site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=rRRqA4W1cFjeXFhTWGFMJNDcBMqKOBN6T0KTbYPBsF0i3e6Udu12wB2koKhP7B35; h=Received:In-Reply-To:References:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Message-Id:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:From:Subject:Date:To:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Can I do anything in the Open Firmware screen to do testing? -Al- On Aug 7, 2007, at 12:54 PM, Allen Briggs wrote: It might also indicate hardware failure -- perhaps RAM that has developed problems. A freshly-installed system might have been different enough to not tickle the bad portion. More analysis of the panic might help rule that out...or not. -allen _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-kernel mailing list (Darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-kernel/site_archiver%40lists.a... Yes, I'm afraid it might be hardware, either RAM or a bad spot on the disk that gets used by the Kernel. I cannot startup from a CD (holding down the C key), and I get a panic (power cycle needed in 4 languages) message even when I try to start without extensions (holding down the shift key at startup). I can't easily get the panic msg because when it happens (not reliably, usually get the power cycle msg), it's on a screen that fills up. At the end it says something like "we are trying...". Can I force a re-install of the system somewhere else on the disk by renaming the System file to another name while using the iMac as a Target? Mike, I'll try the D feature on the CD _if_ I can ever get it to work, but this system is 2 years old. Would the developer MacOS Tiger DVD have the same feature? On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 12:48:36PM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote: [...] This type of failure can be anywhere [...] -- Allen Briggs | http://www.ninthwonder.com/~briggs/ | briggs@ninthwonder.com This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com