SYSTEM FAILURE CODES

Sad Mac Error Codes

The two-digit system error code is located in the lower-right corner of the dialog box that informs you "S serious system error has occurred."  Refer to the following two tables for a list of these codes and an explanation of their meaning.
Code Type Meaning
01
  Bus error Program attempts to access an invalid memory location.  Error is often caused by corrupt application.  Replace with known good copy or upgraded version.  If replacing software does not help, the problem is probably hardware related.
02
  Address Error A corrupt application has placed program information in an odd vs. even address location.  Install a known good copy or upgraded version of the application
03
  Illegal Instruction Illegal Instruction Processor receives an instruction that does not match its internal list of instructions.
04
  Zero Divide Programmer told processor to divide by 0 (mathematically impossible.
05
  Range Check Error Index is out of range (for example, the programmer declares an array of five elements and searches for the sixth).
06
  Overflow Computer attempts to store number that is too large for the allocated space.
07
  Privilege violation 68000 is running in "user" mode and attempts to execute a command that requires "supervisor" mode.
08
  Trace mode error 68000 can trace itself debugging, can interfere with normal execution.
09
  Line 1010 trap Processor cannot execute a ROM call accessed via a trap with a hexadecimal "A" code.  Often caused by a corrupt application.  Replace application with a known good copy or upgraded version.
10
  Line 1111 trap An incorrect ROM call.
11
  Exception error A miscellaneous hardware error not covered elsewhere.
12
  Unimplemented core routine Occurs when program attempts to execute a ROM call via an undefined trap.
13
  Uninstalled interrupt Needed routines are not available if the interrupt switch is pressed when a runtime debugger is not present.
14
   I/O core error Error in the file system of the device manager system.
15
  Segment loader error Segment loader error System could not load needed segment from the disk into RAM memory.  Often caused by corrupt application. Replace application with a known good copy or upgraded version.
16
  Floating point error A mathematical error.
17-24
  17-24 Package not present (0-7) System tries/fails to read special sections of the System file called "packages."  System file may be damaged.
25
  Memory full Program requests a chunk of memory, but the system could not find enough.
26
 Bad program launch Attempt to load program without CODE resource of 0; program is not a real program.  Often caused by a corrupt application. Replace application with a known good copy or upgraded version.
27
  File system map damaged Something is wrong with information on the disk.  Try rebuilding the desktop.
28
  Stack ran into heap Two competing areas, the stack and the heap, have collided.  You’re out of memory or memory is not being managed properly.
30
 Disk insertion error
31
  No disk insertion
33
  NegZcbFreeErr ZcbFree has gone negative.
41
  Finder error Attempt to boot with startup disk that does not contain Finder.  Create a new startup disk.
51
  Bad slot interrupt Unserviceable slot interrupt.
81
  Bad SANE opcode Bad opcode given to SANE Pack 4.
84
  Menu purge error Happens when a menu is purged.
85
  MbarNFnd System error ? cannot find MBDF.
86
  Hmenu Find error Could not load CDEF.
87
  WDEFnFND Could not load WDEF
88
  CDEFnFND Could not load CDEF.
89
  MDEFnFND Could not load MDEF.
98
  No patch Can’t patch for particular model Macintosh.
99
  Bad patch  Can’t patch resource.
101
  Parity error Memory parity error.
102
  Old system System is too old for this ROM.
103
  32-bit mode Booting in 32-bit mode on a 24-bit system.
20000
  Shut down or restart User can choose Shutdown or Restart.
20001
  Switch off or restart User can choose ShutDown or Restart
20002
  Forced quit Allows user to exit to Shell
32767
  System error General system error

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