded configuration file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Configured for up to 100 clients.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Full reload is required.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Full reload complete.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:12:01 -0400] Printer sharing is off and there are no jobs pending, will restart on demand. Exiting.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:19:06 -0400] Listening to 7f000001:631
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:19:06 -0400] Listening to 40113000:0
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:19:06 -0400] Loaded configuration file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:19:06 -0400] Configured for up to 100 clients.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:19:06 -0400] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:19:06 -0400] Full reload is required.
    I [08/Aug/2007:00:19:06 -0400] Full reload complete.
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    * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Firefox%20crashes

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    I went Back into single user mode. I tried to remount the partition read/write and it caused a panic. I think the partition is corrupt and I was wondering what I can do since it does the same thing on the install disk. Are there any Apple or open source solutions that may help me fix this disk?
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    Hello,
    I went to the Apple store the other day to try to get some help with finding out why my MacBook Pro has been getting kernel panics fairly consistently since upgrading to Mavericks months ago. All they did was tell me to erase the HD and reinstall Mavericks, and not fifteen minutes after doing so, it happened again.
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    Anonymous UUID:  
    6C1A8F68-E612-CD36-9DE3-633CA323C274
    Fri Jan 24 11:20:05 2014
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80134a3527): "VM_PAGE_QUEUES_REMOVE: unmarked page on Q"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.1.72/osfmk/vm/vm_resident.c:2968
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8092313570 : 0xffffff8013422f69
    0xffffff80923135f0 : 0xffffff80134a3527
    0xffffff8092313650 : 0xffffff80134a5482
    0xffffff8092313670 : 0xffffff80134a6d17
    0xffffff80923136c0 : 0xffffff801349d14f
    0xffffff80923139e0 : 0xffffff801349e4c5
    0xffffff8092313a00 : 0xffffff80138b99d1
    0xffffff8092313a40 : 0xffffff7f94ce1c26
    0xffffff8092313ad0 : 0xffffff7f94ccbfd6
    0xffffff8092313b10 : 0xffffff7f94cc2f1b
    0xffffff8092313b70 : 0xffffff80138cc226
    0xffffff8092313b90 : 0xffffff80138cd821
    0xffffff8092313bf0 : 0xffffff80138cb28f
    0xffffff8092313d40 : 0xffffff80134b6008
    0xffffff8092313e50 : 0xffffff8013426bb1
    0xffffff8092313e80 : 0xffffff80134139b5
    0xffffff8092313ef0 : 0xffffff801341e003
    0xffffff8092313f70 : 0xffffff80134c921d
    0xffffff8092313fb0 : 0xffffff80134f3e26
    Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
    com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.1.8)[7DAF283F-6FD3-3783-B3CC-D23964F1B9B8]@0xffffff7f94 c81000->0xffffff7f94d4bfff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f93aba000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f93dbb000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f93d78000
    dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f93dcb000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: com.apple.WebKit
    Mac OS version:
    13B42
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
    Kernel slide:
    0x0000000013200000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8013400000
    System model name: MacBookPro4,1 (Mac-F42C89C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 2631706705929
    last loaded kext at 277298126953: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs
    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f95632000, size 65536)
    last unloaded kext at 338625871348: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs
    1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f95632000, size 57344)
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    2.2.5
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    4.5.5
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    2.0.0
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    USB Device: External USB 3.0
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
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    Machine-check capabilities (cpu 3) 0x0000000000000c07:
    family: 6 model: 42 stepping: 7 microcode: 26
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2435M CPU @ 2.40GHz
    7 error-reporting banks
    threshold-based error status present
    extended corrected memory error handling present
    Machine-check status 0x0000000000000005:
    restart IP valid
    machine-check in progress
    MCA error-reporting registers:
    IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32_MC1_STATUS(0x405): 0x0980000000000000 invalid
    IA32_MC2_STATUS(0x409): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32_MC3_STATUS(0x40d): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32_MC4_STATUS(0x411): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
    IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0x0020000000000000 invalid
    IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0x0020000000000000 invalid
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    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff800081bd20 : 0xffffff8000220792
    0xffffff800081bda0 : 0xffffff80002c4dd5
    0xffffff800081bf00 : 0xffffff80002daf2f
    0xffffff800010bed0 : 0xffffff800023e7ee
    0xffffff800010bf20 : 0xffffff80002b3832
    0xffffff800010bf50 : 0xffffff80002c9ab9
    0xffffff800010bf80 : 0xffffff80002c48d0
    0xffffff800010bfd0 : 0xffffff80002da712
    0xffffff80f2a63e70 : 0xffffff800022d375
    0xffffff80f2a63eb0 : 0xffffff800022e060
    0xffffff80f2a63f10 : 0xffffff800022f413
    0xffffff80f2a63f70 : 0xffffff800063c0e8
    0xffffff80f2a63fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    11G63
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: FF3BB088-60A4-349C-92EA-CA649C698CE5
    System model name: MacBookPro8,1 (Mac-94245B3640C91C81)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 758833727049
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    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          420.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.1b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          177.11
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          331.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

