GPU Panic - OSX 10.9 Mavericks - Macbook PRO 6,2

Ohh sorry, I wasn't very clear, maybe because of my poor english. 😝

Let me try explain better:

As far I'm understanding now, after a lot of research in this subject, the "integrated mode" uses the intel video card, and the "discrete only" mode uses the NVidia video card - the defective one.

So, the systems, normally, do the switching from integrade <-> discrete for the following reasons:

• Save power -> integrated
• When powerfull graphics is required (ex: iMovie running) -> discrete
• External monitor -> discrete 😟

And then, when we use the old gfxcardstatus, we are able to garantee that the system will only use the integrated mode, so when we plug the external monitor, nothing happens, because in order to use that, the systems needs to use the "discrete mode".

I've already tried to use the "discrete only" mode, but the kernel panics occurs all the time, more frequently because the exclusive use of the deffective NVidia card.

Ahhh thanks for the explanation, I get it now. So in order to use an external monitor you need to be using the nvidia (discrete) card, which is what's causing the gpu panics in the first place. bummer!

joe pelline wrote:

Ahhh thanks for the explanation, I get it now. So in order to use an external monitor you need to be using the nvidia (discrete) card, which is what's causing the gpu panics in the first place. bummer!

Exactly 🙂

Guess I'll just use integrated only when I'm not using my monitor, and switch to discrete when I am using it and deal with the panics if i get them.

Both of our computers must be twins since I get the same exact message log.

Anonymous UUID: 287FBECD-CCAE-9E17-895C-4E80E950AEF3

Sun Mar 30 19:30:21 2014

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8e4ebfb0): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000144: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x102c00000 0xffffff810389e000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.35/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80f0168be0 : 0xffffff800c222fa9

0xffffff80f0168c60 : 0xffffff7f8e4ebfb0

0xffffff80f0168d30 : 0xffffff7f8cc4e22c

0xffffff80f0168df0 : 0xffffff7f8cd18106

0xffffff80f0168e30 : 0xffffff7f8cf3be54

0xffffff80f0168e50 : 0xffffff7f8cc54b92

0xffffff80f0168ef0 : 0xffffff7f8cc04330

0xffffff80f0168f10 : 0xffffff800c6b033b

0xffffff80f0168f40 : 0xffffff7f8c8d3a27

0xffffff80f0168f50 : 0xffffff7f8e5679af

0xffffff80f0168f60 : 0xffffff7f8e56f7d8

0xffffff80f0168f80 : 0xffffff800c2db3fb

0xffffff80f0168fd0 : 0xffffff800c2f34e9

0xffffff80fdb0bf50 : 0xffffff800c2375ba

0xffffff80fdb0bf90 : 0xffffff800c237908

0xffffff80fdb0bfb0 : 0xffffff800c2d6ff7

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f8c8bb000->0xffffff7f8c8e5fff

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform(2.0)[5D6DA288-1289-3FD4-BFA5-09C109930AE7]@0 xffffff7f8e561000->0xffffff7f8e5b9fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f8d51b000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f8c8bb000

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.35)[1BFF66C1-65E4-3BB3-9DEE-B61C3137019B]@ 0xffffff7f8e4de000->0xffffff7f8e4f0fff

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.35)[09897896-ACBD-36B5-B1D4-0CCC4000E 3B3]@0xffffff7f8e4d6000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f8d51b000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f8c8bb000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[4421462D-2B1F-3540-8EEA-9DFCB0565E39]@0 xffffff7f8cbab000

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f8e4d9000

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.4)[3D591202-DD24-3441-925A-F6808ABDF185] @0xffffff7f8cbfe000->0xffffff7f8ce62fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f8c8bb000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[999E29DA-D513-3544-89D1-9885B728A098]@0xff ffff7f8cbee000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[4421462D-2B1F-3540-8EEA-9DFCB0565E39]@0 xffffff7f8cbab000

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(8.2.4)[ACFCEA0C-4C80-36C0-8636-D10EE7D2DE1 7]@0xffffff7f8ce6d000->0xffffff7f8d019fff

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.4)[3D591202-DD24-3441-925A-F6808ABDF185] @0xffffff7f8cbfe000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f8c8bb000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

13C64

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Thu Jan 16 19:40:37 PST 2014; root:xnu-2422.90.20~2/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 9FEA8EDC-B629-3ED2-A1A3-6521A1885953

Kernel slide: 0x000000000c000000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff800c200000

System model name: MacBookPro10,1 (Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 11285781964021

last loaded kext at 9140880730973: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7f8e63a000, size 49152)

last unloaded kext at 9201395791598: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7f8e63a000, size 32768)

loaded kexts:

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.6.6

com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.3f10

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.0f1

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.15

com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.0.9d1

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 8.2.4

com.apple.GeForce 8.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.0f1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.3f10

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 8.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.4.35

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.1.2

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.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.5.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.5.2

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 666.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 670.4.0

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 2.1

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.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.6

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 8.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 8.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 98.14

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.0f1

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.5fc2

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.3f10

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.3f10

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 98.14

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com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4

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com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.0f1

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Actually, your MBP is a few years newer but you do have a GPU problem.

Yes, its a 2012 Retina 15inch model. I'm getting more confident that this is a harware problem, but some of the discussions make me think it can possibly be something with Mavericks. So even if it is a harware problem is there any chance of getting a replacement (and saving $600)?

I'll certainly try to factory rest my computer.

Check my post if you are interested in the details.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6045483

Do you have Applecare? If so, you're covered. If not... at least the Genius Bar eval is free.

Sh**t! I don't think I do. I'll start hoping now that this is a Software problem 😐

It's not.

https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

Too bad for me 😟

Will the gfxCardStatus app which you posted earlier in this post, help me aviod using the GPU card?

It should cut down the frequency of panics, but it won't eliminate them. You might want to look into this. I haven't tried it, but it looks like it could solve the problem.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271139379677?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m142 3.l2649

The problem with the 2010 MacBook Pro 6,2 is a possible Latent Defect in the graphics chip itself. That defect was there from the day of manufacture, but gets worse as we install later versions of Mac OS X and it stresses the chip differently. The solution for the samples of MacBook Pro 6,2 that show FAILED in the Apple VST Test is to REPLACE the Graphics chip (or replace the motherboard).

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That re-soldering service MAY be valuable for later models such as the 2011 models that are having flaky problems without any other recourse.

That ebay repair service sounds interesting, I'd be a little worried about sending my laptop to them and hoping they can solve the problem... Definitely seems cheaper than going the apple route.

I can also chime in and say that gfxcard has DRASTICALLY reduced the number of panics I've had. I use the integrated graphics when I'm at work, and have to switch to discrete graphics when I'm at home using my second monitor. I've had probably two crashes in the past ten days or so that I've used it, and it seems like it happens more so when my macbook is cold (usually from sitting in my car for ~2 hours while I'm at the gym).

Grant,

Like I said, I don't have personal experience with that service, but he does offer to replace the chip for $30 - $45. I did think the issue on the 2010's was largely related to the solder job, but either way it looks like that vendor is attempting to address the issue.