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

I've sent my MBP i7 mid-2010 for repair with the following frequent and intermittent kernel panic to no avail: panic(cpu 2 caller 0x9cdc8f): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: ... to no avail.

I happen to have subscribed to AppleCare for this machine but this did not make any difference. The approved repair center I dealt with just reformatted the HD per Apple's support instructions (twice !) and were unable to reproduce the panic. I called the Apple support folks in Ireland directly with the incident # and got told that there was basically nothing wrong with my machine and that this was bound to be caused by non-Apple software (mind you, the support guy I talked to didn't even know that XCode was an Apple product - sic). I however believe this is very likely due to a faulty NVidia video card on the logic board.

Has this happened to someone else? How did you get resolution? Right now I am stuck with an unreliable machine and seem unable to get it fixed. Any help would be VERY appreciated.

Thank you,

François

FULL DUMP

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 8846 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 1

Anonymous UUID: 46BBCA42-CAD2-4E5E-9720-C4AB2DEBAA74

Thu Jun 9 19:46:32 2011

panic(cpu 2 caller 0x9cdc8f): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7fb36000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

0x5c41a358 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x5c41a38c 0x223978 0x0)

0x5c41a3a8 : 0x9cdc8f (0xbe323c 0xc53840 0xbf23cc 0x0)

0x5c41a448 : 0xae85d3 (0x9164404 0x96c3004 0x100 0x0)

0x5c41a498 : 0xadf5cc (0x96c3004 0x100 0x5c41a4c8 0x9bd76c)

0x5c41a4c8 : 0x16af965 (0x96c3004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x0)

0x5c41a608 : 0xb07250 (0x96c3004 0x93b3004 0x0 0x0)

0x5c41a648 : 0x9d6e23 (0x96c3004 0x93b3004 0x0 0x0)

0x5c41a6e8 : 0x9d3502 (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)

0x5c41a898 : 0x9d5536 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x5c41a8c8)

0x5c41a968 : 0xc987bc (0xc1d00040 0xbfef0033 0xbfef0034 0x857c)

0x5c41a9d8 : 0xca802a (0xbe8da00 0x8514b00 0x5c41aa08 0x0)

0x5c41a9f8 : 0xcccc16 (0x8514b00 0xb 0x5c41aa18 0x224fc5)

0x5c41aa28 : 0xccd431 (0x984f000 0x0 0x5c41aa4c 0x0)

0x5c41aa58 : 0xcad66d (0x984f000 0x7cf51080 0x0 0x5d)

0x5c41aaa8 : 0xc6f6ee (0x46580000 0x0 0x0 0x3)

0x5c41ab18 : 0xc6ee6c (0x46580000 0x0 0x2 0x3)

0x5c41ab48 : 0xc6e254 (0x46580000 0x0 0x18 0x5029e8)

0x5c41ab78 : 0xc73676 (0x46580000 0x1 0x18 0xc75ce5)

0x5c41abb8 : 0x56abea (0x46580000 0x1 0x18 0x5c41abe0)

0x5c41ac38 : 0x56afa4 (0xcf0d70 0x46580000 0x97b6f80 0x2)

0x5c41ac88 : 0x56b88b (0x46580000 0xa 0x5c41acd0 0x0)

0x5c41ada8 : 0x285be0 (0x46580000 0xa 0x97b6f80 0x2)

0x5c41be58 : 0x21d8be (0x97b6f58 0x877b5a0 0x1fda28 0xfd47)

0x5c41be98 : 0x210a3e (0x97b6f00 0x0 0x975ec70 0xc000540)

0x5c41bef8 : 0x216ca1 (0x97b6f00 0x0 0x0 0x0)

0x5c41bf78 : 0x295168 (0x925b728 0x0 0x0 0x0)

0x5c41bfc8 : 0x2a149d (0x925b724 0x1 0x10 0x8c71e24)

Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.apple.GeForce(6.2.6)@0xc55000->0xd0afff

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

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

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

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

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.2.6)@0x1579000->0x198dfff

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: WindowServer

Mac OS version:

10J869

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386

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

System uptime in nanoseconds: 668789071497

unloaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.1.5 (addr 0x141b000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 138951876487

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 23159326916

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.19

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.9.9f12

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.4

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.17

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 1.9.9f12

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.54

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 6.2.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 6.2.6

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.0d4

com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.0d3

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile 76

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.5.0d5

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.68

com.apple.GeForce 6.2.6

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.12

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 200.3.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 200.3.2

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 2.5.8

com.apple.BootCache 31

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.5

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.1

com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 427.36.9

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 2.3.9b6

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 105.13.0

com.apple.security.sandbox 1

com.apple.security.quarantine 0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 105.13.0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.9.9f12

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 76

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 76

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 76

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 76

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 76

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 76

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.8d0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.4.0f1

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.0fc1

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.9.9f12

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.9.9f12

com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 76

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d3

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.5.0d5

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.8d0

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.2.6

com.apple.NVDAResman 6.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.0f1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.0f1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.4.0f1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 206.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.1.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.5

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.1.5

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 314.1.1

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.2

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.5

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0

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 (5.10.131.36.9)

Bluetooth: Version 2.4.0f1, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Serial ATA Device: ST9500420ASG, 465.76 GB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

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

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

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

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

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000