New RAM in my iMac G5 gives me kernel panic!!
 

I'll start this off by saying that I'm not a unix guy, I am a Classic guy. Better at GUI stuff than text.

I have a iMac G5 ALS 1.8 Ghz 17 inch running Mac OS X 10.4.10. It previously had 1 GB of RAM. I got 2 sticks of 1 GB to max it out at 2 GB. I put these sticks in the iMac. Boot it up. Apple shows up. Spinning progress wheel shows up. ERRRRRRRRR Kernel Panic. Oh lord....here we go.

I take the memory out, switch them, try one stick, put the old memory back in, switch them, swap, mix, churn, and any other config I can think of. No luck. KP every time. Getting frustrated.....

Put the new memory in. Boot up off the CD. Huzzah! It works and shows that I have 2 GB of memory. I run Disk Utility and check and repair all volumes and permissions. I try to boot up off of my HD. BAM! KP... I try to boot up in safe mode. BAM! KP... guh...

I run the Apple Hardware Test from the CD. I do a quick check. Everyhing checks out alright. I do an extensive check over night. Everything checks out. I try to reboot, still no luck. KP.

I boot up off of CD and install Mac OS X 10.4 onto an external FW drive. I boot up using the FW drive as my startup disk. It takes way longer to KP this time. It got me excited... I boot up off of the FW drive in safe mode. Huzzah! It works, and it shows that I have 2 GB of memory.

So here I am. In safe mode off of a FW drive. My HD's are fine, the memory seems fine, but my brain is a little rattled...

You should check the RAM with 'memtest' (3rd-party utility that does a much better job of testing it than the Apple Hardware test). Make sure you run iit long enough - probably overnight.

OK

I checked the memory with memtest. It is fine. I kinda figured it would be because when I safe boot off of my FW drive, it shows that I have 2 gigs.

I thought I might do an archive install of os X 10.4 on my internal HD, but when I tried that, it didn't work right. It never got past the verification in the install process.

I downloaded AppleJack. I installed it and ran all the tests, and my computer is running fine.

I realized that it is running drive tests on my external FW drive because that is where it let me install it. I can't install on my internal because I can't boot up off of my internal because I get kernel panics.

Frustrated am I.

Can anyone help me? What I want to do is to be able to boot up off of my internal harddrive. It should work, I can't figure out why it won't.

Last resort, I will backup the drive and zero it out and install Leopard. But that is a last resort. I figure that I may have bumped it when I opened the computer and it could be on te verge of failing. BUT that being said, I have had great luck with my hardware and I really don't think that this is the problem. I honestly think that this is a software problem. I have dealt with bullshit tech support that jumped to conclusions and made me zap my drive when I didn't need to.(it was Apple tech support, they charged my 50$ then told me to erase my drive after promising me that I didn't need to, so I got pissed and they refunded my money(woo!)) So I don't need to be told to get a new harddrive or to take it to a genius bar. I can figure that out myself. That is why I am on this board.

Anyone wanna help me take this one on?

It's good that 'memtest' is showing that your RAM is fine (assuming you ran memtest long enough to do a proper test - minimum several hours usually).
But note that the fact that the 2 GB of RAM is showing up is not relevant to the question as to whether the RAM is good or bad. Bad RAM can show up fine and also appear to work just fine until some particular circumstance occurs.

Anyway, it would seem that your problem is not with the RAM.

I see 3 avenues of investigation:
1) Figure out why you need to use Safe Mode when booting from your external disk. To pursue this, look at the system.log on your external disk (e.g. using the "Console" app) and see which things are getting loaded in Safe Mode. Then attempt to boot regularly (non-Safe Mode) from the external disk and then (after booting back into Safe Mode again) look at the system.log to see where the bootup failed. Tell us the details.
Similarly, look at (and show us) the panic.log file that is in the /Library/Logs folder.

2) Look at the system.log that is on your internal drive (it should be available in the folder /Volumes/name_of_your_internal_drive/private/var/log when you are booted from the external disk). Again, show us what messages are coming just before the point where the boot fails.
Similarly, look at the panic.log file that is in /Volumes/name_of_your_internal_drive/Library/Logs

3) Run more tests on your internal drive. E.g. run Disk Utility's "Repair Disk" on the internal drive while booted from the external drive.

