Thunderbolt Displays Cause Crash

Hi,
I have a macbook pro retina and two of the external thunderbolt displays (daisy chained).
Every time that I plug my MBP into the thunderbolt displays while it is asleep and try to wake the computer, it crashes. It sometimes reboots on its own, but usually I have to open the lid and hold the power button down.
This is a huge issue for me -- has anyone else had a similar problem? Can anyone offer any advice?

Hey Chett,
I know this is a few years old now, but I have the same issue, but no advice.
Currently looking into this.

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    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport          2.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2          4.2.0
    com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword          1.0
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          19.0.26
    com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          8.0.0
    com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.CoreStorage          274.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15
    com.apple.iokit.I
    Model: MacBookPro8,3, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.2 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.70f5
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe, 1024 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F384758334D314131333333433920
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F384758334D314131333333433920
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD TS256C, 251 GB
    Serial ATA Device: ST750LX003-1AC154, 750,16 GB
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 3
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0246, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 6
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 2
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d  (Logitech Inc.), 0xc51b, 0xfd130000 / 5
    USB Device: iPhone, apple_vendor_id, 0x12a0, 0xfd120000 / 4
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3
    FireWire Device: My Book 111D, WD, 800mbit_speed

    The other day I got the blue screen, the fan going on high, and then when I disconnect my thunderbolt connection from my macbook pro - i get a shutdown.
    Today I got flickering followed by the fan on high and then again I disconneced my thunderbolt cable and after a minute or two a shudown.
    This never happened before.  Actually I was suprised to hear about a firmware update for flickering since that's never happened to me but since updating I now get the flicker.
    Any ideas??  Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is my work labtop.

  • Why is my 15" rMPB crashing when using 2 Thunderbolt Displays?

    Over the last few days my 2012 15" rMBP has been crashing periodically. 
    Today it continued to crash every few minutes, I tried resetting PRAM and SMC - didn't seem to help.  After reading somewhere (not here) people having issues with Multiple external Displays, I onlly plugged in one of my 2 Thunderbolt Displays and it seems to be stable.
    In my normal set up I use 2 - 27" TBD's and a 55" Sanyo TV via HDMI - it has worked great for over a year but now I am experiencing continued crashing when I have everything plugged in.
    Is this a known issue?
    I think this may be an issue with the last update - which was installed on my rMBP on the 9th or Jan (only 9 days ago)... that is about when I first started noticing an issue.
    Is there anything I can do?

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
    Note that your MacBook Pro is using the dedicated GPU and you have got two GPUs. The dedicated GPU generates more heat, and even more if you are using the GPU to display image in three displays (including your built-in display). I would not be worried if fans are working correctly

