Michael,   My bad. It is lm-sensors. You have to run a sensors-detect (as root) first. Then you can use sensors. https://askubuntu.com/questions/53762/how-to-use-lm-sensors Mac Michael wrote on 11/1/19 4:24 PM: > where is lmsensors. my websearch says it is lm-sensors and at says > lm-sensors is the most recent version but neither lmsensors nor > lm-sensors runs. > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 7:04 PM Michael > wrote: > > Thanks for the tip! No fixing that:( Replace computer. > You know.... it has been a while since a reboot. > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 7:01 PM Donald Mac McCarthy > > wrote: > > Well, >   lmsensors will allow you too look at the temp of your CPU. > If you are idling and the temp is say 30 degrees normally, and > all the sudden you see the temp spike to 70 and a reboot > happens, check your heatsink. If the proc is really 70c, you > should not be able to get close to your heatsink without > feeling heat. If you have an IR thermometer, point that at you > heatsink and take a temp reading. If it is above ~50, you may > have a real heat issue. If it is not, you may have a sensor on > the board or cpu that went bad as reporting a bad temp causing > a reboot/shutdown because of thermal emergency. > > Mac > > Michael wrote on 11/1/19 3:15 PM: >> Interesting. So how do I check the sensor? How do I fix it? >> >> On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:27 AM Donald Mac McCarthy >> > wrote: >> >> It is starting to sound like a thermal issue. And >> possibly not an actual thermal issue, but a sensor issue. >> >> Mac >> >> Michael wrote on 10/25/19 7:24 PM: >>> No, I didn't. Oh well.... >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 7:25 PM Donald Mac McCarthy >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Mike, I am sorry that I din not get you a quick >>> reply. I have been traveling a lot and was not >>> frequently checking my plug folders. Did you figure >>> this one out. I see there was some follow-up >>> discussion with the rest of the list. >>> >>> Best, >>> Mac >>> >>> Michael wrote on 10/19/19 4:20 PM: >>>> apparently some guy had a similar problem and this >>>> is what he said: >>>> This command shows that my system came up with a >>>> new kernel. Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit. 3.2.0-63 after >>>> reboot, 3.2.0-61 before >>>> – Antonios Hadjigeorgalis May 26 '14 at 14:20 >>>> 4 >>>> This led me to checking >>>> etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades I had set >>>> Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true"; I >>>> changed it back to the default setting of false. >>>> – Antonios Hadjigeorgalis May 26 '14 at 15:31 >>>> >>>> found- https://askubuntu.com/questions/202335/ ... >>>> om-reboots >>>> >>>> but there was no 'unattended upgrades' line in >>>> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 9:04 AM Michael >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> darn....... it just rebooted on its own. >>>> lovely:( well, it was fixed for fourteen days >>>> at least. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 1:07 PM Michael >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> Ok, thanks.  >>>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 11:26 PM Donald Mac >>>> McCarthy >>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> CLI CDRW is not something that I have >>>> done - I can't remember the burner >>>> software I used. I told it the ISO and >>>> it burned and closed the disc.  I am >>>> travelling at the moment, so when I get >>>> home I will look.  As for the >>>> nomenclature of the device, in RHEL >>>> land it is usually labelled as >>>> /dev/cdrom{0-9} >>>> >>>> >>>> Mac >>>> Michael wrote on 10/5/19 6:54 PM: >>>>> also what is the rw listed as? >>>>> /dev/sdc? if that is so I would issue >>>>> the command 'sudo dd >>>>> if=memtest86-usb.img of=/dev/sdc'.... >>>>> right? >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 9:34 PM Michael >>>>> >>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> well.... it seems blowing it fixed >>>>> it. thank goodness!  my cdrom is >>>>> not working and I don't recall if >>>>> it boots to the USBCDRW. I seem to >>>>> remember that it was booting >>>>> from a thumb drive last year (if I >>>>> remember correctly).... or was it >>>>> the USBCDRW.... hmmmmm..... hey >>>>> ET... how do I write the image to  >>>>> the usbcdrw? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 11:12 PM >>>>> Donald Mac McCarthy >>>>> >>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have had that happen before >>>>> when a BIOS only partially >>>>> supports boot from USB. Have >>>>> you booted from USB on that >>>>> system before? >>>>> >>>>> Do you have a CD you could >>>>> burn the iso to and try. That >>>>> sounds so... old fashioned, >>>>> but I have a couple of 10 yr >>>>> old dell workstations that >>>>> don't properly USB boot that I >>>>> used before I discovered I >>>>> could replace them with a >>>>> couple of RasPis. >>>>> >>>>> Mac >>>>> >>>>> Michael wrote on 10/3/19 3:47 PM: >>>>>>  Yepers.... just notes. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 12:03 >>>>>> PM Stephen Partington >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> No, just notes.  at least >>>>>> from the looks of them. