Q: Frequent kernel panics late 2008 unibody Macbook
I've been having regular kernel panics on my late 2008 unibody Macbook. I usually reset the PRAM and sometimes it comes back, but if it gets too frequent, I open it up and re-seat the memory, and that usually does the trick. I also took out one of my memory sticks (thinking it's a hardware issue where the memory cards are just not sitting properly anymore). So right now I'm running with 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory (1 stick, the other one left out). I still get kernel panics especially using Chrome (see below), but also when using Firefox and sometimes not using any browser and the log just says "BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel panic" (or something like that). I can't afford a new computer so any help would be appreciated!
Anonymous UUID: 6FB806DF-071F-9272-4DDE-E869FFD83A80
Thu Apr 28 04:17:05 2016
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8009edcc1d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800a2bf556, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff803ec6efc0, CR3: 0x000000003a349000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x2e6d6f637274733c, RBX: 0xffffff8010d20c00, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0xffffff8010d20c00
RSP: 0xffffff800f6839f0, RBP: 0xffffff800f683a00, RSI: 0xffffff8014a621e0, RDI: 0xffffff80139d0700
R8: 0x000000029843075c, R9: 0xffffff80155189b0, R10: 0xffffff800a4d1600, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0xffffff803ac50000, R13: 0xffffff801477d220, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff8011ca4330
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff800a2bf556, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff803ec6efc0, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff803e8b5df0 : 0xffffff8009e23139
0xffffff803e8b5e70 : 0xffffff8009edcc1d
0xffffff803e8b6040 : 0xffffff8009ef4486
0xffffff803e8b6060 : 0xffffff800a2bf556
0xffffff800f683a00 : 0xffffff800a2bf662
0xffffff800f683a20 : 0xffffff800a2bf63e
0xffffff800f683a40 : 0xffffff7f8b7e84b6
0xffffff800f683a70 : 0xffffff7f8b8185e4
0xffffff800f683aa0 : 0xffffff7f8b7e8905
0xffffff800f683ac0 : 0xffffff800a2cb824
0xffffff800f683af0 : 0xffffff8009eb1978
0xffffff800f683b40 : 0xffffff8009e26d9e
0xffffff800f683b70 : 0xffffff8009e13af5
0xffffff800f683be0 : 0xffffff8009e270a2
0xffffff800f683c10 : 0xffffff8009e5f571
0xffffff800f683c50 : 0xffffff8009e1a819
0xffffff800f683cc0 : 0xffffff8009e1c88c
0xffffff800f683d00 : 0xffffff8009e3dd20
0xffffff800f683d40 : 0xffffff800a1cfc3e
0xffffff800f683db0 : 0xffffff800a1e35dd
0xffffff800f683e40 : 0xffffff800a1e3957
0xffffff800f683e80 : 0xffffff8009e20cfb
0xffffff800f683eb0 : 0xffffff8009edd253
0xffffff800f683ed0 : 0xffffff8009ef4452
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.2.4)[0B484B14-AC81-3B33-9C19-FF6492AC68DC]@0xffffff7f8 b7d6000->0xffffff7f8b8a0fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[96B2C1FB-5CF4-3F49-AECF-530084C81DC9]@0xffffff 7f8a4c1000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[A356902E-CE68-304B-83FC-8DB66AE572C0]@0xff ffff7f8a8ca000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[44D1D375-32BF-3BD0-BC6F-9372C142BCB2]@0 xffffff7f8a887000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f8a8da000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Google Chrome He
Mac OS version:
13F1603
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Wed Mar 18 16:20:14 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2422.115.14~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 8B1A8FD1-2344-36C0-A7F5-D9D485A995FA
Kernel slide: 0x0000000009c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8009e00000
System model name: MacBook5,1 (Mac-F42D89C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 15774069101761
last loaded kext at 8540933331830: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3 (addr 0xffffff7f8c1ba000, size 335872)
last unloaded kext at 371396247536: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f8c1ba000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.6.6
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.34
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f7
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f7
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.4.11
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.7
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
com.apple.nvenet 2.0.21
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f7
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f7
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f7
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.7f5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 240.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.7
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 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 686.4.1
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 278.11.2
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 373
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacBook5,1, BootROM MB51.007D.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GHz, 2 GB, SMC 1.32f8
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x8394, 0x393731363433412028393736363433412900
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 5.2.7f4 15858, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: OCZ-VERTEX, 64.02 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Bus:
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Posted on Apr 28, 2016 9:29 AM