mac mini (2018) random freeze/shutdown/restart kernel panic

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mac mini (2018) random freeze/shutdown/restart kernel panic

Doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to it, and have tried most all of the advice I've found on the many, many, many related threads on this problem (to wit: isolating USB devices, replicating the failure with various software running, and after SMC, NVRAM/PRAM resets, different monitors ...).

The machine is a 2018 mini with the intel i3 (2.6GHx quad core) and integrated UHD 630 graphics, running Catalina 10.15.7 with dual monitors (one off the HDMI, the other an older monitor via a USB-C converter, but the error occurs off a single monitor also, either in HDMI or USC-C).

The latest crash report below is also the shortest I've had over countless crashes since I purchased this several months ago, and it's the first that I remember mentioning the CATERR flag.

Any thoughts here?

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xfffffff015bcccec): x86 CPU CATERR detected

Debugger message: panic

Memory ID: 0xff

OS version: 17P6610

macOS version: 19H2

Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Thu Jun 18 20:30:46 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.145.1~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010

Kernel UUID: 828E8E47-4C82-3639-83B9-4F7DB86934F6

iBoot version: iBoot-5540.140.12

secure boot?: YES

x86 EFI Boot State: 0x16

x86 System State: 0x0

x86 Power State: 0x0

x86 Shutdown Cause: 0x5

x86 Previous Power Transitions: 0x405060400

PCIeUp link state: 0x89271611

Paniclog version: 13

Kernel slide: 0x000000000dc00000

Kernel text base: 0xfffffff014c04000

mach_absolute_time: 0x2e3f418e4d

Epoch Time: sec usec

Boot : 0x5f7cc89c 0x0007306e

Sleep : 0x5f7cddaf 0x0003c07d

Wake : 0x5f7cddb1 0x0000d788

Calendar: 0x5f7ce8e6 0x000c33c8

Panicked task 0xffffffe0008b1400: 2274 pages, 158 threads: pid 0: kernel_task

Panicked thread: 0xffffffe000c4c000, backtrace: 0xffffffe015b934b0, tid: 295

lr: 0xfffffff015458860 fp: 0xffffffe015b934f0

lr: 0xfffffff0154586bc fp: 0xffffffe015b93560

lr: 0xfffffff015573770 fp: 0xffffffe015b93610

lr: 0xfffffff015a255d8 fp: 0xffffffe015b93620

lr: 0xfffffff015458024 fp: 0xffffffe015b93990

lr: 0xfffffff01545837c fp: 0xffffffe015b939e0

lr: 0xfffffff0161a6974 fp: 0xffffffe015b93a00

lr: 0xfffffff015bcccec fp: 0xffffffe015b93a30

lr: 0xfffffff015bbe11c fp: 0xffffffe015b93aa0

lr: 0xfffffff015bc0044 fp: 0xffffffe015b93b50

lr: 0xfffffff015bbd854 fp: 0xffffffe015b93be0

lr: 0xfffffff015b84cb8 fp: 0xffffffe015b93c10

lr: 0xfffffff015992b14 fp: 0xffffffe015b93c50

lr: 0xfffffff015992398 fp: 0xffffffe015b93c90

lr: 0xfffffff015a30514 fp: 0x0000000000000000

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 9:28 PM

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Answer 1

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dwb

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Oct 19, 2020 9:56 AM in response to randomacademic

I suspect a hardware problem but there’s one more thing you can try if you have a complete backup. Erase the drive, reinstall the OS. Don’t install any software or migrate and disconnect all hardware but mouse, keyboard, and display. Trying using the computer as is for a day or so. If there are no more panics it is something you installed. If panics continue it’s hardware.

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Answer 2

Nov 25, 2020 8:17 PM in response to dwb

Did the full erase and restore, slowly added the earlier hardware and software. Only one early kernel panic, but now stable. Am upgrading to Big Sur now. Fingers crossed this continues. Still no idea what caused the earlier problems.

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hcsitas

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Oct 19, 2020 9:53 AM in response to randomacademic

Try uninstalling Chrome? It’s a resource hog.

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Answer 4

Oct 7, 2020 12:46 AM in response to randomacademic

I have the same problem on Mac Mini 2018 i7, also on 10.15.7.

x86 CPU CATERR detected just started popping up for no obvious reason instead of wakeup, so something bad happens either in sleep or during wakeup. Machine has been stable until now and it has not been overloaded.

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Answer 5

Oct 19, 2020 9:34 AM in response to oo.viper.oo

Yeah, it doesn't seem to have much to do with process loads, or kernel extensions.

I just tried booting into safe mode, to see if that changed anything. No joy: Google Chrome runs a lot slower (I was using docs and slides in the browser), then, another kernel panic and restart.

There's no rhyme or reason to it.

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xfffffff011fbb6d4): ANS2 Recoverable Panic - assert failed: [11993],src/drivers/apple/aspcore/nandeng/ans2/pre_nand_eng.c:573:AXI_ERR F2H 0 SL[0] ERR 0x80000000 HIX 0 SEG 1362 TAG 1 OP 1 DRAM 46713 LBA 0xad57ad23 secOffset 0x26 dp[f2720000, ff0026, ad57ad23, db9b] mmu[2c2d8b5, 29

assert failed: [11993],src/drivers/apple/aspcore/nandeng/ans2/pre_nand_eng.c:573:AXI_ERR F2H 0 SL[0] ERR 0x80000000 HIX 0 SEG 1362 TAG 1 OP 1 DRAM 46713 LBA 0xad57ad23 secOffset 0x26 dp[f2720000, ff0026, ad57ad23, db9b] mmu[2c2d8b5, 290, 290100, 0, 45002800, 80000290, 400]

RTKit: RTKit_iOS-1264.100.25.release - Client: t8012.release-AppleStorageProcessorANS2-717.120.1~65~717.120.1~65

!UUID: 11403a95-c390-3ecf-9280-57de622bccaf

Time: 0x0000000f05dbb3d6

Faulting task 0 Call Stack: 0x000000000001580c 0x0000000000015260 0x000000000000a214 0x000000000001b450 0x000000000001b488 0x00000000000c485c 0x00000000000c3548 0x000000000000fdb8 0x000000000000a950 0x0000000000008df0 0x000000000000d7dc 0x000000000000d7d4 0x0000000000129cc8 0x0000000000129f8c 0x000000000002f8c4 0x000000000000ddb8 000000000000000000

Marin ASC Async error info:

l2c_err_sts 0x10001bfc00000000, l2c_err_adr 000000000000000000, l2c_err_inf 000000000000000000

lsu_err_sts 000000000000000000, fed_err_sts 000000000000000000, mmu_err_sts 000000000000000000

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Answer 6

Nov 26, 2020 1:08 AM in response to randomacademic

I realized that my MacMini only panics on x86 CPU CATERR shortly (~5mins) after I disconnect Blackmagic eGPU (official certified eGPU sold directly by Apple). But it does that in Big Sur as well and my new Macbook Pro 16 does the same thing, so apparently it's some AMD eGPU driver issue, that even though the eGPU is safely disconnected from the system, something somewhere touches it few minutes later and panics because it can't find it anymore. It only happens after some disconnects. But it never happens under any other circumstances. So apparently sometimes the safe disconnect is not properly managed under the hood and leads to panic. I have submitted all the panics to Apple including description of this scenario, but I don't think anyone cares, I have never received any feedback.

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