Comment 120 for bug 422536

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nolo (carl-anderson) wrote : Re: [Bug 422536] Re: EDAC amd64: WARNING: ECC is NOT currently enabled by the BIOS. Module will NOT be loaded.

Well, let me just preface this by saying that I'm a computer user with
decades of experience and have updated my BIOS dozens of times before.
 However, when I recently tried to resolve this issue by updating my BIOS I
mis-typed the downloaded filename while using the AWDFLASH utility.
 AWDFLASH hosed my BIOS and the board won't post. I had to order a new
motherboard after trying to clear the CMOS for well over an hour with no
luck. I think it would be a mistake to officially recommend a BIOS update
to even the experienced user due to the severity of screwing up. I'm still
waiting for my replacement mobo to arrive.

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:50 AM, b01 <email address hidden> wrote:

> @speleovar
>
> Well, that makes 2 of us that have solved this issue with a BIOS update.
> Now if just a few more ppl would update to their latest BIOS to see if
> it solves it for them.
>
> If everyone could help find a solution instead of guessing that it's
> their video drivers, this probably could have been solved by now. Not to
> mention that only 117 out who knows how many Ubuntu users don't have
> this problem.
>
> --
> EDAC amd64: WARNING: ECC is NOT currently enabled by the BIOS. Module will
> NOT be loaded.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/422536
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in “kerneloops” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> ?
>
> ProblemType: KernelOops
> Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be
> restarted.
> Architecture: amd64
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: yoman82 3464 F.... pulseaudio
> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: yoman82 3464 F...m pulseaudio
> CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xf9ff0000 irq 16'
> Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888'
> Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,18491e01,00100001'
> Controls : 37
> Simple ctrls : 21
> Date: Tue Sep 1 07:48:00 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> Failure: oops
> HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=69c64130-cc6f-4a5b-952b-3ba4c893ba48
> MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: linux-image-2.6.31-8-generic 2.6.31-8.28
> PccardctlIdent:
>
> PccardctlStatus:
>
> ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=19f3bdd6-1b33-48e0-8081-d00e178d9f7d ro splash
> vga=792
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-8.28-generic
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-8-generic N/A
> linux-firmware 1.16
> RfKill:
> 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
> SourcePackage: linux
> Tags: kernel-oops
> Title: 6.073813] EDAC amd64: WARNING: ECC is NOT currently enabled by
> the BIOS. Module will NOT be loaded.
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-8-generic x86_64
> WifiSyslog:
>
> WpaSupplicantLog:
>
> dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2009
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: P1.00
> dmi.board.name: M3A780GXH/128M
> dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.00:bd04/24/2009:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnM3A780GXH/128M:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
> dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>