kernal panic on startup, log attached

[sikhabib]

ive recently picked up an early 2008 core 2 duo 24 inch 3.06 imac. the computer powers up, plays the start chime, goes to a grey screen with apple logo and then the spinning gear comes up. after around 60sec the kernal panic screen comes up saying i need to power down the computer.
Ive tried loading off the install cds, a 10.6 usb drive i made up and with a different hard drive installed but it kernal panics everytime on startup.
safe mode kernal panics, trying to start in verbrose or single user mode kernal panics.
holding the option key allows me to choose the boot device
holding D to start the AHT kernal panics
ram has been removed/reinserted, swaped banks and tried with just 1 board in

after all my testing i beleive its either the logic board or graphics card, what do you guys think? does the attched kp log inicate a graphics card problem?

Fri Apr 6 17:35:48 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a8ab2): Kernel trap at 0x5dff3c01, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x1aba7458, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x0000b17e, EBX: 0x0baa5e74, ECX: 0x0baa5004, EDX: 0x5de7b73c
CR2: 0x1aba7458, EBP: 0x5de7b798, ESI: 0x0baa6034, EDI: 0x0000004d
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x5dff3c01, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x0baa0010
Error code: 0x00000002

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5de7b468 : 0x21b455 (0x5cf328 0x5de7b49c 0x2238b1 0x0)
0x5de7b4b8 : 0x2a8ab2 (0x591664 0x5dff3c01 0xe 0x59182e)
0x5de7b598 : 0x29e9a8 (0x5de7b5b0 0x1 0x5de7b798 0x5dff3c01)
0x5de7b5a8 : 0x5dff3c01 (0xe 0x48 0x57e70010 0x10)
0x5de7b798 : 0x5dfe0554 (0x5de7b8d0 0x5de7b918 0xc0 0x0)
0x5de7b938 : 0x5dff68a6 (0x8746004 0xbaa5004 0x0 0x1)
0x5de7b9f8 : 0x5df5e359 (0x8746004 0xbaa5004 0x0 0x0)
0x5de7bbb8 : 0x5def88ee (0x0 0x85f8d8 0xe3000001 0x7fa7b000)
0x5de7bc08 : 0x5def944f (0x8342000 0x8302780 0x0 0x4)
0x5de7bc58 : 0x5def9589 (0x8342000 0x9036c80 0x5de7bc88 0x53018c)
0x5de7bc88 : 0x5da9c1e2 (0x8342000 0x5daa3a78 0xb8dcd40 0x82071f0)
0x5de7bd08 : 0x5da9ab8c (0x8342000 0x5 0x5 0x213e04)
0x5de7bd38 : 0x53352d (0x8342000 0x9644dac 0x9644dac 0x0)
0x5de7bd88 : 0x56440a (0x8342000 0x9644dac 0x9644dac 0x0)
0x5de7bde8 : 0x2850e5 (0x8342000 0x9644dac 0x0 0x0)
0x5de7be58 : 0x21d7f7 (0x8168f68 0x8168e84 0x8168f6c 0x8168fa4)
0x5de7be98 : 0x210983 (0x8168f00 0x5de7bedc 0x963d70c 0x5de7bed0)
0x5de7bef8 : 0x216be6 (0x8168f00 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5de7bf78 : 0x293eb4 (0x974de28 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5de7bfc8 : 0x29f48d (0x974de24 0x0 0x29e6db 0x974de24)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.1.8)@0x5def5000->0x5e1d6fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x568a9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.1)@0x5da43000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.1)@0x5da8a000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.1)@0x5da8a000->0x5daabfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x568a9000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
10F569

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.4.0: Fri Apr 23 18:28:53 PDT 2010; root:xnu-1504.7.4~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac8,1 (Mac-F227BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 49284605596
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.vmware.kext.vmnet 3.0.0 - last loaded 39761202702
com.vmware.kext.vmioplug 3.0.0
com.vmware.kext.vmci 3.0.0
com.vmware.kext.vmx86 3.0.0
com.ecamm.driver.BT1VideoDriver 1.0.5
com.ecamm.driver.BT1AudioDriver 1.0.5
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 2.6.2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.1d8
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.6.2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.iokit.CHUDUtils 201
com.apple.iokit.CHUDProf 216
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelYonahProfile 14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile 11.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.8.7f1
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.63
com.apple.GeForce 6.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMeromProfile 19.1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.1.2b1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.24
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.5
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx 423.91.27
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.1
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.14b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 105.10.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 0
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 105.10.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.8.7f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 1.2.0a3
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 2.3.3f8
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.3.3f8
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.CHUDKernLib 208
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.8.7f1
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.8.7f1
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.7.6fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.8.7f1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.8.7f1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.1.2b1
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.1.8
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.1
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.3f8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.3f8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.3f8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 311.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.4
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 283
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0

 

[chscag]

It's definitely a hardware KP. And you may well be correct in that it could be related to a problem with the logic board. If you've swapped the memory modules for known good ones, and tried booting from a good external hard drive, that doesn't leave much else. If you have a few $$ to spend, take it to Apple and let them run their diagnostics on it. They'll tell you right away if it's the logic board.