What's your Kernel Panic troubleshooting technique?

[sbfaye11]

I'm looking to expand on my approach, and hope you had some ideas to add/improve this list.

Beyond what I have below, What do you do in the event of Kernel Panic to identify and resolve the issue?

Thanks for the advice!

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1. install updates
2. isolate hardware or software by starting in recovery and running disk repair utility
3. Startup from external disk running OSX

Software issue indicated if no panic, hardware if panic occurs.

Hardware Troubleshoot:
Disconnect/test connections/reseat any peripherals
Reseat RAM or third party hardware

Software troubleshoot:
reinstall OSX
Run software update
reinstall updated third-party software

If still happening, erase disk and start with a fresh install of OS X

 

[chown33]

I say "Dammit", and have a beer while it's rebooting.

If it continues to panic, I don't get any more work done, but I do end up caring a lot less.

 

[Manic Harmonic]

1. Note what I was doing when it happened and what time
2. Look in the console for anything suspicious around that time
3. Boot in verbose mode and try to replicate the issue, if I can replicate it, then see what kext or process is causing the panic
4. If I can't replicate it, I continue to run it in verbose mode until it happens again.
5. If I still can't replicate it, oh well, let's just hope it was a fluke... Check for any possible hardware issues and hope it doesn't happen again.