Nvidia Issue or just broken? - Macbook Pro 17 inch 2008.

My screen intermittently started going into this very weird textured looking dark pale blue colour... sometimes with some lines sometimes with just the texture. For a time it would just start working by itself. I've been quite hard on the computer travelling extensively on bumpy rides, so I wouldn't be surprised if something is just loose.
The reason I want to try and figure it out first is that the first place I took it to said it was water damage, kind of funny. They said I needed to replace the screen, I said no just give it back... and then when I fetched it the screen was working again!... they apparently stepped on it by mistake - Im not kidding! The whole body is slightly bent. It worked for about a year now, but stopped again last month.There is a photo of how it looks here:
http://nic.co.za/images/laptop_screen.jpg
I bought a 27inch imac to work on but desperately need my older machine to be mobile as well.
I've tried to find the exactly the same issue online but they all seem slightly different. I bought my laptop in Los Angeles but am currently in South Africa.
Here are the graphics cards details...
GeForce 8600M GT:
Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3212
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

Hi m, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
Sounds like it could be a connection, a cable, or the GPU. Read about the NVIDIA issue, but given water damage and physical damage, I strongly doubt the machine will qualify for the free repair. Still, it wouldn't hurt to have it tested and see.
I'm sure it's too late now, but if a repair shop stepped on my MBP, they'd be repair the damage or compensating me for it . . . .

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Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    5E889A13-BFD5-45E1-B98C-5F3F1FB23C33
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0x5c85a4a8 : 0xa01c9b (0xc1728c 0xc87800 0xc25e60 0x0)
0x5c85a548 : 0xb1c608 (0x8c16c04 0x9499004 0x100 0xccff02)
0x5c85a598 : 0xb13601 (0x9499004 0x100 0x5c85a5c8 0x9f1778)
0x5c85a5c8 : 0x16f59a6 (0x9499004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x0)
0x5c85a708 : 0xb3b2b5 (0x9499004 0x912f004 0x0 0x0)
0x5c85a748 : 0xa0ae7c (0x9499004 0x912f004 0x0 0x0)
0x5c85a7e8 : 0xa0755b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x5c85a998 : 0xa08af9 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x704a 0x5c85a9c8)
0x5c85aa68 : 0xcbd8ff (0x5c85aa88 0x0 0x98 0xee79b00)
0x5c85ab28 : 0xcc31bb (0x9648c04 0x0 0x5c85ab58 0x504ded)
0x5c85ab68 : 0xcdf4e0 (0x9648c04 0xf6078e8 0xef72dc0 0x506ad1)
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            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x99b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x98e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x955000
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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 (5.10.131.42.4)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD5000BPKX-00HPJT0, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
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USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
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USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
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Hi!
What can i do?
I have a macbook pro 13" from 2009.
The fans are always on 1999 RPM, they never go faster, not even when the computer reaches a temperature of 80° Celcius.
As soon as I go to youtube to watch a video, the temperature goes up alot, but the fans stays at 1999 RPM and they refuse to go up. So the computer just gets warmer and warmer.
So I downloaded a program called smcFanControl, and when i watch usually any video on youtube, the temperature goes up to around 64° Celcius with the fans running at around 3500 RPM.
I can forget about watching ANY HD 720p video on youtube, because then the computers temperature reaches at least 70° Celcius even with the fans running at 4000RPM.
I am SO sick of this heat issue.
What can i do?
The room I am in, isnt even warm. My sisters Sony Vaio is at 40° Celcius when watching the same HD 720p video.
And this problem doesnt only occur when I watch HD videos, i get it no matter what video I watch on youtube. Highly annoying.
Why cant my macbook pro control the fans automaticly? Is there any program that i can use so it controls the fans automaticly? Because I am SO tired of controlling the fans all the time, i need to control them when I go to youtube, when i go to expressen.se (Swedish news online), I need to control them when using videocall via skype, yeah almost all the time!
Does anyone have the same problem? Or any idea what to do? It doesnt even matter if I'm downstairs in the livingroom where its really cold, I cant watch videos on youtube without the temperature reaching sickingly 80°celcius, or 64°Celcius with the fan running faster, which I have to do manually by the way.
I would just love for my macbook to control them automaticly, I hate that i have to do it.
Please help.
I run Mac Os X 10.6.3 (Snow leopard), I have a 2,26 Ghz Macbook Pro 13 inch from mid 2009.
SMC-version 1.47f2
Please help,
Kind regards