    That panic was not caused by third-party software. If the problem is recurrent, the possibilities are:
    A stale or corrupt kernel cache
    A damaged OS X installation
    A fault in a peripheral device, if any
    Corrupt non-volatile memory (NVRAM)
    An internal hardware fault (including incompatible memory)
    An obscure bug in OS X
    You may already have ruled out some of these.
    Rule out #1 by booting in safe mode and then rebooting as usual. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
    You can rule out #2 and #3 by reinstalling the OS and testing with non-essential peripherals disconnected and aftermarket expansion cards removed, if applicable. Sometimes a clean reinstallation may solve a problem that isn't solved by reinstalling in place.
    Corrupt NVRAM, which rarely causes panics, can be ruled out by resetting it.
    If your model has user-replaceable memory, and you've upgraded the memory modules, reinstall the original memory and see whether there's any improvement. Be careful not to touch the gold contacts. Clean them with a mild solvent such as rubbing alcohol. Aftermarket memory must exactly match the technical specifications for your model.
    Apple Diagnostics or the Apple Hardware Test, though generally unreliable, will sometimes detect a fault. A negative test can't be depended on. Run the extended version of the test, if applicable.
    In the category of obscure bugs, reports suggest that FileVault may trigger kernel traps under some unknown conditions. Most, though not all, of these reports seem to involve booting from an aftermarket SSD. If those conditions apply to you, try deactivating FileVault.
    Connecting more than one display is another reported trigger for OS X bugs.
    If your system is not fully up to date, running Software Update might get you a bug fix.
    In rare cases, a malformed network packet from a defective router or other network device can cause panics. Such packets could also be sent deliberately by a skillful attacker. This possibility is something to consider if you run a public server that might be the target of such an attack.
    If none of the above applies, make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested. You may have to leave it there for several days. There isn't much point in doing this unless you can reproduce the panic, or if you can't, it happens often enough that it's likely to be repeated at the store. Otherwise you may be told that nothing is wrong.
    Print the first page of the panic report and bring it with you.
    Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you know how to restore, and you have at least  two independent backups.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
    Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
    *An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

  • Is there a way to fix a Kernel Panic after trying to update and install my Mac? And if there's a probablem, can apple help me recover my important files?

    Hello everyone!
         This morning I was trying to update my MacBook Pro to the updated version (not sure which one it was) and it took like 13 minutes to update. Unfortunately, when the update finished, a pop up message came up commenting that there was an "error while installing" the updated version. I'm not sure if there's anything bad to my computer because pretty much my macbook pro had never experienced any tragic events before. I assume it was due to the new version that it was updated to.
         However, I went to the apple store and they tried fixing the error. They rebooted the computer again after they had disconected a device to my computer but the same screen came up! (It was the apple logo with some weird computer codes I did not understand. They told me that it might be the harddrive and they were not sure if the files could be saved. (I really don't know how to back up my files because they mentioned if I had backed up my files but I dont think I ever played with backing up files so i guess not.) They told me if I had an external drive but I didn't so Im assuming I still have hope on the files that are still on the computer.
    Can anyone explain exactly what the problem is? Also, is there any chance that my files cannot be recovered? Should I take an external drive when I go again to the apple store so they can try to save my files?
    Thank you very much!!

    Can anyone explain exactly what the problem is?
    I was trying to update my MacBook Pro to the updated version (not sure which one it was)
    Not w/o knowing what you updated!  Never install anything on your comp unless you know what it is you're installing & what it does.
    (I really don't know how to back up my files because they mentioned if I had backed up my files but I dont think I ever played with backing up files so i guess not.)
    OS X Mountain Lion: Alternatives for backing up your Mac
    User Tip:  Most commonly used backup methods
    Emergency backups you didn't know you had!
    is there any chance that my files cannot be recovered?
    YUP!  Especially if you have no backups.
    =================
    If you are still under warranty and/or have AppleCare, call them.  Let them deal w/it. 

