Reoccurring Kernel Panic Help

[jwire4]

Hey everyone,
My mid 2009 Mac Pro has begun to show it's age more and more, and unfortunately kernel panics are becoming a daily occurrence. I'm not sure what's causing them, but the only common denominator on almost all kernel panics is if I have a flash video up, or sometimes zoomed in on the screen (via the Control + feature in accessibility) Below is the latest log. If anyone could help me find the culprit, I'd be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

System Specs
Mac Pro (Mid 2009 rev)
8 Core
16GB Ram
2 NVIDIA GT120s

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 2269182 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 9
Anonymous UUID: 2045C8EF-21B7-DB52-0BBA-FCBA15546F60

Tue Jul 16 13:49:46 2013
panic(cpu 14 caller 0xffffff8003052f77): "IOGMD: not wired for the IODMACommand"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2050.24.15/iokit/Kernel/IOMemoryDescriptor.cpp:1424
Backtrace (CPU 14), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81d3663060 : 0xffffff8002c1d626
0xffffff81d36630d0 : 0xffffff8003052f77
0xffffff81d3663160 : 0xffffff8003053459
0xffffff81d3663260 : 0xffffff7f83376101
0xffffff81d36632e0 : 0xffffff7f833d9ad9
0xffffff81d3663330 : 0xffffff7f833d9a24
0xffffff81d3663380 : 0xffffff7f833bf5a2
0xffffff81d3663410 : 0xffffff7f833bd752
0xffffff81d3663460 : 0xffffff7f833a830a
0xffffff81d3663520 : 0xffffff7f833d69b6
0xffffff81d3663720 : 0xffffff7f833d810a
0xffffff81d36637f0 : 0xffffff7f8443e4a8
0xffffff81d3663930 : 0xffffff7f8443df94
0xffffff81d3663940 : 0xffffff7f84401348
0xffffff81d3663950 : 0xffffff7f844013bd
0xffffff81d3663960 : 0xffffff7f843e243c
0xffffff81d36639a0 : 0xffffff7f843e0c7e
0xffffff81d36639d0 : 0xffffff7f843e4cdf
0xffffff81d36639f0 : 0xffffff7f83d54650
0xffffff81d3663b60 : 0xffffff7f83d54891
0xffffff81d3663b90 : 0xffffff7f83d5933e
0xffffff81d3663bc0 : 0xffffff80030681f3
0xffffff81d3663c20 : 0xffffff8003065e2f
0xffffff81d3663d70 : 0xffffff8002c98c01
0xffffff81d3663e80 : 0xffffff8002c20b3d
0xffffff81d3663eb0 : 0xffffff8002c10448
0xffffff81d3663f00 : 0xffffff8002c1961b
0xffffff81d3663f70 : 0xffffff8002ca6536
0xffffff81d3663fb0 : 0xffffff8002cce9e3
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f83370000->0xffffff7f83615fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffffff7f832da000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xffffff7f8335c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0xffffff7f83319000
com.apple.GeForce(8.1.2)[7EC545A4-4B57-32F1-8DC3-C31023AFBDCB]@0xffffff7f843d8000->0xffffff7f844a5fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f83370000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xffffff7f8335c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffffff7f832da000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0xffffff7f83319000
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(86.0.4)[C1007599-42D0-32FF-9F2F-C63F4E6C1DEB]@0xffffff7f83d52000->0xffffff7f83d63fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: FluidApp

Mac OS version:
12E55

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May 1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
Kernel slide: 0x0000000002a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8002c00000
System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 51764141846438
last loaded kext at 43345516990624: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0 (addr 0xffffff7f84ed2000, size 348160)
last unloaded kext at 211450771149: com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 3.1.1b1 (addr 0xffffff7f83e39000, size 69632)
loaded kexts:
net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio 1.0.5
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.5.2
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0
com.apple.nke.asp_tcp 7.1.0
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.8.4
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.19
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.4f2
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs 3.10
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.87
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.GeForce 8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.1.4f2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.5
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.6
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 615.20.17
com.apple.driver.Intel82574L 2.3.0b5
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 196.0.0
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 170.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.2
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 235.29
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.9.0f8
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.9fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.1.2
com.apple.NVDAResman 8.1.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.1.4f2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.3.0d51
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 530.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.7
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 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacPro4,1, BootROM MP41.0081.B08, 8 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.26 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.39f5
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: DIMM 1, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
Memory Module: DIMM 2, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
Memory Module: DIMM 3, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
Memory Module: DIMM 4, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
Memory Module: DIMM 5, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
Memory Module: DIMM 6, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
Memory Module: DIMM 7, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
Memory Module: DIMM 8, 2 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31384A53463235363732415A2D3147314631
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.4f2 12041, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-2
PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N
Serial ATA Device: OCZ-VERTEX4, 128.04 GB
Serial ATA Device: INTEL SSDSA2M040G2GC, 40.02 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD10EACS-00ZJB0, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD5000AADS-00S9B0, 500.11 GB
USB Device: FA GoFlex Desk, 0x0bc2 (Seagate LLC), 0x50a1, 0xfd300000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x5a100000 / 2
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0x5a110000 / 3
USB Device: Samson C01U, 0x17a0, 0x0001, 0x5d100000 / 2
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, 800mbit_speed

