OS X Crashed
Yup, another one. I’m getting very familiar with the kernel panic screen. I think I’m tracking it down, though. It seems to happen often (though not exclusively) in Safari when I’m trying to play Quicktime movies. I think it may have to do with the MOTU 324 drivers for my 2408 digital interface. I play all my audio out this interface all the time, and this seems to cause the crash (though, as I stated before, it’s non-reproducible in the same Safari movie).
I’m all updated as of today (w/repaired permissions) and I still got the kernel panic.
I tried to use the internal speaker on the computer and went back to the same site to play the movie. No crash. However I really want to use my mixer and speakers to hear audio (after all, I spent a lot on these things) so I plugged a cord into the back of the machine and router it into the mixer. I can hear the sound but I get a horrific amount of RFI from the computer itself, and This Will Not Do.
So I guess I’ll go back to using the 2408 and just putting up with the kernel panics. MOTU doesn’t mention problems and I haven’t heard of anyone else experiencing similar things. Familiar story: I’m off on my own desert island of technical problems and there’s no tech support lifeboat around- nothing to do but resigning myself to the next 1000 dinners from coconuts. I had hoped that the new computer would be a crystal clear and pristine start over, with no sneaky problems anywhere, but I guess that’s too much to hope for. Even for a Mac.
For what it’s worth, here’s the crash log:
Tue May 4 19:03:01 2004
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0×400 - Inst access DAR=0×000000001C084008 PC=0×0000000000000000
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0×2D81C280)
PC=0×00000000; MSR=0×40009030; DAR=0×1C084008; DSISR=0×40000000; LR=0×00000000; R1=0×12013E20; XCP=0×00000010 (0×400 - Inst access)
Backtrace:
0×00000000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0×2D81C280)
previously dumped as “Latest” state. skipping…
Exception state (sv=0×00920500)
PC=0×00000000; MSR=0×0000D030; DAR=0×00000000; DSISR=0×00000000; LR=0×00000000; R1=0×00000000; XCP=0×00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.3.0:
Fri Mar 5 14:22:55 PST 2004; root:xnu/xnu-517.3.15.obj~4/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0×400 - Inst access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0×000834B8 0×0008399C 0×0001EDA4 0×000909C0 0×00093C8C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0×2D81C280)
PC=0×00000000; MSR=0×40009030; DAR=0×1C084008; DSISR=0×40000000; LR=0×00000000; R1=0×12013E20; XCP=0×00000010 (0×400 - Inst access)
Backtrace:
0×00000000
Exception state (sv=0×00920500)
PC=0×00000000; MSR=0×0000D030; DAR=0×00000000; DSISR=0×00000000; LR=0×00000000; R1=0×00000000; XCP=0×00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.3.0:
Fri Mar 5 14:22:55 PST 2004; root:xnu/xnu-517.3.15.obj~4/RELEASE_PPC