Q: OS X EL Capitan crashes and shuts down my computer 2-3 times a day

After a fortnight monitoring activity I found a solution: don't overuse Safari (by opening zillion windows) and frequently quit it.

Chrome, which I hailed in the last post as four times "cheeper" is in fact much more RAmemory-expensive! It was cheeper while still fresh, but as soon as you start opening windows it accumulates the data in "Google Chrome Helpers" (so called in Activity Monitor) and at the end uses much more RAM than Safari.

I still think something is very wrong with El Capitan RAM usage, because earlier I had had zillion Safari windows open, never pressed cmd+q and my Mac worked without a single hiccough. But I'll have to settle with this change, for now.

But I have to add, I'm impressed with the way Grifbatman426 lost all seven Gb! What does it mean? My future mac'll have to take about 70Gb RAM in order to work normally?

If I may give an advice: @Grifbatman426loose Chrome and CleanMyMac :-)

And I forgot: Thanks to all, again, for input and help :-))

Thanks for the suggestions! I will try those and see if it helps.

I have the same issue, maybe is the high performance graphics card.

I don't think is safari problem, but when you access a site that requires high graphics then the problem occurs.

Today I downloaded a free program in order to push my mac to use only integrated graphics card and is working smoothly so far.

On my Mac, it is Safari. Doesn't release RAM. No problems any more since I started quitting Safari - thing I never did previously.

Hey  Luis and others. Updated to El Capitan and have now experiencing regular black screen and reboot. Would appreciate you taking a look at my etrecheck report and calling out anything you might see

EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)

Report generated 2016-05-10 22:41:30

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Runtime 2:24

Performance: Excellent

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Problem: Computer is restarting

Hardware Information: ⓘ

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)

    [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3

    1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery: Health = Replace Soon - Cycle count = 1192

Video Information: ⓘ

    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

        Color LCD 1440 x 900

    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB

System Software: ⓘ

    OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information: ⓘ

    FUJITSU MJA2500BH FFS G1 disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (85.18 GB free)

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868   ()

USB Information: ⓘ

    Apple Card Reader

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

    Anywhere

Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

        /Applications/WiTopia.app

    [not loaded]    com.viscosityvpn.Viscosity.tap (1.2 - 2014-10-18) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.viscosityvpn.Viscosity.tun (1.2 - 2014-10-18) [Support]

        /Library/Extensions

    [loaded]    com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.8 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-03) [Support]

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [loaded]    com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (1.6 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-03) [Support]

System Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    165 Apple tasks

    [running]    66 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    46 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    162 Apple tasks

    [running]    80 Apple tasks

Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [failed]    com.localphone.postlogon.VoIP.plist (2012-10-09) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2014-08-05) [Support]

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist

    [failed]    com.localphone.daemon.VoIP.plist (2012-10-09) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2010-08-25) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2014-08-05) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist (2014-12-17) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist (2014-09-26) [Support]

    [loaded]    net.witopia.WiTopiaHelper.plist (2014-10-18) [Support]

User Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXC...plist

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-03-02) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist (2016-04-29) [Support]

    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2015-08-28) [Support]

User Login Items: ⓘ

    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

    Box Sync    Application  (/Applications/Box Sync.app)

Other Apps: ⓘ

    [running]    com.getdropbox.dropbox.128352

    [running]    com.google.Chrome.49632

    [running]    jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister.77792

    [loaded]    411 Apple tasks

    [running]    164 Apple tasks

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-03-12)

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 (2013-12-21) [Support]

    AdobePDFViewer: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 (2013-12-21) [Support]

    Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-03-12)

    SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.0.0 (2010-08-26) [Support]

    Silverlight: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-10-20) [Support]

    JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 31 (2016-02-21) Check version

Safari Extensions: ⓘ

    Slick Savings - Spigot, Inc. (2014-11-13)

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

    Java (2015-02-20) [Support]

Time Machine: ⓘ

    Skip System Files: NO

    Mobile backups: OFF

    Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 414.07 GB

    Destinations:

        MarcStorage [Local]

        Total size: 1.00 TB

        Total number of backups: 4

        Oldest backup: 17/12/2014, 13:49

        Last backup: 29/04/2016, 21:19

        Size of backup disk: Too small

            Backup size 1.00 TB < (Disk used 414.07 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

         5%    WindowServer

         2%    kernel_task

         0%    fontd

         0%    Google Chrome Helper(7)

         0%    askpermissiond

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

    515 MB    kernel_task

    500 MB    Google Chrome Helper(7)

    160 MB    Dropbox

    160 MB    Google Chrome

    156 MB    mdworker(9)

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

    935 MB    Free RAM

    3.34 GB    Used RAM (1.49 GB Cached)

    0 B    Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

    May 10, 2016, 10:16:31 PM    Self test - passed

    May 9, 2016, 02:34:29 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-09-143429_[redacted].panic [Details]

Panic report detail

Anonymous UUID:       FBA305DA-7590-62EF-C05E-E42CD8ED5629

Mon May  9 14:34:22 2016

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80129afbab): "userspace panic: assertion failed: 15E65: launchd + 143024 [527954A7-A0F1-305E-B26A-7E632B2CA0FB]: 0xffffffffffffffff"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3248.40.184/b sd/kern/kern_shutdown.c:227

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80ab9fbd50 : 0xffffff80124dab12

0xffffff80ab9fbdd0 : 0xffffff80129afbab

0xffffff80ab9fbe90 : 0xffffff80129c0f05

0xffffff80ab9fbf60 : 0xffffff8012a27fa1

0xffffff80ab9fbfb0 : 0xffffff80125eca76

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd

Mac OS version:

15E65

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 15.4.0: Fri Feb 26 22:08:05 PST 2016; root:xnu-3248.40.184~3/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 4E7B4496-0B81-34E9-97AF-F316103B0839

Kernel slide:     0x0000000012200000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8012400000

__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8012300000

System model name: MacBookPro5,3 (Mac-F22587C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 171267822086

last loaded kext at 2361053402: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 245.4 (addr 0xffffff7f9469a000, size 20480)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 245.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.4.4f4

com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.BootCache 38

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBStorageCoexistentDriver 3.7.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.7.1

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.2

com.apple.nvenet 2.0.22

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBOHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 163

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 250.5

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 4.0.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBOHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.9

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 417.2

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.Libm 1

com.apple.kec.pthread 1

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

System Profile:

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)

Bluetooth: Version 4.4.4f4 17685, 3 services, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Thunderbolt Bus:

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Built-in iSight

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Card Reader

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

USB Device: IR Receiver

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Serial ATA Device: FUJITSU MJA2500BH FFS G1, 500.11 GB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868

Model: MacBookPro5,3, BootROM MBP53.00AC.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.48f2

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

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

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

I'm running into the same issue. Bought this Macbook pro from my sister and didn't wipe it clean. Probably should have. Here is the log of my system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)

Report generated 2016-05-18 12:36:51

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime 8:41

Performance: Below Average

Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

Problem: Computer is restarting

Hardware Information: ⓘ

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)

    [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1

    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

    8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 443

Video Information: ⓘ

    Intel HD Graphics 4000

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB

        Color LCD 1440 x 900

System Software: ⓘ

    OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information: ⓘ

    TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (123.22 GB free)

            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

    HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N   ()

USB Information: ⓘ

    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Configuration files: ⓘ

    /etc/hosts - Count: 31

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

    Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

        /Library/Application Support/Roxio

    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0 - 2015-01-02) [Support]

        /Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (12.7.1f4 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.symantec.kext.filesecurity (12.7 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.symantec.kext.fw (5.3.1 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (5.4 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.symantec.kext.ips (3.10.2 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.symantec.kext.pf (5.7.1 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.2 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.1.2 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.1.2 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.1.2 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [loaded]    com.dvdfab.kext.fabio (1.0 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.4667 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.lytro.Firefly (4.0 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.novationmusic.driver.usb.audio (2.3 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.numark.ns6.usb (2.1.18 - SDK 10.7 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.numark.ns7.usb (2.1.18 - SDK 10.7 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.numark.v7.usb (2.1.18 - SDK 10.7 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.ploytec.xonedx.usb (2.0.2 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 (26913) - SDK 10.4 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDIPSupport (1.0.0.6 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDevSupport (1.0.7.1 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSRSupport (3.0.0.2 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraHSRSupport (3.0.0.13 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraIPDirect (1.1.3.1 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

