Please help, Kernel error, worried computer will crash.

[Aluysione]

I've had a few problems with this Mac with over heating (seriously, who designed the fan placement and fans themselves? Wish I would of known this was an issue And yes, I have a cooler, doesn't help at all though) anyway, earlier today I got a horrible sound emanating from my MacBookPro like loud static and a message came up prompting me to hold the power button and turn it off. And error message came up like this

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 19207235 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Sat Feb 2 19:29:23 2013
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2abf6a): Kernel trap at 0x010bc597, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x010bc49a, ECX: 0x012f0000, EDX: 0x08219f00
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x590ebd48, ESI: 0x0cb9a2c0, EDI: 0x0d2aaf00
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x010bc597, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x0cb90010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x590ebb38 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x590ebb6c 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x590ebb88 : 0x2abf6a (0x59e3d0 0x10bc597 0xe 0x59e59a)
0x590ebc68 : 0x2a1a78 (0x590ebc80 0xa8d42a0 0x590ebd48 0x10bc597)
0x590ebc78 : 0x10bc597 (0xe 0x48 0x10 0xa8d0010)
0x590ebd48 : 0x5542d0 (0xd2aaf00 0xcb9a2c0 0x0 0x0)
0x590ebd98 : 0x10bc7ca (0xba3c6c0 0x10bc49a 0xcb9a2c0 0x0)
0x590ebdc8 : 0x56cad4 (0xd2aaf00 0xcb9a2c0 0x36 0x2a45c9)
0x590ebe18 : 0x28a21c (0xd2aaf00 0xbab9280 0x36 0xdb5aab8)
0x590ebe58 : 0x21dbe5 (0xb188484 0xdb5aa94 0x1ff8b8 0xb1884b0)
0x590ebe98 : 0x210a86 (0xb188400 0x590ebedc 0xab19334 0x590ebed0)
0x590ebef8 : 0x216f84 (0xb188400 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x590ebf78 : 0x295c57 (0xa0cc7a8 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x590ebfc8 : 0x2a256d (0xa0cc7a4 0x1 0x10 0xa930f40)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC(4.0.5)@0x10bb000->0x10bdfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(4.2.4)@0x1383000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: wwand

Mac OS version:
10K549

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro7,1 (Mac-F222BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 131764906570776
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.6.3 (addr 0x5911b000, size 0x53248) - last unloaded 74837827248954
loaded kexts:
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.5.2
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.6.3 - last loaded 131757684344715
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDCECMData 4.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDCACMData 4.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.31
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.20
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.46
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.0a1
com.apple.GeForce 6.3.6
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.2d10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 201.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 2.6.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.8
com.apple.BootCache 31.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.4
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.5b8
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 428.42.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 142.6.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 1
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 142.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDCACMControl 4.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.3fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d5
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.3.6
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2.1
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 207.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 320.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6
com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.7
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
Model: MacBookPro7,1, BootROM MBP71.0039.B0B, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.62f6
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF, 232.89 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0x24600000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0x26100000 / 2
USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc52f, 0x04100000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06600000 / 5
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8213, 0x06610000 / 6
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x06500000 / 4
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0x06300000 / 2


From what I've read about other people who end up with this error. The key is " Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC(4.0.5)@0x10bb000->0x10bdfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(4.2.4)@0x1383000"

Meaning com.apple.iokit.IOUSB family (4.2.3)@0x1383000 caused the error. I'm guessing this was a USB connection for my phone to charge and to put things on to. This never happened before and I'm wondering what could cause something that never caused issues before for my computer to panic like that? Any help on understanding this or tips on what to do in the future to prevent this are greatly appreciated. I'm thinking of getting or external harddrive (or if that is liable to crash like many people who have lost their stuff in transfer) I could get 5-8 8 Gig or more USB sticks to have it stored as I've never heard of nor seen anything get ruined during transfer to those.

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[xShane]

anyway, earlier today I got a horrible sound emanating from my MacBookPro like loud static and a message came up prompting me to hold the power button and turn it off.

Horrible sounds from your computer are never good. I would take this in to an Apple store if you're still under warranty.

 

[duervo]

Uninstall Soundflower, or update it.

The version you're using isn't supported for OS X 10.8. You should be using v1.6.6b for that release of OS X.

I personally stay away from 3rd-Party kernel extensions if I can. It's been my (bad?) luck that more often than not, they cause issues.

 

[Aluysione]

Uninstall Soundflower, or update it.

The version you're using isn't supported for OS X 10.8. You should be using v1.6.6b for that release of OS X.

Really? I didn't know such a simple thing could cause a problem in Macs. Wonder if PC's are liable to the same thing. I will update it, thank you!

 

[duervo]

Wonder if PC's are liable to the same thing.

Yes, they are, and (arguably) even more-so than Macs. PC device drivers of some form or another are common causes of BSoD's (the equivalent of an OS X kernel panic) in PC's.

 

[Aluysione]

Horrible sounds from your computer are never good. I would take this in to an Apple store if you're still under warranty.

I sadly am no longer on the warranty, but if this problem persists, I'll either get a new computer and buy a external harddrive to save all of my stuff or go talk to an apple store.

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Yes, they are, and (arguably) even more-so than Macs. PC device drivers of some form or another are common causes of BSoD's (the equivalent of an OS X kernel panic) in PC's.

Interesting. I would of thought the computer would tell me when things need to be updated, seeing how it does that with everything else.

Now I'm having another issue. I updated Soundflower to 1.6.6 but now when I open it up and the icon appears in the top right hand corner, it disappears a second afterwards. Any ideas there? Maybe it's a bug since it's a beta version.

 

[duervo]

I sadly am no longer on the warranty, but if this problem persists, I'll either get a new computer and buy a external harddrive to save all of my stuff or go talk to an apple store.

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Interesting. I would of thought the computer would tell me when things need to be updated, seeing how it does that with everything else.

Now I'm having another issue. I updated Soundflower to 1.6.6 but now when I open it up and the icon appears in the top right hand corner, it disappears a second afterwards. Any ideas there? Maybe it's a bug since it's a beta version.

Unless you installed Soundflower through the App Store (afaik, there is no version of that app in the App Store), OS X will not inform you when an update is available for it. Those types of notifications in that scenario are up to the developers of Soundflower to implement in their software, and is outside the scope of Apple's responsibilities.

I don't use Soundflower, but it sounds to me like it's crashing with v1.6.6b (and causing kernel panics with v1.5.2.) If it were me, I'd just completely remove it from your system and be done with it.

 

[Aluysione]

I personally stay away from 3rd-Party kernel extensions if I can. It's been my (bad?) luck that more often than not, they cause issues.

Ya know, I just checked the log for the last Panic my Mac had and soundflower was the cause last time. I think I'll just uninstall and delete it since it's caused this twice. Thank you so much for your help. I nearly had a heart attack freaking out, lol.