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Kernel panics, daily nearly

I could use some advice for path forward....

Older (2009) 17" Macbook Pro, heavy usage so I can't live without!

Been gettting kernel panics about 1x week until this week, now almost daily. Latest KP report is below. I've got a call in to local folks who help me with stuff, no Apple store in town. What's best path forward?

Thanks in advance... hopefully, it will keep working a few more days until I can either replace or get help!

BGleason

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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 92996 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 1

Anonymous UUID: A2C0BC99-4E99-4620-A1DC-97BE20751B29

Sun Oct 20 11:25:27 2013

panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2abf6a): Kernel trap at 0x00c5e290, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x000000a8, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660

EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x7715ace0, ECX: 0x1a1f6000, EDX: 0x00000000

CR2: 0x000000a8, EBP: 0xab0aa908, ESI: 0x00000009, EDI: 0x1a1f6000

EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x00c5e290, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010

Error code: 0x00000000

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

0xab0aa6e8 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0xab0aa71c 0x223ce1 0x0)

0xab0aa738 : 0x2abf6a (0x59e3d0 0xc5e290 0xe 0x59e59a)

0xab0aa818 : 0x2a1a78 (0xab0aa830 0x0 0xab0aa908 0xc5e290)

0xab0aa828 : 0xc5e290 (0xe 0x48 0x10 0x10)

0xab0aa908 : 0xcd776b (0x6d324000 0x6d79c000 0x6d7f3000 0x19a4a7c0)

0xab0aa958 : 0xcd7314 (0x6d79c000 0x6d33fd20 0x9030205 0x81)

0xab0aa978 : 0xc6bc46 (0x6d79c000 0x107f9000 0x0 0x0)

0xab0aaab8 : 0xca55d8 (0x6d79c000 0x1 0xab0aabcc 0xab0aabc8)

0xab0aab68 : 0xc67fe1 (0x6d79c000 0x1 0xab0aabcc 0xab0aabc8)

0xab0aabe8 : 0x56da06 (0x6d79c000 0x0 0xab0aae3c 0xab0aac74)

0xab0aac38 : 0x56e2a5 (0xcf6720 0x6d79c000 0x19ef6188 0x1)

0xab0aac88 : 0x56eb59 (0x6d79c000 0x10 0xab0aacd0 0x0)

0xab0aada8 : 0x286638 (0x6d79c000 0x10 0x19ef6188 0x1)

0xab0abe58 : 0x21dbe5 (0x19ef6160 0x1a2745a0 0x1fa598 0x183ff)

0xab0abe98 : 0x210a86 (0x19ef6100 0x0 0x19df5af0 0x1a2d2b60)

0xab0abef8 : 0x216f84 (0x19ef6100 0x0 0x0 0x0)

0xab0abf78 : 0x295c57 (0x122073a8 0x0 0x0 0x0)

0xab0abfc8 : 0x2a256d (0x122073a4 0x0 0x10 0x122073a4)

Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.apple.GeForce(6.3.6)@0xc5c000->0xd12fff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x96e000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: firefox

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: MacBookPro5,2 (Mac-F2268EC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 96436269773697

unloaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.7.6f6 (addr 0xab114000, size 0x196608) - last unloaded 62988398391112

loaded kexts:

com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic 5.0 9376.600588

com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge 5.0 9376.600588

com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect 5.0 9376.600588

com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook 5.0 9376.600588

com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor 5.0 9376.600588

com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 1.0.2

com.markspace.iokit.IOMissingSyncMassStorage 199

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 24660731140706

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.31

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.0.5f14

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.20

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 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.AppleLPC 1.5.1

com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.2d10

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.10.6

com.apple.GeForce 6.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 201.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 201.6

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.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.2.4

com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 428.42.4

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.7

com.apple.nvenet 2.0.17

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 4.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5

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.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3

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.driver.DspFuncLib 2.0.5f14

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.4.5f3

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.0.5f14

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.0.5f14

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.3fc2

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3

com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0a1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d5

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.1

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.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 207.7

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.driver.XsanFilter 402.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.8

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 320.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4

com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.7

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0

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

System Profile:

Model: MacBookPro5,2, BootROM MBP52.008E.B05, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.8 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.42f4

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, PCIe, 512 MB

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB

Memory Module: global_name

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)

Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

Network Service: Built-in Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 465.76 GB

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N

USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0x24400000 / 2

USB Device: PTK-640, 0x056a (WACOM Co., Ltd.), 0x00b9, 0x06400000 / 3

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

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8217, 0x06110000 / 4

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0x04600000 / 3

USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x04500000 / 2

MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 20, 2013 8:19 PM

21 replies

baltwo

Level 9

62,362 points

Feb 5, 2014 2:36 PM in response to Danielmak

First, since no KP in safe mode, then it's software. Uninstall and reinstall those 3rd-party things until you isolate which is causing the problem.

As for points, only the OP can award them. That's why most people advice starting your own thread.

Feb 5, 2014 2:40 PM in response to baltwo

Thanks. I'll give that a shot. The one mystery that remains is:

com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard

5.7.1

Do you have any idea what this is and what I could do to deal with this one? The other two (Rogue and Digidesign) are easy to deal with since I know the software.

baltwo

Level 9

62,362 points

Feb 5, 2014 3:35 PM in response to Danielmak

Peruse the hits from a google search for pacesupport. From what I can gather, some app is using antipiracy things, which is what put down the com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard file.

Feb 16, 2014 2:57 PM in response to baltwo

Is there a way to re-boot in Safe Mode but then override certain features of Safe Mode? I am specifically interested in getting the USB and Firewire ports to work in Safe Mode and to have sound work in Safe Mode. Is there some move I can make to manually turn these things back on, so to speak, or codes/commands I can use in Terminal?

I ask because I am waiting to uninstall Pro Tools until after I complete a project at work that might require some past Pro Tools sessions and I have updated Audio Hijack Pro but still have kernel panics when I don't run in Safe Mode. I have no problems just leaving the computer in Safe Mode for the time being but I need the USB/Firewire ports and I need sound to work.

Thanks.

baltwo

Level 9

62,362 points

Feb 16, 2014 3:30 PM in response to Danielmak

None that I'm aware of.

Feb 27, 2014 8:52 PM in response to baltwo

I wanted to provide a general update that might be useful for anyone else experiencing this problem. I didn't uninstall Pro Tools yet because I haven't had the time to check if that uninstall will affect saved sessions that I have not had time to transfer to my office computer. I have not had very many kernel panics (although that's probably a product of using the computer less). Instead, I started experiencing a new problem where an error box appears stating that connection to whatever programs I have open has timed out and that there is not enough space on the computer to run the programs. Usually this will list 200 +/- MB available, which is not the case. When I restart, the finder adjusts to show 11GB available. I found that when I restart but do not open Firefox, the problem does not recur (i.e., I have now run the computer for 2-3 days without this error appearing because I leave Chrome open instead of Firefox). So, I think this has something to do with Firefox, which either has to do with a Firefox update or an Apple update I did in the past few months or some combination that is causing problems. As is shown in my previous pastes/screenshots of panic reports, Firefox always appears as the program that crashed.

I don't know what to do to solve this problem, but, again, I share it in case the info. is helpful in some way. I will re-install Firefox this weekend and see if that makes a difference.

Kernel panics, daily nearly