  • Macbook Pro Retina crashes with thunderbolt display

    Whenver I plug the thunderbolt display into my macbook pro retina both displays black out and the computer becomes semi-unrespsonsive (ie I can hear the volume controls however that is all. I need to force shutdown.
    I've noticed this problem happening since I installed xQuark (X11) a week ago, I have since removed it and any traces of it but the problem seems to have become worse.
    Below was taken from /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2014-05-15-110032_Erics-MacBook-Pro.pani c
    Anonymous UUID:       19585CF3-FBBE-A563-492E-2409319F5C2A
    Thu May 15 11:00:32 2014
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f88774fb0): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x102c00000 0xffffff80fdc15000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P1/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.35/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80f9cdb320 : 0xffffff8006422fa9
    0xffffff80f9cdb3a0 : 0xffffff7f88774fb0
    0xffffff80f9cdb470 : 0xffffff7f86dfa22c
    0xffffff80f9cdb530 : 0xffffff7f86ec4106
    0xffffff80f9cdb570 : 0xffffff7f86ec4176
    0xffffff80f9cdb5e0 : 0xffffff7f870e99de
    0xffffff80f9cdb650 : 0xffffff7f86ee6c2d
    0xffffff80f9cdb670 : 0xffffff7f86e00c75
    0xffffff80f9cdb720 : 0xffffff7f86dfe780
    0xffffff80f9cdb920 : 0xffffff7f86e000cf
    0xffffff80f9cdb9f0 : 0xffffff7f87d0007b
    0xffffff80f9cdbac0 : 0xffffff7f87c91c0b
    0xffffff80f9cdbaf0 : 0xffffff7f87c903f4
    0xffffff80f9cdbb70 : 0xffffff80068cd2aa
    0xffffff80f9cdbb90 : 0xffffff80068cde0e
    0xffffff80f9cdbbf0 : 0xffffff80068cb85f
    0xffffff80f9cdbd40 : 0xffffff80064b65a8
    0xffffff80f9cdbe50 : 0xffffff8006426bf1
    0xffffff80f9cdbe80 : 0xffffff80064139f5
    0xffffff80f9cdbef0 : 0xffffff800641e043
    0xffffff80f9cdbf70 : 0xffffff80064c97bd
    0xffffff80f9cdbfb0 : 0xffffff80064f3b96
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.35)[1BFF66C1-65E4-3BB3-9DEE-B61C3137019B]@ 0xffffff7f88767000->0xffffff7f88779fff
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.35)[09897896-ACBD-36B5-B1D4-0CCC4000E 3B3]@0xffffff7f8875f000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f876d7000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f86aba000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[4421462D-2B1F-3540-8EEA-9DFCB0565E39]@0 xffffff7f86d57000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f88762000
             com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.4)[3D591202-DD24-3441-925A-F6808ABDF185] @0xffffff7f86daa000->0xffffff7f8700efff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f86aba000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[999E29DA-D513-3544-89D1-9885B728A098]@0xff ffff7f86d9a000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[4421462D-2B1F-3540-8EEA-9DFCB0565E39]@0 xffffff7f86d57000
             com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(8.2.4)[ACFCEA0C-4C80-36C0-8636-D10EE7D2DE1 7]@0xffffff7f87019000->0xffffff7f871c5fff
                dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.4)[3D591202-DD24-3441-925A-F6808ABDF185] @0xffffff7f86daa000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f86aba000
             com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily(98.14)[E354596B-CE66-31A7-B0DC-834008B85FCA ]@0xffffff7f87c7a000->0xffffff7f87cd2fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f86aba000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[4421462D-2B1F-3540-8EEA-9DFCB0565E39]@0 xffffff7f86d57000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.2.4)[401BA8AE-CD52-3810-A066-4C648B3FC46D]@0xffffff7f87cdf0 00->0xffffff7f87d6dfff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily(98.14)[E354596B-CE66-31A7-B0DC-834008B85FCA ]@0xffffff7f87c7a000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[EDA75271-4E9D-34E7-A2C5-14F0C8817D37]@0xffffff 7f86aba000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[999E29DA-D513-3544-89D1-9885B728A098]@0xff ffff7f86d9a000
                dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.4)[3D591202-DD24-3441-925A-F6808ABDF185] @0xffffff7f86daa000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[4421462D-2B1F-3540-8EEA-9DFCB0565E39]@0 xffffff7f86d57000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    13C1021
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Wed Apr  2 23:52:02 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.92.1~2/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: E9CF78E2-1E9F-3B6F-81A4-FEE6C6D0E4D5
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000006200000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8006400000
    System model name: MacBookPro10,1 (Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 90093108152
    last loaded kext at 84805683382: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays          360.8.14 (addr 0xffffff7f88070000, size 20480)
    loaded kexts:
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.2.1b5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          656.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          80.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.15
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler          2.0.9d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.GeForce          8.2.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics          8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP          1.1.2
    com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup          8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter          104
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri          8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.35
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver          240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          3.0.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          35
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          666.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.5.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.8.1b2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI          670.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
    com.apple.security.quarantine          3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio          2.9.5f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIUpAdapter          1.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          245.13
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.6
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.5fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          98.14
    com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal          8.2.4
    com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman          8.2.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          2.1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2          98.14
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.35
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.8
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.7.0d10
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.35
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          240.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          656.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          2.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          3.2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.3b4
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          660.4.2
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          630.35
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          675.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          278.11
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          23
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1

    Hi there ericdi,
    It looks like you are experiencing persistent kernel panics. You may find the troubleshooting steps toward the bottom of the article below helpful. Please keep in mind, diagnosing a recurring kernel panic can be difficult. If you would like to avoid this process, or do not know how to perform any of the following steps, consider bringing the Mac to a Genius at an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider for assistance. Be sure to ask that, if the drive needs reformatting or replacing, they contact you about escalating your case to a special data recovery service. If you plan to visit an Apple Retail store, make a reservation at the Genius Bar using http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/ (available in some countries only).
    OS X: About kernel panics
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3742
    -Griff W.

