Since installing Catalina yesterday, multiple crashes from userspace watchdog timeout

I read a thread that said to direct connect all audio devices to the computer/laptop including external monitors. (I put the OSK docking station aside and I used a small dongle with my iPhone attached to use CAMO Reincubate). I haven't had the kernel panic or windowserver or manycam or camo or spindump or zoom crashes (I can't remember the others) since. I'm crossing my fingers. I ran Zoom for 3 hours last night and no crashes but before I was getting dropped by Zoom while live several times with app crashes using ManyCam or Camo as the alleged culprits according to Console. I'm trying to setup my computer for streaming with Streamlabs. I have Windows on my Mac for that because Catalina kept crashing and I don't get the crashes with Windows on my late 2015 iMac 27in. However, if these crashes were due to the docking station and not any of the alleged culprits assigned by Console then I've wasted 4 weeks and money to try to resolve my issue. Reinstalling Catalina several times hasn't helped anything. I too experienced the same crashes after a fresh install but my docking station was attached at the time and I was trying to install Zoom and a C920 Logitech webcam...immediate crash. So, NO issues thus far after complete direct connections to my iMac and NO docking station but a dongle to give me one more USB. I'm very limited without a docking station but the crashes were constant and everyday/several times a day with the causes being all over the place according to Console. I did a MEMTEST too and it's not the RAM. Also, I didn't have these issues before using a docking station. I will update if I experience no crashes.

Docking Station used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CB4RWRV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Same Issue I think

Just Activity Monitor Open

panic(cpu 8 caller 0xffffff7f8ab9cad5): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 140 seconds

Also crashes in restart sometimes before it shuts down.

I can stop crash if i manually sleep the mac, even when external monitors are connected

In other words don't wait for Mac to sleep automatically,

Do a manual sleep, when your work is done

Looks like auto firing of sleep event is firing crash code

Today on 16 October 2019 after installing the latest version of OS i had this crash happened to me when I was using Web Storm app.

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8d19cad5): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 140 seconds

service: com.apple.logd, total successful checkins since wake (7930 seconds ago): 794, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago

service: com.apple.WindowServer, total successful checkins since wake (7930 seconds ago): 780, last successful checkin: 140 seconds ago

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff8128ecb820 : 0xffffff800c73f98b

0xffffff8128ecb870 : 0xffffff800c876c15

0xffffff8128ecb8b0 : 0xffffff800c86861e

0xffffff8128ecb900 : 0xffffff800c6e6a40

0xffffff8128ecb920 : 0xffffff800c73f077

0xffffff8128ecba20 : 0xffffff800c73f45b

0xffffff8128ecba70 : 0xffffff800ced2e05

0xffffff8128ecbae0 : 0xffffff7f8d19cad5

0xffffff8128ecbaf0 : 0xffffff7f8d19c7e6

0xffffff8128ecbb10 : 0xffffff800ce67adb

0xffffff8128ecbb60 : 0xffffff800ce70a73

0xffffff8128ecbca0 : 0xffffff800c826672

0xffffff8128ecbdb0 : 0xffffff800c7457f8

0xffffff8128ecbe10 : 0xffffff800c71c515

0xffffff8128ecbe70 : 0xffffff800c732f75

0xffffff8128ecbf00 : 0xffffff800c84eaf5

0xffffff8128ecbfa0 : 0xffffff800c6e7226

Updated to 10.15 and ran the update today and I'm also getting the same result as VardgesM. Before today's update "Looks like auto firing of sleep event is firing crash code" this was true of me when connected to external monitors. After today's update, the crash is happening if I'm idle for some period of time (not sure how long but its happened twice - maybe 5-10 minutes). Not in sleep mode, sleep mode not auto firing just hangs and crashes after afk for a short period

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f9d19cad5): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 140 seconds

service: com.apple.logd, total successful checkins since load (11690 seconds ago): 1170, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago

service: com.apple.WindowServer, total successful checkins since load (11660 seconds ago): 1145, last successful checkin: 140 seconds ago

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffffa4067bb820 : 0xffffff801c73f98b

0xffffffa4067bb870 : 0xffffff801c876c15

0xffffffa4067bb8b0 : 0xffffff801c86861e

0xffffffa4067bb900 : 0xffffff801c6e6a40

0xffffffa4067bb920 : 0xffffff801c73f077

0xffffffa4067bba20 : 0xffffff801c73f45b

0xffffffa4067bba70 : 0xffffff801ced2e05

0xffffffa4067bbae0 : 0xffffff7f9d19cad5

0xffffffa4067bbaf0 : 0xffffff7f9d19c7e6

0xffffffa4067bbb10 : 0xffffff801ce67adb

0xffffffa4067bbb60 : 0xffffff801ce70a73

0xffffffa4067bbca0 : 0xffffff801c826672

0xffffffa4067bbdb0 : 0xffffff801c7457f8

0xffffffa4067bbe10 : 0xffffff801c71c515

0xffffffa4067bbe70 : 0xffffff801c732f75

0xffffffa4067bbf00 : 0xffffff801c84eaf5

0xffffffa4067bbfa0 : 0xffffff801c6e7226

Still having the issue after updated to 19A602"

panic(cpu 10 caller 0xffffff7f8ab9cad5): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 140 seconds

service returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : WindowServer initialization not complete (post IOKitWaitQuiet)

service: com.apple.logd, total successful checkins since wake (1590 seconds ago): 160, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago

service: com.apple.WindowServer, total successful checkins since wake (1590 seconds ago): 144, last successful checkin: 140 seconds ago