Alright.

It should be noted that the computer will not restart on its own. I have to hold down the power button to restart. This is the system.log of me waking up my computer, then trying to restart. Maybe it helps:

Oct 20 10:21:39 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: System Sleep
Oct 20 10:21:39 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: System Wake
Oct 20 10:21:39 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: Wake event 0020
Oct 20 10:21:40 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (OHCI)
Oct 20 10:21:40 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in: handleSelfIDInt - received quads == 0. issuing bus reset
Oct 20 10:21:41 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is up at 100 Mbps - Full Duplex
Oct 20 10:21:41 ian-jones-imac-g5 launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[242]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Oct 20 10:21:41 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 20 10:21:46 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 20 10:21:46 ian-jones-imac-g5 lookupd[254]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Oct 20 10:21:46 2007
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Now on to the big problem.

Here is the system.log of a boot up off of the external drive in safe mode:

Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 506854 free pages
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 70
Oct 20 10:34:37 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[53]: starting
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost DirectoryService[50]: Launched version 1.8 (v346)
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: using 5242 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleKauaiATA shasta-ata features enabled
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: DART enabled
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: MacRISC4CPU: publishing BootCPU
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost lookupd[51]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Oct 20 10:34:38 2007
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in now active, GUID 001124ff fecdf664; max speed s400.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.initioFWBridge" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolSansPhysicalUnit" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.LSI_FW_500" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:38 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.StorageLynx" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 493AB1E6-1811-3AA7-9758-0E5253BFC7B7
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU -- shutdown cause = 3
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][start]
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: [AppleUSBHCIController][StopIsochPipeRead] - mInt1IsochInPipe = 0 - numReadsPending = 0
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: [start] 1
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC4PE/ht@0,f2000000/AppleMacRiscHT/pci@3/IOPCI2PCIBridge/firewire@E/AppleFWOHCI/IOFireWireController/IOFireWireDevice@1010055006497d/IOFireWireUnit/IOFireWireSBP2Target/IOFireWireSBP2LUN/com_apple_driver_initioFWBridge/IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceNub/IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00/IOBlockStorageServices/IOBlockStorageDriver/DMI ST3320820A Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Apple_HFS_Untitled_1@10
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk3s10, major 14, minor 27
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 16665088 to: 11742208 (joffset 0x952000)
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 2 orphaned unlinked files
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: IOHWMonitor - no Params Version !!
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: IOHWMonitor - no Params Version !!
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU:: getProperty partitionAddress or length zero on partition number 0x05
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk2s10 hfs 33E5C93F-83EC-3A28-8FC3-93BE3D03420F Augustus [not mounted]
Oct 20 10:34:39 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk3s10 hfs 493AB1E6-1811-3AA7-9758-0E5253BFC7B7 Germanicus /
Oct 20 10:34:40 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 171520 to: 525312 (joffset 0xa701000)
Oct 20 10:34:40 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk0s3 hfs 078AA248-1102-3E10-B19B-C40FC418AED3 Tiberius /Volumes/Tiberius
Oct 20 10:34:43 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Aphrodite_A: vram [98000000:08000000]
Oct 20 10:34:43 localhost launchd: Server 270b in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[51]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Oct 20 10:34:43 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Aphrodite_B: vram [98000000:08000000]
Oct 20 10:34:43 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:11:24:cd:f6:64
Oct 20 10:34:44 localhost lookupd[85]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Oct 20 10:34:44 2007
Oct 20 10:34:45 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [HCIController][setupHardware] AFH Is Supported
Oct 20 10:34:45 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is up at 100 Mbps - Full Duplex
Oct 20 10:34:45 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: setting hostname to "ian-jones-imac-g5.local"
Oct 20 10:34:46 ian-jones-imac-g5 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Oct 20 10:34:49 ian-jones-imac-g5 mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Oct 20 10:34:49 ian-jones-imac-g5 launchd: Server 483b in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[85]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Oct 20 10:34:49 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-network
Oct 20 10:34:49 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 20 10:34:49 ian-jones-imac-g5 lookupd[89]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Oct 20 10:34:49 2007
Oct 20 10:34:49 ian-jones-imac-g5 ntpdate[102]: no servers can be used, exiting
Oct 20 10:34:51 ian-jones-imac-g5 loginwindow[87]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Oct 20 10:34:51 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: target=enable-network: disabled
Oct 20 10:34:57 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:34:57 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:34:57 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][handleStart][00-0a-95-45-57-35] Done.
Oct 20 10:34:58 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][waitForHandshake][00-0a-95-45-57-35] Unsuccessful Handshake: e00002c2
Oct 20 10:35:04 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: AppleSMU::PMU vers = 0x000d006b, SPU vers = 0x2b, SDB vers = 0x01,
Oct 20 10:35:04 ian-jones-imac-g5 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Support/ATSServer: (-3230) Cannot use ATS Persistent Store - switching to old FODB cache code
Oct 20 10:35:21 ian-jones-imac-g5 diskarbitrationd[45]: SystemUIServer [151]:30215 not responding.
Oct 20 10:35:21 ian-jones-imac-g5 diskarbitrationd[45]: disk2s10 hfs 33E5C93F-83EC-3A28-8FC3-93BE3D03420F Augustus /Volumes/Augustus
Oct 20 10:35:22 ian-jones-imac-g5 KernelEventAgent[52]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)
Oct 20 10:35:26 ian-jones-imac-g5 KernelEventAgent[52]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)

