On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 8:15 PM nick <nick@???> wrote:
> It's definitely a dream system. I would still suspect it though. My
> reasoning would be somewhat like this:
> 1. Random lockups are not normal and shouldn't be happening.
> 2. The cause has gotta be either hardware or software.
> 3. If it's hardware it's gotta be one (or more) specific component that is
> failing, defined by if I replaced that component with an identical unit (of
> the same manufacturer and model) the problem would go away.
> 4. If it's software it's gotta be a subtle bug or driver incompatibility,
> sometimes latent bugs can be triggered by unusual combinations eg. Let us
> say the driver for your AMD graphics card fails when there is 64 GB or more
> of RAM, just for the sake of example.
> 5. It could also be a matter of settings or configuration eg if your BIOS
> has configured the RAM for a higher clock than it is specced for, although
> in this era of autoconfiguration this would probably count as a driver bug.
>
> What I would do as a starting point would be to pull out the GPU and half
> the RAM and use it for a few weeks to see if problem goes away. Does it
> have internal graphics or do you have an older GPU to use temporarily? If
> problem recurs swap the RAM for the other half and re-test. You can also
> try the GPU or RAM in another system to see if problem moves with it. If it
> turns out to be the GPU then it could be driver issue as drivers are very
> complex these days. You could try earlier driver or earlier kernel (as you
> are already doing) but such approach is fraught. Once you narrow down the
> issue to a specific part or driver its better to take it out of service
> until a new part or fix is available.
>
> In principle you can use the same approach to diagnose CPU or mobo issue,
> but you would need identical spares which could get costly. If buying
> spares for testing I would highly recommend to get a PSU first. I haven't
> been into system building for many years but I have heard that PSU is
> responsible for a large proportion of faults with modern rigs given how
> demanding they are on the PSU.
>
> I am sure you can solve this. The nightmare is when it happens on a laptop
> where you really have no option but to try earlier kernels or removing
> drivers or take the laptop out of service (has happened to me). On a PC it
> is much easier. Oh yeah another thought: you might try running the dreaded
> Windows on it for a while. If it still locks up you have eliminated
> software except possibly for common code in AMD display drivers.
>
> Given that when I had all four browsers loaded the uptime shrank horribly
and my peripheral knowledge of the
desire of far too many companies to use javascript to do things and report
back to them what they want to know
I am far more likely to suspect software than hardware.
Just like right now - - I am still stuck at the dredded mz googly's email
system and right now ublock origin is
telling me that the are some 115 domains linked in. (Now up to 120 domains.
Now up to 137!!!!)
This kind of garbage is likely at the bottom of my issues - - - not that
hardware can't be an issue but
when hardware is manipulated by unscrupulous companies - - - well the
results are issues for users.
Sorry - - - I have no spare GPU and I don't know another currently
available one that has 5 outputs
so that's a doa issue already.
I guess what I'm looking for - - - well maybe I need to setup that shared
hosting setup that I have been thinking
about and get mz googly off my neck. Then if I can find a way to jail any
and all browsers then I think my
hardware issues would like shrink mightily.
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Re: [DNG] Uptime issue