Backtrace (CPU 10), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff83b4bdb820 : 0xffffff800a13f98b

0xffffff83b4bdb870 : 0xffffff800a276c15

0xffffff83b4bdb8b0 : 0xffffff800a26861e

0xffffff83b4bdb900 : 0xffffff800a0e6a40

0xffffff83b4bdb920 : 0xffffff800a13f077

0xffffff83b4bdba20 : 0xffffff800a13f45b

0xffffff83b4bdba70 : 0xffffff800a8d2e05

0xffffff83b4bdbae0 : 0xffffff7f8ab9cad5

0xffffff83b4bdbaf0 : 0xffffff7f8ab9c7e6

0xffffff83b4bdbb10 : 0xffffff800a867adb

0xffffff83b4bdbb60 : 0xffffff800a870a73

0xffffff83b4bdbca0 : 0xffffff800a226672

0xffffff83b4bdbdb0 : 0xffffff800a1457f8

0xffffff83b4bdbe10 : 0xffffff800a11c515

0xffffff83b4bdbe70 : 0xffffff800a132f75

0xffffff83b4bdbf00 : 0xffffff800a24eaf5

0xffffff83b4bdbfa0 : 0xffffff800a0e7226

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.watchdog(1.0)[58392D62-D9E8-3022-85C1-B78AC93B9167]@0xffffff7f8ab9b000->0xffffff7f8aba3fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: watchdogd

Boot args: chunklist-security-epoch=0 -chunklist-no-rev2-dev

Mac OS version:

19A602

I just updated to Catalina 10.15 today on my 3-month-old Macbook Pro 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 15-inch 2019 32 GB 2400GHz DDR4. I have two external monitors. Checked for updates and it is up to date. It reliably crashes when it goes to sleep. I have sent multiple reports to Apple. Looking forwards for a solution.

Hello,

I have a MBP 2019, macOS Catalina with Latest Suplemental Update and I have had two crashed like that in one week.

I do not have external monitor connected and I get the following error :

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9019cad5): userspace watchdog timeout: remoted connection watchdog expired

I regret upgrading, Catalina is costing me so much time and money. I have the exact same issue and have tried a dozen or more recommended solutions. Nothing works. It seems to be screen saver related but then I turned everything off and it still randomly crashes with the same watchdog error. i9 iMac, 2 external monitors, 40 gigs of RAM and 37 tears shed.

I think that the problem is any kind of usb-c multiport adapter with monitor connected. At home, where I connect my MacBook Pro with two monitors directly via two usb-c cables I never had crash problems. At the office, where I have two monitors connected by an Elgato Dock Pro, I have had continuous crashes until the Catalina update.

On Oct 17, macOS 10.15.1 beta 2 brought new fixes to Mac and the developers are still at it.

I am pretty sure they can find a workaround to this little inconvenience. Developers just need some time; perhaps this week they’ll patch it up.

Same issue (MBP 15" 2018) and the same replication of the issue only when a dock or directly connected monitors. When standalone, system is perfect.

Beyond annoying and getting in the way of productivity.

db

Hi guys. I've had this happen on two separate machines now, which is interesting. It's been happening mostly on my Mac mini with an eGPU attached (w/external monitor), but now it's happening to my MacBook Pro. I don't have any external monitor connected, but I do tend to connect my iPad to charge while I do other things on it. I think the comment about having this panic when a USB-C adapter is connected is valid here...

panic(cpu 8 caller 0xffffff7f9039da8d): watchdog timeout: no checkins from watchdogd in 96 seconds (415 total checkins since monitoring last enabled)

It may seem randomly, but most likely the error will point at whatever you were working on after a brief Mac idle (i.e. you left you computer to do some quick chores or, answer the door, etc.). Say if you were using Safari, it will surface in the crash report after the stall and reboot. Once my Mac crashed while I was using Activity Monitor, while checking for that unusual something… Another strange occurrence I had with my Mac is when it froze while I was accessing the USB-C to SD Card Reader for some 360 video files (nothing else extra was attached to the other USB-C ports, but the power cable). So, the mouse cursor turns into a spinning orb (you’ll get a total of 5 spin crashes, that’s 5 times the OS tried to recover), then the kernel panic pointing at the crash thread w/app name. Btw, I’ve checked the performance of USB-C to SD Card Reader and it’s ½ of what used to be. Before it was doing like 46-52 megabytes read/write per second, now is like 22-24 max megabytes/s.