olind
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Q: MBP 8.1 crashes (once a week) - Help me find the problem

I have a MacBook Pro 8.1 (late 2011). I'm running 10.11.3.

 

I have had the HDD changed to a SSD (Crucial MX100), more RAM and a new AirPort card. I have reinstalled the OS. The crashes did occur both before and after the new hardware was installed

 

Are there any standard procedures that I should do? Can someone point me in the right direction to find the problem?

 

Thanks a million in advance

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)

Posted on Jan 29, 2016 12:51 AM

by OGELTHORPE,Apple recommended
OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE
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A:

Review these Apple guidelines for dealing with kernel panics:

 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200553

 

Among other possibilities, you have third party RAM installed.  Replace it with the original RAM.

 

Is the Crucial SSD up to date regarding firm ware?  Check that out.

 

Ciao.

Posted on Jan 29, 2016 4:08 AM

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  • by ~Bee,

    ~Bee ~Bee Feb 2, 2016 11:13 PM in response to olind
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    Feb 2, 2016 11:13 PM in response to olind

    So, olind -- Hope everything continues to get better for you.

     

    Is there any way you can isolate what your potential solution might have been?

    Taking out old RAM

    Turning Google Off

    Updating Python

     

    It would be great if we could figure out what your improvements came from.

  • by olind,

    olind olind Feb 4, 2016 12:24 AM in response to olind
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    Feb 4, 2016 12:24 AM in response to olind

    Thanks a lot for all help.

    I will update here in a month when I know what worked and not.


    I still have strange output in my log files but no crashes in the last 2 days.

    My gut feeling right now is that the problem was the old Wacom tablet (Graphire 4).

  • by ~Bee,

    ~Bee ~Bee Feb 5, 2016 9:48 PM in response to olind
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    Feb 5, 2016 9:48 PM in response to olind

    The font on your report you posted recently looks really weird.

    It looks like some kind of font substitution or wonkiness.

    Did you see that???

     

    Have you done anything new with fonts since your first KP report here?

  • by olind,

    olind olind Mar 2, 2016 5:08 AM in response to olind
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    Mar 2, 2016 5:08 AM in response to olind

    Hello again!

     

    I have still not had one single crash. I've replaced the old wacom with a new one and I'm still using the computer with it's original 8gb of ram. Otherwise no changes.

     

    I'll try and switch back the memory to 16gb at some time to see if it was the memory or the wacom. My gut feeling is the wacom. I write back once I test that

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