My first Mac crash

venky83 · 20th April 2008, 10:46

Hi all,
I had the unfortunate experience of having my mac crash thanks to the most irritating software I have installed on my mac - Parallels for Desktop Mac. Here is the log of the same:

Quote:

Sun Apr 20 12:11:58 2008
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A8C8A): Kernel trap at 0x215a1e6a, type 27=Unknown, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x44089c57, CR3: 0x010ce000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000003, EBX: 0x6d626572, ECX: 0x22aeb000, EDX: 0x21117b70
CR2: 0x44089c57, EBP: 0x21117bb0, ESI: 0x6d616769, EDI: 0x63216e75
EFL: 0x00000002, EIP: 0x215a1e6a, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00f30010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x21117998 : 0x12b0f7 (0x4581f4 0x211179cc 0x133230 0x0)
0x211179e8 : 0x1a8c8a (0x461720 0x215a1e6a 0x1b 0x457000)
0x21117ac8 : 0x19ece5 (0x21117ae0 0x2c33b90 0x21117bb0 0x215a1e6a)
0x21117ad8 : 0x215a1e6a (0xe 0x48 0x10 0x2000010)
0x21117bb0 : 0x215a1cf4 (0xc9c7e8 0xdeadbeef 0x246 0x0)
0x21117be8 : 0xc9d46c (0x215a1ce0 0x21117c1c 0x108 0x0)
0x21117d48 : 0xc99959 (0x43c2884 0xc0185405 0x21117ed0 0x1f1d72)
0x21117d78 : 0x202bea (0x15000000 0xc0185405 0x21117ed0 0x81)
0x21117db8 : 0x1f6039 (0x21117de8 0x246 0x21117e18 0x1da207)
0x21117e18 : 0x1ec2f6 (0x50883b0 0xc0185405 0x21117ed0 0x81)
0x21117e78 : 0x3653a7 (0x322bf00 0xc0185405 0x21117ed0 0x21117f50)
0x21117e98 : 0x38bd28 (0x322bf00 0xc0185405 0x21117ed0 0x21117f50)
0x21117f78 : 0x3dcf13 (0x339fe10 0x4466c20 0x4466c64 0x5103)
0x21117fc8 : 0x19f1c3 (0x3d5a640 0x0 0x19eaeb 0x3d5a640)
No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb0122ef8
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.parallels.kext.vmmain(2.2)@0xc98000->0xca5fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Parallels

Mac OS version:
9C7010

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar 4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac7,1 (Mac-F4238CC8)

fangpyre · 20th April 2008, 10:54

Its most likely a problem with Parallels.
I think you should contact the vendor.
And make sure you have the latest version.

venky83 · 20th April 2008, 11:01

I am filing for a refund and going with Fusion, have had no issues with Fusion Demo so far (touchwood).

Magnus · 20th April 2008, 11:04

I was having increasing problems with Parallels before I switched to Fusion when it came out and I've been very happy with functionality and stability.

zainulg · 20th April 2008, 12:10

I second Magnus. Fusion is rock solid ever since i started using it uptil now. Have been using it for the last 6 months. Earlier I used to have parallels and used to face a lot of problems.

fangpyre · 20th April 2008, 12:29

I use Crossover.
It has limited functionality.
But it takes up much less space (especially since it doesn't need Windows).
And I don't have to keep my system infected with the Windows virus.

ultrablue662 · 20th April 2008, 15:23

Not to sound like a total noob, but why is everyone hell-bent against bootcamp?

Magnus · 20th April 2008, 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultrablue662

Not to sound like a total noob, but why is everyone hell-bent against bootcamp?

I'm not, I actually run Windows Vista with Fusion from a Bootcamp partition most of the time, and boot into Vista once in a while (mostly for games). So I get the best of both worlds, so to speak. For work, where I need pretty much only Outlook and IE, I run it with Fusion.

fangpyre · 20th April 2008, 16:25

BootCamp is actually the best choice if you can live with its limitations.
The problem is that if you need to do something on the Windows side, you need to close everything and do it, then reopen everything after rebooting.

BootCamp also takes at least 5GB, which is a problem on the smaller disks.
The other methods don't take up as much, since the don't require a separate partition.

However, Crossover doesn't need to install Windows at all, so it has an even smaller footprint.

shanevrx · 20th April 2008, 17:23

Boot camp is not available for free download now is it ? You need to upgrade to Leopard to g et the so called FREE Boot camp software.

I run fusion without creating partition through Bootcamp. Works fine.

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20th April 2008, 10:54	#2 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,414	Its most likely a problem with Parallels. I think you should contact the vendor. And make sure you have the latest version.

20th April 2008, 11:01	#3 (permalink)
venky83 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 457	I am filing for a refund and going with Fusion, have had no issues with Fusion Demo so far (touchwood).

20th April 2008, 11:04	#4 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,394	I was having increasing problems with Parallels before I switched to Fusion when it came out and I've been very happy with functionality and stability.

20th April 2008, 12:10	#5 (permalink)
zainulg Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22	I second Magnus. Fusion is rock solid ever since i started using it uptil now. Have been using it for the last 6 months. Earlier I used to have parallels and used to face a lot of problems.

20th April 2008, 12:29	#6 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,414	I use Crossover. It has limited functionality. But it takes up much less space (especially since it doesn't need Windows). And I don't have to keep my system infected with the Windows virus.

20th April 2008, 15:23	#7 (permalink)
ultrablue662 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abu-Dhabi Posts: 740	Not to sound like a total noob, but why is everyone hell-bent against bootcamp?

20th April 2008, 16:25	#9 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,414	BootCamp is actually the best choice if you can live with its limitations. The problem is that if you need to do something on the Windows side, you need to close everything and do it, then reopen everything after rebooting. BootCamp also takes at least 5GB, which is a problem on the smaller disks. The other methods don't take up as much, since the don't require a separate partition. However, Crossover doesn't need to install Windows at all, so it has an even smaller footprint.

20th April 2008, 17:23	#10 (permalink)
shanevrx Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 97	Boot camp is not available for free download now is it ? You need to upgrade to Leopard to g et the so called FREE Boot camp software. I run fusion without creating partition through Bootcamp. Works fine.