run from the boot menu. no errors.... oh.... I forgot to mention that it crashed once since this freezing thing started.. On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 4:32 PM Andrew McRobb wrote: > I would run Memtest and see whats going on first. Random freezes can be a > sign of bad RAM, especially if you are using older computer parts. I would > first run Memtest from the boot menu of your OS and test the sticks and see > if any errors throw up. > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 9:18 PM Michael wrote: > >> this is a new happening. the computer has hummed along nicely for more >> than two years now. >> $ sudo lshw >> [sudo] password for bmike1: >> mikesbeast >> description: Desktop Computer >> product: GA-MA785G-UD3H >> vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. >> width: 64 bits >> capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 vsyscall32 >> configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop >> uuid=36434630-3439-3032-3031-3031FFFFFFFF >> *-core >> description: Motherboard >> product: GA-MA785G-UD3H >> vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. >> physical id: 0 >> version: x.x >> *-firmware >> description: BIOS >> vendor: Award Software International, Inc. >> physical id: 0 >> version: F4 >> date: 09/16/2009 >> size: 128KiB >> capacity: 960KiB >> capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot >> bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 >> int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer >> int10video acpi usb agp ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification >> *-cpu >> description: CPU >> product: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] >> physical id: 4 >> bus info: cpu@0 >> version: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor >> slot: Socket M2 >> size: 1900MHz >> capacity: 3GHz >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 200MHz >> capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp 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 x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow >> constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid 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 cpufreq >> *-cache:0 >> description: L1 cache >> physical id: a >> slot: Internal Cache >> size: 128KiB >> capacity: 128KiB >> capabilities: synchronous internal write-back >> configuration: level=1 >> *-cache:1 >> description: L2 cache >> physical id: c >> slot: External Cache >> size: 512KiB >> capacity: 512KiB >> capabilities: synchronous internal write-back >> configuration: level=2 >> *-cache >> description: L1 cache >> physical id: b >> slot: Internal Cache >> size: 128KiB >> capacity: 128KiB >> capabilities: synchronous internal write-back >> configuration: level=1 >> *-memory >> description: System Memory >> physical id: 28 >> slot: System board or motherboard >> size: 8GiB >> *-bank:0 >> description: DIMM 800 MHz (1.2 ns) >> product: None >> vendor: None >> physical id: 0 >> serial: None >> slot: A0 >> size: 2GiB >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 800MHz (1.2ns) >> *-bank:1 >> description: DIMM 800 MHz (1.2 ns) >> product: None >> vendor: None >> physical id: 1 >> serial: None >> slot: A1 >> size: 2GiB >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 800MHz (1.2ns) >> *-bank:2 >> description: DIMM 800 MHz (1.2 ns) >> product: None >> vendor: None >> physical id: 2 >> serial: None >> slot: A2 >> size: 2GiB >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 800MHz (1.2ns) >> *-bank:3 >> description: DIMM 800 MHz (1.2 ns) >> product: None >> vendor: None >> physical id: 3 >> serial: None >> slot: A3 >> size: 2GiB >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 800MHz (1.2ns) >> *-pci:0 >> description: Host bridge >> product: RS880 Host Bridge >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: 100 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> configuration: latency=32 >> *-pci:0 >> description: PCI bridge >> product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: 2 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode >> bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=pcieport >> resources: irq:18 ioport:e000(size=4096) >> memory:fdf00000-fdffffff ioport:d0000000(size=268435456) >> *-display >> description: VGA compatible controller >> product: RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 0 >> bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master >> cap_list rom >> configuration: driver=radeon latency=0 >> resources: irq:25 memory:d0000000-dfffffff >> memory:fdfe0000-fdfeffff ioport:ee00(size=256) memory:c0000-dffff >> *-multimedia >> description: Audio device >> product: RV770 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4850/4870] >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 0.1 >> bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1 >> version: 00 >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0 >> resources: irq:26 memory:fdffc000-fdffffff >> *-pci:1 >> description: PCI bridge >> product: RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 5) >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: a >> bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode >> bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=pcieport >> resources: irq:18 ioport:d000(size=4096) >> memory:fde00000-fdefffff ioport:fdb00000(size=1048576) >> *-network >> description: Ethernet interface >> product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet >> Controller >> vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. >> physical id: 0 >> bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 >> logical name: enp2s0 >> version: 02 >> serial: 6c:f0:49:02:01:01 >> size: 10Mbit/s >> capacity: 1Gbit/s >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master >> cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt >> 1000bt-fd autonegotiation >> configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes >> driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half latency=0 link=no >> multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s >> resources: irq:18 ioport:de00(size=256) >> memory:fdbff000-fdbfffff memory:fdbe0000-fdbeffff memory:fde00000-fde0ffff >> *-storage >> description: SATA controller >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode] >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 11 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: storage pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=ahci latency=32 >> resources: irq:22 ioport:ff00(size=8) ioport:fe00(size=4) >> ioport:fd00(size=8) ioport:fc00(size=4) ioport:fb00(size=16) >> memory:fe02f000-fe02f3ff >> *-usb:0 >> description: USB controller >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 12 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: ohci bus_master >> configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 >> resources: irq:16 memory:fe02e000-fe02efff >> *-usbhost >> product: OHCI PCI host controller >> vendor: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic ohci_hcd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@3 >> logical name: usb3 >> version: 4.15 >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> configuration: driver=hub slots=3 speed=12Mbit/s >> *-usb >> description: Keyboard >> product: Logitech USB Keyboard >> vendor: Logitech >> physical id: 3 >> bus info: usb@3:3 >> version: 28.00 >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA >> speed=2Mbit/s >> *-usb:1 >> description: USB controller >> product: SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 12.1 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:12.1 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: ohci bus_master >> configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 >> resources: irq:16 memory:fe02d000-fe02dfff >> *-usbhost >> product: OHCI PCI host controller >> vendor: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic ohci_hcd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@4 >> logical name: usb4 >> version: 4.15 >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> configuration: driver=hub slots=3 speed=12Mbit/s >> *-usb >> description: Mouse >> product: USB Optical Mouse >> vendor: Primax Electronics, Ltd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@4:1 >> version: 2.00 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA >> speed=2Mbit/s >> *-usb:2 >> description: USB controller >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 12.2 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:12.2 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=32 >> resources: irq:17 memory:fe02c000-fe02c0ff >> *-usbhost >> product: EHCI Host Controller >> vendor: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic ehci_hcd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@1 >> logical name: usb1 >> version: 4.15 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s >> *-usb >> description: USB hub >> product: USB2.0 Hub >> vendor: Genesys Logic, Inc. >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@1:1 >> version: 7.02 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=4 >> speed=480Mbit/s >> *-usb:0 >> description: Audio device >> product: HD Webcam C525 >> vendor: Logitech, Inc. >> physical id: 3 >> bus info: usb@1:1.3 >> version: 0.10 >> serial: 4E722DD0 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 audio-control >> configuration: driver=uvcvideo maxpower=500mA >> speed=480Mbit/s >> *-usb:1 >> description: USB hub >> product: USB 2.0 Hub >> vendor: Terminus Technology Inc. >> physical id: 4 >> bus info: usb@1:1.4 >> version: 1.11 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=4 >> speed=480Mbit/s >> *-usb >> description: Mass storage device >> product: Flash Card Reader/Writer >> vendor: Generic >> physical id: 4 >> bus info: usb@1:1.4.4 >> logical name: scsi6 >> version: 1.00 >> serial: 058F63666438 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host >> configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=100mA >> speed=480Mbit/s >> *-disk >> description: SCSI Disk >> physical id: 0.0.0 >> bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0 >> logical name: /dev/sdb >> configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 >> sectorsize=512 >> *-usb:3 >> description: USB controller >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 13 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: ohci bus_master >> configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 >> resources: irq:18 memory:fe02b000-fe02bfff >> *-usbhost >> product: OHCI PCI host controller >> vendor: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic ohci_hcd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@5 >> logical name: usb5 >> version: 4.15 >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> configuration: driver=hub slots=3 speed=12Mbit/s >> *-usb:4 >> description: USB controller >> product: SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 13.1 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: ohci bus_master >> configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 >> resources: irq:18 memory:fe02a000-fe02afff >> *-usbhost >> product: OHCI PCI host controller >> vendor: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic ohci_hcd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@6 >> logical name: usb6 >> version: 4.15 >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> configuration: driver=hub slots=3 speed=12Mbit/s >> *-usb:5 >> description: USB controller >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 13.2 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=32 >> resources: irq:19 memory:fe029000-fe0290ff >> *-usbhost >> product: EHCI Host Controller >> vendor: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic ehci_hcd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@2 >> logical name: usb2 >> version: 4.15 >> capabilities: usb-2.00 >> configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s >> *-serial UNCLAIMED >> description: SMBus >> product: SBx00 SMBus Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 14 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0 >> version: 3c >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: ht cap_list >> configuration: latency=0 >> *-ide >> description: IDE interface >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 14.1 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: ide msi bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=32 >> resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 >> ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:fa00(size=16) >> *-multimedia >> description: Audio device >> product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 14.2 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2 >> version: 00 >> width: 64 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=32 >> resources: irq:16 memory:fe024000-fe027fff >> *-isa >> description: ISA bridge >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 14.3 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: isa bus_master >> configuration: latency=0 >> *-pci:2 >> description: PCI bridge >> product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 14.4 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master vga_palette >> resources: ioport:c000(size=4096) memory:fdd00000-fddfffff >> memory:fdc00000-fdcfffff >> *-network >> description: Wireless interface >> product: RT5362 PCI 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter >> vendor: Ralink corp. >> physical id: 6 >> bus info: pci@0000:03:06.0 >> logical name: wlp3s6 >> version: 00 >> serial: e4:be:ed:04:95:ca >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical >> wireless >> configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800pci >> driverversion=4.15.0-39-generic firmware=0.34 ip=10.0.0.6 latency=32 >> link=yes maxlatency=4 mingnt=2 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11 >> resources: irq:20 memory:fdde0000-fddeffff >> *-firewire >> description: FireWire (IEEE 1394) >> product: TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) >> vendor: Texas Instruments >> physical id: e >> bus info: pci@0000:03:0e.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list >> configuration: driver=firewire_ohci latency=32 >> maxlatency=4 mingnt=2 >> resources: irq:22 memory:fddff000-fddff7ff >> memory:fddf8000-fddfbfff >> *-usb:6 >> description: USB controller >> product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] >> physical id: 14.5 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:14.5 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 66MHz >> capabilities: ohci bus_master >> configuration: driver=ohci-pci latency=32 >> resources: irq:18 memory:fe028000-fe028fff >> *-usbhost >> product: OHCI PCI host controller >> vendor: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic ohci_hcd >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: usb@7 >> logical name: usb7 >> version: 4.15 >> capabilities: usb-1.10 >> configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s >> *-pci:1 >> description: Host bridge >> product: Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: 101 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> *-pci:2 >> description: Host bridge >> product: Family 10h Processor Address Map >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: 102 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> *-pci:3 >> description: Host bridge >> product: Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: 103 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> *-pci:4 >> description: Host bridge >> product: Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: 104 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> configuration: driver=k10temp >> resources: irq:0 >> *-pci:5 >> description: Host bridge >> product: Family 10h Processor Link Control >> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] >> physical id: 105 >> bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4 >> version: 00 >> width: 32 bits >> clock: 33MHz >> *-scsi >> physical id: 1 >> logical name: scsi0 >> capabilities: emulated >> *-disk >> description: ATA Disk >> product: ST500DM002-1BD14 >> vendor: Seagate >> physical id: 0.0.0 >> bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0 >> logical name: /dev/sda >> version: KC45 >> serial: Z2AV4105 >> size: 465GiB (500GB) >> capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos >> configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 >> sectorsize=4096 signature=2d180100 >> *-volume:0 >> description: EXT4 volume >> vendor: Linux >> physical id: 1 >> bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1 >> logical name: /dev/sda1 >> logical name: / >> version: 1.0 >> serial: a0b38ba2-188f-4efb-bbeb-33bbd9c268e2 >> size: 457GiB >> capacity: 457GiB >> capabilities: primary bootable journaled >> extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink extents ext4 ext2 >> initialized >> configuration: created=2018-04-12 21:26:24 >> filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2018-12-14 15:25:15 >> mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered >> mounted=2018-12-14 10:31:36 state=mounted >> *-volume:1 >> description: Extended partition >> physical id: 2 >> bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2 >> logical name: /dev/sda2 >> size: 8189MiB >> capacity: 8189MiB >> capabilities: primary extended partitioned >> partitioned:extended >> *-logicalvolume >> description: Linux swap / Solaris partition >> physical id: 5 >> logical name: /dev/sda5 >> capacity: 8189MiB >> capabilities: nofs >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 4:10 PM Jim wrote: >> >>> I used to have an HP computer. It would lock up at random when it was >>> running linux. I found out later that there was a bug in the bios it was >>> using that only affected linux, and HP wasn't interested, at that time in >>> fixing the bug. Others might have better luck coming up with a solution if >>> you can tell the list what hardware is in this computer of yours. >>> On 12/14/18 7:14 AM, Michael wrote: >>> >>> I start linux and everything is good. But after I start Chrome sometimes >>> it freezes. 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