Here is the system log when I try to restart, then boot up off of the external drive when I am not in safe mode:

Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][getDevicePropertiesWL][00-14-51-bd-c4-c6] Error retrieving device properties.
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][probe] Couldn't retrieve device properties
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][free]
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][getDevicePropertiesWL][00-14-51-bd-c4-c6] Error retrieving device properties.
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][handleStart] Could not get device properties
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][handleStart] Failed.
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][free]
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][free]
Oct 20 10:44:55 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:44:56 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][handleStart][00-14-51-bd-c4-c6] Done.
Oct 20 10:48:44 ian-jones-imac-g5 /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit: cupsd's bootstrap server port not found
Oct 20 10:48:44 ian-jones-imac-g5 /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit: cupsd's bootstrap server port not found
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 506854 free pages
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 70
Oct 20 10:52:23 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[53]: starting
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost DirectoryService[50]: Launched version 1.8 (v346)
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: using 5242 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: AppleKauaiATA shasta-ata features enabled
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: DART enabled
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: MacRISC4CPU: publishing BootCPU
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost lookupd[51]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Oct 20 10:52:24 2007
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in now active, GUID 001124ff fecdf664; max speed s400.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.initioFWBridge" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolSansPhysicalUnit" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.LSI_FW_500" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.StorageLynx" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 493AB1E6-1811-3AA7-9758-0E5253BFC7B7
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU -- shutdown cause = 3
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][start]
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: [AppleUSBHCIController][StopIsochPipeRead] - mInt1IsochInPipe = 0 - numReadsPending = 0
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: [start] 1
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC4PE/ht@0,f2000000/AppleMacRiscHT/pci@3/IOPCI2PCIBridge/firewire@E/AppleFWOHCI/IOFireWireController/IOFireWireDevice@1010055006497d/IOFireWireUnit/IOFireWireSBP2Target/IOFireWireSBP2LUN/com_apple_driver_initioFWBridge/IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceNub/IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00/IOBlockStorageServices/IOBlockStorageDriver/DMI ST3320820A Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Apple_HFS_Untitled_1@10
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk4s10, major 14, minor 30
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: IOHWMonitor - no Params Version !!
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: IOHWMonitor - no Params Version !!
Oct 20 10:52:24 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU:: getProperty partitionAddress or length zero on partition number 0x05
Oct 20 10:52:25 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk2s10 hfs 33E5C93F-83EC-3A28-8FC3-93BE3D03420F Augustus [not mounted]
Oct 20 10:52:25 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk4s10 hfs 493AB1E6-1811-3AA7-9758-0E5253BFC7B7 Germanicus /
Oct 20 10:52:25 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 525312 to: 779776 (joffset 0xa701000)
Oct 20 10:52:25 localhost diskarbitrationd[45]: disk0s3 hfs 078AA248-1102-3E10-B19B-C40FC418AED3 Tiberius /Volumes/Tiberius
Oct 20 10:52:29 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Aphrodite_A: vram [98000000:08000000]
Oct 20 10:52:29 localhost kernel[0]: ATY,Aphrodite_B: vram [98000000:08000000]
Oct 20 10:52:29 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:11:24:cd:f6:64
Oct 20 10:52:29 localhost launchd: Server 270b in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[51]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Oct 20 10:52:30 localhost lookupd[85]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Oct 20 10:52:30 2007
Oct 20 10:52:31 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [HCIController][setupHardware] AFH Is Supported
Oct 20 10:52:31 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is up at 100 Mbps - Full Duplex
Oct 20 10:52:31 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: setting hostname to "ian-jones-imac-g5.local"
Oct 20 10:52:32 ian-jones-imac-g5 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Oct 20 10:52:34 ian-jones-imac-g5 launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[85]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Oct 20 10:52:34 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-network
Oct 20 10:52:34 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 20 10:52:34 ian-jones-imac-g5 lookupd[90]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sat Oct 20 10:52:34 2007
Oct 20 10:52:35 ian-jones-imac-g5 ntpdate[103]: no servers can be used, exiting
Oct 20 10:52:35 ian-jones-imac-g5 loginwindow[87]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Oct 20 10:52:36 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:52:36 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][free]
Oct 20 10:52:36 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:52:36 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][handleStart][00-14-51-bd-c4-c6] Done.
Oct 20 10:52:36 ian-jones-imac-g5 configd[43]: target=enable-network: disabled
Oct 20 10:52:36 ian-jones-imac-g5 mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Oct 20 10:52:43 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:52:43 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][init] IOBluetoothHIDDriver 1.1.4
Oct 20 10:52:44 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][handleStart][00-0a-95-45-57-35] Done.
Oct 20 10:52:45 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: [IOAppleBluetoothHIDDriver][waitForHandshake][00-0a-95-45-57-35] Unsuccessful Handshake: e00002c2
Oct 20 10:52:50 ian-jones-imac-g5 kernel[0]: AppleSMU::PMU vers = 0x000d006b, SPU vers = 0x2b, SDB vers = 0x01,
Oct 20 10:53:06 ian-jones-imac-g5 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Support/ATSServer: (-3230) Cannot use ATS Persistent Store - switching to old FODB cache code
Oct 20 10:53:23 ian-jones-imac-g5 diskarbitrationd[45]: SystemUIServer [151]:30215 not responding.
Oct 20 10:53:23 ian-jones-imac-g5 diskarbitrationd[45]: disk2s10 hfs 33E5C93F-83EC-3A28-8FC3-93BE3D03420F Augustus /Volumes/Augustus
Oct 20 10:53:23 ian-jones-imac-g5 KernelEventAgent[52]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)
Oct 20 10:53:28 ian-jones-imac-g5 KernelEventAgent[52]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)

I couldn't find the panic.log in my external's log folder. I did find a panic.log in my internal drives library/log folder. I don't think that this will help, the dates are all wrong, but it could:

Sat Dec 9 17:41:04 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0003FEA8): zalloc: "kalloc.4096" (48141 elements) retry fail 3
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00095718 0x00095C30 0x0002683C 0x0003FEA8 0x0002BB0C 0x0001A2F4 0x0001AA54 0x00029554
0x006509C4 0x00651F9C 0x0071BE4C 0x00651AE0 0x00650F64 0x0067E2BC 0x0067E714 0x0003C744
0x000A9914
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x71a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x64b000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x68f000
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x64b000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x304E1A00)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.0: Fri May 26 15:20:53 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.6.76.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
*********

Sat Dec 9 18:07:26 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0003FEA8): zalloc: "kalloc.4096" (48243 elements) retry fail 3
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00095718 0x00095C30 0x0002683C 0x0003FEA8 0x0002BB0C 0x0001A2F4 0x0001AA54 0x00029554
0x006609C4 0x00661F9C 0x0072BE4C 0x00661AE0 0x00660F64 0x0068E2BC 0x0068E714 0x0003C744
0x000A9914
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x72a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x65b000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x69f000
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x65b000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2FCF8A00)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.0: Fri May 26 15:20:53 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.6.76.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
*********

Sat Dec 9 18:19:26 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0003FEA8): zalloc: "kalloc.4096" (48243 elements) retry fail 3
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00095718 0x00095C30 0x0002683C 0x0003FEA8 0x0002BB0C 0x0001A2F4 0x0001AA54 0x00029554
0x006609C4 0x00661F9C 0x0072BE4C 0x00661AE0 0x00660F64 0x0068E2BC 0x0068E714 0x0003C744
0x000A9914
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x72a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x65b000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x69f000
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x65b000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2FCF8A00)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.0: Fri May 26 15:20:53 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.6.76.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
*********

Sat Dec 9 18:24:39 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0003FEA8): zalloc: "kalloc.4096" (48243 elements) retry fail 3
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00095718 0x00095C30 0x0002683C 0x0003FEA8 0x0002BB0C 0x0001A2F4 0x0001AA54 0x00029554
0x006609C4 0x00661F9C 0x0072BE4C 0x00661AE0 0x00660F64 0x0068E2BC 0x0068E714 0x0003C744
0x000A9914
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x72a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x65b000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController(1.7.5f10)@0x69f000
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(1.7.5f10)@0x65b000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2FCF8A00)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.0: Fri May 26 15:20:53 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.6.76.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
*********
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I couldn't find this private/var/log for my internal drive. I couldn't find the private folder.

I have run all of disk utility's tests and they come out fine. I ran memtest for over 4 hours and it came back alright.

I tried to copy my entire internal drive over to my external drive, but it won't let me because I don't have permissions. I want permissions, how can I fix this and why would it not want me to do it in the first place? So there aren't 2 system folders?

I hope this helps a little more. Let me know what else you need.

1) The panic.log shows several BlueTooth-related items in the backtrace. So it would seem that the problem is related to BlueTooth.
I therefore recommend trying to disable BlueTooth. You might be able to do this via the System Preferences while booted in Safe Mode.
Otherwise, you could just go into the /System/Library/Extensions folder and move the BlueTooth items there to some other location, then try restarting again. And a similar thing for the BlueTooth kernel extensions in the corresponding folder on your internal drive.
Is your internal drive named "Augusta" ?
In that case it would be
/Volumes/Augusta/System/Library/Extensions

2) Why do you want to copy your whole internal drive to your external. That doesn't usually make sense. Instead you should just copy the files that you care about - usually that means copying your home folder.
To make a full backup of your internal drive, use one of the 3rd-party utilities like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper

I don't know what I did, if I even did anything...but my computer will boot up off of my internal drive (not augustas, that is another external). So now I am on my internal drive in safe boot mode. Everyhing seems fine. Now the only problem that I have is that I can't boot up out of safe mode. Let me get you some .logs...

Here is what happens when I boot up off of my internal drive in safe mode:


