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bjaz

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hello all
i have a 2.2GHZ intel core duo 2007 MBP, which once ran Tiger and is now running 10.6.3
I had the graphic card break down associated with such models, and it was replaced thanks to the extended care plan-

I originally had 1Gig of ram, but 1st got an extra 2Gb of danelec ram, and finally another 2GB- it ran fine for a year or so-
then I started getting these kernel panics, which seem to be ram related-on tiger- I changed the HDD, switched to snow leopard, and they continue, they're apparently RAM related, yet what is odd is that they can be reproduced with any RAM combination involving 2 sticks- the original apple 1Gb + any of the two GB ram sticks, the 2GB ram sticks together-- it's all the same, the screen goes grey and i'm told to shut down the computer

with one ram stick it works, apprently avoiding the issue-
i've moved the ram around, checked the slots, reset the PRAM,yet the issue is still there.

now i know that I should be using paired ram, and will do so in the next coming months when I can afford it- yet what has happened to make the make the MBP seemingly refuse two sticks of RAM when it didn't before ?
I'd also need to know that this is not a logicboard issue if it's possible- the logic board was changed due to the NVDIA bug, so it's a year old or so-

I'm running it on the 2GB danelec as I type, no issue, the samsung ram works as well, and so does the 1GB apple ram, in any slot, yet two slots of ram causes the kernel panic crash- the area near the ram slot also seems to get very hot

here's the last kernel panic reports I got for this machine :

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 1149191 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 5
Anonymous UUID: FD865E22-C8DD-4791-889D-B5E5B374745E

Tue May 25 11:11:36 2010
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a8ac2): Kernel trap at 0x0027a47d, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000010, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x039eeb30, ECX: 0x0814c7a8, EDX: 0x00000010
CR2: 0x00000010, EBP: 0x5cc8b068, ESI: 0x034d1f60, EDI: 0x03128f14
EFL: 0x00010283, EIP: 0x0027a47d, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x080c0010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5cc8ae68 : 0x21b449 (0x5ce420 0x5cc8ae9c 0x2238a5 0x0)
0x5cc8aeb8 : 0x2a8ac2 (0x590478 0x27a47d 0xe 0x590642)
0x5cc8af98 : 0x29e9a8 (0x5cc8afb0 0x246 0x5cc8b068 0x27a47d)
0x5cc8afa8 : 0x27a47d (0xe 0x48 0x5cc80070 0x10)
0x5cc8b068 : 0x27a5b3 (0x39eeb30 0x1 0x802128 0x0)
0x5cc8b088 : 0x27c081 (0x39eeb30 0x1 0x5cc8b118 0x2339ff)
0x5cc8b6c8 : 0x26c336 (0x4163280 0x1 0x5cc8b738 0x28cf5b)
0x5cc8b718 : 0x26cfd8 (0x9023720 0x0 0x5cc8b7a8 0x2339ff)
0x5cc8b748 : 0x26d256 (0x9022e7c 0x9b9ef38 0x9c47b00 0x5cc8b7a8)
0x5cc8b768 : 0x26de86 (0x9023728 0x0 0x9b9ef58 0x7d81d24)
0x5cc8b7a8 : 0x260c3b (0x9023720 0x9c47ad4 0x0 0xf8ad000)
0x5cc8b8d8 : 0x260e32 (0xffe00000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5cc8b918 : 0x22c22d (0x2ae15c4 0x0 0x0 0xffe00000)
0x5cc8b948 : 0x4beaac (0x7d809c4 0x0 0x0 0x15004)
0x5cc8ba08 : 0x4732f8 (0x9aca004 0x58048000 0x814c7a8 0x0)
0x5cc8bce8 : 0x471980 (0x9aca004 0x9c41250 0x58048000 0x1000)
0x5cc8bec8 : 0x471c43 (0x454 0x50 0x4 0x2a1596)
0x5cc8bf38 : 0x471da7 (0x8123a80 0x5cc8bf50 0x7f37614 0x1)
0x5cc8bf78 : 0x4ec84e (0x8123a80 0x7f375d0 0x7f37614 0x0)
0x5cc8bfc8 : 0x29eef8 (0x7d8a940 0x0 0x10 0x85933c4)

