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December 13, 2004
Uh-Oh...
Well, here we have the first kernel panic I can remember on the server. Let me dig out from under it...
Posted by DeLong at December 13, 2004 09:31 AM
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OK, color me an idiot.
What exactly is a kernel panic?
I'm assuming that it's a situation where two processes lock up the OS kernel by stepping on each other's toes, but I'm not a programmer.
Posted by: Matthew Saroff at December 13, 2004 10:18 AM
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227
"UNIX-style operating systems (such as Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, AIX, and A/UX) may experience a type of error called a "kernel panic," which may provide information useful for software developers.
A kernel panic is a type of error that occurs when the core (kernel) of an operating system receives an instruction in an unexpected format, or that it fails to handle properly. A kernel panic may also follow when the operating system is not able to recover from a different type of error. A kernel panic can be caused by damaged or incompatible software or, more rarely, damaged or incompatible hardware."
I remember when I worked for a unix based computer company and one day the management decided that it was a priority for us to rename kernel panics as something else that would not scare the customers so much! Early 90's techno spin.
Posted by: murray smigel at December 13, 2004 12:11 PM
heh. I love UNIX/Linux errors, they're so colorful. My absolute favorite, though, is "You don't exist, go away!"
Posted by: cyclopatra at December 13, 2004 01:32 PM