External display crash

Hi,
I have the Unibody MacBook from late 2008. My problem is that when I connect an external display and using extended desktop, the external display crashes randomly. Sometimes I can watch movies or photos for hours and sometimes it crashes after 3 minutes. However, the MacBook itself does not crash so when I unplug and insert the mini-displayport -> DVI adapter, the computer starts up the external display again.
Does anyone have a clu about this issue?
Regards,
Anders

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0xffffff81f8fe3660 : 0xffffff800ac22fa9
0xffffff81f8fe36e0 : 0xffffff800acdbf5e
0xffffff81f8fe38b0 : 0xffffff800acf3456
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0xffffff81f8fe3af0 : 0xffffff7f8c70e24c
0xffffff81f8fe3b30 : 0xffffff7f8c715fb2
0xffffff81f8fe3b70 : 0xffffff7f8c715ddc
0xffffff81f8fe3b90 : 0xffffff800b0cff0d
0xffffff81f8fe3bf0 : 0xffffff800b0cdabf
0xffffff81f8fe3d40 : 0xffffff800acb66a8
0xffffff81f8fe3e50 : 0xffffff800ac26bf1
0xffffff81f8fe3e80 : 0xffffff800ac139f5
0xffffff81f8fe3ef0 : 0xffffff800ac1e043
0xffffff81f8fe3f70 : 0xffffff800acc989d
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Hey SreeHarsha Vardhan,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Sounds like you are having trouble with the screen on your Macbook. If you are not getting anything on the screen, take a look at this article.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
Have a nice day,
Mario

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Error report from when this happens is below. Hoping something stands out to someone here for a remedy?
Process:         Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 [536]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
Identifier:      com.adobe.Photoshop
Version:         15.2.1 (15.2.1.257)
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [153]
Responsible:     Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 [536]
User ID:         502
Date/Time:       2014-11-01 22:12:06.764 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: E5B6AC5D-74CE-231A-3696-6D8742E43C11
Crashed Thread: 0 Main Thread Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000050
VM Regions Near 0x50:
-->
    __TEXT                 000000010c67e000-0000000110f59000 [ 72.9M] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
Thread 0 Crashed:: Main Thread Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
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44 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff924a7b6c +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 288
45 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff9273c4d2 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:] + 140
46 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff92813e3c _NXLoadNib + 193
47 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff9281384f -[NSAlert init] + 95
48 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c71472c 0x10c67e000 + 616236
49 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c7145b8 0x10c67e000 + 615864
50 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c77da13 0x10c67e000 + 1047059
51 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c77e68a 0x10c67e000 + 1050250
52 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c71b088 0x10c67e000 + 643208
53 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c9bd67b 0x10c67e000 + 3405435
54 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c9bd829 0x10c67e000 + 3405865
55 com.adobe.Photoshop           0x000000010c680d34 0x10c67e000 + 11572
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d589662 kevent64 + 10
1   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff8b6af421 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 239
2   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff8b6af136 _dispatch_mgr_thread + 52
Thread 2:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d588e6a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf9f08 _pthread_wqthread + 330
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 3:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d588e6a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf9f08 _pthread_wqthread + 330
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 4:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d588e6a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf9f08 _pthread_wqthread + 330
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 5:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d588e6a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf9f08 _pthread_wqthread + 330
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 6:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d588e6a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf9f08 _pthread_wqthread + 330
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 7:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d588e6a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf9f08 _pthread_wqthread + 330
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 8:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d588e6a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf9f08 _pthread_wqthread + 330
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 9:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d584a56 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1   libtbb.dylib                   0x0000000111c60550 tbb::internal::rml::private_worker::thread_routine(void*) + 480
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 10:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d584a56 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1   libtbb.dylib                   0x0000000111c60550 tbb::internal::rml::private_worker::thread_routine(void*) + 480
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 11:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d584a56 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1   libtbb.dylib                   0x0000000111c60550 tbb::internal::rml::private_worker::thread_routine(void*) + 480
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 12:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d584a56 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1   libtbb.dylib                   0x0000000111c60550 tbb::internal::rml::private_worker::thread_routine(void*) + 480
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 13:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d584a56 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1   libtbb.dylib                   0x0000000111c60550 tbb::internal::rml::private_worker::thread_routine(void*) + 480
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 14:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d584a56 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1   libtbb.dylib                   0x0000000111c60550 tbb::internal::rml::private_worker::thread_routine(void*) + 480
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 15:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d584a56 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1   libtbb.dylib                   0x0000000111c60550 tbb::internal::rml::private_worker::thread_routine(void*) + 480
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 16:: com.apple.CFSocket.private
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8d5889aa __select + 10
1   com.apple.CoreFoundation       0x00007fff8f408a03 __CFSocketManager + 867
2   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf8899 _pthread_body + 138
3   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8daf872a _pthread_start + 137
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       0x00007fff8dafcfc9 thread_start + 13
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x0000000000000000 rbx: 0x00007fff7c688680 rcx: 0x0000000000010f80 rdx: 0x0000610000086180
rdi: 0x0000610000086180 rsi: 0x00007fff7c688680 rbp: 0x00007fff5357e2e0 rsp: 0x00007fff5357e2c0
   r8: 0x00007fff9249331e   r9: 0x0000000000000032 r10: 0x00007fff92493306 r11: 0x00007fff9249331e
r12: 0x0000000000000000 r13: 0x0000610000086180 r14: 0x0000610000086180 r15: 0x0000000000000000
rip: 0x00000001bccf5bb8 rfl: 0x0000000000010202 cr2: 0x0000000000000050
Logical CPU:     0
Error Code:      0x00000004
Trap Number:     14

