David Portela

Q: NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 Kernel Panics/Freezes in Lion & late Snow Leopard

I've found some other reports of these freezes scattered about the forums, but usually other people come in and post something about unrelated video cards. So this thread is specific to NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 running OS X Lion (10.7-10.7.3), to avoid confusion and cross-polination of different issues.

 

Hardware Overview:

 

  Model Name:          iMac

  Model Identifier:          iMac9,1

  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo

  Processor Speed:          3.06 GHz

  Number of Processors:          1

  Total Number of Cores:          2

  L2 Cache:          6 MB

  Memory:          8 GB

  Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz

  Boot ROM Version:          IM91.008D.B08

  SMC Version (system):          1.37f3

 

NVIDIA GeForce GT 130:

 

  Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce GT 130

  Type:          GPU

  Bus:          PCIe

  PCIe Lane Width:          x16

  VRAM (Total):          512 MB

  Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)

  Device ID:          0x062e

  Revision ID:          0x00a1

  ROM Revision:          3370

 

 

Since upgrading to Lion I have had many issues with crashes and kernel panics characterized by the following symptoms, listed here in detail so that people can find them when they search:

 

  • Pixellation - colored pixels appear in different areas of the screen, in seemingly random bunches.
  • Mosaics - squares appear redrawn in the wrong part of the screen. Sometimes these squares are large, other times tiny.
  • Recovery - sometimes the system recovers once it starts doing these. Other times it just keeps going until it freezes/panics.
  • Kernel Panics - I've only had the "grey screen" appear once or twice. Usually there is a complete system lockup before this can happen, and I have to reboot the system manually.

 

Some solutions/attempts to solve:

 

  • Turn off Energy Saving - This is horrible for the monitor and can lead to burn-in, but I found that many of my crashes occured when the system was trying to recover from "screen sleep". So now I run a screen saver instead, which doesn't seem to trigger it as much.
  • Screen Saver - Sometimes I can "refresh" the system by turning on the screen saver and then coming back. Other times, this doesn't work and the pixellation/mosaic remains. Sometimes I can't even initialize the screen saver at all (in which case a total freeze usually occurs right after).
  • Rebooting - seems to clear things up for a while, but inevitably, the problem resurfaces.
  • Running Windows - Not really a solution, but I have had absolutely no issues with this behavior while running Windows 7 on this same machine (under Bootcamp).
  • Downgrading to Snow Leopard - I have not attempted this, but I've read others say that their crashes went away when they did. I would like some more concrete evidence on this if anyone has it.

 

My diagnosis so far:

 

  • OS X Lion's NVIDIA driver kernel extensions (kexts) seem to be faulty with this GPU. The Windows drivers for this GPU work better on Apple's own hardware than OS X Lion's. Anectodal evidence indicates that Snow Leopard's drivers (at least up to 10.6.3 – more confirmation needed) do not display this issue. I can confirm that this never occurred in Snow Leopard until Lion was released and I upgraded to it.

 

My request for help and information:

 

  • If you are running this GPU (GeForce GT 130) and OS X Lion, please contribute to this thread offering any solutions you may have or, at the very least, listing your hardware and GPU profile.
  • If you can, post crash logs so that we can compare common issues (NVDA Resman seems to be a huge recurring kext in the crash logs, for instance).
  • Post screen shots or pictures taken of the pixellation (colored pixels) and mosaic (squares drawn in the wrong place) phenomenon, so we can build a body of evidence regarding this issue. I will continue to update this thread with the same.

 

I feel Apple has ignored these issues for far too long, and required too many people to simply purchase new computers and new GPUs. If we can build a solid body of evidence regarding this specific issue, it will be a thread that Apple Support can be referred to.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 3.06 Ghz (Early 2009 – iMac9,1)

Posted on May 9, 2012 8:29 AM

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  • by sgadsby,

    sgadsby sgadsby Aug 19, 2013 1:32 AM in response to Drunken Hobo
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    Aug 19, 2013 1:32 AM in response to Drunken Hobo

    FYI I have a GT120 which has the same issue as the 130, and have installed the new GT 120 driver from nVidia. No dice - same crashing. If anything I think the rate may have increased.

