Odd Panic Issue

[pellets007]

I've been having an issue recently where after my MacBook (5,1 Alu. 2.4Ghz) is woken from sleep, displays (both MacBook + external) will not come on. However, the keyboard backlighting comes on and the sleep indicator changes its flash. The only option I am faced with is to shutdown the computer by holding the power button. Upon start up, "Problem Report for Mac OS X" comes up specifying that a panic has occurred:

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 207534 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1

Fri Oct 15 20:40:08 2010
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2a8ab2): Kernel trap at 0x002945e6, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00e46000, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x69eb5000, EBX: 0x00000005, ECX: 0x00000460, EDX: 0x00005180
CR2: 0x00e46000, EBP: 0x527eb698, ESI: 0x00e46000, EDI: 0x69eb9000
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x002945e6, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x09220010
Error code: 0x00000000

I recently reinstalled Snow Leopard but I was also having this issue prior to reinstallation. It started happening about a month ago. Any thoughts?

 

[pellets007]

Called AppleCare and the representative guided me through a safe boot only to restart the computer. When there was no kernel panic she said that the problem was fixed. *sigh*

 

[blackburn]

Have you tried to run the apple diagnostics disk?

 

[pellets007]

Have you tried to run the apple diagnostics disk?

I have not. Where might I find this disk?

 

[blackburn]

It comes with every macbook, it's the disk 2 grey dvd (the same dvd that has ilife in in). You can also try to reset the nvram and the smc controler

 

[pellets007]

It comes with every macbook, it's the disk 2 grey dvd (the same dvd that has ilife in in). You can also try to reset the nvram and the smc controler

Ok, just ran a quick test and nothing was found. I can do the more extensive test later on tonight. I've reset the nvram, but forgot about the smc. Thank you.

EDIT: just reset it. I'll see if the problem persists.

 

[pellets007]

Nope, I just got the problem tonight. I unplugged my MacBook along with its peripherals (external display, iPhone, audio, and mouse) and then closed the lid to take it downstairs.

After sitting down I opened the lid to see that the display was off - this time no backlight on the keyboard or sleep indicator. One press of the power button did not turn the computer on. I had to hold it for about ten seconds for it to boot up, upon which time I was presented with another kernel panic error.


Just to sum it up:

• The representative's solution did not work.

• Resetting the PRAM did not work.

• Resetting SMC did not work.

• Repairing disk permissions did not work.

• Reinstalling Snow Leopard did not work.

• Apple's hardware test turned up no errors (both basic and complete).

I am out of ideas.