Oct 21 13:21:13 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Oct 21 13:21:10 localhost memberd[43]: memberd starting up
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 506664 free pages
Oct 21 13:21:11 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[48]: starting
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 70
Oct 21 13:21:13 localhost lookupd[53]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sun Oct 21 13:21:13 2007
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsBuild
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsPark
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRun
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRunLocal
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsStart
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.bsd: Undefined in symbol set: _ubc_setthreadcred
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsBuild
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsPark
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRun
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRunLocal
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsStart
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: using 5242 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: AppleKauaiATA shasta-ata features enabled
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: DART enabled
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in now active, GUID 001124ff fecdf664; max speed s400.
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.iTunesPhoneDriver" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe: -x
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 078AA248-1102-3E10-B19B-C40FC418AED3
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC4PE/ht@0,f2000000/AppleMacRiscHT/pci@3/IOPCI2PCIBridge/k2-sata-root@C/AppleK2SATARoot/k2-sata@0/AppleK2SATA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDriver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST3160023AS Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Untitled 3@3
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 2
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 6016512 to: 7026176 (joffset 0xa701000)
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU -- shutdown cause = 3
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU::PMU vers = 0x000d006b, SPU vers = 0x2b, SDB vers = 0x01,
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::start Idle Timer Stopped
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: IOHWMonitor - no Params Version !!
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: SMU_Neo2_PlatformPlugin::initThermalProfile - entry
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: SMU_Neo2_PlatformPlugin::initThermalProfile - calling adjust
Oct 21 13:21:14 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Oct 21 13:21:15 localhost diskarbitrationd[42]: disk2s10 hfs 33E5C93F-83EC-3A28-8FC3-93BE3D03420F Augustus [not mounted]
Oct 21 13:21:15 localhost diskarbitrationd[42]: disk3s10 hfs 493AB1E6-1811-3AA7-9758-0E5253BFC7B7 Germanicus [not mounted]
Oct 21 13:21:16 localhost diskarbitrationd[42]: disk0s3 hfs 078AA248-1102-3E10-B19B-C40FC418AED3 Tiberius /
Oct 21 13:21:16 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:11:24:cd:f6:64
Oct 21 13:21:16 localhost launchd: Server 312b in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[53]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Oct 21 13:21:17 localhost mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformSendUDP sendto failed to send packet on InterfaceID 01807800 lo0/4 to 224.0.0.251:5353 skt 9 error -1 errno 65 (No route to host) 3374433768
Oct 21 13:21:17 localhost lookupd[72]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sun Oct 21 13:21:17 2007
Oct 21 13:21:18 localhost DirectoryService[57]: Launched version 1.8 (v346)
Oct 21 13:21:19 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is up at 100 Mbps - Full Duplex
Oct 21 13:21:19 Ians-970fx configd[40]: setting hostname to "Ians-970fx.local"
Oct 21 13:21:23 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: Registering For 802.11 Events
Oct 21 13:21:23 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: [HCIController][setupHardware] AFH Is Supported
Oct 21 13:21:23 Ians-970fx mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Oct 21 13:21:24 Ians-970fx launchd: Server 317f in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[72]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Oct 21 13:21:24 Ians-970fx configd[40]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-network
Oct 21 13:21:24 Ians-970fx configd[40]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 21 13:21:24 Ians-970fx lookupd[84]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Sun Oct 21 13:21:24 2007
Oct 21 13:21:25 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: ATY,Aphrodite_A: vram [98000000:08000000]
Oct 21 13:21:25 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: ATY,Aphrodite_B: vram [98000000:08000000]
Oct 21 13:21:25 Ians-970fx ntpdate[96]: no servers can be used, exiting
Oct 21 13:21:27 Ians-970fx configd[40]: target=enable-network: disabled
Oct 21 13:21:28 Ians-970fx mDNSResponder: HostnameCallback: Error -65557 for registration of Ian's 970fx. IP 192.168.1.3
Oct 21 13:21:30 Ians-970fx /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Oct 21 13:21:35 Ians-970fx loginwindow[136]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Oct 21 13:21:50 Ians-970fx /System/Library/CoreServices/UserAccountUpdater: unable to open directory /Users/ianjones/Library/Widgets/
Oct 21 13:21:53 Ians-970fx /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Support/ATSServer: (-3230) Cannot use ATS Persistent Store - switching to old FODB cache code
Oct 21 13:22:01 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 20801024 to: 7986176 (joffset 0x952000)
Oct 21 13:22:01 Ians-970fx diskarbitrationd[42]: disk2s10 hfs 33E5C93F-83EC-3A28-8FC3-93BE3D03420F Augustus /Volumes/Augustus
Oct 21 13:22:01 Ians-970fx KernelEventAgent[47]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)
Oct 21 13:22:09 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 1 orphaned unlinked files
Oct 21 13:22:09 Ians-970fx diskarbitrationd[42]: disk3s10 hfs 493AB1E6-1811-3AA7-9758-0E5253BFC7B7 Germanicus /Volumes/Germanicus
Oct 21 13:22:17 Ians-970fx diskarbitrationd[42]: SystemUIServer [150]:30211 not responding.
Oct 21 13:22:18 Ians-970fx KernelEventAgent[47]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)
Oct 21 13:25:44 Ians-970fx /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started

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Any ideas why I can't boot up in regular mode?

Also, this might have a connection the the problem. The computer will not restart or shut down on its own. I have to force the power off everytime.

What gives?

It's not too interesting to see the logs from when you had no problems (Safe mode) except perhaps in comparison with the logs from when you had problems.

