My computer keeps crashing
Chris
racerx at makeworld.com
Thu Jan 20 16:14:04 PST 2005
cali wrote:
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>
> Reasonably recently I upgraded my hardware to the following:
>
> Soltek SL-NV400-64 "Purple
> Ray" (Socket A) Motherboard
>
> AMD Athlon "Barton" XP3200+
> 400FSB (Socket A) CPU - OEM
>
> Asus DRW-0402P DVD-R/RW -
> Retail
>
> Adata 512MB DDR PC3200 CAS 2.5
> Adata 512MB DDR PC3200 CAS 2.5
>
> Zalman Flower CNPS6000-Cu
> Silent Socket A CPU Cooler -
>
> Antec Sonata Piano Black
> Quiet Case - 380W TruePower
> Silent PSU
>
> Hyundai ImageQuest Q995 19''
> Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor -
> Black/Silver
>
> Geforce FX 5200 graphics card
>
> IBM 60GB HD
>
> Western Digital 160GB HD
>
> Sometimes when I run CPU intensive applications the system will
> crash at seemingly unpredictable times, I have to hard reset the machine
> as it
> is completely unresponsive, I was running an experiment in console mode
> and it showed me the kernel panic:
>
> kernel trap 9 with interrupts disabled
> kernel trap 9 with interrupts disabled
>
>
> Fatal trap 9: general protection fault while in kernel mode
> instruction pointer = 0xed7c:0x0
> stack pointer = 0x10:0xe529ed88
> frame pointer = 0x10:0x0
> code segment = base 0xcc084, limit 0xaaec, type 0x0
> = DPL 0, pres 0, def32 0, gran 0
> processor eflags = IOPL = 0
> current process = 533 (maximumcut)
> trap number = 9
> panic: general protection fault
> Uptime: 5m27s
>
> and another time:
>
> kernel trap 9 with interrupts disabled
> kernel trap 9 with interrupts disabled
>
>
> Fatal trap 9: general protection fault while in kernel mode
> instruction pointer = 0x9d7c:0x0
> stack pointer = 0x10:0xe7509d88
> frame pointer = 0x10:0x0
> code segment = base 0x8c084, limit 0x74ec, type 0x0
> = DPL 0, pres 0, def 32 0, gran 0
> processor eflags = IOPL = 0
> currrentprocess = 593 (maximumcut)
> trap number = 9
> panic: general protection fault
> Uptime: 16m7s
>
> I copied this manually so hopefully I copied it correctly.
>
> I think the problem might be due to my bios settings running the CPU to
> fast although I do not think I am overclocking it. This might explain
> the strange timing of the problem, maybe the motherboard is unstable.
>
> here is my dmesg:
>
> Copyright (c) 1992-2005 The FreeBSD Project.
> Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
> The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
> FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE #5: Thu Jan 13 12:34:13 GMT 2005
> XXXXXX:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> mptable_probe: MP Config Table has bad signature: Mous
> ACPI APIC Table: <Nvidia AWRDACPI>
> Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
> CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+ (2205.01-MHz 686-class CPU)
> Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x6a0 Stepping = 0
> Features=0x383fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,MMX,FXSR,SSE>
>
> AMD Features=0xc0400000<AMIE,DSP,3DNow!>
> real memory = 1073676288 (1023 MB)
> avail memory = 1036918784 (988 MB)
> ioapic0 <Version 1.1> irqs 0-23 on motherboard
> npx0: [FAST]
> npx0: <math processor> on motherboard
> npx0: INT 16 interface
> acpi0: <Nvidia AWRDACPI> on motherboard
> acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
> Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
> acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x4008-0x400b on acpi0
> cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0
> acpi_tz0: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0
> acpi_button0: <Power Button> on acpi0
> pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
> pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0
> pci0: <memory, RAM> at device 0.1 (no driver attached)
> pci0: <memory, RAM> at device 0.2 (no driver attached)
> pci0: <memory, RAM> at device 0.3 (no driver attached)
> pci0: <memory, RAM> at device 0.4 (no driver attached)
> pci0: <memory, RAM> at device 0.5 (no driver attached)
> isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 1.0 on pci0
> isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0
> pci0: <serial bus, SMBus> at device 1.1 (no driver attached)
> ohci0: <OHCI (generic) USB controller> mem 0xdb002000-0xdb002fff irq 22
> at device 2.0 on pci0
> ohci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> usb0: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support
> usb0: SMM does not respond, resetting
> usb0: <OHCI (generic) USB controller> on ohci0
> usb0: USB revision 1.0
> uhub0: nVidia OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
> uhub0: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
> ohci1: <OHCI (generic) USB controller> mem 0xdb003000-0xdb003fff irq 21
> at device 2.1 on pci0
> ohci1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> usb1: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support
> usb1: SMM does not respond, resetting
> usb1: <OHCI (generic) USB controller> on ohci1
> usb1: USB revision 1.0
> uhub1: nVidia OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
> uhub1: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
> pci0: <serial bus, USB> at device 2.2 (no driver attached)
> pci0: <multimedia, audio> at device 6.0 (no driver attached)
> pcib1: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 8.0 on pci0
> pci1: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib1
> rl0: <RealTek 8139 10/100BaseTX> port 0xc000-0xc0ff mem
> 0xda000000-0xda0000ff irq 18 at device 5.0 on pci1
> miibus0: <MII bus> on rl0
> rlphy0: <RealTek internal media interface> on miibus0
> rlphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
> rl0: Ethernet address: 00:40:f4:7b:ac:f4
> fwohci0: <VIA Fire II (VT6306)> port 0xc400-0xc47f mem
> 0xda001000-0xda0017ff irq 18 at device 7.0 on pci1
> fwohci0: OHCI version 1.0 (ROM=1)
> fwohci0: No. of Isochronous channels is 8.
