CATERR Error detected on MacBook Air (2019)

I did a reset of the SMC and the NVRAM, a reinstall of the OS, and a restart into safe mode. This did not help with the issue; the issue returned again this morning. I will be doing a reinstall of the original os later tonight.

{"roots_installed":0,"caused_by":"macos","macos_version":"Mac OS X 13.1 (22C65)","os_version":"Bridge OS 7.1 (20P2059)","macos_system_state":"running","incident_id":"36F2F02D-08F4-4298-AE83-2C77841FF054","bridgeos_roots_installed":0,"bug_type":"210","timestamp":"2023-01-21 14:00:03.00 +0000"}

{

"build" : "Bridge OS 7.1 (20P2059)",

"product" : "iBridge2,12",

"socId" : "0x00008012",

"kernel" : "Darwin Kernel Version 22.2.0: Thu Nov 10 20:40:09 PST 2022; root:xnu-8792.61.2~1\/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010",

"incident" : "36F2F02D-08F4-4298-AE83-2C77841FF054",

"crashReporterKey" : "c0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0de0001",

"date" : "2023-01-21 14:00:03.15 +0000",

"panicString" : "panic(cpu 1 caller 0xfffffff00d020b08): x86 CPU CATERR detected\nDebugger message: panic\nMemory ID: 0x6\nOS release type: User\nOS version: 20P2059\nmacOS version: 22C65\nKernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 22.2.0: Thu Nov 10 20:40:09 PST 2022; root:xnu-8792.61.2~1\/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010\nKernelCache UUID: D65CBF31465686CEA773B6B3569122DD\nKernel UUID: A9DF127E-F886-35CE-B377-B76E772B3FCA\nBoot session UUID: 36F2F02D-08F4-4298-AE83-2C77841FF054\niBoot version: iBoot-8419.60.44\nsecure boot?: YES\nroots installed: 0\nx86 EFI Boot State: 0xd\nx86 System State: 0x0\nx86 Power State: 0x0\nx86 Shutdown Cause: 0x5\nx86 Previous Power Transitions: 0x405060400\nPCIeUp link state: 0x89271614\nmacOS kernel slide: 0\nPaniclog version: 14\nKernel slide: 0x0000000006cd0000\nKernel text base: 0xfffffff00dcd4000\nmach_absolute_time: 0xad631f4c6\nEpoch Time: sec usec\n Boot : 0x63cb3d45 0x000644b3\n Sleep : 0x63cb4c0f 0x000b9557\n Wake : 0x63cbef83 0x0002e826\n Calendar: 0x63cbefc4 0x000de72a\n\nZone info:\n Zone map: 0xffffffe693764000 - 0xffffffec93764000\n . VM : 0xffffffe693764000 - 0xffffffe779dc8000\n . RO : 0xffffffe779dc8000 - 0xffffffe7c6a94000\n . GEN0 : 0xffffffe7c6a94000 - 0xffffffe8ad0f8000\n . GEN1 : 0xffffffe8ad0f8000 - 0xffffffe99375c000\n . GEN2 : 0xffffffe99375c000 - 0xffffffea79dc4000\n . GEN3 : 0xffffffea79dc4000 - 0xffffffeb6042c000\n . DATA : 0xffffffeb6042c000 - 0xffffffec93764000\n Metadata: 0xffffffee33a48000 - 0xffffffee35248000\n Bitmaps : 0xffffffee35248000 - 0xffffffee35494000\n\nTPIDRx_ELy = {1: 0xffffffe8ad1549c0 0: 0x0000000000000001 0ro: 0x0000000000000000 }\nCORE 0: PC=0xfffffff00def2824, LR=0xfffffff00def2824, FP=0xffffffec937aff00\nCORE 1 is the one that panicked. Check the full backtrace for details.\nCompressor Info: 0% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 0% of segments limit (OK) with 0 swapfiles and OK swap space\nPanicked task 0xffffffea79d11638: 0 pages, 202 threads: pid 0: kernel_task\nPanicked thread: 0xffffffe8ad1549c0, backtrace: 0xffffffee339976c0, tid: 299\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00dec144c fp: 0xffffffee33997700\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00dec125c fp: 0xffffffee33997770\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00dff6f9c fp: 0xffffffee339977e0\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00dff5f34 fp: 0xffffffee339978a0\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00de815fc fp: 0xffffffee339978b0\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00dec0cd0 fp: 0xffffffee33997c60\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00e56a650 fp: 0xffffffee33997c80\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00d020b08 fp: 0xffffffee33997cb0\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00d008604 fp: 0xffffffee33997d10\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00d011ac8 fp: 0xffffffee33997d60\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00d00ab58 fp: 0xffffffee33997e00\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00d007b94 fp: 0xffffffee33997e70\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00ce25b40 fp: 0xffffffee33997ea0\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00e4b5aec fp: 0xffffffee33997ee0\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00e4b5344 fp: 0xffffffee33997f20\n\t\t lr: 0xfffffff00de8c6c0 fp: 0x0000000000000000\n\n",

"panicFlags" : "0x902",

"bug_type" : "210",

"otherString" : "\n** Stackshot Succeeded ** Bytes Traced 38286 (Uncompressed 113760) **\n",

"macOSPanicFlags" : "0x0",

"macOSPanicString" : "BAD MAGIC! (flag set in iBoot panic header), no macOS panic log available"

This MacBook is being decommissioned in the coming weeks as a result of the failure of the CPU. This is not being detected in diagnostics, but the CPU has been degrading since the fall of 2022. The computer is just over 3 years old. Back in late 2021, its display had to be replaced because of cheap USB-C cable usage and the display replacement had partially accelerated the degradation of the CPU. Had cheap USB-C cables not been used the CPU degradation would have taken place in early 2025.

Shutdown cause -63 is related to internal failure of the CPU.

Update: The ICE errors that I received indicated that the motherboard was failing. The computer motherboard failed completely on Tuesday evening 1/24 and now the Mac will not boot up. I am bringing it to the Apple store on Friday.

The panics have continued even with the reinstall of Ventura and the rollback reinstall to Catalina. The panic frequency is now every 2-3 hours on average. I already have an appointment with the Genius Bar for Friday.

I brought my MacBook to the Genius Bar on January 27 and they sent it out to the repair center for further diagnostics. The extended diagnostics that was run at the repair center found that there was an issue with the firmware and so they updated the firmware to the latest version. When I received the laptop back on February 6 the panics began again, and they are happening mostly when the computer is connected to the USB-C power source using a genuine apple cable. There have also been a few instances where the panics happened while on battery power but they happen less frequently while on battery. My Mac is about 3.1 years old and it should not be panicking that often.

I do believe that this is a problem with both the USB-C power supply (primary) and the logic board (secondary). The applecare I had was recently renewed on January 19 after it expired back in December 2022 following the initial three year extended warranty period. Should I tell apple to replace both the logic board and the usb-c power supply? Or should I wait a few months to upgrade to a silicon mac?

They accepted the Mac for repair on January 27 and they found no issues during the kernel panic triage at the repair center. They just updated the firmware to the latest version and they did not bother with servicing the logic board during the previous repair. I am going back to the Genius Bar on Friday.

I sent apple support a series of pictures of the USB-C ports. The ports are slightly discolored.

I am requesting a thorough physical examination of the computer’s logic board to check if there is any corrosion that could require the logic board to be replaced. The computer was not repaired; they only updated the firmware and did a clean reinstall after all troubleshooting tests were exhausted. An unexpected shutdown happened on Monday when I received the computer back from the repair center.