MBP shuts down

[lk1]

My MBP started becoming unresponsive several weeks ago. It does it randomly and without warning, using a variety of applications, plugged in/unplugged. After upgrading to new OSX Lion, it seems to have become more frequent. I went to Apple Store, and they did a basic OS reinstall without wiping the HD. It is still having the same problem. Does anyone have any other suggestions to fix this, or does the CPU need to be fully wiped.

Below is a sample of one of the error reports that it gives after I hit the power button to shut it down and turn it back on:

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 1074 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: C99D7202-F12C-4384-8EEE-EDF5D59BCE12

Wed Oct 26 17:06:45 2011
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f809122bf): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff80a0639000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80a374b070 : 0xffffff8000220702
0xffffff80a374b0f0 : 0xffffff7f809122bf
0xffffff80a374b180 : 0xffffff7f80a023fc
0xffffff80a374b1d0 : 0xffffff7f80a024bc
0xffffff80a374b230 : 0xffffff7f80cac749
0xffffff80a374b370 : 0xffffff7f80a21519
0xffffff80a374b3a0 : 0xffffff7f8091bc4a
0xffffff80a374b450 : 0xffffff7f8091754c
0xffffff80a374b640 : 0xffffff7f80918075
0xffffff80a374b720 : 0xffffff7f81786540
0xffffff80a374b770 : 0xffffff7f8174c356
0xffffff80a374b790 : 0xffffff7f8176ced4
0xffffff80a374b7c0 : 0xffffff7f8176cc5c
0xffffff80a374b810 : 0xffffff7f8176cc14
0xffffff80a374b860 : 0xffffff7f8176cf96
0xffffff80a374b880 : 0xffffff7f8179ed97
0xffffff80a374b8b0 : 0xffffff7f817a120b
0xffffff80a374b8e0 : 0xffffff7f81759894
0xffffff80a374baa0 : 0xffffff7f817a199a
0xffffff80a374bb60 : 0xffffff7f817568fd
0xffffff80a374bbc0 : 0xffffff8000651f8e
0xffffff80a374bbe0 : 0xffffff800065286a
0xffffff80a374bc40 : 0xffffff8000652ff0
0xffffff80a374bd80 : 0xffffff80002a3738
0xffffff80a374be80 : 0xffffff8000222ff6
0xffffff80a374beb0 : 0xffffff8000214829
0xffffff80a374bf10 : 0xffffff800021bb58
0xffffff80a374bf70 : 0xffffff80002ae380
0xffffff80a374bfb0 : 0xffffff80002d83a3
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808b2000->0xffffff7f80b88fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffffff7f8083e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffffff7f808a0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xffffff7f80868000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.2)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7f80b89000->0xffffff7f80eaafff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808b2000
com.apple.GeForce(7.0.2)[18E50F21-1E7F-3FFE-B298-7CD7A11879F8]@0xffffff7f8174b000->0xffffff7f81807fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.2)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808b2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffffff7f808a0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffffff7f8083e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xffffff7f80868000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
11A511

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.0.0: Sat Jun 18 12:56:35 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.73~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 24CC17EB-30B0-3F6C-907F-1A9B2057AF78
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 781910044474
last loaded kext at 96567701466: com.vmware.kext.vmnet 3.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8222d000, size 45056)
last unloaded kext at 256955601577: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.4.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8109b000, size 65536)
loaded kexts:
com.vmware.kext.vmnet 3.0.0
com.vmware.kext.vmioplug 3.0.0
com.vmware.kext.vmci 3.0.0
com.vmware.kext.vmx86 3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.4d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.40
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.59
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.1.1f11
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.1.1f11
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.9
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.24
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 7.0.2
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 7.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.0b2
com.apple.GeForce 7.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.0.8
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 220.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 220.8
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 309
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.0.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 32
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.8.6
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 500.20.6
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.6b9
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 166.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 3.0.30
com.apple.security.quarantine 1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 166.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.1.1f11
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 80.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.5f17
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.3fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.1.1f11
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.1.1f11
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.1d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0b2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.0.8
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 7.0.2
com.apple.NVDAResman 7.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.5f17
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.5f17
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.5f17
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 220.23
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 403
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 400.40
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.0d5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 165
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 326
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.4
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

 

[lk1]

Please help with my Macbook Pro

Please help. My MBP started shutting down a few weeks ago. The screen goes black and it is unresponsive, keyboard lights stay on. The only way to get it working again is to press and hold power button, and then reboot it. I upgraded to new OSX Lion about a week ago and the problem has since been worse. I went to Apple store and they did a basic reinstall of the OS (without wiping the HD). This has not corrected the problem. Any suggestions on something else I can do to fix it?

 

[BrianLachoreVPI]

I merged your two threads - but kept the introductory material from your second thread.

 

[chscag]

You're experiencing "kernel panics" which cause the machine to drop out of OS X and ask to reboot. The panics are generally caused by hardware problems such as flaky memory or a bad hard drive. They can also be caused by software conflicts. Have you added any memory to your MBP lately?

 

[lk1]

No, it has the same memory that it came with (over a year old). Could anything else be causing this.

I went back to apple store, and they said the mid-2010 MBP had rarely had similar problems. They installed an update to the video software(may have been a firmware update,but not really sure.). It seems to be improved, but haven't had a chance to play with it much.