Reason for Kernel Panic found
02/08/06 20:27
A couple of users have reported Kernel Panics, when
they press the Record button in iShowU. Art Belmonte
(I'm sure he doesn't mind me mentioning him) kindly
helped out by performing various tests, and together
we were able to establish that the cause has
something to do with large disks. In Arts case, he
has a 500GB disk.
I've created a workaround for this situation until it can be resolved. I don't think it's going to be easy to resolve because it's a problem inside the kernel itself (if you're not sure what a kernel is, think of a iShowU as a small boat on an ocean. The kernel is in a deep part of that ocean). Anyway, back to the workaround. It's quite simple - but unfortunately, not entirely pretty. Create a sparse disk image using Disk Utility - and have iShowU record to that image.
I've posted a tutorial video on the site, for those less familiar with the Disk Utility program.
I've created a workaround for this situation until it can be resolved. I don't think it's going to be easy to resolve because it's a problem inside the kernel itself (if you're not sure what a kernel is, think of a iShowU as a small boat on an ocean. The kernel is in a deep part of that ocean). Anyway, back to the workaround. It's quite simple - but unfortunately, not entirely pretty. Create a sparse disk image using Disk Utility - and have iShowU record to that image.
I've posted a tutorial video on the site, for those less familiar with the Disk Utility program.
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