> fwohci0: EUI64 00:11:06:00:00:00:6b:29
> fwohci0: Phy 1394a available S400, 3 ports.
> fwohci0: Link S400, max_rec 2048 bytes.
> firewire0: <IEEE1394(FireWire) bus> on fwohci0
> fwe0: <Ethernet over FireWire> on firewire0
> if_fwe0: Fake Ethernet address: 02:11:06:00:6b:29
> fwe0: Ethernet address: 02:11:06:00:6b:29
> fwe0: if_start running deferred for Giant
> sbp0: <SBP-2/SCSI over FireWire> on firewire0
> fwohci0: Initiate bus reset
> fwohci0: node_id=0xc800ffc0, gen=1, CYCLEMASTER mode
> firewire0: 1 nodes, maxhop <= 0, cable IRM = 0 (me)
> firewire0: bus manager 0 (me)
> atapci0: <nVidia nForce2 UDMA133 controller> port
> 0xf000-0xf00f,0x376,0x170-0x177,0x3f6,0x1f0-0x1f7 at device 9.0 on pci0
> ata0: channel #0 on atapci0
> ata1: channel #1 on atapci0
> pcib2: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 30.0 on pci0
> pci2: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib2
> nvidia0: <GeForce FX 5200> mem
> 0xd0000000-0xd7ffffff,0xd8000000-0xd8ffffff irq 19 at device 0.0 on pci2
> nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> fdc0: <floppy drive controller> port 0x3f7,0x3f0-0x3f5 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0
> fdc0: [FAST]
> fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0
> sio0: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on
> acpi0
> sio0: type 16550A
> sio1: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on acpi0
> sio1: type 16550A
> ppc0: <Standard parallel printer port> port 0x778-0x77b,0x378-0x37f irq
> 7 on acpi0
> ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
> ppbus0: <Parallel port bus> on ppc0
> plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0
> lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0
> lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
> ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0
> atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> port 0x64,0x60 irq 1 on acpi0
> atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
> kbd0 at atkbd0
> atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0
> psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> psm0: model IntelliMouse Explorer, device ID 4
> orm0: <ISA Option ROM> at iomem 0xd0000-0xd3fff on isa0
> pmtimer0 on isa0
> sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
> sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
> vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0
> Timecounter "TSC" frequency 2205011080 Hz quality 800
> Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
> ad0: 58644MB <IC35L060AVER07-0/ER6OA46A> [119150/16/63] at ata0-master
> UDMA100
> ad1: 152627MB <WDC WD1600JB-00EVA0/15.05R15> [310101/16/63] at
> ata0-slave UDMA100
> acd0: DVDR <ASUS DVD-RW DRW-0402P/1.10> at ata1-master UDMA33
> Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a
> WARNING: / was not properly dismounted
> WARNING: /home was not properly dismounted
> WARNING: /proc was not properly dismounted
> WARNING: /tmp was not properly dismounted
> WARNING: /usr was not properly dismounted
> WARNING: /var was not properly dismounted
>
> Does anyone have any idea why this crashing could be happening? Could it
> possibly be the bios settings?
>
> I don't think it has anything to do with the program I am running as it
> does nothing out of the ordinary, I could send the program source code
> if necessary?
>
> If it is the bios settings or an unstable motherboard, then how on earth
> does this manifest as a kernel panic? This really interests me.
>
> regards
>
> cali
Like myself - you may be experianceing the AMD issues that many are.
AMD's run hot. Unless you manage to cool it down (I use a 9.00 box fan)
to keep my AMD running at 101 degrees F.
I'm willing to bet your issue is heat related. Now mind you, a box fan
is extreme, but I had one around and it help move ALL the warm air around.
--
Best regards,
Chris
The sun goes down just when you need it the most.
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