Wallstreet G3 Powerbook OS 8.6 system crashes in Outlook Express

Hi: Our household's second computer is a Wallstreet G3 Powerbook with OS 8.6 installed (over 8.5). Recently it has begun crashing when I try to open or delete e-mails in Outlook Express: the cursor disappears, then the system freezes and I have to do a forced shutdown or restart.
I've tried rebuilding the desktop file with extensions off and restricting virtual memory to no more than 160 MB, the recommended limit (though I've been using a lot more with no problem for over a year), but neither measure has helped and I don't know what else to do, short of reinstalling 8.6 or going to OS 9.1. Someone in a related discussion apparently did get rid of the freeze/crash problem by installing OS 9.1. I'm not sure this particular model of Powerbook (1998: No USB port, etc.) is up to 9.1, so I wondered if anyone out there can suggest a low-maintenance solution I haven't tried yet? Thanks!
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 15"

Hi, Turtlewiz -
Nothing is definite with computers - there's too many variables. There are no two machines the same, once we get done with installing our own set of software and adjusting the many preferences to our liking, etc.
However, I've found OS 9.1 to be the most stable OS I've ever used, and it's the OS I'm in nearly all the time. On the G4/500 I'm presently using, the OS 9.1 Install is over 5 years old, and, once I got done with tweaking the extension set, I haven't had an OS freeze or crash in over 4 years. It's not unusual for me to run for over a week or two without even a restart (this machine runs 24/7/365).
Unless you intend to go on to OSX, or have a requirement from new software or hardware to do so, I would not go beyond OS 9.1.
OS 9.1 should run about the same speed on your machine as OS 8.6, although it will use a bit more RAM. With 896MB of installed RAM, mine uses about 60-65MB for the OS, although that can spike to 90MB or so. Yours should use a bit less (the amount the OS uses depends to a minor extent on how much RAM is available).
You can usually obtain a retail OS 9.1 Install CD at places like these -
http://store.yahoo.com/hardcoremac/index.html - Apple Reseller
http://www.applerescue.com/
EBay is another possibility.
Regardless of the source, be sure to get a retail OS 9 Install CD - those are white, with a large gold 9 on them; the retail OS 9 Install CD's have a universal installer; model-specific Install CD's do not.

