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h3yaz Author

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Kernel Panic in Lion

Hi!

It has been 24 hours now since I've installed Lion on my iMac. Previously with Snow Leopard everything worked smoothly but now every 30 min and sometimes less than that I get kernel panics that keep me from using my computer.

This is the report generated after the panic. Can anyone please help me figure out what's going on?

Thanks in advance

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 6647 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 4

Anonymous UUID: 5562986D-EF5F-4673-8177-561F22E89171

Thu Jul 21 15:39:41 2011

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80002c268d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f80ec9fb0, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x0000000000100000, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0

RAX: 0xffffff806afc3004, RBX: 0xffffff8000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0xffffff80000000e0

RSP: 0xffffff807f973ce0, RBP: 0xffffff807f973d10, RSI: 0xffffff8000000000, RDI: 0xffffff806afbe004

R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0x00000000072c2c46, R10: 0x8000000000100000, R11: 0xffffff80002d8200

R12: 0xffffff806afbe004, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff806afbe004, R15: 0x0000000000000000

RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff7f80ec9fb0, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010

CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Faulting CPU: 0x2

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff807f9739a0 : 0xffffff8000220702

0xffffff807f973a20 : 0xffffff80002c268d

0xffffff807f973bc0 : 0xffffff80002d7a3d

0xffffff807f973be0 : 0xffffff7f80ec9fb0

0xffffff807f973d10 : 0xffffff7f80ef8559

0xffffff807f973d50 : 0xffffff7f80eca9f1

0xffffff807f973e80 : 0xffffff7f80ec312d

0xffffff807f973ec0 : 0xffffff7f80e83936

0xffffff807f973ef0 : 0xffffff8000639536

0xffffff807f973f30 : 0xffffff80006382b0

0xffffff807f973f70 : 0xffffff8000638154

0xffffff807f973fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40(500.55.5)[01000ACB-C064-3F42-820F-BDE2008267 25]@0xffffff7f80e64000->0xffffff7f80fa3fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffff ff7f80821000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(400.40)[78A58272-2170-3068-9C63-88301C99C406]@0xf fffff7f80e2c000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(2.0)[59A00F6B-3710-3E07-9921-70C45782FF8C]@0 xffffff7f8090e000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

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: iMac11,2 (Mac-F2238AC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 1465207468766

last loaded kext at 1456744394620: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily 1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f8078d000, size 36864)

last unloaded kext at 1453627105993: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily 1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f8078d000, size 36864)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.4d0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 66.3

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.9

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.24

com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer 7.0.2

com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000 7.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.1.1f11

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.1.1f11

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.40

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.59

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.AirPort.Atheros40 500.55.5

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.0b2

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.1

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 309

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.0.0

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.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.8.6

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.4.0

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.6b9

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.5.0

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.iokit.IOAVBFamily 1.0.0d22

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 152.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 152.3

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 220.62

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 2.5f17

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.5f17

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.5

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.1.1f11

com.apple.kext.ATI4600Controller 7.0.2

com.apple.kext.ATISupport 7.0.2

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 2.1.1f11

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.1.1f11

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 400.40

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.1d2

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0b2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.3

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.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.0.0

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.CoreStorage 180

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 403

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.3

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.0.0

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.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.0

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: iMac11,2, BootROM IM112.0057.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core i3, 3.06 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.64f5

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon HD 4670, PCIe, 256 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.55.4-P2P

Bluetooth: Version 2.5.0f17, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HD502HJ, 500.11 GB

Serial ATA Device: PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09

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

USB Device: USB to Serial-ATA bridge, 0x059b (Iomega Corporation), 0x0577, 0xfa140000 / 5

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa120000 / 4

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0xfa111000 / 6

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, 0x8502, 0xfd110000 / 3

Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 21, 2011 8:01 AM

172 replies

Feb 8, 2012 3:18 PM in response to MiB4

worth noting that almost a month after turning WiFi off, my iMac is still kernel panic-free. But come on Apple, fix the driver! 😟

MiB4

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Feb 15, 2012 7:41 AM in response to MiB4

So the iMac in the lab that was kernel panicking we hooked up to ethernet and turned off the wireless. It has not kerneled since. We turned on the wireless on another iMac in the lab that had been wired and never kernel panicked. it has kerneled since turning on the wireless.

Feb 15, 2012 7:53 AM in response to MiB4

This is exactly how we have had to "fix" our kernel panics. As long as the wireless is off then the machines work perfectly. When the wireless is on it eventually panics. I have had to do this on 20 machines, luckily none of them require wireless to get on the network.

Apple has been less than helpful on this and from what I am seeing it is pretty wide spread.

