Bug or hardware failure

[Jim Tarvid]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Alvin <info at alvin.be> wrote:

> On Thursday 15 April 2010 10:57:24 Alvin wrote:
> > A week ago, a server of mine suddenly started to halt on random moments.
> > Blank screen, no input. Drives and memory where fine. I needed frequent
> > reboots to be able to finally start the machine (always that blank
> screen)
> > Nothing in the logs hours before a sudden crash, nothing in /var/crash.
> >
> > After a BIOS upgrade, the only message I got after a flash of grub was:
> > PANIC: early exception 08 rip 246:10 error ffffffff810356e6 cr2 0
> > (Older kernel gives same message.)
> >
> > A replacement board showed the same error on boot, so unless both boards
> > are faulty, a software error is more likely.
> >
> > I had more success getting the system to boot with 'Intel Trusted
> > Execution' disabled.
> >
> > So, how would you debug a situation like this?
>
> Well, the unexpected happened. It was a hardware error. Both boards (or
> CPU?)
> were faulty. I received a replacement board and CPU.
>
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I have a case like that now. My WIFI2200 slowly drops EVDO sensitivity. It
was replaced once and continues to do the same.

Is the third one the "Charm"?

Jim


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