Kernel panic from iPhone USB tethering

I've been getting KP's lately, too. Since I've updated to iOS4 on my iPhone 3G, when I tether data from my iPhone to my MBP 13" via USB, I randomly get panics.

I've isolated this down to USB tethering as well, because tethering via bluetooth doesn't cause this to happen.

I've done a restart to my iPhone (proper shut down AND force reboot) and still get random kernel panics by USB tethering.

Kinda annoying, especially since connecting to my iPhone to tether via Bluetooth is flaky at times in OS X.

I'll be sure to post what info it dumps out next time I get this error.

I'm having the exact same problem on my iPhone 4 with 4.0.1. I've gotten 3 kernel panics on my MacBook Pro trying to tether via USB with Bluetooth turned off on the phone just today to the point where it's simply not usable.

I'm experiencing the kernel panics too while using tethering through USB on my iOS 4.01 iPhone 3G. Is there a solution for this?

Whenever I tether via USB and try to download a file over 10Mb with Safari I get kernel panics.

Here is the dump:

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 1072264 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: F29AA0DD-5E47-437B-96E8-26FA4E2A0673

Sun Jul 18 13:47:32 2010
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002cef74): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f80a4c733, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000040, CR3: 0x000000002d097000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000001000000, RDX: 0xffffff800b6b8d80
RSP: 0xffffff805a71b6e0, RBP: 0xffffff805a71b710, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff800b6b8d80
R8: 0x00000000555d2000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0x0000000000000008, R13: 0x0000000000000246, R14: 0xffffff8056667200, R15: 0xffffff805a71b79c
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff7f80a4c733, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Error code: 0x0000000000000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff805a71b380 : 0xffffff8000204b99
0xffffff805a71b480 : 0xffffff80002cef74
0xffffff805a71b5d0 : 0xffffff80002e0e9a
0xffffff805a71b5e0 : 0xffffff7f80a4c733
0xffffff805a71b710 : 0xffffff8000532330
0xffffff805a71b760 : 0xffffff7f80a4bb82
0xffffff805a71b780 : 0xffffff7f80a4c083
0xffffff805a71b7c0 : 0xffffff7f80a4c1ec
0xffffff805a71b7f0 : 0xffffff8000324a86
0xffffff805a71b8c0 : 0xffffff800035864b
0xffffff805a71baf0 : 0xffffff800035f466
0xffffff805a71bbb0 : 0xffffff8000360e5f
0xffffff805a71bd10 : 0xffffff8000364e25
0xffffff805a71bd20 : 0xffffff80004a5a33
0xffffff805a71be30 : 0xffffff800048c73c
0xffffff805a71bed0 : 0xffffff800048ce54
0xffffff805a71bf40 : 0xffffff80004de9cc
0xffffff805a71bfa0 : 0xffffff80002e17b4
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.9)@0xffffff7f80a3d000->0xffffff7f80a56fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Safari

Mac OS version:
10D573

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.3.0: Fri Feb 26 11:57:13 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.3.12~1/RELEASE X8664
System model name: MacBookPro5,2 (Mac-F2268EC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 1083613986173
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0 (addr 0xffffff7f80d9b000, size 0x8192) - last unloaded 309477067495
loaded kexts:
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp 3.0.10
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt 3.0.10
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB 3.0.10
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv 3.0.10
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic 5.0 9344.558741
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge 5.0 9344.558741
com.parallels.kext.prl usbconnect 5.0 9344.558741
com.parallels.kext.prl hidhook 5.0 9344.558741
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor 5.0 9344.558741
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard 5.7.2
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 2.2.05
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEthernetHost 2.0.1 - last loaded 127078373114
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.10.21
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 1.8.4fc3
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.3.2
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com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothBNEPDriver 2.3.1f4
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com.apple.filesystems.ntfs 3.2
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.0d1
com.apple.Dont Steal_Mac_OSX 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.driver.ACPI SMCPlatformPlugin 4.1.1d0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.56
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.11
com.apple.GeForce 6.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 1.8.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.2
com.apple.driver.MaxTranserSizeOverrideDriver 2.5.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.5.7
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx 422.91.27
com.apple.BootCache 31
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com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.1
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com.apple.nvenet 1.0.73
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 3.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.sandbox 0
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
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com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 104.3.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
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com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.0.1d2
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com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.1f4
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 204.12.1
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Model: MacBookPro5,2, BootROM MBP52.008E.B05, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.93 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.42f4
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport wireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.27)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.1f4, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST9500420AS, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0x24400000
USB Device: USB Storage, 0x05e3 (Genesys Logic, Inc.), 0x0722, 0x26300000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0x04600000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x04500000
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8217, 0x06110000

Here's a MeToo USB tethering causes a kernel panic on my mid 15" 2010 MPB

I am running in 64 bit mode, anyone else?
I wonder if the driver is having issues with running in 64 bit.

Anyway, the good news is that it should be easy for Apple to fix

But no one has told them.

Hello? .... Apple? ... Are You There?

Jon Paul Kelly wrote:
Hello? .... Apple? ... Are You There?

This is a peer-to-peer forum. Apple is not here.
If you want/need support from Apple, contact them directly.

You will never get a response from Apple in these forums.

Yes also on my iMac 27" i7 and Mac Pro 8 core Nehalem 2,26 GHz tethering the iPhone by USB in 64 bit kernel mode leads to KP!

I'm also getting this on my Snow Leopard, 2010 Core 15 MacBook Pro.

Kernel Panics when tethering, it's starting to cause me a lot of concern.

I started getting Kernel Panics when tethering my 3GS with iOS 4.1 via USB today too.
It did not happen with iOS 3.x

Couldn't find any other information but this thread about the problem, does anybody have anything new?