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Q: Kernel panic every few minutes - Mid 2014 rMBP El capitan 10.11.6

Hello, 2 days ago my Macbook randomly restarted with a kernel panic for the first time ever. When it booted back up after 1-3 minutes it would restart again, over and over. I managed to boot it in safe mode and install all updates, repaired the disk in recovery mode (It did not find any errors) and also ran a hardware diagnostic check, again not finding any errors. It then stopped happening and I used it throughout the next day with no problems until aagain at night the constant errors started again. I tried doing all of the above again and it did not fix it. Today I have just booted it up for the first time and again am stuck in this loop.

 

 

Can anyone tell me what these error codes mean or give me any insight into how I can fix it? I would reinstall osX however I don't have an external hard drive (I'm going to buy one tomorrow to try and reinstall it) and I don't have an Apple Store nearby.


 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the two error codes I seem to get: 



 

Anonymous UUID:       5457CED3-0ACA-2D57-92AD-A37B40B22D93


 


 

Sun Jul 24 01:12:23 2016


 


 

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80079b3b02): "Invalid queue element pointers for 0xffffff8015026a20: next 0 prev 0"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3248.50.21/osfmk/kern/queue.h: 241

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff81128db0c0 : 0xffffff80078dab12 


0xffffff81128db140 : 0xffffff80079b3b02

0xffffff81128db2c0 : 0xffffff800795082c

0xffffff81128db390 : 0xffffff800791f4ba

0xffffff81128db4c0 : 0xffffff8007ae3a41

0xffffff81128db4f0 : 0xffffff8007ae2109

0xffffff81128db540 : 0xffffff8007ae1c13

0xffffff81128db610 : 0xffffff8007ae3230

0xffffff81128db670 : 0xffffff8007cf3a4b

0xffffff81128db6e0 : 0xffffff8007d44ef8

0xffffff81128db7c0 : 0xffffff8007cf9da5

0xffffff81128db960 : 0xffffff8007cf22d8

0xffffff81128dbbb0 : 0xffffff8007cf11fa

0xffffff81128dbbe0 : 0xffffff8007ad6cfc

0xffffff81128dbf60 : 0xffffff8007e286a1

0xffffff81128dbfb0 : 0xffffff80079ecc66


 


 

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mdworker


 


 

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:     0x0000000007600000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8007800000

__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8007700000

System model name: MacBookPro11,1 (Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFC)


 


 

System uptime in nanoseconds: 73730222536

last loaded kext at 6660501512: com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124 (addr 0xffffff7f89c25000, size 20480)

loaded kexts:

com.cyberic.SmoothMouse 9

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.22.0

com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.6.0d0

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 274.9

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.12.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.9

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.5f3

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 3.0.8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD5000Graphics 10.1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleCameraInterface 5.46.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 208

com.apple.driver.AppleFIVRDriver 4.1.0

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferAzul 10.1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.12.8

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.8.9

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBStorageCoexistentDriver 3.7.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.7.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 245.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4

com.apple.driver.CoreStorageFsck 517.50.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5

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.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 1040.1.1a6

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0

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.nke.applicationfirewall 163

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.9

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525

com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.5f3

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 4.1.1

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 4.1.3

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.9

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.9

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.4

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssUARTCommon 2.0.60

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssUART 2.0.59

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssDmac 2.0.60

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.8

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 205.10

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.12.8

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 4.0.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 250.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1

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.driver.CoreStorage 517.50.1

com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 4.1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 4.1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 2.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 4.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 6.0.2

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssGspi 2.0.60

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0.1

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 417.4

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


 


 


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Anonymous UUID:       5457CED3-0ACA-2D57-92AD-A37B40B22D93


 


 

Sun Jul 24 01:45:19 2016


 


 

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80179ce6fa): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80179b5c51, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000080000000008, CR3: 0x000000011c2a0019, CR4: 0x00000000001627e0

RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x000000000006dfd1, RCX: 0x0000000000000001, RDX: 0x0000000000000000

RSP: 0xffffff912490aa80, RBP: 0xffffff912490ab00, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff8024d72a20

R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x0000000000000060, R10: 0xffffff801d77d801, R11: 0xffffffffffffff9f

