Re: computer slow

Top Page
Attachments:
Message as email
+ (text/plain)
+ (text/html)
+ (text/plain)
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Michael
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: computer slow
I opened the case and the internal fans are whirring.

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Brien Dieterle <> wrote:

> 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.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------
>> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>




--
:-)~MIKE~(-:
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list -
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss