Hi Folks,
Apologies if this isn't the right forum for this, if not please let me know. My problem is thus and hopefully someone can shed some light.
Both the programs I write AND Eclipse itself are frequently crashing - hard crashing with hs_err_pid* files . It usually inside JVM.dll when it happens but I've seen it reference 'C' as well. The 'stack' is different every time, i.e. its never doing the same thing.
I have:
- Upgraded java to the latest (latest version of 8 and 11).
- Upgraded eclipse to the latest
- Run Windows updates to the latest.
- Ran virus scans with Avast, Malware Bytes and Windows Defender (all updated)
- Ran the Windows RAM test 2-3 times without issue
- Ran MemTest86 for 8 hours - no errors.
- Ran Prime 95 CPU load test (Small FFT and Blend) for 10 hours - no errors.
- Downloaded an SSD drive checker - no errors.
- Checked the graphics card driver was updated (Intel HD Graphics 620 + GeForce 940MX)
- Wiped the whole thing and reinstalled Windows.
Laptop is a Dell with an i7 7500U and 16GB RAM.
When I say frequent, its intermittant, it can be every 15 minutes for a while, then nothing for a few hours. Nothing else on the laptop appears odd or appears to be crashing.
Here is 1 example of a crash file created when the JVM crashed.
https://pastebin.com/rS7KWVFZ
Eclipse was a late 2018 in that crash, I updated to the latest 2019. Fresh workspace, crashed after 45 minutes.
https://pastebin.com/J2zXaptK
I'm assuming bad hardware but would have expected either Prime95 or MemTest to pick it up.
My gut is to just replace the RAM as its the most likely cause even if MemTest isn't finding anything, the odd thing being that the rest of the system appears stable. No other programs are dying or crashing. The laptop has been fine for about 2 years, so I'm wondering if its one of the Spectre/Meltdown updates.
Help appreciated!