Kernel Panic Report: Is it the GPU?

Forgot to add that this computer is running OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 and has 8GB of RAM on board. Graphics are Intel HD and Nvidia GeForce GT 330M.

vea1083 wrote:

Hello, I just experienced a Kernel Panic on my Mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I think this is related to one of my computer's GPUs but don't know which one based from the Kernel Panic report. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Only displayable symptom is that the screen flickered with a momentary magenta, green, light blue artifacts (fractions of a second at best) and the screen turned black and the computer rebooted shortly after.

Thanks for any assistance on this matter!

Thanks for any help on the matter!

Wed Jul 15 08:19:57 2015

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8f4b3bdb): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00610210: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8128689000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.10.24/src/Appl eMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff810e28b060 : 0xffffff800c72bda1

0xffffff810e28b0e0 : 0xffffff7f8f4b3bdb

0xffffff810e28b1c0 : 0xffffff7f8d2c2b9f

0xffffff810e28b280 : 0xffffff7f8d38c18e

0xffffff810e28b2c0 : 0xffffff7f8d5440e5

0xffffff810e28b2f0 : 0xffffff7f8d544e10

0xffffff810e28b330 : 0xffffff7f8d29f790

0xffffff810e28b450 : 0xffffff7f8d2a016c

0xffffff810e28b4e0 : 0xffffff7f8d29d52b

0xffffff810e28b520 : 0xffffff7f8d29d49b

0xffffff810e28b5c0 : 0xffffff7f8d2c71fa

0xffffff810e28b7c0 : 0xffffff7f8d2c807a

0xffffff810e28b8a0 : 0xffffff7f8e9f5446

0xffffff810e28b8e0 : 0xffffff7f8ea04dff

0xffffff810e28b900 : 0xffffff7f8ea33493

0xffffff810e28b930 : 0xffffff7f8ea334ed

0xffffff810e28b970 : 0xffffff7f8ea0aa1f

0xffffff810e28b9c0 : 0xffffff7f8e9d5027

0xffffff810e28ba60 : 0xffffff7f8e9d0da1

0xffffff810e28ba90 : 0xffffff7f8e9ce873

0xffffff810e28bad0 : 0xffffff800ccffb4c

0xffffff810e28bb60 : 0xffffff800cd01ca3

0xffffff810e28bbc0 : 0xffffff800ccff503

0xffffff810e28bd00 : 0xffffff800c7e21e7

0xffffff810e28be10 : 0xffffff800c73000c

0xffffff810e28be40 : 0xffffff800c7149f3

0xffffff810e28be90 : 0xffffff800c72531d

0xffffff810e28bf10 : 0xffffff800c8031ea

0xffffff810e28bfb0 : 0xffffff800c835396

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.10.24)[56746081-74AD-347D-95E9-29376AD03E48] @0xffffff7f8f4a5000->0xffffff7f8f4b8fff

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.10.24)[9D99B980-413D-342D-90E4-F8F7C1D9 0826]@0xffffff7f8f49d000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[70E2B65E-A91A-3522-A1A0-79FD63EABB4C]@0xfffff f7f8d1a9000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8F585E8-2EE9-3135-8E37-A034123FE45C]@0xffffff 7f8cf24000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6F7F093D-DBEA-356A-9A08-D8EAC7F767DE]@0 xffffff7f8d21b000

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[65E3187E-949B-36E9-BA33-1B13ABB058 1A]@0xffffff7f8f4a0000

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA28 EE2B]@0xffffff7f8d272000->0xffffff7f8d4dbfff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8F585E8-2EE9-3135-8E37-A034123FE45C]@0xffffff 7f8cf24000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[161AE366-94FE-3E53-8ABD-78A603351329]@0xff ffff7f8d262000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6F7F093D-DBEA-356A-9A08-D8EAC7F767DE]@0 xffffff7f8d21b000

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[7FE40648-F15F-3E18-91E2-FDDDF4C DA355]@0xffffff7f8d4e6000->0xffffff7f8d78ffff

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f8d272000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8F585E8-2EE9-3135-8E37-A034123FE45C]@0xffffff 7f8cf24000

com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[6D610F48-5E2A-3029-92D4-D3660A3C8652]@0xffffff7f8e 9b2000->0xffffff7f8ea7ffff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8F585E8-2EE9-3135-8E37-A034123FE45C]@0xffffff 7f8cf24000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[161AE366-94FE-3E53-8ABD-78A603351329]@0xff ffff7f8d262000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6F7F093D-DBEA-356A-9A08-D8EAC7F767DE]@0 xffffff7f8d21b000

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f8d272000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:

14E46

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 14.4.0: Thu May 28 11:35:04 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2782.30.5~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID:

Kernel slide: 0x000000000c400000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff800c600000

__HIB text base: 0xffffff800c500000

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

System uptime in nanoseconds: 772157370036

last loaded kext at 39631282908: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7f8eca1000, size 32768)

last unloaded kext at 188433492493: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 656.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8db5b000, size 65536)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.19.6

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.5f8

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 272.18.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.7d0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 272.18.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.10.24

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.12

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.5f8

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.5

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.5.5

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.BootCache 36

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.5

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.7.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.2

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.2

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.2

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 161

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.10.24

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97.4

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 272.18.1

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.9.1d7

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.10.24

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.5f8

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.5f8

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 705.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 272.18.1

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 272.18.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 203.3

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 471.30.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.7.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 245.2

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 705.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 705.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.7.5

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.5

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.7

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.5

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 730.60

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 720.4.4

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 300.0

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2

com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5

com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 397

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 3.1

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

com.apple.kec.Libm 1

com.apple.kec.pthread 1

Linc Davis wrote:

You have the MacBookPro6,2—the Edsel of Macs. It may have the logic-board defect that was covered by a recall program that has now ended.

Residents of the EU may be entitled to warranty service for up to six years after purchase.

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.

You may be quoted a price of about $350 (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.

Sometimes the replacement part is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility. If you decide to pay for a new logic board, test thoroughly during the 90-day warranty period on the repair. Some owners have reported that they went through as many as three replacement boards before getting one that worked.

If you don't want to pay for the repair, you may (or may not) be able to work around the problem by disabling automatic graphics switching. To use the discrete graphics processor, you'll need a third-party utility to switch to it manually.

Often the problems start after an OS upgrade. If the upgrade was recent, and you have backups, then you can revert to a previous OS X version.

It's great (sarcastic) that the recall program has ended just as my computer started experiencing this issue. I'll follow the suggestions outlined in your response and report back.

Thanks!