On Oct 22, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
> > Now.. after I thought I'd fixed the problem last night by > disconnecting my firewire device, this morning... the same blue > screen... now sometimes stupid I am, realized and thought of this > question.. if the computer boots fine from the C drive every time... Uhh "C" drive? > is it know a software problem? hmm.. back to the drawing board. Jeff Kernel panics can be caused by: Bad memory Hardware faults Software faults. OR combinations of all of the above :-/ First boot in safe mode. if it KP's then you can eliminate third-party drivers as a cause. If not, proceed to the next step. If you're still getting kernel panics after removing the fw devices, start by removing ALL additional devices. If the KP's stop, then add things back one at a time until they start re-appearing. The last thing added is the cause. Check to see that there isn't an updated driver or something. If the KP's continue even after stripping it down to bare stock AND in safe mode, run Applejack+Memtest to check the memory. If the memory passes, (and the system doesn't barf during the Applejack and memtest process) try an Archive&Install of the system software to elimiinate a corrupted system. (if it barfs during Applejack; during wish you will not get a Kernel panic but a message about a segfault or segmentation fault, try the A&I as well) If it *STILL* KP's after that, you have a hardware fault. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
