Kernel Panic on MacBook Pro, brand new.

everyone still getting em? My kernel panics always seem to correspond to WindowServer or kernel_task

It doesn't just seem to be safari for me. It happens in the beginning of some games sometimes.

Any info update on this?

Thu Apr 28 13:22:20 2011

panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9cdc8f): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7f416000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

0x54f33888 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x54f338bc 0x223978 0x0)

0x54f338d8 : 0x9cdc8f (0xbe323c 0xc53840 0xbf23cc 0x0)

0x54f33978 : 0xae85d3 (0x8fff404 0x91e8004 0x100 0x2a94be)

0x54f339c8 : 0xadf5cc (0x91e8004 0x100 0x54f339f8 0x9bd76c)

0x54f339f8 : 0x16b1965 (0x91e8004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x8f9bc80)

0x54f33b38 : 0xb07250 (0x91e8004 0x91ec004 0x0 0x0)

0x54f33b78 : 0x9d6e23 (0x91e8004 0x91ec004 0x0 0x0)

0x54f33c18 : 0x9d3502 (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)

0x54f33dc8 : 0x9d53d1 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702a 0x54f33df8)

0x54f33e98 : 0x969582 (0xc1d00018 0xaa910001 0x20802040 0x54f33ee0)

0x54f33ef8 : 0xd294eb (0x904d400 0x54f33f4c 0x0 0x7)

0x54f33f58 : 0xd29696 (0x9033800 0xd30b54 0x54f33f78 0x2a358d)

0x54f33f78 : 0x22fd0d (0x9033800 0x0 0x54f33fc8 0x22796a)

0x54f33fc8 : 0x2a06dc (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0x0)

Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.19)@0xd26000->0xd30fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x938000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x95a000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x927000

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.2.6)@0x157b000->0x198ffff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x967000

com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x967000->0xc54fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x927000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x95a000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x938000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

STILL HAVE PROBLEMS???
I Ordered a "BRAND NEW" MacBook Pro in April 2011
took 10 days to get here. right out the box 1st day had like 5 KERNEL PANICS
took it over to the local mac store.
they said it was RAM so they replaced it FREE I was Happy went home,later that night same thing started to PANIC.
so I booked a next appointment with the mac store.
the night before I went I was on the net all night reading
so I made a few adjustments and so far so good now.
(I still went in to at least document the crash after the new ram)
so I will share what I did and see if anyone has tried it .

here are a 2 things I have tryed, still too soon to know if it working for real for me, but seems to,,
1st - I set my macbook pro to boot in 32bit not 64bit
2nd- i turned off sleep mode so my HD never sleeps.

if I fixed it for now(and it seems to be) I am happy,as long as I can work that's all i care about, I don't car about all types of extra features. I do enjoy the speed of the I7 its really fast(when it works lol )
anyway's for something 2500 and up in price it should be tweaked out the box,but whatever.as long as it works.

also I have partioned my HD so if I do get a Panic in the next few days I will reinstall on the new HD and boot from that and see if a fresh install works.(as suggested by the apple store)

please let me know if you have tryed any of the things I mentions and what type of results you got

Computer
2GHz

15" MacBookPro
4 GB RAM
500GB HD 7200 RPM
2011 model
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Hello - I've been watching this thread as well as having kernel panic issues now and then when using Safari on my Mid 2010 MBP i5. I had a Genius bar appt here at 5th Ave store and showed the "Genius" my kernel panic report - all signs (as noted many times) point to Safari and Flash not playing nicely. He indicated the "engineers are aware of it and working on it" - then he suggested I try Chrome or Firefox....

In Safari... from the menu bar click Safari / Preferences then select the Extensions tab.

Select ClickToFlash then click Uninstall.

But I don't have that extension to delete it, Carolyn 😉

That may help some peeps though - thanks!

I'm quite sure the problem doesn't come from flash and safari since it occurs when I'm playing starcraft II or even while on windows (as I said in my previous post). But then mine can be an isolated case ...

I may also add (once again) that for 4 months now I've been using gfxcardstatus and asked it to use only the integrated graphic controller and ... not one single kernel panic since, while I had like 5 a day when using the nVidia card ...

I had similar issues.

From what I can tell, "NVRM read error" is related to Graphics card virtual memory.

I think Apple had issues with the chips supplied by NVIDIA.

Mine is a Geforce 330M in a macbook pro from mid 2010.

None of the hardware tests on the OSX cd were able to detect it. It was solved with a logic board replacement, as it was for many others who have had this problem.

@ JoeBoBstah

Kernel panics dissapearing when using the Intel integrated garphics chip point to a likely faulty Nvidia GPU, get it replaced while you still have your warranty.

Add me to the list. Seemingly random kernel panics and freezes on a month old 13" Macbook pro. Yesterday I had 9 and my laptop started beeping at me in the middle of a conference. Wasn't doing anything strenuous at the time - just surfing and tweeting and a little prezi. Had to use my iPad to present as I just can't trust my Macbook at the moment.

I hope this isn't a hardware issue and can be fixed with a firmware update.

I had the same issue. Tried a suggestion I saw here. Downloaded Firefox last night. My MBP was getting kernel panics when using Safari and watching Flash video (I was watching some Smallville episodes on CWTV.com). Anyway, constant lockups with Safari and Flash. Not one with Firefox!

Not a solution I like, but at least I can move forward for now.

I also have an appointment today with the Genius Bar at my Apple store. I will see what they say (probably Apple does not support Flash).

I had a kernel panic problem with my Snow Leopard Server after I updated to 10.6.7 (from 10.6.6). I eventually had to format / reinstall the OS, then update to 10.6.7 from (I think) 10.6.0. This worked for me (huge pain in the ...). Also, one thing that I'm weary of now is applying all updates at the same time if there is a major OS update. I apply the major update first, then rerun Software Update to get the others.

My june2009 MBP started getting the kernal panics after 10.7.6. I am also using the 27" cinema display. It would freeze up after a while & I would have to do a hard reset. It finally killed my hard drive.

It is now at the apple store getting a new hard drive. I asked both apple care guy & person at the apple store if they've seen/noticed an increase in failures since 10.6.7 & they both said no. I am not convinced. A buddy just had the same thing happen to his mini where the hard drive went bad after the update. His MBP is now acting funny as well.....

Oh and another thing. I thought that it might be a worthwhile formatting the disk and doing a fresh install but I get a kernel panic every time I try to boot from the DVD. I also tried booting from an external disk but that just hangs indefinitely with the Apple logo showing.

After that I decided to partition the internal drive and trying a clean install on the new partition - more kernel panics.

What on earth could be causing this?