Hi All,
Twice in the last ten days I have been doing something on my computer when suddenly the whole screen goes gray and the message "you must restart your computer" comes on the screen. Anyone know what might be causing this?
TIA
Myohoprincess
Full Version: What's going on with my laptop?
I forgot, my laptop is OS 10.3.9 Panther.
Sounds like a "kernel attack". I'll let others here explain it. (My nice way of saying that I can't. 
) By any chance, any new USB devices on your Mac, or add RAM?
While we're waiting for others to chime in, here's a piece from Randy Singer on kernel attacks.
) By any chance, any new USB devices on your Mac, or add RAM?While we're waiting for others to chime in, here's a piece from Randy Singer on kernel attacks.
no new RAM, from the information that you sent it does seem like a "kernel panic", still don't know what that is though!
Kernel panics, methinks, Rob! 
I've only ever had one - and it wasn't all that exciting, for something named "panic." Anyway - have you done anything new in the last ten days? Installed new programs?
What exactly are you doing when the panic occurs? Was it the same thing both times or something completely different?
Anyway, here's a good troubleshooting-a-kernel-panic advice page:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
Kernel panic definition from Wikipedia
One thing I'd advise doing right off the bat is repairing permissions using Disk Utility.
I've only ever had one - and it wasn't all that exciting, for something named "panic." Anyway - have you done anything new in the last ten days? Installed new programs?
What exactly are you doing when the panic occurs? Was it the same thing both times or something completely different?
Anyway, here's a good troubleshooting-a-kernel-panic advice page:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
Kernel panic definition from Wikipedia
QUOTE
The kernel panic was introduced in an early version of Unix, and demonstrated a major difference between the design philosophies of Unix and its predecessor Multics. Multics developer Tom van Vleck recalls a discussion of this change with Unix developer Dennis Ritchie:
I remarked to Dennis that easily half the code I was writing in Multics was error recovery code. He said, "We left all that stuff out. If there's an error, we have this routine called panic, and when it is called, the machine crashes, and you holler down the hall, 'Hey, reboot it.'"
I remarked to Dennis that easily half the code I was writing in Multics was error recovery code. He said, "We left all that stuff out. If there's an error, we have this routine called panic, and when it is called, the machine crashes, and you holler down the hall, 'Hey, reboot it.'"
One thing I'd advise doing right off the bat is repairing permissions using Disk Utility.
kernel attack. I like that. A panic attack for Computers.
What's a "kernel panic"?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227
What's a "kernel panic"?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227
I haven't installed anything new and the only thing I remember doing when this appeared WAS panic!
Well if it happens again, write down exactly what applications were open and what you were doing at the time. If it doesn't happen again, then consider that posting the problem here solved it...
If you want to do some research you can open the Console and look at the system logs and see what they say at the time it happened.
If you want to do some research you can open the Console and look at the system logs and see what they say at the time it happened.
Well, it seemed like an attack of the kernels. 
I didn't want to send her into a panic. 
I didn't want to send her into a panic.
QUOTE(kelly @ Dec 27 2005, 9:39 PM)
kernel attack. I like that. A panic attack for Computers.
What's a "kernel panic"?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227
What's a "kernel panic"?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227
"UNIX-style operating systems (such as Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, AIX, and A/UX)..." and therefore, obviously, the preferred treatment for a kernel panic attack is XANAX.
And breath slowly into a virtual bag?
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