Kernel panics on new MBP 2.66 I7 - mostly bluetooth

Question

Hi -
I've been through the forums and can't seem to find this problem anywhere else; if I've missed it and it's solved - please redirect me. tx!
I received a 15" 2.66 i7 from Apple at the end of November 2010 as an applecare replacement for my mid-2008 2.6 MBP.
Since then I've been getting kernel panics related to bluetooth(first one 3 days after I got it) which are fairly random but increasing in frequency (4 in the last 3 weeks), and had abysmal wifi performance. It holds a connection while busy streaming or downloading just fine, but if I'm using sporadically (ie surfing) it drops, and the range is very poor(about half what my old MBP had). As I recently discovered this generation of MBP now combines the bluetooth and airport cards (4 senior techs I spoke with over the last 2 months at apple didn't know that).
I have Applecare and I've been making a nuisance of myself to apple, but we're getting nowhere. It passes all hardware tests, and since I can't make it panic on command they haven't been willing to see a problem. But the continuing panics indicate otherwise.
This is what has been done so far:
SMC reset
PRam Zap
Safe start
Apple hardware tests - short and long - too many to count - all passed
Verify/Repair permissions - just the get usual java nonsense.
Disk Verify - no problems
(3x) System wipe (w/zero pass to be sure) & reinstall system & all software cleanly from original disk. 3rd party software is Adobe CS, Microsoft office and Skype ONLY (has panic'd with only Adobe).
Capture data & all panic errors (I keep them) sent to apple engineering - also 3 times. The only suggestion they've come back with is possibly 3rd party hardware. I don't have any. My bluetooth are an apple wireless mighty mouse & wireless keyboard.
I've taken it to an ASP for diagnosis, and after days of testing they couldn't find a hardware problem. I finally had a bit of a tantrum with apple (not something I'm proud of, but after 2 months something had to be done) and they agreed to replace the bluetooth card. It wasn't until the asp ordered the part that anyone realized it was now combined w/airport.
The bluetooth/airport card replacement was done 7 days ago. To ensure there would be no left over effects from previous panics, I wiped my drive and reloaded my system & all software to give everything a clean start, hoping it would now all be rainbows and sunshine. (note - I copy all data files off manually to an external drive rather than backup/restore so I know exactly what is on my machine & where it is).
Two days ago, after powering the machine on and getting as far as loading safari, it seemed to stall for a few seconds, flashed a blue screen and went instantly dead. It powered back on just fine (no incorrect shutdown message) and seemed to work normally. I called applecare and pretty much got "it happens." After extended use and a load of 3rd party software it does, but right after a clean install....
A few hours later, another bluetooth kernel panic. The system is 'flakey'.... I have random things that I can't reproduce (yesterday it 'restarted' part way through startup....?)...
I'll post the most recent panic log. They all seem to be about the same( panic(cpu # varies ) and occur when I'm using safari although not necessarily loading anything (one happened when I wasn't even in the room).
*I did also have a graphics-related kernel panic after a clean install, but only one. Unless it happens again I won't worry about it.
*When this problem started in December it was with 10.6.5, and has continued with 10.6.6
Any input/suggestions would be greatly appreciated....
sorry to be so wordy-
cheers!
J
Adobe CS & Microsoft Office only software loaded, apple wireless mighty mouse & wireless keyboard only extra hardware (though not in use at the time).
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 181842 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: D238F601-05B6-4964-BCD2-06CB68C54E09
Sat Feb 5 20:05:43 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2aab55): Kernel trap at 0x00fd2b57, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000028, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000668
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x089f4a00, ECX: 0x00834ea0, EDX: 0x00847e00
CR2: 0x00000028, EBP: 0x5bd63ee8, ESI: 0xe00002c0, EDI: 0x08f49700
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x00fd2b57, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x088a0010
Error code: 0x00000000
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5bd63cf8 : 0x21b50c (0x5d4438 0x5bd63d2c 0x223974 0x0)
0x5bd63d48 : 0x2aab55 (0x59623c 0xfd2b57 0xe 0x596406)
0x5bd63e28 : 0x2a09a8 (0x5bd63e40 0x4e 0x5bd63ee8 0xfd2b57)
0x5bd63e38 : 0xfd2b57 (0xe 0x48 0xa030010 0x10)
0x5bd63ee8 : 0xfd1379 (0x89f4a00 0x84f5e60 0xe00002c0 0x89eec80)
0x5bd63f08 : 0xfbc837 (0x89f4a00 0xa036600 0x0 0x0)
0x5bd63f38 : 0xfbcbd7 (0x89eec80 0x8f49700 0x0 0x0)
0x5bd63f58 : 0xfbc8b6 (0x89eec80 0x8f49700 0x5bd63f78 0x2a358d)
0x5bd63f78 : 0x22fd09 (0x8f49700 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5bd63fc8 : 0x2a06cc (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0x0)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver(2.3.8f7)@0xfcd000->0xfd9fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.6.5)@0xee2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(2.3.8f7)@0xf90000
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(2.3.8f7)@0xf90000->0xfccfff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10J567
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.6.0: Wed Nov 10 18:13:17 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.9.26~3/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 299432337369
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 26366892790
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.19
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.17
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.13
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.0d4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 6.2.6
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.0d3
com.apple.DontSteal_Mac_OSX 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelYonahProfile 14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile 11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMeromProfile 19
com.apple.driver.ACPISMCPlatformPlugin 4.5.0d5
com.apple.GeForce 6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.68
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.34
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 2.5.8
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 200.3.2
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.5
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 426.36.1
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 2.3.9b6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.1.5
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.AppleBluetoothHIDMouse 162
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse 162
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 2.3.8f7
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.9.9f12
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.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.8d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.0fc1
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d3
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 2.3.8f7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 206.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
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.AppleFileSystemDriver 2.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 312
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
System Profile:
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16
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: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.8f7, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS725050A9A362, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898, 4.68 GB
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000

Answer 1

Thanks for you time and help!
I am confident it's not OSx corruption at any rate; it's just been reinstalled too many times for it to have garbled the same way each time. If it's just coded badly or incompatible there's nothing I can do about it. The only 3rd party software on this machine is Adobe and MSOffice, and they certainly shouldn't cause problems.
I took my mouse & keyboard with me to the ASP when it went for testing as that is a logical place to look, but they declined the need and didn't try them. When it panics I'm usually on the edge of the range of the mouse/keyboard and I will often see sporadic connect/disconnect messages. However, this happens quite a bit in relation to how often I get panics so could easily be unrelated. I mentioned this to the ASP but they didn't consider it relevant.
RAM's a likely culprit on new machines and test are notorious for not finding it (I ran Rember a while back -passed), but again the ASP pointed to bluetooth and said it was unlikely.
I think at this point I have to just dig in with apple and insist they diagnose and fix (with a timeline), or replace. Even if they don't replace it, if it motivates them and it gets fixed we'll have a solution.
Thanks again for your help-
J