    [not loaded]    jp.co.pioneer.driver.DDJ-SZAudio (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-05-17) [Support]

        /System/Library/Extensions/NumarkNS6Audio.kext/Contents/PlugIns

    [not loaded]    com.numark.ns6.usb_TIGER (2.1.18 - SDK 10.4 - 2012-08-01) [Support]

        /System/Library/Extensions/NumarkNS7Audio.kext/Contents/PlugIns

    [not loaded]    com.numark.ns7.usb_TIGER (2.1.18 - SDK 10.4 - 2012-08-01) [Support]

        /System/Library/Extensions/NumarkV7Audio.kext/Contents/PlugIns

    [not loaded]    com.numark.V7.usb_TIGER (2.1.18 - SDK 10.4 - 2012-08-01) [Support]

        /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns

    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 (26913) - SDK 10.4 - 2015-01-01) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 (26913) - SDK 10.5 - 2015-01-01) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 (26913) - SDK 10.4 - 2015-01-01) [Support]

        /System/Library/Extensions/XONE_DX.kext/Contents/PlugIns

    [not loaded]    com.ploytec.xonedx.usb_TIGER (2.0.2 - 2009-10-09) [Support]

System Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    160 Apple tasks

    [running]    71 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [running]    com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist (2013-10-11) [Support]

    [not loaded]    42 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    161 Apple tasks

    [running]    87 Apple tasks

Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2015-10-22) [Support]

    [failed]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist (2011-09-28) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.divx.dms.agent.plist (2015-09-04) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.divx.update.agent.plist (2015-06-15) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-03-04) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeingui.plist (2015-01-16) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist (2015-01-16) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist (2015-01-16) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.bstservice_helper.plist (2015-12-22) [Support]

    [running]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2015-10-22) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2011-09-28) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-04-15) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.apple.aelwriter.plist

    [running]    com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist (2014-12-18) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-03-04) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist (2015-01-16) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.logmein.raupdate.plist (2014-06-08) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]

    [failed]    com.rane.sl2.daemon.plist (2011-01-04) [Support]

    [failed]    com.rane.sl3.daemon.plist (2010-04-25) [Support]

    [failed]    com.rane.sl4.daemon.plist (2010-11-15) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.sierrawireless.SWoCTool.plist (2008-07-22) [Support]

User Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist (2015-12-22) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallWatcher.plist (2015-12-22) [Support]

    [failed]    com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Updater.plist (2015-12-22) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2011-10-24) [Support]

    [failed]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2014-02-03) [Support]

    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

    [loaded]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (2014-04-17) [Support]

    [failed]    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist (2011-11-08) [Support]

    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2015-03-09) [Support]

    [failed]    net.kromtech.MacKeeper.Helper.plist (2014-12-09) [Support]

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist (2011-10-10) [Support]

User Login Items: ⓘ

    iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

    FreeMemory    Application  (/Applications/FreeMemory.app)

    Calendar    Application  (/Applications/Calendar.app)

    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

    Caffeine    Application  (/Applications/Caffeine.app)

    WDDriveUtilityHelper    Application  (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)

Other Apps: ⓘ

    [running]    J8RPQ294UB.com.skitch.SkitchHelper

    [running]    com.getdropbox.dropbox.77472

    [running]    com.lightheadsw.caffeine.64032

    [running]    com.rockysandstudio.FreeMemory.85152

    [running]    com.westerndigital.WDDriveUtilityHelper.140512

    [loaded]    410 Apple tasks

    [running]    184 Apple tasks

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-16) [Support]

    OVSHelper: 1.1 (2015-11-30) [Support]

    Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-05-05)

    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 3.0.0.126   - SDK 10.8 (2012-11-13) [Support]

    Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 3.5.5f4 - SDK 10.6 (2012-09-22) [Support]

    AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-10-22) [Support]

    FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-22) [Support]

    DivX Web Player: 3.4.1.14 - SDK 10.10 (2015-11-05) [Support]

