strange crash during sleep

screen is dark. 'sleep light' isn't pulsing, and the CPU fan is buzzing like a chain saw. Couldn't wake up the computer at all, had to power-button restart.
John McLachlan wrote on :

Hey all. For a new 17" imac. Been a happy camper.

This morning, did a lot of audio work. Quit most of the apps, and put the mac to sleep. all is well.

Came home. screen is dark. 'sleep light' isn't pulsing, and the CPU fan is buzzing like a chain saw. Couldn't wake up the computer at all, had to power-button restart. Scanned all the logs, and there was no log entry at all between the sleep and the hard restart. Sample log segment below.

thoughts?

Mar 19 10:12:56 localhost kernel: AirPort: New Group Key, Idx 2 Mar 19 10:57:22 localhost mDNSResponder[218]: mDNSResponder Sleeping at 162630318 Mar 19 10:57:22 localhost SymMissedTask - parent[263]: sleep demand recorded: Sat Mar 19 10:57:22 2005
Mar 19 18:06:36 localhost syslogd: restart Mar 19 18:06:36 localhost syslogd: kernel boot file is /mach_kernel

Kevin McMurtrie replied on :

In article johnmc_yg-248812.19173319032005@redacted.invalid, John McLachlan johnmc_yg@redacted.invalid wrote:

Hey all. For a new 17" imac. Been a happy camper.

This morning, did a lot of audio work. Quit most of the apps, and put the mac to sleep. all is well.

Came home. screen is dark. 'sleep light' isn't pulsing, and the CPU fan is buzzing like a chain saw. Couldn't wake up the computer at all, had to power-button restart. Scanned all the logs, and there was no log entry at all between the sleep and the hard restart. Sample log segment below.

thoughts?

Mar 19 10:12:56 localhost kernel: AirPort: New Group Key, Idx 2 Mar 19 10:57:22 localhost mDNSResponder[218]: mDNSResponder Sleeping at 162630318 Mar 19 10:57:22 localhost SymMissedTask - parent[263]: sleep demand recorded: Sat Mar 19 10:57:22 2005
Mar 19 18:06:36 localhost syslogd: restart Mar 19 18:06:36 localhost syslogd: kernel boot file is /mach_kernel

That's the sleep panic that seems to be common in recent Macs. Look for a /Library/Logs/panic.log file.

Madwen replied on :

In article johnmc_yg-248812.19173319032005@redacted.invalid, John McLachlan johnmc_yg@redacted.invalid wrote:

Came home. screen is dark. 'sleep light' isn't pulsing, and the CPU fan is buzzing like a chain saw. Couldn't wake up the computer at all, had to power-button restart. Scanned all the logs, and there was no log entry at all between the sleep and the hard restart. Sample log segment below.

thoughts?

Cosmic ray?

John McLachlan replied on :

That's the sleep panic that seems to be common in recent Macs. Look for a /Library/Logs/panic.log file.

Well, I'll believe 'sleep panic' but no panic.log on the HD...

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Cathy Stevenson replied on :

In article johnmc_yg-248812.19173319032005@redacted.invalid, John McLachlan johnmc_yg@redacted.invalid wrote:

Hey all. For a new 17" imac. Been a happy camper.

This morning, did a lot of audio work. Quit most of the apps, and put the mac to sleep. all is well.

Came home. screen is dark. 'sleep light' isn't pulsing, and the CPU fan is buzzing like a chain saw. Couldn't wake up the computer at all, had to power-button restart. Scanned all the logs, and there was no log entry at all between the sleep and the hard restart. Sample log segment below.

thoughts?

Mar 19 10:12:56 localhost kernel: AirPort: New Group Key, Idx 2 Mar 19 10:57:22 localhost mDNSResponder[218]: mDNSResponder Sleeping at 162630318 Mar 19 10:57:22 localhost SymMissedTask - parent[263]: sleep demand recorded: Sat Mar 19 10:57:22 2005
Mar 19 18:06:36 localhost syslogd: restart Mar 19 18:06:36 localhost syslogd: kernel boot file is /mach_kernel

If you are running OS 10.3.8, there are pages of discussion of this problem in a macfixit.com report. However, you can access the macfixit.com reports only if you are a member (very worthwhile, in my opinion).

You might want to search the macfixit.com forums on this topic.

Cathy