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

here are my stats:

Chipset Model:    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M

  Type:    GPU

  Bus:    PCIe

  PCIe Lane Width:    x16

  VRAM (Total):    512 MB

  Vendor:    NVIDIA (0x10de)

  Device ID:    0x0a29

  Revision ID:    0x00a2

  ROM Revision:    3560

  gMux Version:    1.9.21

Thanks, tOMPSON! Same ROM Rev as everyone else with the prob so far. By the way, I haven't experienced a Kernel Panic since two days ago ... but I didn't alter anything, nor did I do an SMC reset since then. Mhm .... We'll see.

Lump me in the boat with the rest of the 2010 i7 MBP owners. In fact, searching on the panic finally led me to this forum thread.

Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M

  Type:          GPU

  Bus:          PCIe

  PCIe Lane Width:          x16

  VRAM (Total):          512 MB

  Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)

  Device ID:          0x0a29

  Revision ID:          0x00a2

  ROM Revision:          3560

  gMux Version:          1.9.21

I have tried both SMC and PRAM resets, and the issue keeps returning. Unfortunately, I forgot to add AppleCare to my laptop before the warranty expired and Apple refuses to talk to me without charging me.

Same problem here 2010 i7 MBP crashing sporadically. It only started little more than a week ago. Since install of Lion happened more.

Crash Log:

Interval Since Last Panic Report:  215500 sec

Panics Since Last Report:          3

Anonymous UUID:                    510BB5B1-DCB7-4BC6-9DC8-6A50F6138D3D

Thu Jul 28 19:50:21 2011

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f809482bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff81156f5000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff8114b632b0 : 0xffffff8000220702

0xffffff8114b63330 : 0xffffff7f809482bf

0xffffff8114b633c0 : 0xffffff7f80a383fc

0xffffff8114b63410 : 0xffffff7f80a384bc

0xffffff8114b63470 : 0xffffff7f80ce2749

0xffffff8114b635b0 : 0xffffff7f80a57519

0xffffff8114b635e0 : 0xffffff7f80951c4a

0xffffff8114b63690 : 0xffffff7f8094d54c

0xffffff8114b63880 : 0xffffff7f8094f151

0xffffff8114b63960 : 0xffffff7f8181d008

0xffffff8114b639a0 : 0xffffff7f8182be06

0xffffff8114b639c0 : 0xffffff7f818476d4

0xffffff8114b63a00 : 0xffffff7f81847739

0xffffff8114b63a40 : 0xffffff7f8182fc51

0xffffff8114b63a90 : 0xffffff7f817e7753

0xffffff8114b63b10 : 0xffffff7f817e61c4

0xffffff8114b63b40 : 0xffffff7f817ebbfd

0xffffff8114b63b70 : 0xffffff80006524ad

0xffffff8114b63be0 : 0xffffff800065284c

0xffffff8114b63c40 : 0xffffff8000652ff0

0xffffff8114b63d80 : 0xffffff80002a3738

0xffffff8114b63e80 : 0xffffff8000222ff6

0xffffff8114b63eb0 : 0xffffff8000214829

0xffffff8114b63f10 : 0xffffff800021bb58

0xffffff8114b63f70 : 0xffffff80002ae380

0xffffff8114b63fb0 : 0xffffff80002d83a3

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 e8000->0xffffff7f80bbefff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f80874000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808d6000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f8089e000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.2)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80bbf000->0xffffff7f80ee0fff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 e8000

         com.apple.GeForce(7.0.2)[18E50F21-1E7F-3FFE-B298-7CD7A11879F8]@0xffffff7f817ce0 00->0xffffff7f8188afff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 e8000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808d6000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f80874000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f8089e000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:

11A511

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 11.0.0: Sat Jun 18 12:56:35 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.73~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 24CC17EB-30B0-3F6C-907F-1A9B2057AF78

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

System uptime in nanoseconds: 93180404163494

last loaded kext at 81737364692085: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.15 (addr 0xffffff7f807de000, size 16384)

last unloaded kext at 81797491338841: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.15 (addr 0xffffff7f807de000, size 12288)

loaded kexts:

com.vara.driver.VaraAudio          1.0.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.1f11

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.1f11

com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.40

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.24

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          7.0.2

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2

com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.0

com.apple.GeForce          7.0.2

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0b2

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          220.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          309

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          220.8

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.0

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache          32

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.6

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          500.20.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.6b9