    LogMeIn: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 (2013-10-25) [Support]

    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-05-05)

    Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-22) Outdated! Update

    googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-11) [Support]

    iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 - SDK 10.8 (2013-04-23)

    LogMeInSafari32: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 (2013-10-25) [Support]

    CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: 3.0.0.2 (2009-03-06) [Support]

    NortonInternetSecurityBF: 1.11.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-01-21) [Support]

    Silverlight: 5.1.30214.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-03-11) [Support]

    JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 - SDK 10.11 (2011-11-08) Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    BlueStacks Install Detector: Unknown

    WebEx64: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 (2013-01-28) [Support]

    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (2013-04-25) [Support]

    FreeConferenceCallPlugin: 1.2.3 - SDK 10.5 (2014-11-14) [Support]

Audio Plug-ins: ⓘ

    NumarkNS6AudioHAL: Unknown - SDK 10.7 (2012-08-01) [Support]

    NumarkV7AudioHAL: Unknown - SDK 10.7 (2012-08-01) [Support]

    XONE_DX: Unknown (2009-10-08) [Support]

    SeratoVirtualAudioPlugIn: 1.0.11 (2013-07-21) [Support]

    NumarkNS7AudioHAL: Unknown - SDK 10.7 (2012-08-01) [Support]

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

    Flash Player (2016-04-15) [Support]

    Flip4Mac WMV (2012-09-14) [Support]

    Growl (2011-09-28) [Support]

    MacFUSE (2009-10-19) [Support]

    Norton\nQuickMenu (2013-04-17) [Support]

    Perian (2011-07-23) [Support]

    SIXTY-EIGHT Audio Control Panel (2012-09-25) [Support]

    Sixty-One Audio Control Panel (2012-09-25) [Support]

    Sixty-Two Audio Control Panel (2012-09-25) [Support]

    SL 2 Audio Control Panel (2012-09-25) [Support]

    SL 3 Audio Control Panel (2012-09-25) [Support]

    SL 4 Audio Control Panel (2012-09-25) [Support]

Time Machine: ⓘ

    Skip System Files: NO

    Mobile backups: ON

    Auto backup: YES

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 375.66 GB

    Destinations:

        Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local]

        Total size: 4.00 TB

        Total number of backups: 16

        Oldest backup: 2/15/14, 11:49 AM

        Last backup: 3/13/16, 10:46 AM

        Size of backup disk: Excellent

            Backup size 4.00 TB > (Disk size 498.88 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

         4%    WindowServer

         3%    mdworker(2)

         2%    kernel_task

         0%    fontd

         0%    cloudpaird

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

    791 MB    kernel_task

    238 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2)

    164 MB    Dropbox

    147 MB    iconservicesagent(2)

    90 MB    mds_stores

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

    3.83 GB    Free RAM

    4.16 GB    Used RAM (2.19 GB Cached)

    0 B    Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

    May 18, 2016, 12:25:38 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-18-122538_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 18, 2016, 12:24:39 PM    Self test - passed

    May 18, 2016, 12:05:28 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-18-120528_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 17, 2016, 03:17:16 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-17-151716_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 17, 2016, 02:37:45 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-17-143745_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 17, 2016, 02:05:53 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/suggestd_2016-05-17-140553_[redacted].crash

        /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSuggestions.framework/Versions/A/Support/ suggestd

Hi,

I'm having similar issues with El Capitan crashing. You can see from the etrecheck that it crashed 5 times within a 5 hour span today. I had the same problem with Yosemite, but no issues whatsoever when I was running 10.6.8. I've done a number of clean reinstalls and been to the genius bar at my local Apple Store numerous times to address the issue, but no luck so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

Mark

EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)

Report generated 2016-06-04 16:55:45

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime 2:16

Performance: Excellent

Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

Problem: Computer is restarting

Hardware Information: ⓘ

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)

    [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2

    1 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 689

Video Information: ⓘ

    Intel HD Graphics

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB

        Color LCD 1440 x 900

System Software: ⓘ

    OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information: ⓘ

    ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (424.42 GB free)

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898   ()

