Leopard problems after install/upgrade

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aminde

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I just installed/upgraded (from a black separately bought) leopard on my mum's iMac G5. The installation showed now problems, and then the computer restarted, booted up and gave me the account/log in screen. But here's the problem. After login in on (tried with several different accounts, but same problem), the computer freezes and then gives me the "you must restart your computer, hold down the power button," etc.

From what I've found online this is most likely a kernel error, so I tried Single User Mode (Apple(Cmd)+S), with "fsck -f" giving me = "The volume iMac appears to be OK."

I then ran Safe-mode and looked at the konsoll-log, and found these to be the last lines before the break down:

...stemStarter [59] kextload: kld_load_from_memory() failed for module /Libary/Extensions/VirtualPCOSServices.kext/Contents/MacOS/VirtualPCOSServices
...stemStarter [59] kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extention /Libary/Extensions/VirtualPCOSServices.kext
...stemStarter [59] link/load failed for extention /Libary/Extensions/VirtualPCOSServices.kext
...stemStarter [59] (run kextload with -t for diagnostic output)

And from what I can understand, it seems like it's an old version of VirtualPC on the computer, causing the problem?

Am I right? Does anyone now how to solve this?
 
The version of the Virtual PC application installed is probably not compatible with Leopard,
but i am not sure that by itself would cause a kernel panic.

If you do not need it, delete the Virtual PC application and see if that resolves the problem.
 
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Well, I was hoping to find a tested solution or something, before I just start deleting stuff, and then realizing that it didn't help.

would you try to delete just the VirtualPCOSServices.kext
or the whole VirtualPC package?
 
aminde said:
Well, I was hoping to find a tested solution or something, before I just start deleting stuff, and then realizing that it didn't help.

would you try to delete just the VirtualPCOSServices.kext
or the whole VirtualPC package?
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I would find the VirtualPPCOSServices.kext and move it to the Desktop and rename it slightly, then reboot.
 
OK! took a chance and threw out the VirtualPCOSServices.kext - file from /Libary/Extentions/ and rebooted, but only wit the same result. So here comes the whole konsoll-log from start-up to shut-down after I threw out the VirtualPCOSServices.kext - file (I guess I was wrong about VirtualPC being the problem?):



10.08.08 13.54.12 com.apple.launchctl.System[2] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/AVCAssistant.plist
10.08.08 13.54.12 com.apple.launchctl.System[2] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
10.08.08 13.54.12 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.mio.AVCAssistant) Conflict with job: 0x100750.AVCAssistant over Mach service: com.apple.mio.AVCAssistant
10.08.08 13.54.12 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
10.08.08 13.54.12 com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
10.08.08 13.54.17 com.apple.launchctl.System[2] bind(): Address already in use
10.08.08 13.54.17 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.ftpd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
10.08.08 13.54.17 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.openssh.sshd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
10.08.08 13.54.17 com.apple.launchctl.System[2] com.openssh.sshd: Already loaded
10.08.08 13.54.17 com.apple.kextd[10] kld(): Undefined symbols:
10.08.08 13.54.17 com.apple.kextd[10] _m_mtod
10.08.08 13.54.22 org.ntp.ntpd[54] Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known
10.08.08 13.54.25 com.apple.SystemStarter[58] Starting Virex server
10.08.08 13.54.25 com.apple.SystemStarter[58] Starting Qumaster services
10.08.08 13.54.25 com.apple.SystemStarter[58] Starting WIBU-KEY Server
10.08.08 13.54.26 com.apple.launchd[1] (0x10abf0.VersionCueCS2Daemon[110]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 112 PPID 1 VersionCueCS2
10.08.08 13.54.30 com.apple.ATSServer[95] FODBCheck: New annes file created
10.08.08 13.55.16 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[128]) Exited: Terminated
10.08.08 13.55.20 com.apple.ATSServer[173] FODBCheck: New annex file created
 
If you performed an "upgrade and install", I would try doing a fresh "archive and install", or backup all files, then do a clean install.
 
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