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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] MCE error
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:45:19
Message-Id: 551720E4.2010406@googlemail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] MCE error by Sebas Pedersen
1 Am 28.03.2015 um 14:58 schrieb Sebas Pedersen:
2 > Hi guys,
3 >
4 > From a few days ago I am experimenting an MCE error.
5 > Sometimes I turn on the computer and at some point while booting the
6 > kernel (after the grub menu) just freezes and puts this:
7 >
8 > CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 4 Bank 4: b200000000070f0f
9 > TSC f5acc9180
10 > PROCESSOR 2:20fc2 TIME 1427486735 SOCKET 0 APIC 0 microcode 0
11 >
12 > the number for TSC may vary, but the b200000000070f0f it's always the
13 > same (at least for now). The error message suggest to parse the above
14 > error with mcelog. I did that and the result was:
15 >
16 > Hardware event. This is not a software error.
17 > CPU 0 4 northbridge TSC f5acc9180
18 > TIME 1427486735 Fri Mar 27 17:05:35 2015
19 > Northbridge Watchdog error
20 > bit57 = processor context corrupt
21 > bit61 = error uncorrected
22 > bus error 'generic participation, request timed out
23 > generic error mem transaction
24 > generic access, level generic'
25 > STATUS b200000000070f0f MCGSTATUS 4
26 > CPUID Vendor AMD Family 15 Model 44
27 > SOCKET 0 APIC 0 microcode 0
28 >
29 > The error suggest it's a hardware problem. I replace de RAM with no
30 > luck. Same error keeps happening.
31 >
32 > Any suggestion for identifying the problem or how to procede?
33 >
34 > Many thanks in advance!
35 >
36 > Sebas
37 >
38 >
39
40 bios update/microcode update. A google search suggests that you have run
41 into an errata.

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Re: [gentoo-user] MCE error Sebas Pedersen <sebasped@×××××××××××.org>