MBP randomly crashes when in clamshell with external display

Hi Mac people.
As described in the "subject field" i have been encountering some random crashes after i startet using my MBP in clamshell with my newly pruchased 24" 16:10 NEC display .
typically it occurs after about 10-20 minutes of playing world of warcraft.
-the screen goes black, saying no signal, and the MBP doesn't react to anything else but holding down the on/off button.
i have tried using the key combination alt-cmd-eject to see if i could make the computer sleep and then turn it on by opening the lid.-getting it out of clamshell to get the built-in display active again.
but none of that worked.
i also checked the dvi<->mini-displayport adapter for lose connections but i didn't find any
i have had my NEC display for about a month, and the problem has occured about 8 times now.
befor i started using my MBP in clamshell with an external display, i had no problems.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 73505 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 3
Anonymous UUID: C8DD4168-ECC7-4842-9EF5-233F8D9763C9
Fri Jan 7 11:41:39 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00C566A4): NVRM[0]: Read Error 0x00009410: BAR0 0xa4000000 0x3f92e000 0x096380c1 D0 P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x304fad98 : 0x12b4c6 (0x45f91c 0x304fadcc 0x13355c 0x0)
0x304fade8 : 0xc566a4 (0xe86e80 0xe86e80 0xe4b6d4 0x0)
0x304fae48 : 0xf0fdf0 (0x539a004 0x533c804 0x9410 0xc92d06)
0x304fae88 : 0xf3a57d (0x533c804 0x9410 0x5c00 0x9)
0x304faec8 : 0xd5814f (0x533c804 0x46eb004 0x0 0x0)
0x304faee8 : 0xc983f1 (0x46eb004 0x304faf74 0x0 0x0)
0x304faf28 : 0xeabdb8 (0x533c804 0x3d0900 0x304faf74 0x0)
0x304fafa8 : 0xee10e4 (0x533c804 0x54a1804 0x1 0x1)
0x304fb138 : 0xee5479 (0x533c804 0x54a2004 0x4bc6a44 0x0)
0x304fb298 : 0xca227b (0x533c804 0x54a2004 0x0 0x8b46184)
0x304fb348 : 0xc63a19 (0xc1d00041 0xbeef0003 0xcafe1691 0x8b46300)
0x304fb3b8 : 0xc547ed (0x304fb548 0x6 0x0 0x0)
0x304fb518 : 0xc462d4 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7057 0x304fb548)
0x304fb5d8 : 0x114c77b (0xc1d00041 0xbeef0003 0xcafe1691 0x8b46300)
0x304fb658 : 0x114ca53 (0x20552000 0x8b46300 0x8b48404 0x0)
0x304fb698 : 0x11136e7 (0x20552000 0x8b48400 0x304fb6a8 0x20555068)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(5.4.8)@0x10f9000->0x1190fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(5.4.8)@0xc3d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0xc2f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x63e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0x791000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(5.4.8)@0xe9c000->0x10effff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(5.4.8)@0xc3d000
com.apple.NVDAResman(5.4.8)@0xc3d000->0xe9bfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0xc2f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x63e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0x791000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: World of Warcraf
Mac OS version:
9L30
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro5,1 (Mac-F42D86C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 565038856165
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.4.0 - last unloaded 149627740291
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.cddafs 2.3.0 - last loaded 171968100440
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9d0
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs 2.1
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 1.7.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 2.7.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.8.7
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 2.1.1d2
com.apple.DontSteal_Mac_OSX 6.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 1.7.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 113
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.0.6
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.4.5d1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.15
com.apple.driver.ACPISMCPlatformPlugin 3.4.0a17
com.apple.driver.NVSMU 1.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.1d1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.3.1
com.apple.GeForce 5.4.8
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 189.35
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 1.7.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 1.0.9b4
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.5.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.1.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 2.7.91
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.1.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx 365.91.19
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 3.9.7
com.apple.nvenet 1.0.54
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 158.10.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPCI 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.seatbelt 107.12
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 1.8.77
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 76.2.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 199
com.apple.BootCache 30.4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.1d1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 9.4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.6.9fc5
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 3.4.0a17
com.apple.NVDAResman 5.4.8
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 1.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 2.3.1d1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 216.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.2.0
Any help would be much appreciated

Lets give it a try. 1st of all post your s/n (so I can run a check on your specific model) or check with system profiler if your machine has the NVidia Geforce 8600 M GT. Or see for yourself: http://www.chipmunk.nl/cgi-fast/applemodel.cgi
IF SO:
Surely, you've heard about the generic problems with this specific video chip: sooner or later most of them will fail due to chip packaging/bonding issues. If yours has not failed before, it may be doing so now because you're driving it harder with a larger external monitor attached, thus probably running the affected videochip hotter. Very useful link: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/MacBookProvideofailure.html#novideotip , loads of other useful links on the subject therein.
To solve this, Apple has instigated an extended warranty, so do not tread on the tail of your machine's capabilities any more. Once it will not boot (which may eventually happen), it gets really hard to run diagnostics. Have it checked by at least 1, preferably more ASPs (see link), and kindly ask them to reiterate the test 2 or 3 times. Often, the problem will not show up on the 1st try.
I am reading increasing numbers of questions and complaints about this on the Flemish/Belgian Apple forum "Intermactivity", most users seem to be unaware of the problem (though this has been common knowledge for years), and moreover, most ASPs are reluctant to acknowledge it.
So if your machine is one of the affected, you will really have to stand your case. Especially in Europe!

T410s Optimus: Crashing/Freezing/Bugs in association with Minidock+External Displays

Hi There.
Because my new Thinkpad T410s 2912WA6 (Optimus) and it's Bugs Features are quite time-consuming while i would need a reliable system to get things done, (that is why i spent over 1800 Euros on dock+thinkpad), i have to make it short.
1) optimus driver (nvidia/intel) crashing freezing bluescreening while docked and full hd displays over dvi attached, even still in 8.17.12.6802/8.15.10.
8.17.12.5738/8.15.10.2154 or whatever C:/SWTOOLS contains and what was installed on delivery works fine. plz fix.
2) want to see boot screen of my t410s optimus while docked on dvi display attached to dock. not possible for now. plz fix.
3) i guess docking station is designed to free some space on my desk --> dock + thinkpad far away from desk --> want to wake thinkpad up by pressing a key on my usb wireless keyboard attached to dock --> does not work --> pain in my back, pain in my mind.
plz fix.
okay...maybe too short, here some more detailed information:
1) Most annoying bug is the new always everything crashing nvidia optimus driver. As discussed in many other threads, there are rough problems with high DPC, freezes, blue screens. For me, i could identify nvlddmkm.sys as source of high DPC, while i had no time or not the knowledge to investigate on freezes or bluescreens.
In Fact: My T410s, bought in november 2010 was working fine, and i had no problems aswell as i started using a mini dock plus series 3 in combination with 2 Full HD 24'' Displays on the 2 DVI Ports on the Minidock.
In March 2011, Lenovo Update Software installed an update on the Graphics Driver (this may not mean the Driver Update was released at this date, i just ran the Update Software for the first time) was installed, the corresponding line in the Installation Protocol is:
