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Mar 25, 2005, 09:02 PM
 
Hi all,

I have been researching the threads the past few weeks to help narrow down my kernel panics but havent been able to figure out what they are saying. I get them a couple times a day and when I dont, I get some garbled icons and dock crashes quite frequently. I think its my graphics card but this happens with both the original Rage 128 and the Radeon 8500 i bought to replace it. Two bad cards for bad AGP slot? I appreciate any feedback.

Fri Mar 25 18:30:45 2005




Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x000000001979B000 PC=0x00000000004B6F7C
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2F0BFA00)
PC=0x004B6F7C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x1979B000; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x004B6E08; R1=0x0F68B9F0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x004B6E08 0x004B6BBC 0x004B4454 0x0049FE5C 0x0027DCB0 0x0027F984 0x0007AF60 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x000942B8 0x00000000
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.ATIRadeon8500(3.4.2)@0x499000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x451000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.4)@0x464000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.4)@0x483000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2F0BFA00)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2680B500)
PC=0x900074C8; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0x0183BA24; DSISR=0x0A000000; LR=0x90007018; R1=0xBFFEE4C0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)

They all pretty much say the same thing. By the way, I have a Quicksilver Dual 800 with 512mb and 80gb hard drive. Using Radeon 8500 64mb card with DVI connector.

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Mar 26, 2005, 01:21 AM
 
I've been struggling to find the source of my kernel panics as well. Fortunately it seems i have found the problem.

When did you first notice the KPs? Was it after you've installed a certain application? What things have you done so far to find out what the problem might be (eg. re-install the operating system, repair permissions), or nothing yet?

Are you running any applications that modify how the OS looks (themes, transparent dock etc.)?

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Mar 26, 2005, 12:46 PM
 
I noticed the panics when I upgraded to 10.2.8 from 10.2. I used the combo updater both through the software update program as well as downloading it to the hard drive first before installing. I also went out and purchased 10.3 to see if that would fix the problem but still have the same issue.

I did have the LCC logitech keyboard software installed. When I reinstalled the OS it still had the same issues without that software too.
     
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Mar 26, 2005, 07:21 PM
 
Did you use archive or erase and insall the last time you re-installed the operating system?

Archive may leave a corrupt file on your system which can cause KPs. If you haven't already tried, backup your important stuff and erase and install.

If your system has been functioning for a while without problems it is unlikely that a piece of hardware has failed causing KPs, so most probably it's a software issue somewhere.

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