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I am in the same boat as you guys.
I have a 60 gig Black 5G iPod. Loaded primarily with video.
It is syncing to a 10.4.3 iMac G5.
I have been using the iPod trouble free for 2 weeks now. Syncing everyday, removing and adding video. No problems.
Last night I attempted to add a number of videos that would have filled up the device. Once I was syncing the last, or second to last, video and the counter in iTunes showed there was about a gig of space left available on the iPod I would get a Kernel Panic (grey screen, power button, 5 languages, telling me to restart).
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Otherwise the iPod has been performing as expected, video playback is great, syncing otherwise is fine.
My panic.log is very similar to yours rdstuart
Wed Jan 4 00:18:10 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00247294): BlockAllocateContig: allocation overflow on "Da vPod"
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00095698 0x00095BB0 0x0002683C 0x00247294 0x00246D8C 0x00245CC0 0x0022875C 0x000FBD60
0x000F5338 0x0027D238 0x0027D060 0x002A9BF4 0x000ABE30 0x00000000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x3A854280)
PC=0x90053AEC; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0xE00FF000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x90B51504; R1=0xF0305B20; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.3.0: Mon Oct 3 20:04:04 PDT 2005; root:xnu-792.6.22.obj~2/RELEASE_PPC
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Basically I am trying to determine the root of the problem. Is this a serious hardware problem which would warrant an exchange?
Or possible a problem/flaw in the database structure of the iPod that could be rectified via a firmware update?
Has anyone talked with Apple Tech Support about this issue?
My iPod is absolutely great otherwise, none of the many complaints others in the forum have had, and so if this is just a case of leaving a gig or so free on the iPod until a fix materializes so be it! I would rather avoid an unnecessary exchange if possible.
I just want to avoid major hardware issues downs the line naturally.
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Hi cufford,
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Dr. Smoke has a whole site devoted to resolving them.
http://thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
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panic(cpu 0 caller 0x000A8D80): Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 00000000009A8594, msr = 0000000000149030, dsisr = 000021A2, dar = 00000000004AF60A
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Proceeding back via exception chain:
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PC=0x009A8594; MSR=0x00149030; DAR=0x004AF60A; DSISR=0x000021A2; LR=0x009BD060; R1=0x1CFD3D30; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
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0x0257F000 0x009BD060 0x002D0940 0x002CF808 0x000A9894
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.AppleAirPort2(404.2)@0x97e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x894000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.7)@0x459000
Exception state (sv=0x36E35500)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
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Modem: Jump, , V.92, Version 1.0,
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I appreciate the posts, but to a couple of you above this post, please read more carefully instead of jumping to conclusions. I am not suggesting the cause. I do not know why it happened the way it did. I am honestly relating the experience exactly as it happened in real time at exactly the same time in the download process six weeks apart.
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If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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Arisna wrote:
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Hi folks,
started yesterday out of the blue. finder windows were bilking on and off every minute or so, then, periodically, entire system crashed. Got that "something happened" message that usually indicates kernel issue.
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Advice, oh kind and knowledgable people?THX!
iMac 21.5 late 2012
2.9 GHz Intel Core i5
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512 MB
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
Tue Aug 5 11:37:06 2014
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8009763b27): "hfs_UNswap_BTNode: invalid backward link (0x00015c79 == 0x00015c79)\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.110.17/bsd/hfs/hfs_endian.c:303
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
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0xffffff81fe6bbb20 : 0xffffff8009763b27
0xffffff81fe6bbb70 : 0xffffff8009758451
0xffffff81fe6bbbb0 : 0xffffff80096074ce
0xffffff81fe6bbca0 : 0xffffff8009604177
0xffffff81fe6bbd40 : 0xffffff8009606b4e
0xffffff81fe6bbd90 : 0xffffff800978385f
0xffffff81fe6bbdc0 : 0xffffff8009777e30
0xffffff81fe6bbe70 : 0xffffff80095fab66
0xffffff81fe6bbea0 : 0xffffff80095e51d3
0xffffff81fe6bbed0 : 0xffffff80095de50a
0xffffff81fe6bbf40 : 0xffffff80095e5177
0xffffff81fe6bbf50 : 0xffffff8009840a33
0xffffff81fe6bbfb0 : 0xffffff80094f3f46
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
Mac OS version:
13E28
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun 3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: BBFADD17-672B-35A2-9B7F-E4B12213E4B8
Kernel slide: 0x0000000009200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8009400000
System model name: iMac13,1 (Mac-00BE6ED71E35EB86)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 518316855746
last loaded kext at 458886356985: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8b8b0000, size 348160)
last unloaded kext at 175244061565: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8b7a8000, size 8192)
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com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.5.1
com.GoodLuckTechnology.driver.RecordComputerSound 1.01
com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 1.0.3
com.kensington.trackballworks.driver 1.1.1
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com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.1
com.apple.nke.asp-tcp 8.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.6f1
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.28
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.0.9d6
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.1.2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
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com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.8.1b2
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f4
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 2.1.3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 98.22
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 8.2.6
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 8.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 98.22
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard 170.15
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.15
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
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com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 380
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 3.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b4
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

