MrMutt Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hi. I'm a long-time Windows user and the only time I've really spent on a mac is on my friend's G5 when I go to his house so basically I'm a complete idiot at this stuff. It took me all day long to get my iPC distro of OSX 10.5.6 (downloaded because it had the most seeds) to install and boot up reliably but I've ironed those issues out. All of my hardware seems to work perfectly but every single time I try to run a dmg file from varied sources, the screen goes dark and tells me to restart my computer. From what I read on the Apple website, this is a kernel panic... Anyways,my specs are: -E4300 Core 2 Duo @ 1.80 GHz -Asus P5B Motherboard -2x1GB 667 Kingston DDR2 -Asus 7300GS 256 MB GPU -LG SATA DVD Burner -Onboard and functioning Azalia sound card -1x 80GB Samsung SATA as the drive OSX is installed on. -1x 160GB Seagate SATA divided into two 80GB Partitions -Generic but reliable 500W PSU I'd love any help that you could provide, even if it means I have to download another version. EDIT: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...t=#entry1020662 I should have searched the forum first. The same exact problem and the solution are in this thread. I can't delete this topic so I hope that bumping this issue to the front page helps people who are having the same issue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hi. I'm a long-time Windows user and the only time I've really spent on a mac is on my friend's G5 when I go to his house so basically I'm a complete idiot at this stuff.It took me all day long to get my iPC distro of OSX 10.5.6 (downloaded because it had the most seeds) to install and boot up reliably but I've ironed those issues out. All of my hardware seems to work perfectly but every single time I try to run a dmg file from varied sources, the screen goes dark and tells me to restart my computer. From what I read on the Apple website, this is a kernel panic... Anyways,my specs are: -E4300 Core 2 Duo @ 1.80 GHz -Asus P5B Motherboard -2x1GB 667 Kingston DDR2 -Asus 7300GS 256 MB GPU -LG SATA DVD Burner -Onboard and functioning Azalia sound card -1x 80GB Samsung SATA as the drive OSX is installed on. -1x 160GB Seagate SATA divided into two 80GB Partitions -Generic but reliable 500W PSU I'd love any help that you could provide, even if it means I have to download another version. EDIT: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...t=#entry1020662 I should have searched the forum first. The same exact problem and the solution are in this thread. I can't delete this topic so I hope that bumping this issue to the front page helps people who are having the same issue. I assume the post refers to rolling back seatbelt.kext to the 10.5.5 version. This kext can be found in the 10.5.5 combo update available on Apple's site. You can use Pacifist to extract it. There should also be an option on iPC 10.5.6 which has this kext Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1032686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momerath616 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 You can just remove seatbelt.kext. I did that on my machine and everything is working just fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 You can just remove seatbelt.kext. I did that on my machine and everything is working just fine. If you decide on not replacing it. Keep a copy handy on a thumb drive or someplace safe as you may need to restore it at some point. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMutt Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Not wanting to start a topic... I installed VLC and sound plays but there's just a black screen. Divx video plays fine in quicktime. Any ideas on how to fix this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Not wanting to start a topic...I installed VLC and sound plays but there's just a black screen. Divx video plays fine in quicktime. Any ideas on how to fix this? Is QE/CI enabled on your graphics card. Check System Profiler. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Take the seatbelt.kext from the 10.5.5 combo update, and install that kext over the 10.5.6 kext. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMutt Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Is QE/CI enabled on your graphics card. Check System Profiler. Quartz extreme is not supported but Quartz GL is enabled. Does this mean I have to get a new GPU in order to watch movies in VLC player? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
343728889 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 your problem had already soluted... if U need a help add my MSN BEACOUSE you have to change the seetbelt.kext my e-mail : xiaohaohu@hotmail.com Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCF-74 ToughMac Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 You can just remove seatbelt.kext. I did that on my machine and everything is working just fine. I did this and it seems to have worked! Thanks If you decide on not replacing it. Keep a copy handy on a thumb drive or someplace safe as you may need to restore it at some point. I also saved it to a thumb drive for a backup ... it is the 10.5.5. It seems not to have worked .. rolling back from the 10.5.6 in my case. Joe Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Take the seatbelt.kext from the 10.5.5 combo update, and install that kext over the 10.5.6 kext. Yeah I think its even in the 10.5.5. single update. Would be a smaller download. I did this and it seems to have worked! Thanks I also saved it to a thumb drive for a backup ... it is the 10.5.5. It seems not to have worked .. rolling back from the 10.5.6 in my case. Joe If you have rolled back to the old seatbelt.kext or completely removed it and are still getting kernel panics specifically when opening disk images then try removing you extensions cache. Open Terminal and run: sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext then reboot with -v -f Kexts (Drivers) are stored in the /System/Library/Extensions folder. OSX builds a cache of these files called Extensions.mkext. When making modifications to the extensions folder you want to remove this cache to force OSX to rebuild it. Booting with -f also forces OSX to pull kexts from the extensions folder and not the cache file You may also want to make sure permissions are set correctly. Open Terminal and type: sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions diskutil repairpermissions / The second line repairs permissions to the entire drive. The reason for the first line is that if there are any non Apple kexts that OSX doesnt recognize, it will not know the proper permissions to set. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Quartz extreme is not supported but Quartz GL is enabled.Does this mean I have to get a new GPU in order to watch movies in VLC player? Quartz extreme is not supported but Quartz GL is enabled.Does this mean I have to get a new GPU in order to watch movies in VLC player? Your Asus 7300GS 256 MB is not on-board correct? Im sure its supported. I would backup your extensions folder /System/Library/Extensions and reinstall your graphics drivers. You can try NVinject available here. http://nvinject.free.fr/downloads.php Download Latest_NVinject.0.2.1.zip Remove any related kexts like natit, NVinject & NVkush from the /System/Library/Extensions folder. Then drop NVinject.kext into the folder. Open terminal and type: sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions diskutil repairpermissions / sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext Reboot with -v -f then check to see if QE/CI is supported. As I mentioned in vbetts post. Kexts (Drivers) are stored in the /System/Library/Extensions folder. OSX builds a cache of these files called Extensions.mkext. When making modifications to the extensions folder you want to remove this cache to force OSX to rebuild it. Booting with -f also forces OSX to pull kexts from the extensions folder and not the cache file The second line repairs permissions to the entire drive. The reason for the first line is that if there are any non Apple kexts that OSX doesn't recognize, it will not know the proper permissions to set. *Always backup before making modifications. By simply having making a copy of your extensions folder on a thumb drive or in a backup folder you will be able to restore files if problems occur. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1033730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMutt Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 4AM here and considerably drunk. About to nod off. I followed your instructions and when I restarted my display was locked at 1024x768. I reloaded the extensions I hid away in my thumbdrive and used theosx86 tools to install my graphics drivers. It all works now. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/145513-1056-kernel-panic-with-dmg-files/#findComment-1034241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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