OS Lion keeps randomly crashing. Anyone else?

I am glad to see that I am not the only one with this problem. Early 2011 17" MBP was running Snow Leopard like a dream. I upgraded to Lion over Snow Leopard and within a day was experiencing random freezes which I couldn't pinpoint to any one application and could remedy only by a hard shutdown. This became more frequent so I copied all my files to an external, wiped the drive and performed a clean install of Lion then copied my files back across. First thing I did was update iTunes which resulted in a freeze and hard shutdown. After a restart Lion was running nice. I installed a few apps, Office, Skype etc and everything seemed fine until the next day when the machine started freezing again......a lot. Sometimes after a hard shutdown the MBP wouldn't reboot into Lion and I would just see the grey screen so would power off again then it would boot up. Tried repairing permissions and Disk Utility was telling me that the disk was corrupt and after repairing the machine would reboot ok but Disk Utility would again show a corrupt disk. Finally Lion would not so much as allow me past the sign in screen - after entering my password the screen went grey then the sign in screen would appear again.

Called Apple Support and was on with them for maybe an hour with no resolution. Finally I wiped the drive and reinstalled Snow Leopard from the CD and since then the MBP is again running flawlessly.

Really frustrating as I like a lot of the features of Lion but am now afraid to do another upgrade....

Same problem as rarley. After unchecking "Automatic Graphics Switching (AGS)" in energy saver, computer crashed (Lion) when opening Mail. After a hard reboot, I found (AGS) again set to Automatic Switching, so I unchecked it again and locked the screen. So far so good, but I'm not optimistic. This ought to be a high priority item for Apple. Mac Pro has no such problems. Go figure. Like you random crashes.

@rarley:

You should try doing a clean install of Lion (since you appear to have a recent backup of all your personal data, music, photos, and files).

Here is what I shared ealier in this thread:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3200382?answerId=15803131022#15803131022

@MacMoore:

Tried that to no avail. A real puzzler. I have to use my machine every day for work so I guess the only option for me is to stick with 10.6.8 until I read of some updates / patches......

The most frustrating thing is that this is my first Mac and it's looking as if they are not as reliable as they are cracked up to be........

also installed the new software update, but my MacBook Pro still crashes when Time Machine is activated ... *** big time.

hey guys I'm actually lucky to have received a report this time after crashing because sometimes it won't even go to the desktop, it just crashes again. So here's my report;

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 37278 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 4

Anonymous UUID: E30B53ED-DAB3-460A-A0C3-24B5D6B79F0F

Sun Sep 11 22:20:49 2011

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff7f81ccbd0e): Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff8072fc8ec0 : 0xffffff800022063f

0xffffff8072fc8f40 : 0xffffff80002c2cb5

0xffffff8072fc90a0 : 0xffffff80002d842f

0xffffff808edd3c00 : 0xffffff80002206de

0xffffff808edd3c80 : 0xffffff7f81ccbd0e

0xffffff808edd3cc0 : 0xffffff7f81cc4847

0xffffff808edd3da0 : 0xffffff7f81cc6371

0xffffff808edd3e50 : 0xffffff80002c41f4

0xffffff808edd3e70 : 0xffffff800022d2b5

0xffffff808edd3eb0 : 0xffffff800022dfa0

0xffffff808edd3f10 : 0xffffff800022f353

0xffffff808edd3f70 : 0xffffff8000638238

0xffffff808edd3fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(166.0)[7FCD8D98-D972-3973-A13B-DC 551C536EE6]@0xffffff7f81cc2000->0xffffff7f81cebfff

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: MacBook7,1 (Mac-F22C89C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 330281381797

last loaded kext at 43573981187: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.4d0 (addr 0xffffff7f81ced000, size 28672)

last unloaded kext at 306609727041: com.apple.driver.AppleMCP89RootPortPM 1.11 (addr 0xffffff7f81c80000, size 24576)

loaded kexts:

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com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.3

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 7.0.4

com.apple.NVDAResman 7.0.4

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com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3

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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.5f17

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.5f17

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

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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.0.0

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 403

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com.apple.security.sandbox 165

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com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.4

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5

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It's so annoying! Hope someone can offer some insight

And just as I posted my last reply I crashed again!

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 37204 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 5

Anonymous UUID: E30B53ED-DAB3-460A-A0C3-24B5D6B79F0F

Sun Sep 11 22:31:19 2011

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80005439c6): "FREE_SIZE"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1699.22.81/bsd/kern/kern_malloc.c:687

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff808edb3c30 : 0xffffff8000220702

0xffffff808edb3cb0 : 0xffffff80005439c6

0xffffff808edb3ce0 : 0xffffff80004ef7a2

0xffffff808edb3ea0 : 0xffffff80004f2893

0xffffff808edb3ef0 : 0xffffff8000300826

0xffffff808edb3f50 : 0xffffff80005ca88b

0xffffff808edb3fb0 : 0xffffff80002d8383

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds

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: MacBook7,1 (Mac-F22C89C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 482645569380

last loaded kext at 44673779401: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.4d0 (addr 0xffffff7f81ced000, size 28672)

last unloaded kext at 299021707595: com.apple.driver.AppleMCP89RootPortPM 1.11 (addr 0xffffff7f81c80000, size 24576)

loaded kexts:

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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.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.59

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com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

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Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x384A53463235363634485A2D314731443120

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AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.10)

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Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

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I am having both Wifi and ITunes issues with Lion, and have also experienced several crashing programs. I did a clean install of Snow Leopard and all of the issues have disappeared. I am sticking with this until there is a better cure. I have a 17" MBP late 2008.

