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How can i interpret Kernal Panic's and other errors

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Fantomas9mm

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Feb 25, 2008
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So when my machine Kernal Panic's, i'd love to know how to be able to decipher what actually is causing it.

Are there any tools that i can run that will give me a simple (easy to read) breakdown of what actually has caused the KP as opposed to lines of gibberish.

Where is the best place to be looking in Console ?

Thanks
 
Weaselboy

Weaselboy

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Staff member
Jan 23, 2005
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Code: 
/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports

There should be a crash report file in this folder from the date/time of the KP.
 
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old-wiz

macrumors G3
Mar 26, 2008
8,331
228
West Suburban Boston Ma
Understanding the kernel panics really requires knowledge of programming. Unfortunately, I've never found any programs that help. It can be really hard without access to the source code.
 
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