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rdf8585

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Feb 15, 2006
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What causes these Kernel Protection Failure errors? I've been getting them today when Safari has crashed.
 

gr8tfly

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Kernel Panic? (the dimmed screen, with the multi-lingual, and restart)

Which version OS-X are you on?

Without looking at the Safari crash log, and/or others, it'd be just a wild guess as to cause. It's something pretty seriously corrupted, or worse a hardware problem (RAM?).

It's worth doing "Safari->Empty Cache..." and see if it helps.

Otherwise, verify disk (Disk Utility - First Aid). If the verify fails, reboot on your restore CD (or OS-X install) and run Disk Utility from there to perform the repair. Once you have the disk verified, do a repair permissions.

If that doesn't help, next I'd re-install the latest OS-X update, using the OS-X combo updater for the version you are running (like 10.4.8, hopefully).

Hope one of these more generic techniques help.
 

knome

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Sep 7, 2006
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no he is not saying kernel panic. He is saying the reason safari crashes. Usually it is due to the website your a navigating to. Also empty your cashe, and cookies.
 

rdf8585

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maps.yahoo.com, nbc.com and myspace.com caused crashes / kernel protection failures. Yeah, obviously its something related to a site... but what exactly needs to happen to create a kernal protection failure?
 

gr8tfly

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This is probably too specfic, but:


file: kern_return.h

#define KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE 2
/* Specified memory is valid, but does not permit the
* required forms of access.
*/


To find out specifically what caused it, you'd have to look at the safari crash log, and/or other logs (system, console)
 
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