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Message-Id: <200901311612.54700.tweek@tweek.dk>
Date:	Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:12:54 +0100
From:	Martin Nybo Andersen <tweek@...ek.dk>
To:	Benny Acosta <bacosta5@....net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Spontaneous Shutdown/Reboot on AMD x86_64

On Saturday 31 January 2009 03:16:57 Benny Acosta wrote:
> My computer spontaneously reboots or just shuts down for some reason.
> I've looked on the internet and have found some posts on the subject but
> it's way beyond my ability to understand. I tried to compile a new
> kernel to see if this would solve the issue but my system reboots every
> time. I can't finish the compile process. I can't play any graphically
> intensive games or the system will reboot. And if the computer is on for
> more than a week or so it will also just shut down. I had a bad hard
> drive and ended up having to re-install slackware on a new drive. So I
> took the opportunity to upgrade to the AMD Dual core. That's when all
> this started. Below is my system information. I would really appreciate
> any help you can render. These reboots will eventually destroy my hard
> drive if I can't get this fixed.
>
> Respectfully
> Benny Acosta
> Wichita KS

Hi,

I've experienced the same behavior when switch from single to dual core in a 
setup mostly identical to yours.

However, I found that adding 'Option "RenderAccel" "false"' to xorg.conf's 
device section fixed the problem.

I was (and still am) using nvidia's proprietary driver.

I hope it helps. :-)

-Martin

>
> uname -a
> Linux shaolin 2.6.27.7-smp #2 SMP Thu Nov 20 22:32:43 CST 2008 i686 AMD
> Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
> cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor       : 0
> vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
> cpu family      : 15
> model           : 107
> model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
> stepping        : 2
> cpu MHz         : 2599.942
> cache size      : 512 KB
> physical id     : 0
> siblings        : 2
> core id         : 0
> cpu cores       : 2
> apicid          : 0
> initial apicid  : 0
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 1
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
> mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext
> fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
> extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch
> bogomips        : 5199.88
> clflush size    : 64
> power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps
>
> processor       : 1
> vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
> cpu family      : 15
> model           : 107
> model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
> stepping        : 2
> cpu MHz         : 2599.942
> cache size      : 512 KB
> physical id     : 0
> siblings        : 2
> core id         : 1
> cpu cores       : 2
> apicid          : 1
> initial apicid  : 1
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 1
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
> mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext
> fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
> extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch
> bogomips        : 5200.34
> clflush size    : 64
> power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps
>
> lspci
> 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
> 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
> 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
> 00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
> 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
> 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
> 00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
> 00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
> 00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
> 00:05.2 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
> 00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
> 00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio
> (rev a2)
> 00:08.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
> 00:09.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
> 00:0a.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> HyperTransport Technology Configuration
> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> Address Map
> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> DRAM Controller
> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> Miscellaneous Control
> 01:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A
> IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
> 01:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev
> 0a) 01:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev
> 0a) 06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G73GL [Quadro FX
> 560] (rev a1)
>
>
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