The "Hi... I'm a Mac" thread

[LeftyHoges]

Just works my arse!!!

Installed new RAM this morning (upgraded to 8GB) and have received this three times now...

Ran great guns for about an hour or so.

Have re-checked that the RAM is seated properly.

Interval Since Last Panic Report: -3 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: C1C21C49-6980-4EBA-9CC5-AF0526C46369

Fri Jul 29 11:08:49 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002d120: Kernel trap at 0xffffff800023514d, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff80d24b8d20, CR3: 0x0000000026397000, CR4: 0x0000000000040660
RAX: 0xdfffff8017b812b0, RBX: 0xffffff8017cc42e8, RCX: 0x0000000025000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0xffffff80b070b570, RBP: 0xffffff80b070b5d0, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff80129adcb0
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x000000000000000b, R10: 0xfffffffff0000000, R11: 0xffffff80002a1446
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x000000000000000b, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff800023514d, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Error code: 0x0000000000000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80b070b210 : 0xffffff8000204d15
0xffffff80b070b310 : 0xffffff80002d1208
0xffffff80b070b460 : 0xffffff80002e3f4a
0xffffff80b070b470 : 0xffffff800023514d
0xffffff80b070b5d0 : 0xffffff800023828f
0xffffff80b070b620 : 0xffffff80002383e8
0xffffff80b070b660 : 0xffffff80002fbe11
0xffffff80b070b700 : 0xffffff80004287db
0xffffff80b070b800 : 0xffffff800042fbc4
0xffffff80b070b9c0 : 0xffffff800023db0c
0xffffff80b070ba00 : 0xffffff8000235ed7
0xffffff80b070bad0 : 0xffffff8000236bef
0xffffff80b070bbd0 : 0xffffff8000302782
0xffffff80b070bd60 : 0xffffff8000302b00
0xffffff80b070bf40 : 0xffffff80004e8168
0xffffff80b070bfa0 : 0xffffff80002e4874

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mdworker

Mac OS version:
10K549

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:32:41 PDT 2011; rootnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_X86_64
System model name: MacBookPro8,2 (Mac-94245A3940C91C80)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 125376919814
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.2.0 (addr 0xffffff7f80963000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 116034694543
loaded kexts:
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic 6.0 12092.670880 - last loaded 48665794775
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge 6.0 12092.670880
com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect 6.0 12092.670880
com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook 6.0 12092.670880
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor 6.0 12092.670880
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.31
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.20
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.0.5f14
com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer 6.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 6.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6
com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000 6.3.6
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.5b8
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.10.6
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 433.11.5
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.1
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.2d10
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB 6.3.6
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.2.4
com.apple.BootCache 31.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.0.3
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTyp eZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClien t 142.6.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 1
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 142.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 67
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 67
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 67
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 67
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 67
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 69
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.3fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 61
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 320.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d5
com.apple.kext.ATI6000Controller 6.3.6
com.apple.kext.ATISupport 6.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.1.6
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 207.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.2.0
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com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.8
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 1.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4
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com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.3
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com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
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Model: MacBookPro8,2, BootROM MBP81.0047.B0E, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.69f1
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe, 1024 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.104.5)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF, 698.64 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 6
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0245, 0xfa120000 / 4
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3

**** me!!!

[kpac]

The emoticons actually work quite well in there...

[LeftyHoges]

The emoticons actually work quite well in there...

Was thinking the same thing...

[markTHEblake]

Leftyhoges, something doesnt appear to be right. if you upgraded the ram yourself that means you are no ordinary mac user then you should know what to do next. If you got someone else to do it then you should be asking them.

[AndyP]

Hey, even I installed my own RAM (damned if I was going to pay what I was quoted).

[LeftyHoges]

Leftyhoges, something doesnt appear to be right. if you upgraded the ram yourself that means you are no ordinary mac user then you should know what to do next. If you got someone else to do it then you should be asking them.

Good call!

See I'm very much a newb when it comes to Macs as I've only owned mine about 3 or so weeks so still discovering everything. But even I didn't think I could screw up a simple RAM install.
Step 1. Open cover
Step 2. Take out old RAM
Step 3. Insert new RAM
Step 4. Close cover

Surely thats not too hard for anyone????

[Croydo]

It could be possible you have a bad stick of ram, can you take the ram back to where you bought it and have it tested?

