Kernel Panic

[troymurray]

I wanted to do a little comparision between running a Parallels Desktop VM and a VMware Fusion VM as it's been my observation that Fusion uses far less of the CPU to run. However, whenever I start Parallels or Fusion while the other is running I get a kernel panic. I've tried both having Parallels running then starting Fusion and Fusion running and starting Parallels.

I realize that this isn't something most people would do, running them at the same time, adn I wouldn't have even done it if it wasn't for the snapshot I wanted of Activity Monitor showing them both running.

Not sure which product is causing this problem so I'm going to post in both forums. I was using VMware Fusion beta 4 and Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0

[admin]

Please post the contents of panic.log to help us determine who's at fault. Another poster had a similar problem[/url], and in that case, it looks like Parallels is the broken one.

[troymurray]

Will do, where can I find it?

[admin]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227

panic.log is in /Library/Logs/

[troymurray]

Thanks! Here it is:

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Fri Jun 8 09:47:12 2007

panic(cpu 1 caller 0x3DB3C0CC): bad context (0x0_01745000, 0x0_0820b000).

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

0x3de46e34 : 0x128d08 (0x3cb134 0x3de46e58 0x131de5 0x0)

0x3de46e74 : 0x3db3c0cc (0x3db3ef28 0x0 0x1745000 0x0)

0x3de46eb4 : 0x3db3c0e5 (0x0 0x0 0x3de46ee4 0x3db3bcac)

0x3de46f24 : 0x3db3c386 (0x3de46fb0 0x1 0x0 0xffffff80)

0x3de46f54 : 0x3db3c6db (0x3de46fb0 0x3de46f88 0x0 0x0)

0x3de46fa4 : 0x3db39345 (0x3de46fb0 0x8f 0x0 0xffffff80)

0x3de46fb0 : 0x0 (0xffffff80 0x0 0x1003b 0x0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x8f

Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.parallels.kext.vmmain(2.2)@0x3db35000

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 8.9.1: Thu Feb 22 20:55:00 PST 2007; root:xnu-792.18.15~1/RELEASE_I386

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Fri Jun 8 09:51:00 2007

panic(cpu 1 caller 0x0096C0CC): bad context (0x0_00e02000, 0x0_4ee2f000).

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

0x52b51e34 : 0x128d08 (0x3cb134 0x52b51e58 0x131de5 0x0)

0x52b51e74 : 0x96c0cc (0x96ef28 0x0 0xe02000 0x0)

0x52b51eb4 : 0x96c0e5 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0)

0x52b51f24 : 0x96c386 (0x52b51fb0 0x1 0x0 0x0)

0x52b51f54 : 0x96c6db (0x52b51fb0 0x52b51f88 0x0 0x0)

0x52b51fa4 : 0x969345 (0x52b51fb0 0x8f 0x0 0xffffff80)

0x52b51fb0 : 0x0 (0xffffff80 0x0 0x1003b 0x0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x8f

Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.parallels.kext.vmmain(2.2)@0x965000

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 8.9.1: Thu Feb 22 20:55:00 PST 2007; root:xnu-792.18.15~1/RELEASE_I386

[admin]

Yep, looks like Parallels. They'll need this information too.

[troymurray]

I posted it there as well, thanks. This is the first time I've had to look at the panic.log, much easier to ID the problem then a Windows STOP error (I think).

[Andreas_Masur]

I posted it there as well, thanks. This is the first

time I've had to look at the panic.log, much easier

to ID the problem then a Windows STOP error (I think).

What? You do think Windows STOP errors are hard to trace....noooooo way....

Ciao, Andreas

[penagoscorzo]

I had similar problem. Safari 3 on Mac OS X, Safari 3 on Parallels 3.0 4128, and Opening VMware Fusion for Mac 1.0b4: Kernel Panic.

Log:

panic(cpu 0 caller 0x3D8290CC): bad context (0x0_01745000, 0x0_7647c000).

Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

0x3db32e34 : 0x128d08 (0x3cb134 0x3db32e58 0x131de5 0x0)

0x3db32e74 : 0x3d8290cc (0x3d82bf28 0x0 0x1745000 0x0)

0x3db32eb4 : 0x3d8290e5 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0)

0x3db32f24 : 0x3d829386 (0x3db32fb0 0x1 0x0 0xffffff80)

0x3db32f54 : 0x3d8296db (0x3db32fb0 0x3db32f88 0x0 0x0)

0x3db32fa4 : 0x3d826345 (0x3db32fb0 0x8f 0x0 0xffffff80)

0x3db32fb0 : 0x0 (0xffffff80 0x0 0x1003b 0x0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x8f

Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.parallels.kext.vmmain(2.2)@0x3d822000

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 8.9.1: Thu Feb 22 20:55:00 PST 2007; root:xnu-792.18.15~1/RELEASE_I386

Model: MacBookPro2,1, BootROM MBP21.00A5.B01, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.33 GHz, 2 GB

Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600, ATY,RadeonX1600, PCIe, 256 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz

AirPort: AirPort Extreme, 1.0.47

Bluetooth: Version 1.7.14f14, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Built-in Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

Network Service: Parallels Host-Guest, Ethernet, en2

Network Service: Parallels NAT, Ethernet, en3

Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00, 149.05 GB

Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J

USB Device: Built-in iSight, Micron, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA

USB Device: Bluetooth HCI, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA

USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple Computer, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA

USB Device: CTE-440-U V4.0-3, WACOM, Up to 1.5 Mb/sec, 500 mA

[Tutor]

Parallels themself say it is their problem and they are working on the solution. You should not run both at the sime time till then.

http://forum.parallels.com/thread12982.html