My macbook shows 'you need to restart your computer' message?

Hi,
Recently my macbook has been occasionally freezing and then coming up with a message in a few different languages saying that I have to restart my computer. I've heard that this is called a kernel panic. It only happens after I reopen my macbook after it's been sleeping. I have no idea what is causing this or how to fix it, it happens about once or twice each day. Any help?
Thanks. I'm pretty new to macs so any help would be much appreciated

Eileen123, welcome to the Forums: this is indeed a kernel panic. The fact that you are able to reproduce it may help track it down and I would suggest you look at Dr Smoke's FAQs on the KP: he puts it all much better. I would suggest, however, that restarting after a KP may just be making things worse and some maintenance would be advisable. If you have the (grey) startup disks, insert Disk 1 and after selecting the language, use the Utilities menu and find Disk Utility. Using that, try and repair the disk, noting any messages that appear (in red).
Have you installed any new software lately or added memory (these are a place to start). Also add some more details to your information as to which MacBook (processor speed) and how much memory.

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             0x00095544 0x00095A5C 0x0002683C 0x000A8B98 0x000A7E28 0x000ABB00
    Proceeding back via exception chain:
       Exception state (sv=0x2B172C80)
          PC=0x22398D18; MSR=0x00149030; DAR=0x2232F004; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x22398D04; R1=0x0D653530; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
          Backtrace:
    0x22398D04 0x223B2970 0x223D2718 0x223CFEC0 0x223E26C4 0x2159E42C
             0x2159E2AC 0x002CDC6C 0x2159E320 0x21595240 0x21595470 0x215950FC 0x2159E2AC 0x002CDC6C
             0x2159E320 0x21594FBC 0x0011C884 0x00119D38 0x0011A248 0x0027F700 0x0027F7B4 0x0025CA84
             0x0027B910 0x002A7A94 0x000ABCB0 0x00000000
          Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
             com.apple.iokit.AppleAirPort2(401.2)@0x22393000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x21592000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.6)@0x1d82e000
             com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x21592000
       Exception state (sv=0x2AE53A00)
          PC=0x9000232C; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE00F6000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x000E431C; R1=0xF007FDB0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 8.2.1: Fri Jun 24 23:31:10 PDT 2005; root:xnu-792.3.2.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
    Model: PowerBook6,7, BootROM 4.9.3f0, 1 processors, PowerPC G4 (1.2), 1.33 GHz, 512 MB
    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon 9550, ATY,M12, AGP, 32 MB
    Memory Module: DIMM0/BUILT-IN, 512 MB, built-in, built-in
    AirPort: AirPort Extreme, 401.2 (3.90.34.0.p13)
    Modem: Jump, , V.92, Version 1.0,
    Bluetooth: Version 1.6.3f2, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    PCI Card: pci106b,4318, sppci_othernetwork, SLOT-B
    Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITACD-RW  CW-8124, 7.81 GB
    Parallel ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK4025GAS, 37.26 GB
    USB Device: Bluetooth HCI, , Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
    USB Device: Apple Internal Trackpad, Apple Computer, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
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    Many thanks