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: firefox-bin

Mac OS version:
10D578

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.3.0: Fri Feb 26 11:58:09 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.3.12~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 67908038423
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 23949096544
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.1d8
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.3.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros 422.19.10
com.apple.GeForce 6.1.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.0d4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.4
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelYonahProfile 14
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile 11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMeromProfile 19
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.1.1d0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.11
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.56
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.16
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.2
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.5.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.14b1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 104.3.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 0
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 104.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 310.6
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.1.0
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.7.6fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.1.1d0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.1
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.1f4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.9.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 283
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
Model: MacBookPro3,1, BootROM MBP31.0070.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 2 GB, SMC 1.16f11
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 128 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x87), Atheros 5416: 2.0.19.10
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.1f4, 2 service, 2 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
PCI Card: pci168c,24, sppci_othernetwork, PCI Slot 5
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HM250HI, 232,89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x1a100000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x021b, 0x5d200000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x5d100000
 
Have you tried the Apple Hardware test that's on the DVD that came with the computer?

Also the 3,1 Macbook Pro did come with 2GB RAM, not 1, maybe you have got your RAM swapped along the years?
 
hi and thanks for your answer-
no, i hadn't tried the hardware test, yet unfortunately i haven't managed to boot to the DVD's OS-
i tried with the original tiger DVD but get an odd graphic bug- (blue stripes ?) it just won't boot-

you're right about the RAM, it was 2 1GB strips, yet I gave away one of the 1GB a while back, only have one of the original 1G strips left- or 2 2GB strips, one danelec and one samsung--

i'm getting more and more kernel panics as we speak- unfortunately i live in France, so things are slightly less simple than they would be in other places- ie it's not as simple as showing up at the new apple stores with this 2007 machine, they'll just shoo me away

i'm really stuck with this, my finances got sucked into the last HDD upgrade (got it done by an official apple retailer, ICLG here in Paris, cost me 300 euros), and I thought things would be stable for a while since the logic board was changed less (free of charge, luckily) than a year ago due to the nvdia bug- and now here I am with this :(
I need a stable machine to work on and really can't afford repairs at the moment

is there any way to run the hardware test from another source than the DVD (firewiredrive or similar? )

thanks a bunch

-- here's the last report i got :

Interval Since Last Panic Report: -28202 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 6
Anonymous UUID: FD865E22-C8DD-4791-889D-B5E5B374745E

Tue May 25 18:53:11 2010
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x55507c): "!pageList phys_addr"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1504.3.12/iokit/Kernel/IOMemoryDescriptor.cpp:1412
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x36413718 : 0x21b449 (0x5ce420 0x3641374c 0x2238a5 0x0)
0x36413768 : 0x55507c (0x5d7af8 0x320 0x36a20b4 0x320)
0x364137e8 : 0x54c208 (0x5f03300 0x3 0x560a200 0x80)
0x364138c8 : 0x54c733 (0x560fd80 0x80 0x54c81c 0x54c94c)
0x364138f8 : 0x129e3ba (0x560fd80 0x36413960 0x36413948 0x36413968)
0x36413988 : 0x12a7d67 (0x560a300 0x5f03300 0x0 0x1000)
0x364139d8 : 0x12a8edb (0x560a900 0x560a300 0x602d100 0x0)
0x36413ab8 : 0x1281448 (0x560a900 0x602d100 0x36413b28 0x36413b24)
0x36413b58 : 0x12a8c63 (0x560a900 0x5e59700 0x2 0x0)
0x36413bb8 : 0x12a9716 (0x560a900 0x560a300 0x36413be8 0xed5570)
0x36413c28 : 0x1298939 (0x560a900 0x36413c5c 0x0 0x54c94c)
0x36413c88 : 0x1296569 (0x560dc00 0xffc1 0x36413da8 0x36413cb8)
0x36413cc8 : 0xedc2cf (0x560dc00 0xffc1 0x36413da8 0x36413d08)
0x36413d28 : 0xebec0e (0x560ca40 0xffc1 0x36413da8 0x36413d68)
0x36413d88 : 0xebedb8 (0x54a2000 0xffc1 0x16 0x305c420c)
0x36413e48 : 0xf0d9f0 (0x54a2000 0x305c420c 0x6 0x3)
0x36413ea8 : 0xf02da0 (0x553cf40 0x1 0x5466c58 0x0)
0x36413f08 : 0x5478e3 (0x54af000 0x553a700 0x1 0x5413300)
0x36413f58 : 0x546914 (0x553a700 0x603969c 0x36413f88 0x227155)
0x36413f88 : 0x546d6e (0x5413cc0 0x6039680 0x36413fc8 0xffffffff)
0x36413fc8 : 0x29e6cc (0x5413cc0 0x0 0x10 0x5a05904)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport(2.0.1)@0x12a6000->0x12aafff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(4.2.6)@0xeb7000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily(2.6.2)@0x127b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2(4.0.6)@0x1295000
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2(4.0.6)@0x1295000->0x12a5fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(4.2.6)@0xeb7000
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily(2.6.2)@0x127b000->0x1294fff
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI(4.5.7)@0xefa000->0xf1ffff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x92d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(4.2.6)@0xeb7000
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(4.2.6)@0xeb7000->0xef9fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
10D578

