MacBook Air keeps restarting

Hello, guys,

For about a week now, my Macbook Air (latte 2018 model) keeps rebooting, sometimes several times.

Here is the error log:

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xfffffff018c14b08): x86 CPU CATERR detected
Debugger message: panic
Memory ID: 0x6
OS release type: User
OS version: 20P2059
macOS version: 22C65
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 22.2.0: Thu Nov 10 20:40:09 PST 2022; root:xnu-8792.61.2~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010
KernelCache UUID: D65CBF31465686CEA773B6B3569122DD
Kernel UUID: A9DF127E-F886-35CE-B377-B76E772B3FCA
Boot session UUID: 5737A736-420B-46AC-BE76-87BD4EE7EFFD
iBoot version: iBoot-8419.60.44
secure boot?: YES
roots installed: 0
x86 EFI Boot State: 0x16
x86 System State: 0x0
x86 Power State: 0x0
x86 Shutdown Cause: 0xc0
x86 Previous Power Transitions: 0x70707060400
PCIeUp link state: 0x1614
macOS kernel slide: 0x1e200000
Paniclog version: 14
Kernel slide: 0x00000000128c4000
Kernel text base: 0xfffffff0198c8000
mach_absolute_time: 0x3dd886ef
Epoch Time: sec usec
Boot : 0x63c5af49 0x0005e640
Sleep : 0x00000000 0x00000000
Wake : 0x00000000 0x00000000
Calendar: 0x63c5af70 0x00078604

Zone info:
Zone map: 0xffffffe6b670c000 - 0xffffffecb670c000
. VM : 0xffffffe6b670c000 - 0xffffffe79cd70000
. RO : 0xffffffe79cd70000 - 0xffffffe7e9a3c000
. GEN0 : 0xffffffe7e9a3c000 - 0xffffffe8d00a0000
. GEN1 : 0xffffffe8d00a0000 - 0xffffffe9b6704000
. GEN2 : 0xffffffe9b6704000 - 0xffffffea9cd6c000
. GEN3 : 0xffffffea9cd6c000 - 0xffffffeb833d4000
. DATA : 0xffffffeb833d4000 - 0xffffffecb670c000
Metadata: 0xffffffeffe59c000 - 0xffffffefffd9c000
Bitmaps : 0xffffffefffd9c000 - 0xffffffefffff0000

TPIDRx_ELy = {1: 0xffffffe8d03542f8 0: 0x0000000000000001 0ro: 0x0000000000000000 }
CORE 0: PC=0xfffffff019ae6830, LR=0xfffffff019ae6824, FP=0xffffffecb6763f00
CORE 1 is the one that panicked. Check the full backtrace for details.
Compressor Info: 0% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 0% of segments limit (OK) with 0 swapfiles and OK swap space
Panicked task 0xffffffe9b679d638: 0 pages, 202 threads: pid 0: kernel_task
Panicked thread: 0xffffffe8d03542f8, backtrace: 0xffffffecb67876c0, tid: 282
lr: 0xfffffff019ab544c fp: 0xffffffecb6787700
lr: 0xfffffff019ab525c fp: 0xffffffecb6787770
lr: 0xfffffff019beaf9c fp: 0xffffffecb67877e0
lr: 0xfffffff019be9f34 fp: 0xffffffecb67878a0
lr: 0xfffffff019a755fc fp: 0xffffffecb67878b0
lr: 0xfffffff019ab4cd0 fp: 0xffffffecb6787c60
lr: 0xfffffff01a15e650 fp: 0xffffffecb6787c80
lr: 0xfffffff018c14b08 fp: 0xffffffecb6787cb0
lr: 0xfffffff018bfc604 fp: 0xffffffecb6787d10
lr: 0xfffffff018c05ac8 fp: 0xffffffecb6787d60
lr: 0xfffffff018bfeb58 fp: 0xffffffecb6787e00
lr: 0xfffffff018bfbb94 fp: 0xffffffecb6787e70
lr: 0xfffffff018a19b40 fp: 0xffffffecb6787ea0
lr: 0xfffffff01a0a9aec fp: 0xffffffecb6787ee0
lr: 0xfffffff01a0a9344 fp: 0xffffffecb6787f20
lr: 0xfffffff019a806c0 fp: 0x0000000000000000

Would a fresh installation do any good? Or is it a hardware problem?

Thanks in advance!

What are you typically doing when it panicks and restarts?

Thanks for the interest, @cornchip

Zoom calls or writing on Pages

Those two activities don’t have a lot in common. I’d suspect hardware but it’s worth trying to do a clean reinstall first if it’s happening often enough you can’t work effectively anyway. System diagnostics are most likely too sensitive to post here, but you could record them for Apple and try to trigger the crash. View > System Diagnostics… in Activity Monitor.

Thank you so much. I’ll try a clean install!

You didn’t mention an Apple Store or Apple dealer nearby, because if you had one, that would be the place to go for initial troubleshooting and eventual sending into Apple for repair. Repeated panics are often hardware-related (peripherals that you can troubleshoot by unplugging) or internal components which Apple must deal with.

When they told me my 2018 MBP needed to go back to Apple for repair, I was able to buy one of the new and very desirable M1 MacBook Air machines. Didn’t want to be without a Mac. Turns out they had the 2018 Mac repaired and back to me in a couple of days.

Here’s the best help reference I know of for panics. How to recover a Mac from a kernel panic – The Eclectic Light Company.

Even with all the information in the world, your Mac still may have to go back to Apple. What caused that kernel panic? How to use the log in diagnosis – The Eclectic Light Company

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I’ve had this happen twice with the same 2019 MBP, once just after I got it and again a couple of months ago (AppleCare expired on Jan 06 of this year, whew!). Both times it was RAM failure that caused the random reboots.

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This past week I have been experiencing several kernel panics with my mid-2019 MacBook, which began on the evening of January 15 with x86 cpu CATERR detected. I tried all the steps that were mentioned to recover a Mac from a kernel panic (including the reinstall of the OS) and they are all short-term solutions as the panics have since resumed. The Apple Store employees told me it was a software issue as I had to reinstall the OS. However they were wrong and I suspect it is now an issue with either the USB-C ports, the power supply or the motherboard. Since my Mac is 3.1 years old I am going to intend to use it as long as possible before something very bad happens.

I have renewed the AppleCare for a fourth and final year.

Hello, guys,

Sorry for not having written the outcome of my situation.

Actually, as I was on the verge of changing my computer, I end up buying a M2 MacBook Air to replace the one that kept restarting.

I as told by the technician thet it would cost a lot to repair the old one, It wasn’t really worth it.

Thanks for all the contributions!

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