Thx Linc,
reinstalled the system software from the restore volume, then booted in safe mode. Computer crashed again. Seems to be doing it like clockwork every 9 min and 4-5 secs.
Also, I don't seem to be able to launch Messages. Tells me theres a problem and I must quit and restart it, which I can't do. Don't know if the two issues are related.
I don't use chrome. Google drive, set to launch on boot, seems to be hanging. Activity Monitor reports it "not responding" same for iCloud Photos.
Now what?
Here's the latest kernel report:
Tue Aug 5 15:14:04 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8000963b27): "hfs_UNswap_BTNode: invalid backward link (0x00015c79 == 0x00015c79)\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.110.17/bsd/hfs/hfs_endian.c:303
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81eb5fbaa0 : 0xffffff8000622f79
0xffffff81eb5fbb20 : 0xffffff8000963b27
0xffffff81eb5fbb70 : 0xffffff8000958451
0xffffff81eb5fbbb0 : 0xffffff80008074ce
0xffffff81eb5fbca0 : 0xffffff8000804177
0xffffff81eb5fbd40 : 0xffffff8000806b4e
0xffffff81eb5fbd90 : 0xffffff800098385f
0xffffff81eb5fbdc0 : 0xffffff8000977e30
0xffffff81eb5fbe70 : 0xffffff80007fab66
0xffffff81eb5fbea0 : 0xffffff80007e51d3
0xffffff81eb5fbed0 : 0xffffff80007de50a
0xffffff81eb5fbf40 : 0xffffff80007e5177
0xffffff81eb5fbf50 : 0xffffff8000a40a33
0xffffff81eb5fbfb0 : 0xffffff80006f3f46
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
Mac OS version:
13E28
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun 3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: BBFADD17-672B-35A2-9B7F-E4B12213E4B8
Kernel slide: 0x0000000000400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8000600000
System model name: iMac13,1 (Mac-00BE6ED71E35EB86)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 526544800294
last loaded kext at 458780399169: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.1 (addr 0xffffff7f82a4c000, size 348160)
last unloaded kext at 177047958311: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f827ac000, size 8192)
loaded kexts:
com.kensington.trackballworks.driver 1.1.1
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.5.1
com.GoodLuckTechnology.driver.RecordComputerSound 1.01
com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 1.0.3
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 4098
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.1
com.apple.nke.asp-tcp 8.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.28
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.0.9d6
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.GeForce 8.2.6
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 8.2.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 8.2.8
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBODD 3.4.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.8.1b2
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f4
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 98.22
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 8.2.6
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 8.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.6f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 2.1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 98.22
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard 170.15
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.15
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 380
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 3.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b4
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 683.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