USB Information: ⓘ

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

    Apple Card Reader

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

    Mac App Store and identified developers

System Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    157 Apple tasks

    [running]    72 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [failed]    com.apple.Kerberos.digest-service.plist

    [not loaded]    45 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    158 Apple tasks

    [running]    85 Apple tasks

Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-03-01) [Support]

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-03-01) [Support]

User Login Items: ⓘ

    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Other Apps: ⓘ

    [running]    com.etresoft.EtreCheck.157792

    [loaded]    392 Apple tasks

    [running]    178 Apple tasks

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2015-12-18)

    Google Earth Web Plug-in: 7.1 (2015-11-10) [Support]

    Scorch: Unknown - SDK 10.2 (2016-04-04) [Support]

    Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2015-12-18)

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

    None

Time Machine: ⓘ

    Auto backup: YES

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 74.83 GB

    Destinations:

        time machine [Local]

        Total size: 1.00 TB

        Total number of backups: 5

        Oldest backup: 10/13/15, 3:55 PM

        Last backup: 5/19/16, 4:56 PM

        Size of backup disk: Adequate

            Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk used 74.83 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

         4%    mds

         4%    WindowServer

         3%    kernel_task

         1%    fontd(2)

         0%    mds_stores

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

    467 MB    kernel_task

    225 MB    mdworker(13)

    98 MB    WindowServer

    94 MB    mds_stores

    57 MB    Finder

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

    1.18 GB    Free RAM

    2.82 GB    Used RAM (1.52 GB Cached)

    0 B    Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

    Jun 4, 2016, 04:52:49 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/soffice_2016-06-04-165249_[redacted].crash

        /Applications/OpenOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice

    Jun 4, 2016, 04:33:30 PM    Self test - passed

    Jun 4, 2016, 03:58:23 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-06-04-155823_[redacted].panic [Details]

    Jun 4, 2016, 03:13:56 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-06-04-151356_ [redacted].crash

        /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.We bKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

    Jun 4, 2016, 01:45:18 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-06-04-134518_[redacted].panic [Details]

    Jun 4, 2016, 01:17:43 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/soffice_2016-06-04-131743_[redacted].crash

    Jun 3, 2016, 10:47:30 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/soffice_2016-06-03-224730_[redacted].crash

    Jun 3, 2016, 10:36:11 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-06-03-223611_[redacted].panic [Details]

    Jun 3, 2016, 10:15:44 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/soffice_2016-06-03-221544_[redacted].crash

    Jun 3, 2016, 10:14:36 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-06-03-221436_[redacted].panic [Details]

    Jun 3, 2016, 09:42:40 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/soffice_2016-06-03-214240_[redacted].crash

    Jun 3, 2016, 09:28:41 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/soffice_2016-06-03-212841_[redacted].crash

    Jun 3, 2016, 02:58:22 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-06-03-145822_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

    Jun 3, 2016, 09:41:28 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-06-03-094128_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

    Jun 3, 2016, 08:09:03 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Messages_2016-06-03-080903_[redacted].cpu_resou rce.diag [Details]

        /Applications/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages

    May 22, 2016, 09:25:13 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-22-092513_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 22, 2016, 08:48:43 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-22-084843_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 21, 2016, 02:25:02 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-21-142502_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 18, 2016, 01:53:21 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-18-135321_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 18, 2016, 09:31:56 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-18-093156_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 17, 2016, 09:02:21 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-17-210221_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 17, 2016, 08:41:44 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-17-204144_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 10, 2016, 09:19:24 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-10-211924_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 10, 2016, 09:01:48 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-10-210148_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 10, 2016, 08:48:27 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-05-10-204827_[redacted].panic [Details]

Can you post the kernel panic log. It would be best if you started your own thread using the New link at the top of the page.

You can find the log in Console app under the System Diagnostic Reports heading. Click the disclosure triangle next to the heading to show the reports in that section.

Thanks, Barney. I'll start a new thread.

Hi Barney,

Any idea what this crash report means?  I'm guessing my GPU is broken.  I get many random crashes and, as i DJ, this is most unhelpful.

I have graphics switching disabled on a mid 2010 MBP.  Im hoping it's not a logic board fault but fearing the worst.  Any help tips to resolve this from any members of the community would be gratefully received.

