Mac Pro Duo Quad core keeps crashing?!?!

[derbra1513]

Hello all,

Well I am a little frustrated and looking for someone that can maybe find a solution with my problem. My mac pro system crashes constantly at least once a day if not more and it always seems to happen when I am doing something important. I have noticed that it usually crashes when I am on Safari... I have attached the report. Thanks for the help!



Sat Dec 27 17:35:08 2008
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A9C68): Kernel trap at 0x00af7127, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00fa9000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x00000036, ECX: 0x04086ed4, EDX: 0x000182b8
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x00108b18, ESI: 0x048c3660, EDI: 0x00108ff0
EFL: 0x00010006, EIP: 0x00af7127, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x108918 : 0x12b4f3 (0x45b13c 0x10894c 0x1335e4 0x0)
0x108968 : 0x1a9c68 (0x464700 0xaf7127 0xe 0x463eb0)
0x108a48 : 0x1a038d (0x108a60 0x108a74 0x108b18 0xaf7127)
0x108a58 : 0xaf7127 (0xe 0x28310048 0x10 0x10)
0x108b18 : 0xaf7c6e (0x0 0x2f 0x12 0x0)
0x108b58 : 0xaf7dd3 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x522d08)
0x108cb8 : 0xaf7f31 (0x1 0x4 0xb02a48 0x0)
0x108cf8 : 0xaf7d4f (0x4 0xb02a48 0x0 0x0)
0x108d38 : 0xaec3e9 (0xb03f0c 0xb049e0 0x0 0x0)
0x108d98 : 0xae55dc (0x44e9410 0x108e58 0x1 0x1)
0x108dd8 : 0xae7b92 (0x44e9410 0xb0a0fc 0x108e58 0x40)
0x108e08 : 0xae7bc7 (0x44e9410 0x8 0x108e58 0x0)
0x108e38 : 0xae47e5 (0x44e9410 0x8 0x108e58 0xb1a4cc)
0x108ea8 : 0xaf3a30 (0x44e9410 0xb08594 0x2de80 0x661e45)
0x108ed8 : 0xace0d7 (0x437f554 0x4b765e70 0xd 0xb08594)
0x108f08 : 0x662cbd (0x48c3660 0x36 0x23ae2000 0x0)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.kext.ATY_Lamna(5.3.6)@0xa98000->0xb11fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.1)@0x658000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.5)@0x62b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.1)@0x63b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.2.0)@0x5d1000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.1)@0x658000->0x665fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.5)@0x62b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.1)@0x63b000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Safari

Mac OS version:
9G55

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:37:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

 

[iBookG4user]

Try reinstalling OS X and only installing the apps that you need, run it for a couple days and see if it is more stable. If it continues to Kernal Panic that often, take it to an Apple Store.

 

[bearcatrp]

Boot into another account and see if you still have the same problem before reinstalling.

 

[teohyc]

Could it be a case of overheating?

 

[kastenbrust]

I've had this problem myself when i was doing some development work on my Mac Pro, its because of the SMC (System Management Controller) Firmware Update 1.2 which came out a few weeks ago, have you recently installed it? Anyway if you arn't sure heres the method to fixing your problem:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543

Hope this works

 

[JollyRogers]

I've had this problem myself when i was doing some development work on my Mac Pro, its because of the SMC (System Management Controller) Firmware Update 1.2 which came out a few weeks ago, have you recently installed it? Anyway if you arn't sure heres the method to fixing your problem:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543

Hope this works

??? I just went looking and the last firmware update for the Mac Pro was back in March from what I can find. The firmware update back on Dec 10 was for the new alum Macbook and MBPs. Not arguing that a SMC reset may help though...

Have you run AHT? Also, curious as to what video card you are running. I had a similar prob and it turned out to be the video card, however log files definitely showed the prob was a video issue. Other then that, there may be a problem with an application running. Do you have anything else running?, and if so try killing that application and see how it goes. Also, temps... what are they at?

 

[derbra1513]

??? I just went looking and the last firmware update for the Mac Pro was back in March from what I can find. The firmware update back on Dec 10 was for the new alum Macbook and MBPs. Not arguing that a SMC reset may help though...

Have you run AHT? Also, curious as to what video card you are running. I had a similar prob and it turned out to be the video card, however log files definitely showed the prob was a video issue. Other then that, there may be a problem with an application running. Do you have anything else running?, and if so try killing that application and see how it goes. Also, temps... what are they at?

Thanks for the reply sorry its taken me so long to respond. Normally i do have other things running maybe dreamweaver and photoshop when doing web design. I'll keep trouble shooting may have to reinstall os... hope not though. Thanks for the help!