[Linux-aus] CPU errors

[Russell Coker]

On Tuesday, 4 February 2025 11:44:03 AEDT Dan Kortschak via linux-aus wrote:
> I have an old i5 laptop that can stay up for about 2-4 hours and then
> will black screen with a consistent kernel panic, suggesting a specific
> logic flaw that has arisen in the CPU. It's used for playing DVDs now
> since that uptime is reasonable in this use. It worked fine for many
> years, so this is wear degradation, but the linked article also
> referred to those.

By "black screen" do you mean the entire screen is black or that it is in 
black and white text displaying a panic message?

If the former then why do you think it's a CPU error not an error with 
corrupted RAM, video hardware, or any the other things?

Any mysterious crash could be a CPU error, but problems with RAM, motherboard, 
etc are more likely.  It's a pity that it's almost impossible to get a laptop 
with ECC RAM.

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