I'm using MacBook Pro 15" (mid 2010 model). To the moment I have upgraded it to Lion it worked (almost) perfectly. After an upgrade to Lion, it started to freeze randomly, I just cannot identify the reason, nor simulate the situation as it always comes just out of blue. Today I did a 10.7.2 update of Lion in hope for improvement. I was too optimistic. The same happens again. I'd wonder if anyone in Apple takes care? I haven'tfound any official support statement to that.

I am seing the same thing on my system, but for me this only happens on a specific WiFi network. It only happens at my university's network.

Furthermore I spoke with 4 other students, all with new macbook pro's and lion installed, they had the same problem, but it happend on all computers more or less simultaneously.

Have you seen a connection between the network and crashing?

As other users reported and suggested, this problem occurs by a serious bug of NVIDIA driver. Recently, Apple released updates for this blackout freeze bug of MacBook Pro, but nothing has been changed. You can know NVIDIA has not supported MacOSX 10.7 yet in the download page of their official site.

Solutions reported in the net are,

1. Do not use discreet grachic (NVIDIA) by using a software "gfxCardStatus".

2. Do not let your computer sleep (set "Never" in Energy Saver preference)

3. Delete .plists files which includes the word "windowserver" in "~/Library/Preferences/ByHost", then reboot.

If you use secondary display as dual display or as closed lid mode, you can't choose solution 1.

Anyway, you had better uncheck automatic graphic switch, or force it set as discreet by gfxCardStatus.

hi i have a macbook pro 2.2 ghz quad core and a 8GB ram got it in august 2011

now its amazingly fast and love it but having some issues with it

say im on the web and listening to itunes

safari is very very slow and itunes crashes as in making music stop for 2-3 seconnds its like vista for example

i almost smashed my macbook because of having those crashes with windows i moved to mac and spending

£1900 on a macbook i expect it to bring people back from dead nevermind carsh!!!!!!

and why does OS X lion run when i run windows 7???? my wifi on windows is says that windows has detected a IP conflict????????? i have to use wired internet when using windows because mac uses it aswell!!!!!!

IF ANY APPLE PEOPLE ARE READING THIS THEN GET GET YOUR **** TOGETHER AND SORTED IT OR YOU WILL LOOSE GOOD CUSTOMERS LIKE ME

I HAVE IPAD IPHONE 4S MACBOOK PRO 15 AND I ALWAYS UPDATE MY GADGETS WITH NEW ONES IF THIS KEEPS UP WITH APPLE THEN I WILL GO BACK TO WINDOWS AS WINDOWS 7 IS PRETY GOOD SO FAR

SO FAR LION ***** WITH STABILITY

This still keeps happening with me. Even with 10.7.2. Really frustrating. I hope they fix it soon with 10.7.3. Happens randomly in all sorts of programms, but espeically Safari and Outlook. ONly seems to happen on my Imac 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5. Doesn't seem to happen on 2.4 GHz Core Duo, or on my minimac. I'm running Lion on all three.

When I first installed Lion I was amazed at how it seemed exactly the same as Snow Leopard but with various features no longer available, made a mess of, or far uglier than they were (e.g. the horrible login screen).

Colleagues were asking me "should I install Lion? How is it?" and I said "Exactly the same as Snow Leopard, but with a whole set of new things that don't work or that add nothing to the user experience."

So I kept on with it for about a month, and during that period I discovered that I was gradually getting an increasing number of freezes and endless beachballing for no discernible reason, requiring hard reboots with alarming frequency.

It seemed to me that over time, there are conflicts somewhere deep in the system that build up over time, leading gradually to a computer that becomes unusable for any serious work-related purpose.

So with a bit of effort, using the clone I had made of Snow before adopting Lion, I parked Lion on another computer and now I only fire it up once in a while to remind myself how much it ****s as compared to Snow.

What drove me back to Snow was the constant beachballing plus the 30 other things (I've listed them for myself) that will have to be fixed before I adopt Lion.

I'm quite an experienced long-time Mac user but I can't offer any fix for all these freezes/crashes that are being reported. I never thought I would get to the point where I would ever go BACK with the MacOS. But here I am.

I dunno - maybe Lion only works on new Macs that have their hardware written for Lion. I've been running it on a 2009 MacBook Pro.

Lion runs fine on my 2007 MacBook. Kernel panics are caused by incompatible 3rd party software, corrupt file systems, and/or hardware failures.