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All in all, when I look back at your earlier post as well, I think your MBP is probably simply operating normally in the situations you mention. It certainly won't be doing it any harm (the maximum CPU core temperatures allowable for the 13" model are either 90ºC or 100ºC, depending on the actual procesor fitted, and this equates to a CPU A temperature diode - the one your software is measuring - of over 100ºC.) At 80º CPU A temperature the fans should only just be starting to increase, and you will find that they cut in quite aggressively from then on in, making sure that the core temperatures are not exceeded.
So I don't think you need to worry about this situation in terms of the computer itself, though you should certainly be able to reduce the temperatures somewhat if you follow the approaches I mentioned with respect to Flash etc in my earlier post.
If your concern is mainly comfort when using the computer, all I can suggest is that you follow Apple's own instructions about these computers being "notebooks", not "laptops", and when using it in a comparatively "high demand" situation such as watching flash videos use it on a desk, or do what I do and simply stick it on a thin plastic or wooden board when it is resting on my knees. There are all sorts of fancy "laptop cooler" devices out there that you can spend money on if you wish, with everything from powered fans to chemically based cooling processes, but I've always found that a light weight $2 plastic chopping board from Ikea does the job perfectly well in such situations!
Cheers
Rod

MacBook Pro 17-inch issues with Mavericks

I have just installed (twice) the new Mavericks on my MacBook Pro 17-Inch from late 2011. Sporting the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 with 4GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM. Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB.
All that being said, it's running a bit slow (seems to be a commin issue). But that's not why I'm posting. My question is a permissions issue. I have since run permissions fixes since installing, and yet, I'm being told, for example from iTunes, "The folder "iTunes" is on a locked disk or you do not have write permission for this folder." Then iTunes, expectedly, just shuts down. And for Photoshop CS5, "An unexpected and unrecoverable problem has occurred. Photoshop will now exit". InDesign opens, but so slowly, it's effectively useless. I go to quit out, and it hangs up trying to shut down. Illustrator is the same; opens slowly, hard to work with, seems to crash while shutting down. My first install, Safari wouldn't even launch. Now it seems to launch okay and function okay.
So, anyone have any idea why my permissions seem to be borked?
As an aside, before I upgraded, I did have problems with preferences being saved in Safari and LinoType font utility.
Thanks for any input that might help me out. I have lots of freelance art to do, and right now, no machine to do it with.
— Nix

If you're having trouble making changes to files that are inside your home folder (represented by a house icon in the sidebar of a Finder window), or if you can't get changes to the settings of an application to stick, then please see below.
Back up all data.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
If you have more than one user, and the one in question is not an administrator, then go to Step 2.
Triple-click anywhere in the following line on this page to select it:
{ sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR..; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_; chmod -R -N ~ $_; } 2>&-
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command may take a few minutes to run, or perhaps longer if you have literally millions of files in your home folder. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1, if it frightens you, or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
In the Terminal window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password dialog will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
In the dialog, select the startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if it's not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if it's not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

I just brought Macbook pro(without retina display) on 15 june 2013 and since then put it on 6-7 hours of charging but still my macbook pro is not 100% charged. but why? (green light is displayed on the adapter pin)

i just brought Macbook pro(without retina display) on 15 june 2013 and when i switched it on the battery was 72 % charged and now the battery is charged to 62%, i used the charger that came with it and kept it for 6-7 hours on charging but it is not charged to 100% but why? also the green light is always on when i plug the charger with my mac book pro.Please tell me the meaning of Green light on power cord lid (mac book pro not charging or charging?) and also the other light if there like amber or any other colour.

Hello Shailendras33,
Congratulations on your new MacBook Pro! Thank you for providing all the information about what is going on with the charging issue.
Firstly, I found some information on page 11 of the MacBook Pro User Guide about what each color of the LED means on the Power Adapter:
When you first connect your power adapter to your MacBook Pro, an indicator light on the
MagSafe connector starts to glow. An amber light indicates the battery is charging. A green light indicates that the battery is fully charged.
You can find the MacBook Pro User Guide here (this is not for the latest MacBook Pro, but the information about the MagSafe adapter is true for the newest model):
MacBook Pro User Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/macbook_pro_15inch_late_2011.pdf
It sounds like you are not getting the amber light indicating your computer is charging, and you are noticing that the battery level is depleting. I recommend resetting your System Management Controller when something like this is occurring:
Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own
Note: Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own include MacBook Pro (Early 2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, and MacBook (Late 2009).
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
You can find the full article here:
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

