> 1. I see this in dmesg: > > RTC BIOS diagnostic error > 3f<config_unit,memory_size,fixed_disk,invalid_time>
Increasingly common. Ignore this. > 2. There is garbage in the dmesg output, e.g.: > > pci2 at > phd0\M-X\^F\^X@\M^Wwevnt\^B\^B`(\M-/0v(\M-!0v\^PDh\M-Xx\M^Xv\M-z\^S1\M-H\M-GI\M^G\M-j\M^OC\ > M-|\M-BQ\M^V\^A\^B\^B`\^PDh\M-Xx\^Xl\M-[x\240k\M-[xp\M->\M-Xxptal\M-Xction > 0 "Intel 6 Series USB" r > ev 0x04: > aphd0\M-0\^F\^X@\M^Ww\\\M-3\M-Xx\M^D\M-5\M-Xx\M-d\M-%\M-Xx`\M->\M-Xx`\M->\M-Xxp\M->\M-Xxp\ > M->\M-Xxt\M-/\M-XxP\M-0\M-Xx,\M-1\M-Xxd\M-2\M-Xx\^P\M-4\M-Xx\M^X\M-3\M-Xxon > 0 "Intel 82801BA Hub-to > -PCI" rev 0xa4ptal\M-0 ppb2 bus 3 These errors are in your earlier boots. Your machine is corrupting (during a reboot) or not your memory is very stable during a power cycle. As a result, this shows. The newest boot in the log, though, is clean.
