Yosemite 10.10.2 update stability issues on Mac Mini

I applied the Yosemite 10.10.2 update this morning. Since then the system has crashed and rebooted itself 4 times.
How can I remove the update until there is a resolution for this?
KAM

I have exactly the same problem and my computer restarts all the time. Here is the report log:
Anonymous UUID:     -------
Fri Jan 30 20:48:40 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 6 caller 0xffffff7f88a8af63): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 0 a0 99 0 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00137310: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x104200000 0xffffff811b85e000 0x0e7150a2, D3, P0/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.7.21/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81130b30d0 : 0xffffff8005f3a811
0xffffff81130b3150 : 0xffffff7f88a8af63
0xffffff81130b3230 : 0xffffff7f86b60d28
0xffffff81130b32f0 : 0xffffff7f86c2b1b6
0xffffff81130b3330 : 0xffffff7f86dc0cf7
0xffffff81130b3360 : 0xffffff7f86b95238
0xffffff81130b35c0 : 0xffffff7f86e3d298
0xffffff81130b3630 : 0xffffff7f86e3d0a3
0xffffff81130b3650 : 0xffffff7f86b62050
0xffffff81130b36d0 : 0xffffff7f86b655c5
0xffffff81130b38d0 : 0xffffff7f86b66d64
0xffffff81130b39b0 : 0xffffff7f86d07d8c
0xffffff81130b3a60 : 0xffffff7f86cfbe63
0xffffff81130b3c30 : 0xffffff7f86b1278b
0xffffff81130b3cc0 : 0xffffff7f86afbfc4
0xffffff81130b3d40 : 0xffffff7f86afec8f
0xffffff81130b3db0 : 0xffffff7f86afe9aa
0xffffff81130b3e20 : 0xffffff7f86ac371a
0xffffff81130b3e60 : 0xffffff7f86ac2b50
0xffffff81130b3e90 : 0xffffff7f86abed33
0xffffff81130b3ef0 : 0xffffff80064d7162
0xffffff81130b3f40 : 0xffffff80064d507d
0xffffff81130b3f80 : 0xffffff80064d5146
0xffffff81130b3fb0 : 0xffffff80060192c7
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6D99A3BE-D531-3780-880B-13F2FC894A4A]@0 xffffff7f86ab3000->0xffffff7f86aedfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f86724000
         com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[F4738C55-B507-3627-A9CA-3D29A5230A03]@0xff ffff7f86afa000->0xffffff7f86b09fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6D99A3BE-D531-3780-880B-13F2FC894A4A]@0 xffffff7f86ab3000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f86724000
         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.7.21)[32B7E2DE-1F9D-3555-B687-7A76A62B81D2]@ 0xffffff7f88a7c000->0xffffff7f88a8ffff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.7.21)[62689710-EEA7-307A-AC83-B8F25DA88 A6A]@0xffffff7f88a74000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[70E2B65E-A91A-3522-A1A0-79FD63EABB4C]@0xfffff f7f87418000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f86724000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6D99A3BE-D531-3780-880B-13F2FC894A4A]@0 xffffff7f86ab3000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[0183904C-6A16-32C4-9405-EEFD7F820B 02]@0xffffff7f88a77000
         com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(10.0)[53CC0E05-7382-336C-8239-AE884D6CA71A]@ 0xffffff7f86b10000->0xffffff7f86d85fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f86724000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[F4738C55-B507-3627-A9CA-3D29A5230A03]@0xff ffff7f86afa000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6D99A3BE-D531-3780-880B-13F2FC894A4A]@0 xffffff7f86ab3000
            dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.7.21)[4700601D-3FEB-3B86-B2BA-8D71AF84D1 C4]@0xffffff7f86b0a000
         com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(10.0)[DC43029D-568A-3B7C-976B-E922C17F5143 ]@0xffffff7f86d91000->0xffffff7f86f3efff
            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(10.0.0)[53CC0E05-7382-336C-8239-AE884D6CA71A ]@0xffffff7f86b10000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f86724000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
14B25
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
Kernel slide:     0x0000000005c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005e00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8005d00000
System model name: MacBookPro10,1 (Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 236083540342741
last loaded kext at 211525018542190: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2 (addr 0xffffff7f88c1e000, size 12288)
last unloaded kext at 211601871159390: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.2.2b5 (addr 0xffffff7f88c18000, size 16384)
loaded kexts:
com.avast.AvastFileShield 2.1.0
com.avast.PacketForwarder 2.0
com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer 3
com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers 1.8
com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt 0.0.97
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.0
com.apple.nke.asp-tcp 8.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.37
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.1.0d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.GeForce 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.7.21
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
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 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.6.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 901.19.10
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
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.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 267.0
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 10.0.0
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 200.6
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.0d49
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 267.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 267.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 156.4
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.7.21
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.7.21
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 245.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 471
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 4.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 4.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 3.1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 4.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 700.52
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.0
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 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 389.1
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 705.4.14
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
System Profile:
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xEF), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.124.12.10)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.1f2 15015, 3 services, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 23.4
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM256E, 251 GB
Model: MacBookPro10,1, BootROM MBP101.00EE.B05, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.3 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.3f36
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In
Can anyone advise??? I am afraid I have to reinstall and would lose quite some important info.