Restart issues with MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
Processor = 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory = 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics = Intel HD Graphics 288 MB
Hey folks, I bought this computer from a friend and the Mac seems to restart when I start iMessenger and have other applications running. Any guidance is appreciated. Below is the report.
Sun Mar 8 07:41:12 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7fa0dbbf63): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff81398a5000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.8.6/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff812749ae50 : 0xffffff801e12fe41
0xffffff812749aed0 : 0xffffff7fa0dbbf63
0xffffff812749afb0 : 0xffffff7f9ecc2b9f
0xffffff812749b070 : 0xffffff7f9ed8c18e
0xffffff812749b0b0 : 0xffffff7f9ed8c1fe
0xffffff812749b120 : 0xffffff7f9f00b056
0xffffff812749b250 : 0xffffff7f9edaf82d
0xffffff812749b270 : 0xffffff7f9ecc95f1
0xffffff812749b320 : 0xffffff7f9ecc70fc
0xffffff812749b520 : 0xffffff7f9ecc9225
0xffffff812749b610 : 0xffffff7fa0394925
0xffffff812749b670 : 0xffffff7fa03915ef
0xffffff812749b6f0 : 0xffffff7fa037b95a
0xffffff812749b720 : 0xffffff7fa033727c
0xffffff812749b740 : 0xffffff7fa0347cfb
0xffffff812749b770 : 0xffffff7fa0347b9a
0xffffff812749b7c0 : 0xffffff7fa0347a51
0xffffff812749b810 : 0xffffff7fa034651b
0xffffff812749b830 : 0xffffff7fa0342ecf
0xffffff812749b860 : 0xffffff7fa0376a30
0xffffff812749b8a0 : 0xffffff7fa03420f5
0xffffff812749ba20 : 0xffffff7fa03733c1
0xffffff812749bae0 : 0xffffff7fa0340c15
0xffffff812749bb30 : 0xffffff801e6ffb16
0xffffff812749bb60 : 0xffffff801e70122b
0xffffff812749bbc0 : 0xffffff801e6fe9c3
0xffffff812749bd00 : 0xffffff801e1e4a87
0xffffff812749be10 : 0xffffff801e133f8c
0xffffff812749be40 : 0xffffff801e118a93
0xffffff812749be90 : 0xffffff801e1293bd
0xffffff812749bf10 : 0xffffff801e2059fa
0xffffff812749bfb0 : 0xffffff801e236ea6
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.8.6)[BE610379-FAEA-3E8F-B6AF-F92B70B3C5CD]@0 xffffff7fa0dad000->0xffffff7fa0dc0fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.8.6)[76B001B1-30F1-3D72-B264-85D77B254C 2F]@0xffffff7fa0da5000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[70E2B65E-A91A-3522-A1A0-79FD63EABB4C]@0xfffff f7f9eba9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7f9e924000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0 xffffff7f9ec1b000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[42706EB3-1447-3931-A668-FBAC58AAAA 7A]@0xffffff7fa0da8000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA28 EE2B]@0xffffff7f9ec72000->0xffffff7f9eedbfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7f9e924000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[E5A48E71-70F5-3B01-81D3-C2B037BBE80A]@0xff ffff7f9ec62000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0 xffffff7f9ec1b000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[7FE40648-F15F-3E18-91E2-FDDDF4C DA355]@0xffffff7f9eee6000->0xffffff7f9f18ffff
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f9ec72000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7f9e924000
com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[3EA67900-B4A9-30BB-964D-0904DA5421CC]@0xffffff7fa0 32e000->0xffffff7fa03fbfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7f9e924000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[E5A48E71-70F5-3B01-81D3-C2B037BBE80A]@0xff ffff7f9ec62000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0 xffffff7f9ec1b000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f9ec72000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
14C109
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.1.0: Mon Dec 22 23:10:38 PST 2014; root:xnu-2782.10.72~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: DCF5C2D5-16AE-37F5-B2BE-ED127048DFF5
Kernel slide: 0x000000001de00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801e000000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff801df00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 426588710130
last loaded kext at 9423558021: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7fa061d000, size 32768)
last unloaded kext at 152720116117: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          656.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9f526000, size 65536)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC           1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor   1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM        100.15.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager            4.3.2f6
com.apple.filesystems.autofs            3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog        1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver     124
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver           269.25
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 269.25
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.GeForceTesla       10.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport           4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB            10.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU     2.0.7d0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet       1.0.1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X      7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess   1
com.apple.driver.AppleHV    1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC   1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl            3.8.6
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.2.11
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor           3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons        240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader     3.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController            327.5
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless      1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache            35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient            3.7.3
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage           2.7.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331           800.20.24
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub      705.4.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet   10.1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI      5.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     3.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET           1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager      161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons           3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS       2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC        3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC            1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall   161
com.apple.security.quarantine        3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet     8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement        218.0.0
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl     3.8.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily         11
com.apple.kext.triggers         1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          269.25
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib      1.15
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI   1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport            4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController        269.25
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily           269.25
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily         203.3
com.apple.vecLib.kext           1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient     705.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP           2.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface     97
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.2f6
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla         10.0.0
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla           10.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.1d38
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl     3.8.6
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert     1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.13d1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport      2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice       3.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass     3.7.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch       245.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver     705.4.0
com.apple.driver.CoreStorage          471.10.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub       705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite        705.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice        3.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily   3.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family       710.55
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily           3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.7.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily            710.4.14
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily            2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime            2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily       1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore     2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity            1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager           1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages           396
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily      2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily       31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform         3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto     1.0
com.apple.kec.Libm   1
com.apple.kec.pthread          1
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.2f6 15235, 3 services, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Built-in iSight
Thunderbolt Bus:

