Mac OS Sierra constantly crashes...

[myke323]

I have a 2010 MBP running Sierra (10.12.6). I can't upgrade the OS any more as it's not supported. I am really trying to get another year or two out of this machine. So the problem is this thing crashes constantly. Sometimes 2-3 times in an hour. Sometime I can go 2 days without crashes. I have tried everything. I have a ton of hard drive space, and I have all the bells and whistles turned off. Done the pram and all that. Fun first aid etc. It usually happens when I'm in Photoshop and have to zoom in on something, or when I'm in Safari (sometimes but not always when viewing an enlarged image). There are no software updates available and haven't been for a while. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? If I could just prevent this machine from crashing I know I could get a couple more years out of it!

 

[chrfr]

I have a 2010 MBP running Sierra (10.12.6). I can't upgrade the OS any more as it's not supported. I am really trying to get another year or two out of this machine. So the problem is this thing crashes constantly. Sometimes 2-3 times in an hour. Sometime I can go 2 days without crashes. I have tried everything. I have a ton of hard drive space, and I have all the bells and whistles turned off. Done the pram and all that. Fun first aid etc. It usually happens when I'm in Photoshop and have to zoom in on something, or when I'm in Safari (sometimes but not always when viewing an enlarged image). There are no software updates available and haven't been for a while. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? If I could just prevent this machine from crashing I know I could get a couple more years out of it!

A 2010 MBP will support High Sierra 10.13.6.
If you have a 15", it's probably crashing due to some hardware issues involving the graphics card, but without seeing logs and without having details of your computer it's difficult to be sure.

 

[myke323]

A 2010 MBP will support High Sierra 10.13.6.
If you have a 15", it's probably crashing due to some hardware issues involving the graphics card, but without seeing logs and without having details of your computer it's difficult to be sure.

Interesting, thanks. Yes, it's the 15". I think you're onto something with the graphics card, I'll try to grab the log next time it happens. I didn't realize it supported High Sierra 10.13.6, I wonder if that might fix the issue or if it would be worth doing.

 

[myke323]

A 2010 MBP will support High Sierra 10.13.6

Would upgrading to High Sierra fix the issue do you think? When I upgraded to Sierra years ago I did a clean install, which I wouldn't want to do again, I would just upgrade without the clean install. If I thought it would fix the problem I would do it...

 

[chrfr]

Would upgrading to High Sierra fix the issue do you think? When I upgraded to Sierra years ago I did a clean install, which I wouldn't want to do again, I would just upgrade with the clean install. If I thought it would fix the problem I would do it...

If your problem is GPU related, then no. There's at least one very long thread about it on this forum so I suggest doing some searching.

 

[tomcatrr]

Hi, new here.
Just bought tuesday a 15" mid2010.
Put other HDD and he is running fine, on High Sierra.

take a look:

MBPMid2010_GPUFix : Finally a fix for kernel panic of MacBook Pro 2010 !

MBPMid2010_GPUFix is an utility program that allows to fix MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) intermittent black screen or loss of video. The algorithm is based on a solution provided by user fabioroberto on MacRumors forums. The utility is based on Qt Framework and only available on OSX. What is...

forums.macrumors.com

SOLUCIONADA: Problem with NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB? - MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2010

My MacbookPro6,2 was experiencing GPU Panics. There are a lot of reports with regards to Apple previously replacing the boards and after a little while, the problem reappears. I did a lot of research on this issue when my MBP started to crash (GPU Panic) 5-6 times a day. Results from my...

pt.ifixit.com

 

[myke323]

Hi, new here.
Just bought tuesday a 15" mid2010.
Put other HDD and he is running fine, on High Sierra.

take a look:

MBPMid2010_GPUFix : Finally a fix for kernel panic of MacBook Pro 2010 !

MBPMid2010_GPUFix is an utility program that allows to fix MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) intermittent black screen or loss of video. The algorithm is based on a solution provided by user fabioroberto on MacRumors forums. The utility is based on Qt Framework and only available on OSX. What is...

forums.macrumors.com

SOLUCIONADA: Problem with NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB? - MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2010

My MacbookPro6,2 was experiencing GPU Panics. There are a lot of reports with regards to Apple previously replacing the boards and after a little while, the problem reappears. I did a lot of research on this issue when my MBP started to crash (GPU Panic) 5-6 times a day. Results from my...

pt.ifixit.com

Thanks! I will research and look into this when I get a bit more time... looks interesting...

 

[myke323]

If you have a 15", it's probably crashing due to some hardware issues involving the graphics card, but without seeing logs and without having details of your computer it's difficult to be sure.

take a look:

MBPMid2010_GPUFix : Finally a fix for kernel panic of MacBook Pro 2010 !

MBPMid2010_GPUFix is an utility program that allows to fix MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) intermittent black screen or loss of video. The algorithm is based on a solution provided by user fabioroberto on MacRumors forums. The utility is based on Qt Framework and only available on OSX. What is...

forums.macrumors.com

Hey guys, thanks so much for taking the time to respond to this thread and help me out. @tomcatrr - I did install the MBPMid2010_GPUFix back on 12/15 and I have not had one crash since. Friggin sweet! I think I need to do a couple more photoshop jobs to be 100% sure, but I have done a few jobs with no crashes and also no safari crashes either. So this is really great, thanks again!

 

[myke323]

Update: 1 month and no crashes. Sweeeeeet!!

 

[tomcatrr]

Update: 1 month and no crashes. Sweeeeeet!!

Good news!!!

I just bought very cheap, a 15" 2011 MBP, with Gpu problems and I "fixit"!
Strugling to make a USB instalation disk with Sierra, to have sleep/hibernation/brightness working.

 

[myke323]

Good news!!!

I just bought very cheap, a 15" 2011 MBP, with Gpu problems and I "fixit"!
Strugling to make a USB instalation disk with Sierra, to have sleep/hibernation/brightness working.

Good luck! I hope you get it sorted out!