Kernel Panic on 2012 MacBook Pro

You shouldn't use your macbookpro (esp w/ that many kernel panics) for the exam... Use a PC if you have one.

Or maybe Mountain Lion will be available for that moment and it fixes the problems.

I have had the occasional kernel panics and the situation where it seems to reset (like a logout and login) and switched over to fixing the graphics to use discrete and using Safari only. This seemed to fix the issues.

Interesting observation is that whilst I have been on holidays (last week), I have been running on Bootcamp (windows 7) continuously for gaming and the steam sales. Windows 7 has not missed a beat and no BSOD's so definately points to software as the issue. I have not rebooted at all in last week and Windows 7 happily sleeps and responds perfectly fine.

If there was a hardware issue, as some have pointed out could be, I would expect Windows to go bananas and fail all the time.

Dave

An update:

I actually called the Apple Store back that had my comp and told the manager that I had the Bar Exam coming up and did not think reinstalling the OS was going to solve anything, and that normally I would be ok with taking my chances but this is probably the only 3 day period in my life that I will absolutely NEED to feel like I can rely on my computer. The urgency combined with the ongoing problems and terrible customer service I experienced while my computer was at the Apple Store led to them giving me a new MacBook Pro (the list of issues is long but basically they didn't have any notes from the first software reinstall which is the only reason they bothered with trying that again, then I was told yesterday that software wasn't the problem and that a hard disk was on order, and finally today I was told that they don't know what is wrong with the computer).

Anyway, now that I have a new MacBook Pro and I am reading this thread, does it make sense not to install Flash at all on this computer until after the Bar? What precautions would you guys take to avoid a KP (assuming the problem is relatively universal with the mid '12 MBPs) for the next 2 weeks?

Again, thanks.

If you have Windows 7 why not install it and use Bootcamp for the duration? Not sure what programs you require for the Bar exam.

All I did was download the Windows 7 ISO. The bootcamp procedure asked for a USB stick and it used that for the boot/install. Very quick process given the installation is on an SSD.

Dave

DougieG20, I avoid the KP by not using Chrome, Diablo 3 and iMovie.

My 3 day old Retina MBP had a KP and I don't even have Chrome (or any browser besides Safari) installed. So I'm going to go with this is an APPLE issue.

It's no like all KP is because of the Chrome. What else you have that might cause the problem? Any guess that may help others?

Thanks.

Obviously. But reading this thread, you'd think Chrome was the only possible reason why the new MBP would crash. When this many people are having KP with brand new computers, Apple obviously screwed up.

My KP happend sometime after I stopped using it; so I can't be that specific. Before I walked away I was watching netflix in Safari. I believe netflix uses Microsoft Silverlight; so that may have the same issues as Flash. I did find a Safari update that I didn't get an auto-notification for. I'm hoping this fixes the problem.

Who's running Windows 7 on their new MBPs? Does the same issue occurr with that?

If everyone's new MBP works fine running Windows, then we can only assume that its an Apple software problem that will be fixed soon?

Joshua Coventry wrote:

Who's running Windows 7 on their new MBPs? Does the same issue occurr with that?

If everyone's new MBP works fine running Windows, then we can only assume that its an Apple software problem that will be fixed soon?

May never be fixed if you don't upgrade to Mountain Lion. Apple is known for leaving older OS users is the dust.

Come now, let's not be so skeptical eh 😉

Lion is on version 10.7.4 at the moment, right? So there's most likely at least a 10.7.5 and 10.7.6 coming later.

Joshua Coventry wrote:

Come now, let's not be so skeptical eh 😉

Lion is on version 10.7.4 at the moment, right? So there's most likely at least a 10.7.5 and 10.7.6 coming later.

Doubtful as the newer models was supposed to be released with ML pre installed but ML wasn't ready. Everyone knew Apple was coming out with a newer MBP/A versions and the sales for the 2011 models had dropped off. So they released the computer without the intended OS to go along with it. That is why they are giving ML away for all that bought the new models. The only time they give away the OS is IF you bought a Mac that came with an older OS AFTER the new OS came out. Not any computer before the OS came out.

If you were to buy a 2011 model today it would not include the free upgrade to ML.

I see what you mean, makes sense. Mountain Lion is due to be released on the 25th it seems, so we'll just have to wait til then.

There are two 100% guaranteed ways to avoid this panic at the moment:

1) Don't install Flash

2) Don't run Chrome

It's not rocket science at this point.