There's at least 2 threads on here now regarding kernel panics/restarts iMac Pro users are having, where the logs indicate that Bridge OS is the cause.
"iMac Pro" kernel crash "iMac Pro" kernel crash
iMac Pro restarting because of a problem? iMac Pro restarting because of a problem?
Just wondering - are there any iMac Pro users out there who are *not* experiencing these kernel panics whatsoever thus far?
I have the iMac pro. When I first got it I did have two but none since. What did I change? I do lots of clean installs and frequently. So I made it a point when erasing my SSD to install High Sierra onto I would do Disk Utility First Aid. That one counter measure fixed lots of other problems I was having which was bumming me out. now totally under control.
I sometimes wonder if these odd crashes are related to factory os installs ...I would guess they must have a method of quick os installs and maybe some bits mess up.....I was scared it was my hardware but the apple diagnostic showed it was fine....first 2 weeks had constant random crashes then it was great for almost 12 days until yesterday after waking it up.... shortly after it crashed and restarted with no panic log...but I did notice a wifi crash report....but so far since no problems...it must be software related (I hope)
It's not that - the 1st thing I did with my iMac Pro when I got it was to boot into Recovery Mode, reformat and install the OS fresh. I don't want Garageband or Numbers or any of those pre-installed apps, I just want the bare minimum as a starting point.
Then later, once the kernel panics started, Apple Support's 1st step was to reinstall the OS (over the top of the existing OS, so no user data would be lost) from Recovery Mode. The kernel panics still persisted, and in fact I got one halfway through the reinstall - when it was finished reinstalling and booted back into the OS, the 1st thing that popped up on the screen was "Your Mac had to restart because of an error".
I've performed First Aid from Recovery Mode a few times, including after I reformatted & reinstalled when I first got the machine, and also *before* and *after* reinstalling in-place from Recovery Mode, as the Apple Support tech person asked me to.
It made no difference - I'm still getting panics.
I've never had any kernel panics of any kind.
Please install EtreCheck and post the report.
so while you are too busy reinstalling , have you tried my suggestion after erasing the drive and starting over to run First Aid on the volume. I think not.
iMac Pro - is anyone *not* experiencing "Bridge OS" kernel panics/restarts?
