Bomb at startup

[jeneveve]

Hey guys,

I've got a 17" Powerbook G4 that has kind of an odd problem. If I try to start it up normally, it gives me a bomb error message (the grey apple background with a black box in multiple languages telling me to restart). However, if I start the computer up in safe mode, it runs just fine. I've tried taking out all the extensions and then running normally, replacing the RAM, replacing the hard drive, zapping the PRAM, running the hardware test, reinstalling panther, and installing tiger from scratch. The majority of people I talk to seem to think that it is a logic board problem.... but then why would the hardware tests pass and why would it run normally in safe mode? If you could help me out, that would be great, I'd rather not shell out the money for a new logic board if it isn't necessary.

Thanks,
jen

 

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Please post the contents of the panic.log that is created (as an attachment).

/Library/Logs/panic.log

 

[jeneveve]

no panic.log

I don't have a panic.log file. Here is the system.log file in case that is helpful at all.

Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/Metadata" failed security check: not owned by UID 0 Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/Metadata" failed security check: not owned by GID 0 Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/NetworkTime" failed security check: not owned by UID 0 Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/NetworkTime" failed security check: not owned by GID 0 Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/NFS" failed security check: not owned by UID 0 Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/NFS" failed security check: not owned by GID 0 Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/NIS" failed security check: not owned by UID 0 Dec 22 14:17:45 administrators-Computer SystemStarter[147]:
"/System/Library/StartupItems/NIS" failed security check: not owned by GID 0 Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 251677 free pages Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 70 Dec 23 15:55:00 localhost mDNSResponder-107.3 (Aug 22 2005 11:
46:54)[52]: starting
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: using 2621 buffer headers and
2621 cluster IO buffer headers
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: IOPCCard info: Intel PCIC
probe: TI 1510 rev 00
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.KeyLargoATA" has no kernel dependency.
Dec 23 15:55:01 localhost DirectoryService[50]: Launched version 2.1 (v351.13) Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 31 built-in now active, GUID 000a95ff fed9a4ac; max speed s800.
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][start] Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost lookupd[59]: lookupd (version 365) starting
- Fri Dec 23 15:55:02 2005
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: ADB present:8c Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]:
[AppleUSBHCIController][StopIsochPipeRead] - mInt1IsochInPipe = 0 - numReadsPending = 0 Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: [start] 1 Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: disabled Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from
/chosen: 1FDD7934-F924-3CE9-9F1B-1CA96E9EC5B4
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string
ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string
ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC2PE/pci@f4000000/AppleMacRiscPCI/ata-6@D/AppleKauaiATA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDriver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/FUJITSU
MHV2060AH Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Apple_HFS_Untitled_2@3
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 2 Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0 Dec 23 15:55:02 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:0a:95:d9:a4:ac
Dec 23 15:55:03 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk0s3 hfs
1FDD7934-F924-3CE9-9F1B-1CA96E9EC5B4 Storage /
Dec 23 15:55:03 localhost launchd: Server 293b in bootstrap 1103 uid
0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[59]: exited abnormally: Hangup Dec 23 15:55:03 localhost xinetd[56]: xinetd Version 2.3.11 started with libwrap options compiled in.
Dec 23 15:55:03 localhost xinetd[56]: Started working: 0 available services Dec 23 15:55:04 localhost lookupd[68]: lookupd (version 365) starting
- Fri Dec 23 15:55:04 2005
Dec 23 15:55:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Dec 23 15:55:08 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][setupHardware] AFH Not Supported (0x2a910f0) Dec 23 15:55:09 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Jasper_A: vram [b8000000:04000000] Dec 23 15:55:10 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Jasper_B: vram [b8000000:04000000] Dec 23 15:55:11 administrators-Computer configd[43]: setting hostname to "administrators-Computer.local"
Dec 23 15:55:12 administrators-Computer
/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow:
Login Window Application Started
Dec 23 15:55:17 administrators-Computer loginwindow[74]: Login Window Started Security Agent Dec 23 15:55:33 administrators-Computer
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Support/ATSServer:
(-3230) Cannot use ATS Persistent Store - switching to old FODB cache code

 

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And this system.log is buffering (from before and after) the last kernel panic?

 

[trainguy77]

What happens when you boot up in verbose mode? Do you catch any weird warnings?