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Why Multiple Kernel "issues" w/G4 iMac/Tiger?

Folks:

Lately have had a run of KPs in my ten year old +- G4 iMac . . . so we know it's "old" but overall when it's running well, it's fine. I ran the Apple Hardware test and that shows "OK" . . . I have SmartReporter and that shows fine. I booted up in ext HD and ran DU to Repair Disk, and I ran Onyx as well . . . . Today, I was trying to see if it was related to the browser, lately Ten4Fox, so I switched back to Camino but got the same "we don't support your browser" and KP there as well . . . . Then I tried to not use the internet at all and things were going well for awhile, but then got another KP that way. The computer has stopped generating "Crash Reports" to send to Apple and now just gives the kernel panic in a CLI note in black bars with white text that drops down over the desktop; multiple times the "grey" screen with the "You need to restart" happened, we aren't wasting time doing that now . . . the mouse and screen freezes and the CLI kernel trap info shows up. BTW, I also had done a PRAM reset, and then I saw BDAqua's post here about doing it three times, which I did the other day and it seemed like the problem was fixed . . . until today with 3 of them. Seems like it can happen right on revive from sleep or after running the computer for awhile. Any thoughts? I've been told already, "It's time for a new computer" and I'm reconciled to that in the near-long term as the "answer" . . . just wondering if I can get some insight into troubleshooting my dear old G4 friend and keep it going for awhile longer??? Can anybody hep me? Final note, I've got the int HD partitioned and running Xu/Lu 12.0.4, the crash problem started there and that's not new, but then continued over into the OSX side. Today, I was logged into Xu/Lu and did not have any KP while there . . . but did again back in OSX . . . . Is it "soft" or "hard" ware issue? I can't tell . . . . Many thanks for any insights.

e.e.p.

MBP 15 2.53 GHz, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iBook G4, 14, 933 MHz (10.4.11), iMac G4, 15, 800MHz,

Posted on Oct 20, 2012 2:58 PM

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BDAqua

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Dec 13, 2012 9:20 PM in response to este.el.paz

Well, it could be a big diff, but due to a multitude of problems I can't boot 10.6.8, but I do believe I ran AJ in 10.6.8 a few times without problems.

Much of my computer equipment was stolen a few months ago, other equipment is dying left & right. 😟

este.el.paz Author

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Dec 13, 2012 9:30 PM in response to BDAqua

@BDAqua:

AH, well I understand about the "equipment dying . . ." . . . it does seem to happen eventually . . . . Sorry about the theft, it's too bad some people feel it's OK to take stuff . . . perhaps all because of the hard times. Well, anyway, so far no reply on the Source Forge Bug tracker site, although it looks like it moved up in the list, no discussion there that might give some hints have been offered. I did try to follow your recent suggestion, but, it was as I originally said . . . it isn't recognized in single user . . . so far only "exit" has been successfully executed in single user . . . .

Might not have internet access tomorrow, but maybe Sat the phone company will get the phone working again . . . possibly due to rain . . . in LA . . . ???? Hilarious to have no 'net for 11 days . . . .

e.e.p.

este.el.paz Author

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Dec 18, 2012 9:41 AM in response to este.el.paz

Folks:

As posted elsewhere, with the help of some gents on another forum the answer to the applejack in 10.6.8 was provided . . . in rEFIt window, highlight the OSX box, then press "F2" key that goes to a menu where, "run OSX as single user" is selected . . . I could then run applejack in 10.6.8 . . . .

e.e.p.

BDAqua

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Dec 18, 2012 9:55 AM in response to este.el.paz

Great to hear, thanks for the report! 🙂

este.el.paz Author

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Dec 18, 2012 10:23 AM in response to BDAqua

@BDAq:

Thanks to you for your help, I'm just glad that the issue was just a matter of knowing how to use rEFIt, and for right now there doesn't have to be a lot of technical messing around to fix the problem . . . . It's just about having the right information . . . .

e.e.p.

Dec 18, 2012 11:58 AM in response to este.el.paz

Interesting - I was expected your Tiger but not Snow Leopard issues to be duel boot related. I don't recall your saying that the Snow Leopard Mac was duel boot. I found this part of an old post on another forum:

To boot into single user mode with rEFIt:

At the rEFIt main menu:
Highlight the OSX boot partition (the big blue apple)
Press F2

Boot options will appear:
Select 'Boot Mac OS X in single user mode' and press enter.

este.el.paz Author

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Dec 18, 2012 1:01 PM in response to Neville Hillyer

@Neville:

Yes, it is interesting . . . simple solution; that post looks like the same one that was posted yesterday on a non-Apple forum site thread of mine . . . from '08 or '09 . . . ??? But, indeed, all of my 3 assundry computers are carved for dual boot . . . might not have been mentioned on this thread . . . might have been, pretty sure it was mentioned or asked about on the specific "applejack" thread . . . . Anyway, thanks for your insights . . . moving on to the next yet to be undiscovered issue . . . . It's out there . . . .

e.e.p.

Why Multiple Kernel "issues" w/G4 iMac/Tiger?