[KLUG Members] help with lockup problem on debian sarge

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>> You should be able to use a linux PC and hook the two together with a
>> null modem cable and run minicom (a terminal emulator included in most
>> LINUX distros).  Then google for 'serial console howto'.  and it should
>> walk you through the steps.
> I actually got messages at the terminal this time. I left the machine
> logged in. The error is:
> APIC error on CPU1: 04 (04) -repeated continuously on the machine
> screen.
> It seems if you get this error in dmesg and occurs on both CPUs then
> it's a hardware problem typically with the mobo and a firmware upgrade
> can fix it. Since my end the machine stays up for a day or two and then
> bombs and has been running with no issues from last Nov. until now I'm
> assuming I have a CPU problem with CPU1.

So you never see an APIC error on CPU0?

--
Adam Tauno Williams - http://www.whitemice.org