Q: kernel panic, looks GPU related

Here is my latest panic.  This is with a new SSD. A mom and pop shop, whom APPLE reccomend I go to told me I had a bad hard drive and wanted to charge me 104.00 for diagnosis and 490.00 for a hard drive.  MAC SPECIALIST in VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. Ripoff in my opinion.  Long story short.  I took it to GENIUS who says a bad logic board.  I call Apple and they send me to a mom and pop shop.  At this point Im confused on why you would send me to a independent repair shop knowing i just came from the Apple store.  Okay, I can play the game as long as you fix your problem.  Apparently APPLE will not fix these issues.  Out of warrany. Oh well.  Lesson learned.  APPLE products are JUNK!  I also have a 2010 imac which is also having issues with the display.  The left corner is starting to blur. I bought a iphone 5s and within hours of purchase, I had to go back because it was stuck at the apple load screen. 

Thu Dec 12 20:50:18 2013

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f89f53fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff811c014000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80ff7f2bd0 : 0xffffff8007c22f69

0xffffff80ff7f2c50 : 0xffffff7f89f53fac

0xffffff80ff7f2d20 : 0xffffff7f8861c53d

0xffffff80ff7f2de0 : 0xffffff7f886e8d9e

0xffffff80ff7f2e20 : 0xffffff7f886e8dfc

0xffffff80ff7f2e90 : 0xffffff7f8896d5be

0xffffff80ff7f2fc0 : 0xffffff7f8870cd41

0xffffff80ff7f2fe0 : 0xffffff7f8862308d

0xffffff80ff7f3090 : 0xffffff7f88620bae

0xffffff80ff7f3290 : 0xffffff7f886224d7

0xffffff80ff7f3360 : 0xffffff7f8957927a

0xffffff80ff7f3440 : 0xffffff7f89576601

0xffffff80ff7f34c0 : 0xffffff7f89577283

0xffffff80ff7f3540 : 0xffffff7f89577954

0xffffff80ff7f3680 : 0xffffff7f895783e0

0xffffff80ff7f37b0 : 0xffffff7f895a9cb4

0xffffff80ff7f37f0 : 0xffffff7f895aa9dd

0xffffff80ff7f3830 : 0xffffff7f895a4550

0xffffff80ff7f39a0 : 0xffffff7f895a4ecc

0xffffff80ff7f39f0 : 0xffffff7f895a560f

0xffffff80ff7f3ac0 : 0xffffff7f895a0676

0xffffff80ff7f3af0 : 0xffffff7f8959b558

0xffffff80ff7f3b20 : 0xffffff7f89583e64

0xffffff80ff7f3b70 : 0xffffff80080cccda

0xffffff80ff7f3b90 : 0xffffff80080cd83e

0xffffff80ff7f3bf0 : 0xffffff80080cb28f

0xffffff80ff7f3d40 : 0xffffff8007cb6008

0xffffff80ff7f3e50 : 0xffffff8007c26bb1

0xffffff80ff7f3e80 : 0xffffff8007c139b5

0xffffff80ff7f3ef0 : 0xffffff8007c1e003

0xffffff80ff7f3f70 : 0xffffff8007cc921d

0xffffff80ff7f3fb0 : 0xffffff8007cf3e26

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.12)[A4934A66-0E30-36E9-984A-650481102449]@ 0xffffff7f89f46000->0xffffff7f89f58fff

            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.12)[661E3C87-5B97-3272-88FF-B9BA9B6E2 4ED]@0xffffff7f89f3e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f88524000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f882ba000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f88578000

            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f89f41000

         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f885cb000->0xffffff7f8883afff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f882ba000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f885bb000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f88578000

         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.1.8)[3666E0FC-87C7-3329-BD8C-2F1ADE D100A4]@0xffffff7f88845000->0xffffff7f88af1fff

            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f885cb000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f882ba000

         com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.1.8)[67BAF872-A238-3787-AB74-22297A51FE8F]@0xffffff7f8 9549000->0xffffff7f89613fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f882ba000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f885bb000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f88578000

            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f885cb000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:

13A603

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393

Kernel slide:     0x0000000007a00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8007c00000

System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 3504767799980

last loaded kext at 3305613913239: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.2.1b2 (addr 0xffffff7f8a056000, size 20480)

last unloaded kext at 3491400325309: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.2.1b2 (addr 0xffffff7f8a056000, size 16384)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60

com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6

com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.11

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124

com.apple.GeForceTesla          8.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6

com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.12

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.1.8

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache          35

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.0

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          650.4.4

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.9b9

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.9.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          650.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153

com.apple.security.quarantine          3

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0

com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.12

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla          8.1.8

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla          8.1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.0f6

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.4fc11

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.12

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.5.1d27

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.6

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.6d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          240.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          650.4.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          650.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          600.34

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          650.4.4

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.3b3

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b4

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          650.4.4

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox          278.10

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2

com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9

com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          21

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

com.apple.kec.pthread          1

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Oh boy, looks like I'm in the same boat...

