Q: Lion randomly crashes - black screen

Mid 2010 Macbook Pro, 2.66ghz Core i7, 8GB RAM, Nvidia 330M.

I upgraded to OSX Lion 2 days after realase via the App Store. Everything ran fine and good. But after about a month later my laptop became hotter and the fans started running higher.

So I made an appointment at the Apple Store nearby and the guy diagnosed it and found out that there was something wrong with it, I think it was the gpu or something, but all I know is that they had to replace the whole logic board.

I got the laptop back a day later, new logic board installed. Powered it up and everything seemed to be cool. Fans were running normal but the start up and shut down is still a lot slower than what it was when I had Snow Leopard.

Anyways, this evening I the moment I answered a Skype video call, my screen just went black...... It restarted, the moment I logged in, it happened again. And one more time....... Now it's running fine at the moment, however, now my magic mouse is playing up!

Bluetooth death was a symptom of my Macbook Pro's BSOD problems. I had to reset the SMC controller (hold down control, option, command and power. Release.) to recover Bluetooth services.

In fact, in the Applecare notes that accompanied my logic board repair, the only thing written down and noted by Apple was the Bluetooth problem.

No problems since the repair, performed out of the one-year hardware warranty, but covered under software (Lion) Applecare. MBP mid 2010 2.66 i7.

While I Skype....

Interval Since Last Panic Report:  31223 sec

Panics Since Last Report:          3

Anonymous UUID:                    3F5D55E3-835A-45F1-A186-EB83ECB89464

Thu Sep  1 03:08:36 2011

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f80a272bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff81159bc000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff812a763800 : 0xffffff8000220702

0xffffff812a763880 : 0xffffff7f80a272bf

0xffffff812a763910 : 0xffffff7f80b173fc

0xffffff812a763960 : 0xffffff7f80b174bc

0xffffff812a7639c0 : 0xffffff7f80dc1749

0xffffff812a763b00 : 0xffffff7f80b36519

0xffffff812a763b30 : 0xffffff7f80a30c4a

0xffffff812a763be0 : 0xffffff7f80a2c54c

0xffffff812a763dd0 : 0xffffff7f80a2e001

0xffffff812a763eb0 : 0xffffff7f809c92a4

0xffffff812a763f00 : 0xffffff7f8209f7de

0xffffff812a763f50 : 0xffffff7f8209ff32

0xffffff812a763f70 : 0xffffff800023dafc

0xffffff812a763fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.4)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f809 c7000->0xffffff7f80c9dfff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f808ab000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f809b5000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f8097d000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.4)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7 f80c9e000->0xffffff7f80fbffff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.4)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f809 c7000

         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.40)[0F9DB3F1-BE6E-3C13-A7D5-86385AE82AB1]@0xffffff 7f8209e000->0xffffff7f820a8fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xf fffff7f8097d000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffff ff7f809b5000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f808ab000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

11B26

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: D52AAB80-B2BC-3C6E-BBEA-78BD28064998

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

System uptime in nanoseconds: 7982305997053

last loaded kext at 7661992730696: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f807c3000, size 36864)

last unloaded kext at 7837442431660: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f807c3000, size 36864)

loaded kexts:

com.vara.driver.VaraAudio          1.0.3

com.razer.common.razerhid          1.02

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0

com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.8

com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0

com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.40

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.1f12

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.1f12

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.24

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.0.4

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          7.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0b2

com.apple.GeForce          7.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.8

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          220.8

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          309

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          220.8

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache          32

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.0

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          511.20.10

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.6

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.4.0

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.6b9

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.4

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.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.5f17

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.1f12

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.3

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.1f12

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.1f12

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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          7.0.4

com.apple.NVDAResman          7.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.5f17

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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.0

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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

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com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6

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com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403

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com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          400.40

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com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5

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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6

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Same issue. iMac 2011

Sorry - please clarify.

So...was the real fix the logic board replacement...OR the SMC Reset...OR both?

Thank you in advance for your help. This nagging problem needs to be solved.

higgy

The logic board replacement was the solution.

Before the replacement - between crashes - I had to reset the SMC controller each time to get Bluetooth back.

Try running on the Intel graphics card while Skyping.

Download gfxCardStatus and use that.

I can guarantee my mid 2010 mbp crashes when using Sparrow email client on the nVidia gfx card.

Everyhing perfect when using the Intel.

Might I invite anyone who sees anything live com.apple.NVDAResman in their kernel panics to solely use the internal Intel gfx card.

Switch to the integrated card using gfxCardStatus.

If you get a more stable system, the problem lies with the nVidia hardware or drivers.

Isn't it nice that we're doing all this bug hunting for Apple, and they've so far not even acknowledged and issue publically ?

Well I'm at the Apple Store right now here in Brighton, England. I showed the guy what's wrong with the machine, showed him this post on this forum and other sites with articles related to OSX Lion being a pain in the ***. And he told me he's unaware of the situation with our 2010 i7 MBP running Lion............... Even he told me he hasn't updated to Lion yet because it's still full of bugs.

The only solution really was to downgrade fresh back to Snow Leopard. So now I have to install all my frigging applications again!!!!!! Argggghhhhh!

Same issue on my mid 2010 i7 macbook pro 15''. After I upgraded to lion, everytime I browse photos in iPhoto, my screen goes black and the system freezes, and I had to force reboot. I called Apple, and I was told they had not received any similar complaints!? Just look at this thread! So many people are having the same problem, Apple!

Anyways, after that, I had my macbook pro checked at a local mac service centre, and they told me the solution was to replace the logical board, since my apple warrentee ran out 4 months ago, it would cost me about $1000 to fix it! I could almost buy a new air with that kind of money! So I didn't replace anything, just downgrade back to snow leopard, and everything is back to normal, except, no lion!

Please, Apple, do Something about this!

That's $1029 for Lion;).

That's cruel!

(But you forgot to add the original cost for the MacBook Pro in your total)

How can the world's most profitable company make more money?  Release new software with bugs, blame it on hardware, and offer to fix it!  Or better yet, why not just replace the whole computer that just barely went out of warranty!

Yeah I kinda see where you are coming from. I find it a bit suspicous that Lion was released around the same time as when the 2010 models were about to finish their 1 year warranty. I feel sorry for the people with no Apple Care. I'm usually one of those people who doesn't buy warranty, but it was the student discount price that made me do it.

And do you remember when the iPhone iOS 4 update came out for the iphone when the iPhone 4 was released which messed up and slowed down the 3G and 3GS models big time. Hmmmmmmm........

Same thing is happening to me, several times a day now.  MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz i5 8GB RAM 500GB HD 7200 RPM  Doesn't happen with gfxCardStatus running locked on integrated graphics.