ColeChicas Author

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My Mac Pro (2009) gets kernel panics whenever I start certain applications

Ive tried fixing it before, going through as much troubleshooting as possible such as booting into Safe mode, performing the Hardware Test, Updating or reinstalling the OS, etc.

However, as of late, it seems to run fine, I can work on the internet and spend as much time as I'd like and it will not shutdown and restart. The only instances so far after two tests of seeing what could possibly cause it to receive a kernel panic was when I tried to open Steam. Thing being that since I had wiped the whole computer, I had just freshly installed Steam once again.

This is the panic report I received after it had restarted:

Anonymous UUID: D8BCA5D1-637A-C266-2370-9FD6410FFB71

Tue Oct 2 23:37:02 2018

*** Panic Report ***

Machine-check capabilities: 0x0000000000001c09

family: 6 model: 26 stepping: 5 microcode: 17

signature: 0x106a5

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz

9 error-reporting banks

Processor 0: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

Processor 1: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

Processor 2: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

Processor 3: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

Processor 4: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

Processor 5: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

Processor 6: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

Processor 7: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004

IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0xbe0000400001009f

IA32_MC8_ADDR(0x422): 0x000000017b953840

IA32_MC8_MISC(0x423): 0x1857e20200091781

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80053d075a): "Machine Check at 0xffffff80053d8171, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff80e82d5004, CR3: 0x00000000082fe000, CR4: 0x00000000000026e0\n" "RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000003, RCX: 0x000000007139688c, RDX: 0x00000000000000dc\n" "RSP: 0xffffff811197bcf0, RBP: 0xffffff811197bcf0, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0x0000000000000160\n" "R8: 0xffffff80177c9db0, R9: 0x000000000098933f, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x000000dcd0f0a251\n" "R12: 0x000000dcd0f0ddf5, R13: 0x7fffffffffffffff, R14: 0x000000dcd0f0fa04, R15: 0xffffff7f875f7c98\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000000006, RIP: 0xffffff80053d8171, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3248.73.11/ osfmk/i386/trap_native.c:168

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff800514a4f0 : 0xffffff80052dab52

0xffffff800514a570 : 0xffffff80053d075a

0xffffff800514a6d0 : 0xffffff80053ec48f

0xffffff811197bcf0 : 0xffffff80053d7dea

0xffffff811197bd00 : 0xffffff7f875d9702

0xffffff811197bd30 : 0xffffff7f875d97b4

0xffffff811197bd70 : 0xffffff7f875d2ff1

0xffffff811197be60 : 0xffffff7f875d1967

0xffffff811197bf20 : 0xffffff80053d1a29

0xffffff811197bf40 : 0xffffff80052f22fd

0xffffff811197bf90 : 0xffffff80052f27f0

0xffffff811197bfb0 : 0xffffff80053ca3f7

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(218.0)[917C14A9-67C6-3D62-B175-F8 02514D060C]@0xffffff7f875d0000->0xffffff7f875fafff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

15G22010

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 15.6.0: Thu Jun 21 20:07:40 PDT 2018; root:xnu-3248.73.11~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 7564B0E7-EB5D-3887-BA79-59C870165AB1

Kernel slide: 0x0000000005000000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005200000

__HIB text base: 0xffffff8005100000

System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 948398523212

last loaded kext at 753823394937: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f87a15000, size 409600)

last unloaded kext at 376836186809: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f87a15000, size 61440)

loaded kexts:

com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection 3.1.1

com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.6f4

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.22.0

com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.12

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 274.12

com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f4

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRAID 5.1.0

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays 378

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.BootCache 38

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.4

com.apple.driver.Intel82574L 2.7.0b1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8

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.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.9

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.3.2

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.12

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1

com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.6f4

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.12

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.12

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse 185.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse 185.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 181

com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 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.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriverPM 900.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 303.3.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.4

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

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.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1

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.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

Model: MacPro4,1, BootROM MP41.0081.B07, 8 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.26 GHz, 6 GB, SMC 1.39f5

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB

Memory Module: DIMM 1, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314431

Memory Module: DIMM 2, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314431

Memory Module: DIMM 3, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314431