  • by Dodger_im,

    Dodger_im Dodger_im Sep 4, 2013 8:28 AM in response to David Portela
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    Sep 4, 2013 8:28 AM in response to David Portela

    So, posted my kernel panic reports on the Nvidia website as requested. They are awfully quiet though... Nothing on their side since their only message requesting the reports a month ago... As for Apple, well the good news is that since they replaced the grafic card for nothing, I kinda fit under apple care once more if not for my Imac, for my new grafic card/repair.

     

    They seem to agreed to try and solve the problem (over the phone) and want me to reinstall mountain lion (I seriously doubt it will fix anything but let's try all the steps...

     

    I'll contact them tonight and re-install the OS. I'll post whatever news I have once done...

  • by Drunken Hobo,

    Drunken Hobo Drunken Hobo Sep 6, 2013 8:22 AM in response to Dodger_im
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    Sep 6, 2013 8:22 AM in response to Dodger_im

    yes Nividia seem to be ignoring this problem as well. Must keep the presure up on both apple & Nividia to solve this.

  • by DrTrishy,

    DrTrishy DrTrishy Sep 12, 2013 2:38 AM in response to David Portela
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    Sep 12, 2013 2:38 AM in response to David Portela

    Yes, we need to keep up pressure, but with 22 pages in this thread I find it tiresome to have to go and sign up to Nvidia and post it all again when there is more than ample evidence here.  With that in mind I'm adding a few more bits in to this post including some pics of the latest crashes (six yesterday before I abandoned the machine), a video of the flickering screen and the latest kernel panic. 

     

    Here's the link to the video I uploaded: http://youtu.be/uJarr1YQVvg

     

    Here are a few pics:

    photo 1.JPG

     

    photo 3.JPG

     

    photo 4.JPG

     

     

    The latest Kernel panic when I had the audacity to run Keynote:

     

    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  15598 sec

    Panics Since Last Report:          1

    Anonymous UUID:                    995748DD-DC29-4E6D-9E7C-724E06B8636B

     

    Thu Sep 12 10:06:39 2013

    panic(cpu 1 caller 0x9fdc97): NVRM[0/2:0:0]: Read Error 0x0061002c: CFG 0x062e10de 0x00100406 0xd2000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0x5e977000 0x094700a1, D0, P0/4

    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

    0xfb3cb8 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0xfb3cec 0x223ce1 0x0)

    0xfb3d08 : 0x9fdc97 (0xc1322c 0xc83840 0xc21f88 0x0)

    0xfb3da8 : 0xb185db (0x92c1004 0x9eb1004 0x61002c 0x99de9f)

    0xfb3df8 : 0x16d9251 (0x9eb1004 0x61002c 0x6400 0x93ec6e4)

    0xfb3e18 : 0xadcefe (0x9eb1004 0xa20f804 0x3800 0x9eba818)

    0xfb3e38 : 0xb86946 (0x9eb1004 0xa20f804 0x1 0x0)

    0xfb3ea8 : 0x9ee779 (0x9eb1004 0x0 0x0 0x0)

    0xfb3f48 : 0x99f057 (0x9eb1004 0x89ee000 0x6a41313b 0x447)

    0xfb3f78 : 0x230235 (0x9386400 0x9eb1004 0xfb3fc8 0x227cea)

    0xfb3fc8 : 0x2a179c (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0xa024ac0)

          Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.3.6)@0x1652000->0x1a66fff

                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x997000

             com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x997000->0xc84fff

                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x951000

                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x98a000

                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x968000

     

    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

     

    Mac OS version:

    10K549

     

    Kernel version:

    Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun  7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386

    System model name: iMac9,1 (Mac-F2218FC8)

     

    System uptime in nanoseconds: 4705041988826

    unloaded kexts:

    com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx          423.91.27 (addr 0xf14000, size 0x1900544) - last unloaded 115451885001

    loaded kexts:

    com.sophos.kext.sav          8.0.14

    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt          2.1.4

    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          2.1.4

    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          2.1.4

    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          1.5.2

    com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport          3.2

    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.3d0 - last loaded 34446558048

