Aperture locking up on MacBook Air 2010

[cherry su]

I've noticed that whenever I do nontrivial editing in Aperture, it takes down the entire system, as in the entire system beachballs indefinitely and I would force shut down about half an hour later. Milder symptoms include corrupted video. Looking at the log files reveals the Nvidia driver is at fault. Has anyone resolved this issue or do Apple's Nvidia drivers really suck?

The log dump is here:

3/21/11 2:27:45 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:27:55 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:28:05 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:28:44 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:36:21 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:36:30 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:36:31 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:37:09 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:37:20 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:37:27 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:37:28 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:37:36 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:38:04 PM Aperture[7816] Synchronous request, waiting for page to become ready
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000006e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00200000 00008697 00000474 00000040
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000047e 00000dfc 000002ff 0000003e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000000 00000000 01bfdc03
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000040 00000000
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000006e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00200000 00008697 00000474 00000040
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000047e 00001b0c 1000f010 0000000a
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000000 00000000 01000011
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000040 00000000
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000006e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00200000 00008697 00000474 00000010
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000047e 00001408 00000001 0000000a
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000000 00000000 00000403
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000010 00000000
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000006e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00200000 00008697 00000474 00000010
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000047e 00001408 00000001 0000000a
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000000 00000000 00000403
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000010 00000000
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000006e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00200000 00008697 00000474 00000010
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000047e 00000e08 20000000 0000003e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000000 00000000 00000403
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000010 00000000
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000006e
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00200000 00008697 00000474 00000010
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 0000047e 00001408 00000001 0000000a
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000000 00000000 00000403
3/21/11 2:45:00 PM kernel 00000010 00000000
3/21/11 2:45:20 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:45:20 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:45:41 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:45:41 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:46:02 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:46:23 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:46:43 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:47:04 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:47:24 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:47:45 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:48:05 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:48:26 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:48:46 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:49:06 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:49:26 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:49:46 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:50:06 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:50:27 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:50:47 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:51:07 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:51:28 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:51:49 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:52:09 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:52:30 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:52:50 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:53:10 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:53:30 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:53:51 PM mDNSResponder[35] PenaltyTimeForServer: PenaltyTime negative -164937, (server penaltyTime -1281541817, timenow -1281376880) resetting the penalty
3/21/11 2:53:51 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:54:11 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:54:31 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:54:51 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:55:12 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:55:32 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:55:53 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:56:13 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:56:34 PM iChat[7645] [Warning] Disconnected from iChatAgent (local)...
3/21/11 2:56:34 PM iChat[7645] [Warning]  ... disconnection from iChatAgent (local) being handled by main thread
3/21/11 2:56:34 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:56:54 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:57:14 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:57:32 PM Mail[7752] [Warning] Disconnected from iChatAgent (remote)...
3/21/11 2:57:32 PM Mail[7752] [Warning]  ... disconnection from iChatAgent (remote) being handled by main thread
3/21/11 2:57:35 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:57:56 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:58:16 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:58:37 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:58:57 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:59:18 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/rcd.app/Contents/MacOS/rcd[7846] CPSFindProcessByBundleIDString(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.
3/21/11 2:59:18 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/rcd.app/Contents/MacOS/rcd[7846] CGSKeyTranslateInitialize: KLGetCurrentKeyboardLayout or KLGetKeyboardLayoutProperty is not available, fall back to USA keymap
3/21/11 2:59:18 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:59:38 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:59:38 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 2:59:49 PM iChat[7645] Couldn't connect after launch, trying to kill iChatAgent
3/21/11 2:59:49 PM iChat[7645] iChatAgent failed to launch from path /System/Library/Frameworks/IMCore.framework/iChatAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/iChatAgent
3/21/11 2:59:49 PM iChat[7645] [Warning] Failed to launch and connect to iChatAgent
3/21/11 2:59:49 PM iChat[7645] [Warning]      ... failed to reconnect
3/21/11 2:59:49 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[106] ([0x0-0x774774].com.apple.iChatAgent[7855]) Exited: Killed
3/21/11 2:59:59 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:00:19 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:00:39 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:00:59 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:01:19 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:01:40 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:02:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:02:21 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:02:41 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:03:01 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:03:22 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:03:43 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:04:03 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:04:24 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:04:44 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:05:04 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:05:24 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:05:45 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:06:05 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:06:26 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:06:46 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:07:08 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:07:28 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:07:49 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:08:09 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:08:30 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:08:50 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:09:11 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:09:16 PM mdworker[7863] socket(PF_ROUTE) failed: Operation not permitted
3/21/11 3:09:16 PM sandboxd[7868] mdworker(7863) deny system-socket
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM sandboxd[7868] mdworker(7863) deny network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM sandboxd[7868] mdworker(7863) deny network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM mdworker[7863] socket(PF_ROUTE) failed: Operation not permitted
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM sandboxd[7868] mdworker(7863) deny system-socket
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM sandboxd[7868] mdworker(7863) deny network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM sandboxd[7868] mdworker(7863) deny network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM mdworker[7863] socket(PF_ROUTE) failed: Operation not permitted
3/21/11 3:09:17 PM sandboxd[7868] mdworker(7863) deny system-socket
3/21/11 3:09:31 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:09:52 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:10:12 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:10:33 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:10:46 PM com.apple.backupd-auto[7872] Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup - time machine destination not resolvable.
3/21/11 3:10:53 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:11:14 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:11:34 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:11:56 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:12:16 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:12:37 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:12:57 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:13:18 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:13:38 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:13:59 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:14:19 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:14:40 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:15:00 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:15:21 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:15:41 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:16:02 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:16:22 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:16:43 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:17:03 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:17:24 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:17:44 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
3/21/11 3:18:04 PM kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!