Anonymous UUID:       7920F83D-2337-2A3B-F3FF-DA18075A77D0

Mon Jun  6 20:10:41 2016

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f86873bd5): "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 0xffffff9120be4000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphic sControl-3.12.8/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff910f85b630 : 0xffffff80036dab12

0xffffff910f85b6b0 : 0xffffff7f86873bd5

0xffffff910f85b790 : 0xffffff7f84384fa4

0xffffff910f85b850 : 0xffffff7f84451add

0xffffff910f85b890 : 0xffffff7f84451b48

0xffffff910f85b910 : 0xffffff7f846d6a23

0xffffff910f85ba80 : 0xffffff7f84475b79

0xffffff910f85baa0 : 0xffffff7f8438bcfd

0xffffff910f85bb50 : 0xffffff7f84389690

0xffffff910f85bd50 : 0xffffff7f8438a891

0xffffff910f85be30 : 0xffffff7f84330a24

0xffffff910f85be90 : 0xffffff7f86840f91

0xffffff910f85bee0 : 0xffffff7f8683f8a2

0xffffff910f85bf00 : 0xffffff800370f24a

0xffffff910f85bfb0 : 0xffffff80037c9017

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.12.8)[3186B630-FFF4-32C9-BAB9-DCD0C9DB6BA2]@ 0xffffff7f86865000->0xffffff7f86878fff

            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.12.8)[C57F5F56-2229-365F-9765-F24AA4687 584]@0xffffff7f8685d000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[5D7574C3-8E90-3873-BAEB-D979FC215A7D]@0xfffff f7f841b3000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8216D61-5209-3B0C-866D-7D8B3C5F33FF]@0xffffff 7f83f2c000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[172C2960-EDF5-382D-80A5-C13E97D74880]@0 xffffff7f842d7000

            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[C49819CE-729A-36B2-9AC1-744A43DC23 6F]@0xffffff7f86860000

         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B687 0D8B]@0xffffff7f8432e000->0xffffff7f845a3fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8216D61-5209-3B0C-866D-7D8B3C5F33FF]@0xffffff 7f83f2c000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[1114B99F-E439-329E-876D-1FEC4CF45DF6]@0xff ffff7f8431e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[172C2960-EDF5-382D-80A5-C13E97D74880]@0 xffffff7f842d7000

         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[56199CA6-3C8D-3EBB-B5EF-7B1B467 8ACF9]@0xffffff7f845ae000->0xffffff7f8485bfff

            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6 870D8B]@0xffffff7f8432e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8216D61-5209-3B0C-866D-7D8B3C5F33FF]@0xffffff 7f83f2c000

         com.apple.driver.AGPM(110.22)[D6F3F5F1-C1B0-31B1-9F5F-AF0A47F03B95]@0xffffff7f8 683d000->0xffffff7f86853fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8216D61-5209-3B0C-866D-7D8B3C5F33FF]@0xffffff 7f83f2c000

            dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(6.0.0d7)[4BEF649C-7CFD-31CA-8D84-1F0DB2 5BF60B]@0xffffff7f84ef4000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[1114B99F-E439-329E-876D-1FEC4CF45DF6]@0xff ffff7f8431e000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[172C2960-EDF5-382D-80A5-C13E97D74880]@0 xffffff7f842d7000

            dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.12.8)[81C2784E-285A-38A7-A16E-515DCB816E 0A]@0xffffff7f86836000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

15F34

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 15.5.0: Tue Apr 19 18:36:36 PDT 2016; root:xnu-3248.50.21~8/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 7E7B0822-D2DE-3B39-A7A5-77B40A668BC6

Kernel slide:     0x0000000003400000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8003600000

__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8003500000

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

System uptime in nanoseconds: 3448175681617

last loaded kext at 10110864016: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f8652a000, size 36864)

last unloaded kext at 150486433164: com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI 1.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f84c69000, size 126976)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.22.0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 274.9

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.9

com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.12.8

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 208

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 245.4

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.BootCache 38

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.4

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 163

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.8

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.9

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525

com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.12.8

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.9

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.9

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.5f3

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 517.50.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 250.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 303.3.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.4

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8

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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1

