Unable to find driver for platform: ACPI
I'm getting this error message: 'panic(cpu 0 caller OX0039C213): Unable to find driver for this platform "ACPI", overlaid on the kernel panic screen at startup.
I can't reboot into safe mode. In single user mode and verbose mode, the same error message appears and I can't type anything after it does.
This happened after I HAD a kernel panel, booted into safe mode, uninstalled recently installed applications (norton antivirus and stuffit) and deleted items from library/startupitems.
i then restarted to see if it would work normally, but now i can't even boot into safe mode.
i'm posting all of this from the windows partition of my macbook, which works fine.
HELP! my macbook is (sigh) not even 2 months old.
Hopefully someone else can be more helpful than I. "ACPI" is Windows technology. So the problem is in your installation of Windows (maybe the Mac foundation for it, I don't know).
i'm posting all of this from the windows partition of
my macbook, which works fine.
HELP! my macbook is (sigh) not even 2 months old.
This is almost certainly a software problem, and in the worst case, you can fix it by starting over with a clean install of OS X.
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Panic CPU 0 caller 0xffffff800064ba7b Unable to find driver for this platform \"acpi"\\n"@/sourcecache/xnu/xnu-1699.26.8/iokit/kernel/10platform
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HELP! "unable to find driver for this platform: 'ACPI'."
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cornelius
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Macbook 4,1
Early 2008 15" macbook pro
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the Battery was not working after only 23 cycles
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panic message is
Unable to find driver for this platform: "ACPI".\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228/iokit/Kernel/IOPlatformExpert.cpp:1378
Please helpPanic Message
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x000x563ebd) : Unable to find driver for this platform:
"ACPI".\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228/iokit/Kernel/IOPlatformExpert.cpp:1378
Debugger called: <panic>
Backtrace (CPU 0), Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
(7 lines of hex)
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Kernel version:
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Andrea (andreadandrea<at>tele2<dot>it) -
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Hopefully someone can help. My Macbook Pro came up with this error when starting up and I can't get rid of it. Have tried starting up in safe mode using the Shift key however that doesnt do anything. I get the same message. I don't appear to have the original start up disk that comes with the laptop, although this was purchased new under 12 months ago.
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Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.1: Thu Oct 18 16:32:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.20.9-2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: OAFA55FD-872F-3BBE-8630-214EB586A16D
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Help....Unable to find driver for this platform
Hello...after i shut down my macbook after it froze while playing counter strike when i turn it on it get this msg...Unable to find driver for this platform: ACPI....I cant boot it in safe mode...when i put my disc in and repair it doesnt help...When i follow the online text commands and start it up in single user i cant type anything...I dont wana lose all my files...I wasnt running windows on it...I was using the app thats like wine for mac...Thanks...
I just got my new MBP today and it worked for about
an hour. Now a get a panic:unable to find driver ACPI
message. Then: debugger called. Kernel version...
Restart computer.
What the? I've tried restarting, holding down the
opt/cntl/r/p keys, holding down x key, c key, etc.
Just keeps giving me same mesg, no cursor and no
comp. access. Any ideas?
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Power book not loading (error: unable to find driver for this platform) help me please
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Help! Installing updates an error occurred now my MacBook Pro will not restart. "Unable to find driver for this platform"
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Reinstall Mountain Lion or Mavericks
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