I have an external drive that makes my 2011 Mac Mini kernal panic and restart everytime I plug it in. I have tried both firewire and usb. This drive used to be daisy chained to another and then hooked up to the single firewire port on my mac. Here is the system report it gives me if that can help troubleshoot
Code:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 32650 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: EFD1D96C-DDCD-4C29-BE04-79EF1A8569F5
Tue Aug 28 19:27:28 2012
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff8027ef37d8): "hfs_swap_HFSPlusBTInternalNode: catalog key #0 invalid length (2)\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2050.9.2/bsd/hfs/hfs_endian.c:520
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff811832b260 : 0xffffff8027c1d5f6
0xffffff811832b2d0 : 0xffffff8027ef37d8
0xffffff811832b320 : 0xffffff8027ef2d35
0xffffff811832b370 : 0xffffff8027ee7fb4
0xffffff811832b3b0 : 0xffffff8027d1a3aa
0xffffff811832b4a0 : 0xffffff8027d17353
0xffffff811832b550 : 0xffffff8027d19a1f
0xffffff811832b5a0 : 0xffffff8027f11b4f
0xffffff811832b5d0 : 0xffffff8027f15c46
0xffffff811832b640 : 0xffffff8027efcbc8
0xffffff811832b6e0 : 0xffffff8027d11e84
0xffffff811832b750 : 0xffffff8027f49af9
0xffffff811832bf50 : 0xffffff8027fe17da
0xffffff811832bfb0 : 0xffffff8027ccecf3
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds
Mac OS version:
12B19
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.1.0: Tue Aug 14 13:29:55 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.9.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 3005059E-270B-3B9F-940D-7A66C05DDC9D
Kernel slide: 0x0000000027a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8027c00000
System model name: Macmini5,1 (Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 10207155808469
last loaded kext at 10205490806396: com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.1 (addr 0xffffff7fa9940000, size 36864)
last unloaded kext at 3194902256563: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7fa9867000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect 7.0 15098.770637
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.1.22
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0
com.apple.nke.asp_tcp 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.15
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.69
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.0.5d4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.3.0f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.3.0f2
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.Apple_iSight 4.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.33
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.2.6
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics 8.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB 8.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.2.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.2.5b3
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 601.15.21
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine 2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 196.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.0
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.9.0f4
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 165.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 165.5
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 235.27
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.3.0f2
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.9fc9
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.3.0f2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.3.0f2
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.3d11
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.2.0d16
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f8
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.4
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.4
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 1.8.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 1.8.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 1.8.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 500.15
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 344
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: Macmini5,1, BootROM MM51.0077.B10, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.3 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.76f0
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353432382D3034302E4130314C4620
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353432382D3034302E4130314C4620
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xE4), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.21)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f8 10405, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, 500.11 GB
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: MM-1, 0x19b5 (B & W Group), 0x0004, 0xfd130000 / 5
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2412, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8281, 0xfa113000 / 6
FireWire Device: iSight, Apple Computer, Inc., 200mbit_speed