matiiin
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Q: MBP: Recurring Kernel Panics, Freezes, Screen Flickering, and Other Strange Behaviors!

Hi everyone,

 

Since two months ago my MacBook Pro (13 inch, mid-2010) is crashing over and over.

  • Sometimes it has kernel panics, but most of the time it just freezes a few seconds or minutes after startup. The screen turns to black, gray, green, pink or just any random color, and it becomes totally unresponsive until I force shutdown.
  • A few times it has also made those beep sounds indicating no RAM is detected, but normally it is able to boot.


After over a month that I wasn't using it and it was turned off, now it’s actually able to continue for like up to 3 hours before crashing or panicking. But then, it has some other strange issues too:

  • It doesn’t power on or wake from sleep unless it’s connected to the charger. Once it is connected, it wakes up even when the lid is closed! However, when it is on and awake, it can continue without charger.
  • The screen sometimes flickers and has some shadows at the bottom edge.

 

And btw, other than Panic Reports the “DiagnosticReports” folder is now full of crash reports, spin reports, shutdown stalls and diagnostic reports, which I'm not really sure what they mean.

 

So far, I have reset the SMC and NVRAM a lot of times.

I've tried booting to safe mode, external drives, and even waiting at the startup menu without booting to any OS, and still it crashed.

Also, I tried inserting the RAMs in different slots one at a time and booting afterwards. But none of these worked, and it still panics!

 

Does anybody know what might be the problem? Or anyone has had similar cases?

Any help much appreciated!

 

Here is one of the panic reports, plus photos of how the screen looks like when freezing:

 

Anonymous UUID:       2FE89AD7-DC9B-1611-3A1D-8BD2DB6EA792


Fri May 20 02:22:41 2016

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80094dcc1d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f8a47bd12, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x00000000c92e86f3, CR3: 0x000000000bf8e000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660

RAX: 0x00000000c92e86f3, RBX: 0xffffff806dcecee8, RCX: 0x00000000000001c6, RDX: 0x0000000000000000

RSP: 0xffffff809c3db6cd, RBP: 0xffffff809c3dbd08, RSI: 0xffffff80143d3200, RDI: 0xffffff8014319000

R8:  0xffffff8009ad2b40, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff809c3dbe20, R11: 0xffffff7f8a1a1d35

R12: 0xffffff8014319000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff8014319000, R15: 0x0000000000000000

RFL: 0x0000000000010296, RIP: 0xffffff7f8a47bd12, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010

Fault CR2: 0x00000000c92e86f3, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0


Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff809c3db350 : 0xffffff8009423139

0xffffff809c3db3d0 : 0xffffff80094dcc1d

0xffffff809c3db5a0 : 0xffffff80094f4486

0xffffff809c3db5c0 : 0xffffff7f8a47bd12

0xffffff809c3dbd08 : 0xffffff8075cc7148

0xffffff809c3dbe00 : 0xffffff7f8a62b3b3

0xffffff809c3dbea0 : 0xffffff7f8a62bf92

0xffffff809c3dbed0 : 0xffffff7f8a62c233

0xffffff809c3dbef0 : 0xffffff80098b1d07

0xffffff809c3dbf30 : 0xffffff80098b0712

0xffffff809c3dbf80 : 0xffffff80098b07e7

0xffffff809c3dbfb0 : 0xffffff80094d7c67

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(686.4.1)[815E4F64-F2D5-3847-931A-BE755698D993]@0xff ffff7f8a479000->0xffffff7f8a4d9fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f89ac1000

         com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI(656.4.1)[F7D5385D-F40F-35DB-920F-7FF70312E589]@0x ffffff7f8a628000->0xffffff7f8a634fff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(686.4.1)[815E4F64-F2D5-3847-931A-BE755698D993]@0xff ffff7f8a479000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f89ac1000


BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task


Mac OS version:

13F1096


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:     0x0000000009200000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8009400000

System model name: MacBookPro7,1 (Mac-F222BEC8)


System uptime in nanoseconds: 245858672189

last loaded kext at 8889225034: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC  1.60 (addr 0xffffff7f8b742000, size 28672)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC  1.60

com.apple.filesystems.autofs  3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor  1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver  2.6.3f4

com.apple.driver.AGPM  100.14.34

com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver  1.0.2d2

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver  124

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager  4.2.7f5

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA  2.6.3f4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC  4.2.1b5

com.apple.GeForceTesla  8.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU  4.2.7f5

