Mac Pro crash

[ashurao]

Hello community Macrumors,

I am on a Mac Pro 2010 6 cores, equipped with a GTX 780 and a GT 640, which I use for architecture and 3d. In common use, there is no problem. Everything works relatively well.

However, when I solicit the graphics card, with Octane render in particular, the computer crash regularly. So much so that it becomes difficult for me to finish a rendering.

The GTX 780 is on an auxiliary power supply, as a precaution (but not a handyman, I have to leave the chassis between open, because of the cables of the power supply).

These repeated crashes during intensive use of the graphics card make me think that it is the power of the mac that does not hold the charge, but it does not make sense, since I have a second power supply for the card.
How do I know if it is the power supply of the mac that disconnects? In which case, I replace it, that is not too hard.

In view of my current needs, Apple does not offer me any machine answering.


What would be the best solution for me:

- Keep the macpro as long as possible, by putting a used GTX 980 (or a 1080 by going under Boot Camp). Hoping that I did not damage the internal power supply of the mac, I would no longer need the auxiliary power supply, and everything should return in order. But if the apple offer does not improve, I should migrate one day or the other on a PC
- buy a PC directly

I also thought about the hackintosh, but it will be like prolonging my Mac Pro, I should sometime pass on windows, because I doubt that Nvidia offers the drivers for the 1080 and its future cards.

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[Brian Y]

Can you post a log from one of the crashes? It may offer some insight into exactly what's going wrong.

Also - have you tried pushing the graphics card in another way (e.g. a benchmark tool or something) - to see if the app doesn't like your config, or if it is actually a hardware problem.

 

[pdxplm]

I had almost the same experience with my Mac Pro 2010 6 core. It would freeze, reboot, kernel panic, mouse would not work and then I started getting pixels all over the screen. It turned out that my video card had gone bad. I was able to get one off of eBay and so far everything is working like a charm again.

 

[ashurao]

Are crash reports backed up somewhere? If so, I would post it to you tonight. If not, I will post one to the next crash
[doublepost=1485788606][/doublepost]@pdxplm:
What was the reference of the graphics card? And what is the new model?

 

[ashurao]

Can you post a log from one of the crashes? It may offer some insight into exactly what's going wrong.

Also - have you tried pushing the graphics card in another way (e.g. a benchmark tool or something) - to see if the app doesn't like your config, or if it is actually a hardware problem.

Hi Brian,

Unfortunately, I do not have the ability to test the graphics card elsewhere.

Here is a copy of the kernel panic report:

Sun Jan 29 23:59:33 2017

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8005ef13fe): "thread_invoke: preemption_level 1, possible cause: blocking while holding a spinlock, or within interrupt context"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3248.60.11.2.1/osfmk/kern/sched_prim.c:2068
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81e41db9a0 : 0xffffff8005ed7b92
0xffffff81e41dba20 : 0xffffff8005ef13fe
0xffffff81e41dbab0 : 0xffffff8005eede6f
0xffffff81e41dbaf0 : 0xffffff8005ee4234
0xffffff81e41dbb30 : 0xffffff8005f1c49c
0xffffff81e41dbc60 : 0xffffff8005ebee91
0xffffff81e41dbc90 : 0xffffff8005ebf76f
0xffffff81e41dbce0 : 0xffffff8005edc733
0xffffff81e41dbd10 : 0xffffff7f86e014bf
0xffffff81e41dbd40 : 0xffffff7f86e607dd
0xffffff81e41dbd60 : 0xffffff7f86f0d53a
0xffffff81e41dbdb0 : 0xffffff7f871c8a05
0xffffff81e41dbde0 : 0xffffff7f871dfa2b
0xffffff81e41dbe40 : 0xffffff7f86e673f9
0xffffff81e41dbef0 : 0xffffff80064b2186
0xffffff81e41dbf40 : 0xffffff80064afff1
0xffffff81e41dbf80 : 0xffffff80064b00e6
0xffffff81e41dbfb0 : 0xffffff8005fc6537
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.nvidia.web.NVDAResmanWeb(10.1.1)[F92F779E-492B-343B-94AC-ABC489021468]@0xffffff7f86dfa000->0xffffff7f870d9fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[274140D4-A37E-3A38-A9F2-27366EBF9421]@0xffffff7f866e9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[4EB2843C-C821-3AD0-B333-575FD6ED6FB1]@0xffffff7f86de3000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[A360453D-2050-3C49-A549-AC0DD5E87917]@0xffffff7f86d9c000
dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.12.9)[C5A263AD-4212-31A1-9DE2-A73A25F2ADC0]@0xffffff7f86df3000
com.nvidia.web.NVDAGK100HalWeb(10.1.1)[A9F54366-C604-3891-BF0B-FCAAE10F6B1A]@0xffffff7f870e9000->0xffffff7f87296fff
dependency: com.nvidia.web.NVDAResmanWeb(10.1.1)[F92F779E-492B-343B-94AC-ABC489021468]@0xffffff7f86dfa000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[274140D4-A37E-3A38-A9F2-27366EBF9421]@0xffffff7f866e9000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: nvda_drv=1

Mac OS version:
15G1217

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.6.0: Mon Jan 9 23:07:29 PST 2017; root:xnu-3248.60.11.2.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 0BADD3CA-3553-380F-8A09-3B02BA961B45
Kernel slide: 0x0000000005c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005e00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8005d00000
System model name: MacPro5,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 88330461432386
last loaded kext at 40417103918287: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f88883000, size 12288)
last unloaded kext at 40481279312195: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f88883000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
com.nvidia.CUDA 1.1.0
com.nvidia.web.GeForceWeb 10.1.1
com.nvidia.web.NVDAGK100HalWeb 10.1.1
com.nvidia.web.NVDAResmanWeb 10.1.1
com.razer.common.razerhid 14.99
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.1
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.22.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.12
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 274.12
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.6f1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7
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.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1
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.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.12
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 205.11
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.12
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.12
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.4
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.4.6f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.6f1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 181
com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0
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.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 4.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4
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

System Profile:
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640, NVIDIA GeForce GT 640, PCIe, 4095 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, PCIe, 3071 MB
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.6f1 17910, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Thunderbolt Bus:
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
Memory Module: DIMM 1, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x0702, 0x353132373259313333490000000048594E00
Memory Module: DIMM 2, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x0702, 0x353132373259313333490000000048594E00
Memory Module: DIMM 3, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x0702, 0x353132373259313333490000000048594E00
Memory Module: DIMM 4, 4 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1333 MHz, 0x0702, 0x353132373259313333490000000048594E00
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: Hub
USB Device: CodeMeter-Stick
USB Device: Razer Taipan
USB Device: Keyboard Hub
USB Device: Apple Keyboard
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: EPSON Epson Stylus SX440 Series
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
Serial ATA Device: M4-CT256M4SSD2, 256,06 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD10EARS-00MVWB0, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A0, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HD103SJ, 1 TB
Network Service: Ethernet 2, Ethernet, en1
Model: MacPro5,1, BootROM MP51.007F.B03, 6 processors, 6-Core Intel Xeon, 3,33 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.39f11


Thanks for your help.

 

[ActionableMango]

Looks like the Nvidia web drivers are crashing.

 

[ashurao]

Good diagnosis doctor.

https://forums.geforce.com/default/...-kernel-panics-with-nvidia-web-driver-on-mac/

It seems that the problems come from the drivers of the graphics card.
I think I have no choice but to go under windows ... :-(