 

[davidb367]

My MP 1,1 exhibits the same behavior with DVD Player and VLC. I found that heat is the ultimate cause. When I start getting kernel panics I have to blow out the dust in the CPU Coolers and RAM daughter cards. After That is done, I reset the PRAM. The MP is then happy for a while.

I hope this helps.

This is also the beginning indications of RAM failure. A RAM module finally failed a few months later and I had to replace it.

 

[jwire4]

My MP 1,1 exhibits the same behavior with DVD Player and VLC. I found that heat is the ultimate cause. When I start getting kernel panics I have to blow out the dust in the CPU Coolers and RAM daughter cards. After That is done, I reset the PRAM. The MP is then happy for a while.

I hope this helps.

This is also the beginning indications of RAM failure. A RAM module finally failed a few months later and I had to replace it.

Thanks for the info! I'll give it a good clean out tonight and reset the PRAM.

 

[jwire4]

Just an update for everyone having similar issues. After a trip to the Genius Bar, issue looks to be one of the two crappy GT 120 cards in the machine. Looks like one of the cards is failing, causing the panic. It's going to be $200 to replace, and the sad part about this whole thing is my Apple Care expired 3 weeks ago After talking to the Apple Care dept, they won't cover it.

Honestly, I'm a bit upset and disappointed in Apple. For as much as the machine cost, and the fact I bought the additional 3 year warranty and never brought it in, they should have given me the $200 for free. The warranty expired less than 30 days ago.

 

[thekev]

Just an update for everyone having similar issues. After a trip to the Genius Bar, issue looks to be one of the two crappy GT 120 cards in the machine. Looks like one of the cards is failing, causing the panic. It's going to be $200 to replace, and the sad part about this whole thing is my Apple Care expired 3 weeks ago After talking to the Apple Care dept, they won't cover it.

Honestly, I'm a bit upset and disappointed in Apple. For as much as the machine cost, and the fact I bought the additional 3 year warranty and never brought it in, they should have given me the $200 for free. The warranty expired less than 30 days ago.

You could test your ram too. Typically you can tell a video card is going out when it begins to display artifacts. Also for $200 why not upgrade to a newer card?

 

[666sheep]

^^^Nothing RAM related in KP log. And it doesn't have to be the graphics card itself. Below part of the log points on Nvidia drivers crash when using FluidApp:

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f83370000->0xffffff7f83615fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffffff7f832da000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xffffff7f8335c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0xffffff7f83319000
com.apple.GeForce(8.1.2)[7EC545A4-4B57-32F1-8DC3-C31023AFBDCB]@0xffffff7f843d8000->0xffffff7f844a5fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f83370000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xffffff7f8335c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffffff7f832da000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0xffffff7f83319000
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(86.0.4)[C1007599-42D0-32FF-9F2F-C63F4E6C1DEB]@0xffffff7f83d52000->0xffffff7f83d63fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: FluidApp

It could be FluidApp poor compatibility with Nvidia drivers.

OP, do some extensive tests:
– use one graphics card at time
– try Nvidia web driver

 

[Studio K]

Just an update for everyone having similar issues. After a trip to the Genius Bar, issue looks to be one of the two crappy GT 120 cards in the machine. Looks like one of the cards is failing, causing the panic. It's going to be $200 to replace, and the sad part about this whole thing is my Apple Care expired 3 weeks ago After talking to the Apple Care dept, they won't cover it.

Honestly, I'm a bit upset and disappointed in Apple. .

You don't have to pay Apple to put another video card in. Install a new, modern Nvidia PC card. A GTX 650 can be had for $100 and surely outperforms the GT120.
It's more fun to do it yourself.

 

[jwire4]

Thanks for the info everyone!

I'll do a bit more testing to see if I can troubleshot this problem any further. If you have any other tips, or recommendations for a new Graphics Card, let me know!