Frequent kernel panics

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robaib54

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I have been having frequent kernel panics on my Macbook os x 10.4.10. I took it to a mac service provider and he ran a 24 hour hardware check. He didn't find anything wrong. I am continuing to have kernel panics and I'm not really sure what could have caused them. I haven't loaded any new software onto my computer recently. Just wondering if there is any way to find out what is exactly causing these frequent kernel panics (I have at least 20 a day)?

Thanks,
Beth
 
Find panic.log (spotlight should find it) and post its content, at least for the past few panics of it.

There are a lot of options - hardware, software, RAM, something in configuration... panic log is your best friend in debugging (and someone else can translate its content to clean English for you)
 
Here are a few panics that I have been having. Thanks for your help!!

Mon Apr 6 16:28:38 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A4A55): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x32872083, CR3: 0x01ee3000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x32872053, EBX: 0x00000001, ECX: 0x4574ee20, EDX: 0x12ed3840
CR2: 0x32872083, EBP: 0x1519bbf8, ESI: 0x45745840, EDI: 0x1366e2c8
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x009f2974, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1519b9b8 : 0x128d08 (0x3cc0a4 0x1519b9dc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x1519b9f8 : 0x1a4a55 (0x3d24b8 0x0 0xe 0x3d1cdc)
0x1519bb08 : 0x19aeb4 (0x1519bb20 0x26bc8e00 0x1 0x1)
0x1519bbf8 : 0x9cbcc2 (0x1379c004 0x45745840 0x12ed3840 0x32872053)
0x1519bdd8 : 0x9ce059 (0x1366e2c8 0x0 0x0 0x6)
0x1519bf08 : 0x39b3c3 (0x1366e000 0x3baa500 0x1 0x371591c)
0x1519bf58 : 0x39a595 (0x3baa500 0x135eb4 0x0 0x371591c)
0x1519bf88 : 0x39a2cb (0x3bb1980 0x384edc0 0x450 0x1a03)
0x1519bfc8 : 0x19ad2c (0x3bb1980 0x0 0x10 0x3dbed60) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros(230.8.5)@0x99a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x61d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x584000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(160.2)@0x7c4000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.10.1: Wed May 23 16:33:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.22.5~1/RELEASE_I386


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Mon Apr 6 16:45:05 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A4A55): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x4d8bf93b, CR3: 0x01ee3000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x4d8bf90b, EBX: 0x00000003, ECX: 0x438f5208, EDX: 0x1106cb10
CR2: 0x4d8bf93b, EBP: 0x1503bbf8, ESI: 0x438ebb10, EDI: 0x1366e2c8
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x009f2974, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1503b9b8 : 0x128d08 (0x3cc0a4 0x1503b9dc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x1503b9f8 : 0x1a4a55 (0x3d24b8 0x0 0xe 0x3d1cdc)
0x1503bb08 : 0x19aeb4 (0x1503bb20 0x26bc8900 0x1 0x1)
0x1503bbf8 : 0x9cbcc2 (0x1379c004 0x438ebb10 0x1106cb10 0x4d8bf90b)
0x1503bdd8 : 0x9ce059 (0x1366e2c8 0x0 0x26014000 0x0)
0x1503bf08 : 0x39b3c3 (0x1366e000 0x3b95a00 0x1 0x370f000)
0x1503bf58 : 0x39a595 (0x3b95a00 0x135eb4 0x0 0x370f000)
0x1503bf88 : 0x39a2cb (0x3b8e700 0x0 0x450 0x1f03)
0x1503bfc8 : 0x19ad2c (0x3b8e700 0x0 0x10 0x3ceb3e0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros(230.8.5)@0x99a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x61d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x584000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(160.2)@0x7c4000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.10.1: Wed May 23 16:33:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.22.5~1/RELEASE_I386


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Airport (atheros) driver related, not hardware. If you used wired connection it would not panic for that reason.
10.4.11 could maybe help - or then not. The service providers don't usually test with wireless connection. Sigh. You're not the only one with those panics.
Try 10.4.11 though. It can't hurt.
 
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