MacOS won't boot normal - only safemode works - Macbook Air

Hi,
hope someone can help me here. Running 10.5.4 since it came out, never had a problem. Restarted my Macbook Air this morning and get a four-language message I should restart my Mac which I did with the result that I got the same message again and again. Tried safe-mode and MacOS starts and there doesn't seem to be a problem with the hdd but sound and video-files won't play correctly (graphic card problem?). Since I am out of country right now I also don't have the OS CD with me. Thank you for your efforts.
I got this in the problem report:
Mon Jul 7 23:37:03 2008
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x0016906D): "vmmapunwire: start not found"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.5.20/osfmk/vm/vm_map.c:3932
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x341b7df8 : 0x12b0fa (0x4592a4 0x341b7e2c 0x133243 0x0)
0x341b7e48 : 0x16906d (0x45bff0 0x3987c000 0x0 0x341b7f0c)
0x341b7f28 : 0x2e3bd328 (0x3988c000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x341b7fc8 : 0x19ebdc (0x0 0x0 0x1a20b5 0x3bca410)
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.BootCache(30)@0x2e3bb000->0x2e3bffff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
9E17
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.4.0: Mon Jun 9 19:30:53 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.5.20~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookAir1,1 (Mac-F42C8CC8)
Model: MacBookAir1,1, BootROM MBA11.00BB.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.6 GHz, 2 GB
Graphics: kHW_IntelGMA965Item, GMA X3100, spdisplays_builtin, 144 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/Built-In 0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: BANK 1/Built-In 1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x8B), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.46.9)
Bluetooth: Version 2.1.0f17, 2 service, 1 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en0
Network Service: Parallels Host-Guest, Ethernet, en1
Network Service: Parallels NAT, Ethernet, en2
Parallel ATA Device: MCCOE64GEMPP, 55.9 GB
USB Device: Built-in iSight, Apple Inc., high_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: hub_device, high_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: little disk, LaCie, high_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: BCM2045B2, Broadcom, full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple, Inc., full_speed, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., low_speed, 500 mA

OK, that folder is within your Home folder in the Library/Preferences folder.
From your "Go" menu >> Go to folder >> copy & paste:
~/Library/PreferencesThe other one is in the root Library.
From your "Go" menu >> Go to folder
/Library/Preferences
-mj
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