Re: Unstability of VPC and 10.4.2
- From: "Paul Power" <paulkpower@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 19 Oct 2005 08:58:37 -0700
Robin,
I have a few concerns regarding your experience with VPC and 10.4.2
1.) You state that you were getting 5+ kernel panics per day WITHOUT
VPC being installed ("after I reinstalled everyhing was getting about 5
panics/day (without VPC installed)"). How could you blame this on VPC
when it's not even there?
2.) VPC is much more sensitive to unstable conditions than any other
application that I know of running on a Mac OS. That is one of the
reasons that replacing 3rd party RAM resolves a lot of issues not
normally seen in other Mac apps. Unmatched MTU settings is another good
example of VPC detecting something that is wrong but is 'passed over or
accepted' by other Mac apps. In some cases, VPC will detect a failing
hard drive where the Mac tools will report that everything is working
properly. So, in my mind, VPC gets a bad rap for doing something right.
3.) Yes, there problems between 10.4.2 and VPC that cause kernel
panics. I believe that the problem is more related to 10.4.2 than to
VPC. Until Apple releases a patch for this, there are some things that
you can do to "reduce" (not eliminate) the number of kernel panics that
you're receiving:
1. Uninstall VPC from the Tools and Manuals folder on the VPC CD (this
will not remove your virtual machine).
2. Make sure that you have updated the Mac OS to 10.4.2
3. Install VPC and update it to 7.0.2
4. Update VM Additions
5. Add the Virtual PC List folder to the privacy section of Spotlight
to prevent Spotlight from indexing Windows.
6. Ensure that you are not running a lot of other Mac applications when
using VPC.
This will not eliminate kernel panics but will certainly help reduce
the numbers that you're getting.
If, after all of these preventative measures, you are still
experiencing a lot of kernel panics, you need to turn your attention to
your hardware. Weak RAM or running your Mac with non-Apple RAM or
mismatched RAM will cause a lot of panics. Hard drives that are on the
verge of collapse will also cause them.
Bottom line........Don't be too quick to judge VPC. It may just be
trying to tell you something that would help you prevent a
disaster.....if you only pay attention.
.
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