MBP Mid 15 panicking

[polanskiman]

I've had this MBP 15' for 4 years. I installed a 1TB ADATA SX8200NP SSD as soon as I purchased the computer so I have been running with that drive for 4 years without a problem.

For the past 2 weeks though, I have been experiencing these panics where the MAC will shutdown unexpectedly. It would then reboot and I would receive this error:

Spoiler: panic log

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f9d75e231): nvme: "Fatal error occurred. CSTS=0xffffffff US[1]=0x0 US[0]=0x95 VID=0xffff DID=0xffff
. FW Revision=SVN139B\n"@/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IONVMeFamily/IONVMeFamily-470.100.17/IONVMeController.cpp:5320
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff920c7239e0 : 0xffffff8019f1b54d
0xffffff920c723a30 : 0xffffff801a055d85
0xffffff920c723a70 : 0xffffff801a04790e
0xffffff920c723ac0 : 0xffffff8019ec1a40
0xffffff920c723ae0 : 0xffffff8019f1ac17
0xffffff920c723be0 : 0xffffff8019f1b007
0xffffff920c723c30 : 0xffffff801a6c03bc
0xffffff920c723ca0 : 0xffffff7f9d75e231
0xffffff920c723cc0 : 0xffffff7f9d749362
0xffffff920c723e20 : 0xffffff801a630c29
0xffffff920c723e90 : 0xffffff801a630b49
0xffffff920c723ec0 : 0xffffff8019f5d525
0xffffff920c723f40 : 0xffffff8019f5d051
0xffffff920c723fa0 : 0xffffff8019ec113e
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily(2.1)[D5E8159E-00F3-3737-AC4A-DFF9D4702B11]@0xffffff7f9d73b000->0xffffff7f9d77dfff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[925D3FBB-53C6-389B-A294-D24A1B42BB01]@0xffffff7f9b7a9000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[26F2BEB0-18DA-3B16-82FE-86A7E6EA9677]@0xffffff7f9a8ee000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM(2.1)[6B915F24-62B4-3956-ACF7-394277780D1B]@0xffffff7f9b1f3000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(2.1)[77F6B260-53DF-3DC0-B89F-5205E17FF986]@0xffffff7f9b00b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily(47)[2582E4D4-95E3-35F6-9E36-3D3503E7D000]@0xffffff7f9ad87000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
19H2026

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Tue Jun 21 21:18:39 PDT 2022; root:xnu-6153.141.66~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: D5630E55-7695-313B-B468-6347805B0B6F
Kernel slide:     0x0000000019c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8019e00000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8019d00000
System model name: MacBookPro11,4 (Mac-06F11FD93F0323C5)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 10518255938535
last loaded kext at 2085320946484: >!UCardReader    489.120.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9dde8000, size 81920)
last unloaded kext at 2202083094049: >usb.cdc    5.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9dd70000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp    6.1.26
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt    6.1.26
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB    6.1.26
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv    6.1.26
net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio    1.0.5
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com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt    0.0.97
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|IOSkywalk!F    1
|IONVMe!F    2.1.0
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>!AEFIRuntime    2.1
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>!AFDEKeyStore    28.30
>!AEffaceable!S    1.0
>!ASSE    1.0
>!AKeyStore    2
>!UTDM    489.120.1
>!ACredentialManager    1.0
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>IOSlaveProcessor    1
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>!AMobileFileIntegrity    1.0.5
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|IOTimeSync!F    840.3
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This also had the consequence of corrupting my outlook database in one instance.

I have run first aid on all volumes multiple times thinking it could be a corruption. That didn't solve the problem. I've also removed the drive and cleaned the connectors thinking it could be a problem with the SSD not being seated properly. Didn't solve the issue. I have also run multiple hardware tests and they all return the ADP000 code, which means there is no issue.

I have read around this could be two things, either a BootRom out of date issue, which I suspect is not the case since this just started happening for the past 2 weeks and I have been using MAC OS Catalina for a good ~6 months. I run SilentKnight just in case but not sure how to interpret the results. BootRom seems out of date but I guess that's expected since I am not on the latest OS?

or

the SSD drive is going bad.