System Crash

Recently, my MacBook Pro started crashing -- a darkened screen would drop down with a "restart your computer" dialog. When restarted, it would run smoothly sometimes, sometimes crash right upon restart, and sometimes run a bit before crashing again. I'm attaching the Panic.log file. Figured I'd hit the forum before I opened a case with Apple.
TIA
~
Bagga
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panic.log:
Description: Panic (system crashes) log
Size: 9.85 KB
Last Modified: 5/19/08 10:26 PM
Location: /Library/Logs/panic.log
Recent Contents: ...
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MCAeA erro-ror-rerpting ogitng reirs:
Mon May 19 21:08:57 2008
Machchine-check capabilities 0x00000000000000806
0000 6 erro8-repor0ng :ank
hrsrrhold-based error status pr seesent
Machineecheck sttcheuk 00status0x0000000000004000
005
aresahin-t Icheckain prochire-cess
Mk i A poor-rgertins
egitCAers:
IA2ortin_ reiC0_tTrs:ATUS( xIA32M4001) US(0x401): 0xb200004000000800 vabid
MC20erro 04code : 0x080
: 0 M0del p00
cificierror coeic e: 0x000e: 0ther information 0: 0x
0 Thre0000040d T-basholsed sed stttusatu: Une fined
Stau Ss busitsts:
P
ocePsocsr csor context corrupt
rrecror enabled
Un1oSrecte ATUe(ro
xK405 : 0I032MC1000SA0000000iUS(0x40:lid
0x00 000000000A32_M200 i_valSTA 3US(02M4209)TUS(: 0x4000090)0000: x invalid
00000IA2000000 _MC3Sd
TA3US(0240M3): _STATUS(0x40d): 0x0020000000000000 invalid
IA32MC0S020US(000004000001): 00 invalid0 0A300002000001MCr 4nvlSTATU(d
20x IA34_MC5S1):TAT`US(0x415): 0xd000000000010151 valib
C00220 erro 40800ode vai
MCA err r 0x code 0 151 :
0 O Mo0el p00
ecidel ficcifi error code rror ox0001 e: xOther if2rmato08
t her 0x00info00000i Thon : 0x00002rackn0
g
hStaueshols based stitus s:
: Udrroe indnabe d
t rs bror overflow
IA2orrutMC5 rSTATrorex(nable4
U5):ncorrected error
b2a0220ic(cu004400 vclid
MCA error 0ode 1A42CB) M chine Check (CPU:0, hrro ead:code: 0x1004
Otxer nf2d4cormato tran :0x1 , er:0x0)0,e22gist Tessho:-CasR:sta x :Undefin8d
01atus 03s:
3 PoR2:0esor context1corrupt
1b22 Errr, C3enb 0xled
0 Uncre290ecte , Ce: xr
6000006e0
EAX: 0x002f7020, EBX: 0x92b26901, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x01812c00
ESP: 0xb03225fc, EBP: 0xb0322628, ESI: 0xb0322600, EDI: 0xa2b2500c
EFL: 0x00000246, EIP: 0x00548477
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x439d58 : 0x128d0d (0x3cc65c 0x439d7c 0x131f95 0x0)
0x439d98 : 0x1a42cb (0x3d27fc 0x0 0x2f2d43c 0x12)
0x439f58 : 0x19c103 (0x439f70 0x0 0x0 0x0) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb0322628
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.1: Wed Oct 10 18:23:28 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.25.20~1/RELEASE_I386
Mon May 19 21:29:44 2008
Machnhinec-chheck capaiiiities ties 0x000000000000000000:0008
Mon May 19 21:30:41 2008
Machine-check capabilities 0x0000000000000806:
6 error-reporting banks
threshold-based error status present
Manhie-cecheck cksbilitiet xs 0x0000000000000004
000000000 00080m
chine-check in 6rogrserrs
-MepoCAie ror-rbaoriks
threiholdbtersa
dA32_MC sta0us prese_tT
Mah(0x
Mon May 19 21:56:32 2008
Machcnine-check capabilities 0x000000000000000000060
06:
6 er6or-reporierrorneobank
tin banks
thresho d-bshreed error status presrnset
MMahine-check status 0x000ret0000ar 4
maalid
hinmackine in progress
MCArrror-r-ertingpertnters
regis As:
3 MC0IT3TUS(2MC1): 0x`_STATUS(0x401): 0xb200004000000800 valib
20 error cod 04000 0800 va : 0lid
0CA e0 r cod o dlx* spe0ifi8 er00
code: M000l
spcr infrfic errration co : de: 0x000040 Othe Thnforresoon ld-: 0xb0sed sa000tus :hreshold Und-finbased stt Staus bits
ndefn edr Soceus bits:
soPoocestex r corrupt
r Eror enabled
ntedcorre te A32_MC1
SIA32ATUS(0xM41T5): 00TUS(00000400005):000 nvaixd0 02_MC00STA0US(00004 in09): 0x000000C2_00TATU000x400 i vlx00i00000d
00000 invalidIAI232M3MC3_STTUS(0x US(4x?0d):40xJ0d): 0x0020000000000000 iv200alid000
000 nvalid
IA2ATUS0MC4x4TATUS(0x41)000011 : 0ali
IA32MC5STATUS(0x415): 0xd000000000010151 valid
MCA error code b 2 : 0x002210200804051
vaiMoe
C specii errc ecode :ror o0xde: 0x0400
0ode001peci
i erOther ifr codor 0xation 2 08
: her 0xforma0ion000 0000x0
Thr0shol00b02210
s Thed holdstaued stau : Ns tracking
Stusus b bits:
Po Eressor enabled
rrroror overflow
IA2rrorMC5STATUS(0x415): pxanic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A42CB): b200M21010chin44heck C0 vali
U:0 MC hrea:rro code : 0x04x0
22del 39cificcrror codta0x*pn1:0x12, err:0x004r eiher inoterr
CR0a 0xtion : 0x800100b00221, CRhr0shox-based statu0 0endefn000 d
Ctatus3bits:0 Procxssorconte0t core290pt
, C4 Errr 0x0enabe000e
U
EAX: 0xCncorrecte0 errr56
111, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x8db12e62, EDX: 0x00000000
ESP: 0x13f73ec0, EBP: 0x13f73f08, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x00566111
EFL: 0x00000082, EIP: 0x001a2ea2
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x439d58 : 0x128d0d (0x3cc65c 0x439d7c 0x131f95 0x0)
0x439d98 : 0x1a42cb (0x3d27fc 0x0 0x272359c 0x12)
0x439f58 : 0x19c103 (0x439f70 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x13f73f08 : 0x135888 (0x8db12c74 0x25a6d40 0x0 0x2)
0x13f73f58 : 0x1359c9 (0x13d8a2 0x0 0x0 0x19e23a)
0x13f73f78 : 0x13da53 (0x13d8a2 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x13f73fc8 : 0x19b21c (0x0 0x0 0x19e0b5 0x2722ed4) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.1: Wed Oct 10 18:23:28 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.25.20~1/RELEASE_I386
Mon May 19 22:26:43 2008
Machcne-c-eck capabilitieies

