InsanelyOne Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I've got a very stable 10.4.10 installation running on my Dell. That is until I run Xtorrent. After no more than maybe 15-30 minutes, I'll get a KP. It's pretty consistent. I downloaded Transmission, and much to my amazement, the same thing happens. If I don't run either of those, my machine is fine... even running Parallels continuously. I've looked through the console and system log... but I'm not really sure what I'm looking for. Nothing jumps out. Ideas anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTab Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 mmm you could be onto something... I had a perfectly fine 10.4.10 install running extra smoothly and just had 2 random kernel panics..both time I was running transmission... Could this be it?? Weird thing is... I downloaded a couple of things with Transmission before...but perhaps they were smaller files and didn't take long I don't know... I'm using 10.4.10 from Kaliway BTW.... Wireless USB adapter (Linksys wusb54gc)... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-499854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsanelyOne Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 I started with a JaS 10.4.8 installation that didn't exhibit any problems with regard to Kernel Panics. After upgrading to 10.4.9 (I don't recall how I did the update) the KP's started with Xtorrent. I used the KoolKal 10.4.10 combo update to get me up-to-date. Aside from the KP's with Xtorrent/Transmission, this has been the most stable release for me to date. About This Mac / System Profiler shows totally accurate data now. (Although I do have a problem with .Mac syncing that I haven't been able to resolve). I'm using a Linksys Wireless-G PCI card (WMP54Gv2) for my network connectivity. Maybe someone else has some thoughts... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-499927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTab Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Were you able to find anything interesting in the log?? I looked everywhere... I don't have a panic.log (you should get a panic.log in Library/Logs after a KP).... and I can't seem to find anything interesting in the available logs (Using Console)... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-499937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsanelyOne Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 Nothing interesting in the logs.... as a matter of fact, I have NEVER seen a panic.log file on my Hackintosh. Not sure what that's all about. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-499965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTab Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Coming from Apple's site: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227 Mac OS X 10.2 introduces automatic kernel panic logging, so you may not see any visual indication of a kernel panic. You can check the kernel panic log any time that you must force restart your computer, using either the power button, interrupt button, or the Control-Command-power key combination. The kernel panic text is added to the log the next time you restart the computer, assuming that you have not reset PRAM at the same time (the kernel panic text is stored in PRAM until you restart). The file is named "panic.log", and it is located on your startup disk at: /Library/Logs/ I've never seen one either but it would sure be useful ... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-499976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibendum Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Hackintoshes not having PRAM would make this tough to find... Patrick Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-500013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsanelyOne Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 Instead of starting a new topic, I thought I'd add to this one. I've discovered another scenario that will consistently result in a Kernel Panic. I have a 500GB external USB drive connected to my Hackintosh. If I connect to the USB drive from another computer and then attempt any kind of sustained read/write activity (like backups, which is what I use it for) I'll get a KP. It's only a problem when accessing the drive over the network, direct access to the drive is fine. I even run VM's off the USB drive. Anyone else seen this behaviour? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-507903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublej Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Yeah, there is no panic log on a hackintosh as it does not save panic.log files to the PRAM. I have found that I KP frequently with transmission. I have switched to azureus and dont seem to have as much trouble. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/70407-advicehelp-on-diagnosing-kernel-panics/#findComment-559153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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