macOS Kernel Panic – Cause of IOVideoPocketCamDevice::terminate

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When I started my iMac 27-inch, it shows the message "your computer has been restarted because of an error".

I searched on the internet and Apple's site said that it might be a software issue so I reinstalled macOS, but even after that the same error is showing after boot up within ~20seconds

Could anyone help by reading the following log report, whether it's software or hardware issue? and which apps should I delete in safe mode? Also when I boot up in safe mode the screen would transition slowly in horizontal lines(is this normal?)

Best Answer

Seems /Library/Extensions/IOVideoPocketCam.kext hasn't been updated for High Sierra. Remove this kext and reboot the machine.

  1. Boot into Safe Mode (hold ⇧ whilst turning Mac on until Apple logo) and log in as usual.
    Safe Mode disables all third-party extensions so this problematic kext won't be loaded.
  2. Open Finder, press ⇧⌘G and enter /Library/Extensions.
  3. Find IOVideoPocketCam.kext and delete the file (move to Trash).
  4. Reboot as normal.
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