Mcelog help - cpu failure?

My machine shuts down for no apparent reason...usually when running apt-get update or when trying to load a webpage (running crunchbang at the moment).
The same happens with other distros and with windows (BSOD/shutdown).
I've already ruled out memory module problems (ran memtest86 and also tried new DIMMs) and PSU problems - tested with 2 other PSUs.
The motherboard seems fine too, there are no swollen capacitors.
I'm thinking the CPU might be failing. It's an AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+. I disabled the second core, but that didn't help and sadly I can't disable cpu0 to see what happens then.
Also got a kernel panic at one point:
http://i.imgur.com/uoNYTfK.jpg
After running mcelog, I got the following:
Hardware event. This is not a software error.
CPU 1 1 instruction cache TSC 2a49a304b0
ADDR 122b400
TIME 1413710309 Sun Oct 19 12:18:29 2014
bit57 = processor context corrupt
bit61 = error uncorrected
bit62 = error overflow (multiple errors)
memory/cache error 'snoop mem transaction, instruction transaction, level 1'
STATUS f600000000000181 MCGSTATUS 4
CPUID Vendor AMD Family 15 Model 107
SOCKET 0 APIC 1 microcode 0
Does anyone know how to interpret this?
Last edited by svxiii (2014-10-20 19:48:36)

That screenshot indicates you are running 32-bit kernels with PAE enabled ?
Are you also running 32-bit / pae on windows and those other distros you tried ?
Either way, try running a 64-bit kernel .
NOTE : if it's really a hardware problem, running 64-bit won't help.
However, PAE often has problems and 32-bit linux tends to get less attention then 64-bit nowadays.
Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2014-10-21 10:26:33)

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