How to Fix macOS 26 Kernel Panic During macOS Boot or Installation

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How to Fix macOS 26 Kernel Panic During macOS Boot or Installation

Boot failures need a predictable pass through firmware, USB, storage, EFI and verbose logs before reinstalling macOS. Most installer stalls come from firmware settings, an invalid config.plist, wrong SSDTs, bad USB mapping or unsupported storage/controller settings.

Quick Checks

  • Backup current state: Save a copy of your working EFI and run a full system backup before changing settings.
  • Identify hardware components: Note down your exact CPU, GPU, Wi-Fi card, and motherboard/laptop model.
  • Ensure utility alignment: Keep OpenCore, OCLP, and ProperTree updated.

Fix Steps

  1. Create a rollback point: Make a Time Machine backup and keep a copy of your last working EFI folder before editing OpenCore, kexts or root patches.
  2. Boot verbose: Add -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 so the final visible line gives a real clue.
  3. Check firmware settings: Disable Secure Boot and Fast Boot, set SATA to AHCI, disable CFG Lock if possible, and use UEFI mode.
  4. Validate OpenCore: Update OpenCore, Lilu and core kexts, then run ocvalidate or ProperTree clean snapshot.
  5. Recreate the installer: Use a fresh USB installer and try another USB port; older Macs may need a USB 2.0 hub for input during setup.
  6. Reset NVRAM: Reset NVRAM from the OpenCore picker before retrying the installer.

Do Not Continue If

  • Do not continue if: you do not have a working EFI backup, a Time Machine backup, or another bootable macOS installer.
  • Stop and capture evidence: if the machine stops booting, take a photo of the last verbose line before changing more settings.

Verify It Worked

  • Verbose boot moves past the previous stopping line.
  • The installer reaches Disk Utility and sees the target disk.
  • Keyboard, mouse and USB remain active during recovery.
  • OpenCore picker still loads after a cold boot.

Rollback

  • Restore the last booting EFI folder.
  • Use the officially supported macOS installer to recover the machine.
  • Do not erase the internal disk until the installer can boot twice consistently.

Next Action

  • Test now: reboot twice, reproduce the original problem, and confirm whether the same symptom returns.
  • If it still fails: record the Mac model, macOS build, OpenCore or OCLP version, GPU, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chipset, and the last visible error.
  • Read next: use the related searches below for the nearest OpenCore or OCLP fix before making another change.

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Original Question: "macOS 26 Kernel Panic"

macOS 26 Kernel Panic

How do I fix this

(I have a live boot usb if that will help)

submitted by /u/r_mom_hahahahaha
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    Hi,

    I successfully installed Sonoma using OpenCore, but every now and then my computer is lagging for 20-40 seconds and then shuts down.

    Hardware:
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    Motherboard: MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 nitro+ 4GB