  • Thunderbolt display update 1.2 causes unresponsive display

    After running the thunderbolt display update 1.2 my display now displays the very thing the update was designed was supposed to correct - a black unresponsive screen (which I have ironically never suffered fro at all ever - grrrr).
    I cannot get the thunderbolt display to come back to life although the mac can see it and thinks it is there and is extending the desktop to it.
    Anyone else have this issue or ideas to solve?

    ..and solved. The secret seemed to be to follow these steps. Have no idea if they are all necessary but it worked for me.
    In Display preferences hit gather window to bring the thunderbolt display preferences onto the mac screen
    Uncheck Adjust brightness automatically and save
    disconnect the display from the mac.
    Restart the mac
    Power down the display and leave for a few minutes
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  • GPU Panic with Thunderbolt Display after upgrading to 10.9.3

    Hi everybody! I have a MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2012 and use it with a Thunderbolt Display 27". After upgrading to 10.9.3, a GPU Panic error started annoying me. All displays (thunderbolt and mac) go black and I have to hold down the power button to force the shutdown and then power on.
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    Anonymous UUID:       D1494D64-F53F-A329-4592-C68AA7584D9C
    Sat May 31 19:20:13 2014
    panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff7fac421f7c): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 4 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x112c00000 0xffffff814c058000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P1/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.5.26/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
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    0xffffff8135a1b530 : 0xffffff802a622fa9
    0xffffff8135a1b5b0 : 0xffffff7fac421f7c
    0xffffff8135a1b680 : 0xffffff7fac577bf4
    0xffffff8135a1b740 : 0xffffff7fac641eaa
    0xffffff8135a1b780 : 0xffffff7fac641f1a
    0xffffff8135a1b7f0 : 0xffffff7fac86a9e2
    0xffffff8135a1b860 : 0xffffff7fac664985
    0xffffff8135a1b880 : 0xffffff7fac57e6ad
    0xffffff8135a1b930 : 0xffffff7fac57c1b8
    0xffffff8135a1bb30 : 0xffffff7fac57d258
    0xffffff8135a1bc10 : 0xffffff7fac52b601
    0xffffff8135a1bdb0 : 0xffffff7fac52a26a
    0xffffff8135a1bdd0 : 0xffffff7fac3f3812
    0xffffff8135a1beb0 : 0xffffff7fac3f36ee
    0xffffff8135a1bf00 : 0xffffff7fac3f255e
    0xffffff8135a1bf20 : 0xffffff802a64a23a
    0xffffff8135a1bfb0 : 0xffffff802a6d7127
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.5.26)[B67CD59F-1344-37BC-8A9A-46D6D3DCA13D]@ 0xffffff7fac413000->0xffffff7fac426fff
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.5.26)[C0F9A79F-167E-3A68-873C-5CE17B97F B11]@0xffffff7fac40b000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7fab45b000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7faacbe000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[B889D3AB-CCC0-3FCD-A83E-D2E3E4CB537B]@0 xffffff7fab514000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7fac40e000
             com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.14.15)[BD884E30-94CF-3D5B-9A31-6C2F694CD5C4]@0xffffff 7fac3f1000->0xffffff7fac402fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7faacbe000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.7.0d11)[F6325632-ED32-3679-9DB4-C5BD0 9717674]@0xffffff7fab464000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[B93BBFC9-9ED5-3DDD-8CED-5EDA081BB997]@0xff ffff7fab557000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[B889D3AB-CCC0-3FCD-A83E-D2E3E4CB537B]@0 xffffff7fab514000
                dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.5.26)[E971FED4-805F-3462-9D93-1919EBE3DC 82]@0xffffff7fac0d5000
             com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.6)[DB59C243-61DE-3B0C-86C3-6D89446F6F14] @0xffffff7fac527000->0xffffff7fac799fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7faacbe000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[B93BBFC9-9ED5-3DDD-8CED-5EDA081BB997]@0xff ffff7fab557000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[B889D3AB-CCC0-3FCD-A83E-D2E3E4CB537B]@0 xffffff7fab514000
                dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.5.26)[E971FED4-805F-3462-9D93-1919EBE3DC 82]@0xffffff7fac0d5000
             com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(8.2.6)[AE5D65B5-1E26-3509-97B9-C68D97C2114 3]@0xffffff7fac79a000->0xffffff7fac946fff
                dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.6)[DB59C243-61DE-3B0C-86C3-6D89446F6F14] @0xffffff7fac527000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7faacbe000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    13D65
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
    Kernel slide:     0x000000002a400000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff802a600000
    System model name: MacBookPro10,1 (Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 21441224134
    last loaded kext at 16902757158: com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          80.14 (addr 0xffffff7fac44d000, size 77824)
    loaded kexts:
    com.InnovationTechnology.driver.ComputerAudio          1.01
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          80.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy          3.5.26
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.GeForce          8.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.15
    com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler          2.0.9d1
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
    com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup          8.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics          8.2.6
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri          8.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter          104
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.5.26
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP          1.1.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver          240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          3.0.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          35
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.5.2
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.8.1b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          666.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI          677.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          217.92.1
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
    com.apple.security.quarantine          3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          217.92.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          245.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          98.20
    com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal          8.2.6
    com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman          8.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2          98.20
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.5.26
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.7fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.7.0d11
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.5.26
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          2.1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          240.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          656.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIUpAdapter          1.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          2.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          3.2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.3b4
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          630.35
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          660.4.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          677.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          278.11
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          23
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
    Model: MacBookPro10,1, BootROM MBP101.00EE.B02, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.6 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.3f36
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, PCIe, 1024 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xEF), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.4f1 13674, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
    Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM512E, 500,28 GB
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 23.4