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The long and short of all this is that I've read a lot about display problems with the mini and I suspect that most of these problems are adaptor related. I myself tried to save some bucks by buying a third party plug and lived and learned. I hope the Apple adaptor works like a champ, and if it doesn't, I'll know the first thing to eliiminate next time.

HT1338 Black/Noise-swirl display issue on Mac Mini late 2012

I have been getting Black/Noise-swirl display cut-outs lasting up to 3 seconds, occuring about twice a day.
Hardware: i7 Quad-core Mac Mini (L2012), 4GbRam, 1tb HardDrive - currently using the Apple HDMI to DVI apdapter into a LG Flatron IPS225 LED Disaply.
The problem doesn't appear to be related to any particular app that was running.
The LG display is LED IPS and is at full 1920 x 1080 resolution. Overscan is off.
Trying to determine if it is related the screen or if this is to do with the Intel Hd Graphics chip within the Mini, as both are recently purchased, so it is quite a concerning issue!
Has anyone else been getting similar problems?
Any help appreciated! thanks

There are quite a few threads regarding this issue.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4472316
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4490924
Are two of the "larger" threads on this issue.
I hope this helps.

Transferring updates from iBookG4 to Mac Mini

I do software updates on my iBook G4 using the local library's free wireless connection. At home, my Mac Mini has only a dialup connection. So I put the Mac Mini and iBook on a wireless LAN, with the Mac Mini connected to the wireless router. Is there a way to transfer the software updates from my iBook to my Mac Mini? Thanks.

One the updates are installed on your computer using Software Update, the original downloads are deleted and no longer available.
But, if you select the option "Install and Keep Packages" from the "Update" menu in Software update prior to downloading the updates, then the downloads will be kept in a folder.
That folder will be opened and displayed on your desktop after the update process has completed. Then, you can copy those updates to your other computer.
Be sure that you are installing compatible updates on the other system though.
If your Mini is an Intel System, then it will not be able to properly use some of the Updates that Software Update selected for your iBook.
As for updates that have already been installed at this point, the only option you really have is to go to Apple's Download site, and download the updates manually.
As a note:
You will probably want to move the downloads from the folder that Software Update placed them in, into another folder that you can find easier (just drag and drop).
And, to transfer them to the iBook, you should be able to place on machine or the other into Target Disk Mode, and then connect the two with a FireWire cable.
This can be done by holding down the letter "T" while starting up.
This will make that computer behave like an external hard drive.
Once in this mode, connect it to the other computer with a firewire cable, and browse to where the files are you wish to copy to the other system. From that point on, it's just like working with any other hard drive.
Be sure to "unmount" the other computer from your Fnder window before unplugging it.
Just use your power button (press and hold for about 6 or 7 seconds) to turn off the machine in Target Disk Mode once it has been unmounted.