R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff8024d72a20, R14: 0x0000080000000000, R15: 0x0000000000000060

RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP: 0xffffff80179b5c51, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000

Fault CR2: 0x0000080000000008, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1, PL: 1


 


 

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff912490a710 : 0xffffff80178dab52

0xffffff912490a790 : 0xffffff80179ce6fa

0xffffff912490a970 : 0xffffff80179ec563

0xffffff912490a990 : 0xffffff80179b5c51

0xffffff912490ab00 : 0xffffff801797a2cc

0xffffff912490ae90 : 0xffffff8017dd8e53

0xffffff912490aed0 : 0xffffff8017aeefc8

0xffffff912490b070 : 0xffffff8017ae9b12

0xffffff912490b300 : 0xffffff8017d1163c

0xffffff912490b390 : 0xffffff8017d3c81f

0xffffff912490b450 : 0xffffff8017b29ea4

0xffffff912490b4c0 : 0xffffff7f99f7c5fd

0xffffff912490b520 : 0xffffff7f99f7ca8c

0xffffff912490b620 : 0xffffff7f99f7bf2e

0xffffff912490b780 : 0xffffff8017b46264

0xffffff912490b7e0 : 0xffffff8017b4213d

0xffffff912490b890 : 0xffffff8017d17e05

0xffffff912490b990 : 0xffffff8017e20d04

0xffffff912490baa0 : 0xffffff801793da98

0xffffff912490baf0 : 0xffffff801793cb83

0xffffff912490bb30 : 0xffffff8017948480

0xffffff912490bd00 : 0xffffff801794debe

0xffffff912490bf20 : 0xffffff80179cecef

0xffffff912490bfb0 : 0xffffff80179ec475

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

         com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib(1.0)[8A37264E-9D9A-3B95 -B0A1-EB1947CF70DA]@0xffffff7f99f7b000->0xffffff7f99f80fff


 


 

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: System Preferenc


 


 

Mac OS version:

15G31


 


 

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 15.6.0: Thu Jun 23 18:25:34 PDT 2016; root:xnu-3248.60.10~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: B5AA8E3E-65B6-3D0E-867B-8DCCF81E536C

Kernel slide:     0x0000000017600000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8017800000

__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8017700000

System model name: MacBookPro11,1 (Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFC)


 


 

System uptime in nanoseconds: 257147420330

last loaded kext at 236300420759: com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3 (addr 0xffffff7f9a30a000, size 32768)

last unloaded kext at 134630728028: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssGspi 2.0.60 (addr 0xffffff7f99be8000, size 45056)

loaded kexts:

com.cyberic.SmoothMouse 9

com.apple.driver.DiskImages.ReadWriteDiskImage 417.4

com.apple.driver.DiskImages.RAMBackingStore 417.4

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.12

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.22.0

com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.6.0d0

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD5000Graphics 10.1.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.6f1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.driver.AppleCameraInterface 5.46.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferAzul 10.1.4

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 208

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 3.0.8

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.8.9

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.7.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.BootCache 38

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 1040.1.1a6

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0

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.nke.applicationfirewall 163

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3

com.apple.driver.DiskImages.KernelBacked 417.4

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.12

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.3

com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.8

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 205.11

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.6f1

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.12

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.12

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.4

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssUARTCommon 2.0.60

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssDmac 2.0.60

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 250.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1

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.driver.CoreStorage 517.50.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 4.1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 4.1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 2.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 4.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 6.0.2

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI 1.0.1


com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0.1

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 417.4

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

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Jul 25, 2016 3:51 PM

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Q: Kernel panic every few minutes - Mid 2014 rMBP El capitan 10.11.6

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  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Jul 25, 2016 4:21 PM in response to biucup
    Level 4 (3,907 points)
    Desktops
    Jul 25, 2016 4:21 PM in response to biucup

    Uninstall SmoothMouse, including com.cyberic.SmoothMouse in the System/Library/Extensions/ folder. Then restart the computer in Safe Mode then restart normally.

    If SmoothMouse does not have an uninstaller or instructions on uninstalling, then see the following:

    Basics for Uninstalling Software

     

    Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash.  Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder.  Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space.  If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.

