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<blockquote data-quote="idkfa" data-source="post: 692182" data-attributes="member: 61210">Hello everyone!I have been getting the ever so common kernel panic on my iBook G4 1.33 Ghz. It happens sporadically, sometimes within minutes, sometimes hours. I believe it is either the firmware, RAM, or airport (worst case). I removed the aftermarket RAM and so far no problems, but this does not mean much. Here is my panic log:Sun Jul 13 23:39:45 2008panic(cpu 0 caller 0x000A8C00): Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 000000000068B45C, msr = 0000000000149030, dsisr = 42000000, dar = 00000000397A1000&nbsp; AsyncSrc = 0000000000000000, CoreFIR = 0000000000000000&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; L2FIR = 0000000000000000,&nbsp; BusFir = 00000000fff00000Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Backtrace:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0x000954F8 0x00095A10 0x00026898 0x000A8C00 0x000A7E90 0x000ABB80 Proceeding back via exception chain:&nbsp;&nbsp; Exception state (sv=0x2DB0B000)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PC=0x0068B45C; MSR=0x00149030; DAR=0x397A1000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x0068B4E0; R1=0x1778BB70; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Backtrace:0x0068B4D0 0x006AE820 0x0069FE10 0x006CC334 0x006CC2E0 0x006AF434 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0x006B38AC 0x006C8094 0x002D1B8C 0x002D0A54 0x000A9714 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; com.apple.iokit.AppleAirPort2(405.1)@0x689000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5b6000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.7)@0x48d000&nbsp;&nbsp; Exception state (sv=0x2D264500)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)Kernel version:Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0: Wed Oct 10 18:26:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.24.17~1/RELEASE_PPC*********I noticed &quot;airport&quot; was mentioned. Does this mean the problem is with my airport card? All I need is a verification.Also, I am not wanting to buy a new computer at the moment. I do not use bluetooth, so I can deal without it. The question is, will a USB WiFi dongle allow to me continue to use my computer's wireless?Thanks!EDIT: I just reset the firmware after I left the computer for a bit and when I came back it was off, so I assumed it freaked again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="idkfa, post: 692182, member: 61210"] Hello everyone! I have been getting the ever so common kernel panic on my iBook G4 1.33 Ghz. It happens sporadically, sometimes within minutes, sometimes hours. I believe it is either the firmware, RAM, or airport (worst case). I removed the aftermarket RAM and so far no problems, but this does not mean much. Here is my panic log: Sun Jul 13 23:39:45 2008 panic(cpu 0 caller 0x000A8C00): Uncorrectable machine check: pc = 000000000068B45C, msr = 0000000000149030, dsisr = 42000000, dar = 00000000397A1000 AsyncSrc = 0000000000000000, CoreFIR = 0000000000000000 L2FIR = 0000000000000000, BusFir = 00000000fff00000 Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0: Backtrace: 0x000954F8 0x00095A10 0x00026898 0x000A8C00 0x000A7E90 0x000ABB80 Proceeding back via exception chain: Exception state (sv=0x2DB0B000) PC=0x0068B45C; MSR=0x00149030; DAR=0x397A1000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x0068B4E0; R1=0x1778BB70; XCP=0x00000008 (0x200 - Machine check) Backtrace: 0x0068B4D0 0x006AE820 0x0069FE10 0x006CC334 0x006CC2E0 0x006AF434 0x006B38AC 0x006C8094 0x002D1B8C 0x002D0A54 0x000A9714 Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies): com.apple.iokit.AppleAirPort2(405.1)@0x689000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5b6000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.7)@0x48d000 Exception state (sv=0x2D264500) PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown) Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0: Wed Oct 10 18:26:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.24.17~1/RELEASE_PPC ********* I noticed "airport" was mentioned. Does this mean the problem is with my airport card? All I need is a verification. Also, I am not wanting to buy a new computer at the moment. I do not use bluetooth, so I can deal without it. The question is, will a USB WiFi dongle allow to me continue to use my computer's wireless? Thanks! EDIT: I just reset the firmware after I left the computer for a bit and when I came back it was off, so I assumed it freaked again. [/QUOTE]

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