[X4U] Kernel panic on start up. HELP!

[Nick Scalise]

> From: Meg St.Clair <megsaint at earthlink.net>
> 
> This morning, one of the programs I was using (MusigMagic Mixer). After 
numerous restarts, I decided just to restart my PB 12 inch (latest system 
updates). Got back to the log in screen' typed in my info and...kernel panic. I 
tried a couple of times with the same result. Further note: I forgot that I had 
an external firewire drive plugged in. I believe it is considered best practice to 
unmount it first and I usually do, though not always.  Stupidly, all of my 
trouble shooting hints are on the computer itself (permission to snicker).
> 
> Some guidance would be greatly appreciated. I have another PB (maybe 
Tiger, maybe Panther) so I could certainly boot on off the other in target disk 
mode if it comes to that. I have my sysyem disks but never updated my utility 
software for Tiger. I so rarely need it!

Restart in Safe Mode and see if your machine Kernel Panics then. If it does not 
kernel panic when booted in safe mode, it is probably something in your 
Startup Items that is failing.

To restart in Safe Mode, hold down the Shift key when rebooting.

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Nick Scalise
nickscalise at cox.net