Kernel Panic Attacks

Hello -- My macbook - (10.6.8) is having multiple frequent kernel panic attacks. About a month ago, I uninstalled Chrome and that seemed to fix the problem temporarily, but now it is happening again, simply when surfing the internet, using gmail and twitter - nothing fancy.

It is a donated macbook for a small nonprofit, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've reset PRAM and SMC, and yesterday was not even able to boot up in safe mode without a panic attack halfway through boot up. After about 12 hours rest, I am up and running in safe mode, with no attacks thus far.

The following is the last report:

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 5851 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 5
Anonymous UUID: BE7555CB-02E6-4528-BAE1-A7AC7129022B

Tue Oct 16 07:19:57 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a0663): "Spinlock acquisition timed out: lock=0x355d860, lock owner thread=0xd40000, current_thread: 0x6e8d3d4, lock owner active on CPU 0xffffffff"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1504.15.3/osfmk/i386/locks_i386.c:374
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5b14b6d8 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x5b14b70c 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x5b14b728 : 0x2a0663 (0x59ccb0 0x355d860 0xd40000 0x6e8d3d4)
0x5b14b768 : 0x27d49e (0x355d860 0x1 0x5b14b798 0x2aac45)
0x5b14b7b8 : 0x27d657 (0x3b8f914 0x72a268c 0x4594000 0x0)
0x5b14b7e8 : 0x256b84 (0x3b8f914 0x72a268c 0x4594000 0x0)
0x5b14b898 : 0x272ccd (0x72a268c 0x4594000 0x0 0x3)
0x5b14bab8 : 0x274fbb (0x72a268c 0x4590000 0x0 0x8000)
0x5b14bb98 : 0x5601ff (0x2bbe520 0xd590000 0x1 0x5b14bc34)
0x5b14bc58 : 0x56052a (0x72c9900 0x0 0x0 0x1)
0x5b14bc78 : 0x554d98e2 (0x72c9900 0x0 0x200 0x0)
0x5b14bd28 : 0x554d9b1d (0x10 0xe000002 0x5b14bec4 0x0)
0x5b14bd48 : 0x30d6a4 (0xe000002 0x5b14bec4 0x0 0x221b0)
0x5b14bdd8 : 0x2ff592 (0x5b14bdfc 0x3 0x5b14be28 0x58a167)
0x5b14be28 : 0x2f45e1 (0x729d6f0 0x5b14bec4 0x0 0x5b14bf54)
0x5b14be78 : 0x49f5f9 (0x7125f60 0x5b14bec4 0x0 0x5b14bf54)
0x5b14bf18 : 0x49fd75 (0x5b14bf54 0x7125f60 0xd590000 0x1)
0x5b14bf78 : 0x4f82fb (0x70f4540 0x68d4ea8 0x6dcbae4 0x1)
0x5b14bfc8 : 0x2a251d (0x68d4ea4 0x0 0x10 0x0)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(1.6.3)@0x554cb000->0x554e3fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: fsck_hfs

Mac OS version:
10K540

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBook4,1 (Mac-F22788A9)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 32317540201
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.USBCameraFirmwareLoader 1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.2.1b1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.2.4
com.apple.BootCache 31.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx 423.91.27
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 428.42.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 142.6.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 1
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 142.6.0
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3 - last loaded 3240598015
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 320.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
Model: MacBook4,1, BootROM MB41.00C1.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.31f1
Graphics: Intel GMA X3100, GMA X3100, Built-In, 144 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x88), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 19 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK1655GSXF, 149.05 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857E
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8501, 0xfd400000 / 2
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x1a100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0229, 0x5d200000 / 3
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x5d100000 / 2




Is there anything I can do here, or is it a lost cause?

Thanks!!

Frequent KPs are often the result of failing or failed hardware (like a bad HDD). The first thing you'll need to do is verify that the hardware is solid before you start to troubleshoot software...

Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test

A couple of useful lines from your Kernel Panic.

panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a0663): "Spinlock acquisition timed out: lock=0x355d860, lock owner thread=0xd40000, current_thread:

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: fsck_hfs

Click to expand...

Looks a file system check was/is in process and it tried timed out while acquiring a spin lock. I won't get into the nitty gritty details of spinlocks and so on, but suffice it to say it's important that this particular functionality succeed before the file system check can proceed.

Can you tell us what you were doing when this Kernel Panic occurred?

I tried the Hardware Test, but nothing happened? Because it is a donated laptop I don't have the disk to get the test from there.

The Kernel Panic Attacks were happening when I was merely surfing the internet - gmail, twitter, etc - in Firefox. No other applications were being used. They then continued to occur when I would simply start up the computer again.

Try ringing Apple on the 800 number and see if you can purchase a copy os Snow Leopard. Was originally $29 and one of the best trouble shooters around.