     

    Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. If you cannot find the uninstaller then you could download the freeware, Easy Find, to locate files that need to be removed. The places you need to search include:

     

    1. /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. Check if the application has created a folder then delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. 
    2. Applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item.  Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder or the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder.  Log In Items are set in the Users & Groups preferences.  Open it inSystem Preferences, then click on the LogIn Items tab.  Select the item from the list and click on the Delete [-] button to remove it.
    3. Some software use startup daemons or agents.  Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.

     

    Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder.  Usually with the same name as the program or the developer.  The item generally has a ".pkg" extension.  Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.

     

    There are many utilities that can uninstall applications.  Here is a selection:

     

    1. AppZapper
    2. AppDelete
    3. Hazel
    4. AppCleaner
    5. CleanApp
    6. iTrash
    7. AppBolish
    8. AppUninstaller
    9. Uninstaller

    For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.

     

    [Permission to use part or all of the above has been granted by Kappy, exclusively, to theratter.]

  • by dianeoforegon,

    dianeoforegon dianeoforegon Jul 25, 2016 4:28 PM in response to biucup
    Level 5 (5,298 points)
    Jul 25, 2016 4:28 PM in response to biucup

    A kernel panic is most often caused by a hardware glitch, such as RAM that freaks out or is slightly off spec. It can be cause by a software glitch, but that is not as likely as a hardware glitch. Until it happens three times in one week, you shouldn't loose any sleep over it.

     

    I suspect that your kernel panics are a result of the OS X 10.11.6 update. I recommend that you backup your drive to an external drive as a clone. Once you have a backup you can now reinstall OS X.

     

    You can boot from the clone or Recovery drive and select to 1) reinstall El Capitan over your internal drive or 2) erase the drive and do a clean install of El Capitan. Do not erase unless you have a backup of your data.

     

    Go to App Store > Purchases > find El Capitan and select to download again. If you can boot from the clone this will allow you to do the install while booted from the clone. It's possible you will not be able to boot from the clone. If this happens you can boot from Recovery Drive and select to Reinstall OS X

     

    Create a Clone backup:

     

    A clone is an exact bootable copy of your internal drive. Unlike standard copying of all files to another drive, the clone software copies hidden files along with other in-use files that are not available  when you copy over files to another drive.

     

    Software used to Clone:

     

    SuperDuper! http://www.shirt-pocket.com/

    CCC http://www.bombich.com/download.html

  • by biucup,

    biucup biucup Jul 25, 2016 4:45 PM in response to dianeoforegon
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 25, 2016 4:45 PM in response to dianeoforegon

    Thank you, however they started whilst I was running 10.11.5. After it started happening I updated hoping it would fix it.

  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Jul 25, 2016 5:00 PM in response to biucup
    Level 4 (3,907 points)
    Desktops
    Jul 25, 2016 5:00 PM in response to biucup

    The first step in solving kernel panics is to remove any third-party extensions and associated peripherals if any. The next step is to remove other additions that are not loaded during a safe mode startup.

     

    If your computer doesn't panic immediately at startup, then there is a fairly good chance the panic is caused by a software glitch that in turn triggers a hardware panic. This could include RAM with a defective memory chip. This can generate random panics that only occur whenever something in the running software tries to access that part of the memory map that is defective. It only takes one bad bit or byte. Similarly, a disk drive going bad can cause a panic. So this is where you start first, not with erasing the drive and reinstalling OS X. I would hold up on that.

     

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jul 25, 2016 6:56 PM in response to biucup
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    Jul 25, 2016 6:56 PM in response to biucup

    Please remove "SmoothMouse" and see whether the panics stop.

    Any third-party software that doesn't install from the App Store or by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.

    Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.

    I never install system modifications myself, and except as stated in this comment, I don't know how to uninstall them. You'll have to do your own research to find that information.

    Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickMyMac” (a hypothetical example.) First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickmymac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickMyMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickMyMac.” If not, open “BrickMyMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button. The uninstaller might also be accessed by clicking the Customize button, if there is one.

    Back up all data before making any changes.

    You will generally have to restart the computer in order to complete an uninstallation. Until you do that, there may be no effect, or unpredictable effects.

    If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.

    Trying to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name often will not work and may make the problem worse. The same goes for "utilities" such as "AppCleaner" and the like that purport to remove software.