What Just Happened To My MBP?

[Fazzl]

I was just surfing the net when a grey line started from the top of the screen and progressed down to the bottom overlapping everything with grey then a message came up saying i have to hold down the power and restart...wtf was this about?

 

[mad jew]

It was a kernel panic. What exactly were you doing at the time? Do you have any third party hardware installed or connected? Do you have any third party RAM installed? If it happens again, check Console in the Utilities folder to see if the crash logs caught anything.

 

[Fazzl]

Ok it just happened again.. I had itunes, safari, ical running. I was using the batery also

Theres a whole bunch of stuff in console but i have no clue what it means.

 

[bartelby]

Copy and paste the crash log and we can see if we can find anything.

 

[Fazzl]

my mbp is stock

Mac OS X Version 10.4.10 (Build 8R4049)
2007-08-16 00:14:25 -0700
2007-08-16 00:14:26.186 SystemUIServer[81] lang is:en
2007-08-16 00:14:47.918 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.016 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.017 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.018 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.019 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.020 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.021 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.022 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.024 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.025 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.026 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.027 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.028 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.029 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.030 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.031 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.032 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.033 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.034 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.035 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.036 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.037 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.038 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.039 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.040 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.041 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'

 

[Shorties]

my mbp is stock

Mac OS X Version 10.4.10 (Build 8R4049)
2007-08-16 00:14:25 -0700
2007-08-16 00:14:26.186 SystemUIServer[81] lang is:en
2007-08-16 00:14:47.918 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.016 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.017 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.018 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.019 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.020 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.021 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.022 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.024 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.025 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.026 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.027 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.028 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.029 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.030 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.031 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.032 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.033 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.034 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.035 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.036 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.037 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.038 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.039 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.040 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'
2007-08-16 00:14:48.041 SyndicationAgent[182] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Thu 16 Aug 2007 00:09:10 -800'

I honestly know nothing about kernel panics or anything but from that it looks like iCal caused it.

 

[ScottDrummer]

not neccesarily the case, the syndication agent is apparently used in various places.
do you have any RSS feeds in safari.

try here
http://discussions.apple.com/search...last90days&userID=&numResults=15&rankBy=10001

 

[dcv]

Is that the right log? I might be wrong but that looks more like a general system log file. There should be a file called panic.log in the /library/logs/ folder with the actual crash info.

 

[dacreativeguy]

That definitely is not the panic log.

 

[Fazzl]

Here is the panic log...

Thu Aug 16 00:04:23 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A4A55): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x64f23d55, CR3: 0x01301000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x64f23d25, EBX: 0x00000003, ECX: 0x56417140, EDX: 0x0c6aba80
CR2: 0x64f23d55, EBP: 0x25893bf8, ESI: 0x5640da80, EDI: 0x23d462c8
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x00e0e99c, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x258939b8 : 0x128d08 (0x3cc0ec 0x258939dc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x258939f8 : 0x1a4a55 (0x3d2524 0x0 0xe 0x3d1d48)
0x25893b08 : 0x19aeb4 (0x25893b20 0x37648d00 0x1 0x1)
0x25893bf8 : 0xde7cc2 (0x23ed7004 0x5640da80 0xc6aba80 0x64f23d25)
0x25893dd8 : 0xdea081 (0x23d462c8 0x0 0x1897b000 0x6)
0x25893f08 : 0x39b3ff (0x23d46000 0x42fce00 0x1 0x402a59c)
0x25893f58 : 0x39a5d1 (0x42fce00 0x135eb4 0x0 0x402a59c)
0x25893f88 : 0x39a307 (0x4312700 0x0 0x20 0x1057f)
0x25893fc8 : 0x19ad2c (0x4312700 0x0 0x19e0b5 0x4bf6500) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros(234.8.5)@0xdb6000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x652000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5b4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(161.1)@0xa2e000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.10.3: Wed Jun 27 23:29:36 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.23.3~1/RELEASE_I386


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Thu Aug 16 00:14:28 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A4A55): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x2062757b, CR3: 0x01301000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000006, EBX: 0x23edd107, ECX: 0x2062757b, EDX: 0x23d46b10
CR2: 0x2062757b, EBP: 0x256bbbf8, ESI: 0x20627581, EDI: 0x23d462c8
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x00198d64, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x374a0010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x256bb9f8 : 0x128d08 (0x3cc0ec 0x256bba1c 0x131de5 0x0)
0x256bba38 : 0x1a4a55 (0x3d2524 0x0 0xe 0x3d1d48)
0x256bbb48 : 0x19aeb4 (0x256bbb60 0x0 0x10080 0x558)
0x256bbbf8 : 0xde7e1e (0x2062757b 0x23edd107 0x6 0x55104240)
0x256bbdd8 : 0xdea081 (0x23d462c8 0x1 0x48c4950 0x6)
0x256bbf08 : 0x39b3ff (0x23d46000 0x4406600 0x1 0x2)
0x256bbf58 : 0x39a5d1 (0x4406600 0x0 0x0 0x19e23a)
0x256bbf88 : 0x39a307 (0x440ab00 0x5d0000 0x4550c4 0x486b3e8)
0x256bbfc8 : 0x19ad2c (0x440ab00 0x0 0x19e0b5 0x3fee3c0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros(234.8.5)@0xdb6000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x652000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5b4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(161.1)@0xa2e000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.10.3: Wed Jun 27 23:29:36 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.23.3~1/RELEASE_I386


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[daneoni]

Maybe you have the dreaded Airport kernel panic issues

 

[techlover828]

how many times has it happened? twice?

 

[squeeks]

thats definatly caused by your airport card, you have all of the software updates for it right?

 

[Fazzl]

thats definatly caused by your airport card, you have all of the software updates for it right?

it only happened twice last night. i have 2 airport updates that i havnet installed because i was told if the card was working fine, dont update it.

 

[WildCowboy]

it only happened twice last night. i have 2 airport updates that i havnet installed because i was told if the card was working fine, dont update it.

Well, it's not working fine now.

Apply all available updates to your computer and see if that helps. My recollection is that one of the recent ones has helped with this AirPort issue.

 

[kevo0822]

Are you using any kind of wireless security? I know I've been reading about how some people have been getting kernel panics from Airport, but only when they're using WPA2 (or maybe it's WPA, I can't remember. I'll look it up).

 

[killerrobot]

it only happened twice last night. i have 2 airport updates that i havnet installed because i was told if the card was working fine, dont update it.

Well...its not working right anymore so its time to update to see if that helps.
If not, its time to take it to Apple.