Darwin Crash

[anarkhy 17]

Sometimes when i open applications like garage band for ex. the screen freezes and some black text comes up in the upper left corner basicaly saying "darwin kernel has crashed" i am not an expert in the terminal or anything but is there a way to fix this or update the kernel??? This has been getting me frusterated ... Wait at least it isn't windows

 

[witeshark]

Any kernel update would be announced by Apple; it's open source BTW. Have you tried repair permissions and been running crons?

 

[anarkhy 17]

whats crons?

 

[Absolute Zero]

You must be running Mac OS X 10.1. You are expiriancing kernal panics. Run the Apple Hardware test CD, see if it finds anything.

 

[witeshark]

whats crons?

use Mac Janitor, or: Finder, Applications. Utilities Terminal type (switching to root - superuser) sudo sh /etc/daily > this needs to be done /weekly (instead of daily) and monthly. again with all apps closed

 

[anarkhy 17]

i use 10.2... anyways i don't remember making a root Pass in OS X and none of my admin user passes work. What do i do???

 

[anarkhy 17]

i just installed macjanitor ( because i am lazy and sadly because i am trapped in the world of the GUI [o well ]) but i would still like to know what my root pass is

 

[witeshark]

Well the admin password to your first user login name is the same as the password you type when logging in. The root password doesn't exist until you enable the root user, then you will see a new user name on the login screen called other

 

[Absolute Zero]

I don't think this is a permissions issue, and I am sure it's not a crons issue. I think he has some bad RAM, that is when you get a kernel panic the most.

But, in Jaguar, you shouldn't be getting that white on black text (outdated link removed)
, you should be getting the you need to restart your computer message (outdated link removed)...

 

[anarkhy 17]

I don't know what the **** just happened but heres how it goes...


1)i opened safari
2)an unexpected quit occured
3)i opened safari
4)an unexpected quit occured
5)i opened safari
6)an unexpected quit occured
7)then the white on black text appeared
8)i restarted
9)while still at the screen with the apple white on black text appeared
10)i restarted
11)while at the login screen the "please restart your computer message appeared"
12)i restarted
13)finally i succesfully load OS X (but it doesn't stop there)
14)i open iChat ... the white on black text appears
15)i restart
16)i start typing this post i am almost done.... it freezes "please restart message" comes up
17)i restart
18)it boots i start retyping this post again(careful to save my work)
19)i submit this post...
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- it has been a living **** for me... i think i have bad RAM

 

[anarkhy 17]

I am almost positive it is a RAM issue because when i bought it at an apple reseller store they put another 512 mb of 3rd party RAM in... **** this is gonna cost me or i could just take out the 512 stick and see if it runs better. that will determine if it is the ram.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Take the new stick out, bring it to Apple, say it is defective. They will give you a new one.

 

[anarkhy 17]

does it matter if its 3rd party RAM? it's ....TJS (whatever the **** that is)

 

[witeshark]

Third party from Crucial is a good name I have heard.

 

[Absolute Zero]

does it matter if its 3rd party RAM? it's ....TJS (whatever the **** that is)

Where did you get it?

 

[anarkhy 17]

I got it from a local Mac store (not an official mac store but they are licensed apple sellers) Yes Computers | Apple Premier Partner check it out here <<< ................. my mac is over a year old, but i have a 3 year apple care plan.