Q: Lion randomly crashes - black screen

Just installed it, so far so good. I have not had as many crashes as some users and as long as my MacBook Pro 15" i7 did not sleep it usually behaved (with the exception of some Flash related crashes - which might just be Flash acting normally).

My computer seemed to boot faster. It typically got a long pause with the pinwheel thing on the gray screen like it was looking for something before it woudl finish booting. That no longer happens and I'd say it is a good 15-20 seconds quicker to boot now.

Have to see if it survives a few sleep/wake cycles before I know it's fixed. The Photo Booth trick did not usually crash mine, just waking from sleep was the trigger (in addition to some random black screens and cascading spinning beach balls that only happened after sleeping)

I have 10.6.8 installed, and after reading everybody complaining about the BSOD decided to postponed the upgrade to Lion ... when I "software update" I don't get the patch ... maybe that's because I don't have Lion ?

I have a Mid-2010 i7 15inch MBP

I'll wait an see from you guys ...

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Crashed on me after installing the update as well. I couldn't reproduce it with Photobooth, but there's definitely still a bug lurking somewhere.

Can we find a consistent way to trigger this bug with the new update?

It seems ok for me, non BSODs so far...

Lion 10.7.2 is required.

Finally I'm done with the BSOD thanks to that update. Tried after first reboot, no crash in Photobooth, while using ppt (I had several times) and even using Final Cut. Tried ugain after a second reboot, still okay. Hope it will last.

For those who still have BSOD, keep pushing and I hope Apple will soon make another update for you.

Anyway, it's like using a real laptop again...

Bye everybody, it's been a pleasure following this thread and its 126 pages (apart from the reason I followed it...)

Update worked for me. I started following this thread on page 40. 80 pages later I can use my computer again. Amazing.

Note: I had to restart / check for the update twice before it took. First time I restarted it was after some other programs timed it out and it didn't take effect. Checked and updated again, restarted and voila. Hope that helps!

So this is great news, I know. The update prevented a crash for more than 30MINS of playing with the Discrete Graphics. (where before it wouldnt last for 30Secs).

This all sounded good to me, I did a few restarts, I played with photobooth, put a 720p video on and its ALL good.

Until just a few mins ago: I switched manually from integrated to Discrete after a restart and BOOMMMM! Another BSOD.

Doing what apple is telling me in the article: Sending it for the authorized resller to fix for FREE. Apple is servicing afffected laptops for 2 years from date of purchase. This is just GREAT news.

Thanks everyone, without you, everyone of you, our expensive 2010 macbook pros would have been USELESS.

Tue Oct 25 00:11:45 2011

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8095500b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff80a03b5000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80a02e29f0 : 0xffffff8000220702

0xffffff80a02e2a70 : 0xffffff7f8095500b

0xffffff80a02e2b00 : 0xffffff7f80a45120

0xffffff80a02e2b50 : 0xffffff7f80a451e0

0xffffff80a02e2bb0 : 0xffffff7f80cf1749

0xffffff80a02e2cf0 : 0xffffff7f80a64269

0xffffff80a02e2d20 : 0xffffff7f8095e96e

0xffffff80a02e2dd0 : 0xffffff7f8095a270

0xffffff80a02e2fc0 : 0xffffff7f8095b543

0xffffff80a02e3080 : 0xffffff7f817da5f3

0xffffff80a02e3190 : 0xffffff7f817da89d

0xffffff80a02e3200 : 0xffffff7f817d80c8

0xffffff80a02e32c0 : 0xffffff7f817f0220

0xffffff80a02e3540 : 0xffffff7f817ff696

0xffffff80a02e3690 : 0xffffff7f81800687

0xffffff80a02e36b0 : 0xffffff7f818006be

0xffffff80a02e36f0 : 0xffffff7f81800b09

0xffffff80a02e3770 : 0xffffff7f817eb453

0xffffff80a02e37d0 : 0xffffff7f817eb84e

0xffffff80a02e3820 : 0xffffff7f817ebbf6

0xffffff80a02e38b0 : 0xffffff7f817ec817

0xffffff80a02e38e0 : 0xffffff7f817a40a4

0xffffff80a02e3aa0 : 0xffffff7f817ecf70

0xffffff80a02e3b60 : 0xffffff7f817a110d

0xffffff80a02e3bc0 : 0xffffff80006523be

0xffffff80a02e3be0 : 0xffffff8000652c9a

0xffffff80a02e3c40 : 0xffffff800065343b

0xffffff80a02e3d80 : 0xffffff80002a3898

0xffffff80a02e3e80 : 0xffffff8000223006

0xffffff80a02e3eb0 : 0xffffff8000214829

0xffffff80a02e3f10 : 0xffffff800021bb58

0xffffff80a02e3f70 : 0xffffff80002ae8a0

0xffffff80a02e3fb0 : 0xffffff80002d8383

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.4)[71EBC846-807C-386D-8D01-E144A87FAC0F]@0xffffff7f808 f4000->0xffffff7f80bcdfff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.7)[6D54F06A-46B7-37FC-AF22-DE68DC18A1A3]@0xffff ff7f8087f000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.2)[6517D9A6-58F5-3CFC-B021-C882306150D5]@0xff ffff7f808e2000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.2)[55FF26D3-292D-3B4B-8AB7-1D25C8B4313B]@0 xffffff7f808aa000