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          166.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.0.30

com.apple.security.quarantine          1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          166.0.0

com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.1f11

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.3

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.5f17

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.1f11

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.1f11

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.1d2

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.0b2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.0.8

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.3

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          7.0.2

com.apple.NVDAResman          7.0.2

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          2.5f17

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          220.23

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.3

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          400.40

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox          165

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages          326

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.5

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f15

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: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353237334248312D4346382020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353237334248312D4346382020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.6)

Bluetooth: Version 2.5.0f17, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD5000BEKT-00KA9T0, 500,11 GB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898

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

USB Device: hub_device, 0x050d  (Belkin Corporation), 0x0237, 0xfa140000 / 6

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 5

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 9

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

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4

USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3

Guys, perfect - keep them coming in. I spoke to the Apple hotline today in search for a solution. They asked me to carry the laptop back to a dealer so he can have a look at it ... :-( . Furthermore, they don't acknowledge it as a huge problem since they don't seem to have too many reports about it ...

What I suspect: There seems to be a specific revision of the nVidia driver that doesn't go along too well with the MBP i7. For whatever reason ...

Scanning the forums, even switching the logic board doesn't seem to help. Is there something wrong with the latest nvidia chips?

Extremely frequent NVRM panics since installing Lion. The panic is hard - internal/external screen and audio go blank suddenly and machine is unresponsive.

15" i7 mid2010 / 2.66 i7 / 8Gb / NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M

I'm seriously thinking about rolling back to 10.6.x. I have a 3-year apple care warantee, but I'm hesitant to interact with Apple technicians.

I save all my kernel panic reports. Here are the headers for the NVRM ones, along with date

20110711-01.txt -- panic(cpu 0 caller 0x82d80c8f): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa72b0000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110712-01.txt -- panic(cpu 2 caller 0xac7c97): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa6bec000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4

20110718-01.txt -- panic(cpu 2 caller 0xad5c97): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa6c16000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110723-01.txt -- panic(cpu 0 caller 0xad5c97): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x0061002c: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa6e9b000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110724-01.txt -- panic(cpu 3 caller 0x8388ac97): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa7c42000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110726-01.txt -- panic(cpu 0 caller 0xac7c97): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa6c84000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110726-02.txt -- panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff7f809522bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff81156da000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110727-01.txt -- panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f809522bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff8115782000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110727-02.txt -- panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f809522bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff8115369000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110727-03.txt -- panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f809522bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x0061002c: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff8115437000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

20110727-04.txt -- panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f809522bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff81157d9000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

Here are the backtraces for some of these. I'm not certain these are helpful, other than strengthen what everyone has already been posting.

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.3.6)@0x1612000->0x1a26fff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0xa6f000

         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0xa6f000->0xd5cfff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x958000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0xa62000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0xa40000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

10K540

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      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

         com.apple.GeForce(6.3.6)@0x82fa8000->0x8305efff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x83824000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x82af1000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x7a93a000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x82ba0000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.3.6)@0x83f89000->0x8439dfff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x83824000

         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x83824000->0x83b11fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x7a93a000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x82af1000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x82ba0000

--

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

         com.apple.GeForce(6.3.6)@0xd4f000->0xe05fff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0xa61000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0xa54000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x958000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0xa32000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.3.6)@0x1604000->0x1a18fff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0xa61000

         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0xa61000->0xd4efff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x958000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0xa54000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0xa32000

--

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000->0xffffff7f80bc8fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.2)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80bc9000->0xffffff7f80eeafff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000

         com.apple.GeForce(7.0.2)[18E50F21-1E7F-3FFE-B298-7CD7A11879F8]@0xffffff7f818290 00->0xffffff7f818e5fff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

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      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000->0xffffff7f80bc8fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.2)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80bc9000->0xffffff7f80eeafff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000

         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.40)[0F9DB3F1-BE6E-3C13-A7D5-86385AE82AB1]@0xffffff 7f82170000->0xffffff7f8217afff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

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      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000->0xffffff7f80bc8fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.2)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80bc9000->0xffffff7f80eeafff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000

         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.40)[0F9DB3F1-BE6E-3C13-A7D5-86385AE82AB1]@0xffffff 7f82170000->0xffffff7f8217afff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

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      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000->0xffffff7f80bc8fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.2)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80bc9000->0xffffff7f80eeafff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

11A511

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      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000->0xffffff7f80bc8fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.2)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80bc9000->0xffffff7f80eeafff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808 f2000

         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.40)[0F9DB3F1-BE6E-3C13-A7D5-86385AE82AB1]@0xffffff 7f82172000->0xffffff7f8217cfff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f808a8000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f808e0000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f8087e000

Martin: No use in rolling back. The same sh*t happens with 10.6.8. When did the problems start - only when you installed Lion? How long did you run 10.6.8

The way it seems, it's really only the i7 2.66 2010 MBPs affected ... wow. Time for Apple to acknowledge something is going terribly wrong here.

