Mini M4 Login Progress Bar Reboot

EtreCheckPro is reporting a Kernel Panic.

That Kernel Panic could be caused by faulty hardware, third-party software or peripheral devices.

If your Mac restarts and a message appears - Apple Support

Disconnect all USB devices, boot into Safe Mode followed by a normal restart and test.

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

Then if the problem reoccurs, run the Apple Diagnostic Test on the M4 Mac mini.

Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support

If the Diagnostics come back OK and things settle down after using Safe Mode.

Then re-connect your peripheral devices one at a time and test.

As has been noted by my colleague @den.thed

SOCD report detected = Apple’s System-on-Chip Diagnostics caught a fatal fault.

iBoot async abort = the failure happened very early in the boot chain, inside iBoot (Apple’s bootloader), before macOS fully loads.

On Apple Silicon (including M4), this usually points to:

A - firmware corruption or mismatch

B - a failed OS/firmware update

C - hardware fault (logic board / SoC / RAM)

D - rarely, a bad external device causing boot-time faults

E - This is not caused by normal apps or user settings.

Using the same M4 Mac Mini with macOS 26.2 and the iBright Firmware reported from System Information applet is

" Model Identifier: Mac16,10  Firmware Version: iBoot-13822.61.10 "

Suggest disconnecting all external drives  and boot normal 

Does the issue persist

If Yes, rebooting into Safe Mode

Does the issue persist

If Yes, reboot into Recovery Mode  and try a reinstallation 

Still issues thereafter,   performing a Revive or Restore operation on the target Mac’s firmware to lay down a new iBridge Firmware 

More than likely this Kernel Panic is due to a hardware issue of some sort as @den.thed mentions.

I find your USB connected devices to be a bit odd in the EtreCheck report. I'm seeing a RealTek USB LAN adapter on a USB2 hub connection. That will give you very slow wired network speeds. I'm not sure what is going on here since it appears twice.

I would recommend disconnecting all external devices except for one display and a Keyboard & Mouse to test the system in as minimal a configuration as possible. I would definitely disconnect whatever USB dock/hub you are using. The good news is only one Kernel Panic is listed at the time of the report so this could be a one time fluke.

For your boot, login, and other issues:

I see you also have Microsoft Defender installed. You should uninstall this anti-virus software by following Microsoft's instructions. Anti-virus apps, cleaning/optimizer apps, and third party security software are not needed on a Mac and they usually cause more problems than they solve because they interfere with the normal operation of macOS. macOS has great security especially when combined with safe computing habits as outlined in the following article:

Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community

Also, make sure your Logitech software is completely up to date. I've seen a lot of recent reports on this forum where the Logitech software has issues after various macOS update patches.

I would also suggest running Disk Utility First Aid on the hidden Container. Within Disk Utility you may need to click "View" and select "Show All Devices" before the hidden Container appears on the left pane of Disk Utility. Even if the First Aid summary says everything is "Ok", click "Show Details" and scroll through the report to see if there are any unfixed errors or warnings. If so, then run First Aid again until they are gone. If after several attempts the errors remain, then you will need to try running First Aid while booted into Recovery Mode.

As for the Kernel Panic, the connected devices are your best hope for causing the problem inexpensively if it is out of warranty. But a one time Kernel Panic may not be a problem, but if you keep getting this Kernel Panic, then that is a problem.

Yes, that's a problem.

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