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White iMac with pink grid, kernel panics, boots only to safe mode.

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trojan18

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Mar 4, 2005
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I have a feeling I need a new motherboard to replace my graphics chip but I want to get some opinions from people who know this stuff more than I do.

I was playing World of Warcraft last night when the entire computer froze and a pink grid came over the computer. Could not force quit. About 10 seconds later, Kernel Panic screen and I have to hard reboot.

Every time I reboot the pink grid is still there and it kernel panics, does not get past the spinning Apple logo. I was able to hold down shift and get it to safe mode, and was able to back up my files that way. I also ran the Apple hardware test, but it said no problems found.

I am typing to you now in safe mode on this pink screen. I copied and pasted the error message I got from the "Send Report to Apple" program that launched below. Please help or confirm the problem if you can.

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 12052456 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 7762FB4C-EFA1-4FCD-A2FB-5367F0EBD2AF

Fri Nov 12 11:22:46 2010
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a8ab2): Kernel trap at 0x49733e0a, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x3570c0f4, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x3570bf84, EBX: 0x00000020, ECX: 0x05d27020, EDX: 0x3570bf84
CR2: 0x3570c0f4, EBP: 0x47f2bcc8, ESI: 0x0722b404, EDI: 0x05d27004
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x49733e0a, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x05d20010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x47f2ba68 : 0x21b455 (0x5cf328 0x47f2ba9c 0x2238b1 0x0)
0x47f2bab8 : 0x2a8ab2 (0x591664 0x49733e0a 0xe 0x59182e)
0x47f2bb98 : 0x29e9a8 (0x47f2bbb0 0x5d27004 0x47f2bcc8 0x49733e0a)
0x47f2bba8 : 0x49733e0a (0xe 0x48 0x10 0x10)
0x47f2bcc8 : 0x49736723 (0x5d27004 0x7246404 0x8 0x2)
0x47f2bd18 : 0x498efcaf (0x5d27004 0x7246404 0x0 0x0)
0x47f2be48 : 0x497367ba (0x5d27004 0x7246404 0x0 0x0)
0x47f2beb8 : 0x495a4887 (0x5d27004 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x47f2bf48 : 0x4955704d (0x5d27004 0x68287a8 0xd1c94475 0x29d54e)
0x47f2bf78 : 0x22fb84 (0x66de000 0x5d27004 0x47f2bfc8 0x227803)
0x47f2bfc8 : 0x29e6cc (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0x6d2c1c0)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.nvidia.nv40hal(6.1.8)@0x49831000->0x499d4fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.1.8)@0x4954f000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.1.8)@0x4954f000->0x49830fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x4221e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.1)@0x488dd000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.1)@0x487b0000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
10F569

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.4.0: Fri Apr 23 18:28:53 PDT 2010; root:xnu-1504.7.4~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac6,1 (Mac-F4218FC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 76525158747
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.1d8
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.6.2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelYonahProfile 14
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.63
com.apple.GeForce 6.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.8.7f1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile 11
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.24
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.14b1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx 423.91.27
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.1.2b1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMeromProfile 19
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.3.3f8
com.apple.driver.USBCameraFirmwareLoader 1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.2
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 105.10.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 0
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 105.10.0
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 2.3.3f8 - last loaded 53203307567
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.8.7f1
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 2.3.3f8
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.8.7f1
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.8.7f1
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.7.6fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv40hal 6.1.8
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 311.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.8.7f1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.8.7f1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.1.2b1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.0.1d2
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.3f8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.3f8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.3f8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.5
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.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.4
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 283
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
Model: iMac6,1, BootROM IM61.0093.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.16 GHz, 3 GB, SMC 1.10f2
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x87), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.27)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.3f8, 2 service, 19 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST3250824AS Q, 232.89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J, 4.96 GB
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8501, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8206, 0x7d100000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8240, 0x7d200000
 
Could well be failing graphics hardware (or other core component), although since it boots into safe mode you might as well rule out software: Get your OS install discs, boot from those, and try reinstalling the OS. You have a backup, so you could do a complete reformat and reinstall, if you want to be absolutely sure, but just an archive and install is probably enough to confirm. If it successfully installs but panics as soon as you boot from the fresh install, probably hardware. If it doesn't, maybe your OS install just got hosed somehow (though I'd start looking at a failing drive in that case).

And if the installation fails with an error (rather than the installer just panicking like it does in non-safe-mode), again it might be worth ruling out a disk issue (which would mean installing the OS on a bootable external drive if you have one).
 
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