URGENT: Please help me fix Kernel Panic freezes / restarts

[PaulTMA]

I have been having Kernel Panic freezes and restarts occasionally for the last few weeks, but I am having great trouble in trying to fix the problem and am starting to get anxious as I need my Macbook to record a musician in less than two days. There are long periods when it behaves, like for most of today, in fact I hoped I had already fixed the problem by finding a weird, mysterious Login Item which I have removed and uninstalled. However, I’ve just been greeted with a fresh kernel panic and not I’m back to panicking myself.

Here is what I already have done:

RESET PRAM

RUN HARDWARE TEST - no errors found whatsoever

FREED UP 11.09 GB startup disk space (of 240) - this hasn’t helped

UPDATED ALL APPLICATIONS

REMOVED ALL EXTERNAL DEVICES - the panics occur with and without

RAN CLEANMYMAC (probably won’t do much anyway)


My Macbook is from 2009 and is running El Capitan. The previous owner upgraded the startup drive to a SSD.

I have had NO such problems until the last few weeks.


I would GREATLY appreciate any help, I have poured all over the ‘net looking for solutions but I’m not finding any. If I have missed anything obvious, then please let me know.


Here is a recent (though not most recent) crash report, with my specs above:


Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,3

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 8 GB

Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Boot ROM Version: MBP53.00AC.B03

SMC Version (system): 1.48f2





Tue Apr 11 15:35:40 2017



*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8004dcbe03): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8005051c29, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000004020000, CR3: 0x000000000829a000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660

RAX: 0x0000000004020000, RBX: 0xffffff8021cc4f18, RCX: 0xffffff8021cc4f48, RDX: 0xffffff801f99da30

RSP: 0xffffff810e873780, RBP: 0xffffff810e873790, RSI: 0xffffff8005515e30, RDI: 0xffffff80164df840

R8: 0x0000000000000014, R9: 0xffffff8021cc4f18, R10: 0xffffff8107c8b4cc, R11: 0x00000052ce836956

R12: 0x690df8f86cbd004b, R13: 0xffffff8021cc4f18, R14: 0xffffff8021cc48f8, R15: 0xffffff8021cc4cb0

RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0xffffff8005051c29, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010

Fault CR2: 0x0000000004020000, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x0, PL: 0



Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff810e873410 : 0xffffff8004cd7b92

0xffffff810e873490 : 0xffffff8004dcbe03

0xffffff810e873670 : 0xffffff8004de9ba3

0xffffff810e873690 : 0xffffff8005051c29

0xffffff810e873790 : 0xffffff800504be95

0xffffff810e873810 : 0xffffff800504be32

0xffffff810e873870 : 0xffffff800503e95c

0xffffff810e873c90 : 0xffffff800502d5f7

0xffffff810e873ce0 : 0xffffff800502f5ee

0xffffff810e873e40 : 0xffffff8004f8e782

0xffffff810e873e70 : 0xffffff8004f6866e

0xffffff810e873e80 : 0xffffff8004f62808

0xffffff810e873f40 : 0xffffff8004f6399e

0xffffff810e873fb0 : 0xffffff8004dc6537



BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task



Mac OS version:

15G1421



Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 15.6.0: Fri Feb 17 10:21:18 PST 2017; root:xnu-3248.60.11.4.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 9B4679AF-7EE6-3BCE-9DD7-C30975A80BB3

Kernel slide: 0x0000000004a00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8004c00000

__HIB text base: 0xffffff8004b00000

System model name: MacBookPro5,3 (Mac-F22587C8)



System uptime in nanoseconds: 355652140751

last loaded kext at 248524874090: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f87725000, size 69632)

last unloaded kext at 314310616357: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f87725000, size 61440)

loaded kexts:

com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 4.1.48f99

tc.tctechnologies.driver.TCNear 4.1.4 18150

com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer 3

com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers 1.8

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt 0.0.74

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

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.AGPM 110.22.0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.12

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 274.12

com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 208

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.12.9

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.6

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.BootCache 38

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5

com.apple.nvenet 2.0.22

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.4

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBOHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

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.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.3

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.9

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.12

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.6f1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.6f1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.12

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.12

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.12.9

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.4

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 250.5

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1

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.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBOHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0

com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.9

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.IOReportFamily 31

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 4.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.pthread 1

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

com.apple.kec.Libm 1

Model: MacBookPro5,3, BootROM MBP53.00AC.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.48f2

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, PCIe, 256 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435434473353313036374D2E4D3136464B44

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435434473353313036374D2E4D3136464B44

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)

Bluetooth: Version 4.4.6f1 17910, 3 services, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: Crucial_CT240M500SSD1, 240.06 GB

Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK5076GSX, 500.11 GB

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Card Reader

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Built-in iSight

USB Device: USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

USB Device: IR Receiver

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Device: DesktopKonnekt6, TC Electronic, Up to 400 Mb/sec

Thunderbolt Bus:

 

[Sanpete]

Did the problems start before you used Clean My Mac? That program gets lots of complaints.

The most likely suspects are often the non-Mac programs that show up in the error report. In your case, that's:

com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 4.1.48f99

tc.tctechnologies.driver.TCNear 4.1.4 18150

com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer 3

com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers 1.8

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt 0.0.74

Any of those added recently? You mentioned a mysterious login item. You could try disabling them, and maybe adding them back one at a time, though if your panics are far apart, you have to wait awhile.

 

[PaulTMA]

Did the problems start before you used Clean My Mac? That program gets lots of complaints.

The most likely suspects are often the non-Mac programs that show up in the error report. In your case, that's:

com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 4.1.48f99

tc.tctechnologies.driver.TCNear 4.1.4 18150

com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer 3

com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers 1.8

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt 0.0.74

Any of those added recently? You mentioned a mysterious login item. You could try disabling them, and maybe adding them back one at a time, though if your panics are far apart, you have to wait awhile.

No - TC Near is the only one I use and the others are useless old things from years ago. However, I'm certain I have no applications remaining - how do I safely zap all the remaining content for the others? Very stressed and not thinking well on my own here.
[doublepost=1492025778][/doublepost]The Login item I removed last night was called 'Workspaces' and due to it's generic name I struggled to find any info about what it was - I got rid of it right away. If it is has gone, then it does not appear to be the source of the panics.

 

[Sanpete]

Maybe the easiest thing would be to take it to the Apple Store, if there's one around, and see if they can diagnose it for free. Make a backup first, and see if they'll do a clean install of the OS to El Cap for you as part of the testing, which could include more thorough hardware tests too.

Or you could make a backup and do a clean install of the OS yourself. That might involve using an older version of the OS (from a DVD restore disk or online recovery mode) first and then updating it to El Capitan. Then you could add back the programs you want without all the leftovers.

Or you can try looking up the programs that are listed above to see if they have uninstallers. Or figure out how to uninstall them manually (which can be a bother).

Maybe others will have some other ideas.

 

[Queen6]

Boot your Mac to Safe Mode, this will stop all 3rd party service and clean up the debris, see if the issue persists, reboot normal and see how it goes. Likely your system is suffering from a bad update and or incompatibility due to update. Look at what is starting automatically - System Preferences - Users & Groups - Login Items.

Also worth checking the with Disk Utility for errors. I also recommend that you DL & install EtreCheck as it can help to identify issues with the OS, if they persist.

Q-6

 

[ZapNZs]

I agree with Sanpete and Queen6.

Does your disk only have 11 GB of free space, or is this 11 GB in addition to the already existing free space? If you only have 11 GB of free space, you may want to free up more space as this may or may not be enough space for the OS + Apps to perform normal functions (depending on how you use the computer), and this has the potential to cause issues in some cases.

Have you already attempted to run First Aid on the disk using Disk Utility? (if it needs to be repaired, you will have to do this with the Recovery HD) - it's not unheard of for some cleaner and optimization Apps to cause damage the directory.

 

[PaulTMA]

I agree with Sanpete and Queen6.

Does your disk only have 11 GB of free space, or is this 11 GB in addition to the already existing free space? If you only have 11 GB of free space, you may want to free up more space as this may or may not be enough space for the OS + Apps to perform normal functions (depending on how you use the computer), and this has the potential to cause issues in some cases.

Have you already attempted to run First Aid on the disk using Disk Utility? (if it needs to be repaired, you will have to do this with the Recovery HD) - it's not unheard of for some cleaner and optimization Apps to cause damage the directory.

240 GB on a SSD, now with over 20 GB free, First aid has been run, no issues, though my version no longer supports 'Verify/repair disk' - not sure if that matters.

I have ran a script which claims to remove all traces of Blackberry-related files from a Mac. On the surface, it appears to have worked - time will tell if the Blackberry crap was the source of the problem. It's obviously a hangover of my old white macbook as I haven't had a blackberry in five years.

Another thing - are any optimisation apps recommended? I have to admit CleanMyMac does appear to be useful for what it is supposed to do and I don't believe that it is the source of my problems in this instance.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

If you have so much junk installed which is obviously causing issues, I would highly recommend doing a fresh install of the OS.

 

[Queen6]

240 GB on a SSD, now with over 20 GB free, First aid has been run, no issues, though my version no longer supports 'Verify/repair disk' - not sure if that matters.

I have ran a script which claims to remove all traces of Blackberry-related files from a Mac. On the surface, it appears to have worked - time will tell if the Blackberry crap was the source of the problem. It's obviously a hangover of my old white macbook as I haven't ha
d a blackberry in five years.

Another thing - are any optimisation apps recommended? I have to admit CleanMyMac does appear to be useful for what it is supposed to do and I don't believe that it is the source of my problems in this instance.

onyX, however please ensure you DL for you specific version of OS X and read the directions carefully. For the most part the default settings will keep you out of trouble. First and foremost ensure you are backed up Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper are well recommended. If your not in a position to back up stop and wait.

Q-6

 

[ZapNZs]

240 GB on a SSD, now with over 20 GB free, First aid has been run, no issues, though my version no longer supports 'Verify/repair disk' - not sure if that matters.

I have ran a script which claims to remove all traces of Blackberry-related files from a Mac. On the surface, it appears to have worked - time will tell if the Blackberry crap was the source of the problem. It's obviously a hangover of my old white macbook as I haven't had a blackberry in five years.

Another thing - are any optimisation apps recommended? I have to admit CleanMyMac does appear to be useful for what it is supposed to do and I don't believe that it is the source of my problems in this instance.

The two optimization/repair Apps I personally use are Onyx and DiskWarrior. I've played with some of the other Apps out of curiosity, but most I can't say I see tremendous benefit from. It seems unlikely that CleanMyMac is the cause, but it's not unheard of for some of the cleaning Apps to cause issues.

If you are still having issues, it may be time for an OS reinstall. However, if you are entering Safe Mode, and this issue is still happening without any third party Apps being loaded, then that most likely means that this is either an OS X issue, or a hardware one.

If you need your Mac to run right in just one day from now, the OS X fresh reinstall may be the best course of action with limited time left to troubleshoot?

onyX, however please ensure you DL for you specific version of OS X and read the directions carefully.

I agree.