[tripletaker]

For my capstone project I have to use Second Life. I just bought a brand new MacBook and when using Second Life, it crashes my system and gives me kernel panics no matter how many times I try.

I tried using it in Windows Visa (Parallels) but it's too slow. Mac OS X ran it much faster before crashing. What can I do? Does Boot Camp or VMware Fusion work better? Should I try Windows XP? I really need Second Life!

Help!

[analogika]

XP will run a LOT faster in Parallels.

[MacosNerd]

Another vote on XP over vista. I run XP on my MBP(using vmware) and its quite snappy©

[tripletaker]

I installed XP and tried Second Life and it kept on crashing it similarly to when I tried the Mac version.

=/ Anyone have any suggestions?

[peeb]

What are the specific errors?

[JKT]

Don't use Parallels, use Boot Camp and run your Windows version of Second Life natively when actually booted in Windows. If the crashing still occurs then, perhaps there is something not right about your hardware.

[tripletaker]

On the MacBook below is the kernel panic which I don't understand. On XP, I don't know where to look. It just freezes the computer altogether. I guess I can try BootCamp later.

panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A7BED): Kernel trap at 0x00725a97, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x77d08002, CR3: 0x01079000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x77d08000, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x63877648, EDX: 0x63877658
CR2: 0x77d08002, EBP: 0x63877a68, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x00725a97, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x63876fa8 : 0x12b0e1 (0x455670 0x63876fdc 0x133238 0x0)
0x63876ff8 : 0x1a7bed (0x45ea20 0x725a97 0xe 0x45e1d4)
0x638770d8 : 0x19e517 (0x638770f0 0x3f800000 0x63877a68 0x725a97)
0x638770e8 : 0x725a97 (0xe 0x48 0x63870010 0x10)
0x63877a68 : 0x725efa (0x72d5000 0x7437400 0x63877ab8 0x724df8)
0x63877ab8 : 0x728643 (0x72d5000 0x7437400 0xe5a 0x72d5000)
0x63877af8 : 0x729d15 (0x72d5000 0x3c 0x4 0x63877b4c)
0x63877b68 : 0x727d6e (0x72d5000 0x77d8c958 0x0 0x0)
0x63877ba8 : 0x70b669 (0x72d5000 0x63877c60 0x0 0x0)
0x63877c88 : 0x435dc8 (0x72d5000 0x1 0x63877cdc 0x63877cd8)
0x63877cf8 : 0x43a621 (0x72d5000 0x1 0x66ceb10 0x1)
0x63877d28 : 0x43a738 (0x72d5000 0x1 0x66ceb10 0x63877d58)
0x63877d68 : 0x189080 (0x72d5000 0x1 0x66ceb10 0x7ef81b8)
0x63877db8 : 0x12d165 (0x7ef8184 0x7936398 0x63877df8 0x11ee04)
0x63877df8 : 0x126247 (0x7ef8100 0x667d140 0x6f0b960 0x0)
0x63877f08 : 0x196afc (0x63877f44 0x0 0x0 0x0)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelGMAX3100(5.1.8)@0x70200 0->0x7bafff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5)@0x6f4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x60d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0x621000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

[Macola]

I could be wrong, but I don't think the MacBook's integrated graphics is sufficient for SecondLife. That's why I never tried it on mine. I have a first-generation MacBook, though, so YMMV.

[tripletaker]

I finally gave up on trying to put in on my MacBook. Boot Camp wouldn't work as well.

So, I installed it in a brand new Mac lab that opened up at school. 2 x 3 GHz dual-core Intel Xeon. It works but it's really really slow. I also tried it on my old PowerBook before I sold it and it works there too but really slow also.

I guess Second Life for Macs doesn't work.

[PhotoBug]

Second life was snappy on my MBP...
I just didn't like it much.
I would assume that the macbook can't handle the graphics.

[chinarut]

I have a 2.16Ghz macbook with 2GB and found the Mac OS X version a bit sluggish. I just installed WinXP using Boot Camp and pleasantly surprised it works pretty well! I looked at the system requirements and interestingly enough - there is supprot for the Intel 945 chipset on the Windows side but *not* on the Mac OS X side - go figure.

for the record, I just installed Parallels and Second Life pretty much froze on log in - I didn't wait it out after a few minutes - just didn't bother!

my 2 cents!

[Zeeb]

You shouldn't look for answers here. Second life has its own forums and one of the categories is specifically for mac issues. You'll get better answers there about whether your macbook can or can't run Second Life.

[tripletaker]

The graphics update after the 10.5.2 update seems to have fixed it! Second Life works on my MacBook now.

[Cold Warrior]

Interesting and good to know. Thanks for posting back.