Can anyone here help me read this error message code I get? My computer seems to just randomly restart every few hours for no reason I can figure out. OS X 10.9.5, MacBook Pro. Did you add or update any hardware/software just before you started having the kernel panics? Try running in safe mode. If it works there, it would likely be a driver conflict, maybe with m-audio or Logitech. There is a post on the web about somebody who started having problems when they started using a LaCie drive, specifically a Porsche.

Nov 03, 2013  Forums Macs macOS Older OS X Versions OS X Mavericks (10.9) Installing OSX Mavericks Mid 2009 Macbook Pro. Discussion in 'OS X Mavericks (10.9)' started by lovelldr, Oct 30, 2013. Most Liked Posts. Could it be the Nvidia SATA controller on the mac itself? This drive was hooked up by USB.

I notice you have two LaCie drives? So if running in safe mode doesn't isolate your problem, try running it without the LaCie(s). The next candidate would be the M-Audio Firewire device.

What kind of Logitech device (if any) are you using? There is a Logitech kernel extension that's running on your system. Even though the panic occurs in IOMemoryDescriptor, other people who had this type of kernel panic didn't necessarily have RAM issues. Did you add or update any hardware/software just before you started having the kernel panics? Try running in safe mode. If it works there, it would likely be a driver conflict, maybe with m-audio or Logitech. There is a post on the web about somebody who started having problems when they started using a LaCie drive, specifically a Porsche.

I notice you have two LaCie drives? So if running in safe mode doesn't isolate your problem, try running it without the LaCie(s). The next candidate would be the M-Audio Firewire device. What kind of Logitech device (if any) are you using?

There is a Logitech kernel extension that's running on your system. Even though the panic occurs in IOMemoryDescriptor, other people who had this type of kernel panic didn't necessarily have RAM issues.

As I mentioned earlier, my read of the posts of people who have this type of kernel panic does not point to a RAM issue. Apple's documentation says the complete() call of the IOMemoryDescriptor module will 'complete processing of the memory after an I/O transfer finishes' but the 'dma active' indicates that I/O transfer probably didn't finish.

That's my guess. The typical fix is to see if there's a software driver issue. If that doesn't solve the issue, then one needs to see if removing external devices helps. In some cases, there may be an internal hardware issue and it's just chance that the kernel panic hasn't occurred.

Indexing outlook email. The thing is that if it's a software issue and if things work in safe mode, then you have to figure out which software it is before going back to using the computer in the regular mode. If you've had the M-Audio hardware/software working well for this version of Mavericks you're using, then the logical choice would be to remove the Logitech software and see if it works. But to me, it's somewhat strange that would cause this issue. If you can do without the Logitech software and you remove it and things work and you have a solution. But if that's not the culprit, then you should probably test if kernel panics occur in normal mode without the M-Audio attached.