Kernel panic issues on Mac Pro

[vac373]

I'm averaging about 2-3 kernel panic "crashes" daily. I took my MP to the local Apple Store. They ran all of their tests and could not find a thing wrong with it. I've purchased Tech Tool Pro. The TTP diagnostics have come up with nothing.

I use machine at work primarily for video editing/compression/authoring. The kernel panic(s) seem to occur when I'm outputting or compressing video files from Final Cut or Sorenson Squeeze.

Here are some of my basic machine specs:

2 x Quad Intel Xeon
5 GB 667 MHz DDR@ FB-DIMM
Video Card: ATI Radeon X1900
Serial ATA HDDs

Here is one of the kernel panic reports (I have saved many more!):

Wed Nov 5 07:33:18 2008
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0x00000000, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00e81000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x07f25b74, ECX: 0x07f25b58, EDX: 0x0053b69c
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x6f4f7028, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x6653d020
EFL: 0x00010006, EIP: 0x00000000, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x6f4f0010
Error code: 0x00000010

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x6f4f6dd8 : 0x12b0fa (0x459234 0x6f4f6e0c 0x133243 0x0)
0x6f4f6e28 : 0x1a8cec (0x4627a0 0x0 0xe 0x461f50)
0x6f4f6f08 : 0x19eed5 (0x6f4f6f20 0x0 0x6f4f7028 0x0)
0x6f4f6f18 : 0x0 (0xe 0x48 0x70 0x10)
0x6f4f7028 : 0x136a1c (0x7f25b74 0x0 0x1 0x53d984)
0x6f4f7068 : 0x136ac0 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x6b09f7d0)
0x6f4f7088 : 0x130a21 (0x0 0x0 0x6f4f70a8 0x1a236f)
0x6f4f70a8 : 0x38063f (0x7ec4010 0x0 0x6b09f7d0 0x0)
0x6f4f7108 : 0x3809f0 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x7ec4010)
0x6f4f7148 : 0x1c7828 (0x6b09f7d0 0x7ec4010 0x11 0x465248)
0x6f4f7188 : 0x3168c7 (0x6b09f7d0 0xdbe7 0x0 0x2000)
0x6f4f71f8 : 0x34a5bc (0x80c5e20 0xdbe7 0x0 0x6f4f725c)
0x6f4f7218 : 0x34b41d (0x811d004 0xdbe7 0x0 0x6f4f725c)
0x6f4f7298 : 0x348cfc (0x811d004 0x812c420 0x6f4f72d4 0x6f4f7370)
0x6f4f7398 : 0x31b572 (0x8129ee0 0x812c404 0x6f4f74dc 0x6f4f74ee)
0x6f4f7508 : 0x31d127 (0xdbbf 0x0 0x6f4f76a8 0x6f4f75e0)
Backtrace continues...

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchctl

Mac OS version:
9F33

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep 3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro2,1 (Mac-F4208DA9)


Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm losing many work hours to these system crashes. Thanks in advance.

 

[iamcheerful]

Here're my spoils of wars

As you will soon see, mine's rather easy to identify --- the video card is the troublemaker.
I am guessing yours (launchctl) is memory related.
What you may try; remove the 3rd party memory if any, and run the mac on just the stock. Perform the identical tasks if possible, and observe.

Thu Oct 23 22:08:12 2008
panic(cpu 7 caller 0x001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0x0073c573, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x950fcfc4, CR3: 0x01119000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x77c23720, ECX: 0x00000800, EDX: 0x0076d300
CR2: 0x950fcfc4, EBP: 0x77c23608, ESI: 0x950fcfc4, EDI: 0x6940a6e8
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x0073c573, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x71c10010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 7), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x77c233d8 : 0x12b0fa (0x459234 0x77c2340c 0x133243 0x0)
0x77c23428 : 0x1a8cec (0x4627a0 0x73c573 0xe 0x461f50)
0x77c23508 : 0x19eed5 (0x77c23520 0x9 0x77c23608 0x73c573)
0x77c23518 : 0x73c573 (0xe 0x77c20048 0x10 0x10)
0x77c23608 : 0x73c7ab (0x9f2d008 0x77c23720 0x0 0x77c23720)
0x77c23658 : 0x73c973 (0x9f2d008 0x77c23720 0x69409418 0x0)
0x77c23698 : 0x73667a (0x9f2d008 0x77c23720 0xa8 0x1)
0x77c23998 : 0x73316d (0x9f2d008 0x69409008 0x950fd000 0x9e1226c)
0x77c239b8 : 0x6fbc97 (0x69409008 0x950fd000 0x80000000 0xa)
0x77c239e8 : 0x7274e3 (0xa43b9a4 0x950fd000 0x0 0x43f0)
0x77c23ad8 : 0x727e71 (0x9e11000 0x77c23b6c 0x77c23b68 0x0)
0x77c23b88 : 0x6eb27c (0x9e11000 0x0 0x2 0xa800000)
0x77c23c88 : 0x4397e0 (0xa800000 0x1 0x77c23cdc 0x77c23cd8)
0x77c23cf8 : 0x43e039 (0xa800000 0x1 0xa0252f0 0x1)
0x77c23d28 : 0x43e150 (0xa800000 0x1 0xa0252f0 0x77c23d58)
0x77c23d68 : 0x1899e6 (0xa800000 0x1 0xa0252f0 0x10d8e7b8)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000(5.3.0)@0x6e1000->0x798fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5.2)@0x6d3000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4.1)@0x6a7000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5.2)@0x6b7000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer


Fri Oct 24 23:50:41 2008
panic(cpu 6 caller 0x001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0x006d8573, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0xa0750fc4, CR3: 0x01107000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x8105f720, ECX: 0x00000800, EDX: 0x00709300
CR2: 0xa0750fc4, EBP: 0x8105f608, ESI: 0xa0750fc4, EDI: 0x693fe6e8
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x006d8573, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x71d60010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x8105f3d8 : 0x12b0fa (0x459234 0x8105f40c 0x133243 0x0)
0x8105f428 : 0x1a8cec (0x4627a0 0x6d8573 0xe 0x461f50)
0x8105f508 : 0x19eed5 (0x8105f520 0x9 0x8105f608 0x6d8573)
0x8105f518 : 0x6d8573 (0xe 0x81050048 0x81050010 0x10)
0x8105f608 : 0x6d87ab (0x9eb5008 0x8105f720 0x0 0x8105f720)
0x8105f658 : 0x6d8973 (0x9eb5008 0x8105f720 0x693fd418 0x0)
0x8105f698 : 0x6d267a (0x9eb5008 0x8105f720 0xa8 0x1)
0x8105f998 : 0x6cf16d (0x9eb5008 0x693fd008 0xa0751000 0xa59226c)
0x8105f9b8 : 0x697c97 (0x693fd008 0xa0751000 0x80000000 0xa)
0x8105f9e8 : 0x6c34e3 (0x9d049a4 0xa0751000 0x0 0x43f0)
0x8105fad8 : 0x6c3e71 (0xa591000 0x8105fb6c 0x8105fb68 0x0)
0x8105fb88 : 0x68727c (0xa591000 0x0 0x2 0x9d1f000)
0x8105fc88 : 0x4397e0 (0x9d1f000 0x1 0x8105fcdc 0x8105fcd8)
0x8105fcf8 : 0x43e039 (0x9d1f000 0x1 0x957f1dc 0x1)
0x8105fd28 : 0x43e150 (0x9d1f000 0x1 0x957f1dc 0x8105fd58)
0x8105fd68 : 0x1899e6 (0x9d1f000 0x1 0x957f1dc 0xab372b8)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000(5.3.0)@0x67d000->0x734fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5.2)@0x66f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4.1)@0x643000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5.2)@0x653000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer


Wed Oct 29 08:23:30 2008
panic(cpu 2 caller 0x001A8CEC): Kernel trap at 0x0073c573, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x9d1e8fc4, CR3: 0x0112f000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x81113720, ECX: 0x00000800, EDX: 0x0076d300
CR2: 0x9d1e8fc4, EBP: 0x81113608, ESI: 0x9d1e8fc4, EDI: 0x694236e8
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x0073c573, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x71d80010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x811133d8 : 0x12b0fa (0x459234 0x8111340c 0x133243 0x0)
0x81113428 : 0x1a8cec (0x4627a0 0x73c573 0xe 0x461f50)
0x81113508 : 0x19eed5 (0x81113520 0x9 0x81113608 0x73c573)
0x81113518 : 0x73c573 (0xe 0x81110048 0x81110010 0x10)
0x81113608 : 0x73c7ab (0x9fac008 0x81113720 0x0 0x81113720)
0x81113658 : 0x73c973 (0x9fac008 0x81113720 0x69422418 0x0)
0x81113698 : 0x73667a (0x9fac008 0x81113720 0xa8 0x1)
0x81113998 : 0x73316d (0x9fac008 0x69422008 0x9d1e9000 0x9bc026c)
0x811139b8 : 0x6fbc97 (0x69422008 0x9d1e9000 0x80000000 0xa)
0x811139e8 : 0x7274e3 (0xa3ce924 0x9d1e9000 0x0 0x43f0)
0x81113ad8 : 0x727e71 (0x9bbf000 0x81113b6c 0x81113b68 0x0)
0x81113b88 : 0x6eb27c (0x9bbf000 0x0 0x2 0xa720000)
0x81113c88 : 0x4397e0 (0xa720000 0x1 0x81113cdc 0x81113cd8)
0x81113cf8 : 0x43e039 (0xa720000 0x1 0x95a98e8 0x1)
0x81113d28 : 0x43e150 (0xa720000 0x1 0x95a98e8 0x81113d58)
0x81113d68 : 0x1899e6 (0xa720000 0x1 0x95a98e8 0xa3be5b8)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000(5.3.0)@0x6e1000->0x798fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5.2)@0x6d3000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4.1)@0x6a7000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5.2)@0x6b7000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer