[SOLVED] "Dazed and confused, but trying to continue"

dbdii407 · 2011-06-20 19:19:56

Problem: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600 (PCIE)]
Solution: Remove the card and the messages from dmesg disappear. Get a different card.

Original Post:
My system keeps freezing if I use GIMP or Flash after a while. I also notice strange application hangs.

Here's the messages I keep getting:

[scrapii407@myhost ~]$ dmesg
...
[58648.430056] Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason 3c on CPU 0.
[58648.430063] Do you have a strange power saving mode enabled?
[58648.430065] Dazed and confused, but trying to continue
[58648.409794] Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason 2c on CPU 0.
[58648.409800] Do you have a strange power saving mode enabled?
[58648.409803] Dazed and confused, but trying to continue

System Information:

[scrapii407@myhost ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 761/M761 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS965 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 48)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
00:05.0 RAID bus controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 182 SATA/RAID Controller (rev 01)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:0a.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
00:0a.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
00:0a.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
00:0b.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy Game Port (rev 04)
00:0b.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04)
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
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600 (PCIE)]
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600]


[scrapii407@myhost ~]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor    : 0
vendor_id    : AuthenticAMD
cpu family    : 15
model        : 35
model name    : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
stepping    : 2
cpu MHz        : 1999.462
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 lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
bogomips    : 4000.54
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment    : 64
address sizes    : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp

processor    : 1
vendor_id    : AuthenticAMD
cpu family    : 15
model        : 35
model name    : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
stepping    : 2
cpu MHz        : 1999.462
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 lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
bogomips    : 4000.17
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment    : 64
address sizes    : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp

I would really appreciate if this could get resolved.

Last edited by dbdii407 (2011-06-20 23:25:27)

triplesquarednine · 2011-06-20 20:49:20

I've had this problem (on an old machine of mine).

Im my case it turned out that my ATI card was responsible. it was an X1300 fireGL card.

but i have also heard of networking cards + nvidia causing errors like this... power management and BIOS settings also being the culprit too. (your message suggests that it might be power-setting related). one option might be to see if your bios can be upgraded (is it up-to-date?? in not flash it, and see if the messages go away), another option might be to adjust power-related settings in A) the BIOS and/or B) adjusting your power-management settings in the kernel...

I'm my case, i was never able to fix the problem at all. I think for me, it was an incompatibility in the kernel with my older ATI card - the problem, didn't exist until upgrading kernel's after Kernel-Mode-Setting was first introduced. my ATI card never really worked all that well after that.... but i also didn't dig to deep into it, being as the machine ran fine, for what i was using it for, and also never crashed...

sorry, i can't be of more help, but maybe this might hint to a possible cause.

Last edited by triplesquarednine (2011-06-20 20:50:04)

ewaller · 2011-06-20 21:10:51

FYI,

An nmi is a "Non-Maskable Interrupt". Interrupts are used by your hardware to let the software know something important has happened. Non-Maskable Interrupts are interrupts that cannot be turned off and ignored by the software -- They are always used for something really, really important (Like the power supply just died, so stop witting to disks).

This message says you received an NMI, but the driver has no idea why, cannot ignore it, and cannot clear it or shut it off.

I don't know how to fix it, but wanted you to know that your hardware is involved here, somehow.

dbdii407 · 2011-06-20 23:11:45

I would like to say thanks! After removing my video card, the errors disappeared. However, the onboard video sucks on this computer. I hopefully will get a replacement in a few.

triplesquarednine · 2011-06-20 23:20:08

dbdii407 wrote:

I would like to say thanks! After removing my video card, the errors disappeared. However, the onboard video sucks on this computer. I hopefully will get a replacement in a few.

glad we could help

after posting, i had wondered if this older ATI card, might actually be causing the error...hopefully, this problem doesn't return for you...

in my case, it was a laptop, so i couldn't remove the card and was stuck ~ im glad (for you) it happens to be a desktop PC!

cheerz

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#1 2011-06-20 19:19:56

[SOLVED] "Dazed and confused, but trying to continue"

#2 2011-06-20 20:49:20

Re: [SOLVED] "Dazed and confused, but trying to continue"

#3 2011-06-20 21:10:51

Re: [SOLVED] "Dazed and confused, but trying to continue"

#4 2011-06-20 23:11:45

Re: [SOLVED] "Dazed and confused, but trying to continue"

#5 2011-06-20 23:20:08

Re: [SOLVED] "Dazed and confused, but trying to continue"

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