    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          2.1.0

    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.31

    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.7

    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.20

    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.0.5f14

    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          1.2.0

    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.57

    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.0.5f14

    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.1.6

    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile          17

    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0a1

    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.0.46

    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1

    com.apple.GeForce          6.3.6

    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          303.8

    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          2.6.8

    com.apple.BootCache          31.1

    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          1.6.4

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.2.4

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.2.4

    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.7.3

    com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224          428.42.4

    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.7

    com.apple.nvenet          2.0.17

    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.5

    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.4.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.3.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          4.2.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.3.6

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7

    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.3.6

    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.4

    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          142.6.0

    com.apple.security.sandbox          1

    com.apple.security.quarantine          0

    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          2.1.14

    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          142.6.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction          17

    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.0.5f14

    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction          10

    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction          14

    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction          10

    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction          10

    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction          20

    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.0.3

    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          74.2

    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.4.5f3

    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.3

    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc2

    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3

    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.0.5f14

    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.0.5f14

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0

    com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily          41

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.0d5

    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.0a1

    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0

    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          6.3.6

    com.apple.NVDAResman          6.3.6

    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.2.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.2.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          2.6.8

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse          162

    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse          162

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          2.6.7

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard          141.5

    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          141.5

    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.4.5f3

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.4.5f3

    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          2.4.5f3

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.2.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.2.4

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0

    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          2.6.8

    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6

    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6

    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.6.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          1.2.6

    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          2.6.8

    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          402.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.2.4

    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.2.6

    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          320.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6

    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          1.10

    com.apple.driver.NVSMU          2.2.7

    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.4.0

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.2.4

    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.6.6

    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1

    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1

    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          6

    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          289

    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.6.3

    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.3.6

    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.5

    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.3.0

    Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.06 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.37f3

    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, PCIe, 512 MB

    Memory Module: global_name

    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)

    Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0, 931.51 GB

    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S

    USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0x24400000 / 2

    USB Device: Keyboard Hub, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x1005, 0x26400000 / 2

    USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x0304, 0x26430000 / 4

    USB Device: Apple Keyboard, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x021e, 0x26420000 / 3

    USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x04500000 / 3

    USB Device: Generic USB Hub, 0x058f  (Alcor Micro, Corp.), 0x9254, 0x04300000 / 2

    USB Device: My Book 111A, 0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x111a, 0x04310000 / 5

    USB Device: PTZ-930, 0x056a  (WACOM Co., Ltd.), 0x00b2, 0x04320000 / 4

    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000 / 2

    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8215, 0x06110000 / 5

  • by Joris Sewandono,

    Joris Sewandono Joris Sewandono Sep 12, 2013 8:42 AM in response to Drunken Hobo
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    Sep 12, 2013 8:42 AM in response to Drunken Hobo

    OK posted it also on https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/571752/geforce-apple-gpus/nvidia-geforc e-gt-130-kernel-panics-freezes-in-lion-amp-late-snow-leopard

     

    Please apple and nvidia, fix this and update those GT130 drivers !!

     

     

    Is there any one who tried the latests 10.9 ?

    I'm just to scared to update, seeing people getting into more problems..

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Sep 12, 2013 11:09 PM in response to Joris Sewandono
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    Sep 12, 2013 11:09 PM in response to Joris Sewandono

    Unfortunately, anyone who has tried it is not allowed to discuss it here or he'd be violating his NDA.

  • by MR.MICHAEL.STILES,

    MR.MICHAEL.STILES MR.MICHAEL.STILES Sep 13, 2013 5:47 AM in response to babowa
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    Sep 13, 2013 5:47 AM in response to babowa

    However someone could "speculate" something they have heard or make an "assumption" about how the new upgrade will factor into this problem. There is always making an anonymouse profile as well.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Sep 13, 2013 8:06 AM in response to MR.MICHAEL.STILES
    Level 7 (32,103 points)
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    Sep 13, 2013 8:06 AM in response to MR.MICHAEL.STILES

    Unfortunately, the ToU specifically disallow speculation:

     

    Screen Shot 2013-09-13 at 8.03.56 AM.png

     

    from this:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/static/apple/tutorial/tou.html

     

    If the hosts become aware of either a discussion on a not yet publicly released product's features or speculation of such, the posts/threads are usually edited or removed.

