[plug] Memory testing

[Craig Dyke]

Error:

MCE: The hardware reports a non fatal, correctable incident occured on CPU
0.
Bank 2: d40040000000017a
Feb 22 08:34:11 Coven kernel: MCE: The hardware reports a non fatal,
correctable incident occured on CPU 0.
Feb 22 08:34:11 Coven kernel: Bank 2: d40040000000017a
MCE: The hardware reports a non fatal, correctable incident occured on CPU
0.
Bank 2: 940040000000017a
Feb 22 08:34:26 Coven kernel: MCE: The hardware reports a non fatal,
correctable incident occured on CPU 0.
Feb 22 08:34:26 Coven kernel: Bank 2: 940040000000017a
MCE: The hardware reports a non fatal, correctable incident occured on CPU
0.
Bank 2: d40040000000017a
Feb 22 08:34:41 Coven kernel: MCE: The hardware reports a non fatal,
correctable incident occured on CPU 0.
Feb 22 08:34:41 Coven kernel: Bank 2: d40040000000017a
CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
Bank 2: b60020000000017a at 000000000ad31280
Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt
Feb 22 08:34:45 Coven kernel: CPU 0: Machine Check Exception:
0000000000000004
Feb 22 08:34:45 Coven kernel: Bank 2: b60020000000017a at 000000000ad31280
Feb 22 08:34:45 Coven kernel: Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt

The above are the errors I keep getting while trying to compile stuff.
If I turn MCE off I eventually get the last 4 line anyway.
It seems to be unpicky about what I compile, I just eventually get a runaway
executable (eg. ld, gcc even rm) which I cannot kill.

Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Blackham" <bernard at blackham.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Memory testing


> On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 09:06:36PM +0800, Craig Dyke wrote:
> > I have been having some trouble lately with my puter and have
> > been told by a number of people that the problem is more than likely
> > with my memory (RAM not brain).
> >
> > I have run memtest on my machine for 48 hours and yielded no errors
found.
>
> If memtest claims its good, then most likely it really is (memtest
> is really quite stressful). What are the problems you're
> experiencing?  A common cause of general wackiness is heat - CPUs
> are generally pretty well catered for, but hard drives seem a common
> culprit. See how warm they get and if there's sufficient air blowing
> around them.
>
> Sorry I didn't actually answer your question :)
>
> Bernard.
>
> --
>  Bernard Blackham
>  bernard at blackham dot com dot au
>
>