You are not in the TS4088 boat, because the chips with that Latent Defect did not find their way into any but the MacBook Pro 6,2, according to Apple. So I expect your test will say "PASSED".

Also, your kernel panic is just a regular old Page Fault, not a graphics issue at all. It occurred in routines called by launchd (the launch daemon).

You do not have any non-Apple kernel extensions, but boy do you have a lot of FireWire devices. If you have some Bus-powered-only drives in that collection, those would be my prime suspects. And if you are suspicious of your Hybrid drive, you probably have good reason to be so.

shouldhave-

I expect Apple sent you to the NEAREST Apple-owned or Apple-Authorized facility, and used no other criteria whatsoever.

Yours is a graphics-related panic in a MacBook Pro 6,2. You should have a printed copy of TS4088 with you when you go to the Genius Bar. First they have to run the VST test and it shows FAILED, or you simply don't have this problem.

Independent shops have no latitude to authorize the repair out-of-standard dates for this program. Apple Stores have very little authority to authorize out-of-standard dates for this program. You have probably missed your window of opportunity under this program, unless you have a record of unsolved visits within the three-year window.

Returning to an older version of Mac OS X or using a utility that forces the use of Integrated graphics only makes the problem much less likely to occur.

Thanks.  I am out of warranty.  Genius says 310.00 to fix.  I just dont see spending the $$$. I also have a iMAC, bought in 2010 with display issues..Another waste of $$$.  I bought a iphone 5s a few weeks ago and the **** thing crashed on me within 4 hours.  I had to return it and get another one.  I just cant believe that QA at apple is that bad.

Thanks for the information, but now sad to hear it's not the issue described. All my firewire peripherals are individually powered. I've had the hybrid drive for awhile, and the reason why I related to other users here is because my issues only began with either Lion or Mountain Lion, which is why I didn't think it was the drive. Never had this restarting issue until then. At least nowhere near this frequency. I've also had restarts without the drives connected, so it's not those either. Two of them (2TB LaCie Raid and 2TB LaCie single drive) were connected via LaCie expresscard via eSATA. That stopped working with Mavericks, but I was having the issue beforehand and thought that might be the root of my problems too. Otherwise, I've thought some culprits might be Last.fm desktop client or BOINC.

I talked to an Apple rep online thru the instant mnessaging system on their website. After talking to him for awhile I was mentioning that I never get these kernel panics in Safe Mode.... and now he is certain that the problem is not in fact my GPU (which I got diagnosed at an Apple store already and was told it would be 322 dollars to fix, and he did acknowledge that it is indeed kernal panicing, the genius at the bar not the guy online..) since it does not restart on me in safe mode. However today I just found out that the GPU is friggin disabled in Safe Mode - therefore making it impossible to even receive a panic in this setting.

He now wants me to try a fresh install because he is certain it will work. I have my data backed up to an external HD.. I'm just worried that after I restore, will I be able to pull off my old iTunes folder and copy it over to the clean slate drive?

In Safe Mode, only a minimal set of kernel extensions are loaded. One that is not loaded is the Graphics chip Driver. So the CPU routines flip bits in the screen buffer and all the graphics chip does is show the buffer on the screen. I call that "simple mode" -- not a universal term but it gets the point across.

What do your kernel panics look like? go get one and post it here for Readers to interpret.

Mac OS X: How to log a kernel panic

Anonymous UUID:       486B0FFF-67D0-48E4-1837-49ABC9D2DC5B

Fri Nov 29 21:24:45 2013

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9b562fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff812d3b9000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff810a4b36c0 : 0xffffff8019222f69

0xffffff810a4b3740 : 0xffffff7f9b562fac

0xffffff810a4b3810 : 0xffffff7f99d7653d

0xffffff810a4b38d0 : 0xffffff7f99e42d9e

0xffffff810a4b3910 : 0xffffff7f99e42dfc

0xffffff810a4b3980 : 0xffffff7f9a0c75be

0xffffff810a4b3ab0 : 0xffffff7f99e66d41

0xffffff810a4b3ad0 : 0xffffff7f99d7d08d

0xffffff810a4b3b80 : 0xffffff7f99d7abae

0xffffff810a4b3d80 : 0xffffff7f99d7bc19

0xffffff810a4b3e60 : 0xffffff7f99d271e2

0xffffff810a4b3eb0 : 0xffffff7f9b53566c

0xffffff810a4b3f00 : 0xffffff7f9b53455e

0xffffff810a4b3f20 : 0xffffff801924a15a

0xffffff810a4b3fb0 : 0xffffff80192d6aa7

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.12)[A4934A66-0E30-36E9-984A-650481102449]@ 0xffffff7f9b555000->0xffffff7f9b567fff

