Kernel Panic in Catalina

Uninstall these following the developer's instructions or using their uninstaller:

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp	6.0.14
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt	6.0.14
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB	6.0.14
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv	6.0.14
com.movavi.driver.SoundGrabber	1.6.5
com.Perfect.Driver.SystemAudioRecorder	1.0.0
com.driver.LogJoystick	2.0
com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver	4.3 (142)

You can uninstall one-at-a-time and check if that fixes the panics, or, uninstall all and install again one-at-a-time to see if it causes the panics.

If it still panics with all of them uninstalled, you have a hardware problem. Take it to an Apple Store Genius Bar or certified repair center for evaluation.

I have the same Mid 2015 MacBook Pro 15" model. I've been struggling with the same issue since the update.

Yesterday, I was reviewing all items that may be unsupported on my machine, and causing the issue.

I discovered that I had 2 screen savers that were no longer supported in Catalina. Once I removed them from the system, my sleep/wake function has returned, with no more kernel panics. Give it a shot!

It's VirtualBox. I have the same problem. One of the kexts that virtualbox installs is causing the kp. Between the time of your post and now, it looks like virtual box has updated to 6.1. You should try updating virtualbox to see if you kps go away. I will also be testing.

In the release notes for virtual box 6.1, there is mention of VMs crashing on Catalina. It does not mention whether these crashes are kernel panics, though.

Try mac diagnostics by pressing "alt" and "D" together on "restart" in recovery mode to see if you also get EFI driver failure with all external devices unplugged and after removing the power cable for30seconds.

I'm still looking for the EFI driver failure solution if anyone finds anything please?

thanks in advance!

I can't tell if this a result of the latest update 10.15.2, or perhaps using a different external drive, or both? I normally would plug in a couple of external drives - one was a usb spinner(hgst), the other an older 256gb nvme (in a cheap enclosure), and a 256gb flat profile sd card. Cyber monday santa came around with a larger intel ssd6 m2 nvme drive, and a way better quality external enclosure (plugable) which allowed me to consolidate all this hot mess into the one drive. I've noticed a significant improvement in stability. I don't know whether just the newer/better drive-enclosure combo did it or the combination of 10.15.2 with the newer hardware, or just 10.15.2? I have yet to have another kernel panic, and it's been about a week - even with running the bug fraught virtualbox, things are okay. I wonder if my crappy/cheap external hardware was causing some kext to freak out?

Then, you most likely have a hardware problem. Take it to Apple.

I have also had another issue(even before Catalina, where it wakes up from sleep randomly ill open my backpack to a VERRRRY HOT laptop.

I haven't had this issue but you might try disabling Power Nap in the Energy Saver preference pane.

Can any other users with the panic list their third party software? I'm interested in seeing if we have any commonality. Since this seems to be a somewhat isolated issue that affects our specific configurations I am wondering if a third party app is making a certain graphics call that is causing the crash.

I have the same computer and I am getting the same kernel panic, which began the day I updated to 10.15.1. I don't have any of the 3rd party kexts loaded that are referenced in the earlier reply to this post. Mine panics roughly daily, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on use. Another user has the same issue in this thread: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) r… - Apple Community

I am hoping that this gets resolved in 10.15.2. If not I plan to downgrade back to 10.14, but I wish I could find a cause since surely not every 2015 rMBP is having this issue on Catalina. This is also a recently clean-installed system. Third-party software I have installed includes VMware, Adobe Creative Cloud, DefaultFolderX, TypeIt4Me, iStatMenus, Firefox, BBEdit, 1Password, CARROTweather, Fetch (5.8 beta), and Launchbar. I'm curious if you have any overlap with 3rd-party software.

Edit: I have found that mine most often crashes when I am switching between Spaces, but I have also had crashes while playing a video and while the computer was sitting idle.

Hi, I have no 3rd party software on MacBook Pro mid 2012 15" retina, and running very hot(up to 109 degrees Celsius) and clean installed Catalina. Having random Kernel Panics up to about 20 times a day. Appears to be EFI Driver problem so cannot run apple diagnostics. Have sent so many auto generated apple reports which I have forwarded to them.

Also spent many hours chatting to support. Apple appear to blame Nvidia graphics card on my mid 2012 15" retina MacBook Pro.

Only cost $2000.00 so what can I expect from a 7 year old mass produced tech device?

i'm not clued up enough to understand why upgrading to Catalina caused the graphics card to die, but am not tech savvy enough not to get rammed in the butt again by buying another device, once I have the cash.

I'd hope to think different if Steve Jobs was still around, but am having an all around expensive, and awful apple experience here in South Africa. Even the international call centre agents, whilst friendly, seem oblivious to obvious product software upgrades creating what look like hardware failures with more help coming from customers than staff.

Feels like Darth Vader is shafting me in the trunk with a light sabre! Not really my thing, but thanks anyway apple. Am having ongoing disallusionment with all things apple.

Same exact device. Same exact macOS version

And, you have third-party kernel extensions. Same rules apply.

I would bet it was the cheap enclosure.

2015 MPB here, same thing happening. Thought it was just because I did the upgrade. Clean installed Catalina without restoring from time machine, same thing is happening. Just a lot of weird behavior. For example it can take several minutes to shut down, it finally gives up because it crashes, next time I start the computer, OSX says it recovered from a crash.

Same exact device. Same exact macOS version

Mid 2015 MacBook Pro 2.5GHz w/dGPU on 10.15.1

Daily kernel panics is one that one just started happening. I have also had another issue(even before Catalina, where it wakes up from sleep randomly ill open my backpack to a VERRRRY HOT laptop. https://imgur.com/a/UxTg2iw

I don't have any of the 3rd party kexts loaded that are referenced in the earlier reply to this post.

But, you do have a 3rd party kext loaded. Same rules apply.