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Mac Pro (Late 2013) GPU (Driver) Issues
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Base D300 MP6,1 on Mojave here.. no 4K screens, but am running 2x 1080p plus 1x 720p projector simultaneously. It's been ROCK solid, not frozen once (it was a regular occurrence on prior MacOS).
Is there a clear risk-free upgrade route?? I'm enthused by your post @ikir
But if doing same here doesn't result in a stable system, I presume firmware cannot be restored?
Is there a clear risk-free upgrade route?? I'm enthused by your post @ikir
But if doing same here doesn't result in a stable system, I presume firmware cannot be restored?
I suggest you to wait for macOS 12.4 to see if a new firmware comes out to fix sleep issue. There is a new sleep crash reboot, macOS 12.4 should come with firmware 430.x with this fix. I had no more D300 crash anyway.
Crash happens with firmware 429.x we need 430.x which was pulled in beta probably for other bugs. Lets hope in macOS 12.4
Are you still crash-free at this point on 12.3?
Some of my software has hit a wall with Mojave and it's a shame this machine can't go beyond that...
Other than sleep issue hopefully fixed in 12.4 I had no more GPU crashes. thermals are ok anyway since I've cleaned and changed thermal paste before the upgrade.
It's sort of a combo of hardware/software issue. My posts on this are pretty far back in this thread, but I relentlessly hassled Apple until I somehow got to a senior tech. He fiddled with the issue a few days and found it could be fixed with software, so he sent it to the OS update crew to put a fix in Mojave...this is why it works perfect in Mojave. Catalina broke it again.
Ok that's good to know. I just starting testing this myself. Maybe I don't need to anymore.
It's hard to find and read everything that has happened with this D300 catastrophe by Apple. I am an owner of 6,1 for couple of years only, was not there at 2015 when the thread started. Now it's over 2000 posts long.
And the rant for today:
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How on earth are they able to present the same faults again and again. No quality control between release versions? These yearly OS releases have become just ridiculous in my opinion. They seem to be a broken beta software for first few months, everyone of them nowadays. And some glitches are not fixed ever, like this one.
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(hope it helps me emotionally to spat ithat out loud)
It's hard to find and read everything that has happened with this D300 catastrophe by Apple. I am an owner of 6,1 for couple of years only, was not there at 2015 when the thread started. Now it's over 2000 posts long.
And the rant for today:
?
How on earth are they able to present the same faults again and again. No quality control between release versions? These yearly OS releases have become just ridiculous in my opinion. They seem to be a broken beta software for first few months, everyone of them nowadays. And some glitches are not fixed ever, like this one.
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(hope it helps me emotionally to spat ithat out loud)
A D300 6,1, external Samsung T5 with Mojave, bootrom 429.60.3.0.0. Uptime 12 days.
First I let it be without sleeping. Then short sleeps, one night sleeps, and a longer little over 3 days sleep. No crashes. So I seem to have confirmed one more time what others allready knew.
I think the question is now, how on earth can we get Apple to fix this bug, at least for Big Sur and Monterey.
First I let it be without sleeping. Then short sleeps, one night sleeps, and a longer little over 3 days sleep. No crashes. So I seem to have confirmed one more time what others allready knew.
I think the question is now, how on earth can we get Apple to fix this bug, at least for Big Sur and Monterey.
D300 owner since early 2014 here.
I thought I had no problems due to only non-4K screens.
Although I have now switched to a 5K screen, it remains crash free (maybe because it‘s dual DP and not actually 4K over a single connector).
Still running the (apparently golden) 428.x firmware but now on the latest Big Sur 11.6.5 on the stock SSD.
I thought I had no problems due to only non-4K screens.
Although I have now switched to a 5K screen, it remains crash free (maybe because it‘s dual DP and not actually 4K over a single connector).
Still running the (apparently golden) 428.x firmware but now on the latest Big Sur 11.6.5 on the stock SSD.
Damn I got a freeze while screensaver was running. I think this issue was fixed with macOS 12.3 and the only one remaining was the sleep issue which is fixed by firmware 430.x that was pre-released in macOS 12.3 beta5. I had this freeze with HDMI which was always problematic, I had no freeze in weeks with mini display port. If you get screensaver freeze can you try to connect your display with Mini Display Port instead of HDMI (at least if you are on Monterey).
Yes, I am on 429.xx. Where can I find 430.xx? I don't seem to have access to 12.3 b5.
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Disclaimer: I wouldn‘t install a beta firmware that Apple withdrew and seems to bring along other unforseeable behaviour. I would wait (hope) for a GM firmware as downgrading back to 429.x is impossible.
But if you‘re feeling adventurous:
Code:
https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-12-monterey-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/
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Ok, I have to refine my answer. It seems anything that triggers a Metal graphics call (certain games, Chrome browser), can fire a GPU restart. Games using OpenGL (like 7 days to die) run for hours and hours.
That's been my experience. I'm still getting frequent freezup restarts with 12.4 and Firmware 429.
That's been my experience. I'm still getting frequent freezup restarts with 12.4 and Firmware 429.
