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What just happened?
Been editing a large project the past 6 weeks on my new Intel, see specs below, and my screen just did a horizontal wipe revealing a dimmed same screen and displaying a prompt;
“You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the reset button”
The project I’m editing is 80hr HDV digitized in ProRes, utilizing internal 3tb, 1.25tb ESata and a few external 1tb FW800. So far I’ve managed to keep edits on a few tracks and have not started adding transitions, FX or Color Correction. Everything has been running very smooth and the only recent changes are the addition of MX02Max and FSI 17″ Monitor.
What just happened to my screen and why did my computer freeze, I’ve not seen this before.
Michael Harrington
Mac Pro, Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz, 12 GB, ATI Radeon HD 4870, 30-inch Cine Display, 4TB internal, 1.25TB Esata, FW 800 external drives, AJA Io, SOny Multiformat Broadcast Monitor, Mackie 1402 & Event 20/20 monitors. -
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That is called a KERNAL Panic…and while they mostly appear when there are hardware issues (bad processors, RAM, LB issues), they can rear their ugly heads with a bad software crash. I had one two weeks ago…the first crash ever on this work machine. But, I restarted and things were fine.
Hopefully the same will be true for you.
Shane
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Kernel Panic.
Happens from time to time when the computer essentially gets stuck in a command loop.
You hold down the power button till it shuts down. Wait about 10 seconds. Restart, then run Disc Utility > Repair Disc Permissions to clean it up.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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So that’s a KERNAL panic, just prior to that my MX02 started acting up or at least I think it was the MX02, the video which had been playing just fine all day began to stutter during playback. I tried changing playback settings with no luck so decided to shut down for dinner and when I restarted everything played fine.
Yes, when I restarted everything is fine with exception to lost work and no recent auto save which is kinda strange.
Michael Harrington
Mac Pro, Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz, 12 GB, ATI Radeon HD 4870, 30-inch Cine Display, 4TB internal, 1.25TB Esata, FW 800 external drives, AJA Io, SOny Multiformat Broadcast Monitor, Mackie 1402 & Event 20/20 monitors. -
Thanks for the heads up and tip on cleaning up the KEARNEL mess.
I’ve been on FCP for 7 years now and must of been pretty lucky with past systems and problems cause I’m still learning about things like this.
Michael Harrington
Mac Pro, Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz, 12 GB, ATI Radeon HD 4870, 30-inch Cine Display, 4TB internal, 1.25TB Esata, FW 800 external drives, AJA Io, SOny Multiformat Broadcast Monitor, Mackie 1402 & Event 20/20 monitors. -
[Michael Harrington] “I’ve been on FCP for 7 years now and must of been pretty lucky with past systems and problems cause I’m still learning about things like this.”
VERY lucky. While they are rare, they do happen from time to time.
If you get them repeatedly on a system, then you have a more serious issue either with software or hardware.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Yes, a kernel panic.
Repair permissions and run DiskWarrior or TechTools.
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[Michael Harrington] “I’ve been on FCP for 7 years now and must of been pretty lucky with past systems and problems cause I’m still learning about things like this.”
WOW! 7 years and no Kernel Panic! You have been incredibly lucky. Not that kernel panic is a common thing. But this goes to show how rare it actually is.
Incidentally kernel panic is similar to what Windows users call Blue Screen Of Death or BSOD. I don’t think there is a Windows user who has spent 7 years on Windows without knowing what a BSOD is.
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Neil Sadwelkar
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it’s basically the mac version of a Blue Screen of Death:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bsod
-Simmie
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The look of the kernel panic have changed. Before used to be a black screen with a sort of MS-2 text.
The most frightening message i’ve ever got was one tell me to immediately switch my MB off.
Was in July 2004 when we reached 47 degrees Celsius.
And not air conditioned at home.
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Buddy with a similar system and new MXO2 non-Max version is reporting the “Grey Death” once or twice a day. If he turns off audio scrubbing, all is fine.
joe
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