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Date:      Mon, 8 Sep 2014 20:56:19 +0200
From:      =?iso-8859-1?Q?Emmanuelle_Delouv=E9e?= <emma.delouvee@gmail.com>
To:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   MCA errors
Message-ID:  <F66A4B1C-8381-4B42-9EF4-662457E68B58@gmail.com>

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Please, examine the `MCA' error messages
in the attached files:
	MCA-errors_dmesg.txt
	MCA-errors_messages.txt

Q: - do they indicate a hardware problem?
	(RAM? CPU? other?)
   - consequence(s) for the OS?
   - how to fix?

Thanks 


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## see--> MCA: CPU [...] internal parity error
## at end of file.

#---/var/log/dmesg.today---BEGIN
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FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE #0 r255898: Fri Sep 27 03:52:52 UTC 2013
    root@bake.isc.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
gcc version 4.2.1 20070831 patched [FreeBSD]
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (3398.10-MHz 686-class CPU)
  Origin =3D "GenuineIntel"  Id =3D 0x306c3  Family =3D 0x6  Model =3D =
0x3c  Stepping =3D 3
  =
Features=3D0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE=
,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE>
  =
Features2=3D0x77fafbff<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SS=
SE3,<b11>,FMA,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOVBE,POPCNT,TSCDLT=
,AESNI,XSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND>
  AMD Features=3D0x2c100000<NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM>
  AMD Features2=3D0x21<LAHF,ABM>
  TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics
real memory  =3D 8589934592 (8192 MB)
avail memory =3D 3618459648 (3450 MB)
Event timer "LAPIC" quality 600
ACPI APIC Table: <ALASKA A M I>
FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 8 CPUs
FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s) x 2 SMT threads
 cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
 cpu1 (AP): APIC ID:  1
 cpu2 (AP): APIC ID:  2
 cpu3 (AP): APIC ID:  3
 cpu4 (AP): APIC ID:  4
 cpu5 (AP): APIC ID:  5
 cpu6 (AP): APIC ID:  6
 cpu7 (AP): APIC ID:  7
[...]
acpi0: <ALASKA A M I> on motherboard
ACPI Error: [RAMB] Namespace lookup failure, AE_NOT_FOUND =
(20110527/psargs-392)
ACPI Exception: AE_NOT_FOUND, Could not execute arguments for [RAMW] =
(Region) (20110527/nsinit-380)
[...]
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ada1p2 [rw]...
MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, APIC ID 7
MCA: CPU 7 COR (1) internal parity error
MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, APIC ID 6
MCA: CPU 6 COR (1) internal parity error
MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, APIC ID 2
MCA: CPU 2 COR (1) internal parity error
MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, APIC ID 0
MCA: CPU 0 COR (1) internal parity error
MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, APIC ID 7
MCA: CPU 7 COR (1) internal parity error
MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, APIC ID 6
MCA: CPU 6 COR (1) internal parity error
MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status 0x0000000000000000
MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, APIC ID 6
MCA: CPU 6 COR (1) internal parity error
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## see--> iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU [...] internal parity error
## at end of file.

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[...]
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE #0 r255898: Fri Sep 27 =
03:52:52 UTC 2013
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: =
root@bake.isc.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: gcc version 4.2.1 20070831 patched =
[FreeBSD]
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ =
3.40GHz (3398.10-MHz 686-class CPU)
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: Origin =3D "GenuineIntel"  Id =3D 0x306c3  =
Family =3D 0x6  Model =3D 0x3c  Stepping =3D 3
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: =
Features=3D0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE=
,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE>
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: =
Features2=3D0x77fafbff<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SS=
SE3,<b11>,FMA,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOVBE,POPCNT,TSCDLT=
,AESNI,XSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND>
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: AMD =
Features=3D0x2c100000<NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM>
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: AMD Features2=3D0x21<LAHF,ABM>
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: TSC: P-state invariant, performance =
statistics
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: real memory  =3D 8589934592 (8192 MB)
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: avail memory =3D 3618459648 (3450 MB)
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: Event timer "LAPIC" quality 600
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: ACPI APIC Table: <ALASKA A M I>
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System =
Detected: 8 CPUs
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s) x 2 =
SMT threads
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu1 (AP): APIC ID:  1
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu2 (AP): APIC ID:  2
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu3 (AP): APIC ID:  3
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu4 (AP): APIC ID:  4
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu5 (AP): APIC ID:  5
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu6 (AP): APIC ID:  6
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: cpu7 (AP): APIC ID:  7
[...]
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: acpi0: <ALASKA A M I> on motherboard
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: ACPI Error: [RAMB] Namespace lookup =
failure, AE_NOT_FOUND (20110527/psargs-392)
Sep  6 22:46:54 iBSD kernel: ACPI Exception: AE_NOT_FOUND, Could not =
execute arguments for [RAMW] (Region) (20110527/nsinit-380)
[...]
Sep  6 23:46:17 iBSD login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv0
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status =
0x0000000000000000
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, =
APIC ID 7
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU 7 COR (1) internal parity error
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status =
0x0000000000000000
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, =
APIC ID 6
Sep  7 02:14:16 iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU 6 COR (1) internal parity error
Sep  7 02:15:08 iBSD kernel: MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
Sep  7 02:15:08 iBSD kernel: MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status =
0x0000000000000000
Sep  7 02:15:08 iBSD kernel: MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, =
APIC ID 2
Sep  7 02:15:08 iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU 2 COR (1) internal parity error
Sep  7 02:15:37 iBSD kernel: MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
Sep  7 02:15:37 iBSD kernel: MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status =
0x0000000000000000
Sep  7 02:15:37 iBSD kernel: MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, =
APIC ID 0
Sep  7 02:15:37 iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU 0 COR (1) internal parity error
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status =
0x0000000000000000
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, =
APIC ID 7
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU 7 COR (1) internal parity error
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status =
0x0000000000000000
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, =
APIC ID 6
Sep  7 02:20:21 iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU 6 COR (1) internal parity error
Sep  7 02:26:58 iBSD kernel: MCA: Bank 0, Status 0x90000040000f0005
Sep  7 02:26:58 iBSD kernel: MCA: Global Cap 0x0000000000000c09, Status =
0x0000000000000000
Sep  7 02:26:58 iBSD kernel: MCA: Vendor "GenuineIntel", ID 0x306c3, =
APIC ID 6
Sep  7 02:26:58 iBSD kernel: MCA: CPU 6 COR (1) internal parity error
[...]
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