Vector: 200 (Machine Check) at [c05adc90] pc: c01f4900: pcmcia_read_cis_mem+0x179/0x274 lr: c01f48d4: pcmcia_read_cis_mem+0x14c/0x274 sp: c05add40 msr: 49030 current = 0xc0562410 pid = 779, comm = pccardd WARNING: exception is not recoverable, can't continue enter ? for help [c05add70] c01f4b64 read_cis_cache+0x168/0x16c [c05add90] c01f4dc0 pccard_get_next_tuple+0x1b8/0x478 [c05addd0] c01f511c pccard_get_first_tuple+0x98/0x144 [c05ade00] c01f578c pccard_validate_cis+0xa0/0x230 [c05ade30] c01fb354 readable+0x54/0xd8 [c05ade50] c01fb648 pcmcia_nonstatic_validate_men+0x158/0x3e0 [c05aded0] c01f5944 pcmcia_validate_men+0x28/0x40 [c05adee0] c01f8180 pcmcia_card_add+0x40/0xd0 [c05adf50] c01f8800 ds_event+0x7c/0xa0 [c05adf70] c01f208c send_event+0x6c/0x94 [c05adf80] c01f2650 socket_insert+0xbc/0x130 [c05adf90] c01f2d98 pccardd+0x2c4/0x2c8 [c05adfd0] c0046f90 kthread+0x48/0x84 [c05adff0] c00106d0 kernel_thread+0x44/0x60 mon> ### The above is in white text covering the other text, and seems to be a debug prompt, possibly for pccardd. I was preceded in the boot process (before it welcomes you to linux) by the following lines #### pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0 cs: memory probe 0x80000000-0xfcffffff: excluding 0x80000000-0x81ffffff cs: memory probe 0xfd000000-0xfdffffff:Machine check in kernel mode. Caused by (from SRR1-49030): Transfer error ack signal