Help!! Kernel panics with some recent versions of Parallels

Hi ...

After a 100% trouble free experience with Parallels from the time it was originally launched as a Beta, I installed version 3106 on 31 December ... and everything soon started going wrong.

My MacBook Pro with 2.33GHz/3GB RAM started getting frequent kernel panics, especially if I had several tabs open in Safari. I also started getting a lot of memory corruption issues in applications which until then had been rock solid. It started getting kernel panics at 5-60 minute intervals to the point where I could hardly get anything done.

I backed the computer up, reformatted the drive and went through the painful process of entirely reinstalling my software. Not once but twice. Each time it took me more than a day. Then I lost my entire hard disk contents when one kernel panic must have occurred just as critical data was being written to disk. Unfortunately this happened in the middle of a mission critical operation and caused me untold anguish.

When the computer had been restored again I resolved to uninstall Parallels. I did so and Kernel panics immediately went away. Just after that version 3120 arrived. I installed it, and everything has been fine. The Rock solid reliability that I was used to returned again. No problems at all. Very happy again. I thought you must have solved the problem.

Then a few days ago 3150 was released, so I immediately downloaded it and installed it. Guess what? More kernel panics. I've had them three times today, all when using Safari. I also got a memory corruption problem using DevonThink ... which NEVER lets me down.

I have now uninstalled 3150 again ... and no further problems.

Whatever the problem is, it must be found, as it is causing mayhem with my system.

Meantime, can I reinstall 3120 without any problems?

It's strange that kernel panics have been all but unknown to me since I started using OSX in 2001 ... yet these recent releases of Parallels have clearly been causing me massive problems.

Has anyone else experienced these problems?

Can anybody suggest what to do?

Rollo

 

Try installing 3150 directly, not as an upgrade.

 

How about not installing a beta that has bugs

 

Yes, but then you don't get the functionality now do you? Also I can't say that I've ever found an OS or OS equivalent that didn't have bugs esp in betas, RCs and even initial full version releases, including Unix.

 

Virtualization SW for OS X seems to be a tricky issue. Parallels seems to work perfectly for some and others have issues.

My MacBook (2.0GHz C1D) has never had a problem with any build of parallels but builds after 3106 (excluding 3150) resulted in KPs on my MacPro.

What does your crash log say?

For me, and some others, it appeared to be related to the hypervisor module running and network/share access (I'd get a KP every time I ejected a share - ipod, external drive, or other machine logged to or from the desktop machine).

Build 3150 seems to have "fixed" these issues on my desktop machine.

You are running a C2D, yes?

These betas seem to result in issues with little or no apparent pattern but most seem to have few, if any problems.

Uninstall Parallels and reinstall 3120, if that works for you. I uninstalled 3120 and reverted to 3106 for a time, which worked fine.

Email your crash report to beta@parallels.com as well.

 

Have uninstalled 3150, as suggested, and re-installed it again. No KPs so far, but it's early days. Just had Safari quit on me ... which is not a good sign.

My last few crash logs are shown below. I lost the main body of them when my hard drive was messed up. The ones between Jan 10 and Jan 12 were using build 3106. As soon as I uninstalled it, then installed 3120 there were no problems. The logs dated 5 Feb were after 3150 was installed over 3120.

Nearly all of the log entries have referred to (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault) ... I don't know how to interpret these, but it suggests a memory-related problem, but what do I know, I'm only guessing. Perhaps these logs will mean something to someone, in which case, your thoughts would be appreciated:


Wed Jan 10 07:00:16 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x01858000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000007, EBX: 0x35329308, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000010
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x36d230f8, ESI: 0x35329c48, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x4e02dd80, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x36d22eb8 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x36d22edc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x36d22ef8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x0 0xe 0x3cefe0)
0x36d23008 : 0x19a904 (0x36d23020 0x1f8c 0x36d23038 0x1a1915)
0x36d230f8 : 0x4e02df71 (0x35329c48 0x54ca364 0x36d23118 0x0)
0x36d23118 : 0x4e02e231 (0x3532c004 0xc0a00071 0x40 0x0)
0x36d23278 : 0x4e041477 (0x35329308 0x3532b898 0x20 0x135819)
0x36d233b8 : 0x4e000ad1 (0x35329000 0x5dc2000 0x36d233d8 0x199a51)
0x36d23728 : 0x4e0009e2 (0x5f45000 0x38801b3f 0x36d23758 0xa)
0x36d23748 : 0x4dff545e (0x5f45000 0x0 0x36d23778 0x4e0530a0)
0x36d23778 : 0x4e040f84 (0x5dc2000 0xa 0x1 0x7f1e000)
0x36d23898 : 0x4e00b319 (0x35329000 0x353294fc 0x36d238b8 0x10441)
0x36d238b8 : 0x4e00cfd8 (0x353294fc 0x0 0x36d238e8 0x3532c004)
0x36d23948 : 0x4e00d0af (0x558f804 0x1 0x36d23968 0x48cd7862)
0x36d23968 : 0x4e020ba3 (0x353294fc 0x48cd783d 0x48 0x2)
0x36d23ae8 : 0x4e037f82 (0x353294fc 0x48cbfe00 0x3533e004 0x80)
0x36d23c38 : 0x4e01bc61 (0x353294fc 0x48cbfe00 0x3533e004 0x80) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPortAtheros(211.2)@0x4e00a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x4d220000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x46eca000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x4dfee000
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x4dfee000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x4d220000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x46eca000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386