"Thinkpad Video Features[NVIDIA NVS 3100M Optimus] for Windows 7 64bit | 8.17.12.5738/8.15.10.2202"
Interestingly i think the Nvidia driver version-nr didnt change, while the intel hd driver-nr was 8.15.10.2154 before.
From that day on, with increasing frequency, win7 started to freeze, in random situations but almost always while using it docked with 1 or 2 24" displays attached on DVI, nearly never when undocked. Aswell i just saw a black screen when switching youtube videos to full screen, same issue described by other users. The Flash-fullscreen issue was fixed after installing 8.17.12.6802, inoffically posted by Jamez in another thread. However, the freezing continued and i got a blue screen everytime i sent my T410s to Standby Mode while docked, no problem undocked.
After that, i luckily found out that under C:\SWTOOLS all drivers thet were installed on delivery can be found. I installed the "old" nvidia and intel hd drivers, since that, THANK THE LORD, no freezing anymore, everything works fine.
What i want to tell here: For me its ok to use these old drivers for the rest of my life and i dont have any motivation to give any grahpics driver update another chance, but i guess there are other users out there, struggling with this issues so you might better send them working drivers for optimus/nvidia systems.
2) an annoying fact aswell, and after searching google and this forum for "t410(s) optimus boot display" i dont believe that this is an individual error for me that can be resolved by recovery or similiar suicide attempts. Short and crisp: it is impossible to see the boot screen on my external Displays when Thinkpad is docked and Optimus is activated.
Of course, there is a BIOS setting, allowing me to select the Boot Display, and it proudly tells me i can selected "Digital 1/Digital 2" for the Dock-DVI Ports, but when selecting this Option, i only have the choice between VGA, Internal, and HDMI (Digital on Thinkpad). No Digital 1, no Digital 2. As others told me, Digital 1/2 can be selected as soon as you switch from "optimus" to "descrete". But guess what, i bought a optimus system so i want to use it. I hope this can be fixed by a new BIOS-Version or any other kind of update.
3) obviously, it is not possible to wake up a sleeping and docked t410s remotely, especially by wireless keyboard. First thing is, of course, i DONT want to attach the usb keyboard receiver directly to the thinkpad/yellow usb port. If i do so, i dont need a docking station anymore because i have this docking station for fast undocking without removing extra cables. Second interesting thing: Despite of my wish to have no cables directly attached to my thinkpad, i tried it on the yellow usb slot. my usb receiver was working (blinking) while thinkpad was in standby mode, but nevertheless, it didnt wake up on pressing keyboard/mouse. i have set the right settings in device manager.
So, excuse my bad english, im from germany so it is quite hard for me to write down all this in english. I would appreciate comments from other users, experiencing the same problems/bugs, aswell as what lenovo staff has to say about it. thanks for your attention.

