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CastingWhisper

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Feb 9, 2016
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So I've been having problems with my Mac Book Pro (mid-2010) with multiple restarts ranging on average of 5 a day. I am a graphic designer and while my work is saved this is very aggravating that I have no idea how to fix. Does anyone have a solution??

OS X El Capitan
V 10.11.1

MacBook Pro (15in, Mid 2010)
Processor: 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 330M 256 MB

Problem: Restarting on average 5 times a day. Possibly due to panic.
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Problem report:

Anonymous UUID: A1E676B1-1BCC-5108-B994-F303B14452FC

Tue Feb 9 11:10:08 2016

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8adedbad): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff9124835000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.11.33.1/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff915e3daed0 : 0xffffff8007ce5307
0xffffff915e3daf50 : 0xffffff7f8adedbad
0xffffff915e3db030 : 0xffffff7f8897ffa4
0xffffff915e3db0f0 : 0xffffff7f88a4cadd
0xffffff915e3db130 : 0xffffff7f88a4cb48
0xffffff915e3db1b0 : 0xffffff7f88cd1a23
0xffffff915e3db320 : 0xffffff7f88a70b79
0xffffff915e3db340 : 0xffffff7f88986cfd
0xffffff915e3db3f0 : 0xffffff7f88984690
0xffffff915e3db5f0 : 0xffffff7f88986141
0xffffff915e3db6c0 : 0xffffff7f8a261a47
0xffffff915e3db790 : 0xffffff7f8a28c1df
0xffffff915e3db820 : 0xffffff7f8a274201
0xffffff915e3db880 : 0xffffff7f8a274b22
0xffffff915e3db8d0 : 0xffffff7f8a274e77
0xffffff915e3db940 : 0xffffff7f8a2756f1
0xffffff915e3db980 : 0xffffff7f8a2424e0
0xffffff915e3dbb00 : 0xffffff7f8a24103b
0xffffff915e3dbb50 : 0xffffff80082e3016
0xffffff915e3dbb80 : 0xffffff80082e48e0
0xffffff915e3dbbe0 : 0xffffff80082e1967
0xffffff915e3dbd20 : 0xffffff8007da07d0
0xffffff915e3dbe30 : 0xffffff8007ce9aa3
0xffffff915e3dbe60 : 0xffffff8007ccd478
0xffffff915e3dbea0 : 0xffffff8007cdcfd5
0xffffff915e3dbf10 : 0xffffff8007dc13aa
0xffffff915e3dbfb0 : 0xffffff8007df4b36
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.11.33b1)[FF6CE9C5-9D8F-3A48-9D10-2BB9C2DDD227]@0xffffff7f8addf000->0xffffff7f8adf2fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.11.33b1)[4ADB751E-5208-3DA7-A8C3-E9EC07263B16]@0xffffff7f8add7000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[CBAE26D8-0ACB-3C1F-8347-FDCA67EC40B3]@0xffffff7f887b4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[8E5F549E-0055-3C0E-93F8-E872A048E31B]@0xffffff7f8852d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[48AC8EA9-BD3C-3FDC-908D-09850215AA32]@0xffffff7f888d2000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[5CB7D4B7-B100-34EE-BD40-1EC07E865C67]@0xffffff7f8adda000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6870D8B]@0xffffff7f88929000->0xffffff7f88b9efff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[8E5F549E-0055-3C0E-93F8-E872A048E31B]@0xffffff7f8852d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[814A7F4B-03EF-384A-B205-9840F0594421]@0xffffff7f88919000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[48AC8EA9-BD3C-3FDC-908D-09850215AA32]@0xffffff7f888d2000
com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[49982DF3-8146-3BD0-AD3F-A7E7AB5ACBB5]@0xffffff7f8a22f000->0xffffff7f8a2fafff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[8E5F549E-0055-3C0E-93F8-E872A048E31B]@0xffffff7f8852d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[814A7F4B-03EF-384A-B205-9840F0594421]@0xffffff7f88919000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[48AC8EA9-BD3C-3FDC-908D-09850215AA32]@0xffffff7f888d2000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6870D8B]@0xffffff7f88929000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[56199CA6-3C8D-3EBB-B5EF-7B1B4678ACF9]@0xffffff7f88ba9000->0xffffff7f88e56fff
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6870D8B]@0xffffff7f88929000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[8E5F549E-0055-3C0E-93F8-E872A048E31B]@0xffffff7f8852d000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
15B42

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Sat Sep 19 15:53:46 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.10.11~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: AB5FC1B4-12E7-311E-8E6F-9023985D8C1D
Kernel slide: 0x0000000007a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8007c00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8007b00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 7292278920731
last loaded kext at 6974143419742: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8aedb000, size 12288)
last unloaded kext at 7163161541624: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8aedb000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
com.nvidia.CUDA 1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.20.21
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.2f1
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 272.50.31
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 272.50.31
com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 10.0.0
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.2f1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 208
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.11.33b1
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 245.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.7.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.5
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache 37
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.5
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
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.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.11.33b1
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 272.50.31
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.0.1
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.2f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.2f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 272.50.31
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 272.50.31
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.1
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.11.33b1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 250.4
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 517
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 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.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.8
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1101.24
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.0.1
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 415
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
 
Your problem could be due to a variety of reasons, but the most likely would be a discrete GPU (graphics processor) that is going bad. Your MBP was the subject of a program by Apple, now ended.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203554

If you didn't participate in the program, there's a greater likelihood that the GPU is going bad.

People have had success using gfxCardStatus to turn off the discrete GPU and using the integrated GPU. I haven't used this program so I can't vouch for it's usefulness. According to reports, some programs will force the use of the discrete GPU anyway. If you use this program and your problems go away or are significantly reduced, then your problem is the discrete GPU and there's no easy or cheap solution other than not using it.

There are some who have had success when going to an earlier OS, but if you've used 10.11.1 for a while, that is not likely to help the problem. (Note: in these cases, you still likely have GPU issues but the OS is less sensitive to it.)

You should also run the Apple Hardware Test, if possible, to see what it comes up with.

https://gfx.io/

If you want to a search on your issue, you can search "macbook pro 2010 NVRM read error".
 
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