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Subject: Re: fbsd8.0: Fatal trap 9: general protection fault while in kernel
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Jakob Breivik Grimstveit said the following on 2009-12-05 20:16:
> I have - after having upgraded from 7.2 to 8.0, started experiencing
> system unstability, with crashes about every 12-24h. Last time my
> system crashed, I got the following screen output:
> 
> Fatal trap 9: general protection fault while in kernel mode
> couid = 0; apic id = 00
> instruction pointer    = 0x20:0xffffffff804eb471
> stack pointer          = 0x28:0xffffff803e933a50
> frame pointer          = 0x28:0xffffff803e933a70
> code segment           = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b
>                        = DPL 0, pres 1, long 1, def32 0, gan 1
> processor eflags       = interrupt enabled, resume, IOPL = 0
> current process        = 3208 (httpd)
> trap number            = 9
> panic: general protection fault
> cpuid = 0
> Uptime: 12h19m9s
> Cannot dump. Device not defined or unavailable
> Automatic reboot in 15 seconds - press a key on the console to abort
> 
> 
> (Typed in manually while reading screen).
> 
> What might be the problem? How can I resolve this?
> 
> Thanks in advance!

How old is the motherboard. Check the capacitors on the MB and PSU.