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.3.0: Fri Feb 26 11:58:09 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.3.12~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 38155557254
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard 5.7.2 - last loaded 34201995231
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.3.2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros 422.19.10
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.56
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.16
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.11
com.apple.GeForce 6.1.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.0d4
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelYonahProfile 14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile 11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMeromProfile 19
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.1.1d0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.3.1f4
com.apple.driver.initioFWBridge 2.5.3
com.apple.driver.StorageLynx 2.5.3
com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi 2.5.3
com.apple.driver.LSI_FW_500 2.5.3
com.apple.driver.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolSansPhysicalUnit 2.5.3
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.2
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.9.6
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.14b1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 104.3.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 0
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 104.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 310.6
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.1.0
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.7.6fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.1.1d0
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.1f4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.9.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2 4.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.9.6
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 283
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
Model: MacBookPro3,1, BootROM MBP31.0070.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 2 GB, SMC 1.16f11
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 128 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x87), Atheros 5416: 2.0.19.10
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.1f4, 2 service, 2 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
PCI Card: pci168c,24, sppci_othernetwork, PCI Slot 5
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HM250HI, 232,89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x1a100000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x021b, 0x5d200000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x5d100000
FireWire Device: OXFORD IDE Device 1, Macpower, Up to 400 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: OEM ATA Device 00, OEM, Up to 800 Mb/sec
 
finally managed to boot into hardware test mode (must be a superdrive issue)

running an extended test with the 4GB of ram in there

first pass found an error :

4MEM/9/40 000 000 : bc13950

running the extended testing

extended testing (1h39 min)
no errors found

ran another quick test

error
4MEM/9/40 000 000 : 6b506C4

another quick test :
no trouble found
another : no trouble found
and a last pass : no trouble found

but i did have two errors...

looking the errors up online didn't give anything so far, any clue as to what might be wrong here ? the RAM used to work fine (i've been using these two sticks for over two years), the kernel panics started happening on tiger- got a new HD drive a month ago, installed snow leopard, - used disk warrior and disk utilities, reset the PRAM and it continues- wether i'm running the computer from the internal drive or an external firewire drive

if i look into the RAM status through about this mac, it says it's ok - what's odd is that the hardware test found errors, but not systematically----- I'd really like to know what the error message mean, can anyone help ?
 
Any clue as to what these errors might be ?

thanks

b
 
Not sure if our problems are related in anyway, but I wanted to share my recent/on going experience with Kenal Panics.

• I cleaned my laptops screen and keys with iKlear.
• Started having issues with my trackpad so I plugged in my white apple mouse into my UMBP on Wednesday, disconnected it about 10 mins later and the kernal errors started appearing.
• Spoke to an Apple rep over the phone and they told me to sit my laptop in front of a fan for 24 hrs to allow it to dry.
• After allowing it to sit overnight, it wouldn't turn on at all.
• Took it to the apple store last evening and the "Genius" showed me a spec no larger than a pea that was the liquid damage.

And unfortunately I still don't know what exactly caused the Kernal Panics. I replaced the harddrive, reformatted everything and the kernal panics were still happening.
 
thanks for your answer- in my case I didn't spill or use any liquid on the mpb...

I'm still wondering what error messages are
posted a thread on apple's support forum as well, no answer :(

b

edit-

I ran the snow leopard cache cleaner RAM test and got


Memtest version 4.13.1a (32-bit)
Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only

This build modified for use with Tiger Cache Cleaner
Copyright (C) 2006 Northern Softworks

MacOS X (Darwin) running in single user mode
POSIX version 200112
Pagesize is 4096
Requested memory: 3229MB (3385851904 bytes)
Available memory: 3229MB (3386478592 bytes)
NOTE: Memory request is too large, reducing to acceptable value...
Allocated memory: 2285MB (2397041600 bytes) at local address 0x01000000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Creating test buffers...
Buffer A: 1142MB (1198520800 bytes) at local address 0x01000000
Buffer B: 1142MB (1198520800 bytes) at local address 0x486ff9e0

Running 1 test sequence...