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    Panic(CPU 9, time 22116996545633): NMIPI for unresponsive processor: TLB flush timeout, TLB state:0x0 RAX: 0xffffffc0e3de8000, RBX: 0xffffff954e4f1ce0, RCX: 0x0000000000009140, RDX: 0x0000000060000000 RSP: 0xffffffe8794b3c30, RBP: 0xffffffe8794b3c40, RSI: 0x0000000000002450, RDI: 0xffffff954e4f1ce0 R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff7f9c16f8e0, R11: 0x0000000000001f80 R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000011, R14: 0x00000000ffffffff, R15: 0xfffffff057c84000 RFL: 0x0000000000000283, RIP: 0xffffff7f9c211bdd, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010 Panicked task 0xffffff9082fee008: 337 threads: pid 0: kernel_task Backtrace (CPU 9), panicked thread: 0xffffff9083b78598, Frame : Return Address 0xffffffffdf9d8f80 : 0xffffff801b7882b6 mach_kernel : _interrupt + 0xd6 0xffffffffdf9d8fe0 : 0xffffff801b5d7a9a mach_kernel : _hndl_allintrs + 0x9a 0xffffffe8794b3c40 : 0xffffff7f9c229533 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 : __ZN28AMDRadeonX4000_AMDVIHardware19verifyThreadsActiveEv + 0x101 0xffffffe8794b3d10 : 0xffffff7f9c1c85e7 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 : __ZN35AMDRadeonX4000_AMDAccelEventMachine20checkChannelIsActiveEP30AMDRadeonX4000_AMDAccelChannelj + 0x269 0xffffffe8794b3da0 : 0xffffff7f9c1c81e0 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 : __ZN35AMDRadeonX4000_AMDAccelEventMachine12eventTimeoutEi + 0x5b0 0xffffffe8794b3e60 : 0xffffff7fb0429e22 com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 : __ZN20IOAccelEventMachine215restart_channelEv + 0x72 0xffffffe8794b3ea0 : 0xffffff7fb042956f com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 : __ZN20IOAccelEventMachine218hardwareErrorEventEv + 0x1db 0xffffffe8794b3ed0 : 0xffffff801bd0f40a mach_kernel : __ZN22IOInterruptEventSource12checkForWorkEv + 0x12a 0xffffffe8794b3f20 : 0xffffff801bd0dc2e mach_kernel : __ZN10IOWorkLoop15runEventSourcesEv + 0x13e 0xffffffe8794b3f60 : 0xffffff801bd0d256 mach_kernel : __ZN10IOWorkLoop10threadMainEv + 0x36 0xffffffe8794b3fa0 : 0xffffff801b5d719e mach_kernel : _call_continuation + 0x2e Kernel Extensions in backtrace: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2(481.0.1)[E9A83038-06B1-37D9-A1D5-079A67157081]@0xffffff7fb0416000->0xffffff7fb0480fff dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[FC835413-5819-38DD-89B8-A7E1B5FD0311]@0xffffff801cc6c000->0xffffff801cca2fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(598)[5E698968-E66C-372A-9AE4-99934BAF7A10]@0xffffff7fb05a6000->0xffffff7fb05d4fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C63A508E-9546-335A-A391-9A958643634A]@0xffffff801d921000->0xffffff801d952fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily(47)[7EE0B816-0F22-3141-992C-ECEA9CA4B021]@0xffffff801d963000->0xffffff801d965fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(352.0.3)[93D55571-8050-3A8B-9159-B33939D35C99]@0xffffff801da88000->0xffffff801dab1fff com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000(5.0.1)[942FE9D8-6C4C-3D32-9E81-45C1CC885D22]@0xffffff7f9c1b6000->0xffffff7f9c57bfff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2(481.0.1)[E9A83038-06B1-37D9-A1D5-079A67157081]@0xffffff7fb0416000->0xffffff7fb0480fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(598)[5E698968-E66C-372A-9AE4-99934BAF7A10]@0xffffff7fb05a6000->0xffffff7fb05d4fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C63A508E-9546-335A-A391-9A958643634A]@0xffffff801d921000->0xffffff801d952fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(352.0.3)[93D55571-8050-3A8B-9159-B33939D35C99]@0xffffff801da88000->0xffffff801dab1fff Kernel Extensions in backtrace: com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000(5.0.1)[942FE9D8-6C4C-3D32-9E81-45C1CC885D22]@0xffffff7f9c1b6000->0xffffff7f9c57bfff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2(481.0.1)[E9A83038-06B1-37D9-A1D5-079A67157081]@0xffffff7fb0416000->0xffffff7fb0480fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(598)[5E698968-E66C-372A-9AE4-99934BAF7A10]@0xffffff7fb05a6000->0xffffff7fb05d4fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C63A508E-9546-335A-A391-9A958643634A]@0xffffff801d921000->0xffffff801d952fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(352.0.3)[93D55571-8050-3A8B-9159-B33939D35C99]@0xffffff801da88000->0xffffff801dab1fff Process name corresponding to current thread (0xffffff9083b78598): kernel_task Boot args: -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 -wegbeta -liludbgall -wegnoigpu agdpmod=pikera -ctrsmt swd_panic=1 revpatch=sbvmm,cpuname Mac OS version: 23B92 Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 23.1.0: Mon Oct 9 21:27:27 PDT 2023; root:xnu-10002.41.9~6/RELEASE_X86_64 Kernel UUID: 7C8FE931-57C6-38AD-9EBB-CC5572293AE6 roots installed: 0 KernelCache slide: 0x000000001b200000 KernelCache base: 0xffffff801b400000 Kernel slide: 0x000000001b2e0000 Kernel text base: 0xffffff801b4e0000 __HIB text base: 0xffffff801b300000 System model name: iMacPro1,1 (Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94) System shutdown begun: NO Panic diags file available: YES (0x0) Hibernation exit count: 0 System uptime in nanoseconds: 22116996792634 Last Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano Uptime : 0x0000141d83bcc428 Sleep : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 Wake : 0x0000000000000000 0x00000013c5cfb52e 0x0000000000000000 Compressor Info: 0% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 0% of segments limit (OK) with 0 swapfiles and OK swap space Zone info: Zone map: 0xffffff807ef78000 - 0xffffffa07ef78000 . PGZ : 0xffffff807ef78000 - 0xffffff8086f79000 . VM : 0xffffff8086f79000 - 0xffffff8552912000 . RO : 0xffffff8552912000 - 0xffffff86ebc45000 . GEN0 : 0xffffff86ebc45000 - 0xffffff8bb75de000 . GEN1 : 0xffffff8bb75de000 - 0xffffff9082f77000 . GEN2 : 0xffffff9082f77000 - 0xffffff954e910000 . GEN3 : 0xffffff954e910000 - 0xffffff9a1a2aa000 . DATA : 0xffffff9a1a2aa000 - 0xffffffa07ef78000 Metadata: 0xffffffe05c6c5000 - 0xffffffe07c6c5000 Bitmaps : 0xffffffe07c6c5000 - 0xffffffe0886c5000 Extra : 0 - 0 Panic(CPU 8, time 22116996545634): NMIPI for unresponsive processor: TLB flush timeout, TLB state:0x0 RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x00007f8be0f05260, RCX: 0xfffffffe00000000, RDX: 0x80000002ffffffff RSP: 0x00007000011c1c20, RBP: 0x00007000011c1c40, RSI: 0x00007f8be0f05260, RDI: 0x00007000011c1e30 R8: 0x00007ffc4b8f1da8, R9: 0x0000000000000008, R10: 0x0000000000000001, R11: 0x0000000000000000 R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x00007f8be0f05260, R14: 0x00007000011c1e30, R15: 0x00007f8be0f05278 RFL: 0x0000000000000246, RIP: 0x00007ffc1ebd56c3, CS: 0x000000000000002b, SS: 0x0000000000000023 Panicked task 0xffffff9083a6ebe8: 9 threads: pid 318: audioanalyticsd Backtrace (CPU 8), panicked thread: 0xffffff90894f00c8, Frame : Return Address 0xffffffffdf9e0f80 : 0xffffff801b7882b6 mach_kernel : _interrupt + 0xd6 0xffffffffdf9e0fe0 : 0xffffff801b5d7a9a mach_kernel : _hndl_allintrs + 0x9a Process name corresponding to current thread (0xffffff90894f00c8): audioanalyticsd panic(cpu 10 caller 0xffffff801b764f7f): Uninterruptible processor(s): CPU bitmap: 0x100, NMIPI acks: 0x0, now: 0x0, deadline: 22116479794732 @pmap.c:2879 Panicked task 0xffffff9083a6ebe8: 9 threads: pid 318: audioanalyticsd Backtrace (CPU 10), panicked thread: 0xffffff908523db30, Frame : Return Address 0xffffffe878ed3910 : 0xffffff801b63aca1 mach_kernel : _handle_debugger_trap + 0x4b1 0xffffffe878ed3960 : 0xffffff801b7993c0 mach_kernel : _kdp_i386_trap + 0x110 0xffffffe878ed39a0 : 0xffffff801b788b0c mach_kernel : _kernel_trap + 0x55c 0xffffffe878ed3a20 : 0xffffff801ef095af as.vit9696.VirtualSMC : __ZN18VirtualSMCProvider10kernelTrapI22x86_saved_state_1010_tEEvPT_Pm + 0x47f 0xffffffe878ed3aa0 : 0xffffff801b5d7971 mach_kernel : _return_from_trap + 0xc1 0xffffffe878ed3ac0 : 0xffffff801b63af8d mach_kernel : _DebuggerTrapWithState + 0x5d 0xffffffe878ed3bb0 : 0xffffff801b63a633 mach_kernel : _panic_trap_to_debugger + 0x1e3 0xffffffe878ed3c10 : 0xffffff801bdd957b mach_kernel : _panic + 0x84 0xffffffe878ed3d00 : 0xffffff801b764f7f mach_kernel : _pmap_flush + 0x42f 0xffffffe878ed3d80 : 0xffffff801b70dcb3 mach_kernel : _vm_page_sleep + 0x923 0xffffffe878ed3e70 : 0xffffff801b7044a8 mach_kernel : _vm_map_msync + 0x8f8 0xffffffe878ed3f00 : 0xffffff801bb1bcc1 mach_kernel : _madvise + 0xe1 0xffffffe878ed3f40 : 0xffffff801bc541cd mach_kernel : _unix_syscall64 + 0x1dd 0xffffffe878ed3fa0 : 0xffffff801b5d7db6 mach_kernel : _hndl_unix_scall64 + 0x16 Kernel Extensions in backtrace: as.vit9696.VirtualSMC(1.3.2)[71035DEB-98F5-3B4E-BBF0-ED7E662A498A]@0xffffff801eefa000->0xffffff801ef20fff dependency: as.vit9696.Lilu(1.6.7)[25741132-2DF3-334A-9556-DFED6B982FB5]@0xffffff801ee70000->0xffffff801eef7fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[04DDFFBA-0

    config.plist modified to fit the post limit:

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ZLvpvFqPQx5UI5DDYkDmo0NegdLWZ5K/view?usp=sharing

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    https://preview.redd.it/w0lufjpoghfb1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a9a04cc554107af59efba4f630af87a9d02c76e

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