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Thu Jan 11 17:47:03 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00f05000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000007, EBX: 0x349d1308, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000010
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x3642b0f8, ESI: 0x349d1c48, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x009eed80, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x3642aeb8 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x3642aedc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x3642aef8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x0 0xe 0x3cefe0)
0x3642b008 : 0x19a904 (0x3642b020 0x1f10 0x3642b038 0x1a1915)
0x3642b0f8 : 0x9eef71 (0x349d1c48 0x511f3b4 0x3642b118 0x0)
0x3642b118 : 0x9ef231 (0x34b7e004 0xc0a00071 0x40 0x0)
0x3642b278 : 0xa02477 (0x349d1308 0x349d3898 0x20 0x0)
0x3642b3b8 : 0x9c1ad1 (0x349d1000 0x514d800 0x3642b3d8 0x199a51)
0x3642b728 : 0x9c19e2 (0x5327800 0x38801b3f 0x3642b758 0xa)
0x3642b748 : 0x9b645e (0x5327800 0x0 0x3642b778 0xa140a0)
0x3642b778 : 0xa01f84 (0x514d800 0xa 0x1 0x5b9f000)
0x3642b898 : 0x9cc319 (0x349d1000 0x349d14fc 0x3642b8b8 0xd5949)
0x3642b8b8 : 0x9cdfd8 (0x349d14fc 0x0 0x40 0x0)
0x3642b948 : 0x9ce0af (0x5163804 0x10000 0x4d64a80 0x4813e862)
0x3642b968 : 0x9e1ba3 (0x349d14fc 0x4813e83d 0x48 0x198007ff)
0x3642bae8 : 0x9f8f82 (0x349d14fc 0x48138a00 0x34bc7004 0x80)
0x3642bc38 : 0x9dcc61 (0x349d14fc 0x48138a00 0x34bc7004 0x80) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPortAtheros(211.2)@0x9cb000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x90c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x580000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9af000
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9af000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x90c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x580000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386


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Thu Jan 11 19:39:38 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00f0a000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000007, EBX: 0x349d6308, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000010
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x3652b0f8, ESI: 0x349d6c48, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x009f3d80, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x3652aeb8 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x3652aedc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x3652aef8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x0 0xe 0x3cefe0)
0x3652b008 : 0x19a904 (0x3652b020 0x1f60 0x3652b038 0x1a1915)
0x3652b0f8 : 0x9f3f71 (0x349d6c48 0x4cce050 0x3652b118 0x0)
0x3652b118 : 0x9f4231 (0x34b6a004 0xc0a00071 0x40 0x0)
0x3652b278 : 0xa07477 (0x349d6308 0x349d8898 0x20 0x73b0c203)
0x3652b3b8 : 0x9c6ad1 (0x349d6000 0x514ec00 0x3652b3d8 0x199a51)
0x3652b728 : 0x9c69e2 (0x523c000 0x38801b3f 0x3652b758 0xa)
0x3652b748 : 0x9bb45e (0x523c000 0x0 0x3652b778 0xa190a0)
0x3652b778 : 0xa06f84 (0x514ec00 0xa 0x1 0x533f000)
0x3652b898 : 0x9d1319 (0x349d6000 0x349d64fc 0x3652b8b8 0x25bb6)
0x3652b8b8 : 0x9d2fd8 (0x349d64fc 0x0 0x3652b8e8 0x34b6a004)
0x3652b948 : 0x9d30af (0x5154804 0x1 0x3652b968 0x48124862)
0x3652b968 : 0x9e6ba3 (0x349d64fc 0x4812483d 0x48 0x2)
0x3652bae8 : 0x9fdf82 (0x349d64fc 0x4811d900 0x34cfc004 0x80)
0x3652bc38 : 0x9e1c61 (0x349d64fc 0x4811d900 0x34cfc004 0x80) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPortAtheros(211.2)@0x9d0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x6d0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x580000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9b4000
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9b4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x6d0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x580000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386