How to ascertain it's the SSD rather than a software/OS/firmware issue?

Thank you.

MBP MID 15' MAC OS Catalina 10.15.7
Boot ROM Version: 430.140.3.0.0

 

[Fishrrman]

"How to ascertain it's the SSD rather than a software/OS/firmware issue?"

Put the original, factory-installed SSD back in.

 

[polanskiman]

"How to ascertain it's the SSD rather than a software/OS/firmware issue?"

Put the original, factory-installed SSD back in.

I can't just do that and wait that it might happen in a day or 2. This is my working computer and I need it every day.

 

[polanskiman]

I reinstalled Catalina just in case. That didn't seem to have any effect. As soon as the re-install finished and I logged back in my account the computer crashed again.
During the weekend I'll try to swap the drive and push the computer see if anything happens.

 

[maflynn]

VirtualBox is being reported early in the panic log, did you try uninstall that (and cleaning up the kexts) and seeing if that app is a contributing factor in your instability?

 

[MajorFubar]

If you can't get a solution it may well just be time to upgrade that seven year old Mac. Being a computer it seems you critically rely on, ideally you should be looking to replace it every five years. Yes, that's an age I pulled straight out of thin air, but it's one that I personally would adhere to if I relied on a computer for any kind of critical productivity. Some people would advise you change it even more regularly (three years).

 

[polanskiman]

VirtualBox is being reported early in the panic log, did you try uninstall that (and cleaning up the kexts) and seeing if that app is a contributing factor in your instability?

No but I find it awkward that that would be the reason. I mean I've had the drive for 4 years and I haven't used virtual box in a long long time. Not even opened it. This kernel panic have only started happening for the past 2 weeks. It's now every day. BTW any pointers on how to clean up the kexts?

If you can't get a solution it may well just be time to upgrade that seven year old Mac. Being a computer it seems you critically rely on, ideally you should be looking to replace it every five years. Yes, that's an age I pulled straight out of thin air, but it's one that I personally would adhere to if I relied on a computer for any kind of critical productivity. Some people would advise you change it even more regularly (three years).

The model might be 7 years old but the computer is only 4 years old. I think it still got some juice before changing it. I purposefully bought an older model as I was not a fan of all these new Mac with no port, crappy butterfly keyboard and so on.

 

[MajorFubar]

The model might be 7 years old but the computer is only 4 years old. I think it still got some juice before changing it. I purposefully bought an older model as I was not a fan of all these new Mac with no port, crappy butterfly keyboard and so on.

You need to take a look at recent Macbook Pros. The days of faulty displays, crappy keyboards and no ports have been gone for over two years. Besides which, any modern M1 or M2 Mac is so exponentially more powerful than your current Mac that it will probably transform your productivity. My only warning would be if you are using any third-party software yet to be made Apple-silicon compliant.

That said, I hope you can get your 2015 working.

 

[maflynn]

If you can't get a solution it may well just be time to upgrade that seven year old Mac

That would be my recommendation as well.

BTW any pointers on how to clean up the kexts?

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No but I find it awkward that that would be the reason. I mean I've had the drive for 4 years and I haven't used virtual box in a long long time. Not even opened it. This kernel panic have only started happening for the past 2 weeks. It's now every day. BTW any pointers on how to clean up the kexts?

Ok, that's a fact that was not communicated in your post, just offering some advise.

 

[polanskiman]

VirtualBox is being reported early in the panic log, did you try uninstall that (and cleaning up the kexts) and seeing if that app is a contributing factor in your instability?

I actually just updated VirtualBox just in case and unloaded/deleted 3 prehistoric extensions that have no business running in my MAC. Old software deleted long time ago.

net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio
com.hzsystems.terminus.driver
com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt

Ok, that's a fact that was not communicated in your post, just offering some advise.

Thank you. I do appreciate the help.🙏

 

[SlCKB0Y]

I've had this MBP 15' for 4 years. I installed a 1TB ADATA SX8200NP SSD as soon as I purchased the computer so I have been running with that drive for 4 years without a problem.

