On 17/02/2018 17:49, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2018-02-17 at 17:33 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: >> On 17/02/2018, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >>> Try 'journalctl -k -b' to see kernel >>> messages since the most recent boot >> >> (Fabricated quote, as I never received your message in TBird. Sorted >> now, I think.) >> >> Hi, Patrick. Tried that, resulting: >> >> mce: [Hardware Error]: CPU 0: M >> mce: [Hardware Error]: TSC 0 AD >> mce: [Hardware Error]: PROCESSO >> >> It's hard to be sure whether anything is not working correctly. I am >> having problems getting my mind back into linux mode. As you say, much >> has changed in recent years, apart from my increasing lapses of memory. > > MCE is a Machine Check Error, with is Intel-speak for a hardware error > of some kind. See 'man mcelog'. It does look 'prima facie' like there > may be a problem with your machine, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to > tell you what it is. > > However see https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?314118-MCE-hardware-errors-on-boot-on-new-machine > wherein similar problems have been cured by updating the firmware. > Might have to - but that's not a job to be taken lightly. I'll wait for a time with a clear head :-) Anne _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx