Mac Sierra (10.12) Issues
Nvidia Driver Crash
General Info
There is no real fix for this crash (the fix will need to come from Apple); however, switching over to using the Nvidia web drivers may stop the crashes. There is a chance of the viewer running with poorer performance.
This problem affects other games, too; for example, see constant crashes - OS X 10.11 El Capitan and OSX El Capitan 10.11 Beta (15A21). The same workaround appears to fix the problem in other games also; that is, to switch over to using the Nvidia web drivers instead of the Nvidia driver that Apple provides.
Please note that this is not a viewer-specific crash. Refer to this Firestorm Jira: [BUG-10302] [Mac El Capitan] Firestorm crash/incompatibility with Mac OS 10.11 and this SL Jira: BUG-10302 Frequent Crashes in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
To install and use Nvidia web drivers
- Find the list of Nvidia web drivers here, with download links directly from Nvidia: Nvidia Web Driver updates for macOS Sierra.
- Follow these instructions on how to install Nvidia web drivers: NVIDIA Releases Alternate Graphics Drivers for OS X 10.11.3. (These instructions are for El Capitan and have not been verified for Sierra.)
- You can switch between using the Apple Nvidia driver and the Nvidia web driver (needs a reboot after each change).