My Powermac Dual G5 has been freezing intermittenly (atleast once a day, sometimes more). These freezes are sometimes accompanied by a kernel panic. I have TestTool, and I have performed many hardware tests over large periods of time. I have swapped out the RAM, and I have done a complete reformat and re-install of OS X 10.4 (I am currently running 10.4.10).
After some time, I realized that the freezing was related to internet activity. I could run extremely processor and memory intensive applications with no reprecussions, but it would freeze if I was doing something that required internet. I decided to puchase a Belkin F5D9050 Wireless-G USB Adapter as a replacement for my built-in network card. I installed the adapter tonight, and my computer later froze with a kernel panic, again while performing an internet-based activity (signing on to an instant messenger program). However, this time the kernel panic left some very interesting information in the panic log. All previous panics seemed to leave completely cryptic information in the log.
An excerpt from my panic log for the last month or two can be seen here:
http://pastebin.com/m7050b967
The very last panic is the one that happened tonight, after setting up the USB adapter. I'm not quite sure what to do from here.
Finally, I should mention that I dual boot into Ubuntu, and I have never had any freezes or panics in Ubuntu despite spending significant time in this OS. (Yes, the freezes were happening before I installed Ubuntu.)
I'm in desperate need of fixing my machine, as I use it for both work and school, and I can't have it continually freezing and losing my work. I would be very grateful for any advice.
jluna
After some time, I realized that the freezing was related to internet activity. I could run extremely processor and memory intensive applications with no reprecussions, but it would freeze if I was doing something that required internet. I decided to puchase a Belkin F5D9050 Wireless-G USB Adapter as a replacement for my built-in network card. I installed the adapter tonight, and my computer later froze with a kernel panic, again while performing an internet-based activity (signing on to an instant messenger program). However, this time the kernel panic left some very interesting information in the panic log. All previous panics seemed to leave completely cryptic information in the log.
An excerpt from my panic log for the last month or two can be seen here:
http://pastebin.com/m7050b967
The very last panic is the one that happened tonight, after setting up the USB adapter. I'm not quite sure what to do from here.
Finally, I should mention that I dual boot into Ubuntu, and I have never had any freezes or panics in Ubuntu despite spending significant time in this OS. (Yes, the freezes were happening before I installed Ubuntu.)
I'm in desperate need of fixing my machine, as I use it for both work and school, and I can't have it continually freezing and losing my work. I would be very grateful for any advice.
jluna