Greetings fellow freeze/crash sufferers!!
Just wanted to add my voice to this thread. Purchased a used 6,1 D300 machine around Feb. 2022 and it was humming right along until five days *after* the return period! I was not aware of this GPU issue and none of these topics came up on my pre-purchase research, so stinks to be me (and us), eh?? The Mac Pro is now back at the vendor, where they are essentially saying "We've tested it and have found nothing wrong".
Data Points
Anyway, I too was having the .gpuRestart events. It really didn't seem to matter which apps were running and I *never* sleep my Mac -- I only sleep the screen using a hot corner. I use a low-ish resolution screen (1920x1200) connected to my 6,1 with a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable (I don't use HDMI). Crashes/freezes started one day about thirty-six days after starting use of the machine. Running latest Monterey macOS 12.2.1 and firmware 429.60.3.0.
Crashes/freezes would happen with no apps running, while the monitor was sleeping, during a normal workday with Firefox, Thunderbird, Adium and Geany running, another time the issue happened while viewing a low-complexity 4K YouTube video in FF.
I don't get too crazy with installing a bunch of apps as I try to be as minimalist as possible. I do, however, need some stuff on here because I'm a developer and require certain tools for coding and testing in virtual machines. The major apps I've installed are Xcode, iLife stuff (Pages, etc), Lazarus IDE, MacPorts, Geany, Firefox, Thunderbird, Adium, LibreOffice, VirtualBox and Keka.
The 6,1 I'm using has an OWC Aura Pro SSD and no other hardware modifications.
Anyway, I haven't had the time to read this complete thread, but do hope this gets resolved someday -- otherwise I have a very expensive paperweight!
Just wanted to add my voice to this thread. Purchased a used 6,1 D300 machine around Feb. 2022 and it was humming right along until five days *after* the return period! I was not aware of this GPU issue and none of these topics came up on my pre-purchase research, so stinks to be me (and us), eh?? The Mac Pro is now back at the vendor, where they are essentially saying "We've tested it and have found nothing wrong".
Data Points
Anyway, I too was having the .gpuRestart events. It really didn't seem to matter which apps were running and I *never* sleep my Mac -- I only sleep the screen using a hot corner. I use a low-ish resolution screen (1920x1200) connected to my 6,1 with a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable (I don't use HDMI). Crashes/freezes started one day about thirty-six days after starting use of the machine. Running latest Monterey macOS 12.2.1 and firmware 429.60.3.0.
Crashes/freezes would happen with no apps running, while the monitor was sleeping, during a normal workday with Firefox, Thunderbird, Adium and Geany running, another time the issue happened while viewing a low-complexity 4K YouTube video in FF.
I don't get too crazy with installing a bunch of apps as I try to be as minimalist as possible. I do, however, need some stuff on here because I'm a developer and require certain tools for coding and testing in virtual machines. The major apps I've installed are Xcode, iLife stuff (Pages, etc), Lazarus IDE, MacPorts, Geany, Firefox, Thunderbird, Adium, LibreOffice, VirtualBox and Keka.
The 6,1 I'm using has an OWC Aura Pro SSD and no other hardware modifications.
Anyway, I haven't had the time to read this complete thread, but do hope this gets resolved someday -- otherwise I have a very expensive paperweight!
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I shut my down at night now when I'm not using it. I've switched to Firefox also. It's... lessened my occurrences, and the machine is useable, but I will still get a crash here and there. It's like learning how to live with a new cat...Greetings fellow freeze/crash sufferers!!
Just wanted to add my voice to this thread. Purchased a used 6,1 D300 machine around Feb. 2022 and it was humming right along until five days *after* the return period! I was not aware of this GPU issue and none of these topics came up on my pre-purchase research, so stinks to be me (and us), eh?? The Mac Pro is now back at the vendor, where they are essentially saying "We've tested it and have found nothing wrong".
Data Points
Anyway, I too was having the .gpuRestart events. It really didn't seem to matter which apps were running and I *never* sleep my Mac -- I only sleep the screen using a hot corner. I use a low-ish resolution screen (1920x1200) connected to my 6,1 with a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable (I don't use HDMI). Crashes/freezes started one day about thirty-six days after starting use of the machine. Running latest Monterey macOS 12.2.1 and firmware 429.60.3.0.
Crashes/freezes would happen with no apps running, while the monitor was sleeping, during a normal workday with Firefox, Thunderbird, Adium and Geany running, another time the issue happened while viewing a low-complexity 4K YouTube video in FF.
I don't get too crazy with installing a bunch of apps as I try to be as minimalist as possible. I do, however, need some stuff on here because I'm a developer and require certain tools for coding and testing in virtual machines. The major apps I've installed are Xcode, iLife stuff (Pages, etc), Lazarus IDE, MacPorts, Geany, Firefox, Thunderbird, Adium, LibreOffice, VirtualBox and Keka.
The 6,1 I'm using has an OWC Aura Pro SSD and no other hardware modifications.
Anyway, I haven't had the time to read this complete thread, but do hope this gets resolved someday -- otherwise I have a very expensive paperweight!