Thanks for the replies.
@ElDiablo, I'm not able to provoke a kernel panic moving the laptop or screen, so is doesn't appear to be that fragile.
@Delta Mac, sounds like you think it is ram/ hard drive related. I will look into the ram slot first.
That said, so far it's been on for about 6 hours...
Hello,
I've inherited an older iBook G4, which has had issues with kernel panics. Was hoping to find out if it's retrievable, or beyond assistance. Have searched the forums, but couldn't find exact kernel issue described.
iBook G4, PowerPC G4 (1.5), running OSX 10.4.11
Got it running...