GTX 970 random Kernel panics on boot

[tchit]

GA-Z77-DS3H Motherboard
i7-3770K
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
16Gb Ram
Yosemite 10.10.2 with Clover

Issue:
No way to boot with NVIDIA web drivers checked.
Able to boot with OS X Default drivers, after 3 or 4 kernel panics.

Hello,
So I am having a weird issue with my Hackintosh since I upgraded my GTX 680 to a GTX 970 and updated to 10.10.2 :
Now when I boot my computer, I get a random kernel panic 4 out of 5 times before getting to the login screen.

This is the report :


Tue Mar 17 19:02:03 2015

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff800041a46e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff802410b008, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff802410b008, CR3: 0x00000003fee9a03d, CR4: 0x00000000001626e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0xffffff81e3cdb0e0, RDX: 0xffffff81e3cdb0e4
RSP: 0xffffff81e3cdb098, RBP: 0xffffff81e3cdb110, RSI: 0xffffff802410a008, RDI: 0xffffff81a3632008
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000002
R12: 0xffffff802410a008, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff81a3632008
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff802410b008, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff802410b008, Error code: 0x0000000000000011, Fault CPU: 0x4 Kernel NX fault

Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81e3cdad40 : 0xffffff800032fe41
0xffffff81e3cdadc0 : 0xffffff800041a46e
0xffffff81e3cdaf80 : 0xffffff8000436683
0xffffff81e3cdafa0 : 0xffffff802410b008
0xffffff81e3cdb110 : 0xffffff7f81249cfd
0xffffff81e3cdb180 : 0xffffff7f80fa5754
0xffffff81e3cdb210 : 0xffffff7f80edf94c
0xffffff81e3cdb270 : 0xffffff7f80f9c75c
0xffffff81e3cdb290 : 0xffffff7f80edeb1d
0xffffff81e3cdb330 : 0xffffff7f80eccc01
0xffffff81e3cdb3d0 : 0xffffff7f80f011d4
0xffffff81e3cdb5e0 : 0xffffff7f80f02332
0xffffff81e3cdb6c0 : 0xffffff7f8111d265
0xffffff81e3cdb720 : 0xffffff7f810ea6c9
0xffffff81e3cdb770 : 0xffffff7f810ed863
0xffffff81e3cdb7a0 : 0xffffff7f81108a4d
0xffffff81e3cdb840 : 0xffffff7f810feb10
0xffffff81e3cdb9c0 : 0xffffff7f80e9d558
0xffffff81e3cdba50 : 0xffffff7f80e87987
0xffffff81e3cdbb80 : 0xffffff7f80e8698b
0xffffff81e3cdbbf0 : 0xffffff7f80e9e812
0xffffff81e3cdbc30 : 0xffffff7f80e507ce
0xffffff81e3cdbcc0 : 0xffffff7f80e48512
0xffffff81e3cdbd00 : 0xffffff80008b6371
0xffffff81e3cdbd50 : 0xffffff80008fda75
0xffffff81e3cdbdc0 : 0xffffff80003e4f5e
0xffffff81e3cdbe10 : 0xffffff8000333f8c
0xffffff81e3cdbe40 : 0xffffff8000318a93
0xffffff81e3cdbe90 : 0xffffff80003293bd
0xffffff81e3cdbf10 : 0xffffff80004059fa
0xffffff81e3cdbfb0 : 0xffffff8000436ea6
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0xffffff7f80e3e000->0xffffff7f80e84fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff7f80b24000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[E5A48E71-70F5-3B01-81D3-C2B037BBE80A]@0xffffff7f80e85000->0xffffff7f80e94fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0xffffff7f80e3e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff7f80b24000
com.nvidia.web.NVDAResmanWeb(10.0.3)[461709B0-D5F9-36A9-9C5C-8CCBF540E59D]@0xffffff7f80e9b000->0xffffff7f811abfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff7f80b24000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[E5A48E71-70F5-3B01-81D3-C2B037BBE80A]@0xffffff7f80e85000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0xffffff7f80e3e000
dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.8.6)[957EB27F-7D07-3C40-91F5-9B54652F06EE]@0xffffff7f80e95000
com.nvidia.web.NVDAGM100HalWeb(10.0.3)[3A0ACF7C-4768-3A24-A56F-1926C297C5BC]@0xffffff7f811ac000->0xffffff7f813d8fff
dependency: com.nvidia.web.NVDAResmanWeb(10.0.3)[461709B0-D5F9-36A9-9C5C-8CCBF540E59D]@0xffffff7f80e9b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff7f80b24000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Boot args: dart=0 nvda_drv=1 kext-dev-mode=1 slide=0

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
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8000100000
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 2686245608
last loaded kext at 2640903623: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.7.7 (addr 0xffffff7f834eb000, size 45056)
loaded kexts:
com.nvidia.web.NVDAGM100HalWeb 10.0.3
com.nvidia.web.GeForceWeb 10.0.3
com.nvidia.web.NVDAResmanWeb 10.0.3
com.nvidia.NVDAStartup 10.0.3
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 4216
com.insanelymac.ALXEthernet 1.0.2
org.netkas.driver.FakeSMC 1123
org.tgwbd.driver.NullCPUPowerManagement 1.0.0d2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 269.25
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 269.25
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.11
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.Apple16X50ACPI 3.2
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTyp eDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTyp eZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 700.74.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 710.4.11
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 161
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementInfo 1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.8.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 269.25
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
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.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.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.1d38
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 156.6
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.8.6
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.Apple16X50Serial 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 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.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 710.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
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


The weird thing is that my computer won't start at all with NVIDIA web drivers but works with the Default graphics drivers (if you don't count the usual 4-5 kernel panics on boot). The Kernel panics started recently, the first days it was all good...
I tried uninstalling NVIDIA drivers and also cleared the kext cache with no better result.
Any idea where I should look?
Thanks a lot!

Arthur

 

[seven2099]

I have a similar setup and no guides out there helped me through the same kind of thing you were experiencing.

Things needed to succeed properly:
New generated DSDT (make sure that this has been generated on your CURRENT bios settings, yes it matters)
New generated SSDT (to get the most out of your CPU and of course offer best compat)
SMBios Choice: Your SMBios should be either MacPro 3,1 4,1 or 5,1.


I suggest 3,1 as it has offered the best compatibility for the 10.10.2 drivers.

As of 10.10.1, the Nvidia driver does not play nicely with the any other SMBios other than the ones listed above, and while it may work ok for a while, it WILL kernel panic.

The final solution for me was to generate NEW DSDT and SSDT as well as get my SMBios set to emulate MacPro 3,1 as this is required by the standard Yosemite drivers now. I'm running rock solid with no crashes since the latest nvidia driver release.

Any other hacks to get the drivers installed will lead to a Kernel Panic (I've tried them all. editing packages, editting Version numbers for Yosemite...etc)

Best of luck