What does this mean?

[Victory]

Hello All,

Can anyone put this in "English" for me? My iMac (17in 1.83 CD 2G Ram) screen went grey and I was prompted to restart. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000024, CR3: 0x00dcf000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x03c75800, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x04865600
CR2: 0x00000024, EBP: 0x257abf28, ESI: 0x00000001, EDI: 0x04865600
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x00392b8b, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x03840010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x257abd78 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x257abd9c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x257abdb8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf1f4 0x1 0xe 0x3cea24)
0x257abec8 : 0x19a8d4 (0x257abee0 0x0 0x1 0x3c44d60)
0x257abf28 : 0x3945f4 (0x4865600 0x10 0x3778328 0x37ec3e)
0x257abf58 : 0x397bf1 (0x3778300 0x135ec3 0x0 0x374d144)
0x257abf88 : 0x397927 (0x3778280 0x0 0x450 0x1e03)
0x257abfc8 : 0x19a74c (0x3778280 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x3fb9b70) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386

Model: iMac4,1, BootROM IM41.0055.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core Duo, 1.83 GHz, 2 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600, ATY,RadeonX1600, PCIe, 128 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x89), 4.80.46.0
Bluetooth: Version 1.7.9f12, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Built-in Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1600JS-40NGB2, 149.05 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-846
USB Device: Built-in iSight, Micron, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: External HDD, Western Digital, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: iPod, Apple, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: MSAC-USM1, Sony, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth HCI, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
FireWire Device: ST3300631A, Initio, Up to 400 Mb/sec

 

[mkrishnan]

This is what is called a "kernel panic" in OS X. It's relatively rare. Basically, it means that a series of events either generated sufficiently unexpected results or was sufficiently unpredictable, that the kernel (the very core of the operating system) decided it was safer shutting down immediately than letting it go on. It's the "way" in which OS X computers crash -- analogous to blue screen of death or sudden unexpected rebooting of Windows computers.

It's a relatively rare phenomenon. When it does happen, it can be because of bad hardware, or occasionally because of some funny software (although that's relatively rare).

When it's because of funny software, that software is usually implicated in that "backtrace" segment of the crash report that you posted.

Since there wasn't any such, I would suggest you write it off as a fluke for now, and do nothing. If it happens again, however, it's time to explore whether you recently installed new hardware that might be defective, or whether there's some kind of problem with your Mac.

 

[Victory]

Thanks for the quick response. Everything seems fine since the restart. It does seem rare since this is the first time in since I have had the machine (almost 1 year). Again, Thanks!