So what exactly causes kernel panics?

[wurm]

I've had two in the past couple of weeks. No signs that anything is wrong, but after years of computing with maybe one KP, to have two in the span of a few weeks seems unusual. Anything I should be wary of?

[Tommie Milwaukee]

Faulty ram can be a common cause.

[BigGuynRusty]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_panic

BGnR

[GGD]

It's the Operating System reporting that an internal consistency check failed and something that should never happen, just happened. The causes can range from software bugs in the operating system to intermittent hardware failures (such as bad RAM as mentioned above),

[Racer X]

running out of Orville Redenbacker's?

[guitarist]

Shortage of Colonel Sanders code, original recipe.

[deckeda]

The only KP I've ever had was last month. I was beating on iTunes mercilessly, having it import CDs, go look for cover art, play music sometimes, adding artwork manually sometimes. All at once (which isn't easy, since iTunes' ability to multitask is still craptacular after all these years.

The CD-reading aspect might have thrown the drive a weird request since that involves a driver and therefore comes closest to the kernel.

[anonymouse1]

Nervous popcorn..

[Numo]

Rumor that the guy on the KFC bucket is really Osama bin Laden.

[incognegro]

K.P.!