Frequent Panic NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100

Hi. I have this issue on a mid-2010 MacBook Pro 15". Very certain it's the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M. A "Genius" ran diagnostics in-store and found nothing wrong with the hardware.

Can anyone advise what I should do? Anything I should say or do to get Apple to repair my Mac? The Mac is completely unnusable as a work computer.

Hi jamespaulley, I experienced the same as you, they couldn't found nothing wrong with the Apple software tests, so the technicians keep the mac for testing, so in a few days they were able to reproduce the error some times, so they could report to Apple and they replaced my logic board, after that I never had this kernel panics again! All works fine and more faster now.

Hope everyone can fix their macbooks!

Just wanted to give another success story: After initial Genius visit, who found nothing wrong, I went to a different store a couple of weeks later. This guy knew the issue well, he knew to run AST then VST, which FAILED and he ordered me a new logic board. Just need to take the Mac back in a few days when they have the logic board in stock.

So, anyone with this issue: read up, arm yourself with the facts in this thread and be persisitent! You're entitled to a new logic board!

One thing I forgot to ask in-store, that someone here might know: Am I able to pay the difference and get a higher-spec logic board? Faster processor, better graphics card?

Cheers.

Hi, I also have Kernel Panic issues. I'm using a MBP i7 mid-2010. When i'm using FCP X, the screen suddenly goes off and the Mac stops responding completely. I've tried all the keyboard buttons, but they don't do anything and i have to hard restart. I didn't think much of it to start with as it only happened a couple of times, but now over the last week it's happening more regularly, sometimes within 5 minutes! Here's one of the crash logs from a few days ago, but it doesn't always generate one upon login.

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 86999 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 2

Anonymous UUID: D90F616D-7349-4D40-8569-DC15E82244BC

Mon Feb 4 19:10:58 2013

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xa22c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x80005000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

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

0x6da2b888 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x6da2b8bc 0x223ce1 0x0)

0x6da2b8d8 : 0xa22c9b (0xc3828c 0xca8800 0xc46e60 0x0)

0x6da2b978 : 0xb3d608 (0x8fc6404 0x9437004 0x100 0x200)

0x6da2b9c8 : 0xb34601 (0x9437004 0x100 0x6da2b9f8 0xa12778)

0x6da2b9f8 : 0x17239a6 (0x9437004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x0)

0x6da2bb38 : 0xb5c2b5 (0x9437004 0x9871004 0x0 0x0)

0x6da2bb78 : 0xa2be7c (0x9437004 0x9871004 0x0 0x0)

0x6da2bc18 : 0xa2855b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)

0x6da2bdc8 : 0xa2a42a (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702a 0x6da2bdf8)

0x6da2be98 : 0x9be582 (0xc1d00019 0xaa910001 0x20802040 0x6da2bee0)

0x6da2bef8 : 0xd8057d (0x8fb9800 0x6da2bf4c 0x0 0x7)

0x6da2bf58 : 0xd8071a (0x8f88400 0xd87e54 0x6da2bf78 0x2a45c9)

0x6da2bf78 : 0x230235 (0x8f88400 0x0 0x6da2bfc8 0x227cea)

0x6da2bfc8 : 0x2a179c (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0x0)

Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.31)@0xd7d000->0xd87fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x98d000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x9af000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x976000

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x15ed000->0x1a01fff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x9bc000

com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x9bc000->0xca9fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x976000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x9af000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x98d000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

10K549

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386

System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 656976717032

unloaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.2.0 (addr 0x145f000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 295006003453

loaded kexts:

com.eltima.ElmediaPlayer.kext 1.0

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.3.1

com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer 3

com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers 1.7

at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 2.4.0

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothBNEPDriver 2.4.5f3 - last loaded 74938855518

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.31

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.0.5f14

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7

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com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6

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com.apple.GeForce 6.4.0

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com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8

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Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB

Memory Module: global_name

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)

Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 465.76 GB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 5

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USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4

USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

FireWire Device: Rugged FW/USB, LaCie, Up to 800 Mb/sec

Just wanted to say thanks for your documentation of this hardware problem. My Mid-2010 MBP 15" was starting to Kernel Panic daily, especially when scrolling rapidly in apps; mostly Mail, Safari and especially Chrome. I could force a failure very easily in Chrome.

I used your post to guide a Genius at one of my local Apple Stores and low and behold saw a huge "System Failure" message when it ran the VST test. A new Logic board is on its way as I write.

mine is in service at apple store for the kernel panic issue, i am lucky enough that the genius found the problem and i was told that logic board is replace and they are testing it right now i will be able to pick it up next day if tests are passed, I hope everything works ok, Laptop was working flawlessly for last 2 years with this bug started after installation of ML. there were few blank screen hangup but it comes back in few seconds and then kernel crash made it unuseable. i still thank apple to take care of this issue.

I had the same problem described here, and it became more frequent (several times a week) after upgrading to OS 10.8.

I saved a couple of the crash logs that were presented to me after restarting (I just selected the crash log text and dragged it to the desktop to make a text clipping), then made a Genius Bar appointment and showed the crash logs to the Genius. He immediately started filling out a repair order for a logic board replacement. (My computer is still covered under AppleCare.)

That was a month ago and I haven't had a crash since then. Whew!

Hi! is anybody else having error with the HD after this issue? I had my logic board replaced but my HD is throwing me errors when I verify with the disk utility, so have to repair but happens again and again... and this all started with the kernel panics.

Please post here if you are experimenting this too..

thanks!

alekb-

the important feature is Disk Utility is ( Repair Disk ). If that gives you problems, they are serious ones.

( Repair Permissions ) always throws error messages, and you can ignore them unless they appear in RED.

I have the same problem as everybody else here. I have a MacBook Pro mid 2010. My scree turns suddently black and I have to force the computer to turn of by pressing the start buttten. This happens every 15 min.

Hi! yes this is the problem, There is an error in RED so it says for me to repair it from the "Recovery Partition" so I reset my mac and press ALT, by the disk utility form the other partition I repair the disk, and then restart. Now when I run the test there is no more errors, there is a GREEN text about that, fine. But in a week o less, happens again and again, even the system feels slower.

So, I would like to know if other people is having this problem? because all started with the mountain lion installation, and the kernel panics too, after changing the logic board no more kernel panics but the HD seems to be damage because of this.

thanks!

If you need to ( Repair Disk ) frequently, that could be an indication that your Hard drive is having Hardware problems. This sometimes leads to the drive dying suddenly.

If you do not have good backups, make a good backup immediately.

thanks for your replay! yes there is a hardware problem, I'm not going to loose my info because I have backups, so if my mac "exploites now" that's not a big problem jajaja!

Today I picked it form the service, and they told my about other cases when ML damage HDs (hardware because of overheating), so they want to change the HD for a new one and install the system "garantee" by them themselves, for a considerable amount of money. So it doesn't seems to be fair, why Apple sell their system online if, even following all instructions carefully, this has to be made by technicians to be "garantee". I'm not stupid! I installed all kind of OS in my life, without breaking a single pice of hardware, so now is not only the price of the OS, you also have to pay for the installation of the OS to be "garantee", and in my case for a new HD and the installation of the HD... ah and diagnostics too, that's ridiculous!

but I can't forgot the mac was a failed one, and all problems stared with the update form SL to ML, the Kernel Panics, and HD problems too, just annoying this new ML (don't even say it's complete name! shhh)

bye!

If your car gets a flat tire, buying a new car will DEFINITELY fix the problem. Guaranteed!

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My approach would be to make a second backup, then erase the drive and security erase, Zero all data.

This operation erases Everything AND tells the drive controller to substitute spare blocks (that it has in reserve) for any blocks found bad after Zeroing. The process take a few hours, but if it completes without errors, your drive has 100 percent good blocks again.

Another alternative is to just keep using it, and buy a drive to replace the one inside your Mac when it fails. If you buy an external enclosure as well, you could install a new copy of Mac OS X on it and be ready if the old one fails.

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

My approach would be to make a second backup, then erase the drive and security erase, Zero all data.

This operation erases Everything AND tells the drive controller to substitute spare blocks (that it has in reserve) for any blocks found bad after Zeroing. The process take a few hours, but if it completes without errors, your drive has 100 percent good blocks again.

Basically I'm with you on this, but there are some nuances.

1) Special zones of drive will not be affected by this method. Like partition tables and so on. They will benefit just from HD internal bad blocks remapping methods - and here comes 2:

2) on lowest level block substitution list have limited length - so if there are too much bad blocks - they just can't be substituted with good ones