Had my first kernal panic...
Tonight while I was trying to unzip a file that I found on an old zip disk, delete another file, and open up another program (not a very big task) a jungle of black and white came onto my screen and then everything just froze. I wasn't doing anything CPU intensive but, I only have 256MB of RAM. I'm thinking that's the reason right? <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> I really need more ram...
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I'm too lazy to up it to 384.... when OS X handles it so well, why bother?
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*ahem*
Anyway, lack of RAM probably isn't the issue. I can only imagine you'd get a memory-related kernel panic if either you had a bad stick of RAM or your hard drive completely filled up with virtual memory pages until it couldn't store any more. I have had reproducible panics when using PC-formatted Zip disks before -- is that what you were using? Also, what program was it that you were launching?
I assume you did write down all of the memory backtrace verbatim and e-mailed it back to Apple so they could track down the bug, right? Actually, if you post a copy of it here we can probably diagnose it a little bit.
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EDIT: Actually I could also burn the data onto a CD and take it upstairs or print it at school...Zip Disk is just easier IMO.
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My overclocked CPU (B&W G3 from 300 to 400 mhz)
My Adaptec SCSI card