For the past 2 weeks though, I have been experiencing these panics where the MAC will shutdown unexpectedly. It would then reboot and I would receive this error:

Spoiler: panic log

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f9d75e231): nvme: "Fatal error occurred. CSTS=0xffffffff US[1]=0x0 US[0]=0x95 VID=0xffff DID=0xffff
. FW Revision=SVN139B\n"@/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IONVMeFamily/IONVMeFamily-470.100.17/IONVMeController.cpp:5320
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff920c7239e0 : 0xffffff8019f1b54d
0xffffff920c723a30 : 0xffffff801a055d85
0xffffff920c723a70 : 0xffffff801a04790e
0xffffff920c723ac0 : 0xffffff8019ec1a40
0xffffff920c723ae0 : 0xffffff8019f1ac17
0xffffff920c723be0 : 0xffffff8019f1b007
0xffffff920c723c30 : 0xffffff801a6c03bc
0xffffff920c723ca0 : 0xffffff7f9d75e231
0xffffff920c723cc0 : 0xffffff7f9d749362
0xffffff920c723e20 : 0xffffff801a630c29
0xffffff920c723e90 : 0xffffff801a630b49
0xffffff920c723ec0 : 0xffffff8019f5d525
0xffffff920c723f40 : 0xffffff8019f5d051
0xffffff920c723fa0 : 0xffffff8019ec113e
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily(2.1)[D5E8159E-00F3-3737-AC4A-DFF9D4702B11]@0xffffff7f9d73b000->0xffffff7f9d77dfff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[925D3FBB-53C6-389B-A294-D24A1B42BB01]@0xffffff7f9b7a9000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[26F2BEB0-18DA-3B16-82FE-86A7E6EA9677]@0xffffff7f9a8ee000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM(2.1)[6B915F24-62B4-3956-ACF7-394277780D1B]@0xffffff7f9b1f3000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(2.1)[77F6B260-53DF-3DC0-B89F-5205E17FF986]@0xffffff7f9b00b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily(47)[2582E4D4-95E3-35F6-9E36-3D3503E7D000]@0xffffff7f9ad87000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
19H2026

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.6.0: Tue Jun 21 21:18:39 PDT 2022; root:xnu-6153.141.66~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: D5630E55-7695-313B-B468-6347805B0B6F
Kernel slide:     0x0000000019c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8019e00000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8019d00000
System model name: MacBookPro11,4 (Mac-06F11FD93F0323C5)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 10518255938535
last loaded kext at 2085320946484: >!UCardReader    489.120.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9dde8000, size 81920)
last unloaded kext at 2202083094049: >usb.cdc    5.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9dd70000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
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org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB    6.1.26
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>!ACredentialManager    1.0
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|IONetworking!F    3.4
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>!UComposite    900.4.2
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|IOUSBHost!F    1.2
>!UHostMergeProperties    1.2
>usb.!UCommon    1.0
>!ABusPower!C    1.0
|IOReport!F    47
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>!ASMC    3.1.9
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|IOACPI!F    1.4
@kec.pthread    1
@kec.corecrypto    1.0
@kec.Libm    1

This also had the consequence of corrupting my outlook database in one instance.

I have run first aid on all volumes multiple times thinking it could be a corruption. That didn't solve the problem. I've also removed the drive and cleaned the connectors thinking it could be a problem with the SSD not being seated properly. Didn't solve the issue. I have also run multiple hardware tests and they all return the ADP000 code, which means there is no issue.

I have read around this could be two things, either a BootRom out of date issue, which I suspect is not the case since this just started happening for the past 2 weeks and I have been using MAC OS Catalina for a good ~6 months. I run SilentKnight just in case but not sure how to interpret the results. BootRom seems out of date but I guess that's expected since I am not on the latest OS?
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the SSD drive is going bad.

How to ascertain it's the SSD rather than a software/OS/firmware issue?

Thank you.

MBP MID 15' MAC OS Catalina 10.15.7
Boot ROM Version: 430.140.3.0.0

First thing to do is to rule out a software issue, with one of the most common being kernel extensions (kexts). To do this, boot your Mac into safe mode: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh21245/mac . This will boot a minimal system and you should then just keep it up and running for a while and see if it crashes again.

But based on your particular kernel panic, I'd bet that your issue is that your SSD drive is dying/dead.