Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-25 Thread Grant
Thanks Mick.  My host is big with multiple data centers of their own. They did exactly as I asked and I'm running on new RAM.  There was a problem bringing my system back online and the cause was purported to be an unseated ethernet cable.  I handed over my root password as I was

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-25 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Tuesday 21 September 2010, Stroller wrote: On 21 Sep 2010, at 18:37, Grant wrote: I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server. Running mcelog I get: ... They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they said would take a

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-23 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:26:09 -0500, Dale wrote: Thanks Mick. My host is big with multiple data centers of their own. They did exactly as I asked and I'm running on new RAM. There was a problem bringing my system back online and the cause was purported to be an unseated ethernet cable.

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-22 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 22 September 2010 02:24:39 Grant wrote: I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server. Running mcelog I get: ... They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they said would take a number of hours. Is a memory

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-22 Thread Grant
I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server.  Running mcelog I get: ... They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they said would take a number of hours.  Is a memory test likely to help? Did you suggest reseating or

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-22 Thread Dale
Grant wrote: Thanks Mick. My host is big with multiple data centers of their own. They did exactly as I asked and I'm running on new RAM. There was a problem bringing my system back online and the cause was purported to be an unseated ethernet cable. I handed over my root password as I was

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-21 Thread Grant
I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server.  Running mcelog I get: # mcelog HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! [...] Should I just contact the hosting company?  Can anyone give me more info on what this means?  Bad memory?

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-21 Thread Stroller
On 21 Sep 2010, at 18:37, Grant wrote: I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server. Running mcelog I get: ... They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they said would take a number of hours. Is a memory test likely to help? Did

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-21 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 21 September 2010 20:15:05 Stroller wrote: On 21 Sep 2010, at 18:37, Grant wrote: I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server. Running mcelog I get: ... They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they said would

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-21 Thread Grant
I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server.  Running mcelog I get: ... They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they said would take a number of hours.  Is a memory test likely to help? Did you suggest reseating or

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-15 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 14 September 2010 19:16:52 Albert Hopkins wrote: On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 09:45 -0700, Grant wrote: I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server. Running mcelog I get: # mcelog HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! [...]

[gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-14 Thread Grant
I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server. Running mcelog I get: # mcelog HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! Please contact your hardware vendor MCE 0 CPU 0 4 northbridge TSC 5ab2d0c67592a MISC c00800190100 ADDR a2d6e1f0 Northbridge RAM

Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors

2010-09-14 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 09:45 -0700, Grant wrote: I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my hosted server. Running mcelog I get: # mcelog HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! [...] Should I just contact the hosting company? Can anyone give me more info