Yeah, I suppose you are right :D

I guess I don't know where to find the log that shows a problem during startup...

It would be in the same log file (system.log) that you were looking at before - but an earlier part of the file (see the timestamps on messages).
Log files get archived as system.log.0, system.log.1, etc under the /var/log folder so you might have to look at one of these older logs - you can do this with the Console app.

I have searched and searched and am convinced that it is not recording what happens if I try to boot up normally. I can only get the log if I boot in safe mode. If I boot into verbose mode, I can see the panic happen, but it scrolls too fast for me to see what first goes wrong. All I know is that it says
"panic" "We are hanging here" or something like that at the very end, then it sits there. When I boot into safe mode, the grey apple shows up, the spinning wheel starts spinning, then the fan blasts full speed for a minute or 2, then it stops, then it checks the CD drives and harddrives, then it boots.

Any other suggestions?

"Searching" should not be needed. The log file is the same "system.log" that you have been looking at already. Just look at the timestamps on the messages in that log. Don't you see messages from the last time when you tried to boot up normally?

Just my 2¢ here---
Looking over the high points, if you can boot into safe mode, but not a normal boot, then the memory seems likely to not be the problem, but just a coincidence. You haven't been able to fix by changing back to original memory configuration. You seem to boot normally to a fresh system install on the external drive, right? Could be hardware, sure - but, by now, I would be considering an Archive and Install of your system on your internal drive.

I have looked at the system.log and it doesn't show 2 booting cycles. It does not show the 1st unsuccessful boot. I have looked at all the timestamps and it is not showing the non safe boot. What I have posted here is exactly all I can find. It is claiming that there is a panic, but my panic.log is not reflecting anything.

Yes, I believe the memory is alright. No, I tried the other memory configuration and it did the exact same thing. No, I cannot boot normally from an external fresh system, only in safe mode. I have done an archive install on the internal and can boot up off of it. I now think that it was never a problem with the system and I never needed to reinstall, I just figured that I did because it took so long to boot up that I thought that it wasn't going to. I just didn't wait long enough. I am pretty sure I am going to save what I want, zero the drive, and go to Leopard. But, I am really worried that it will still panic...I just want to be able to boot normally before I zero the drive.

Is there any way to take a snap shot of what the system reads if I boot up in verbose mode or single user mode? I want to give you guys more info, but I can't find it!

You mean that you see a gap (in timestamps) where there are no messages in the system.log during the time when you tried to boot normally. And you see messages in that system.log file from both before and after the time you tried to boot normally? That is very strange if true.

For reference, I will shut down my computer tonight. I will try booting up normally tomorrow evening, then I will boot into safe mode. I will copy the section connecting tonight to tomorrow.

It sounds like this is highly unlikely so I am making damn sure I know what I am talking about. Here is a sample of yesterdays shutdown, to todays unsafe boot, then the safe boot:

Oct 21 19:45:29 Ians-970fx /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Oct 21 19:45:35 Ians-970fx loginwindow[137]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Oct 21 19:45:58 Ians-970fx /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Support/ATSServer: (-3230) Cannot use ATS Persistent Store - switching to old FODB cache code
Oct 21 19:46:06 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 22523904 to: 22598144 (joffset 0x952000)
Oct 21 19:46:06 Ians-970fx kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 8115200 to: 8148480 (joffset 0x952000)
Oct 21 19:46:06 Ians-970fx diskarbitrationd[44]: disk3s10 hfs 33E5C93F-83EC-3A28-8FC3-93BE3D03420F Augustus /Volumes/Augustus
Oct 21 19:46:06 Ians-970fx diskarbitrationd[44]: disk2s10 hfs 493AB1E6-1811-3AA7-9758-0E5253BFC7B7 Germanicus /Volumes/Germanicus
Oct 21 19:46:06 Ians-970fx KernelEventAgent[51]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)
Oct 21 19:46:22 Ians-970fx diskarbitrationd[44]: SystemUIServer [182]:31747 not responding.
Oct 21 19:46:22 Ians-970fx KernelEventAgent[51]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)
Oct 22 19:01:03 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Oct 22 19:01:01 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[50]: starting
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 506665 free pages
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 70
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsBuild
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsPark
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRun
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRunLocal
Oct 22 19:01:03 localhost lookupd[48]: lookupd (version 365) starting - Mon Oct 22 19:01:03 2007
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsStart
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.bsd: Undefined in symbol set: _ubc_setthreadcred
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsBuild
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsPark
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRun
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRunLocal
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsStart
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Oct 22 19:01:04 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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You can see where daybreak was. I did a nonsafe boot at 6:45, 15 minutes prior to the 7:01 safe boot which was successful. The nonsafe boot did not show up!