ThinkMIke/Lenovo staff:
Did you ever solve the problem? I am experiencing something similar. Somewhat similar hardware setup: T410 w/ optimus + Minidock 3 + two external monitors (using DVI and VGA ports); laptop closed. Long ago, I "bit the bullet" and plugged wireless keyboard/mouse dongle into laptop USB port to enable waking from sleep via keybaord/mouse...painful, but used to suffice; would not work with dongle plugged into Minidock. More recently, I have been fighting Optimus bugs that cause my system to freeze every ten minutes or so. Recently tried switching off Optimus in BIOS. This eliminates the freezes, but now my system cannot be woken from sleep at all, and once "sleeping" eventually shuts down. (In fact, the system doesn't seem to really sleep...the fan seems to continue to run.) This problem now persists even if I turn Optimus back on in BIOS...I seem to have moved the system to a new and different unstable state. Any insights?
Thanks!
Eric
Moderator edit: Removed unneccesary quote of previous post.

Macbook crashes with external displays, Macbook crashes with external displays

Dear Community,
I have a problem with my new (Dec. 2013) Macbook Pro. Everything worked fine until two weeks ago. Then, I connected my Macbook via VGA-adapter (original) with an LCD Monitor at home (I had done this before without any problems). My Mac froze and nothing happened, so I had to reboot it manually (press the on/off button 5 seconds). The Macbook would show a grey display und would not reboot, no matter what I tried. The secure boot program did not work, either. I could start it with disk utility and load my last time machine backup.
After I did this, everything worked fine again. Last week I tried to connect my Mac with another LCD display at work (which had also worked fine before). Same error! Mac froze and nothing worked and I had to load a backup again.
I brought my Mac to the next Apple store, where a hardware check revealed no defects.
Nonetheless, they exchanged the logic board and told me everything was fine, again.
Today, I have worked the whole day using my external display at work. Everything was ok, but I could only use the external display and not the Notebook display. When I tried to sync the two monitors to work with the Mac and the external display together – same error!
I have called the Apple store, but they had no idea and just told me that the Apple warranty does not cover third-party displays. The Apple hotline suggested looking for a driver for the external displays, but there are none. And again: Until two weeks ago, everything worked without problems.
Has anybody an idea what to do with this?
Julia

I was searching and found that the Matrox DualHead2Go maybe work. Any idea?
Thanks

Mid 2010 15" MBP becomes unresponsive with black screen while plugged into external display?

I have a mid 2010 Macbook Pro, which is 15" and has the 2.66GHZ i7 processor configuration.
Had it for almost a year: No problems
Until about a month ago, laptop began becoming slow to boot, crashing. checked the harddisks, were corrupted and it needed a complete re-install of Snow Leopard. Did this and it seems to be ok ALTHOUGH:
I recently purchased a TEAC LCD TV which i have been using as an external display for my macbook, but have found that while the LCD TV is plugged in and i am using a dual-screen setup my computer and BOTH displays will quite often go black, and macbook will become completely unresponive
This sometimes happens apparantly randomly, but mostly happens when i have been using the external display for a while (30mins+) and use the "Display all Windows" feature of OSX.
I am connecting the macbook to the LCD TV with an Apple Mini-DisplayPort to DVD-D adaptor, which is then plugged into a DVD-D to HDMI adaptor
(As TV has no DVD-D input and i didnt (at the time) want to spend $50 on a Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adaptor) Could this multiple line of adaptors be causing a problem? surely it wouldnt cause the macbook to die...
Can anybody help me? i have looked all over the internet for anyone with a similar problem with no avail.