[LeftyHoges]

It could be possible you have a bad stick of ram, can you take the ram back to where you bought it and have it tested?

Can't really take back as such as I bought from RamCity, but I'm sure I can return...

[henno]

Was it the correct FSB and voltage and timing, etc? Just because it fits means nothing.

Also, memtest86. Do that.

[LeftyHoges]

Was it the correct FSB and voltage and timing, etc? Just because it fits means nothing.

Also, memtest86. Do that.

Well I assumed so. RamCity made me list my specs and model etc upon purchase and they claim on their site that they double check to make sure they send out the right RAM.

I can barely get two or three minutes of run time before it crashes, will that be enough for memtest86?

Edit: Oh, I see its BIOS-based. Never mind the last question....

Edit 2: Shit, how do you get a mac to boot from CD first???

Edit 3: OK, I've found an installable package that should work. Will give that a go. Wish me luck. Worst comes to worst I'll just stick the 4GB back in and hope that works until I can sort something out.

[Courty]

Edit 2: Shit, how do you get a mac to boot from CD first???

Hold down 'C' during boot up.

[LeftyHoges]

Hold down 'C' during boot up.

Really?

That easy?

Wow.

[kev]

Yep "C" for CD's and "D" for DVD's. I'm presuming when (if) they put blu-ray drives in, it'll be "B".

[LeftyHoges]

Yep "C" for CD's and "D" for DVD's. I'm presuming when (if) they put blu-ray drives in, it'll be "B".

U for USB's??? Or can you not boot off them?

[Courty]

Hold down the 'Option' key at startup to choose which drive you want to boot from.

[kev]

U for USB's??? Or can you not boot off them?

Nope, not a chance in hell of booting off one, unless it has an Apple logo on it.

[henno]

Nope, not a chance in hell of booting off one, unless it has an Apple logo on it.

Urge to kill.... rising....

[LeftyHoges]

I hate learning new stuff....

[kev]

Urge to kill.... rising....

Sorry Just couldn't resist.

LH - ignore the above from me.

[golfbound]

I had this same problem with my first lot of ram the shop sent me the wrong ram they insisted it was right but it wasn't so i bought more ram from another shop and it works fine now.

[golfbound]

this is what i bought
2 x Strontium 4GB (1 x 4GB) PC3-8500 1066MHz DDR3 SODIMM RAM - EVM Series @ $57.20 ea.
[Total Cost WITH delivery charges: $124.20]
from http://www.techbuy.com.au
pretty sure this is what you need http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/156361/M...4G86S0-G7M.asp

[markTHEblake]

I love helping Mac users.

One of our main macbooks in our production area has been getting a few kernel panics ( in windows thats a Bluescreen of death) including first thing this morning. A little later I get a report from the operator
"everything has disappeared off the screen"

So i figured stuff messing around. I steal another mac from somewhere else less important and replace that with an old clunker, and build both machines up in an hour or so. When I go around to her station i see a perfectly functioning Mac, what she really meant was that the Application's data disappeared, the mac is still running fine. Of course i pointed out nicely that "everything" means everything, yet I can still see many things on the screen. The connection to the database was lost. "i have told you that before" and reseated a network cable.

Anyhow we needed to replace it. A few hours later I get a request to install her printer, i ignored that because I already did. After two more requests I ask her if she has actually tried printing something. "No, but its not there on the screen" (she means its not showing in the Dock)

[Facepalm]

Are there easier computers to use than a Mac?

[idgolfguy]

They need to be foolproof for the computer illiterates that generally use them.

We do a full Win 7 SOE rebuild in less thqn 15 minutes and full data restore from the SAN in another 20 minutes. It is fully automated and managed remotely. So it is not just the realm of the MACs.

I just got Lion running and used it over the weekend. Don't see what the big deal is.

[LeftyHoges]

Well, I believe I've narrowed down the dodgy stick of RAM.

Unfortunately in the process, my hard drive has decided to shit itself. YIPPEE!!!!

So, using disk utility if I format the hard drive using the "don't erase data" option will I be able to reinstall OS X and basically just pick up where I left off using a data recovery tool?

And if so, what is the recommended tool for such a job?

P.S. This has not been a very good experience with my first MAC.

Just sayin'.....

[AndyP]

P.S. This has not been a very good experience with my first MAC.

Just sayin'.....

It's too late. Steve Jobs already has your money.