For what it's worth, I note that several of the messages from the log in your last message are the same as those reported in this other thread:
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=77245

I think I am getting closer to my problem. I think I see the computer getting hung up on the AirPort card while I am in verbose mode. I am still looking for where the hell it is dumping the panic.log.

In my search, I did find some system logs that had some different info. Here is an unsuccessful boot up. I can certainly tell there is a problem here, "respawning too quickly, throttling" and all. Translation?


Oct 20 14:30:28 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 506664 free pages
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 70
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsBuild
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsPark
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRun
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRunLocal
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kernel.6.0: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsStart
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.bsd: Undefined in symbol set: _ubc_setthreadcred
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsBuild
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsPark
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRun
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsRunLocal
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: com.apple.kpi.unsupported: Undefined in symbol set: _pmsStart
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: using 5242 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: AppleKauaiATA shasta-ata features enabled
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: DART enabled
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in now active, GUID 001124ff fecdf664; max speed s400.
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 078AA248-1102-3E10-B19B-C40FC418AED3
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU -- shutdown cause = 3
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe: -x
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSMU::PMU vers = 0x000d006b, SPU vers = 0x2b, SDB vers = 0x01,
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC4PE/ht@0,f2000000/AppleMacRiscHT/pci@3/IOPCI2PCIBridge/k2-sata-root@C/AppleK2SATARoot/k2-sata@0/AppleK2SATA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDriver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST3160023AS Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Untitled 3@3
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 2
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Extension "com.apple.driver.iTunesPhoneDriver" has no kernel dependency.
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::start Idle Timer Stopped
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: IOHWMonitor - no Params Version !!
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: IOHWMonitor - no Params Version !!
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: SMU_Neo2_PlatformPlugin::initThermalProfile - entry
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: SMU_Neo2_PlatformPlugin::initThermalProfile - calling adjust
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Oct 20 14:30:29 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[47]: starting
Oct 20 14:30:35 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:30:35 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:30:36 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:30:36 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:30:36 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[47]: exiting
Oct 20 14:30:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:30:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:30:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 9 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:30:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:30:46 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[57]: starting
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[57]: exiting
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 8 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:30:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:31:01 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[58]: starting
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[58]: exiting
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 7 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:31:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:31:16 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[59]: starting
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[59]: exiting
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 6 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:31:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:31:31 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[60]: starting
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[60]: exiting
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 5 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:31:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:31:46 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[61]: starting
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[61]: exiting
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 4 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:31:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:32:01 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[62]: starting
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[62]: exiting
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 3 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:32:06 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:32:16 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[63]: starting
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[63]: exiting
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 2 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:32:21 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:32:31 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[64]: starting
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[64]: exiting
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: 1 more failure without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 20 14:32:36 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 20 14:32:46 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[65]: starting
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-000000000000.local” instead
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost mDNSResponder: SCDynamicStoreCreate failed: Configuration daemon not (no longer) available
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost mDNSResponder: Daemon start: mDNS_Init failed -1
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost mDNSResponder-107 (Mar 20 2005 20: 31:47)[65]: exiting
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 20 14:32:51 localhost launchd: com.apple.mDNSResponder: too many failures in a row for a job that should be alive all the time

Huzzah! I took out the AirPort extentions out of the extentions folder and my computer will boot up normally again! Damn I wish I had done that before all of these reinstalls. Now I have a real mess.

Alright, now I seem to have a different problem. My AirPort card is out of wack...

How am I to fix this problem?

So, you removed your airport extensions, and now you wonder why you have problems with your airport card, eh?

Again, the possible memory problems was, I think, just a coincidence, and really threw you off the trail of the actual problem...

Archive & Install is a likely next step - or if that doesn't help - (backup
everything), erase and install.