  • 10.8.1 kernel panics and random freezing

    I have a new 13" 2012 MacBook Air, approx. 8 weeks old.  It shipped with Lion installed, and everything was great.
    I upgraded to 10.8.0 when it was released, and things were still great  (except I did experience the Thunderbolt audio issue that ended up being one of the fixes in 10.8.1)
    Last Friday night (1 week ago), I upgrade to 10.8.1.  I was happy to find that my Thunderbolt audio issue appeared to be fixed, as expected.
    However, this is when things started to go downhill.   I have now have two issues, which may or may not be related to each other:
    Firstly, in the past week, I have had a significant number of kernel panics (i.e. more than 5). An example is included below.
    Before the 10.8.1 upgrade, I can't recall a single kernel panic.  In all instances, the panic appears to be related to coreaudiod (specifically, something to do with com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily).  From what I understand, the error is caused when trying to read from an invalid memory address (ie. type 14=page fault; and "Error code: 0x0000000000000000" indicates a read operation).   That's the first problem, and it's pretty annoying as you can imagine.
    Secondly, I'm also experiencing similar symptoms as described in this thread (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4159444);  where the mouse pointer can be moved around, but the keyboard and touchpad don't respond to any input, and I'm unable to do things like switch between apps or force quit apps.
    Interestingly, if I click on my user name in the menu bar and select Login window…;  I can login as a different user and everything is working fine for that other user session.  Then if I switch back to my original user session, the keyboard & trackpad are still unresponsive and the problem persists.   So, it would seem that it is not a system-wide kernel issue (such as a bad driver), otherwise you would expect it to affect all logged on users equally, no?
    (Also interesting: the problem has been experienced at least once in that other user's account too, suggesting that it's not simply a bad preference or setting in my account)
    Being a fairly new machine, I don't have that many 3rd party apps installed yet.  Typically I'm only running Chrome, TweetDeck, Evernote, Mail.app, and Calendar.app.  In the menu bar I also have Dropbox, Google Drive, Skitch and Stay (http://cordlessdog.com/stay/) running.
    I'm hesitant to jump to "it must be a hardware issue", given that everything was fine for 7 weeks;  and the problems only started after upgrading to 10.8.1.    However, I'm surprised that if it is a 10.8.1 issue, that more people aren't reporting similar kernel panics etc.  (maybe they are, and I just haven't found them).  I did run AHT, but it found no problems.  I have also run the Disk Utility Repair Permissions, as some people with the keyboard issue described above have suggested, but to no avail.
    Finally, I'm also running a similar software combination on my 17" MBP at work (10.8.1, Chrome, TweetDeck, Evernote, Stay etc…);  and I'm having none of these problems there.
    I would appreciate any pointers that anybody can offer.
    Sample kernel panic:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  32033 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          2
    Anonymous UUID:                    3BBEEF33-398F-4A9E-8F98-8A6CB88CB8F4
    Thu Aug 30 21:14:35 2012
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80092b7b95): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f8a4c0ae3, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x00000000badded07, CR3: 0x000000005a9fc04a, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
    RAX: 0x00000000baddecaf, RBX: 0xffffff802ec1e310, RCX: 0x00000000baddecaf, RDX: 0xffffff801c294701
    RSP: 0xffffff80f9603aa0, RBP: 0xffffff80f9603ac0, RSI: 0xffffff802ec1e310, RDI: 0xffffff801c294780
    R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x00000000000010bc, R11: 0x0000000000000206
    R12: 0xffffff80f9603c18, R13: 0x00000000e00002f0, R14: 0xffffff801d2bce00, R15: 0xffffff8021a4f700
    RFL: 0x0000000000010207, RIP: 0xffffff7f8a4c0ae3, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x00000000badded07, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80f9603740 : 0xffffff800921d5f6
    0xffffff80f96037b0 : 0xffffff80092b7b95
    0xffffff80f9603980 : 0xffffff80092ce4ad
    0xffffff80f96039a0 : 0xffffff7f8a4c0ae3
    0xffffff80f9603ac0 : 0xffffff7f8a4ba8b3
    0xffffff80f9603ae0 : 0xffffff7f8a4bbb6b
    0xffffff80f9603b20 : 0xffffff8009647b6a
    0xffffff80f9603b80 : 0xffffff7f8a4bb41a
    0xffffff80f9603bc0 : 0xffffff8009646001
    0xffffff80f9603c00 : 0xffffff7f8a4bb375
    0xffffff80f9603c20 : 0xffffff80096638ef
    0xffffff80f9603d70 : 0xffffff80092981a1
    0xffffff80f9603e80 : 0xffffff8009220abd
    0xffffff80f9603eb0 : 0xffffff8009210448
    0xffffff80f9603f00 : 0xffffff80092195fb
    0xffffff80f9603f70 : 0xffffff80092a5ad6
    0xffffff80f9603fb0 : 0xffffff80092ced13
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.8.9f9)[FCB6B5D9-28D3-37BB-917C-F77C3B2CF2F8]@0x ffffff7f8a4b0000->0xffffff7f8a4defff
                dependency: com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib(1.6)[E29D4200-5C5A-3A05-8A28-D3E26A985478]@0xfffff f7f8a4a9000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: coreaudiod
    Mac OS version:
    12B19
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.1.0: Tue Aug 14 13:29:55 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.9.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 3005059E-270B-3B9F-940D-7A66C05DDC9D
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000009000000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8009200000
    System model name: MacBookAir5,2 (Mac-2E6FAB96566FE58C)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 39662894226930
    last loaded kext at 38675625360579: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC     4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7f8b04e000, size 16384)
    last unloaded kext at 39498584421605: com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter     1.8.5 (addr 0xffffff7f8af48000, size 40960)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.afpfs     10.0
    com.apple.nke.asp_tcp     7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelProfile     97
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs     1.8
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC     1.60
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager     4.0.9f8
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs     3.0
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim     1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM     100.12.69
    com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler     2.0.5d4
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver     122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA     2.3.0f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver     2.3.0f2
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport     4.0.9f8
