Re: MCE Errors and Crash/Reboot on Fresh Fedora Linux 44

Files from the .config file and dmesg command.

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM Hugo Whitaker <[email protected]> wrote:

> After booting Fedora 44 (7.1.3), the kernel will log MCE corrected errors
> nearly constantly, then crash my computer.
>
> Starting a new Fedora Linux install on my Vivobook Pro, moving from
> Windows 11, results in several crashes/reboots, about 1-3 times per day.
> Switching to acpi-cpufreq driver has reduced this, but still to about
> once per day. This event is seemingly random and interrupts my daily
> activities. Likely high severity due to the crashes, but otherwise unsure.
>
> The detailed description: After using my ASUS Vivobook Pro for about a
> year, I switched from Windows 11 to Fedora Linux 44 7.1.3 a week ago. I
> never had any problems on Windows 11. Since then, I have been getting
> crashes after several hours of not restarting. Leaving the computer on
> overnight will cause a crash 1-2 minutes after logging in. I have gone
> through multiple steps to remove this problem with the assistance of AI. I
> reinstalled a fresh Linux (the same latest version as of writing this,
> 7.1.3), live booted from a USB, dual booted with Windows, and used the
> latest vanilla version
> (7.2.0-0.rc2.260711.dd3210c4.322.vanilla.fc44.x86_64) but they all seem to
> have the same problem. I checked a stress test on Windows 11 and saw that
> there was no errors reported through WHEA-Logger, it doesn't appear to be a
> thermal problem, my CPU temps were at about 85 C average and 92 C max after
> stress testing the CPU.
>
> Steps to reproduce (Note: no errors are logged when the lid is closed):
>
>    - Install Fedora Linux 44 (KDE Plasma)
>    - Create a user / login
>    - (optional): Install Steam (I did this in my first and second
>    installs of Fedora)
>    - Wait for about 5-10 minutes for MCE errors in journalctl
>    - Wait for an indeterminate amount of time for the computer to
>    restart, this is always under 3 hours as long as the computer is turned on
>
> hugowhitaker@fedora-mbv:~$ cat /proc/version Linux version
> 7.2.0-0.rc2.260711.dd3210c4.322.vanilla.fc44.x86_64
> (mockbuild@1e2118f8b432450cb13e5f2c2f631a65) (gcc (GCC) 16.1.1 20260515
> (Red Hat 16.1.1-2 ), GNU ld version 2.46-3.fc44) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat
> Jul 11 06:07:04 UTC 2026
>
> hugowhitaker@fedora-mbv:~$ hostnamectl | grep "Operating System"
>    Operating System: Fedora Linux 44 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition)
>
> hugowhitaker@fedora-mbv:~$ uname -mi x86_64 unknown
>
> Where I found the errors, these accumulate every 3-10 minutes:
>
> hugowhitaker@fedora-mbv:~$ sudo journalctl -b 0 -p 3 | grep "CPU:1. (19:44:1)"
> [sudo] password for hugowhitaker:
> Jul 11 11:38:20 fedora-mbv kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:10 (19:44:1) MC0_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc20400001010135
> Jul 11 12:09:05 fedora-mbv kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:11 (19:44:1) MC0_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc20400001010135
> Jul 11 12:09:05 fedora-mbv kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:10 (19:44:1) MC0_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc20400001010135
> Jul 11 12:11:37 fedora-mbv kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:11 (19:44:1) MC0_STATUS[-|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0x9c20400001010135
> Jul 11 12:11:37 fedora-mbv kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:10 (19:44:1) MC0_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc20400001010135
> Jul 11 12:12:54 fedora-mbv kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:10 (19:44:1) MC0_STATUS[-|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0x9c20400001010135
>
> hugowhitaker@fedora-mbv:~$ sudo journalctl -b 0 -k
>
> Will be provided through another reply to this email
>
> Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics
>
> Product: Vivobook_ASUSLaptop M6400RC_M6400RC
>
> Final Note:
> I'm a new software engineer, I only have about a year of college
> experience, I had Claude AI hold my hand through this whole process,
> debugging for hours and checking system files and logs. I didn't know what
> half of it meant but I had a rough idea. If you would like more
> information, or even a better report, go to this GitHub repo that has
> Claude's response under "Claude Report.md". Good luck and I hope you have a
> good day!
> https://github.com/PhoenixGamer128/MCE-Error-Linux-Bug-Info/tree/main
>