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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

zerbitx

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Jul 29, 2011 2:23 PM in response to h3yaz

I know many of you out there are having Wi-Fi related panics. For those that are getting Nvidia driver related panics, do you use TextMate? I've been able to consistenly get 8 kernel panics by opening TextMate, then entering mission control. It doesn't matter if I have it open for just a second, or hours, but if it's the focus when I enter mission control it blows up. I've tested with several other applications with no problems, then back to TextMate -> Mission Control -> PANIC! Can anyone else reproduce this?

The hatter

Level 9

61,001 points

Jul 29, 2011 2:38 PM in response to h3yaz

MacFixit: Black screen / kernel panic

Some Lion users plagued by black-screen bug

by Topher Kessler

The issue seems to happen specifically when certain graphics events are happening such as manipulating images in applications, or triggering interface elements when graphics events are occurring. In addition, it happens when systems are woken from sleep.

Most systems that appear to be affected are 2010 MacBook Pros running a Core i5 or Core i7 processor and with Nvidia 330M graphics, but some iMac systems have also been affected. The problem appears to be an issue with the handling of the Nvidia graphics card, either in the drivers or in the firmware of the card, and may be rooted in how the systems are handling the switch between the onboard and discrete graphics chips in these dua-GPU systems. Affected users have found that if they force their systems to run on the integrated graphics chip then the prevalence of the crashes lessens, if they happen at all.

robhole

Level 1

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Jul 30, 2011 5:11 PM in response to h3yaz

I am having Kernel Panics as well.

According the report, THIS is the common problem I am seeing:

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40(500.55.5)[01000ACB-C064-3F42-820F-BDE2008267 25]@0xffffff7f80eeb000->0xffffff7f8102afff

Notice keywords: AirPort.Atheros40(500.55.5).

If you check everyones errors, most are everyone who has upgraded to Lion and it relates to AirPort.

I called AppleCare Support & my local mac store and they say run the disc that comes with the iMac and it will check the hardware and see if there is any faults with AirPort as it appears to be.

They also suggested a reinstall (but that is pointless if you having this issue and want to use WiFi, so if you plug it in and/or tether with your iPhones *like I am doing now haha* then you should be fine to reinstall Lion and hopefully not have that issue.).

I am going to reinstall Lion and see if I have the issue. I was going on 4 days of enjoying Lion problem free up until yesterday when I started having Kernel Panics. It's isolated down to the WiFi.

Only solution at this point is to take it in or reinstall Lion and see if it resolves the issue.

dani31

Level 1

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Jul 31, 2011 12:04 AM in response to h3yaz

The problem is AirPort driver, is not hardware.

There is a lot of people having this problem. I replaced the file IO80211Family.kext by that of Snow Leopard, and since no problems.

Thanks to Kyahx.

Jul 31, 2011 9:38 AM in response to Kyahx

I used your proposition and it worked 100% since 2 days. All is fine. Thank you.

Apple : 0 / Kyahx : 1...

Aug 2, 2011 1:45 AM in response to h3yaz

I also have the same problem : com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40... (iMac 27 "Core i5 2010). I'll try Kyahx solution . ... Wait and see ...

oO ERIKO

Aug 2, 2011 2:18 AM in response to antrozous

I did the clean install of Lion and back-up from time machine. İt worked. I also use wi-fi at work and home office. Never had a proplem. The only proplem I am having is my desktop files keep re-changing their places on the desktop when I log-in or start the next day. I would like my destop files to stay on the deskop the order I liked them to be. Can anyone help with tis issue? Thanks

Aug 2, 2011 2:20 AM in response to Cédric74

Hello, I tried to replace the .kext without any success: the Airport is not showing in my hardware info. iMac 21.5 middle 2010.

Peggy Lynn

Level 4

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Aug 2, 2011 2:45 AM in response to Turkajans

Baltwo posted a fix for a problem that sounds similiar to yours on this thread

My desktop scrambles all folders, on...: Apple Support Communities

Fascino

Level 1

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Aug 4, 2011 12:27 PM in response to h3yaz

Thanks for the suggestion Kyahx.

After 5 KP's in the last 2 days all with the IOAVBFamily as last loaded kext and all when the Wifi was used heavily i tried your solution and re-installed the 3.2 version from Snow Leopard via my Time Machine. (i had a backup of my system). If this one doesn't work i will go back to Snow Leopard. I work on this machine and can not have it crash on me a few times a day.

If i survive the next 24 hours without KP's i will be happy. And off course i will post the result here for other users.

My system:

A 2010 Imac 2.8 GHz Intel i5

with 12 GB Ram

ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB graphics

OS X 10.7 Lion 11A511 (since 26 july)

lar_zzz

Level 1

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Aug 4, 2011 2:20 PM in response to h3yaz

Had the same kernel panic with airport: macbook pro early 2011

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40(500.55.5)[01000ACB-C064-3F42-820F-BDE2008267 25]@0xffffff7f80eeb000->0xffffff7f8102afff

....

i tried to reset the SMC, because 'Wi-Fi:No Hardware installed'...

Fascino

Level 1

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Aug 5, 2011 7:56 AM in response to h3yaz

Some 20 hours further since trying the solution from Kyahx and no KP's since. While i've been using Wifi heavily. Looks very promising.

Now i will check after every update from Apple which version of the IOAVBFamily.kext file i have. To see if the file is being updated by Apple in the future and if this is a solution or not...

Thnx again Kyahx!

h3yaz Author

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Aug 5, 2011 11:32 AM in response to Fascino

Using Kyahx method as keept me KP free for about one week of wifi heavy usage.

Today a friend of mine was showing me his brand new macbook air and we decided to try AirDrop only to find out that it wasn't showing up anywhere ... I checked the models that support the features and my iMac should be supported. Can this 2 problems (WiFi-AirDrop) be related?

Kyahx

Level 1

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Aug 5, 2011 12:52 PM in response to h3yaz

AirDrop (being a new Lion feature) requires not only the supported hardware (which you have) but support on a driver level (which you removed by installing the older kext).

So you are correct that the two are releated. In order to use AirDrop you would need to reintsall the Lion version of the IO80211Family.kext -- but I think its a feature worth giving up in turn for a stable system 🙂 I can only assume OS 10.7.1 will bring an updated driver and hopefully everything will work as intended with the proper / latest drivers.

Aug 8, 2011 2:52 AM in response to Kyahx

I can add to this crash with my iMac (mid 2010) as well running Lion.

I actually use AirDrop a bit so won't revert the .kext.

Out of interest, I can reproduce this kernel crash everytime I try and copy a film via Home Sharing from my Mac mini to my iMac. It will crash EVERY time.

Combining this with the 5.1 to stereo issue with the AppleHDA.kext, Lion is looking like it just needs a few .kext file updates.

Kernel Panic in Lion