Wireless Causing Kernel Panics?

So I have been battling this problem with Apple Support and Geniuses at the Stores and after 4 days of erase and installs, archive installs, test user accounts, and lots of phone time and frustration I am getting to DOA this MBP for a new one. If you are having this problem I suggest calling them as soon as possible and working through it as quickly as possible.

15" Mac Book Pro 2 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6) 512 Mb RAM, 100 Gig 7200 rpm HD,

me too -- i just had mine deemed DOA and a new one will be arriving shortly. as a first time mac user, i am very disappointed because i LOVE this machine -- other than this wireless issue.

on a side note, they have begun the return and replace process with my week 20 MBP, but have charged me just under six dollars extra for the new one that will be arriving next week -- any obvious reason for this or are they just trying to squeeze another buck out of me???

Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

but have charged

me just under six dollars extra for the new one that
will be arriving next week -- any obvious reason for
this or are they just trying to squeeze another buck
out of me???

Macbook Pro
Mac OS X (10.4.6)

the only thing I can think off is tax difference did you buy or have it ship to a different city/county the first time?

I too am having the exact same problem as described in this post.
I first encountered the issue during the setup/registration of the machine......I rebooted but had the same issue over and over again.
So I called AppleCare Support and explained to them that I was happy to go through some steps to try and fix the problem.....But nothing was successful, I even reinstalled the OS.

So I eventually ended up asked for an exchange of the machine, which they were happy to do and they offered me priority shipping too.....So hopefully it will be a bit quicker this time.

It's sad that this problem has come about as I'd never even seen a kernel panic on a Mac before, all my other machines have been so excellent.
But hopefully the new machine I recieve will be just as good as the rest......fingers crossed!

p.s. I am interested to know whether this is a hardware or software fault, as it seems quite a lot of people are being effected, atleast in this thread!

Just called apple support. They said they don't do exchanges unless it's defective. So just now we were going through the steps to determine what the problem is. Running the hardware test right now.

I guess all I can do now is follow all the steps and finally get the mac book pro exchanged.

nope -- it has all been shipped to the same address! i guess i will have to call them back to make sure i am getting the right thing since the price doesn't match up.

Well I am awaiting the replacment MBP it just shipped from china. I will have to say I do not expect it to be any better than the one I returned. But I have to try and keep my fingers crossedI personally think it is related to the Intel-logic board combination. I do not think it is software related, therefor I mentioned earlier that a software fix is highly unlikly.

i also dont think that a software fix is going to come along. i spent hours with tech support doing everything possible to my MBP and he said that it had to be a hardware issue. i can only hope that it is a "random" hardware issue and that i will be lucky enough to get a "good" one this time. i was very upset too, because other than the kernel panics, my MBP was not too hot and had a whine that could only be heard if i shoved me head against the speakers! good luck to you with your newest model!

Anyone else buy from Amazon? I'm just wondering what the deal is with their returns. I read something about a restocking fee of 15% for computers, but I'm not sure if that goes for defective products.

Apple Care told me that since I bought from Amazon, Apple would only repair, not replace my machine. I don't care who sold it to me, but given that I paid for a DOA machine, I expect a brand new replacement, not some repair job that may or may not fix the issue and/or create others.

MacBook Pro 17" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Here is my log.

panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0034F8ED): mbuf address out of range 0x2c4208
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x255f3cd8 : 0x128b5e (0x3bbeb8 0x255f3cfc 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x255f3d18 : 0x34f8ed (0x3db914 0x2c4208 0x3b8 0x2)
0x255f3d38 : 0x350011 (0x1 0x1 0x1 0x3b8)
0x255f3d58 : 0x3500dd (0x373efb00 0x1c 0x1 0x0)
0x255f3d78 : 0x232caa (0x373efb00 0x1c 0x1 0x0)
0x255f3de8 : 0x3549e0 (0x64379e8 0x0 0x373efb00 0x0)
0x255f3e88 : 0x35932e (0x64379e8 0x0 0x6237780 0x373efb00)
0x255f3ee8 : 0x3596db (0x6237780 0x0 0x4b28078 0x3b8)
0x255f3f78 : 0x36d8e4 (0x54485dc 0x4b28034 0x4b28078 0x0)
0x255f3fd8 : 0x197e7e (0x4fc5318 0x4fc5318 0x359e9000 0x255f3d24) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb0434de8

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.6.1: Tue Mar 7 16:55:45 PST 2006; root:xnu-792.9.22.obj~1/RELEASE_I386

You have seen the Hi im a PC hi im a Mac commercials?

They should do one, Hi im a Mac and when the unplugg the cable from my *** that i enjoy so much im starting to cry(kernelpanic)

I have a 4 day old MBP 2.0Ghz (week 20) which has been having kernel panics since day one. Only happens when downloading via wireless. Doesn't happen when on ethernet. It happens on my home and work network so it's definitely the machine. I have a support call in at the moment, and sent them my panic logs, but they say it will take a few days before they can get back to me as they are 'very busy'. If I don't get an encouraging response it's going back under the 7-day return unwanted option. Shame really - it's quiet and cool otherwise.

mine was doing the same thing straight out the box too (week 20 2.16Ghz). i talked with support for a couple hours, reinstalled OSX, and ended up sending the computer back -- my new machine should arrive in about a week. hopefully they have figured this out!

Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I'll add another "me too". I got my new MBP 15 Friday, and over the last two days I have had two dozen kernel panics while installing software. Traffic over traditional ethernet is no problem -- all the panics are over the 802.11 connection to my Airport.

I'll try calling Apple tomorrow or Monday. I hope they have had enough complaints by now not to give me the run-around. I've owned over 20 Macs over the last 20 years, and I hate it when they go through the newbie..."Now reboot holding down the shift key" nonsense....

MacBook Pro, plus others Mac OS X (10.4.6)

After reinstalling the OS a couple of times I think I may have narrowed down the problem a bit. On my machine at least the kernel panic only kicks in when downloading the Quicktime update - it's fine when downloading the other updates if I do them all separately. Anyone else noticed this? Could be a red herring of course.

The answer to the kernelpanic is, new logic card. Im waiting for a new one now....