run this now or after stress completes? ? On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Brien Dieterle wrote: > Well, not yet ;-). If it doesn't crash, you might need to stress the > graphics card as well with one of these tools: > > https://www.pcsuggest.com/gpu-benchmarking-and-stress-testing-in-linux/ > > So maybe kick off both stress and > > glmark2 --run-forever > > > On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Michael wrote: > >> if it doesn't crash I'll start hounding the darktable forums. >> >> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 5:45 PM, Michael wrote: >> >>> Just started..... lets see what happens >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Brien Dieterle >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Forget darktable for now. Did you run stress test for more than 10 >>>> seconds? >>>> >>>> This will run a stress test for 30 minutes: >>>> >>>> stress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --hdd 2 --timeout 1800s >>>> >>>> If you can get it to crash with just this stress program, then it has >>>> nothing to do with darktable >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have no sensors running and as for it panicing when warm sometimes >>>>> it panics after I run dt 2 minutes after it had been shut down an hour and >>>>> doesn't panic even though dt had run10 minutes. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Brien Dieterle >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Check your bios settings for hardware monitoring and temperature >>>>>> limits. You may have it set with a maximum temperature so the machine >>>>>> panics when it's just warm. >>>>>> >>>>>> Try raising this number or disabling the feature entirely >>>>>> >>>>>> But first check your sensors by installing a temperature monitoring >>>>>> program >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 30, 2017 1:04 PM, "Michael" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> it is sooo ify! I just ran it for like 10 minutes with no crashes >>>>>>> whereas before I had just started the computer and ran dt for 2 minutes and >>>>>>> it crashed. Then I restarted and I had a repeat performance of the 2 minute >>>>>>> thing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 3:38 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> $ stress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --vm-bytes 128M --timeout 10s >>>>>>>> stress: info: [7571] dispatching hogs: 8 cpu, 4 io, 2 vm, 0 hdd >>>>>>>> stress: info: [7571] successful run completed in 10s >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't know what that was suppossed to tell me but there it is. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am experiencing no slowness. It is like the days where you had a >>>>>>>>> power switch on the back of your computer... or it is like a hard reboot. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 3:33 PM, Stephen Partington < >>>>>>>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> OpenCL in darktable mainly impacts rendering. it should have no >>>>>>>>>> effect on on system or ram consumption unless you are experiencing slowness >>>>>>>>>> during render cycles. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Michael >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> You know.... I'm having trouble running darktable. It seems that >>>>>>>>>>> after I start it it runs a few minutes and then reboots the computer. >>>>>>>>>>> Probably because I do not have a GPU (I don't think). Then I saw this >>>>>>>>>>> thread and thought that I'd give that a try. So it seems I can not run >>>>>>>>>>> chrome and darktable at the same time. >>>>>>>>>>> ___ >>>>>>>>>>> 'lspci' shows that my graphics card is : >>>>>>>>>>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. >>>>>>>>>>> [AMD/ATI] RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] >>>>>>>>>>> and 'lspci|grep gpu' returned an empty set >>>>>>>>>>> (if I did that correctly) >>>>>>>>>>> so I suppose the cheapest way to fix this is to get a gpu.... >>>>>>>>>>> correct? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:09 PM, Carruth, Rusty < >>>>>>>>>>> Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> In my experience, it’s almost always Firefox taking all of >>>>>>>>>>>> memory. (Or Chrome, or whatever web browser you’re using). >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I agree with Mr B, run top or htop and see what’s, well, on top >>>>>>>>>>>> ;-) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Rusty >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> [image: SMART_HRS_RGB] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Rusty Carruth | Customer Support | *rusty.carruth@smarth.com >>>>>>>>>>>> * | http://www.smarth.com >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> [image: linkedin] >>>>>>>>>>>> [image: twitter] >>>>>>>>>>>> See the new M4[image: >>>>>>>>>>>> cid:image004.jpg@01D348E7.AF930710] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> See us on Storage Search http://www.storagesearch.com/s >>>>>>>>>>>> mart2.html >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 510-624-5391 <(510)%20624-5391> | Fax: 480-926-5579 >>>>>>>>>>>> <(480)%20926-5579> | 1325 N. Fiesta Blvd. Suite 101 >>>>>>>>>>>> Gilbert, Az. 85233 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@l >>>>>>>>>>>> ists.phxlinux.org] *On Behalf Of *Michael Butash >>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, October 29, 2017 10:05 AM >>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list >>>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: computer slow >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> If I ever have that, it's usually because of something with a >>>>>>>>>>>> memory leak, or desktop graphic compositing is degrading over time. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Before you reboot, see if you can ssh into it from another >>>>>>>>>>>> computer and check htop (or just top all you have), see if something is >>>>>>>>>>>> consuming all your memory or cpu. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Desktop compositors are all shite from what I can tell >>>>>>>>>>>> (including windoze), they're all just a varying degree of broken when you >>>>>>>>>>>> push them, or just have a slow (or buggy) video card. Depending on your >>>>>>>>>>>> desktop environment of choice, try turning down graphics options, or >>>>>>>>>>>> disabling the compositor all together to see if it helps stability. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -mb >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 3:41 AM, Michael >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I'm almost certain that in my bag of tricks I had instructions >>>>>>>>>>>> on 'resetting' my computer when it started acting weird but I can't find >>>>>>>>>>>> them. Riddle me this: I try to leave the computer on 24/7 (maybe I >>>>>>>>>>>> shouldn't do that) and twice so far I come up to it and it is >>>>>>>>>>>> non-responsive or really slow to respond. Anyone know how to fix this? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >>>>>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Stephen >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: