Cool - did you have the shutdown panic? The one where on trying to reboot/shutdown it would take like 5 mins on a UISpinner and then notify of a watchdogd panic on restart?
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Constant Kernel Panics – userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer
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Cool - did you have the shutdown panic? The one where on trying to reboot/shutdown it would take like 5 mins on a UISpinner and then notify of a watchdogd panic on restart?
Many fixes and changes aren't listed in the release notes.
Makes me a bit more hopefull that the the 10.15.6 supplemental update might include a fix too! I hope, I hope…
Well bridgeOS was updated as part of this supplemental release.
bridgeOS 4.6 (17P6610) is now installed as of this build.
So maybe, just maybe it will start to not suck.
bridgeOS 4.6 (17P6610) is now installed as of this build.
So maybe, just maybe it will start to not suck.
I'm sorry having to disappoint you, but I just got my first WindowServer-KP only minutes after installing the supplemental update.
Screens went unresponsive (even the clock froze), but I was able to move the mouse cursor for about 2 minutes. After that, fans spun up and it restarted.
The problem description is as follows:
Screens went unresponsive (even the clock froze), but I was able to move the mouse cursor for about 2 minutes. After that, fans spun up and it restarted.
The problem description is as follows:
Code:
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f935a1ad5): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 120 seconds
service: com.apple.logd, total successful checkins since load (3480 seconds ago): 349, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago
service: com.apple.WindowServer, total successful checkins since load (3420 seconds ago): 330, last successful checkin: 120 seconds ago
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffffa3f7573720 : 0xffffff8012b1a65d
0xffffffa3f7573770 : 0xffffff8012c54a75
0xffffffa3f75737b0 : 0xffffff8012c465fe
0xffffffa3f7573800 : 0xffffff8012ac0a40
0xffffffa3f7573820 : 0xffffff8012b19d27
0xffffffa3f7573920 : 0xffffff8012b1a117
0xffffffa3f7573970 : 0xffffff80132c1b28
0xffffffa3f75739e0 : 0xffffff7f935a1ad5
0xffffffa3f75739f0 : 0xffffff7f935a17fa
0xffffffa3f7573a10 : 0xffffff80132539ce
0xffffffa3f7573a60 : 0xffffff7f935a0cfe
0xffffffa3f7573b60 : 0xffffff801325cbf3
0xffffffa3f7573ca0 : 0xffffff8012c035e2
0xffffffa3f7573db0 : 0xffffff8012b203c8
0xffffffa3f7573e10 : 0xffffff8012af6d15
0xffffffa3f7573e70 : 0xffffff8012b0db22
0xffffffa3f7573f00 : 0xffffff8012c2c065
0xffffffa3f7573fa0 : 0xffffff8012ac1226
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.watchdog(1.0)[832CC890-EE61-33E0-8FD4-8D354BCD0921]@0xffffff7f935a0000->0xffffff7f935a8fff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: watchdogd
Boot args: chunklist-security-epoch=0 -chunklist-no-rev2-dev
Mac OS version:
19G2021
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Thu Jun 18 20:49:00 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.141.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D3A0F3D-D908-397B-BD16-8F48C0823A2E
Kernel slide: 0x0000000012800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8012a00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8012900000
System model name: MacBookPro15,3 (Mac-1E7E29AD0135F9BC)
System shutdown begun: NO
System uptime in nanoseconds: 3509193018677
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Very similar to the one I get on my MacPro5,1 (which isn't officially supported by Catalina, I know, but it works fine except for this Kernel Panic) with an AMD RX 5700 XT graphics card. Wonder what's going on here…
Have you tried a clean install of Catalina?
I think I will try that if the KP happens to me again.
It is so strange, because I know of people who also use Catalina on the same MacPro5,1 that I have and they haven't seen this KP.
Maybe it is hardware related in some ”hard to find” way?
Is there any way to verify whether a SMC and NVRAM/PRAM-Reset actually took place?
I've just completed the described procedures (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295) but I'm not certain that they actually worked.
How sensitive are these procedures to the seconds mentioned in these articles? Won't they work if you're only slightly off the mentioned 7 seconds, e.g.?
I've just completed the described procedures (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295) but I'm not certain that they actually worked.
How sensitive are these procedures to the seconds mentioned in these articles? Won't they work if you're only slightly off the mentioned 7 seconds, e.g.?
I know, just figured that—between the reports on Apple's discussion forums, here and elsewhere—it seems like it'd be a big enough problem to rate a mention. My perspective is skewed a bit, obviously, from being the kind of person who checks these places for reports.
It hasn't fixed the issue for me. In my case, it's Parallels Desktop 15 (and now 16) that freezes the screens, crashes and then reports the WindowServer issue as being responsible. Even the latest version of Parallels Desktop 16, released earlier this week, continues to be affected by the issue.
My watchdog panics are related to the Google Drive File Stream app and the 10.15.6 supplemental update does not fix it for me. Same issue. The workaround of adding a Spotlight exception for the GoogleDrive folder prevents it from happening. However, as soon as this is removed again the panics start almost immediately.
I installed the Supplemental Update. This morning, for the first time in weeks, I woke up and my MacBook did NOT report it had rebooted overnight, and the Console app lists NO new crashes. (I am not using Paralells or other VM tools.)
I was getting errors like this, not related to WindowServer
I get the crash when shutting down the laptop at the end of the day.
After installing supplemental update, went without crash for two days, then crash on third day.
Last crash did not even give any error message. Screen went blank, touchbar was lighted up for many minutes, then it rebooted by itself. There was no crash report when I logged in. Great job apple, bury your head in the sand now.
Code:
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f813a1aae): watchdog timeout: no checkins from watchdogd in 305 seconds (966 totalcheckins since monitoring last enabled), shutdown in progressI get the crash when shutting down the laptop at the end of the day.
After installing supplemental update, went without crash for two days, then crash on third day.
Last crash did not even give any error message. Screen went blank, touchbar was lighted up for many minutes, then it rebooted by itself. There was no crash report when I logged in. Great job apple, bury your head in the sand now.
Another panic just now on reboot. I think I know how to replicate. Will post when confirmed.
kextstat | grep -v "com.apple" shows nothing, I have only Apple Kexts on a totally Vanilla system.
Happening on all 3 MBP16 I use.
kextstat | grep -v "com.apple" shows nothing, I have only Apple Kexts on a totally Vanilla system.
Happening on all 3 MBP16 I use.
Code:
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f815a1aae): watchdog timeout: no checkins from watchdogd in 306 seconds (5 totalcheckins since monitoring last enabled), shutdown in progress
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff83a975bc40 : 0xffffff8000b1a65d
0xffffff83a975bc90 : 0xffffff8000c54a75
0xffffff83a975bcd0 : 0xffffff8000c465fe
0xffffff83a975bd20 : 0xffffff8000ac0a40
0xffffff83a975bd40 : 0xffffff8000b19d27
0xffffff83a975be40 : 0xffffff8000b1a117
0xffffff83a975be90 : 0xffffff80012c1b28
0xffffff83a975bf00 : 0xffffff7f815a1aae
0xffffff83a975bf10 : 0xffffff7f815a1486
0xffffff83a975bf50 : 0xffffff7f815b6d9c
0xffffff83a975bfa0 : 0xffffff8000ac013e
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.watchdog(1.0)[832CC890-EE61-33E0-8FD4-8D354BCD0921]@0xffffff7f815a0000->0xffffff7f815a8fff
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC(3.1.9)[AB612149-B321-3B95-8741-B99E79274FCD]@0xffffff7f815a9000->0xffffff7f815c7fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.watchdog(1)[832CC890-EE61-33E0-8FD4-8D354BCD0921]@0xffffff7f815a0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[68557A36-4EE1-372A-983B-BB2769FDB8E0]@0xffffff7f81509000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[DF219CC1-366A-31FC-B8ED-17C584BA2549]@0xffffff7f81512000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: chunklist-security-epoch=0 -chunklist-no-rev2-dev
Mac OS version:
19G2021
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Thu Jun 18 20:49:00 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.141.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64Nothing external connected? Like USB hub with external drives.
I have done a clean install of Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2021) in a separate APFS volume on the same drive where I have my original Catalina install, and I still have trouble with waking the computer from sleep. Kernel panics with ”com.apple.driver.AppleSMC” in the log (similar to your log above) and also a few occasions where my main display (I have two connected to the computer) stays dark and the second one is turned on, but only shows me a spinning beach ball – can't do anything.
At the same time all this is on a MacPro5,1 which isn't officially supported, but since the problems I have are similar to those with supported Macs and since it seems not all with MacPro5,1 has the ”watchdog” Kernel Panic I am really curious as to what is going on here. I'm repeating myself, but I have no similar problems when waking my work computer which is a 13" MacBook Pro from 2018, so it seems it's not affecting everyone – I think we'd hear more about it if every Catalina install was suffering from it.
Strange huh? 🤔🤷♂️
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Nothing external connected? Like USB hub with external drives.
I have done a clean install of Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2021) in a separate APFS volume on the same drive where I have my original Catalina install, and I still have trouble with waking the computer from sleep. Kernel panics with ”com.apple.driver.AppleSMC” in the log (similar to your log above) and also a few occasions where my main display (I have two connected to the computer) stays dark and the second one is turned on, but only shows me a spinning beach ball – can't do anything.
At the same time all this is on a MacPro5,1 which isn't officially supported, but since the problems I have are similar to those with supported Mac and since it seems not all wit MacPro5,1 has the ”watchdog” Kernel Panic I am really curious as to what is going on here. I'm repeating myself, but I have no similar problems when waking my work computer which is a 13" MacBook Pro from 2018 so it seems it's not affecting everyone –I think we'd hear more about it if every Catalina install was suffering from it.
Strange huh? 🤔🤷♂️
It's absolutely ridiculous.
I have a bunch of MBP 16 inch for dev purposes, can replicate across them.
I'm now able to replicate every time.
No screens, in-fact I've never plugged anything other than a charger into these machines!
No virtualisation software, I have Xcode and that's about it. No weird or wonderful docker/dev tools.
Here's a video of me causing the panic on my system that was up for only 53 seconds, about 3 minutes ago:
So basically:
1) boot computer running latest Catalina 19G2021.
2) reboot within a minute of booting and see KP.
I cut that video short because it takes about 6 minutes to KP, but the spinner eventually goes and the fans blast for a second, then boom KP.
I didn't even launch an app. FWIW, I only get KP on reboot, never during use. I don't see this issue on my 15inch MBP.
UPDATE:
I produced this KP about 15 times in a row. I reset NVRAM and since then I can't reproduce.
It will come back, it's all software related.
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same here; Catalina 10.15.6 on a iMac late 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f85a4aad5): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 120 seconds
service returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : WindowServer initialization not complete (post IOKitWaitQuiet)
service: com.apple.logd, total successful checkins since wake (20230 seconds ago): 2024, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago
service: com.apple.WindowServer, total successful checkins since wake (20230 seconds ago): 2012, last successful checkin: 120 seconds ago
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f85a4aad5): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer in 120 seconds
service returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : WindowServer initialization not complete (post IOKitWaitQuiet)
service: com.apple.logd, total successful checkins since wake (20230 seconds ago): 2024, last successful checkin: 0 seconds ago
service: com.apple.WindowServer, total successful checkins since wake (20230 seconds ago): 2012, last successful checkin: 120 seconds ago
I had this issue for a while and started running Caffeine and start at the time of reboot. And do not see a crash since. It's been over a month now. I am on a 2019 MBP 16". I shutdown the box every night and been working well. Since I started running Caffeine, Fan runs very quiet and only during some heavy CPU intensive jobs I hear the the fan sound.
So please try running Caffeine.
So please try running Caffeine.
This issue is related to sleep / wakeup and there are some other contributing factors such as external monitor. Caffeine prevents computer from going to sleep. I had a ticket open with Apple for weeks and did not go anywhere. And my system would crash at least twice a day with no real pattern. So this and it seems to be working.
In my case, there is no problem with sleep/wakeup. I get the crash when I shutdown.
Have you tried what I suggested previously which is create a new partition on your internal drive and clean install Catalina to the new partition, reboot to the new partition and see if the shutdown issue still happens. This way you can verify if it is the OS or something related to third party software you have installed. When you are done, restart back to your current install and remove the new partition.
No I did not. Because many others have tried new install but did not help, e.g.,
Constant Kernel Panics – userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer
Another panic just now on reboot. I think I know how to replicate. Will post when confirmed. kextstat | grep -v "com.apple" shows nothing, I have only Apple Kexts on a totally Vanilla system. Happening on all 3 MBP16 I use. panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f815a1aae): watchdog timeout: no...
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Constant Kernel Panics – userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from com.apple.WindowServer
Nothing external connected? Like USB hub with external drives. I have done a clean install of Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2021) in a separate APFS volume on the same drive where I have my original Catalina install, and I still have trouble with waking the computer from sleep. Kernel panics with...
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Probably downgrading to an older version of macos might be needed.
Since in my case, crash only happens on shutdown, it is not severely affecting my work. So I am waiting for an update to fix this.
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