Continuous kernel panics after login

[Blaauwkoen]

Hi all,

Last night, I was running Figma and Illustrator at the same time, and when I went to bed all seemed fine on my MacBook Pro. However, when I woke up and logged in, my laptop froze after a few seconds, then the fan started going haywire, after which it flashed a pink screen and shut down. It then rebooted, but after I logged in the whole thing started again, which has happened about 20 times now I presume. It’s a very clear kernel panic, most likely caused by a corrupted file, but I’m not sure what to do now. I tried the Disk Recovery First Aid showing a failed operation, Safe Boot causes the same Kernel Panic. I would take it in to an Apple Store or re-install MacOS, if it weren’t for the fact that I’m taking my high school finals abroad right now, without an Apple Store nearby. My laptop freezes too early for me to export the logs, but it very clearly shows a kernel panic each time. Any last resorts left for me to take a look at? It’s an M1 MacBook Pro, purchased last year June, with 512GB.

 

[Freeangel1]

how much memory is in your M1? 16GB or only 8GB?
Could be your going past your physical memory if only the 8GB model which may be causing the kernel Panic with swap files. Not sure cause you did not mention your ram.

Did you look at the processes monitor as you were running Sigma and Illustrator to make sure your were not in the RED as far as ram or memory usage?

Could be a memory leak in any of those 2 programs while open.

Only way to tell is to watch your activity monitor as you are using the 2 programs.

hopefully you're up to date on Monterey 12.3.1? it could still have memory leaks but most memory leaks were corrected in earlier versions.

if it is not a problem of you maxing out your ram I would do a fresh install.

 

[chrfr]

how much memory is in your M1? 16GB or only 8GB?
Could be your going past your physical memory if only the 8GB model which may be causing the kernel Panic with swap files. Not sure cause you did not mention your ram.

Using all the RAM in the computer will not normally cause a panic, and certainly wouldn’t after a safe boot.

 

[chabig]

I agree. Quantity of RAM does not cause kernel panics. Reinstalling the OS from Recovery is a good first step.

 

[jav6454]

I agree. Quantity of RAM does not cause kernel panics. Reinstalling the OS from Recovery is a good first step.

While quantity doesn't, if the RAM becomes corrupt, it can. Voltage issues can cause that.

 

[chabig]

Yes it could be hardware. Software should normally be the first suspect though. Which reminds me, none of us asked what OS he is running. If Monterey, it can’t be the operating system. So upon further reflection, he should take it to Apple immediately before his warranty expires in June!

 

[kingrikk]

I found this was a side effect of 12.3 installation. Resetting Time Machine (ie turning it off and on again) seemed to fix it. Maybe I had a corrupt file somewhere?

 

[Freeangel1]

Using all the RAM in the computer will not normally cause a panic, and certainly wouldn’t after a safe boot.

I was getting Kernel Panics because of memory leaks in Monterey

First I would see that safari and other programs were sucking up ALL of my 72GB of Ram on an Intel i9 27" imac
Second The fans would rev into high gear.
Third. Then the machine would Kernel Panic and automatically reboot itself.

So I don't really agree with you that it cant be a memory or memory Leak issue.

I sat and watched everything happen.