Kernel Panic in Snow Leopard

I am having same problem in my 1st generation Mac Pro.

Kernel panics can happen because of incompatible drivers, bad directory (note with Snow Leopard you want Disk Warrior 4.2, as earlier versions may not work),
or hardware that is marginal. See my kernel panic FAQ*:

http://www.macmaps.com/kernelpanic.html

If you can check the log files, you might get a clue as to what might be going on.

Also check that all your drivers are Snow Leopard compatible. Here's a guide for printers and scanners:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669

- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

I'm having the same problem. Not very happy about it, just got done doing the kernel dance the other day.

Me too. First kernal panic in years after installing snow leopard. Bummer!

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Same here- 4 this week!! It's getting on my nerves!! I want my reliable Mac back.
I've read that there are kernel problems with some graphics drivers, so I think the only solution might be to sit tight & wait for 10.6.2 & see if there's a fix there.

Fingers crossed.

Me too. 3 in the last 2 days. And my Finder has shown wrong icons or is not responsive twice now.

Same here.. it definitely started for me after upgrading to Snow Leopard.

Have run Tech Tool Deluxe OK, not that I expected that to find this very intermittent problem, so I too will wait & see whether 10.6.2 solves the problem before digging deeper into my system..

[Here is a good read on troubleshooting and resolving kernel panics|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html].

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[I just turned up this Apple read on resolving kernel panics under Sno|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8965.html].

My problem Kernel Panic and iTunes hangs seems to have been fixed.

I cleaned out SafariBlock from 2007, MacFuse from I don't know when, RealVNC's VNC server, and I carried out a PRAM reset (after verifying both my disk and permissions were OK).

Which was the fix I can't know, but probably the latter.

I have been having regular kernel panics specifically tied to heavy use of AFP filesystems. Apparently the AFP implementation is trying to release a lock it shouldn't be and kills the kernel. This is VERY sloppy of Apple.

This is the exact same problem I'm having, continued and increasingly frequent kernel panics or a total lock up while the machine is running it's screensaver, usually in the middle of the night. Will come in and it'll simply be frozen.

Heavy use of AFP, at least 3 mounts at all times, Time Machine over the network, etc.
Tried updating to 10.6.2 and replacing the memory, so far no luck in solving.

Anyone have a fix?