UPDATE: This has happened to my macbook again while not plugged into my external monitor and with nothing else plugged in to it expect a USB mouse.
Here is a status report from when i rebooted about 15 minutes ago (Plugged into TEAC LDC, went to 'show all windows' crashhhh..) dont know if there are any clues in here:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 55156 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          4
Anonymous UUID:                    FA994096-76F6-4198-ABA6-2B55C2074E1F
Wed Apr 27 23:52:45 2011
panic(cpu 2 caller 0x5b9efc8f): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7e705000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5aa31c38 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x5aa31c6c 0x223978 0x0)
0x5aa31c88 : 0x5b9efc8f (0x5bc0523c 0x5bc75840 0x5bc143cc 0x0)
0x5aa31d28 : 0x5bb0a5d3 (0x90bd804 0x7424004 0x100 0x0)
0x5aa31d78 : 0x5bb015cc (0x7424004 0x100 0x5aa31da8 0x5b9df76c)
0x5aa31da8 : 0x5c224965 (0x7424004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x5afc4322)
0x5aa31ee8 : 0x5bb29250 (0x7424004 0x734d004 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa31f28 : 0x5b9f8e23 (0x7424004 0x734d004 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa31fc8 : 0x5b9f5502 (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa32178 : 0x5b9f768e (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7027 0x5aa321a8)
0x5aa32248 : 0x5afb9a25 (0xc1d00041 0xbeef0003 0x13b55680 0x71)
0x5aa322e8 : 0x5afb9f9d (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32328 : 0x5af91e0b (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32358 : 0x5afb95d2 (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32378 : 0x5af91418 (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32398 : 0x5afb9f48 (0x44ca4000 0x7804800 0x2 0x2)
0x5aa323d8 : 0x5af947b9 (0x44ca4000 0x7804800 0x0 0x9ea1800)
0x5aa32418 : 0x5af92269 (0x44ca4000 0x44b86000 0x44e4a000 0x88aa700)
0x5aa32468 : 0x5afe4ddf (0x44ca4000 0x44b86000 0x44e4a000 0x88aa700)
0x5aa324f8 : 0x5afd65a9 (0x88aa700 0x9ea1800 0x0 0x1)
0x5aa32558 : 0x5afd6810 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x9ea1800 0x0)
0x5aa325a8 : 0x5afd6ce4 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x5aa328cc 0x5aa3286c)
0x5aa328e8 : 0x5afd3aaf (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x1 0x220677)
0x5aa32908 : 0x5af9b5a1 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x13b8d940 0x5051f7)
0x5aa32938 : 0x5afd5572 (0x44b86000 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa32968 0x5046b1)
0x5aa32978 : 0x5af9f8de (0x44b86000 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa329e0)
0x5aa32ab8 : 0x5afd8ee6 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32bcc 0x5aa32bc8)
0x5aa32b68 : 0x5af9bc93 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32bcc 0x5aa32bc8)
0x5aa32be8 : 0x56a738 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32e3c 0x5aa32c74)
0x5aa32c38 : 0x56afd7 (0x5b02a020 0x44b86000 0xbc06088 0x1)
0x5aa32c88 : 0x56b88b (0x44b86000 0x10 0x5aa32cd0 0x0)
0x5aa32da8 : 0x285be0 (0x44b86000 0x10 0xbc06088 0x1)
0x5aa33e58 : 0x21d8be (0xbc06060 0x8c135a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43)
    Backtrace continues...
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
         com.apple.GeForce(6.2.6)@0x5af90000->0x5b045fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5ac4d000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5349e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5b504000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.2.6)@0x5c0ee000->0x5c502fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000
         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000->0x5bc76fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5349e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5ac4d000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5b504000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10J869
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 20724823936206
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver    207.10 (addr 0x5ab3d000, size 0x36864) - last unloaded 20288128184598
loaded kexts:
net.osculator.driver.OSCulatorIOKit    1.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch    54 - last loaded 20335073956689
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.3d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.12.19
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.54
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    1.2.0
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver    1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.0.17
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB    6.2.6
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor    3.0.0d4
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    2.3.9b6
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU    1.5.0d3
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl    2.8.68
com.apple.GeForce    6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224    427.36.9
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.4.12
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons    200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    303.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader    2.5.8
com.apple.BootCache    31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    4.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    4.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager    160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.7.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    105.13.0
com.apple.security.sandbox    1
com.apple.security.quarantine    0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    105.13.0
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver    2.4.0f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver    207.10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard    141
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    141
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction    17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction    14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction    20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    74.2
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com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.8.0fc1
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.8d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily    41
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com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    314.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    1.10
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com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.8d0
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal    6.2.6
com.apple.NVDAResman    6.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.2
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.0f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.0f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    2.4.0f1
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com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    4.1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    2.6.5
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    402.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    2.6.5
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com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    4.1.8
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com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
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Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f15
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.9)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.0f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000

