Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-02-14 Thread Robert F. Crochelt
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 08:24:57AM -0800, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 18:14, Felix Miata wrote: > > Bob Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 17:25 (UTC-0800): > > > > > inxi output attached. > > > > Your iMac's BIOS date is about a month earlier than mine. Likely the only >

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-27 Thread Bob Crochelt
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022, at 08:24, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 18:14, Felix Miata wrote: >> Bob Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 17:25 (UTC-0800): >> >> > inxi output attached. >> >> Your iMac's BIOS date is about a month earlier than mine. Likely the only >> difference b

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-27 Thread Felix Miata
Bob Crochelt composed on 2022-01-27 08:24 (UTC-0800): > Felix Miata wrote: >> overheating. Have you tried running memtest86? > Tried to run memtest86 from the grub menu but it just seemed to > sit there, will try that again today. Your Grub menu has memtest86+. That's quite different than memt

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-27 Thread Bob Crochelt
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 21:34, Charles Curley wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:52:55 -0800 > "Robert F. Crochelt" wrote: > > > Can't even > > shift to a different console with ctrl-F_. > > Try ctl-alt-F_. > > -- > Does anybody read signatures any more? > > https://charlescurley.com > https:

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-27 Thread Bob Crochelt
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 18:14, Felix Miata wrote: > Bob Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 17:25 (UTC-0800): > > > inxi output attached. > > Your iMac's BIOS date is about a month earlier than mine. Likely the only > difference between ours is you have G92M [GeForce 8800M GTS] while I have > RV

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-26 Thread Charles Curley
On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:52:55 -0800 "Robert F. Crochelt" wrote: > Can't even > shift to a different console with ctrl-F_. Try ctl-alt-F_. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-26 Thread Felix Miata
Bob Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 17:25 (UTC-0800): > inxi output attached. Your iMac's BIOS date is about a month earlier than mine. Likely the only difference between ours is you have G92M [GeForce 8800M GTS] while I have RV630/M76 [Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT/2700]. If yours is anything lik

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-26 Thread Bob Crochelt
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 17:09, Felix Miata wrote: > Robert F. Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 16:52 (UTC-0800): > > > Older iMac, recently installed Debian 11. Having system freezes even > > when running light weight environment like fvwm. Starts with slow > > video, progresses over a few min

Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-26 Thread Felix Miata
Robert F. Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 16:52 (UTC-0800): > Older iMac, recently installed Debian 11. Having system freezes even > when running light weight environment like fvwm. Starts with slow > video, progresses over a few minutes to complete freeze. Can't even > shift to a different con

system freeze older iMac Debian 11

2022-01-26 Thread Robert F. Crochelt
Hi Older iMac, recently installed Debian 11. Having system freezes even when running light weight environment like fvwm. Starts with slow video, progresses over a few minutes to complete freeze. Can't even shift to a different console with ctrl-F_. Nothing in top (when it starts) to suggest exc