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient  3.5.13

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU  2.0.4d1

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.SMCMotionSensor  3.0.4d1

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport  4.2.7f5

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin  1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC  1.7.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver  2.6.3f4

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl  3.6.22

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight  170.4.11

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl  1.2.5

com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup  8.2.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons  240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController  325.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver  240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard  240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver  3.0.1

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.driver.AppleUSBCardReader  3.4.1

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient  3.6.7

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter  404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage  2.6.0

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet  3.8.1b2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub  683.4.0

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331  700.20.22

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI  5.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort  3.0.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager  161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI  660.4.0

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.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl  3.6.22

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily  10.0.7

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib  2.6.3f4

com.apple.vecLib.kext  1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily  1.9.7fc2

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib  1.14

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP  2.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface  91.2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily  4.2.7f5

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  2.6.3f4

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily  2.6.3f4

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC  3.1.8

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy  1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily  5.7.1d6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI  1.0.12d1

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl  3.6.22

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert  1.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController  1.0.12d1

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport  2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily  2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch  240.10

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver  660.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice  3.6.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass  3.6.0

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.IOEthernetAVBController  1.0.3b4

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient  1.0.1b5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient  660.4.2

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family  640.36

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily  3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily  4.5.5

com.apple.driver.AppleMCP89RootPortPM  1.11

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily  2.6.5

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.corecrypto  1.0

com.apple.kec.pthread  1

Model: MacBookPro7,1, BootROM MBP71.0039.B0B, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.62f6

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x384A53463235363634485A2D314731443120

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x384A53463235363634485A2D314731443120

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, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1, 256.06 GB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB Device: IR Receiver

Thunderbolt Bus:

CAM06861.jpgCAM06916.jpgCAM06863.jpg

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on May 21, 2016 6:48 AM

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Q: MBP: Recurring Kernel Panics, Freezes, Screen Flickering, and Other Strange Behaviors!

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  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE May 21, 2016 7:21 AM in response to matiiin
    Level 9 (52,793 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 21, 2016 7:21 AM in response to matiiin

    Download and post an Etrecheck report:

     

    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Run an Apple Hardware Test:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201257

     

    Note that an error free AHT is not conclusive.

     

    Ciao.

  • by matiiin,

    matiiin matiiin May 24, 2016 3:15 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    May 24, 2016 3:15 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Thanks for your reply

    I have only run the short Apple Hardware Test and it showed “No trouble found”. The extended test can't complete as it freezes. But I will post if i could make it.

    The computer again doesn't work for too long, but finally I managed to run EtreCheck and this is the report:

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)
    Report generated 2016-05-22 23:54:55
    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
    Runtime 1:43
    Performance: Excellent


    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.


    Problem: Other problem
    Description:
    Computer freezes or restarts by a kernel panic.


    Hardware Information: ⓘ
     MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
    [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
     MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
     1 2.4 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 = 1281

    Video Information: ⓘ
     NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
     Color LCD 1280 x 800

    System Software: ⓘ
     OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 (13F1096) - Time since boot: less than an hour

    Disk Information: ⓘ
     Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1 disk0 : (256.06 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)
     EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 255.20 GB (195.66 GB free)
     Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 ()

     

    USB Information: ⓘ
     Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Gatekeeper: ⓘ
     Mac App Store and identified developers

    System Launch Agents: ⓘ
     [not loaded] 6 Apple tasks
     [loaded] 141 Apple tasks
     [running] 36 Apple tasks

    System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
     [not loaded] 50 Apple tasks
     [loaded] 139 Apple tasks
     [running] 59 Apple tasks

    Launch Agents: ⓘ
     [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2015-05-03) [Support]

    Launch Daemons: ⓘ
     [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-01-29) [Support]
     [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2015-03-25) [Support]
     [running] com.ni.ServiceLocator.plist (2014-08-21) [Support]
     [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2015-05-03) [Support]
     [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist (2015-07-26) [Support]

    User Launch Agents: ⓘ
     [not loaded] com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist
     [not loaded] com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist

    User Login Items: ⓘ
     iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
     SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/
    Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer .app)