MiB4

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Feb 15, 2012 7:59 AM in response to rcparrish

i was looking how to add our "voice" to apple. i clicked on a link earlier where someone suggested going but you have to be a developer. the only good news? i wasn't crazy on what was happening, others have had it also. this has been happening for a while according to this forum with the time stamp, i guess by now i'd have thought apple would have fixed this. we had macbook pros with lion that we purchased first and don't have this problem, so it looks like it's just with iMacs...strange, but thank goodness the laptops don't have the issue.

Feb 20, 2012 7:48 AM in response to MiB4

I have a 2007 MacBook and as soon as I installed Lion 10.7.3 I started having random kernel panics.

I spoke with Apple Support yesterday (they gave me a "Freebie" even though I bought Lion more than 90 days ago) and we went through the OS reinstall - still kernel panics. Next step is supposed to be for me to make the 100-mile trek to Metaire, LA, and have an Apple Genius try to do a software isolation.

After following this forum thread I do not think I will do that.

Tonight I am going to hook it up via ethernet cable and leave it to run all night - it has not managed to run more than a few hours without a kernal panic, so if it runs all night without crashing it further confirms that it is an Apple-created issue.

Of course, now I find out that my Intel GMA 950 equipped MacBook will likely not be able to run OSX Mountain Lion. Thanks, folks.

avfan

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Feb 22, 2012 10:04 AM in response to colkelley

Some issue with my iMac.... have kernel panics when using wifi.... i ran a 40 foot long ethernet cable through the house and since then no more have existed. it is annoying how it is these minute but important things that apple tends to overlook!

MiB4

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Feb 22, 2012 7:42 PM in response to avfan

And with Mountain Lion coming out will they ever address it.

Feb 25, 2012 2:45 AM in response to MiB4

has anyone applied the new WiFi patch just for grins? from the description:

This update resolves an issue that may cause an iMac to not automatically connect to a known Wi-Fi network after waking from sleep. It is recommended for all iMac (Late 2009 or newer) users running 10.7.3.

it doesn't seem like this will help, but I'm curious. I should point out that this thread, https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3704539, doesn't give me much hope though. Anyway, I'm not applying this patch for now.

MiB4

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Feb 25, 2012 8:44 AM in response to Lost In Austin

did that come thru the software update? then yes... i think. when did the update come out? i don't have the imac it is in a school setting but i could go look at it. so i'm not always aware of when the new updates come out.

Feb 25, 2012 9:07 AM in response to MiB4

This update popped up on my iMac yesterday (24 Feb 2012), so it is very recent.

MiB4

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Feb 25, 2012 6:57 PM in response to Lost In Austin

ok, then no i haven't . you are going to wait on it you said? i will too as it's in a lab wired now so it's not urgent but i do hope they fix it, a secretary has one and she is wired but during enrollment in August she moves her computer and would need wireless then. the explanation for the update doesn't fit our problem anyway right? the sleep isn't an issue with this. students are doing work and it'll kernal. an i read an earlier post that replacing that system file with a snow leopard one fixes the issue but of course makes the Air Drop not work. so i would think it has to be tied to that capablity that Apple put in with air drop.

now on our macbook pro's we had this issue: Mac OX X Lion freeze after wake-up https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3232200?answerId=17688191022#17688191022&ac_cid=142432#17688191 once i had sophos ignore the time machine backups it no longer freezees on wakeup.

and now they have moutain lion coming out...

MiB4

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Feb 25, 2012 7:11 PM in response to Lost In Austin

on the other post you refered to the last 5 or so say the patch fixed their issue. still not sure it'll fix our kernal issue. it seems a different issue from ours but maybe it's related.

Jon Land

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Mar 3, 2012 1:12 PM in response to MiB4

I'm having the same issue you all are on my two-month-old 27" iMac. I installed the update, and now I'm getting kernel panics more than before (about twice a day).

Mar 15, 2012 7:20 AM in response to Jon Land

Ive been getting kernal panics since the latest Airport update for the system update... pretty annoying indeed!

Mar 20, 2012 1:12 PM in response to MiB4

was on the phone with AppleCare. They had me go to this link http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1484?viewlocale=en_US and download the combo. I don't know if there is a difference between doing a software update which has the combo but I did it the way they said.

i've installed the 10.7.3 combo update on one of the iMacs that we have had kernal with wireless. after that I did additional updates through software update including the aiport update, and was able to perform all of those wirelessly without any issues.

The students are on spring break, next week will tell the tale of whether this fixed the issue or not. if it is successful/not successful i will post to let you know.

Kernel Panic in Lion