Graphics Card and Kernel Panic

I've seen some reports about monitor and graphic card issues. While I can boot into safe mode, every fresh install of El Capitan when booted regulary causes a panic. Most recent results below if any has any ideas based on this...would love advice:


Anonymous UUID: 866FE25D-5B35-36B5-7B44-F26809255B61

Wed Jul 22 00:19:38 2015

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff80011d7e1a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f828ea880, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff837a7738e8, CR3: 0x00000007c824e000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660

RAX: 0xffffff837a7738d8, RBX: 0xffffff80490f3800, RCX: 0x0000000000000009, RDX: 0x0000000000000001

RSP: 0xffffff93a6af3970, RBP: 0xffffff93a6af3990, RSI: 0xffffff803fb0f000, RDI: 0xffffff803c622be0

R8: 0xffffff803ed5b000, R9: 0x0000000000000004, R10: 0xffffff803c785120, R11: 0x0000000000000000

R12: 0xffffff833a758000, R13: 0x0000000000050001, R14: 0xffffff803deb4000, R15: 0xffffff803a723180

RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP: 0xffffff7f828ea880, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010

Fault CR2: 0xffffff837a7738e8, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x4, PL: 0

Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff93a6af3600 : 0xffffff80010e74d7

0xffffff93a6af3680 : 0xffffff80011d7e1a

0xffffff93a6af3860 : 0xffffff80011f5553

0xffffff93a6af3880 : 0xffffff7f828ea880

0xffffff93a6af3990 : 0xffffff7f829259f8

0xffffff93a6af39c0 : 0xffffff7f828e5c06

0xffffff93a6af39f0 : 0xffffff7f82915dc8

0xffffff93a6af3a20 : 0xffffff7f828e5ef9

0xffffff93a6af3a40 : 0xffffff80016dd3ac

0xffffff93a6af3a70 : 0xffffff800119bcab

0xffffff93a6af3ab0 : 0xffffff80010ebaf8

0xffffff93a6af3ae0 : 0xffffff80010cf398

0xffffff93a6af3b20 : 0xffffff80010ebea6

0xffffff93a6af3b50 : 0xffffff80010d7b6c

0xffffff93a6af3bd0 : 0xffffff80010da5bc

0xffffff93a6af3c20 : 0xffffff800110b317

0xffffff93a6af3c50 : 0xffffff80015a0228

0xffffff93a6af3d30 : 0xffffff800159fffb

0xffffff93a6af3da0 : 0xffffff80015b828d

0xffffff93a6af3e20 : 0xffffff80015b8737

0xffffff93a6af3e60 : 0xffffff80010e1ffd

0xffffff93a6af3ea0 : 0xffffff80011d865e

0xffffff93a6af3ec0 : 0xffffff80011f551f

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[4F7F80A3-52E7-3EF5-82A9-83C0312D2401]@0xffffff7f828d3000->0xffffff7f8299efff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[9807ABB7-2B53-34B0-BD0F-DD2B04F26C77]@0xffffff7f81851000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[2E8A4635-63ED-3287-9010-29404375951C]@0xffffff7f81ade000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[C8AE606D-7F81-30AE-8AEB-85914EC51AE8]@0xffffff7f81a97000

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6870D8B]@0xffffff7f81aee000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:

15A216g

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Sun Jun 28 00:25:56 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.1.36~7/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: E6DB13C9-258E-310A-A791-6F9E324C3726

Kernel slide: 0x0000000000e00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001000000

__HIB text base: 0xffffff8000f00000

System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 564730696858

last loaded kext at 316908103619: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f83431000, size 69632)

last unloaded kext at 420848591764: com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3 (addr 0xffffff7f82b3b000, size 40960)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.20.19

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 272.40

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 90.2

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.0d77

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.driver.LuaHardwareAccess 1.0.0d13

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 272.40

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.0d77

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRAID 4.0.6

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.BootCache 37

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.0

com.apple.driver.Intel82574L 2.7.0b1

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.2

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.5

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCIPCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 163

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.11.26

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 272.40

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.4.0d77

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 304.2

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDTransport 5

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 107

com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.0d77

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.0d77

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 272.40

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 272.40

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 301.35

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 203.7

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse 185.3

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 900.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse 185.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 180

com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.7

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.0

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.0.1

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 414

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.Libm 1

com.apple.kec.pthread 1

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

Unable to gather system configuration information.Model: MacPro4,1, BootROM MP41.0081.B07, 4 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 32 GB, SMC 1.39f5

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 512 MB

Memory Module: DIMM 1, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D33393342314B37304348302D4348392020

Memory Module: DIMM 2, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D33393342314B37304248312D4346382020

Memory Module: DIMM 3, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D33393342314B37304248312D4346382020

Memory Module: DIMM 4, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D33393342314B37304248312D4346382020

Bluetooth: Version 4.4.0d77 16054, 3 services, 27 devices, 0 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0

PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, Display Controller, Slot-2

PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, Display Controller, Slot-1

PCI Card: pci137a,5, Audio, Slot-3@4,0,0

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD6400AAKS-41H2B0, 640.14 GB

Serial ATA Device: ST3000DM001-1CH166, 3 TB

Serial ATA Device: ST33000651AS, 3 TB

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Keyboard Hub

USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse

USB Device: Leap Motion Controller

USB Device: Apple Keyboard

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)

USB Device: Hub

USB Device: Miscellaneous Device

USB Device: iLok

USB Device: MIDI Timepiece AV

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: USB Bus

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec

Thunderbolt Bus:

If I read this correctly and you actually have 2 of the rather ****** GT 120 cards installed I would definitely try removing one of them to see if that makes a difference. And make sure to file a bug!

Bug filed and it seems someone else has as well. Were these cards known to be crap? Bought straight from Apple way back. Don't do heavy graphics work mind you and am not a gamer. That said, if a cheap dual port card in this machine woudl put me out of my misery...suggest on!

Not seeing this on:


* 2014 11" Air

* 2012 15" rMBP

* 2013 6 core Mac Pro


Happy to provide more specs if anyone needs to compare

Well if not exactly crap as such then at least they are known for having extremely bad performance especially for anything Core Image related. And in general Nvidia drivers are super unreliable - always the one to trigger kernel panics in new OS releases. Recommending alternative GPU's for older Mac Pro's is a bit of a nightmare as typically anything officially compatible can no longer be bought as new.

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