Re: Kernel Panic during startup on iMac
Re: Kernel Panic during startup on iMac
- Subject: Re: Kernel Panic during startup on iMac
- From: Michael Cashwell <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:01:04 -0400
On Aug 7, 2007, at 3:27 PM, Al Ciplickas wrote:
I have a 2005 iMac with a G5 and a 20" screen - nothing else
fancy. About 2 weeks ago, I started getting Kernel Panics while
starting up. Tried everything obvious, nothing seemed to work. It
won't run from a CD (DVD), but I can hold down the Option-key and
see the startup volume. Also, I was able to get it into Target
mode (T) and using firewire, save most of my files.
Do you have the diagnostic CD or DVD that came with the machine? With
recent Macs, disk #1 has the OpenFirmware/EFI-based hardware tests
available by holding down the D key at boot. The disk has text
describing this on its label if so.
If you have that it _might_ be useful to run the most strenuous
motherboard and RAM tests. I say _might_ because testing a CPU and
memory rigorously using that same CPU and memory is a somewhat
dubious proposition. But for gross problems (like what it sounds like
you might have) it can help.
Also, keep tabs on other possible factors like ambient temperature or
the panics take X time after Y time shutdown. Sometimes these things
can shed light.
Best of luck!
-Mike
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