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet     1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X     7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl     3.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC     1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC     1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient     3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU     2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight     170.2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl     1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics     8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri     8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons     235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader     3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard     235.4
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless     1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib     1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache     34
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter     404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage     2.2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub     5.1.6
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331     601.15.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     2.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     5.1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI     1.1.0
    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.IOFireWireIP     2.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily     4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController     1.0.2b1
    com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword     1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction     97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction     97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction     97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction     97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction     97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction     97
    com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily     97
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily     10.0.6
    com.apple.kext.triggers     1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib     2.3.0f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily     1.8.9fc9
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib     1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI     1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport     4.0.9f8
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface     86.0.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily     4.0.9f8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController     2.3.0f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily     2.3.0f2
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin     1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC     3.1.3d11
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily     5.2.0d16
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl     3.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert     1.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController     1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport     2.3.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily     2.3.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice     3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass     3.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily     3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch     235.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter     1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily     1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter     1.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver     5.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub     5.1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite     5.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI     1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily     2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient     5.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family     500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily     3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily     2.2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily     5.1.6
    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.AppleMatch     1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet     7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages     344
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily     1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore     28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform     1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily     2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily     1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto     1.0
    Model: MacBookAir5,2, BootROM MBA51.00EF.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.5f7
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In, 512 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434353153364D465238412D50422020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434353153364D465238412D50422020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xE9), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.21)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f8 10405, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Display Ethernet, Ethernet, en2
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
    PCI Card: pci11c1,5901, sppci_ieee1394openhci, Thunderbolt@12,0,0
    PCI Card: Apple 57761-B0, sppci_ethernet, Thunderbolt@11,0,0
    PCI Card: pci12d8,400e, sppci_usbopenhost, Thunderbolt@10,0,0
    PCI Card: pci12d8,400f, USB Enhanced Host Controller, Thunderbolt@10,0,2
    PCI Card: pci12d8,400e, sppci_usbopenhost, Thunderbolt@10,0,1
    Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM256E, 251 GB
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087  (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1a100000 / 2
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8510, 0x1a110000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087  (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1d100000 / 2
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0x1d180000 / 3
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x024c, 0x1d182000 / 6
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8404, 0x1d183000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x1d181000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821f, 0x1d181300 / 7
    USB Device: hub_device, apple_vendor_id, 0x9127, 0x40100000 / 2
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1006, 0x40130000 / 6
    USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d  (Logitech Inc.), 0xc52b, 0x40133000 / 8
    USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x024f, 0x40132000 / 7
    USB Device: Apple Thunderbolt Display, apple_vendor_id, 0x9227, 0x40170000 / 5
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Display), apple_vendor_id, 0x1112, 0x40150000 / 4
    USB Device: Display Audio, apple_vendor_id, 0x1107, 0x40140000 / 3

