A1126 Macbook Pro won't boot

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A1126 Macbook Pro won't boot

Hey everyone,

I have a 2008 Macbook Pro modle A1126. A few weeks ago I was using it and he screen froze and I has to do a hard reboot. The machine started and it worked again for about 20 minutes and then froze again. When I restarted it again I got small squiggly lines inside the apple logo. I was able to do a PRAM and SMC reset and got it to boot successfully again and then I performed a clean install of OS X El Capitan which solved my problem for 2 weeks. Recently it started doing the problem again and I have been unable to fix it. I have ran the Apple Hardware Test and it came up with no problem. I was finally able to get it to boot in safe mode to put this post up. Does anyone have any ideas on what the problem may be? I am really hoping it is an easy fix like a bard hard drive or memory and not something like a logic board. I know this model had issues with the graphics card but I'm not sure if it is that. When it did finally boot I was able to copy the error report which you can see below. I have also attached a picture of what the apple logo looks like when it boots.

Anonymous UUID: 5BCB61DA-9F1B-395D-5363-BB442C9B2A42

Sun Sep 4 11:11:22 2016

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80039ce5fa): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f8570437d, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000010, CR3: 0x0000000135ccc000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660

RAX: 0xa9783aec4eb20001, RBX: 0xffffff806e7b5000, RCX: 0x0000000000000001, RDX: 0x00000000ffffffff

RSP: 0xffffff909d34bae0, RBP: 0xffffff909d34bae0, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0x0000000000000000

R8: 0x00000000ffffffff, R9: 0x0000000000000002, R10: 0x000000000900015b, R11: 0x000000000000003c

R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x000000000000073c, R14: 0xffffff806e7b5268, R15: 0xffffff806e7b5000

RFL: 0x0000000000010293, RIP: 0xffffff7f8570437d, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010

Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000010, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0, PL: 0

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff909d34b770 : 0xffffff80038dab12

0xffffff909d34b7f0 : 0xffffff80039ce5fa

0xffffff909d34b9d0 : 0xffffff80039ec463

0xffffff909d34b9f0 : 0xffffff7f8570437d

0xffffff909d34bae0 : 0xffffff7f856ee990

0xffffff909d34bb40 : 0xffffff7f856ee8d4

0xffffff909d34bb60 : 0xffffff7f856ca72a

0xffffff909d34bba0 : 0xffffff7f844e50b5

0xffffff909d34bbf0 : 0xffffff7f844e4fc8

0xffffff909d34bc10 : 0xffffff7f844e9532

0xffffff909d34bca0 : 0xffffff7f844e110b

0xffffff909d34bcd0 : 0xffffff7f84531ae8

0xffffff909d34bd20 : 0xffffff8003e94de1

0xffffff909d34bd70 : 0xffffff8003edea89

0xffffff909d34bde0 : 0xffffff8003997991

0xffffff909d34be30 : 0xffffff80038df283

0xffffff909d34be60 : 0xffffff80038c28b8

0xffffff909d34bea0 : 0xffffff80038d2665

0xffffff909d34bf10 : 0xffffff80039b8dca

0xffffff909d34bfb0 : 0xffffff80039ecc86

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[172C2960-EDF5-382D-80A5-C13E97D74880]@0 xffffff7f844d7000->0xffffff7f84511fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8216D61-5209-3B0C-866D-7D8B3C5F33FF]@0xffffff 7f8412c000

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B687 0D8B]@0xffffff7f8452e000->0xffffff7f847a3fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8216D61-5209-3B0C-866D-7D8B3C5F33FF]@0xffffff 7f8412c000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[1114B99F-E439-329E-876D-1FEC4CF45DF6]@0xff ffff7f8451e000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[172C2960-EDF5-382D-80A5-C13E97D74880]@0 xffffff7f844d7000

com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[84AB27AA-BB29-3476-9810-D93E9B292CE4]@0xffffff7f85 6c7000->0xffffff7f85792fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[D8216D61-5209-3B0C-866D-7D8B3C5F33FF]@0xffffff 7f8412c000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[1114B99F-E439-329E-876D-1FEC4CF45DF6]@0xff ffff7f8451e000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[172C2960-EDF5-382D-80A5-C13E97D74880]@0 xffffff7f844d7000

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6 870D8B]@0xffffff7f8452e000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

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: 0x0000000003600000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8003800000

__HIB text base: 0xffffff8003700000

System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 52022178114

last loaded kext at 51973999386: com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0 (addr 0xffffff7f858fe000, size 45056)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUaC 1.70

com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 274.9

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.9

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 208

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleFIVRDriver 4.1.0

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.12.8

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.8.9

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13

com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 10.1.0

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.6

com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 4.4.5f3

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.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.4

