Constant Kernel Panics on OS X Mountain Lion.

it was told gazillion times here.

IF YOUR CRASH LOG CONTAIN

NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100

and

Kernel Extensions in backtrace: com.apple.NVDAResman

IT IS HARDWARE ERROR

there are nothing between nVidia resource manager and hardware, no other extension can interfere.

I've been having the same NVIDIA related crashes as many others have reported since upgrading to Mountain Lion. Have installed the NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.36 for Mac Release driver which supports the GeForce GT 330M graphics in my Mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I use my MacBook Pro with external monitors so "d" graphics mode is my only choice.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda-mac-driver.html

I hope this solves the problem. If not, I'll head to the Apple Store for the hardware upgrade. I'll probably buy a 15" Retina as a backup machine since I can't do without my MBP for more than a few hours since it is my primary and only work machine.

Have others experiencing the crashes installed the 5.0.36 driver on Mountain Lion 10.8.2? Did crashes continue or stop?

After installing the NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.36 driver on my machine I have NOT had the NVRM read error for 3 full days. Previous to installing this driver I was crashing several times a day.

Interestingly, I never had this crash until upgrading to Mountain Lion. So on my machine, whatever causes the hardware error didn't happen on Lion and does cause the crash on Mountain Lion. Maybe I will still get a crash on Mountain Lion with the NVIDIA driver installed. But for the time being I'm happy not having my machine crash for 3 days of fairly hefty use running OS X and virtualized Windows 7 under Parallels and running two 27" Apple Cinema HD Displays, one driven by the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M card and the other with a DisplayLink USB to DVI adapter.

The temp on my machine has gotten as high as 190 degrees F. according to smcFanControl. The usual temperature is around 145 degrees F.

So far it looks like I'm unique in enjoying stability with the installation of the NVIDIA driver. If I do get a crash, I will immediately post here. Otherwise, I'm running just fine since the evening of November 10, 2012.

I can attest to the fact I've now had two kernel panics when viewing Flash video in Safari 6.0.1.

Other, possibly unrelated, issues are glitches in Safari rendering (block redraw offset errors, unexplained duplicate redraws) and problems running three screens off two identical graphics cards including blanked/blacked out screens (except for the cursor) in all applications, including the Finder.

All since upgrading to Mountain Lion two weeks ago.

I'm beginning to wonder if this problem is an incompatibility between Mountain Lion OSX 10.8.2 and my graphics cards – 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512 MB graphics cards.

Have just read the post above my reply (the reply was to another post on another page and hence I didn't see it).

I am now installing the NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.36 driver for Mac OS to see if it fixes the problem.

The Kernel panic happens a lot when i use Chrome, i have the gfxCardStatus installed and when i start chrome it automatically switches to the NVIDIA chipset and few minutes later kernel panic.

I have alos noticed that when i plug in a external monitor or TV i am able to watch a movie without a problem but when i start chrome it would make it panic again.

I did install the new NVIDIA driver but it did not change anything i still get panics.

When i took mbp to Apple store they ran diagnostic and told me the only option is to replace the logic board which will cost $300 - $400. He also mentiones that apple is aware of a similar issue and has issued a extended warranty on certain models of mbp mid 2010.

I might have to take it again to the genius bar to get it looked at maybe now mine will qualify for the free replacement.

Do you have the latest version of Chrome? There have been some memory problems a few versions back.

Yes i have updated chrome but it also happens whenever i use something that uses the NVIDIA chipset.

Nope, installing the NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.36 driver didn't stop another kernel panic this morning. Must be something else.

Must be something else.

read 4 consequent messages here

My machine crashed earlier today. So with NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.36 installed I went 5 days without a crash. So the new driver must use the NVIDIA hardware in a way that doesn't cause the heat problem as quickly as running with the driver that is part of OS X, but it doesn't fix the problem. Ironically, the crash occurred when I was on the Apple web page scheduling an appointment to get my machine's logic board replaced! I did drop by the local Apple Store and in less than 5 minutes they confirmed the problem and ordered a logic board. It should arrive in a day or two and the local store will do the logic board swap. So if you are getting this crash, go get your logic board replaced.

Paul Derby wrote:

I've been having the same NVIDIA related crashes as many others have reported since upgrading to Mountain Lion. Have installed the NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.36 for Mac Release driver which supports the GeForce GT 330M graphics in my Mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I use my MacBook Pro with external monitors so "d" graphics mode is my only choice.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda-mac-driver.html

I hope this solves the problem. If not, I'll head to the Apple Store for the hardware upgrade. I'll probably buy a 15" Retina as a backup machine since I can't do without my MBP for more than a few hours since it is my primary and only work machine.

Have others experiencing the crashes installed the 5.0.36 driver on Mountain Lion 10.8.2? Did crashes continue or stop?

After installing the NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.36 driver on my machine I have NOT had the NVRM read error for 3 full days. Previous to installing this driver I was crashing several times a day.

Interestingly, I never had this crash until upgrading to Mountain Lion. So on my machine, whatever causes the hardware error didn't happen on Lion and does cause the crash on Mountain Lion. Maybe I will still get a crash on Mountain Lion with the NVIDIA driver installed. But for the time being I'm happy not having my machine crash for 3 days of fairly hefty use running OS X and virtualized Windows 7 under Parallels and running two 27" Apple Cinema HD Displays, one driven by the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M card and the other with a DisplayLink USB to DVI adapter.

The temp on my machine has gotten as high as 190 degrees F. according to smcFanControl. The usual temperature is around 145 degrees F.