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at >>>>>> 8:05 AM Bob Elzer >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Are those your >>>>>> passwords on the >>>>>> sticky notes? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 2, 2019, >>>>>> 4:53 PM Michael >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> what a mess my >>>>>> computer desk is >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 2, >>>>>> 2019 at 7:50 PM >>>>>> Michael >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> 20191002_193516_01.jpg >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct >>>>>> 2, 2019 at >>>>>> 4:36 PM >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > what do >>>>>> you >>>>>> advise I >>>>>> do... >>>>>> Call Geek >>>>>> Squad?   8) >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you >>>>>> send me a >>>>>> picture >>>>>> of the >>>>>> screen >>>>>> you get? >>>>>> Memetest >>>>>> is (or >>>>>> was) >>>>>> prtty >>>>>> straight >>>>>> forward. >>>>>> Even *I* >>>>>> could use >>>>>> it!   ;-) >>>>>> ET >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Michael >>>>>> writes: >>>>>> >>>>>> >  Okay e >>>>>> t I >>>>>> bought a >>>>>> USB drive >>>>>> and ran >>>>>> the >>>>>> command 2 >>>>>> put the >>>>>> memtest on it >>>>>> > but >>>>>> when I >>>>>> boot it >>>>>> gets to >>>>>> verifying >>>>>> DMI pool >>>>>> and just >>>>>> sits . >>>>>> I've had a >>>>>> > going >>>>>> for about >>>>>> 15 >>>>>> minutes >>>>>> and >>>>>> nothing's >>>>>> happened >>>>>> what do >>>>>> you >>>>>> advise I do >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Tue, >>>>>> Oct 1, >>>>>> 2019, >>>>>> 6:38 AM >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> You >>>>>> only need >>>>>> 500MG. >>>>>> >> A USB >>>>>> HD that >>>>>> size will >>>>>> be >>>>>> cheaper >>>>>> than the >>>>>> can of air. >>>>>> >> Buy >>>>>> one too! >>>>>> >> ET >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Michael >>>>>> writes: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> > all >>>>>> the fans >>>>>> are >>>>>> working. >>>>>> I'll try >>>>>> the >>>>>> memtest.... >>>>>> I don't >>>>>> have a spare >>>>>> >> usb >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> drive >>>>>> large >>>>>> enough..... >>>>>> >> > $ >>>>>> sudo dd >>>>>> if=memtest86-usb.img >>>>>> of=/dev/sdc >>>>>> >> > dd: >>>>>> writing >>>>>> to >>>>>> '/dev/sdc': >>>>>> No space >>>>>> left on >>>>>> device >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> 128001+0 >>>>>> records in >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> 128000+0 >>>>>> records out >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> 65536000 >>>>>> bytes (66 >>>>>> MB, 62 >>>>>> MiB) >>>>>> copied, >>>>>> 21.5638 >>>>>> s, 3.0 MB/s >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:/tmp$ >>>>>> >> > I'll >>>>>> take care >>>>>> of it >>>>>> tomorrow >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > On >>>>>> Mon, Sep >>>>>> 30, 2019 >>>>>> at 1:48 >>>>>> PM >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> >> I >>>>>> agree >>>>>> that heat >>>>>> is a big >>>>>> suspect, >>>>>> but it >>>>>> could >>>>>> also be >>>>>> some creative >>>>>> >> >> video >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> driver or >>>>>> a bad memory. >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> Give >>>>>> memtest a >>>>>> try: >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> https://www.memtest86.com/downloads/memtest86-usb.zip >>>>>> >> >> ET >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> Matthew >>>>>> Crews writes: >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> On >>>>>> 9/28/19 >>>>>> 4:31 PM, >>>>>> Michael >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >> >> >> >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> so much >>>>>> for the >>>>>> help I >>>>>> really >>>>>> truly >>>>>> appreciate >>>>>> it. >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> No >>>>>> problem, >>>>>> its what >>>>>> we are >>>>>> here for. >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> >> >> >>  >>>>>>    Does >>>>>> it reboot >>>>>> while you >>>>>> are using >>>>>> it? Are >>>>>> you using >>>>>> very >>>>>> >> intensive >>>>>> >> >> >>  >>>>>>   >>>>>>  applications >>>>>> on it, or >>>>>> very >>>>>> not-intensive >>>>>> applications? >>>>>> >> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >> >>>>>> So far it >>>>>> has only >>>>>> only >>>>>> reboot. >>>>>> after I >>>>>> load >>>>>> Chrome. >>>>>> And it >>>>>> doesn't >>>>>> >> >> >> >>>>>> happen >>>>>> all the >>>>>> time  >>>>>> usually >>>>>> it will >>>>>> load the >>>>>> Chrome >>>>>> and it will >>>>>> >> reboot >>>>>> >> >> >> >>>>>> then open >>>>>> it again >>>>>> and then >>>>>> it will >>>>>> be fine. >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> Chrome is >>>>>> notoriously >>>>>> resource >>>>>> intensive. >>>>>> Maybe >>>>>> give >>>>>> Chromium or >>>>>> >> Firefox >>>>>> >> >> > a >>>>>> try. >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> >> >> > >>>>>> But based >>>>>> on that >>>>>> answer >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> leaning >>>>>> towards a >>>>>> fan >>>>>> failure >>>>>> first. 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