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com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1

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com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0

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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

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Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B11, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.53 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435435313236344243313036372E4D313646

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435435313236344243313036372E4D313646

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)

Bluetooth: Version 4.4.5f3 17904, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD, 120.03 GB

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD7500BPKT-00PK4T0, 750.16 GB

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Hub

USB Device: Card Reader

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Hub

USB Device: MC6000MK2

USB Device: IR Receiver

USB Device: Built-in iSight

Thunderbolt Bus:

Rational, common sense reply with a couple of other items possibly causing this issue (from a long list of various possibilities). Issue can also be due to faulty HDDs or, especially, SSDs where the problem cannot be replicated when tested or diagnosed.

E.g. we had two Samsung SSDs, within a two month period, that were causing issues (guess all Samsung SSDs are problematic!). Our Mac Pros (work stations) were either shutting down infrequently or starting from the recovery. The drives were tested several times each. The drive errors or issues would not show on all tests, resulting in infrequent drive errors on numerous tests. We finally convinced Samsung, from experience, that the drives were faulty (argued with Samsung that the Logic Boards were not the issues). Drives replaced, problems solved.

Could be due to a faulty connection on the motherboard (SSD slots). As with your list and these two examples, the list can go on and on. However, before pointing the finger at an OS upgrade, it's only fair and rational to conduct numerous diagnostic tests including non-Apple hardware. For instance, using the SSDs again as an example, SSDs are extremely fragile when compared to HDDs. SSDs just do not have the stability and reliability that their predecessors did.

Bottom line, users need to slow down, invest some time in testing not only Apple software, but non-Apple apps, hardware, etc. or go to an Apple shop to have your system tested if not equipped with adequate, reliable testing apps.

dylsden wrote:

 

Hi Barney,

 

Any idea what this crash report means?  I'm guessing my GPU is broken.  I get many random crashes and, as i DJ, this is most unhelpful.

Yes, but it would be better to start your own thread. Just because you are having kernel panics doesn't make it the same problem.

I read through this entire thread as I, too, recently had El Capitan crashing. I thought it was due to the 10.11.6 revision and rolled back but still had the problem.  My system is a MBP 2009 mid year edition. My situation was I added a game recently in addition to the revision upgrade so I was not sure if it was the fault of the game, or not.

What I learned from my son's help (he is a net security sw programmer):

1) The game was not the culprit but did help identify the problem.

2) A graphic stress test run showed that the system crashed immediately.

3) This stress test lead us to check the energy settings. My son changed the energy saver mode from "better battery life" to "higher performance". This forced the OSX to use the separate GPU not the GPU that is on the CPU.

4) The stress test ran fine after that.

5) We then tested the game that was crashing and it was fine too.

So, at least for my model laptop with the two GPUs, changing that setting fixed the problem. The OSX should never cause hard crashes/fatal errors like that so it is my belief that OSX has a bug. The GPU on my CPU works fine for all other low performance graphic needs. Those of you who had your logic boards swapped out may not have needed this as a fix, but maybe you had a GPU on a CPU as well. Maybe yours was faulty, who knows.

I hope that OSX developers see these posts so they can understand why most of their computers may not have any El Capitan crashes while others do. We all have to remember that years ago Apple didn't roll out so many Operating Systems and still support past ones as they do today. This is all very complex and makes the job of support staff really hard to figure out each persons individual problem.

In my case the communication at the lowest level between the low level CPU on the GPU and the separate high level CPU was failing and causing fatal crashes. Maybe this information can help others, too.

So solution is: System Pref>Energy Setting> make sure high performance option is ticked, re-login.

I tried a clean install and it had no positive effect. Changed working routine: less Safari, less Office—still BEACHBALL one a day. Hard reset every time.

Finally, somewhere I read a suggestion that Calendar might be at fault. Someone suggested:

Close Calendar.app, go to ~/Library/Preferences/ in your home folder and delete com.apple.iCal.plist.

I did that. Now I can't even launch Calendar, but I haven't seen the beach ball since. It's been a week

Do you also have a 15" MacBook Pro Mid 2010. Many shipped with bad GPUs. Preventing GPU switching does alleviate the problem to some degree.