a new kind of crash

[David Crump]

<snip>
Does the box which shows up have a large semi transparent circular
power switch behind the writing? And is the dialog in numerous
languages? If so that is 10.2 new kernel panic dialog box. No longer
should you receive a bunch of drop down script from the top of your
screen. Also, upon reboot if you open "HD/Library/Logs/panic.log"  it
will tell you the reason for the kernel panic (all be it in cryptic
computer script) but it's a start. I had the same problem with my 17"
iMac and it turned out to be the RAM I had installed.
</snip>

That is the exact box that I am getting.  I guess this means it is a 
kernel panic.  I only used to get those drop down scripts maybe once 
every 3 or 4 weeks at most.  Now this is becoming a daily thing with 
10.2.4
Does anyone know how to decipher a panic.log?

Here's the info if it is useful for anything:

Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x200 - Machine check DAR=0x10f6adf4 
PC=0x00041cbc
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
    Exception state (sv=0x11087C80)
       PC=0x00041CBC; MSR=0x00049030; DAR=0x10F6ADF4; DSISR=0x42000000; 
LR=0x00041CA0; R1=0x0A783A70; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
       Backtrace:
          0x00041CA0 0x0002CD88 0x0025EB4C 0x0025ECF4 0x0025CF28 
0x0025AA98 0x00257430 0x11996474
          0x0024468C 0x0007CA0C 0x0002A28C 0x00024C00 0x00024FFC 
0x00092318 0x203C3838
       Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
          com.apple.driver.ApplePMU(1.7.8)@0x1198c000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
    Exception state (sv=0x11087C80)
       previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
    Exception state (sv=0x111A9500)
       PC=0x90073C48; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0xE06A9000; DSISR=0x42000000; 
LR=0x90005F90; R1=0xF0080070; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 6.4:
Wed Jan 29 18:50:42 PST 2003; root:xnu/xnu-344.26.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC


panic(cpu 0): 0x200 - Machine check
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
       Backtrace:
          0x00084FAC 0x000853DC 0x00027FA8 0x0008EE68 0x00091F78
Proceeding back via exception chain:
    Exception state (sv=0x11087C80)
       PC=0x00041CBC; MSR=0x00049030; DAR=0x10F6ADF4; DSISR=0x42000000; 
LR=0x00041CA0; R1=0x0A783A70; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)
       Backtrace:
          0x00041CA0 0x0002CD88 0x0025EB4C 0x0025ECF4 0x0025CF28 
0x0025AA98 0x00257430 0x11996474
          0x0024468C 0x0007CA0C 0x0002A28C 0x00024C00 0x00024FFC 
0x00092318 0x203C3838
       Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
          com.apple.driver.ApplePMU(1.7.8)@0x1198c000
    Exception state (sv=0x111A9500)
       PC=0x90073C48; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0xE06A9000; DSISR=0x42000000; 
LR=0x90005F90; R1=0xF0080070; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 6.4:
Wed Jan 29 18:50:42 PST 2003; root:xnu/xnu-344.26.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC

Dave.

David Crump
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