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 700.74.5

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

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.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.9

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0

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.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.5f3

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.12.8

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

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.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.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 3.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1

com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.3

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 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.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

Model: MacBookPro3,1, BootROM MBP31.0070.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.16f11

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 128 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F98000000000000, 0x393930353239352D3034352E4130314C4600

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F98000000000000, 0x393930353239352D3034352E4130314C4600

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x87), Atheros 5416: 4.0.74.0-P2P

Bluetooth: Version 4.4.5f3 17904, 3 services, 26 devices, 0 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

PCI Card: pci168c,24, Other Network Controller, PCI Slot 5

Serial ATA Device: FUJITSU MHY2120BH, 120.03 GB

Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857E, 4.07 GB

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

USB Device: IR Receiver

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: Bluetooth HCI

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Built-in iSight

Thunderbolt Bus:

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), A1126

Posted on Sep 4, 2016 9:44 AM

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Answer 1

RIFerrarr

Level 4

1,181 points

Sep 4, 2016 10:06 AM in response to Scott0810

Hi, do you have an Apple store close enough to you for you to make an appointment at the Genius Bar? To me, it looks like a graphics issue I had with my 2011 MBP. If the hardware test you used said there were no issues, then it may need to be tested harder.

Or, if you have an external monitor you can test it with, see if it will work?

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Answer 2

Scott0810 Author

Level 1

4 points

Sep 4, 2016 10:28 AM in response to Scott0810

I do, I was just trying to hold off as long as possible. I hate going to tech support desks cause most of the time they are useless and just give a random list of issues that could cause the problem. I would assume apple is different since they are focused so highly on customer service. I was hoping there was a more strenuous test I could run myself to tell me the problem cause I can fix it as long as I know what the problem is.

What was your issue and what were they going to charge you

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Answer 3

OGELTHORPE

Level 9

57,329 points

Sep 4, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Scott0810

Two points:

Evaluations at an Apple store genius bar are FREE.

You can run the AHT in a loop and run it overnight. It then may find problems that it might not otherwise.

Ciao.

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Answer 4

Scott0810 Author

Level 1

4 points

Sep 4, 2016 10:39 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

Thanks OGELTHORPE. I do know they are free. I will try running it in loop mode tonight and see if anything pops up. Thanks for the advice.

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Answer 5

Allan Jones

Level 9

77,954 points

Sep 4, 2016 11:09 AM in response to Scott0810

I'm pretty sure a MacBookPro3,1 (your actual product code shows in the panic log)--which returns to a Mid/Late 2007--is too old for Apple to work on. According to this Apple article:

Vintage and obsolete products - Apple Support

it is considered "Vintage/Obsolete" and Apple have discontinued hardware service except in certain places shown in the article where local warranty laws make the manufacture liable for a longer period.

If you do take it to an Apple Store that agrees to look at it, this is what you will likely hear assuming the tech has been working for Apple long enough: That model was notorious for the "Nvidea Curse." Nvidea sold bad Geforce 8600M GT chipsets to many computer makers including Apple. Those chipsets fail over time and with heat, and the only sure fix is a new logic board. Parts are not available.

You report confirms the issue both in showing that chipset installed and in the "Kernel Extensions in Backtrace" section that shows a laundry list of dependencies related the the video hardware.

This was the Apple web page the dealt with the problem:

MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues - Apple Support

My MBP3,1 died with a permanent black screen at boot in June of 2013, six months after the repair extension program for this problem expired. Apple told me they had no repair parts for that model. I bought a new MacBook Pro.

If the problem is intermittent, try to keep the computer as cool as possible and don't run apps like games--they elevate the temps.Also avoid playing DVDs--that also runs up the heat. Back up everything of value on the hard drive as soon as you can. If the video does not work at all. you can attach it to another Mac with FireWire ports and use FireWire Target Disk Mode to mount the MBPs hard drive on the other computer where it shows as an external drive. That's how I salvaged files off mine when it failed.

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Answer 6

RIFerrarr

Level 4

1,181 points

Sep 4, 2016 1:43 PM in response to Scott0810

Well, my issue was a graphics card issue. I had the logic board replaced two times under AppleCare and then a third time because of a recall for that issue. The last time it was repaired was in April, it just happened again in August. They told me this time it would be $300 for the repair. It was a 2011 15" MBP that I had since June 2012.

The Genius was nice enough to talk to the manager and got me a brand new 2015 MBP. Great customer service.

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