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Thu Jan 11 19:40:37 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00f0a000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000007, EBX: 0x349d6308, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000010
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x364230f8, ESI: 0x349d6c48, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x009f3d80, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x36422eb8 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x36422edc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x36422ef8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x0 0xe 0x3cefe0)
0x36423008 : 0x19a904 (0x36423020 0x1eff 0x36423038 0x1a1915)
0x364230f8 : 0x9f3f71 (0x349d6c48 0x4cdf3b4 0x36423118 0x0)
0x36423118 : 0x9f4231 (0x34b6a004 0xc0a00071 0x40 0x0)
0x36423278 : 0xa07477 (0x349d6308 0x349d8898 0x20 0x0)
0x364233b8 : 0x9c6ad1 (0x349d6000 0x5159c00 0x364233d8 0x199a51)
0x36423728 : 0x9c69e2 (0x5264000 0x38801b3f 0x36423758 0xa)
0x36423748 : 0x9bb45e (0x5264000 0x0 0x36423778 0xa190a0)
0x36423778 : 0xa06f84 (0x5159c00 0xa 0x1 0x53ea000)
0x36423898 : 0x9d1319 (0x349d6000 0x349d64fc 0x364238b8 0x401)
0x364238b8 : 0x9d2fd8 (0x349d64fc 0x0 0x364238e8 0x199da0)
0x36423948 : 0x9d30af (0x515f804 0x36423a40 0x36423a10 0x48107862)
0x36423968 : 0x9e6ba3 (0x349d64fc 0x4810783d 0x48 0x0)
0x36423ae8 : 0x9fdf82 (0x349d64fc 0x48102b00 0x34cd1004 0x80)
0x36423c38 : 0x9e1c61 (0x349d64fc 0x48102b00 0x34cd1004 0x80) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPortAtheros(211.2)@0x9d0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x6d0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x580000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9b4000
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9b4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x6d0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x580000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386


The thread is too long ... will post the rest in the next message.

Rollo

 

Here are the rest of the panic logs:

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Fri Jan 12 10:13:20 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 27=Unknown), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x4715beb8, CR3: 0x00f0a000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000003, EBX: 0x6d626572, ECX: 0x4eff7000, EDX: 0x3655bb60
CR2: 0x4715beb8, EBP: 0x3655bba0, ESI: 0x6d616769, EDI: 0x63216e75
EFL: 0x00000002, EIP: 0x4daad12a, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x053a0010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x3655b968 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x3655b98c 0x131de5 0x0)
0x3655b9a8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x1 0x1b 0x3c8fc4)
0x3655bab8 : 0x19a904 (0x3655bad0 0xe 0x0 0x19b214)
0x3655bba0 : 0x4daacfb4 (0x4d60cd6c 0xdeadbeef 0x246 0x53b9570)
0x3655bbd8 : 0x4d60d9f0 (0x4daacfa0 0x3655bc0c 0x108 0x60)
0x3655bd38 : 0x4d60a8c7 (0x6203f84 0xc0185405 0x3655beb8 0x19d23a)
0x3655bd68 : 0x1ef46e (0xd000000 0xc0185405 0x3655beb8 0x81)
0x3655bda8 : 0x1e62f0 (0x3655bdd0 0x297 0x3655be08 0x51aa1f4)
0x3655be08 : 0x1de149 (0x6390b58 0xc0185405 0x3655beb8 0x81)
0x3655be58 : 0x330669 (0x53b9570 0xc0185405 0x3655beb8 0x51aa1f4)
0x3655be88 : 0x34e9c5 (0x53b9570 0xc0185405 0x3655beb8 0x51aa1f4)
0x3655bf58 : 0x3787be (0x51aa1f4 0x5bb9c20 0x5bb9c64 0x0)
0x3655bfc8 : 0x19acde (0x55b6880 0x0 0x19a78b 0x55b6880) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb011eeb8
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.parallels.kext.vmmain(2.2)@0x4d609000

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386


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Fri Jan 12 21:34:43 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001EA4D4): /SourceCache/xnu/xnu-792.14.14/bsd/vfs/vfs_journal.c:1848: jhdr magic corrupted (0x3392c7 != 0x4a4e4c78)

