Hello everybody,
I own a Vaio VPCCW1S1E notebook, cpu P7450, video card NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M (512 MB), operating system Windows 7 64 bit, and I am experiencing frequent system crashes, especially when using Matlab R2009b, but not only.
That is, the system suddenly restarts; by debugging the file .dmp created by Windows after the crash you can read:
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Loading Dump File [C:\Windows\Minidump\120709-21871-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available
Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is:
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7600 MP (2 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal
Built by: 7600.16385.amd64fre.win7_rtm.090713-1255
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff800`03060000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`0329de50
Debug session time: Mon Dec 7 01:35:29.357 2009 (GMT+1)
System Uptime: 0 days 6:51:55.465
Loading Kernel Symbols
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Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
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Unable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
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* Bugcheck Analysis *
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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.
BugCheck F7, {fff4f8a102d22b41, 2b992ddfa232, ffffd466d2205dcd, 0}
Probably caused by : nvlddmkm.sys ( nvlddmkm+120cc6 )
Followup: MachineOwner
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1: kd> !analyze -v
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* Bugcheck Analysis *
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DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER (f7)
A driver has overrun a stack-based buffer. This overrun could potentially
allow a malicious user to gain control of this machine.
DESCRIPTION
A driver overran a stack-based buffer (or local variable) in a way that would
have overwritten the function's return address and jumped back to an arbitrary
address when the function returned. This is the classic "buffer overrun"
hacking attack and the system has been brought down to prevent a malicious user
from gaining complete control of it.
Do a kb to get a stack backtrace -- the last routine on the stack before the
buffer overrun handlers and bugcheck call is the one that overran its local
variable(s).
Arguments:
Arg1: fff4f8a102d22b41, Actual security check cookie from the stack
Arg2: 00002b992ddfa232, Expected security check cookie
Arg3: ffffd466d2205dcd, Complement of the expected security check cookie
Arg4: 0000000000000000, zero
Debugging Details:
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DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: GS_FALSE_POSITIVE_MISSING_GSFRAME
SECURITY_COOKIE: Expected 00002b992ddfa232 found fff4f8a102d22b41
CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1
BUGCHECK_STR: 0xF7
PROCESS_NAME: MATLAB.exe
CURRENT_IRQL: 2
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff88004775cc6 to fffff800030d1f00
STACK_TEXT:
fffff880`02d22af8 fffff880`04775cc6 : 00000000`000000f7 fff4f8a1`02d22b41 00002b99`2ddfa232 ffffd466`d2205dcd : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`02d22b00 00000000`000000f7 : fff4f8a1`02d22b41 00002b99`2ddfa232 ffffd466`d2205dcd 00000000`00000000 : nvlddmkm+0x120cc6
fffff880`02d22b08 fff4f8a1`02d22b41 : 00002b99`2ddfa232 ffffd466`d2205dcd 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xf7
fffff880`02d22b10 00002b99`2ddfa232 : ffffd466`d2205dcd 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`03cce480 : 0xfff4f8a1`02d22b41
fffff880`02d22b18 ffffd466`d2205dcd : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`03cce480 fffff880`048af0bf : 0x2b99`2ddfa232
fffff880`02d22b20 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`03cce480 fffff880`048af0bf fffffa80`05b24040 : 0xffffd466`d2205dcd
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
nvlddmkm+120cc6
fffff880`04775cc6 ?? ???
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 1
SYMBOL_NAME: nvlddmkm+120cc6
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: nvlddmkm
IMAGE_NAME: nvlddmkm.sys
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4a6e492b
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0xF7_MISSING_GSFRAME_nvlddmkm+120cc6
BUCKET_ID: X64_0xF7_MISSING_GSFRAME_nvlddmkm+120cc6
Followup: MachineOwner
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1: kd> kb
RetAddr : Args to Child : Call Site
fffff880`04775cc6 : 00000000`000000f7 fff4f8a1`02d22b41 00002b99`2ddfa232 ffffd466`d2205dcd : nt!KeBugCheckEx
00000000`000000f7 : fff4f8a1`02d22b41 00002b99`2ddfa232 ffffd466`d2205dcd 00000000`00000000 : nvlddmkm+0x120cc6
fff4f8a1`02d22b41 : 00002b99`2ddfa232 ffffd466`d2205dcd 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xf7
00002b99`2ddfa232 : ffffd466`d2205dcd 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`03cce480 : 0xfff4f8a1`02d22b41
ffffd466`d2205dcd : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`03cce480 fffff880`048af0bf : 0x2b99`2ddfa232
00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`03cce480 fffff880`048af0bf fffffa80`05b24040 : 0xffffd466`d2205dcd
In Nvidia web site there are available new drivers (the version installed on my laptop is 186.47, while on Nvidia web site there is 195.62 WHQL) for GT 230M, ma you cannot install them on my laptop since Sony uses personalized versions of Nvidia drivers, and Nvidia refers to Sony support to get updates of drivers.
Any help to solve my problem will be appreciated.