    Other Apps: ⓘ
     [running] [0x0-0x22022].com.etresoft.EtreCheck

    [loaded] 436 Apple tasks
     [running] 293 Apple tasks

    Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
     FlashPlayer-10.6: 20.0.0.306 - SDK 10.6 (2016-02-12) [Support]
     QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2015-07-12)
     Flash Player: 20.0.0.306 - SDK 10.6 (2016-02-12) Outdated! Update
     Default Browser: 537 - SDK 10.9 (2014-09-29)
     LV140HelperLauncher: 14.0.0 (2014-08-21) [Support]
     SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.4.9 - SDK 10.6 (2015-05-09) [Support]
     JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 51 (2015-07-26) Check version

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
     Flash Player (2016-01-29) [Support]
     Java (2015-07-26) [Support]

    Time Machine: ⓘ
     Time Machine not configured!

    Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
     67% mdworker(2)
     31% kernel_task
     10% mds_stores
     8% mds
     3% WindowServer

    Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
     455 MB kernel_task
     197 MB mds_stores
     188 MB Safari
     90 MB Finder
     70 MB WindowServer

    Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
     1.49 GB Free RAM
    2.51 GB Used RAM (1.75 GB Cached)
     0 B Swap Used

    Diagnostics Information: ⓘ
     May 22, 2016, 11:45:32 PM Self test - passed
     May 22, 2016, 03:55:08 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-22-035508_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 21, 2016, 04:39:44 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-21-043944_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 20, 2016, 02:22:41 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-20-022241_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 20, 2016, 02:18:15 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-20-021815_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 20, 2016, 02:00:46 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-20-020046_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 20, 2016, 01:07:35 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-20-010735_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 20, 2016, 01:02:36 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-20-010236_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 19, 2016, 03:04:38 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-19-030438_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 19, 2016, 02:35:36 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-19-023536_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 19, 2016, 02:33:15 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-19-023315_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 19, 2016, 02:29:42 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-19-022942_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 19, 2016, 02:16:53 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-19-021653_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 19, 2016, 02:15:39 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-19-021539_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 18, 2016, 03:41:37 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-18-034137_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 18, 2016, 03:37:15 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-18-033715_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 17, 2016, 04:49:05 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-17-164905_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 17, 2016, 03:27:16 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-17-152716_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 14, 2016, 02:12:14 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-14-141214_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 14, 2016, 03:45:21 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-14-034521_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 14, 2016, 03:43:46 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-14-034346_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 14, 2016, 03:39:09 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-14-033909_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 12, 2016, 08:21:18 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-12-202118_[redacted].panic [Details]

    May 12, 2016, 07:19:16 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-12-191916_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 12, 2016, 04:07:06 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-12-160706_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 10, 2016, 05:32:55 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-10-173255_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 10, 2016, 01:21:23 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-10-132123_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 8, 2016, 09:08:40 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-08-210840_[redacted].panic [Details]
     May 8, 2016, 02:29:31 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
    Kernel_2016-05-08-022931_[redacted].panic [Details]

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE May 24, 2016 7:46 AM in response to matiiin
    Level 9 (52,793 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 24, 2016 7:46 AM in response to matiiin

    Clearly the battery should be changed in the MBP, but I do not see that will cure all of the symptoms that you have listed.  Your MBP has had a multitude of kernel panics but I do not see any specific items in the Etrecheck report that would cause them.

     

    My suggestion is to make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar and have the technicians run their forensic tests on your MBP.  They are superior to the AHT.  Bring the kernel panic report with you as well as the display images.

     

    Ciao.

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder May 24, 2016 9:25 AM in response to matiiin
    Level 9 (61,390 points)
    Desktops
    May 24, 2016 9:25 AM in response to matiiin

    You have multiple kernel panic reports stored. I recommend you look through them, noting the reason for the panic (e.g, page fault in the one you posted) , and the routine where the panic occurred (kernel task in the report you posted) and the kernel extensions in backtrace: (USB extensions in the panic report you posted).

     

    In general, Software problems will show a kernel panic TREND. The panics will mostly be for about the same reason, in the same routines, nearly every time.

     

    In general, Hardware problems will show a Non-Trend. Since MacOS loads routines at slightly randomized addresses to make hacking more difficult,  both the panic-reason and the routines involved will appear to be near-random.

     

    Example1: specific address in physical RAM is going bad. Panics will occur in different routines and for completely different reasons because MacOS slightly randomizes where things load. Sometimes an Instruction will get clobbered, sometimes data, sometimes a return address.

