Big Sur kernel panic

I was believe I was able to determined that a peripheral hardware issue caused a kernel panic on a MacPro boot-up. I was able to login following a parameter RAM reset. May have been coincidental, but I don't think it's relevant.

Just looking to help find root cause of a hardware issues. I read that PRAM stores system settings and since, I believe, color profile is a system setting, then perhaps a special startup reset sequence might address this issue, and if this does not, then maybe something is learned, like startup key sequences, or what is Macintosh Parameter RAM and it's function, then that's good too.

In any event, best of luck.

Hi, I have the same problem on Mac Pro 6.1 with Big Sur, it freezes on various occasions and then restarts. The report always mentions watchdog. I've tried everything, deleted kernel extensions, removed applications, reset pram, etc. but nothing was successful.

I have no time to waste looking for a solution to this problem.

Now I have installed Mac OS Mojave on an APFS partition of my internal SSD, reinstalled my Apps, and I work with Mojave without any problems whatsoever.

I hope Apple will fix everything with an update as soon as possible so I can get back to using Big Sur.

I'm certainly not going to waste a lot of time constantly restarting my Mac Pro and interrupting the flow of my work.

I would like an operating system that runs smoothly and professionally, without unnecessary frills.

Is 'It just works ..' a thing of the past? Really sad ..

I installed the Big Sur 11.3 update in the hope that Apple had fixed the problems .. but after a while .. kernel panic again! No problem on the same Mac with Mojave, the consolation is that for sure I don't have a hardware problem. We await yet another update.

Oh, okay! Glad that did it for you.

I just unchecked a box in Battery settings and I have been operating panic free for at least 2-3 days

Please also go to https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/8919606 and add your input to the bug I logged.

I am getting the same issue. When I boot back up, networking does not work and the system will either reset a second time, or I have to reboot in order to get network access working again. This is bad since I am unable to submit the original crash detail to Apple (due to non-functioning network) :-(.

I'm having the same issue. I leave the machine on and in an hour or two, I return to see a signon screen.

Two questions, what's the best place to see the log entry to discover a kernel panic or whatever is causing this?

I'm having the same issue on an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019).

The kernel panic only happens when the computer is asleep. I've tried different energy saving settings but can't confirm yet that this does not happen if only select the option to deactivate automatic hibernation.

There was no kernel panic while I'm working on the computer.

Things specific to my setup:

2 external monitors

128 GB RAM (Crucial)

Software which may be of interest: Parallels Desktop, ClamXav, Little Snitch, Dockers

Update: I have solved the issue for my setup.

Both external monitors had their color profiles set to "LG Ultra HD". That was the suggested default.

After setting the color profile of both external montiros to "iMac" I have not experienced a crash with - no matter what the energy saving options are set to.

Count me in as another person whom since upgrading to Big Sur, has at least one kernel panic per day.

And, I am on the 16" MBP which seems to be the common factor in these issues.

I think it's something with Big Sur. I report these crashes so hopefully Apple is getting enough of them that they will patch the next release.

This is pretty widespread if you do a Google search for Big Sur Kernel Panic

Hard to guess whether Little Snitch is the culprit. I have it installed. I just got an update. Will watch it.

There was another potential fix posted somewhere concerning battery settings. I hesitate to post it here only because I am always on adapter power, never on battery.

I hesitantly say that Time Machine is not the issue.

I use my 16" MBP in two locations. The desktop has a dock with an external drive for Time Machine. I also use it on my lap without Time Machine attached.

I have had kernel panics in both locations.

The kernel panics are less frequent than they were. It happens every few days rather than every day.

I still think this is an issue that could be patched in the next update of Big Sur which is taking quite a bit of time to happen.

My MacBook Pro crashed last night when I closed Firefox. I restarted it and put it to sleep. This morning, it crashed twice when I tried to launch Firefox. Sounds like an incompatibility problem to me. I have added this information to the bug I logged. I am also going to let Mozilla know.

I have been getting kernel panics. I don't use Firefox so at least on my end, that is not the cause.

All of these panics happened once I upgraded to Big Sur. I am fairly confident it has to do with the OS. I am hoping Apple will be offering its first major update in the upcoming week or two that will fix these problems.