Mac OS 10.4.3 Sleep, Powerbook G4, Airport, External Display Problems

I am running Mac OS 10.4.3 on my G4 Powerbook, system spec as follows
Machine Model: PowerBook5,6
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.67 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.9.1f1
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXX
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
Version: 1.0
When the Powerbook is woken from sleep mode the airport crashes when using an external display. I have no idea why this is, but it seems from other threads, that the external display and airport are closely tied together, and I have also read that there are others who are experiencing some problems with the Airport. When this happens, I have to hard boot the machine as I can't forcequit or shut down the system from the menubar (this crashes too)
I have the following installed for my airport
2005-07-27 22:23:42 +1000: Installed "AirPort" (4.2
2005-11-12 12:00:12 +1100: Installed "AirPort Update 2005-001" (1.0)
Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme
Wireless Card Locale: Worldwide
Wireless Card Firmware Version: 404.2 (3.90.34.0.p16)
I am using an Apple 23" Cinema HD Display with the Apple ADC-DVI converter(previous model)
Can anyone help me with this problem?
Thanks
LucasK

I don't think the DVD is damaged since it worked fine on my old G4 desktop.
The reason I'm trying to reinstall OS 10.4 is because I have received the computer from a family member with all his files and data in it. I want to get rid of it all and start from scratch for my personal use - if possible. If not, I could settle for less.
I want to explain few issues if that helps. I first tried installing Mac OS 10.3 to my Powerbook running Mac OS 10.4.3. I put OS 10.3 CD, started computer with C key held down, and all that came up was gray screen with 1 inch black line to the left of the Apple logo, and remained there - never making it to the blue screen. I shut of the computer, took the Mac OS 10.3 out of the Powerbook, restarted without the CD, and the computer was back to the desktop.
Then I tried installing 10.4, which goes past the gray screen, and gets stuck in the blue screen. I ejected the 10.4 DVD, and computer was back to normal (to the desktop)
It sounds like you inserted the wrong or a damaged DVD and neither the installation nor erasure took place. In that case, let's get started again on the right foot.
Tell me why you want to erase your hard drive? Were you experiencing some technical issue, and if so what? Let's troubleshoot that situation with the least harmful method.

External display issue when Macbook wakes up

Hi there,
I have an external display (Samsung 920nw) used as an extension of my desktop. When I go to sleep so does my Macbook... I close the lid and the computer goes to sleep mode within seconds (the white led on the front right slowly flashes confirming that the computer got to sleep).
The problem starts in the morning when I wake up the Macbook. The white led is still and not flashing anymore and when I lift the lid only the external display works with a poor resolution. The macbook display remains off. To solve the problem I need to detect displays and rearrange everything again between the screens.
I am not sure but I believe that sometime during the night the Macbook wakes up and he thinks that I am using the external display as the only display.
I want to lift the lid and both displays to be working as they were before going to sleep mode. Is anyone facing the same problem and/or have any clue of what is happening?
I have a bluetooth mouse and a usb hub with printer, pen drive, external hard drive attached to the macbook.
Thanks for helping.

Could be caused by a backup drive or some other application running in the background. There's no way to be sure without looking at your crash logs. I keep my computer on but I always close down my apps at night to protect them from power outages.
Nancy O.

