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Assessing Potential SSD Failure in Hackintosh Running macOS Ventura

Solution:

Given the crash log details from your Hackintosh running macOS Ventura, it does suggest a potential issue with your ADATA SX8200PNP SSD. The log mentions a "Command timeout" error in relation to the NVMe controller, which can indicate a problem with the SSD. Here's how you can further diagnose and possibly resolve the issue:

  1. SSD Health Check: Although smartctl reports the SSD as healthy, it's worth running additional diagnostic tools to check for any underlying issues. SSD manufacturers often provide their own diagnostic software that can offer a more in-depth analysis.

  2. Update SSD Firmware: Check if there are any firmware updates available for your ADATA SX8200PNP SSD. Firmware updates can resolve known issues and improve stability and performance.

  3. Rebuild Kext Caches: The crash log indicates a problem that might be related to kext caches. Rebuilding the kext caches might resolve the issue. Boot with -v -f flags to rebuild the kext caches and observe the verbose output for any anomalies​​.

  4. Check System Logs: Review system logs for any other errors that occur before the crash. This can help identify if the issue is indeed with the SSD or another component.

  5. Try a Different SATA Port: If your SSD is connected via SATA, try using a different SATA port on your motherboard. Port issues can sometimes cause similar problems.

  6. Test with a Different SSD: If possible, try booting and running your system with a different SSD. If the issues disappear, it's likely that your current SSD is the problem.

  7. Backup Your Data: If there's a possibility of SSD failure, ensure you have a current backup of all important data to avoid potential data loss.

  8. Consult Hackintosh Communities: Share your issue in Hackintosh forums. Other users may have experienced similar issues and could offer advice or solutions.

Visual Aids: Screenshots or videos showing the SSD diagnostic process and any error messages can be helpful for further diagnosis in online communities.

Additional Note: SSD issues can be challenging to diagnose definitively. Combining software diagnostics, firmware updates, and hardware checks is the best approach to determine if your SSD is failing.

Is my SSD dying?

I've been running my destkop hackintosh on Ventura for a bit over a year now. And it's been mostly pretty stable in that time. Occasionally it wouldn't wake up from sleep properly, but generally no big problems. Until the last week or so when it seems to freeze after an hour or so of running.

My first thought was bad RAM, but a full scan with memtest86 revealed no errors. Having a look at the crash log, though, I'm thinking if it indicates an SSD problem:

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff800da2481e): nvme: "3rd party NVMe controller. Command timeout. Write. fBuiltIn=1 MODEL=ADATA SX8200PNP FW=S0118C CSTS=0x1 US[1]=0x0 US[0]=0x23 VID=0x1cc1 DID=0x8201 CRITICAL_WARNING=0x0.\n" @IONVMeController.cpp:6147 Panicked task 0xffffff8b9953d478: 191 threads: pid 0: kernel_task Backtrace (CPU 0), panicked thread: 0xffffff906efd90c8, Frame : Return Address 0xffffffc8aa95fab0 : 0xffffff800b270c7d mach_kernel : _handle_debugger_trap + 0x4ad 0xffffffc8aa95fb00 : 0xffffff800b3c4f74 mach_kernel : _kdp_i386_trap + 0x114 0xffffffc8aa95fb40 : 0xffffff800b3b4a87 mach_kernel : _kernel_trap + 0x3b7 0xffffffc8aa95fb90 : 0xffffff800b211971 mach_kernel : _return_from_trap + 0xc1 0xffffffc8aa95fbb0 : 0xffffff800b270f5d mach_kernel : _DebuggerTrapWithState + 0x5d 0xffffffc8aa95fca0 : 0xffffff800b270607 mach_kernel : _panic_trap_to_debugger + 0x1a7 0xffffffc8aa95fd00 : 0xffffff800b9db96b mach_kernel : _panic + 0x84 0xffffffc8aa95fdf0 : 0xffffff800da2481e com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily : __ZN16IONVMeController18RequestAsyncEventsEj 0xffffffc8aa95fe20 : 0xffffff800b919216 mach_kernel : __ZN18IOTimerEventSource15timeoutSignaledEPvS0_ + 0x96 0xffffffc8aa95fe70 : 0xffffff800b919126 mach_kernel : __ZN18IOTimerEventSource17timeoutAndReleaseEPvS0_ + 0xc6 0xffffffc8aa95fea0 : 0xffffff800b2c6e18 mach_kernel : _thread_call_delayed_timer + 0x508 0xffffffc8aa95fee0 : 0xffffff800b2c7ea8 mach_kernel : _thread_call_delayed_timer + 0x1598 0xffffffc8aa95ffa0 : 0xffffff800b21119e mach_kernel : _call_continuation + 0x2e Kernel Extensions in backtrace: com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily(2.1)[3347F1AD-1250-3846-9F46-81E99FA2BF87]@0xffffff800da1c000->0xffffff800da48fff dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[50F5E69E-7C9D-36E8-8291-C4143CC7CD62]@0xffffff800c805000->0xffffff800c838fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[6631E76B-0994-3BDC-AFB3-1C8A04D6812C]@0xffffff800dcb4000->0xffffff800dce5fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily(47)[491DDA55-D371-3A28-9A77-C28DB013D8AE]@0xffffff800dcf6000->0xffffff800dcf8fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(2.1)[70B6B0B8-8059-3529-A544-D33C65534409]@0xffffff800dde9000->0xffffff800de00fff Process name corresponding to current thread (0xffffff906efd90c8): kernel_task Boot args: -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 alcid=1 Mac OS version: 22G436 Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 22.6.0: Tue Nov 7 21:48:06 PST 2023; root:xnu-8796.141.3.702.9~2/RELEASE_X86_64 Kernel UUID: XXXX roots installed: 0 KernelCache slide: 0x000000000ae00000 KernelCache base: 0xffffff800b000000 Kernel slide: 0x000000000aedc000 Kernel text base: 0xffffff800b0dc000 __HIB text base: 0xffffff800af00000 System model name: iMac19,1 (Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95) System shutdown begun: NO Panic diags file available: YES (0x0) Hibernation exit count: 0 System uptime in nanoseconds: 7861873929146 Last Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano Uptime : 0x000007267c33f302 Sleep : 0x0000040f06921b14 0x00000000f982b858 0x0000040a5b158400 Wake : 0x0000040f13fd89c1 0x00000000f955a67a 0x0000040f12d0775b Compressor Info: 2% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 5% of segments limit (OK) with 2 swapfiles and OK swap space Zone info: Zone map: 0xffffff80637d0000 - 0xffffffa0637d0000 . PGZ : 0xffffff80637d0000 - 0xffffff80677d1000 . VM : 0xffffff80677d1000 - 0xffffff8533b04000 . RO : 0xffffff8533b04000 - 0xffffff86cd16a000 . GEN0 : 0xffffff86cd16a000 - 0xffffff8b9949d000 . GEN1 : 0xffffff8b9949d000 - 0xffffff90657d0000 . GEN2 : 0xffffff90657d0000 - 0xffffff9531b03000 . GEN3 : 0xffffff9531b03000 - 0xffffff99fde36000 . DATA : 0xffffff99fde36000 - 0xffffffa0637d0000 Metadata: 0xffffffc083c20000 - 0xffffffc0a3c20000 Bitmaps : 0xffffffc0a3c20000 - 0xffffffc0a9c20000 Extra : 0 - 0

Running smartctl on the SSD reports back as healthy.

I was thinking perhaps I should update my kexts and such, but before I go through the trouble, I'm hoping to rule out a hardware problem.

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