So far it looks like I'm unique in enjoying stability with the installation of the NVIDIA driver. If I do get a crash, I will immediately post here. Otherwise, I'm running just fine since the evening of November 10, 2012.

after getting 2-3 KP's a day and unable to get any graphics erros on ASD, I brought it to the Genius bar and got the logic board swapped (had to go back again and put my original HD/superdrive in place of my upgraded HD/SSD after bringing it in initially, genius I don't like decided to take over my repair).

3 days later and no KP. I had issues on 10.8.2 both before and after the NVidia upgrade was performed, so others will probably have the same experience. Those without applecare or expired applecare, I hate to say it but you're probably not going to like the end result...

logic board swapped

only way to replace soldered to it GPU....

Hi all,

Most of you guys seem to be using MacBook Pros but I've been having regular kernel panics on wake from sleep with my iMac 27". I never had them before upgrading to Mountain Lion, and I'm currently running the latest OS X 10.8.2. I only get the panics on wake from sleep - never had one any other time, in fact I've never actually witnessed the panic occurring at all. I always find the iMac on the login screen after having rebooted, and when I login I get a dialogue box informing me of the restart with the option of reporting it to Apple.

My panic reports look quite similar to the one quoted in an earlier post above by vAesthetic (at least to my untrained eye). I'd be grateful if anyone could advise if my case also looks like a hardware problem, and if there's anything I could do to help diagnose it.

Many thanks,

Rob

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 377 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 1

Anonymous UUID: 9497FFC8-8A6E-AFAC-D232-9E79360E9FCD

Sat Nov 10 15:35:44 2012

panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff8001eb7bd5): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f834cd032, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x000000000478d000, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0

RAX: 0xffffff7f834cd026, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000000

RSP: 0xffffff8163acbeb0, RBP: 0xffffff8163acbec0, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff801d8ef000

R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0xffffff81548842a8, R10: 0x0000000001acbad5, R11: 0x00000000ffffff01

R12: 0x000000000000324d, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000000000001

RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff7f834cd032, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010

Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x3

Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff8163acbb50 : 0xffffff8001e1d626

0xffffff8163acbbc0 : 0xffffff8001eb7bd5

0xffffff8163acbd90 : 0xffffff8001ece4ed

0xffffff8163acbdb0 : 0xffffff7f834cd032

0xffffff8163acbec0 : 0xffffff7f83be0cea

0xffffff8163acbef0 : 0xffffff80022472a8

0xffffff8163acbf30 : 0xffffff8002245daa

0xffffff8163acbf80 : 0xffffff8002245ed9

0xffffff8163acbfb0 : 0xffffff8001eb26b7

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator(1.0)[D89E4100-9C89-3C99-B34B-F7790E1A0B8B]@0xfff fff7f83bda000->0xffffff7f83fa7fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily(19.0.26)[409C5206-05B3-301D-995E-5B269A4EEF 5E]@0xffffff7f83b88000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8248d000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f82a02000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f829bf000

com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer(8.0)[4CD59A3C-4442-36CB-8026-2095FE6B032A]@0xffff ff7f834c5000->0xffffff7f834d7fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f8292e000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8248d000

dependency: com.apple.kext.AMDSupport(8.0.0)[7B2EC6D1-101A-3928-919E-337D6724752A]@0xffffff 7f832db000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f829bf000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

12C60

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333

Kernel slide: 0x0000000001c00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001e00000

System model name: iMac12,2 (Mac-942B59F58194171B)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 14716664511984

last loaded kext at 14348456435589: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.8 (addr 0xffffff7f84164000, size 65536)

last unloaded kext at 122294506670: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f82764000, size 65536)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.8

com.apple.driver.iPodSBCDriver 1.6.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.1.22

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.15

com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0

com.apple.nke.asp_tcp 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.69

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.10

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33

com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 8.0.0

com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.2d0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.2.11

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.2.3

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.33

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.1.0

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 34

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.2.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.6

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 600.70.23

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.2.5b3

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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9

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com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39

com.apple.security.quarantine 2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 196.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 235.28

com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 165.5

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.0.9f33

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com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

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com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.9fc10

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.6

com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 19.0.26

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 1.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSource 1.1.8

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5

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com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.3.1f2

com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller 8.0.0

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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.2.5

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com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 2.1.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.2.5

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com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0

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com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.0

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com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7

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com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8

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com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

System Profile:

Model: iMac12,2, BootROM IM121.0047.B1F, 4 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.7 GHz, 12 GB, SMC 1.72f1

Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6770M, AMD Radeon HD 6770M, PCIe, 512 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3231554538424655302D444A2D4620

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3231554538424655302D444A2D4620

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A54463531323634485A2D3147344831

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A54463531323634485A2D3147344831

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x9A), Atheros 9380: 4.0.70.23-P2P

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0, 1 TB

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N

USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x850b, 0xfa200000 / 3

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

USB Device: USB2.0 Hub, 0x05e3 (Genesys Logic, Inc.), 0x0608, 0xfa120000 / 5

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4

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

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: deskjet 5550, 0x03f0 (Hewlett Packard), 0x6004, 0xfd140000 / 5

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfd110000 / 3

That does look like the previous AMD one. You don't have any non-Apple kernel extensions loaded, though, so this problem should be all Apple's problem.

You may want to run Apple Hardware Test, but false negatives are common.

Hi Grant, I'll run the Apple Hardware Test, wasn't aware of that before. I'll report back when done, thanks for taking a look.

Cheers,

Rob