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    Mon Sep 17 18:07:11 2012
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0x000A8C00): Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 000000000068ECD8, msr = 0000000000149030, dsisr = 42000000, dar = 00000000E027B000
      AsyncSrc = 0000000000000000, CoreFIR = 0000000000000000
         L2FIR = 0000000000000000,  BusFir = 00000000ff000000
    Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
          Backtrace:
             0x000954F8 0x00095A10 0x00026898 0x000A8C00 0x000A7E90 0x000ABB80
    Proceeding back via exception chain:
       Exception state (sv=0x44E2B500)
          PC=0x0068ECD8; MSR=0x00149030; DAR=0xE027B000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x0068ECC4; R1=0x22103A10; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
          Backtrace:
    0x0068ECC4 0x006A8930 0x006C8874 0x006C86BC 0x006C82F0 0x006C813C
             0x002D2244 0x006C64AC 0x006C7774 0x002EC884 0x0008CA28 0x00029234 0x000233F8 0x000ABEAC
             0x00000000
          Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
             com.apple.iokit.AppleAirPort2(405.1)@0x689000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5b6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.7)@0x48d000
       Exception state (sv=0x37DF9780)
          PC=0x9000B348; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE027B000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x9000B29C; R1=0xBFFFCC80; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0: Wed Oct 10 18:26:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.24.17~1/RELEASE_PPC
    Mon Sep 17 18:17:49 2012
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0x000A8C00): Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 000000000068F6AC, msr = 0000000000149030, dsisr = 42000000, dar = 000000003C5F0000
      AsyncSrc = 0000000000000000, CoreFIR = 0000000000000000
         L2FIR = 0000000000000000,  BusFir = 0000000000000000
    Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
          Backtrace:
             0x000954F8 0x00095A10 0x00026898 0x000A8C00 0x000A7E90 0x000ABB80
    Proceeding back via exception chain:
       Exception state (sv=0x44D85500)
          PC=0x0068F6AC; MSR=0x00149030; DAR=0x3C5F0000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x00692A9C; R1=0x22013660; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
          Backtrace:
    0x00692A90 0x00693A08 0x0069490C 0x0068FA1C 0x006A54F8 0x006A0930
             0x006CC2EC 0x006A8B18 0x006C8874 0x006C86BC 0x006C82F0 0x006C813C 0x002D2244 0x006C64AC
             0x006C7774 0x002EC884 0x0008CA28 0x00029234 0x000233F8 0x000ABEAC 0x029F76A0
          Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
             com.apple.iokit.AppleAirPort2(405.1)@0x689000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5b6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.7)@0x48d000
       Exception state (sv=0x3C597280)
          PC=0x9000B348; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xA37C7004; DSISR=0x0A000000; LR=0x9000B29C; R1=0xBFFFCC80; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0: Wed Oct 10 18:26:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.24.17~1/RELEASE_PPC
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    Certainly agree it is not economic to repair. I am trying to ensure that I have exhaused all options to fix this problem before throwing it out.
    Many thanks

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    Hello,
    I have a few month old iMac 27" i7 quad core for music use and did an update this morning which consisted of an itunes update and update to the screen firmware and two other things I can't remember. Do the usual install and restart business and am now met with the following error:
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0x558271): "Unable to find device driver for this platform: \"ACPI". \n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1504.3.12......................
    Debugger called: <panic>
    Backtrace (CPU 0) , Frame: Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
    7 lines of numbers and letters (please let me know if you need these)
    BSD process name correspoding to current thread: Unknown
    Mac OS Version:
    Not yet set
    Kernal Version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 10.3.0...............
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 322691563
    This is on the grey screen with the multi lingual "you need to restart your computer message"
    Holding shift on startup bypasses the screen and allows me to eject the disk and boot in safe mode or whatever it's called but the bar down the bottom fills up and I'm just left with the rotating bars and the apple logo.
    I have tried a few different suggestions I have found on other threads about holding a certain key to start in safe mode or something to that effect but nothing has worked.
    I have inserted the OSX install dvd that came with the computer and restarted but that did nothing and now I cannot eject it.
    I have backed up a lot of the stuff on there but it will be a huuuuuge inconvenience if I lose the data on this thing.
    Any help is greatly appreciated!
    Cheers,
    Stephen

    This is called a "kernel panic" (the multi-lingual restart screen). Solving them can be tricky. From the sounds of it, you can probably rule out hardware, but you probably have pretty severe system damage, probably caused by bad hard drive damage. But without more information, it's hard to say. Try looking over [the X Lab FAQ on resolving kernel panics|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html].

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    I have a MacBook Pro 13.3 OS- MAC OS X LION.
    Whenever I am staring the computer, it says You need to restart your computer by pressing the power button.
    I did this number of times and everytime it freezes to the same screen.Solution needed urgently pls.
    Thank you for any help in this regard that comes fast.