No external display through thunderbolt on 10.6.8

Ok so I have a 2011 MacBook Pro (8,2) and I use a mini displayport to HDMI adapter to connect to my tv or external monitor. It used to work fine (a few months ago) but now it doesn't do anything when I plug it in, but when I pull it out the screen flashes blue for a second. This is all under 10.6.8. I triple boot this machine and under 10.7 and Windows 7 the external display works fine. It also works fine with a 2009 MBP 5,5 that is running 10.6.8. The only difference I see is that the 09 MBP is actually mini displayport whereas the newer has thunderbolt and under 10.7 there was an EFI update and I think a thunderbolt update that wasn't offered under 10.6. My question is can I somehow get the external working under 10.6 with a software tweak/fix?

Thanks - this thread does address the MPEG problem but I still have no sound whatsoever on any program or the system. If I try to preview a music file in the finder with no other program open there is no sound as it won't play. iTunes just crashes when opening with this error:
Process:         iTunes [467]
Path:            /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes
Identifier:      com.apple.iTunes
Version:         11.0.2 (11.0.2)
Build Info:      iTunes-1102025001000000~1
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [104]
Date/Time:       2013-05-09 13:39:50.421 +0100
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          1616875 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           4
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 3334226 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   3
Anonymous UUID:                      141AE784-E67D-40A9-A793-F9DFEED553BA
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
- that's why I think it's a system problem.

Display issues when disconnecting from an external display

While I have found 3 bugs since my upgrade to 10.6 the biggest and most frequent issue is the MBP display when using and external monitor. When I connect a monitor all is well (mirroring mode). When I disconnect the MBP screen gets the major jitters and I can't stop it by doing anything in the Display Properties. The only way to resolve it to close the lid forcing the system into suspend mode. When I reopen all is well again. This is not an intermittent issue. Has anyone found this issue and is there a better work around?
The only other issues have been Mail crashing the whole system and Gotomeeting crashing the whole system when attempting to take Keynote into full screen mode.

I am have experienced both problems as well as if I have an external display connected to my MBP and move itunes video play back to the second screen then disconnect it from the MBP the video stays on the second display and will not gather back to the MBP display. The video is playing but off screen. Gather and detect screen do not work to get the video play back to the MBP screen.
When I reconnect the external display there is the video. I know this does not answer the original question, but from looking around the net it seems to be a growing issue.
Message was edited by: Black Spruce

When MagSafe unplugged, the external display and laptop need to be restart

Whenever I unplug my MagSafe when using dual-monitors, my MacBook and External monitor need to turned off/restarted. Why is this?

So, you're saying that when you disconnect the power cord (MagSafe) BOTH of your displays either go completely dark while the MacBook is still running or freeze (static image, nothing gets updated) or begin to display distorted video. Then when the displays enter one of these states they remain dysfunctional until you power cycle each one (which would mean that for the MacBook's display you'd have to restart the MacBook). Otherwise, are you suggesting that your MacBook crashes when you disconnect the MagSafe? Also, do you have to reconnect the MagSafe before you can restart the displays (if this is the case, then are you sure that your battery just isn't "dead")?
What type of connector are you using for the external display? Is it Mini DisplayPort, DVI, or VGA? If DVI, is it dual-link?
In any case, without additional details I'd guess that you have a grounding problem between your external display and the MacBook. This shouldn't happen unless there is a problem with your video cables or adapters or with the ports on either the MacBook or your external display. Have you tried connecting the 3.5mm audio output on your MacBook to an audio input on the external display (as a test to provide another grounding path)? Also, is your MacBook power supply plugged into the same AC outlet as is your external display?
I guess the MagSafe connector could also be at fault if it is shorting to ground when you remove it from the port on the MacBook. What happens if you disconnect the power supply directly from the AC plug and then disconnect the MagSafe?
Lastly, is there any chance that you are getting a static electric discharge when you touch the MacBook to remove the MagSafe connector?

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