            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.12)[661E3C87-5B97-3272-88FF-B9BA9B6E2 4ED]@0xffffff7f9b54d000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f99c7e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f998ba000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f99cd2000

            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f9b550000

         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f99d25000->0xffffff7f99f94fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f998ba000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f99d15000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f99cd2000

         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.1.8)[3666E0FC-87C7-3329-BD8C-2F1ADE D100A4]@0xffffff7f99f9f000->0xffffff7f9a24bfff

            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f99d25000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f998ba000

         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.14.11)[087FCB18-55FA-300E-9D22-DDE636C74BE1]@0xffffff 7f9b533000->0xffffff7f9b544fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f998ba000

            dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.5.1d27)[C86803C1-60BC-386D-9C54-2E6D7 4CCEA74]@0xffffff7f9a600000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f99d15000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f99cd2000

            dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.4.12)[C171C5AF-1BB6-385A-A4DB-3ED5626711 1E]@0xffffff7f9b52d000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

13A603

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393

Kernel slide:     0x0000000019000000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8019200000

System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 676950479138

last loaded kext at 306203665947: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f9a271000, size 65536)

last unloaded kext at 446715584134: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          650.4.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9a41a000, size 65536)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60

com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.11

com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.4d1

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.1.8

com.apple.GeForceTesla          8.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.12

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache          35

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.3.5

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.0

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          650.4.4

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.9b9

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.9.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          650.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153

com.apple.security.quarantine          3

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.12

com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.4fc11

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.5.2fc2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.0f6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla          8.1.8

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla          8.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.6d1

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.5.1d27

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.12

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          240.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          650.4.4

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.6.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          650.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.3b3

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b4

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          600.34

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          650.4.4

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          650.4.4

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox          278.10

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2

com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9

com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          21

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

com.apple.kec.pthread          1

com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

Here is my most recent one for you/anyone to inspect. I have no idea what any of it means though so if anyone wants to shed light I'd appreciate it extremely.

GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100

That is a graphics problem, and you do not have third-party junk added on.

That looks a lot like the ones that get to the VST test and get "FAILED".

But the time is late, and they may not pay for the repair... However

If you can do some of these:

• return to an older version of Mac OS X

• run in integrated graphics only mode

The problem, if it is the one described in TS4088, is much less likley to occur.

My computer is just deemed useless at this point. In safe mode the laggy terrible fps makes it impossible to use. I'm in the process of talking to apple support as we speak.

i started to discover GPU Panics earlier this year. I also have a mid 2010 Macbook Pro 6.2. When I went to a Genius desk they told me that it might be a problem with my RAM or the logic board and recommended to start testing with different RAM Chips.... well, i finally ended up with the logic board problem. The support manager here at Apple in Germany told me that they can't do anything as I am out of warranty. Well, he confirmed that there was a "replacement program" in place for 3 years....I asked him why he didn't inform me about it early enough as I discovered problems only until earlier this year. I spent 1.800 Euros and shall spend another 600 Euros for a HW problem known by Apple without telling me within the warranty period ? Well, he said that he understood my position but can't do anything for me....Thanks a bunch. Thats not how customers shaould be treated. Lets give MS a second chance.

My MBP has been doing it more and more recently. It's only ever done it since I've had Mavericks though. I'll have to speak to Apple and see what they can do, but I suspect the cost of repair is astronomical.

It's poor customer care for Apple to not repair a known fault when it didn't occur until after the 3 year claim period was passed.

I had hoped the Mavericks update (10.9.1) would've fixed it but it's just done it again.

I can't stick with Integrated graphics as I've got a second monitor. From what I've heard it only screws up when the graphics card switches, so I'll try sticking with the discrete card only to see if it's more stable.

Here's a list of all the panics I've had recently.

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f833b9fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80fa6f0000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff7f8c9b1fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80fdd6f000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7fa0757fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8133a4b000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f93157fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00070000: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff81263ee000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8855dfac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff811c014000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8e95dfac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff81215b6000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f87d43fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80fea78000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f97d43fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x0061002c: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff812a86a000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f94543fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8127121000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f86943fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80fd58d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f96d95fac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8129ac8000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Does anyone know whether there is a software tool or software fix to prevent the switch of the graphics card ? I would accept less graphics performance and have a stable operating system instead.

Tom_Off,

You can use gfxCardStatus to select which GPU you want to use and 'lock in' a given GPU.

Good luck,

Clinton

Clinton

great stuff !! I'll try immediately. Interestingly, Apple does'nt even mention such bypass option....

Thanks,

Tom