Crashing 40 times a day

10.8.5 MacBook Pro 17" Mid-2010. It does not matter what I am doing - it will crash. It will crash and I'll restart. As soon as it restarts, and I touch anything, it will sometimes crash! Help! It has been crashing for months but getting worse with each new update. It is now unusable. It isn't any certain programs although it is 99% likely with Netflix, Skype and about 80% likely with Safari but 100% likely with all programs if using the Mac more than 5 minutes or so.

GingerKoko said:

10.8.5 MacBook Pro 17" Mid-2010. It does not matter what I am doing - it will crash. It will crash and I'll restart. As soon as it restarts, and I touch anything, it will sometimes crash! Help! It has been crashing for months but getting worse with each new update. It is now unusable. It isn't any certain programs although it is 99% likely with Netflix, Skype and about 80% likely with Safari but 100% likely with all programs if using the Mac more than 5 minutes or so.

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Ram could be failing. To much heat being produced cause kernel panics. Do you have another mac handy to access via firewire T setup. Or are you able to use the original macosx disk to enter disk utility.

Hello lead foot, thank you very much for responding. I bought this Mac used - no maosx disk came with it. I have no other Mac. it crashes even if just started up before it even warms up. It appears to happen when I touch the trackpad (but that is only a sense I have) although the other day it was on and nothing was processing. It just crashed even though I hadn't touched it. geez.

Would it help to show a crash log?

GingerKoko said:

I bought this Mac used - no maosx disk came with it.

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Knowing that you bought this used is important.

- Has it ever worked properly?
- Have you done any upgrading...like adding ram?

* Nick

Either the macosx was badly installed such as the ram being to small for usage or there is failure with being dropped causing odd bouts. You mentioned the trackpad as a cause. try with a usb mouse to see if the same result happens. When you bought or was given did the seller show the Mac working as you may have a pup. Alternative is to obtain original MACOSX for a fresh install.

What does it do when it crashes? Kernel Panic? Just shuts off?

pigoo3 said:

Knowing that you bought this used is important.

- Has it ever worked properly?
- Have you done any upgrading...like adding ram?

* Nick

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Hi Nick, it worked perfectly for the first 4-5 months then it seems that it crashed a few times after an update. Then there was another update shortly thereafter and it crashed more often etc until now, after this last update, it is almost constant.

The ram is 8GB and I have not changed anything on it since I got it. Thank you for assisting me!

The logs might tell us what is causing the crash.

dtravis7 said:

What does it do when it crashes? Kernel Panic? Just shuts off?

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Instant black screen then grey screen with strange writing. Then it restarts (but not like it is normal restart - it doesn't play music). When it restarts it tells me it had a problem and asks if I want to send a log to Apple. I do.

I do not know what kernel panic means, my apology. I am new to Macs, switching this year from Windows so I do not even know where to look for any logs. Hopefully it saves them. I send them to Apple (just about) every time it crashes so I assume it stores them as well. Would I see 'kernel panic' if I read a log?

I appreciate your assistance very much.

BTW, a bit of background. This was a business computer (purchased as a spare) that was set aside and not used at all until I purchased it in June. The notes I have says, "we did a full Mountain Lion install, wiping out the drive in the process."

Since then, the only thing I have done is update Java (it said it needed it), attempt to install Silverlight (IIRC, it said it needed it for Netflix). And I think it did something with flash but I don't remember now. Other than that, it is as it was before.

I am just finding my way around in this Mac. I love it.

Added … oh, and I always run the OS updates when they tell me to.

The Gray Screen with all that writing is a Kernel Panic. Just so you know.

This is not always the case by the way but a lot of Kernel Panics can be Bad RAM. It could be something else like corruption in the OS or some other hardware. If you go to Applications then Utilities look for Console. Open it and you will find all the Logs. If you can post some here for us.

Please tell me where I would find the logs? Or do I need to wait until it crashes again and then, when it pops up with the log and asks if I want to send it, do I THEN save it somehow?

Hi Leadfoot, I attached a Logic Tech USB mouse. It still crashes even after reboot. I read somewhere and now can't find it, that there is a logic board issue with 17" mid-2010. But if that is the problem, wouldn't it have crashed this same way from the beginning?

I'm frustrated. I fell in love with Mac, happy to switch from Windows. I am HOOKED on my MacBook Pro now and I do not want to power up my windows system. YUK. LOL.

I hit post just before you asked the question! Grin

I cannot tell you all how much I appreciate your time. Besides Panic logs, there are examples of OCSPD crash, mrs crashes and Skype hangs. Here is one of the Kernel logs:

Tue Nov 5 07:40:59 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7fa00f6f1a): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff810edd1000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81003e3710 : 0xffffff801de1d636
0xffffff81003e3780 : 0xffffff7fa00f6f1a
0xffffff81003e3850 : 0xffffff7f9e5ad26c
0xffffff81003e3910 : 0xffffff7f9e6801f6
0xffffff81003e3950 : 0xffffff7f9e680254
0xffffff81003e39c0 : 0xffffff7f9e945278
0xffffff81003e3af0 : 0xffffff7f9e6a8ad1
0xffffff81003e3b10 : 0xffffff7f9e5b403f
0xffffff81003e3bc0 : 0xffffff7f9e5b1ad6
0xffffff81003e3dc0 : 0xffffff7f9e5b2b41
0xffffff81003e3ea0 : 0xffffff7f9e54e80a
0xffffff81003e3ef0 : 0xffffff7fa00b8838
0xffffff81003e3f40 : 0xffffff7fa00b7783
0xffffff81003e3f60 : 0xffffff801de3e26e
0xffffff81003e3fb0 : 0xffffff801deb3257
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0xffffff7fa00e9000->0xffffff7fa00fbfff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[B5B1F368-132E-3509-9ED5-93270E3ABBDD]@0xffffff7fa00e4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f9e4b2000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DCA6]@0xffffff7fa00d0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xffffff7f9e3f3000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f9e538000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f9e4f5000
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f9e54c000->0xffffff7f9e7eefff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f9e4b2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f9e538000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f9e4f5000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[3455BCFE-565A-3FE5-9F0B-855BCB6CC9B3]@0xffffff7f9e7fa000->0xffffff7f9eacdfff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f9e54c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f9e4b2000
com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.13.12)[40BECF44-B2F1-3933-8074-AD07B38CA43A]@0xffffff7fa00b6000->0xffffff7fa00c7fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f9e4b2000
dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.4.1d13)[04F9C88C-92F3-300B-8C68-4A0B5F7D8C94]@0xffffff7f9ef71000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f9e538000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f9e4f5000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
12F45

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
Kernel slide: 0x000000001dc00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801de00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 460056723967
last loaded kext at 261014046623: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.8.1 (addr 0xffffff7fa022d000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 415013440783: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.8.1 (addr 0xffffff7fa022d000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.8.4
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.13.12
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.7f2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d1
com.apple.GeForce 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.12
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.3d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.3.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 635.4.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.9
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.6.2b4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 214.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 214.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.2fc7
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.12
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.7f2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.1.6
com.apple.NVDAResman 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.4.1d13
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.5d4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 237.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 623.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 621.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 530.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 630.4.4
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 635.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

GingerKoko said:

I'm frustrated. I fell in love with Mac, happy to switch from Windows. I am HOOKED on my MacBook Pro now and I do not want to power up my windows system. YUK. LOL.

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Are you using your MacBook Pro to communicate in this thread?

- Nick

Yes, I am using it now, Nick. It is currently being nice … it must know I'm trying to heal it, ROFLMAO. I just remembered two other things I did: I purchased a WD My Book and set up time machine. And I installed something called Synergy so I could use Mac and Windows side by side. As is, I work only wireless not connected to either My Book or Windows. I go attach MyBook once in a while to run a backup is all.

ps i love your dog

Looking at the logs, it almost looks like a PRAM and/or SMC reset might be in order...

Thank you XJ. So I searched and found how to reset NVRM/PRM (control-option-P and R. I did it twice to be sure it restarted twice and I got the music.

Then I went to Netflix and crashed. I thought that log, since it was 'pure' would be helpful. I will now search on the SMC suggestion for reset. ps - is there any of this log that I can skip pasting here? It just seems so long and worthless.


Tue Nov 5 11:19:22 2013
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff7f9aef6f1a): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff810993d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81096b3010 : 0xffffff8018c1d636
0xffffff81096b3080 : 0xffffff7f9aef6f1a
0xffffff81096b3150 : 0xffffff7f993ad26c
0xffffff81096b3210 : 0xffffff7f994801f6
0xffffff81096b3250 : 0xffffff7f99480254
0xffffff81096b32c0 : 0xffffff7f99745278
0xffffff81096b33f0 : 0xffffff7f994a8ad1
0xffffff81096b3410 : 0xffffff7f993b403f
0xffffff81096b34c0 : 0xffffff7f993b1ad6
0xffffff81096b36c0 : 0xffffff7f993b33ff
0xffffff81096b3790 : 0xffffff7f9a3aa4b6
0xffffff81096b38d0 : 0xffffff7f9a38c99d
0xffffff81096b3910 : 0xffffff7f9a357edf
0xffffff81096b3a90 : 0xffffff7f9a388f8f
0xffffff81096b3b50 : 0xffffff7f9a356978
0xffffff81096b3ba0 : 0xffffff801906f789
0xffffff81096b3bc0 : 0xffffff8019070d30
0xffffff81096b3c20 : 0xffffff801906e74f
0xffffff81096b3d70 : 0xffffff8018c98c21
0xffffff81096b3e80 : 0xffffff8018c20b4d
0xffffff81096b3eb0 : 0xffffff8018c10448
0xffffff81096b3f00 : 0xffffff8018c1961b
0xffffff81096b3f70 : 0xffffff8018ca6546
0xffffff81096b3fb0 : 0xffffff8018ccf473
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0xffffff7f9aee9000->0xffffff7f9aefbfff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[B5B1F368-132E-3509-9ED5-93270E3ABBDD]@0xffffff7f9aee4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f992b2000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DCA6]@0xffffff7f9aed0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xffffff7f991f3000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f99338000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f992f5000
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f9934c000->0xffffff7f995eefff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f992b2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f99338000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f992f5000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[3455BCFE-565A-3FE5-9F0B-855BCB6CC9B3]@0xffffff7f995fa000->0xffffff7f998cdfff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f9934c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f992b2000
com.apple.GeForce(8.1.6)[0E3D8776-A5B7-3D82-9BFD-9188170B358D]@0xffffff7f9a344000->0xffffff7f9a411fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f9934c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f99338000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f992b2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f992f5000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
12F45

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
Kernel slide: 0x0000000018a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8018c00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 110212548058
last loaded kext at 53649239354: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.8.4 (addr 0xffffff7f9921c000, size 229376)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.8.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.13.12
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.1.7f2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.1.6
com.apple.GeForce 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.12
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.3d1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.6
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.9
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 635.4.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.6.2b4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 621.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 214.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 214.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.2fc7
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.12
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.1.6
com.apple.NVDAResman 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.5d4
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 237.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 623.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 621.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.6
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com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.5.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 635.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

I decided I probably don't need to reset the SMC since, upon reading about it, my problems do not fit a single one of the many-listed reasons to reset it. If I am wrong in holding up (and I also didn't want to remove the battery, being complete tech-idiot), let me know and I'll go ahead and try but I would rather not.

oops - this is 15" not 17". Sorry for my error and I hope it does not change things.