New Kubuntu install kernel panicing

[Mark Greenwood]

On Sunday 28 Mar 2010 10:35:19 Dotan Cohen wrote:

> Mar 28 09:18:59 sfd kernel: [  299.988015] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 10:01:29 sfd kernel: [ 2849.988017] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 10:03:59 sfd kernel: [ 2999.989036] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 10:07:44 sfd kernel: [ 3224.988018] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:23:59 sfd kernel: [ 7800.000019] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:26:29 sfd kernel: [ 7949.988019] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:28:59 sfd kernel: [ 8099.988025] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:32:44 sfd kernel: [ 8324.988024] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:46:29 sfd kernel: [ 9149.989022] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:48:59 sfd kernel: [ 9299.988027] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:51:29 sfd kernel: [ 9450.004019] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:52:44 sfd kernel: [ 9524.988022] Machine check events logged
> Mar 28 11:53:59 sfd kernel: [ 9599.988020] Machine check events logged
> 
This is a clue. A "Machine check event" is your hardware reporting a fault to the kernel - so we do know that you have a hardware fault.

You could try installing the mcelog package, which will save more detailed logs when these events happen.

Mark