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x36c1ba58 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x36c1ba7c 0x131de5 0x0)
0x36c1ba98 : 0x1ea4d4 (0x3d2e80 0x3d2dfc 0x738 0x3392c7)
0x36c1bad8 : 0x306dab (0x59c3e60 0x1 0x36c1bb28 0x6)
0x36c1baf8 : 0x30bbf1 (0x5661004 0x793fe14 0x5eb6708 0x202)
0x36c1bba8 : 0x2f288d (0x7943084 0x0 0x1000 0x0)
0x36c1bc88 : 0x1e3bf0 (0x36c1bca0 0x2 0x200000 0x198d18)
0x36c1bcc8 : 0x1d0c73 (0x7943084 0x36c1bce8 0x1000000 0x0)
0x36c1bd08 : 0x1d0d36 (0x7943084 0x8000 0x0 0x0)
0x36c1bd28 : 0x1ebc84 (0x7943084 0x8000 0x0 0x59b9a14)
0x36c1bda8 : 0x1ec68d (0xffffffff 0x492e04 0x36c1be9c 0x0)
0x36c1be08 : 0x34d968 (0x59f2010 0x36c1be9c 0x56a4a04 0x0)
0x36c1bef8 : 0x34db81 (0x5f4e7d0 0x59f2010 0x5 0x102353c)
0x36c1bf58 : 0x3787be (0x5f4e7d0 0x58a4f68 0x58a4fac 0x0)
0x36c1bfc8 : 0x19acde (0x54c63c0 0x0 0x10 0x54c63c0) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb0284ef8

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386

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Mon Feb 5 05:24:37 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x14f9e834, CR3: 0x00f0b000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x14f9e835, EBX: 0x34f82578, ECX: 0x36563d68, EDX: 0x059ac198
CR2: 0x14f9e834, EBP: 0x36563cc8, ESI: 0x14f9e834, EDI: 0x07f7cc04
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x0015ac0b, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x01430010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x36563aa8 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x36563acc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x36563ae8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x1 0xe 0x3cefe0)
0x36563bf8 : 0x19a904 (0x36563c10 0x8577cb8 0x143f23c 0x9645)
0x36563cc8 : 0x15c7f4 (0x7f7cc00 0x8fc 0x15f8d000 0x0)
0x36563d88 : 0x160505 (0x7f7cc00 0x9000 0x0 0x768a660)
0x36563df8 : 0x160bd2 (0x15f8d000 0x0 0x768a660 0x9000)
0x36563f48 : 0x1a33a8 (0x143f1f4 0x15f8d000 0x0 0x3)
0x36563fc8 : 0x19a834 (0x56994c0 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x8537348) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffa428

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386


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Mon Feb 5 06:18:44 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x15681298, CR3: 0x01859000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x3567e944, EBX: 0x3567a578, ECX: 0x36e43d68, EDX: 0x36e43d68
CR2: 0x15681298, EBP: 0x36e43cc8, ESI: 0x15681298, EDI: 0x06a45604
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x0015ad83, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x36e43aa8 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x36e43acc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x36e43ae8 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x0 0xe 0x3cefe0)
0x36e43bf8 : 0x19a904 (0x36e43c10 0x7 0x0 0x1)
0x36e43cc8 : 0x15c93e (0x6a45600 0x2 0x701b198 0x40000)
0x36e43d88 : 0x160505 (0x6a45600 0x8f000 0x0 0x6fecaa0)
0x36e43df8 : 0x160bd2 (0x19394000 0x0 0x6fecaa0 0x8f000)
0x36e43f48 : 0x1a33a8 (0x64a17d8 0x19394000 0x0 0x3)
0x36e43fc8 : 0x19a834 (0x651e260 0x0 0x19d0b5 0x5e3d4c4) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb019f628

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386

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Let me know if you can figure any of this out. Thanks.

Rollo

 

Rollo:

You might want to send some of this to beta@parallels.com, if you haven't already done so.

What memory settings are you using?

 

Memory

I have Parallels set up to use 1 GB of memory, and I'm running Win XP. In a way that's irrelevant, because all these KPs have occured when Parallels ISN'T running.

To be frank, I haven't really used Parallels much since I started having these problems ... but there are times I need to use it quite heavily.

Rollo

 

Have you run rember to check your machine's RAM?

 

When previous builds of Parallels was KP'ing my machine, it was related to the hypervisor module and network access. Parallels was never running when it tanked.

 

At first I thought the RAM must have been faulty, but ran every check I could and it all came up fine. When I uninstalled Parallels the problem immediately stopped, so I'm pretty certain the RAM is not the problem.

I have now downloaded rember, and will run it when I next leave the machine unattended. Thanks for the suggestion.

Rollo

 

Uninstalled 3150, re-installed 3120. Still massive problems. Affected Mail, MS Word and DevonThink Pro, caused them to quit all the time. Had another Kernel panic. Decided enough was enough. Uninstalled 3120. No more problems, but also no Parallels.

Rollo