10.4.11 update has broken my mac mini core duo

I got a rather odd error near the end of my update to .11, and went ahead and downloaded the standalone installer. I ran it, and it appeared to work properly. I later rebooted to complete, and the machine never restarted.
I did a 'press power to shut off' followed by power to start.
* stuck at gray apple screen with spinning progress wheel.
I forced off again and reset PRAM (cmdopt+PR).
* chimed, restarted, stuck at gray apple with spinning progress wheel.
Attempted safe start (shift after chime till spinning wheel)
* stuck at gray apple with spinning progress wheel.
Attempted single user (cmd+S)
* stops at:
"CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe booting in single user .. do not match"
Attempted verbose (cmd+v)
* stops at:
"IOBluetoothHCIController::start Idle Timer Stopped"
Attempted open firmware (cmdopt+of):
* stuck at gray apple with spinning progress wheel.
I've attempted to use the OSX Tiger DVD pressing C at start:
* disk audibly whirs, but never progresses beyond gray apple with spinning progress wheel.
Same for restart pressing D with disk in.
I do not have access to another mac, and do not have any way to install OSX onto an external drive to try to boot my mac.
Edit to add: Filevault is enabled, did not run "repair permissions"
(have to comment: if its so important, why does the installer not force it to happen?)
Do I have any other options to try or do I own a $500 paperweight?
edits to add additional info

I am on my way to a possible cure. I located in the attic the original (still in their sealed box) Official Mac Mini Install Disks after calling Apple SuUpport. (I had been trying to resurrect using an OSX Tiger Black box install dvd set). The machine just would not boot from that black Tiger OSX DVD...However:
The mac support rep (Dan - great job) had me use that original disk, and said: hold the C key - from the chime all the way until a dialog box came up to do an archive and install. It took a good 4 or 5 minutes of holding.
But - the end result was that I am now doing a complete archive and install, so I get to keep everything (many gigs of music) and reinstall third party stuff. Suitable punishment I suppose for being a Mac snob and not backing up for eons compared to backing my PC up with an automated process weekly.
For others: Dan said that the install must have encountered a glitch and was left in an incomplete state with some critical bit of software malformed. He could not explain that it would not boot to open firmware, or what the glitch might have been.
I will post again once i have a working system and once again attempt to get current in version and security updates...after a complete backup to a nice new external drive
Oh well, live and learn.

Experimented: iPS with latest update "conflicts" with Intel Mac mini

Hello everyone.
Please see my earlier post first as "background story":
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=602573
So I have 2 1Gb iPod Shuffles, one mine, one my sister's. My sister's, the 1st time I plugged into her new Intel Mac mini, it asked for an iPod Update, I clicked "Yes" and proceeded with the update.
After that, I set the iPS with Disk Mode, it appears on the Desktop, when I launched or inside iTunes, once I hit the "Autofill" button, the shuffle unmount and disappear from the desktop immediately, leaving behind a 'warning message' with red exclamation mark, the same when you pull out a thumb drive or turn off an external drive, without unmounting them first.
My own shuffle, I did not apply the latest iPod Updater
When I bring the 2 iPS to my own iMac G5, both with same settings (Disk Mode etc) mounts perfectly on the Desktop, inside iTunes, I can 'Autofill' BOTH shuffles.
When I plug my non-updated shuffle into my sis's Intel Mac mini, it mounts nicely, and when hit with Autofill, it does so nicely without "self-unmounting" at all.
So in the end? I swap my shuffle with my sis, and make sure she never ever update the shuffle, at least for the time being.
So what does this show?? That the iPod shuffle with the latest update may have a conflict of instability with Intel-based Macs??
Thanks and cheers

Hi Howwow,
To add a detail: my updated Shuffle works like a charm on my old iBook and not on my new Intel MacBook. So I am convinced it is in the Shuffle/Intel combination. I did try undoing the update on the shuffle (reverting back to 2005-11-17), but that made no difference on my Intel MacBook.
Regards

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