Re: Machine Check Exception

[Felipe W Damasio]

Felix von Leitner wrote:
> As soon as I start oggenc on my 2.5 kernel, I get this message:
> 
>   CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
>   Bank 0: f60600000000135 at 000000001ea46db0
>   Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt
> 
> This vc then hangs, but I could log in and write down the message on
> another vc.  Is this a hardware error?  Should I replace my CPU?  My
> memory?  Is my machine overheating?  I have had several strange and
> unexplained segfaults and reboots under 2.4 recently.

	Looks like a instruction fetch error from the level 1 cache.

	Your CPU may be overheating, yes. Or it could even be a faulty processor.

	Could you please check your cooler? What's the average CPU temp.?

Felipe