Re: Linux kernel crash (3.2.0-2-amd64) when trying to play audio CD

[Thomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>]

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Hi!

On Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:40:34 +0100, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 12:14 +0200, Thomas Schwinge wrote:
> > After many others that played with no problems, I just tried playing
> > Guano Apes' audio CD »Proud Like a God« (1997) in Rhythmbox, on my mostly
> > up-to-date Debian GNU/Linux testing system.
> > 
> >     $ uname -a
> >     Linux boole 3.2.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Mon May 21 17:45:41 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > 
> > ... which specifically is »linux-image-3.2.0-2-amd64 3.2.18-1«.
> > 
> > While "loading" the CD in Rhythmbox, after a few seconds the kernel
> > crashed.  I rebooted, tried again, and it crashed again.  At
> > <http://schwinge.homeip.net/~thomas/tmp/linux-crash-audio-cd.jpeg> you
> > can find the panic message (low resolution, sorry), pointing to the
> > SCSI/ATA code.
> > 
> > Are there any such known issues?  Does the panic message give any clue
> > already, or would you want me to reproduce that with debugging symbols,
> > etc.?
> 
> Your computer is broken; Machine Check Exception indicates a hardware
> fault.

Hmm, I see, thanks.  Nothing the kernel could do to catch that, I
suppose?  (Scary that simply putting a regular audio CD into the drive
can crash the kernel.)

> The other text at the top of the screen may help to identify
> which component is at fault.


Grüße,
 Thomas

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