    The details of the kernel-panic report is as follows-
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  1458653 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          6
    Anonymous UUID:                    70BA6A**************************************************
    Sun Sep 16 23:00:13 2012
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002c4794): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8000290560, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000800028, CR3: 0x000000000a509005, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
    RAX: 0x0000000000000001, RBX: 0x0000000000820000, RCX: 0xffffff801122dc40, RDX: 0x0000000000020501
    RSP: 0xffffff80ef3d3da0, RBP: 0xffffff80ef3d3dc0, RSI: 0x000000002b1d78b6, RDI: 0xffffff800342d280
    R8:  0xffffff80ef3d3f08, R9:  0xffffff80ef3d3ef8, R10: 0x000000010d901000, R11: 0x0000000000000206
    R12: 0xffffff800342d280, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff8011cd6500, R15: 0x0000000000800000
    RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP: 0xffffff8000290560, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000
    CR2: 0x0000000000800028, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x0
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80ef3d3a50 : 0xffffff8000220792
    0xffffff80ef3d3ad0 : 0xffffff80002c4794
    0xffffff80ef3d3c80 : 0xffffff80002da55d
    0xffffff80ef3d3ca0 : 0xffffff8000290560
    0xffffff80ef3d3dc0 : 0xffffff800026c9c3
    0xffffff80ef3d3f40 : 0xffffff80002c3fbb
    0xffffff80ef3d3fb0 : 0xffffff80002da481
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: fsck_hfs
    Mac OS version:
    11E2620
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Wed May 30 20:13:51 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.31.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 25EC645A-8793-3201-8D0A-23EA280EC755
    System model name: MacBookPro9,2 (Mac-6F01561E16C75D06)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 4850001132
    last loaded kext at 1796984176: com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    4.0.7f2 (addr 0xffffff7f80e16000, size 57344)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    4.0.7f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons    227.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver    227.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    227.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    312
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache    33
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.2.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.8.9
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    560.7.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC    1.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    5.0.8
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    3.2.4b8
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager    161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    5.0.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI    1.0.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    195.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    3.2.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine    1.3
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    8
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    195.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController    4.0.7f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.0.7f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver    13
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch    230.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter    1.8.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily    1.8.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter    1.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    5.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    5.0.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    5.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    3.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.7.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI    1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily    2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    3.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.4.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    420.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController    1.0.1b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    5.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.0.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    5.0.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox    177.5
    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

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  • Told "You Need To Restart Your Computer"

    Background: This is my second MacBook. It is a week 32, I have been using it for 3 weeks now, hasn't given me any serious problems, and is usually kept on (either with activity or sleeping) for several days in a row. The only suspicious thing happening lately is when I turn it on, the screen has flashed brightly really quickly, then back to black quickly, and then it starts to load like normal. So if anyone knows what that is either, it would be of help.
    This issue: I was on my MacBook tonight, using the Internet and iTunes, like normal, and out of nowhere the screen dims down and in the middle is a black box that says "You need to restart your computer. Press down on the power button..." in like 4 different languages. So, I did. Then I turned it back on and it loaded fine (but gave me the "Mac OS X shut down unexpectedly" message).
    The only thing odd about my use of it tonight would have to be that I was using it on my bed, so maybe not enough air was getting to the bottom of it. Could this cause it to force to shut down?
    Once again, this is the only major issue I've had with it so far. My old MacBook had several problems but never the "You need to restart your computer" in the black box one.
    Please help!

    in a row. The only suspicious thing happening lately
    is when I turn it on, the screen has flashed brightly
    really quickly, then back to black quickly, and then
    it starts to load like normal.
    That's normal behavior. Mine does it to.
    This issue: I was on my MacBook tonight, using
    the Internet and iTunes, like normal, and out of
    nowhere the screen dims down and in the middle is a
    black box that says "You need to restart your
    computer. Press down on the power button..." in like
    4 different languages.
    You experienced a kernel panic.
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227
    They are usually hardware related. Disconnect any external devices.
    Did you install any third-party RAM? If so, pull it out and run it with just the stock RAM.
    -Bmer
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