  • by sjakubecz,

    sjakubecz sjakubecz Sep 13, 2013 10:23 AM in response to babowa
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    Sep 13, 2013 10:23 AM in response to babowa

    Yeah, so zip it, see! {spoken like a 1930's gangster}

     

    Because as we are well aware, the ONLY time Apple pays any attention to this very large thread full of unhappy customers who were sold a faulty product is when something is said that they don't like.

  • by MR.MICHAEL.STILES,

    MR.MICHAEL.STILES MR.MICHAEL.STILES Sep 13, 2013 10:34 AM in response to sjakubecz
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    Sep 13, 2013 10:34 AM in response to sjakubecz

    Isn't that the truth.  I filed a complaint with the BBB, and it made it to their PR exec office.  I reposted the information on here.  It was all deleted.  I am not a computer programmer.  My MAC is not funcitoning as designed, and it started with Mountain Lion. I just did not realize at the time it was not just a random computer freeze.  It wasnt until just after my Apple care expired that I began to realize something was causing it.  When I brought it to their attention, they just told me it wasn't under Apple Care so not their worry.  That is pretty ******.  The origninal factory status was a great machine, they should be ashed that it is strictly software programming that is causing this issue and rather than fix it, it is slowly degrading and destrying the hardware.  Come on Apple, your losing customers.

  • by Will Moindrot,

    Will Moindrot Will Moindrot Sep 13, 2013 10:43 AM in response to MR.MICHAEL.STILES
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    Sep 13, 2013 10:43 AM in response to MR.MICHAEL.STILES

    They have lost my custom. Here's my suggestion to all the email subscribers on this list:

     

    1. Go to the tonymac buyer's guide (http://www.tonymacx86.com/375-building-customac-buyer-s-guide-august-2013.html)
    2. Build your own mac with the hardware you choose - very easy and relatively cheap
    3. Enjoy a better, faster, more reliable machine

     

    I would now sell my 2009 imac on ebay, but I wouldn't want to sell someone else a dud machine

  • by Joris Sewandono,

    Joris Sewandono Joris Sewandono Sep 13, 2013 12:26 PM in response to Will Moindrot
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    Sep 13, 2013 12:26 PM in response to Will Moindrot

    yes, it is really crazy that they don't fix this video-driver!! everything worked fine in osx 10.6

    My iMac is now unrelieble and packed/stacked away, ready to be shipped to someone that wants some extra parts...

     

    I just can't work on it unti this is fixed.. lost my money here :-((

     

     

    FIX THIS APPLE!!

  • by DrTrishy,

    DrTrishy DrTrishy Sep 17, 2013 4:18 AM in response to MR.MICHAEL.STILES
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    Sep 17, 2013 4:18 AM in response to MR.MICHAEL.STILES

    Yeah I agree, this machine was - and still is - a really great one.  If the crashing stopped I could see myself continue to use it for years.  In terms of power and overall performance, the mac is still adequate to my needs.  Maybe that's just what they don't want any more.  Built-in obsolescence has been around for years.  Maybe this is just getting more aggressive by the fact that problems on 'older' macs are being ignored.

     

    I have what may be a stupid question.  In my case the few kernel panics that I do have always report the same two kernel extensions responsible.  They are com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal and com.apple.NVDAResman .  Is there any way these extensions can be replaced with older, more stable ones?  I know little of UNIX and how its architecture works so this could be impossible, but given that this is an Apple problem, I don't think waiting on Nvidia to do something will work.

     

    What makes me think about this is a great post I found about reading kernel panics, from a guy with similar issues.  Maybe it's a case of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing, but I found that it helped understand what the kernel panics were trying to say: http://www.embracingchaos.com/2011/05/macbook-crashes-kernel-panics-and-coping-w ith-an-apple-genius.html

     

    Any thoughts?

  • by Joris Sewandono,

    Joris Sewandono Joris Sewandono Sep 17, 2013 10:46 AM in response to DrTrishy
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    Sep 17, 2013 10:46 AM in response to DrTrishy

    I believe the extensions in OSX 10.6 seemed to work well, can't we just exchange those? Any ideas anyone?

    Thanx, Joris

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