    Third party software / hardware is often the cause of kernel panics.
    com.InnovationTechnology.driver.ComputerAudio            < from your report
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    greg

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    AppleUSBHub  <class AppleUSBHub, id 0x1000378f2, !registered, !matched, inactive, busy 1 (37987 ms), retain 6>
    IOUSBInterface@0  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x1000378f4, !registered, !matched, inactive, busy 1 (37986 ms), retain 6>
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    AppleUSBHub  <class AppleUSBHub, id 0x1000378f9, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1 ms), retain 9>
    IOUSBInterface@0  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x1000378fb, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 7>
    Apple Keyboard@fe112000  <class IOUSBDevice, id 0x1000378fd, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (112 ms), retain 11>
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    OS X Mountain Lion: About the Display pane of System Preferences
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5369
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

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    I've had such limited time for troubleshooting the card, that I'm regrettably past the 30day limit on RMA replacements to Newegg. So unfortunately that means I'm looking at an RMA directly to MSI and that takes about a month. Before I do that, does anyone have any advice on something to try that might be the cuplrit or can help determine the culprit? I can't find any details in the Event Viewer as to what caused the driver crash. Just that it has stopped responding and has recovered. I wish it could tell me if there was a loss of power, or anything. Power Management Mode is set to prefer maximum performance btw.
    Btw, as a brief description of what happens. The screen goes black, and then comes back and the game is running very slowly. There will also usually be a popup above the taskbar saying that the driver had crashed. I keep the MSI Afterburner info window open in my second monitor and Power usage never goes over 80%, GPU Usage is usually around 95-99%. Core Clock and Memory clock drop to about 324mhz (which is what it idles at) temporarily during the crash. GPU Usage of course dips to very low levels while the driver is crashing, as well.
    Oh and in an added twist, I've run Kombuster several times. Burn-in test DirectX 11 1920x1600 8xMSAA as long as five hours, and the display driver has never crashed. I'll probably turn it on, and disable the computer's sleep and display off tonight and let it run for about 8-9 hours and see what happens. That's one thing that throws me off, if it's a hardware defect, wouldn't Kombuster cause it to crash?
    edit-Here is a screenshot of the Afterburner monitor during a crash while playing Starcraft 2. The huge dip in the bars that I have the cursor over is when the crash occured.

    Well with the Power% limited to 75%, I just had another crash in Starcraft 2. Temp was only at 56°C just before the crash.
    Here is a shot of the Afterburner Hardware Monitor when it crashed:
    Unfortunately I do not have another PC to test the card in. And I don't know anyone around here with a system that the card could work in.
    If I swapped out the 660TI with my old 560TI and I do not get any crashes, wouldn't that indicate it's the 660TI's fault and I'd need to RMA since the 560TI is a more power hungry card?

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