* Performed a full Software Update to bring the OS to the latest level
* Performed an Erase and Install of MAC OS X Server 10.4 * Zero-erased both free space and file system on the Lacie drive with Disk Utility * Repaired the Lacie drive with Disk utility * Repaired disk permissions on the Lacie drive with Disk Utility * Deep cleaned system caches with Cocktail utility * Performed an NVRAM and PRAM reset (Command+Option+P & R at startup) * Disconnected USB Hub connectivity from the Lacie drive * Disconnected the keyboard from the computer (direct USB) * Disconnected the mouse from the computer (Bluetooth) * Disconnected internal hard drive (Kernel Panics keep occuring with and without this drive connected)ĭisabled ALL power management settings in System Preferences (sleep, wake, display, disk etc) In all cases the Kernel Panics still occur as described above. The hardware and software changes to the running OS have all been followed by a period of waiting, returning to the computer after several hours/next day to see the effect. I have gone through various diagnostics so far over a 2 week period.
Apart from the Kernel Panics, the hard drive seems to be working perfectly in all other respects - the OS boots from the drive and operates with no problems until the next Kernel Panic. As there is no internal drive at present, the Lacie drive is being used as the boot drive. PC=0x00000000 MSR=0x0000D030 DAR=0x00000000 DSISR=0x00000000 LR=0x00000000 R1=0x00000000 XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)ĭarwin Kernel Version 8.8.0: Fri Sep 8 17:18: root:xnu-792.12.6.obj~1/RELEASE_PPCĪs stated, the internal hard drive is disconnected.Īpart from the display, keyboard and mouse, this is the ONLY external device connected to the Mac Mini (via FireWire) - I have recently disconnected the internal hard drive as part of the diagnostic process due to bad sectors/disk failure, which I thought may have been causing the kernel panics. Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with back via exception chain: The Kernel Panic log contains the following report and is the same for every repeated crash: I restart the system and several hours later, another Kernel Panic, and so on. The problem is that after the OS has been up and running for a fairly long time (usually anything up to a day), a Kernel Panic occurs.
Since using this device, the computer suffers a repeated Kernel Panic which seems to be in the FireWire driver stack. I have recently purchased a Lacie Mini Hard Drive+Hub 250GB to use with my Mac Mini PPC G4 1.42Ghz.