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Author: Brien Dieterle
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: computer slow
You have onboard video and a separate graphics card? I would remove the
graphics card and use the onboard for a while. If it doesn't crash you
know it is related to that card.
Have you already ruled out overheating by opening the case and blasting it
with a fan?

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Michael <> wrote:

> Well darn... that wasn't the problem. It just crashed the entire system
> after about 15 minutes. SOOOOOO.... back to the original request for
> information:
>
> probably you graphics card driver. Which one do you use on which platform
> and operating system?
>
> the driver manager on my Linux Mint18 system says the driver is:
>
> amd64-microcode
> Version 2.20160316.1
> Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
>
> Which I guess is the driver if I was using the on-board video but I just
> looked at the card and written on the back is 'RoHS'. I wasn't to sure if
> that was the video card's manufacturer so I looked it up.... and it is. Now
> I'm lost..... I don't know how to find out the specific card or how to
> install it's driver:(
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 6:03 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>
>> As it is looking now it was my card. This is a note to someone who I hope
>> helped: Thanks for inspiring me to look up the video card driver. There was
>> one listed but the button next to 'do not use' was blacked in.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>
>>> I am thinking it is my video card. Is there something I need to do to
>>> access the video card or to make usable??
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> nope.... that did not seem to do anything:
>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ modprobe k10temp
>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sensors
>>>> radeon-pci-0100
>>>> Adapter: PCI adapter
>>>> temp1:        +66.0°C

>>>>
>>>> it8718-isa-0228
>>>> Adapter: ISA adapter
>>>> in0:          +1.46 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> in1:          +1.94 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> in2:          +3.25 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> +5V:          +2.99 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> in4:          +3.10 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> in5:          +3.25 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> in6:          +4.08 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> in7:          +2.35 V  (min =  +0.00 V, max =  +4.08 V)
>>>> Vbat:         +3.15 V
>>>> fan1:        3139 RPM  (min =    0 RPM)
>>>> fan2:           0 RPM  (min =    0 RPM)
>>>> fan3:           0 RPM  (min =    0 RPM)
>>>> fan5:           0 RPM  (min =    0 RPM)
>>>> temp1:        +35.0°C  (low  = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)  sensor =
>>>> thermistor
>>>> temp2:        +51.0°C  (low  = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)  sensor =
>>>> thermal diode
>>>> temp3:        +52.0°C  (low  = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)  sensor =
>>>> thermistor
>>>> cpu0_vid:    +1.050 V
>>>> intrusion0:  ALARM

>>>>
>>>> k10temp-pci-00c3
>>>> Adapter: PCI adapter
>>>> temp1:        +48.8°C  (high = +70.0°C)
>>>>                        (crit = +72.0°C, hyst = +70.0°C)

>>>>
>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cool.... I do have a video card after all!
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Jerry Snitselaar <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed Nov 01 17, Michael wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> so what command do I execute to utilize the probe?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> modprobe k10temp
>>>>>
>>>>> and then check the output of the sensors command
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> it is there:
>>>>>>> $ modinfo k10temp
>>>>>>> filename:       /lib/modules/4.4.0-53-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/
>>>>>>> k10temp.ko
>>>>>>> license:        GPL
>>>>>>> author:         Clemens Ladisch <>
>>>>>>> description:    AMD Family 10h+ CPU core temperature monitor
>>>>>>> srcversion:     4BBE5D56D6917F9D3D415AA
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001583sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001533sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001573sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d0000141Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001403sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001603sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001703sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001303sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> alias:          pci:v00001022d00001203sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>>>>>> depends:
>>>>>>> intree:         Y
>>>>>>> vermagic:       4.4.0-53-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
>>>>>>> parm:           force:force loading on processors with erratum 319
>>>>>>> (bool)

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Jerry Snitselaar <
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue Oct 31 17, Michael wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sorry to say but yes it is.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> $ lscpu
>>>>>>>>> Architecture:          x86_64
>>>>>>>>> CPU op-mode(s):        32-bit, 64-bit
>>>>>>>>> Byte Order:            Little Endian
>>>>>>>>> CPU(s):                4
>>>>>>>>> On-line CPU(s) list:   0-3
>>>>>>>>> Thread(s) per core:    1
>>>>>>>>> Core(s) per socket:    4
>>>>>>>>> Socket(s):             1
>>>>>>>>> NUMA node(s):          1
>>>>>>>>> Vendor ID:             AuthenticAMD
>>>>>>>>> CPU family:            16
>>>>>>>>> Model:                 5
>>>>>>>>> Model name:            AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
>>>>>>>>> Stepping:              2
>>>>>>>>> CPU MHz:               1400.000
>>>>>>>>> CPU max MHz:           2600.0000
>>>>>>>>> CPU min MHz:           800.0000
>>>>>>>>> BogoMIPS:              5223.39
>>>>>>>>> Virtualization:        AMD-V
>>>>>>>>> L1d cache:             64K
>>>>>>>>> L1i cache:             64K
>>>>>>>>> L2 cache:              512K
>>>>>>>>> NUMA node0 CPU(s):     0-3
>>>>>>>>> Flags:                 fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep
>>>>>>>>> mtrr
>>>>>>>>> pge
>>>>>>>>> mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext
>>>>>>>>> fxsr_opt
>>>>>>>>> pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nopl
>>>>>>>>> nonstop_tsc
>>>>>>>>> extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic
>>>>>>>>> cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt
>>>>>>>>> hw_pstate vmmcall npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save

>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> After looking further into this I found something <below>. Do you
>>>>>>>>> think I
>>>>>>>>> should compile it?
>>>>>>>>> Date Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:23 +0100
>>>>>>>>> From Clemens Ladisch <>
>>>>>>>>> Subject [PATCH] k10temp: temperature sensor for AMD Family 10h/11h
>>>>>>>>> CPUs
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The k10temp driver has been in the kernel since 2.6.33. look at the
>>>>>>>> config for
>>>>>>>> your kernel to see if CONFIG_SENSORS_K10TEMP is there. I imagine
>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>> kernel
>>>>>>>> already has the moduile built, unless you have been building your
>>>>>>>> own.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> try 'modinfo k10temp' and see if it is there already.
>>>>>>>>
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