Bluetooth: Version 4.4.6f4, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Ethernet 2, Ethernet, en1

PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, Display Controller, Slot-2

PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, Display Controller, Slot-1

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH12LS38

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD6400AAKS-41H2B0, 640.14 GB

Serial ATA Device: ST32000641AS, 2 TB

Serial ATA Device: ST32000641AS, 2 TB

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Hub

USB Device: Keyboard Hub

USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse

USB Device: Apple Keyboard

USB Device: iPhone

USB Device: Apple LED Cinema Display

USB Device: Display iSight

USB Device: Display Audio

FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec

Thunderbolt Bus:

I'd really like to have this Mac fixed, and I honestly do not want to go and spend money at the Apple Store to find out it was something I could've fixed myself.

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), Early 2009

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 11:47 PM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Posted on Oct 3, 2018 5:33 PM

In these Macs, Hardware is watching each and every read from memory. If it reads a pattern that has a single error, the cycle is stretched and the check bits tell the hardware which bit is in error and it is corrected in one stretched memory cycle.

If it reads a pattern that has a double-bit error, it cannot be corrected, and a machine check occurs, and the machine halts on the error. a machine check will be detected by multiple processors, and the report will show that.

Normal kernel panics and Machine check kernel panics are handled differently. These memory panics could occur anywhere, and the routine that encountered the error is not significant.

The next time your Mac starts up, it does a start-up test of all the RAM. Since these errors can be transient, all modules may pass. That does not make your memory just fine again, it just means "no fault found". It's still bad, and it will be caught failing again and again until you replace it.

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Oct 3, 2018 5:33 PM in response to ColeChicas

In these Macs, Hardware is watching each and every read from memory. If it reads a pattern that has a single error, the cycle is stretched and the check bits tell the hardware which bit is in error and it is corrected in one stretched memory cycle.

If it reads a pattern that has a double-bit error, it cannot be corrected, and a machine check occurs, and the machine halts on the error. a machine check will be detected by multiple processors, and the report will show that.

Normal kernel panics and Machine check kernel panics are handled differently. These memory panics could occur anywhere, and the routine that encountered the error is not significant.

The next time your Mac starts up, it does a start-up test of all the RAM. Since these errors can be transient, all modules may pass. That does not make your memory just fine again, it just means "no fault found". It's still bad, and it will be caught failing again and again until you replace it.

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Oct 3, 2018 7:36 AM in response to ColeChicas

That has the distinctive look of an uncorrectable RAM memory error. Time for a RAM upgrade. read this article for more information.

User Tip: Mac Pro and Error Correcting Code RAM Memory

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ColeChicas Author

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Oct 3, 2018 5:33 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Okay, thank you for your input, after deleting Malwarebytes, things seem to be running normally and I am able to open applications that usually would've caused the Mac to get a kernel panic, ill try to see how far I can go and what are the limitations, but so far, it seems Malwarebytes was an issue.

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ColeChicas Author

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Oct 3, 2018 5:35 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

At the moment i'm just testing to see how far my Mac will go before it receives another kernel panic, the night before, it would immediately crash just on the start up of the client of Steam, but at this current state without Malwarebytes, its running fine, if it receives another kernel panic, then I'll report back to here.

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Oct 3, 2018 9:19 AM in response to ColeChicas

Also try quitting Malwarebytes.

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Oct 3, 2018 5:33 PM in response to ColeChicas

I have not seen any kernel panic, machine check caused by MalwareBytes. I have been reading every kernel panic report in the MacPro forums for many years now.

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ColeChicas Author

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Oct 3, 2018 4:45 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

So I'm assuming from your response and the article you posted, basically the RAM runs fine until a certain application starts, and it then goes bad? I went to Memory in "About this Mac" and all four slots of RAM state a status of OK. Im also going to take into account quitting Malwarebytes because as I think about it, I did get Malwarebytes before this started happening, so it could be the issue. However, looking at a previous post from someone who had a similar issue, when the Panic Report stated " BSD process name corresponding to current thread: xxxxx", it showed a stem of the application which traced back to the issue, being the application was causing the kernel panics, yet with mine, it states "kernel_task"

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