You have the misfortune of having purchased a model identifier 6.2 MBP that has a history of GPU problems. There was a recall on these models but that has expired.
You may have the logic board replaced at your expense.
Or you may download this software:
https://gfx.io/
It will allow you to disable the discrete GPU which should stop the kernel panics. You will be able to run the MBP on just the integrated GPU but at the expense of graphics performance.
Ciao.

Issues with MacBook Pro 13-Inch i7 2011 with Lion help is mostly welcome

Hello I had some Issues with my MacBook Pro 13-Inch i7 - 2011.. Whenever i enter/exit safari i get the rainbow circle and my MacBook keeps freezing every now and then it's really annoying i get the rainbow circle when i try to shut down the computer aswell and sometimes the computer gets stuck with a white screen whenever i try to shut down the system.. I have 8gb ram and SSD i'd want some help on how to fix these issues please
Edit: The computer freezes when i play games aswell for around 8 seconds when it's newly started so i doubt it's anything to do with the heath it's something wrong with Lion since i never had it when i had Snow Leopard on this computer please help me with what i can do without reinstalling my iOS since i can't do that now i'm at vacation with a slow network which is around 0.85Mbit/s... I'm new to Mac so i have no clue how to repair the iOS same as Windows computers when you just insert the CD and press repair

Well, if you are on the road you could try to do this:
1. boot with the Alt key pressed
2. select the recovery drive
3. reinstall Lion
Hope you left a backup at home!
Good luck...

Macbook Pro 15 Inch, broken screen to external monitor

I have a 15 inch macbook pro that was stepped on and the screen was broken. I took it to genius and they said it was toast. Great help guys. I took it home and plugged it in from the mini display to HDMI and my desktop appeared on the television screen. Simple as that. Keep in mind this is a 42 inch panasonic TV. But when I plugged it into my vizio television that is in my personal room the desktop was to the left, (regularly you have to drag whatever you want to the right. It's a double screen) and what was appearing on the TV was just a blank desktop which is no help at all.
I need to see my desktop on my vizio television.
So i was reading about the mirror image option under >display >system preferences and I turned that on when I was doing work on the panasonic and now I can't access anything, from either television.
So I need to either
A. find a way to reset system preferences on my Macbook Pro 15 inch with no access to the desktop so I can get it working on at least the Panasonic television again.
Or
B. Find a way to get in up on the Vizio. (prefered.)
Any suggestions.
Thanks so much.

Its a keyboard shortcut to mirror or un mirror screen. Then you can use your mouse and what not. My macbook air fell about 1.5 feet to carpet and thanks to the thin design of the metal parts turned the dam n screen into a knife and sliced the wires for the screen, wifi, Bluetooth, and camera... Well one wire was still attached, the one that powered the screen. So all i had was a white screen. I know its accidental damage and all but to have it fall and break a week after my warranty ran out ***?!?! Apple must employ ninjas!

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