     

    Example2: a wonky high-speed peripheral is spraying random stuff into memory, causing corruption. Panic reasons will be again be bizarre and show no trend.

     

    --------


    long-mode diagnostic: because that test tries to bang on the memory as hard as possible, it does not take the time to refresh the display. The display may appear to hang for as long as a half hour at a time. This is considered "normal".

     

    You can cause the test to run in loop mode by pressing command-L before starting the actual test. You may want to set this up and let it run all night.

  • by matiiin,

    matiiin matiiin May 31, 2016 2:34 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    May 31, 2016 2:34 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Sorry for the delay in responding.

    Yeah, the battery finishes more quickly, and was actually showing “Service Battery” at first. It changed to “Replace Soon” after an OS update I guess. I was wondering if that could make or has already made any damage by the continued use.

    Unfortunately there are no Apple stores available here but only some authorized service providers, which I’m probably going if there wasn’t any other fixes I can try. They usually charge for the diagnosis too. Hopefully it can be fixed.

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE May 31, 2016 2:45 AM in response to matiiin
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    May 31, 2016 2:45 AM in response to matiiin

    matiiin wrote:

    Yeah, the battery finishes more quickly, and was actually showing “Service Battery” at first. It changed to “Replace Soon” after an OS update I guess. I was wondering if that could make or has already made any damage by the continued use.

    No.  The other problems are independent of the battery problem.

     

    Ciao.

  • by matiiin,

    matiiin matiiin May 31, 2016 4:07 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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    Notebooks
    May 31, 2016 4:07 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

    That was interesting. I can say the panic reports are somehow unique, though the majority indicate page fault and general protection. I've included some parts of them here. Based on what you said I think it must be more a hardware issue, also for the fact that it becomes unresponsive even at the startup menu or with different OS.


    Now I’m going to loop the long-mode AHT as well, and see what happens.


    It's worth mentioning that last year it also started to have some unusual behaviors that exist until now:

    One of the USB ports and the camera not working, showing the “USB Devices Disabled: Unplug the devices using too much power...” message once in awhile, and getting warm when in sleep mode.


    Or probably, my MacBook has multiple different problems!

    How serious does this panic problem seem like? Like something wrong with the whole logic board, the GPU or maybe just the memory!? Do corrupted firmwares also cause this kind of issues?


    Thanks
    -----------------
    Sat May 14 03:43:45 2016
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8017c550e6): "a freed zone element has been modified: expected 0xffffff8025c4e9d0 but found 0xc0f7ee3880dca69e, bits changed 0x3f0811b8a5184f4e, at offset 72 of 80 in zone: VM map entries"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.115.14/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:461
    …
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
    -----------------

    Thu May 19 02:35:36 2016
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8014cdcc1d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8014c33ccb, type 13=general protection, registers:
    …
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f952c1000->0xffffff7f952ebfff
             com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform(2.0)[BC44CC56-BEAC-30C0-9A5F-AE7D939EEF48]@0 xffffff7f96cdf000->0xffffff7f96d37fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f9552e000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f952c1000
             com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f955e9000->0xffffff7f95851fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7f952c1000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f955d9000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f95596000

    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

    -----------------

    Tue May 17 15:27:16 2016
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801ecdcc1d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7fa0b5dec3, type 14=page fault, registers:
    …
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(217.92.1)[1A9E8072-CBF3-39C2-8514 -B8176259D3D7]@0xffffff7fa0b49000->0xffffff7fa0b73fff

    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    -----------------
    Sat May 14 03:45:21 2016
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8008ca71d6): "VM_PAGE_QUEUES_REMOVE: unmarked page on Q"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.115.14/osfmk/vm/vm_resident.c:3236
    …
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Safari
    -----------------
    Thu May 12 19:19:16 2016

    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002dd4a9): "Double fault at 0xffffff80006b0670, registers:\n" "CR0:

    …

    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

    Boot args: -x

    …
    -----------------
    Thu Mar 17 18:00:58 2016

    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff800b8c5d30): "Possible memory corruption: pmap_pv_remove(0xffffff8013b04e78, 0x10d43e000, 0x26171, 0x8000000026171066, 0xffffff8065cfbd54, 0xfffffeb4ea2831f0): pv not on hash, head: 0xffffff8013a04e78, 0x10d43c000"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.115.14/osfmk/i386/pmap_internal.h:836

    …

    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mdworker