         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.1.4)[A44D0B74-5A18-34D5-842C-4E280365F55F]@0xffffff7 f80bce000->0xffffff7f80eeffff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.4)[71EBC846-807C-386D-8D01-E144A87FAC0F]@0xffffff7f808 f4000

         com.apple.GeForce(7.1.4)[6E2E0D5E-F779-35F2-A12C-0BAD59229A0E]@0xffffff7f817960 00->0xffffff7f81855fff

            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.4)[71EBC846-807C-386D-8D01-E144A87FAC0F]@0xffffff7f808 f4000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.2)[6517D9A6-58F5-3CFC-B021-C882306150D5]@0xff ffff7f808e2000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.7)[6D54F06A-46B7-37FC-AF22-DE68DC18A1A3]@0xffff ff7f8087f000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.2)[55FF26D3-292D-3B4B-8AB7-1D25C8B4313B]@0 xffffff7f808aa000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Twitter

Mac OS version:

11C74

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 11.2.0: Tue Aug  9 20:54:00 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.24.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 59275DFA-10C0-30B3-9E26-F7B5DFB1A432

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

System uptime in nanoseconds: 993225672936

last loaded kext at 491880473942: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.7.0 (addr 0xffffff7f807ee000, size 241664)

last unloaded kext at 797343578630: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f8078d000, size 36864)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.7.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.26

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.3f7

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.3f7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.1.4

com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.42

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          7.1.4

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          1.2.1

com.apple.GeForce          7.1.4

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.5d4

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.3

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.16

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          225.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          225.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          312

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache          33

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.5.0

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          512.20.18

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.8b2

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.9

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.5.0

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          167.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.2.30

com.apple.security.quarantine          1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          167.0.0

com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.3f7

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.1f4

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.3f7

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.3f7

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.0.16

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.1d8

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.5d4

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.0.16

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.3

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          7.1.4

com.apple.NVDAResman          7.1.4

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.2

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.1f4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.1f4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.1f4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          227.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.5.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.5.3

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          411.1

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.5

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.5.3

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox          165.3

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages          331

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.7

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

.18

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.7

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

System Profile:

Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 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, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.18)

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.1f4, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, 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: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 4

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

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8

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

USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

Hence the new version of NVResman and NV50HAL. This means this crashlog happened after the update.

Thanks everyone, again.

The update is working so far, everything I did to trigger the BSOD it's not doing it anymore.

After  almost 4 months I finally can work normally with Lion!

To All,

Before people leave the board en masse, I just want to say a big THANK YOU!

I have a mid-2010 MBP, 15", i7.  I'm still running 10.6.8 thanks to this forum.  I think it's quite likely that I would have had massive problems, and the advice given here kept me up to date, all the way through today, when it seems that a fix arrived.

I'm looking forward to upgrading this weekend.  Thanks again to all who contributed here.

I have updated and still have crashes when I go into versions in pages.

It's a pity and a shame for apple...

Hope they continuos working on a final and for-all-user fix!

Ditto to what Jeffois said, thank you to everyone who has posted your experiences with the BSOD, with Apple CSRs and Geniuses, etc. We really raised this to Engineering's awareness and they found a remedy that seemingly works for most people.

For those who still suffer from the BSODs, definitely take advantage of the 2-year extended repair mentioned in their knowledgebase regarding this issue. Most of us were over one year, some are probably close to 2 years since purchase date. If this didn't resolve the issue for you, do not hesitate. They've acknowledged the problem, issued what they believe to be the fix (and seemingly works for a good number of us) and so whatever problems are left is clearly a hardware issue. Don't let your 2 year timeframe expire!

I've installed the update and so far, it appears to be working fine. Haven't had a BSOD in a while, and it appears to be switching graphic cards as normal (although for some reason, it appears iStat Menu doesn't show it, gfxCardStatus does show that both cards are being used).

The only thing I noticed strange is that in Photo Booth, from time to time, displaying the effects shows some kind of momentary video corruption. Some white pixels. I haven't got still a reproduceable test case, but it sure happens to me a little. Don't know if that's normal (never used Photo Booth before!) or it's a sign of some underlying problem. But at least now I appear to be able to work.

Let's see on the following days what happens.

As a side note, about one hour before Apple made the fix public, out of frustration I wrote an email to Tim Cook regarding this issue . If I get a response I guess it's going to be: check for updates... Murphy is always side by side with me, that's for sure!

Seems to be working for me as well. Since updating it is flipping back and forth between the cards. I was certainly having the issue but it was much less frequent for me than it was for others. Perhaps that might be the difference, if it was frequent this fix may not work?

Crossing fingers that I am right and things are ok.

You need the 10.7.2 update before you can update the software that apple just released with the patch. My macbook hasn't experienced any crashes so far even with photobooth or other apps like the app store. Here's the link of the problem and the solutions for you depending if you have lion or snow leopard.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088

Hope this helped. Finally I can stop following this thread. Thanks to everyone in this board