BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

[SheeEttin]

I get this error when trying to boot the LiveCD:

BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0, eip c02eb2d2, registers:
Modules linked in: ()

I've already posted over in the Installation & Boot, but one said it was a motherboard/CPU/hardware problem, so I'm posting here.

The processor is an Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz (dual core), the motherboard is an ECS C19-A (Manufacturer product page), and, if it helps, the hard drive is a WD Caviar SE16

The original topic is here.

[SheeEttin]

Re: BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

Bump.
Nobody?

[hotshotdj]

Re: BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

I had a similar error on my Core Duo system. It happened after I had severely mucked up my system and had done several "Hard Reboots." Booting from the Live CD (and then reinstalling) solved it for me. I assume the hard reboots had caused a critical file to become corrupted.

[SheeEttin]

Re: BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

Well, I can't boot from the LiveCD. I'll try the Feisty Beta CD, see if that does anything different.

[hotshotdj]

Re: BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

Well, I can't boot from the LiveCD.

That concerns me. In my case, I had no trouble booting from either a 6.10 Edgy live DVD or the 7.04 Feisty Beta live DVD. If you continue having that error even when attempting to boot from various live CDs, I would suspect a hardware issue which, unfortunately, is outside my competency.

[SheeEttin]

Re: BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

Booting from the LiveCD was, uh, the initial problem. I'm suspecting this cheap motherboard.
Anyway, I'll post the results of the new CD and a few others.

[SheeEttin]

Re: BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

Okay, the beta CDs, standard and alternate.
The standard CD boots up until it mentions the nVidia reverse-engineered forcedeth driver, then it freezes. Nothing. (I don't think that's what causes it, though.)
The alternate CD boots for a while, then hits the same error:

BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0
Modules linked in: sata_nv I∞≥╖$ï╕╣≤╖⌠»≤╖∞≥╖☻()

I highly doubt those characters at the end (excepting the parentheses) are anything but garbage, but they're there for completeness.

[hotshotdj]

Re: BUG: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0

I really don't know what to suggest at this point. I did a google search with the keywords "nmi watchdog lockup cpu0" (without the quotes) and got a lot of hits, but it was mostly over my head.

I wish I could have been more helpful to you.