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Post #280,288
by Another Scott
4/1/07 8:04:27 PM
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New Let's see...
Applications -> Utilities -> Console

File -> Open Log... -> CrashReporter -> lots of stuff.

In Disk Utility.crash.log I see:
"Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0xbe01ffe0"

In XDarwin.crash.log I see:
"Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x130d4020"

In Mozilla.crash.log I see:
"Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x7400000c"

I haven't looked through everything, but this KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS stuff is very popular. Hmm.

[link|http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-15474.html|MacOSXHints] indicates that a crash in IE like that can be caused by corrupted QuickTime preferences. I've tried half-a-dozen times to [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=257671|install Flash] on that thing, and it always complains about some preference not being set properly. I've tried to remove all vestiges of it, but perhaps there's some similar preference file that's causing the crash.

I'll have to dig around some more. Thanks for the prompt to check the logs. I feel like the solution is getting closer.

Hmmm. [link|http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=3499799|This sounds familiar], but Flash has always been a buggaboo with me. I'll try running the FlashUninstaller and installing Flash again.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #280,289
by crazy
4/1/07 8:48:09 PM
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New Under unix, this type of message can mean several things
#1 - If it is a new program, its got a bug and is attempting to access memory it does not own. Another name for it is a segfault.

#2 - If it is a truly tested program, and you are sure it is bug free (as much as you can, relative term here), you may be looking at a corrupted program on disk that then loads and attempts to access memory it does not own due to program corruption screwing up its addressing, or:

#3 - You really do have bad memory that flips a bit occasionally, or:

#4 - Now we get into the odd hardware areas, flaky CPU, cracked motherboard, etc.


A disk problem can trigger #2 by corrupting the image on disk.
     Permissions repairs hangs on 10.2.8. Help? - (Another Scott) - (14) - April 1, 2007, 04:34:48 PM EDT
         Are you one of those anal people? - (drewk) - (5) - April 1, 2007, 06:15:38 PM EDT
             :-) - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 1, 2007, 06:30:58 PM EDT
                 You're welcome, I think - (drewk) - April 1, 2007, 07:23:23 PM EDT
                 Being a Mac newbie - (crazy) - (2) - April 1, 2007, 07:27:32 PM EDT
                     Let's see... - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 1, 2007, 08:04:27 PM EDT
                         Under unix, this type of message can mean several things - (crazy) - April 1, 2007, 08:48:09 PM EDT
         long shot - (SpiceWare) - April 1, 2007, 08:48:47 PM EDT
         Re: Permissions repairs hangs on 10.2.8. Help? - (pwhysall) - April 2, 2007, 01:16:28 AM EDT
         fsck after copying as much data as you can -NT - (boxley) - April 2, 2007, 08:14:44 AM EDT
         Thanks all. I'll report back in a few days. -NT - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 2, 2007, 08:35:44 PM EDT
             Depending on how one defines "a few"... - (Another Scott) - (2) - June 23, 2007, 11:55:28 AM EDT
                 "You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike." -NT - (a6l6e6x) - June 23, 2007, 03:26:12 PM EDT
                 Verdict: Bad RAM - (Another Scott) - June 24, 2007, 01:55:47 PM EDT
         Update. - (Another Scott) - July 4, 2007, 01:22:15 PM EDT

Sorry. I don't see the benefit for me in that arrangement.
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