    That panic was not caused by third-party software. If it's recurrent, the possibilities are (1) a damaged OS X installation; (2) a hardware fault, which could be internal or in a wired peripheral device; and (3) an obscure bug in OS X.
    You can rule out the first possibility by reinstalling the OS. Probably there will be no change. In that case, make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested. You may have to leave it there for several days. There isn't much point in doing this unless you can reproduce the panic, or unless it happens often enough that it's likely to be repeated at the store. Otherwise you may be told that nothing is wrong.
    Print the first page of the panic report and bring it with you.
    Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you know how to restore, and you have at leasttwo independent backups.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
    *An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

  • Kernel panics, spinning wheel and restart dialogs on startup

    That's it! Time for a little help from you guys and gurus before I chuck my iMac out the window.
    Configuration info:
    iMac G5
    PowerMac8,1
    PowerPC G5 (3.0)
    CPU's 1
    1.8 GHz
    L2-cache 512 K
    Memory: 2 GB
    600 MHz
    Boot ROM-version: 5.2.2f4
    System:
    System: Mac OS X 10.4.5 (8H14)
    Kernel-version: Darwin 8.5.0
    Firewire:
    LaCie 1394 DVD-R/RW+CD drive LUN 0
    LaCie d2 Extreme LUN 0 HD 200GB
    USB:
    Canon i560 printer
    Wacom Intuos 3
    Background:
    Coputer worked fine in Mac OSX 10.4.3
    Problems:
    After updating to 10.4.5... and reinstalling the system 5-6 times from scratch I have been getting kernel panics, spinning wheels and restart dialogs on startup intermittent.
    The latest panic:
    Panic (cpu 0 caller 0x002E0368) Unable to find driver for this platform PowerMac 8,1.
    Kernel Version 8.5.0
    There have been all sorts of kernel panics but I don't get a panic log since system seems to panic in such an early stage.
    This has been done, more than once:
    - Disconnected everything
    - Reformatted HD and reinstalled from original CD
    - Downloaded combo updates from Apple website and installed them after repairing disc and permissions first.
    - Starts fine
    - Repaired permissions again, after restart.
    - installed one app at a time (latest updates on every app), allways restarting to see if everything still is fine, which it is.
    - Reconnecting external drive, burner, printer etc. allways checking if everything is fine by doing a reboot. It is.
    Computer seems happy, and so am I...
    Next morning, a kernel panic, or a reboot dialog or spinning wheel at startup. I reboot, cross my fingers, and it starts up first, second or third try. No panic log other than the screen on startup.
    - I reinstall combo update, restart and do a command-alt-P-R on the #&%?! and everything is fine... untill next day.
    - I run Apple Diagnostic and there is a problem with one of the memory cards. I try it again and again looping. Now no problems found?! So I rum Memtest and still no problems found.
    - I do this over and over againg to the point of physical illness.
    - I reboot from my external drive with 10.4.3 without any problems whatsoever.
    - Go back to 10.4.5 and the problems start again.
    - I remove Apple caches, Extension caches, ATS and all that. Boots fine... untill next day?!
    The most irritating thing is that once the computer boots up there are no apparent problems whatsoever using it.
    I have read every post on kernel panics here, at apple website and at The X Lab. Tried - in my opinion - everything without getting to the bottom of it.
    What did I forget?
    What havent I tried?
    I want my trusted Mac back!
    Very thankful for any help whatsoever.
    P.s. Since the computer works fine in 10.4.3 I don't see the point of taking it to service. It has to bee software related, no?
    iMac G5 17/1.8/2GB/80/SD/56k   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   LaCie d2 Extreme 200GB Ext. HD. / Canon i560 print / LaCie 1394 DVD-R/RW+CD driv

    Thank You for Your quick responce!
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