Build 1898 ... Crash corrupted disk drive!

Build 1898 ... Crash corrupted virtual disk!

OK .. I had a very weird crash upon resuming parallels from suspend.
After this crash, parallels refused to quit so I had to reboot (the process was in the E state according to ps in terminal, and kill -9 wouldn't kill it). After restarting, I found parallels would not boot my xp machine. It says the disk is "not a valid virtual image file!" I put alot of work into setting this thing up. What happened?

Michael Gorbach


Host Name: swapple
Date/Time: 2006-09-22 14:52:24.712 -0400
OS Version: 10.4.7 (Build 8K1079)
Report Version: 4

Command: Parallels
Path: /Applications/Parallels/Parallels.app/Contents/MacOS/Parallels
Parent: WindowServer [59]

Version: 2.2 (2.2.1898.0)

PID: 937
Thread: 0

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000004

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.parallels.desktop 0x003c5b27 0x1000 + 3951399
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x003c5cba 0x1000 + 3951802
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00429b4d 0x1000 + 4361037
3 com.parallels.desktop 0x000c78cf 0x1000 + 813263
4 com.parallels.desktop 0x002b3e56 0x1000 + 2829910
5 com.parallels.desktop 0x002f3b73 0x1000 + 3091315
6 com.parallels.desktop 0x00375bb8 0x1000 + 3623864
7 com.parallels.desktop 0x002f4ee1 0x1000 + 3096289
8 com.parallels.desktop 0x002bc610 0x1000 + 2864656
9 com.parallels.desktop 0x002c19b3 0x1000 + 2886067
10 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037244f 0x1000 + 3609679
11 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92de786b DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093
12 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92de6f10 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
13 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92de6dd5 SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 55
14 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dee357 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 357
15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92de7c22 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2044
16 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92de6f10 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
17 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dee1f0 SendEventToEventTarget + 56
18 com.parallels.desktop 0x0036c75a 0x1000 + 3585882
19 com.parallels.desktop 0x00546e52 0x1000 + 5529170
20 com.parallels.desktop 0x004cd467 0x1000 + 5031015
21 com.parallels.desktop 0x004cd5fe 0x1000 + 5031422
22 com.parallels.desktop 0x002d71ad 0x1000 + 2974125
23 com.parallels.desktop 0x0004f723 0x1000 + 321315
24 com.parallels.desktop 0x0000681a 0x1000 + 22554
25 com.parallels.desktop 0x00006735 0x1000 + 22325

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000a277 mach_msg_trap + 7
1 com.unsanity.ape 0xc0001d12 __ape_agent + 307
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000a277 mach_msg_trap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082a2f3 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90829b0e CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9146441e HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 158
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91464239 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90049467 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x003bae2f 0x1000 + 3907119
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x003bb693 0x1000 + 3909267
3 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900380b7 mach_wait_until + 7
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9003a782 usleep + 82
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x005816f2 0x1000 + 5768946
3 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584aa0 0x1000 + 5782176
4 com.parallels.desktop 0x003a6680 0x1000 + 3823232
5 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584db8 0x1000 + 5782968
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584db8 0x1000 + 5782968
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 7:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584db8 0x1000 + 5782968
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 8:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584db8 0x1000 + 5782968
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 9:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584db8 0x1000 + 5782968
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 10:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce83ca MPWaitOnSemaphore + 152
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00585b16 0x1000 + 5786390
3 com.parallels.desktop 0x007684b8 sound_thread::_thread_proc(void*) + 798
4 com.parallels.desktop 0x007681d9 sound_thread::_thread_proc(void*) + 63
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 11:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90049467 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9147165c CAGuard::WaitFor(unsigned long long) + 212
2 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9147157e CAGuard::WaitUntil(unsigned long long) + 66
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9146fefa HP_IOThread::WorkLoop() + 690
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9146fc43 HP_IOThread::ThreadEntry(HP_IOThread*) + 17
5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91464239 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 12:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584db8 0x1000 + 5782968
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 13:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce83ca MPWaitOnSemaphore + 152
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00585b16 0x1000 + 5786390
3 com.parallels.desktop 0x00768496 sound_thread::_thread_proc(void*) + 764
4 com.parallels.desktop 0x007681d9 sound_thread::_thread_proc(void*) + 63
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 14:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90049467 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9147165c CAGuard::WaitFor(unsigned long long) + 212
2 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9147157e CAGuard::WaitUntil(unsigned long long) + 66
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9146fefa HP_IOThread::WorkLoop() + 690
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9146fc43 HP_IOThread::ThreadEntry(HP_IOThread*) + 17
5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91464239 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 15:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024e47 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00584db8 0x1000 + 5782968
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 16:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000a277 mach_msg_trap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082a2f3 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9083b1c8 CFRunLoopRun + 60
3 com.parallels.desktop 0x003a6059 0x1000 + 3821657
4 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 17:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900380b7 mach_wait_until + 7
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9003a782 usleep + 82
2 com.parallels.desktop 0x003a65a7 0x1000 + 3823015
3 com.parallels.desktop 0x00313612 0x1000 + 3221010
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900247a7 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x003c5b24 ecx: 0x00de402c edx: 0x00de3000
edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbfffe408 esp: 0xbfffe390
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x003c5b27 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037

 

What should I do? I need to recover this disk. Anyone?

 

If you can't restore a backup, you might create a new VM, install a guest OS, and then attach the old .hdd as a second disk on the new VM. If that doesn't work, I'd chalk it up to education. Backups are a good thing. I create one whenever I've done enough work that I don't want to do it again.

FWIW, that sort of thing has happened to me, and I know what it feels like.

 

Hmm ... I had not done much work on the image except installing windows and setting things up just right. There were no document files there, but a lot of time put in.
This worries me: Is parallels not stable enough that I have to constantly be backing up the entire disk image? This should not be needed IMHO. Corruption in some files is one thing, but total destruction of the entire image because of a parallels crash seems unacceptable.

 

I've been using Parallels regularly for several months, and had some problems with beta code (duh) but not with the release version. The only times I've lost VM disks is with beta compressor, and by installing things in the VM I later regretted. The GA compressor works fine. Since I do regular backups, I haven't lost any real work. A backup before trying something new seems like a no-brainer. I do this with Wintel boxen too.

So I guess the bottom line is that for me, the GA release has been stable.

If you have a core 2 duo, though, you need the lastest beta.