Test sequence 1 of 1:
Stuck Address : ok
Random Value : ok
Compare XOR : ok
Compare SUB : ok
Compare MUL : ok
Compare DIV : ok
Compare OR : ok
Compare AND : ok
Sequential Increment: ok
Solid Bits : ok
Block Sequential : ok
Checkerboard : ok
Bit Spread : ok
Bit Flip : ok
Walking Ones : ok
Walking Zeroes : ok

All tests passed.


I wonder what could be causing the kernel panics and what the errors found during the hardware test
error
4MEM/9/40 000 000 : 6b506C4
and
4MEM/9/40 000 000 : bc13950

could be...

b
 
and here are the latest kernel panic logs


Interval Since Last Panic Report: 188756 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: FD865E22-C8DD-4791-889D-B5E5B374745E

Fri Jun 4 12:13:29 2010
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a8ac2): Kernel trap at 0x0026f6d0, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x1fc56440, CR3: 0x1d553000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x1fc56438, EBX: 0x0086b154, ECX: 0x00877c78, EDX: 0x0c0ca6f4
CR2: 0x1fc56440, EBP: 0x5b8eb708, ESI: 0x0c107030, EDI: 0x077cf464
EFL: 0x00010283, EIP: 0x0026f6d0, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x0c110010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5b8eb4f8 : 0x21b449 (0x5ce420 0x5b8eb52c 0x2238a5 0x0)
0x5b8eb548 : 0x2a8ac2 (0x590478 0x26f6d0 0xe 0x590642)
0x5b8eb628 : 0x29e9a8 (0x5b8eb640 0x793eb7c 0x5b8eb708 0x26f6d0)
0x5b8eb638 : 0x26f6d0 (0xe 0xc110048 0x25000070 0x290010)
0x5b8eb708 : 0x49fc64 (0xc107030 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5b8eb728 : 0x2dba58 (0xc10f0c4 0x0 0x0 0x2)
0x5b8eb788 : 0x2dbbc3 (0xc10f0c4 0x1 0x0 0x29d54e)
0x5b8eb7d8 : 0x2df0f4 (0x0 0x823024 0x49f213ed 0x0)
0x5b8eb848 : 0x41829c (0x0 0x34 0x5b8eb8bc 0xc1081e4)
0x5b8eb908 : 0x41fb2e (0x6fe5804 0xc10fea4 0x5b8ebf08 0x5b8eba48)
0x5b8eba78 : 0x2f8d3b (0x5b8eba98 0x3 0x5b8ebac8 0x57c733)
0x5b8ebac8 : 0x2d67b0 (0xc10fea4 0x5b8ebdf4 0x5b8ebf08 0x77cf464)
0x5b8ebb58 : 0x2d75e2 (0x5b8ebddc 0x100 0x5b8ebdfc 0x0)
0x5b8ebc18 : 0x2e6656 (0x5b8ebddc 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5b8ebd88 : 0x2e6a99 (0x680290 0x1 0x0 0x0)
0x5b8ebf48 : 0x2e6b32 (0x680290 0x1 0x0 0x0)
0x5b8ebf78 : 0x4ecbb9 (0x77d8000 0x769f6c8 0x77cf3a4 0x1)
0x5b8ebfc8 : 0x29f43d (0x769f6c4 0x0 0x10 0x769f6c4)

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mdworker

Mac OS version:
10D578

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.3.0: Fri Feb 26 11:58:09 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.3.12~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 145028590029
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0 (addr 0x5572d000, size 0x12288) - last unloaded 128408549606
loaded kexts:
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com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.3.2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.GeForce 6.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.16
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.0d4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMeromProfile 19
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.1.1d0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.11
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.14b1
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros 422.19.10
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.0d1
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303
com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi 2.5.3
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.1
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.sandbox 0
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 104.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 104.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.3.1f4
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com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.8.4fc3
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com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.8.4fc3
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com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.0.1d2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.1
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.1f4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.1f4
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.9.6
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.9.6
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
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Model: MacBookPro3,1, BootROM MBP31.0070.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.16f11
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 128 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x87), Atheros 5416: 2.0.19.10
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.1f4, 2 service, 2 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
PCI Card: pci168c,24, sppci_othernetwork, PCI Slot 5
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HM250HI, 232,89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x021b, 0x5d200000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x5d100000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x1a100000
 
can someone maybe help out with the following errors found during the hardware test ?


4MEM/9/40 000 000 : 6b506C4
and
4MEM/9/40 000 000 : bc13950

thanks....
 
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