i just got a brand new computer and i downloaded LoL and installed it and every time i go to open up LoL i get the shield and then nothing... when i click on the shield it says
pvp.net patcher kernel is not responding". i have the latest dirct x and adobe air and everything. can anyone help with this issue please

i even tried a full uninstall of everything like suggested by other people and then i redownloaded the installer and still im getting nothing

this is my rads kernel log:


( USER)[22:53:22.181] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Riot Application Distribution System (c) 2010 Riot Games (version 1.0.0.226)
( USER)[22:53:22.181] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Running at 22:53:22 on 03/06/2012
( DEBUG)[22:53:22.181] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Command line: "updateandrun lol_launcher LoLLauncher.exe"
( DEBUG)[22:53:22.181] RADS::UserKernel::Application::SelfUpdate: Executed from root folder with correct name, not an update.
( DEBUG)[22:53:22.181] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::HTTPConnection: (http://l3cdn.riotgames.com)
( DEBUG)[22:53:22.181] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::Connect: (http://l3cdn.riotgames.com)
( DEBUG)[22:53:22.181] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: ("/releases/live/system/rads_user_kernel.exe.version", "C:/Riot Games/League of Legends/RADS/temp\TMP4C5A.tmp", RETRY, 0x00000000)
( DEBUG)[22:53:22.290] RADS::UserKernel::Application::SelfUpdate: Out of date. Latest version is 16777444 and current version is 16777442.
( DEBUG)[22:53:22.290] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: ("/releases/live/system/rads_user_kernel.exe", "C:/Riot Games/League of Legends/RADS/temp/rads_user_kernel.exe", RETRY, 0x00000000)
( ERROR)[22:54:35.849] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: perform request failed with code 28
( ERROR)[22:54:35.849] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: Retrying after failed attempt 1
( ERROR)[22:55:47.313] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: perform request failed with code 28
( ERROR)[22:55:47.313] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: Retrying after failed attempt 2

now im getting this in the rads kernel log

( USER)[23:14:25.730] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Riot Application Distribution System (c) 2010 Riot Games (version 1.0.0.226)
( USER)[23:14:25.730] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Running at 23:14:25 on 03/06/2012
( DEBUG)[23:14:25.730] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Command line: "updateandrun lol_launcher LoLLauncher.exe"
( DEBUG)[23:14:25.732] RADS::UserKernel::Application::SelfUpdate: Executed from root folder with correct name, not an update.
( DEBUG)[23:14:25.732] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::HTTPConnection: (http://l3cdn.riotgames.com)
( DEBUG)[23:14:25.732] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::Connect: (http://l3cdn.riotgames.com)
( DEBUG)[23:14:25.732] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: ("/releases/live/system/rads_user_kernel.exe.version", "C:/Riot Games/League of Legends/RADS/temp\TMP9414.tmp", RETRY, 0x00000000)
( DEBUG)[23:14:26.099] RADS::UserKernel::Application::SelfUpdate: Out of date. Latest version is 16777444 and current version is 16777442.
( DEBUG)[23:14:26.099] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: ("/releases/live/system/rads_user_kernel.exe", "C:/Riot Games/League of Legends/RADS/temp/rads_user_kernel.exe", RETRY, 0x00000000)

has anyone else had this problem?

Please make sure you run through these items,

I get a RADS error - Could not to connect to HTTP server / Patcher Kernel Stopped Working
1. Close out your game/patcher, hit ctrl+alt+delete and make sure all instances of LoL.Launcher are gone, then restart the patcher process and let it sit.
2. Go to your Riot Games/RADS/System folder under your default install path, and run the rads_user_kernel.exe file, then try starting your patcher.
3. See this article, About changing to a public DNS
4. Replace <install directory>/RADS/system/rads_user_kernel.exe, with this file
5. Try installing, Microsoft Dot NET Framework 4.0 and, Dot NET 3.5

Dot NET 3.5 link is a bad link. I've done all the other processes, however still not achieving success here.

All I had to do was go to task manager and end the application in the background, run LoL again, and it worked... Hope it helps...

i too have this problem. followedsteps and seams to be working. thank you

i too was having this problem. i followed the steps given and seams to be working. thank you very much.