Replacement without grief was never a big concern as I have Apple Care. As someone who has written firmware in the past, I expect product owners that can decipher stack traces, to see what broke where, etc. I'm sure Cupertino has this capability. Genius Bar at the Apple Store is genuinely helpful, no doubt... I'm just the curious sort and hope repair tech from the Bar will give me a proper postmortem of the failure. For now, awaiting parts and this being the holiday weekend, we may not get the board till Tue. Updates then.
Thanks

Stuttering video/audio and system crashes?

For the better part of this year, I've had a terrible time with video and audio stuttering on my MacBook (Sept. 2007; 2.16GHz, 4MB RAM). This was especially noticeable when watching streaming Netflix videos, and it didn't seem to matter if I was using Safari or Firefox. Clearing the browser cache has little to no impact.
The problem appears to have worsened since I upgraded to Snow Leopard about two months ago. (I'd previously been using OS 10.4.11; I now have 10.6.7). This same problem now impacting YouTube and QuickTime, even when I'm viewing files on my hard drive (approx. 27 GB free on a 120 GB drive), so I doubt that my internet connection is to blame. This happens whether I'm on WiFi or on an Ethernet connection -- also, my Ethernet randomly decides to stop working, but that's (probably) a separate issue.
(Also since my OS upgrade, I'm suddenly having battery issues as well.)
The problem is sometimes so bad that the entire system crashes, and I'm forced to do a cold/hard reboot of my MacBook. This has happened twice within the past 24 hours. Mostly, I can watch a few seconds or sometimes several minutes of video before the video and audio start sticking and stuttering again -- so pretty much any video capability is nearly worthless to me at this point.
Here's the Panic Report from my latest system crash this morning... I don't know how to read Panic Reports, so I'm hoping someone might spot something that I can fix to address this issue?
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 69709 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    0FEDE34F-A36E-41ED-B143-B31AFF61812B
Wed Jun 8 09:59:42 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x28f17d): "pmap_flush_tlbs() timeout: " "cpu(s) failing to respond to interrupts, pmap=0x5fd71d0 cpus_to_respond=0x2"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1504.9.37/osfmk/i386/pmap.c:3561
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x420fbb28 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x420fbb5c 0x223978 0x0)
0x420fbb78 : 0x28f17d (0x597130 0x5fd71d0 0x2 0x73bd000)
0x420fbbe8 : 0x2939ff (0x5fd71d0 0x1760a000 0x0 0x41f42221)
0x420fbd78 : 0x254f7c (0x5fd71d0 0x1760a000 0x0 0xbddb8)
0x420fbde8 : 0x257f97 (0x416911c 0x5fd71d0 0x1760a000 0x0)
0x420fbf38 : 0x2aa430 (0x78dc148 0x1760a000 0x0 0x3)
0x420fbfc8 : 0x2a081a (0x762d0a0 0x0 0x10 0x5341064)
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: plugin-container
Mac OS version:
10J869
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBook2,1 (Mac-F4208CAA)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 35391390659717
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver          2.4.0f1 (addr 0x42077000, size 0x12288) - last unloaded 24672258926767
loaded kexts:
com.google.driver.Gild          1.0.0 - last loaded 24609888691244
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.54
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelGMA950          6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.17
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Model: MacBook2,1, BootROM MB21.00A5.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.16 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.17f0
Graphics: Intel GMA 950, GMA 950, Built-In, spdisplays_integrated_vram
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x87), Atheros 5416: 2.1.14.5
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.0f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: FUJITSU MHW2120BH, 111.79 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-857E
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8501, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x021a, 0x1d200000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8240, 0x5d200000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x7d100000

Definitely not. I've got a 2007 MacBook, and even with the extended warranty that coverage expired a year ago.
If you're concnered about cost, you could always call and ask. In my experience, the people at the Genius Bar (and Apple Store in general) are happy to provide assistance free of charge. If you have to replace a part, system, etc. you'll certainly need to cover that, but they should talk to you about costs and get your consent before doing any work on your machine.

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