Macbook Pro 16" 2019 - Crashing

Kernel panic is not ONE problem, it is one of Thousands of problems. To get more information, some panic reports might help.

Kernel Panic Reports are stored at:

/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports

If you copy and paste that string into:

Finder > Go menu > Go to Folder

it will take you to the Folder where those reports are stored.

They are named with Date&Time and start or end in ‘panic’

If you find one, please post the entire report here, by using the “additional text” Icon in the reply footer (looks like a paper with writing).

Please don’t post more about 20 lines of any other types of reports — they are interminable, and any information useful for this purpose is on the first screenful.

Dahlijo wrote:

From the "newsyslog" provided:

Tue Oct 24 11:10:28.263 Usb Host Notification hostNotificationUSBDeviceRemoved Apple Internal Keyboard /

This pretty much confirms either a hardware issue or some very corrupt macOS installation, I added the bold to highlight that the internal keyboard was "removed". Your EtreCheck doesn't show you have any known third party software which is known to interfere with the normal operation of macOS, so unless you have manually modified system configuration files a hardware issue appears most likely.

The other entries at 12:10 could be hardware or software as well, but my guess it also confirms a hardware failure.

In my own personal experience supporting my organization's Macs and from the posts I have seen on the Apple forums, the Logic Boards in these 2019 models (especially the 16" version) have a high rate of failure compared to all other models. Sorry for the bad news, but you are most likely in for a very expensive repair since the WiFi & Bluetooth modules are integrated into the Logic Board as is just about every other component including the SSD & memory.

If you cannot authenticate to your WiFi when attempting to access the online Apple Diagnostics, then it would confirm a hardware issue. Notice I said "authenticate" & nothing about accessing the Internet or even being able to run the diagnostics. Of course I would also see if the diagnostics detect any actual hardware issues, but the diagnostics rarely detect most hardware issues, but it never hurts to try.

You can perform a clean install of macOS and thoroughly test the laptop before installing any third party apps or restoring from a backup to confirm the issue occurs with a pristine copy of macOS untouched by any third party apps or backups. If you have issues under these conditions, then you have confirmed a hardware failure as well. Personally I would recommend a firmware "Restore" if you choose a clean install because the firmware "Restore" will reset both the T2 security chip & system firmware as well as properly prepare the internal SSD for macOS.....you will need to boot into Recovery Mode afterwards in order to reinstall macOS.

Have Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider examine the laptop to see if they confirm my suspicions. Keep in mind Apple will insist on having you test a clean install of macOS. Maybe the Apple service diagnostics will be able to reveal a hardware issue that the consumer diagnostics could not.

Good luck.

Your panic reports appear to have been 'put away' here, possibly after being sent to Apple:

  2023-10-18 07:19:16 /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ProxiedDevice-Bridge/recoverylogd-2023-10-18-071916.ips Crash (2 times)

if you can navigate to that folder and find the latest report, it may be helpful.

Another approach is to download and run this little 'discovery" utility, Etrecheck. It looks around your Mac from the inside, and generates a pre-sanitized report without any personally-identifiable information included. the report can be posted to a reply on the forums.

http://etrecheck.com

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that crash cites remote service discovery as the cause. That make me think it is related to your added radio silence software. is suggest you try removing that and seeing if there is any less pain.

<<. Since the Macbook crashes even when booting to Windows on an external drive, logically the problem is not in MacOS, right? >>

While that is a possibility, you can not come to that conclusion based on the evidence at hand. Based on the complexity of both systems, it is more likely you also have problems in Windows.

You appear to have TWO Turbo boost programs installed, one called Turbo Boost 260 and one called Turbo Boost switcher. choose one and completely remove the other.

and while we are talking about deleting Apps, you should NOT use any third-party app deleter. These have a history of damaging MacOS. Apps installed with a complex installer require a complex un-installer from the developer.

[Not Loaded] AppCleaner SmartDelete (Julien Ramseier - installed 2023-07-05)

    Modern Login Item

    /Applications/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner SmartDelete.app

You have several third-party disk utilities added. The poor performance of your external drive is caused by lack of TRIM AND that it is connected to a 5 G bps/sec USB bus.

 disk2 - Samsung Portable SSD T3 2.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: No) 

  External USB 5 Gbit/s USB

use the Terminal command:

sudo trimforce enable


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This article has more information:

https://www.lifewire.com/enable-trim-for-ssd-in-os-x-yosemite-2260789

as for 5 G bits/sec, you may be using a commodity adapter that does not support higher speeds, or possibly connected devices in the wrong order or used a port on a display or other USB Hub that does not perform.

when you connect a high-resolution, hi-color display using a USB cable, it takes almost the full bandwidth of the cable. There is no room for an adequate speed connection of a Drive.

I suggest you move this drive to a more direct port on your Mac that is not already busy servicing a display.

<<. I mainly use AppCleaner to check what files a software has installed. That's what I find useful with it. It shows each file and lets you choose what to do. What then gets deleted is usually only preference files and cache. You're advising against that? >>

These removal app just guess. While parading list of likely-sounding names for you to chose from seems satisfying, why not have the developer remove ALL the stuff they added, similar names or not? sometimes entire packages of seemingly unrelated software are added, and not removing it can cause problems later.