On 18/06/07, Mr. James W. Laferriere <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello All , As a continuation .
On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
> Hello All , Does anoyone know howto identify a cause for these(*) ?
> Or of any tools to help in the identification of the cause ?
> So far the Machine checks only happen when I am running bonnie++
> against
> my software raid6 array .
>
> I have done everything I know to do to attempt to ascertain what is
> causing the machine checks .
> ie:
> 1) memtest86+ for days , no errors .
> 2) cpuburnP6 , The tests run were 'cpuburnP6 E' & 'cpuburnP6 H' for ~
> 60 minutes each . All CPU's & HT were at 96+<->100% for 60+ Minutes
> ,
> no excessive heating or lockups . In single user mode of course .
> I know cpuburn is old but it can excersize the comms between l1 & cpu
> & l1 & l2 -> cpu if done right .
>
> (*)
> CPU 5: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
> CPU 4: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Unable to continue
> <system reboots>
>
An MCE is an error reported by the hardware. It is most likely not a
software problem, not much kernel people can do about it.
Google for "parsemce.c" to find a program that'll decode most MCE's for you.
You may also want to contact your hardware vendor to get an exact
explanation for the error.
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