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My Macbook Pro keeps restarting itself when I try to open iPhoto, iMovie, Photo Booth, and Game Center. Anyone know what is causing this problem and how to fix it?

Here's my Macbook info:


Macbook Pro

15-inch, Mid-2010


Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory 5 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 288 MB

Serial Number W8******AGU

Software OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)


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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on May 19, 2014 8:16 PM

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May 19, 2014 11:00 PM in response to dillonrchris

These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.

In the Console window, select

DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION System Diagnostic Reports

(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

View Show Log List

from the menu bar.

There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of reports. A panic report has a name that begins with "Kernel" and ends in ".panic". Select the most recent one. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.

I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.

☞ If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a panic, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.

In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)

☞ Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report.

May 20, 2014 12:27 AM in response to Linc Davis

Here's the info you requested:


Mon May 19 18:22:12 2014

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f859dff1a): "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 0xffffff809f3c9000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff8098f93190 : 0xffffff800321d636

0xffffff8098f93200 : 0xffffff7f859dff1a

0xffffff8098f932d0 : 0xffffff7f8397026c

0xffffff8098f93390 : 0xffffff7f83a431f6

0xffffff8098f933d0 : 0xffffff7f83a43254

0xffffff8098f93440 : 0xffffff7f83d08278

0xffffff8098f93570 : 0xffffff7f83a6bad1

0xffffff8098f93590 : 0xffffff7f8397703f

0xffffff8098f93640 : 0xffffff7f83974ad6

0xffffff8098f93840 : 0xffffff7f83975a1e

0xffffff8098f93920 : 0xffffff7f84974000

0xffffff8098f93960 : 0xffffff7f84983e37

0xffffff8098f93980 : 0xffffff7f849b2e5f

0xffffff8098f939c0 : 0xffffff7f849b2ebd

0xffffff8098f93a00 : 0xffffff7f84989c0f

0xffffff8098f93a50 : 0xffffff7f84954062

0xffffff8098f93ae0 : 0xffffff7f8494fdfa

0xffffff8098f93b10 : 0xffffff7f8494d9bb

0xffffff8098f93b40 : 0xffffff800366ec83

0xffffff8098f93bc0 : 0xffffff8003670d13

0xffffff8098f93c20 : 0xffffff800366e74f

0xffffff8098f93d70 : 0xffffff8003298c21

0xffffff8098f93e80 : 0xffffff8003220b4d

0xffffff8098f93eb0 : 0xffffff8003210448

0xffffff8098f93f00 : 0xffffff800321961b

0xffffff8098f93f70 : 0xffffff80032a6546

0xffffff8098f93fb0 : 0xffffff80032cf473

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[4F710151-D347-301D-A0BA-81791B3E8D4D]@0 xffffff7f859d2000->0xffffff7f859e4fff

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[B5B1F368-132E-3509-9ED5-93270E3ABB DD]@0xffffff7f859cd000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff 7f83875000

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DC A6]@0xffffff7f859b9000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f837f3000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f838fb000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f838b8000

com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f839 0f000->0xffffff7f83bb1fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff 7f83875000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f838fb000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f838b8000

com.apple.GeForce(8.1.6)[7C67749B-3B6B-38A9-8203-01A139C21895]@0xffffff7f849310 00->0xffffff7f849fefff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f839 0f000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f838fb000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff 7f83875000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f838b8000

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[3455BCFE-565A-3FE5-9F0B-855BCB6CC9B3]@0xffffff7 f83bbd000->0xffffff7f83e90fff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f839 0f000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff 7f83875000



BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer



Mac OS version:

12F45



Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8

Kernel slide: 0x0000000003000000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8003200000

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



System uptime in nanoseconds: 95628632171

last loaded kext at 52661108430: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f85764000, size 36864)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.13.12

com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.7f4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.1.7f4

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f4

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.4.7fc4

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.4.7fc4

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.3

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.12

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.3d0

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11

com.apple.GeForce 8.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 8.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.4.7fc4

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.4.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d1

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.3d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 237.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 237.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 237.1

com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 34

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.6

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 635.4.0

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 615.20.17

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.9

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.6.2b4

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.6.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 621.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 621.4.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 214.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39

com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 214.0.0

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f4

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.4.7fc4

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.2fc7

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.12

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.7f4

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5

com.apple.NVDAResman 8.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.4.7fc4

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.7

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.4.7fc4

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.4.1d13

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.5d4

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 237.3

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 623.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 621.4.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 621.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.6

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.6

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 530.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 630.4.4

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 635.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

May 20, 2014 12:31 AM in response to dillonrchris

You have the MacBookPro6,2, the Edsel of Macs. It may have a logic-board defect covered by this recall.

Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider, to have the machine tested. The routine hardware diagnostics used by service providers do not detect the fault. There is a specific test for this issue that Apple calls "VST" (for "Video Switching Test.") Ask for it. A "Failed" result means that the fault is present. However, according to reports, some units may pass the test, and yet still be deemed eligible for repair under the program. Your experience may vary.

Print the first page of the panic report, if any, and the support page linked above, and bring them with you.

Note that the recall only applies within three years of purchase. After that, Apple may refuse the service. In that case, you may be quoted a price of about $300 (in the U.S.) for a "depot repair," which involves shipping the unit to a central repair facility and takes about two weeks. For that flat fee, anything found wrong with it should be fixed, not just the logic board.

The model was discontinued on February 24, 2011, so the recall has nominally ended. Some units may have been sold after that date by Apple as refurbished, or by resellers as new, and they should still be covered.

Some owners report that their unit was repaired under the program after the deadline had passed. Others report that the repair was covered by the extended warranty from a credit-card issuer. Again, your experience may vary.

Sometimes the replacement part is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility.

If it's too late for your unit to be repaired under the program, and you don't want to pay for a new logic board, you may be able to stop the panics by disabling automatic graphics switching. To use the discrete graphics processor, you'll need a third-party utility to switch to it manually.

If you're dissatisfied with Apple's response, please keep in mind that no one here represents the company or can help with customer-service issues.

Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.

*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

My Macbook Pro keeps restarting itself when I try to open iPhoto, iMovie, Photo Booth, and Game Center. Anyone know what is causing this problem and how to fix it?

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