The crash occurs far less frequently in 10.6.8.  I recall it happening before updating to Lion, but have not had it happen again after restoring back to a 10.6.8 time machine backup.

On Lion I could not keep the system up for more than a few hours, and activities such as downloading a file in Google Chrome caused a 100% reproducible crash.

My specs: Mid-2010 I7, 2.66 GHz.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M:

  Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M

  Type:          GPU

  Bus:          PCIe

  PCIe Lane Width:          x16

  VRAM (Total):          512 MB

  Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)

  Device ID:          0x0a29

  Revision ID:          0x00a2

  ROM Revision:          3560

  gMux Version:          1.9.21

  Displays:

Color LCD:

  Resolution:          1680 x 1050

  Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

  Main Display:          Yes

  Mirror:          Off

  Online:          Yes

  Built-In:          Yes

Display Connector:

  Status:          No Display Connected

10.6.8

NVRM crashes: 11, 12, 18, 23, 24 July

10.7 installed on 26th

NVRM crashes: 26 (x2), 27 (x4) July

By that reckoning I'll have x8 today. While not entirely blamable on Lion, I can't help but notice the drastic increase in these panics since Lion install.

I can't reproduce the crash, unfortunately. Last night, the machine ran idle overnight, playing music, and did not crash. This morning, I've been at it 3 hours and it's ok.

Feels like Russian roulette. Or rather "iRussian Roulette".

I never updated to 10.6.8, went straight to Lion. I had no kernal panics at all previous to that.

I thought the problem was due to Chrome and stopped using it, but the panics persisted. Then I thought it was related to Adobe products and Java, so I stopped using them. Still had panics. I have not been able to find any singular software-related app or activity that causes a panic. Indeed, sometimes they occur right after a re-start and nothing is up and running, yet.

It is only occuring on my mid-2010 MBP 2.66MHz i7 machine. I have Lion running on an older computer, and a friend is running Lion on a brand new MBP and neither of those is experiencing any problems of this nature.

Since this seems to be intimately related to video card subcomponent, is there a cpu/video/ram thrasher that can try to force the crash?

I've ran Apple hardware diagnostics (D at boot), and no errors were found with the shorter test. I'll run the extended test tonight.

Strangely enough, the TechTools app on Apple Care disk crashes immediately upon starting Video RAM test, though it does indicate that it has not been tested with Lion.

I'm reminded of why I never upgraded to the first release of a major branch of an OS. It's like being sent out into space with no space suit and only a bag of air.

BTW, thinking the NVRM crash might be mitigated by lowering the temperature, I'm running smcFanControl at full tilt (6000 rpm both fans). Given that the panics are intermittent, I'm not sure cranking on the fans is helping.

iStat Menu indicates GPU 57C, GPU die 57, GPU proximity 51C, with CPU at 60-65C.

You stated; "I can't help but notice the drastic increase in these panics since Lion install."

It has been my experience supporting computer since 1981 that upgrading the operating system on a computer with problems only make the problem worst. Any problems on a computer should be repaired first prior to the upgrade.

As a co-worker used to say; "Do an operating system upgrade is like doing brain surgery on yourself. Doing it on a computer with problems is like doing brain surgery on yourself when drunk."

Allan

I've used computers since roughly that time too. It's been my experience that a certain number of crashes and unexplained (or, at least, caused by sufficiently complex interplay of subcomponents as to be unexplanable) errors is common and expected. Especially if the software state is every-changing through the hope-for-the-best "software update" bullet.

I didn't think much of the NVRM errors - and perhaps I should have - and went ahead with the Lion upgrade. A part of me wanted it to just friggin' work. I realize now that neither PCs or Apples just work - it's a myth. A good one, though.

This s*it has gotten too complex.

I still stand by my claim that upgrading broken computers is a great way to make your problem worst.

Allan