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Lights_A5

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Registered: 2017-09-15

Posts: 6

Random freezes?

Hello all.

After installing Arch, i3-gaps, and compton I started getting random freezes from time to time. The system would seriously stutter for a second or 2 and then completely freeze. It was seemingly at random. At first I thought it was compton so I uninstalled compton. Unfortunately, I still ran into freezes. I thought maybe it was i3. I uninstalled it and installed Gnome. Still get issues. Okay. Maybe I did something wrong with my configuration and Arch was too complicated? Tried Manjaro with similar results as well as Antegros. Nothing worked.

It's difficult to say what I was doing as it has been completely random every time. I've never had it do this when I'm in tty though. I am at my wit's end here.

In case it matters, my desktop setup is as follows:

Processor Ryzen 7 1700
RAM 16 GB Corsair running at 2133 MHz
Graphics Card: MSI AMD RX 480
Motherboard: ASUS X370-Pro

I'm running the amdgpu driver.

The Loko

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From: Spain

Registered: 2014-07-23

Posts: 103

Re: Random freezes?

Check dmesg and journals for errors, but it could be an hardware issue.
Something similar happened to me, all those crashes were caused because the SSD SATA cable was a bit loose.

Actually there is also an Amdgpu bug that freezes a bit the system for 10 seconds or so, but it only happens when the display goes off.

Makersmarx

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From: Costa Rica

Registered: 2018-04-17

Posts: 24

Re: Random freezes?

I also tried everything and came across this https://community.amd.com/thread/225795

I had all the same issues with i3 and gnome. I switched my (gigabyte mobo) power supply idle from auto to typical and haven't had a freeze in weeks. This is a workaround, but worked for me and others.

This applies to Ryzen CPUs (I have the 1600)

Lights_A5

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Registered: 2017-09-15

Posts: 6

Re: Random freezes?

Thanks so much everyone.

For some reason I didn't know about journalctl! What a helpful little thing. I'll be sure to use it.

However, it seems to be what Makersmarx has posted. Thank you so much for posting that. I didn't know what you were talking about with the power supply, but that was because I was using an X370. I have updated the bios and changed the setting. I hope it works! I really appreciate it.

Lights_A5

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Registered: 2017-09-15

Posts: 6

Re: Random freezes?

After changing the appropriate setting that makersmarx suggested, I just got a freeze. I looked at journalctl and there was no evidence of anything. I think this is the bug with the amd microcode that he posted, but the workaround didn't work for me. I'm not sure what to do. I'll probably just get rid of it and settle with Windows and run some sort version of Linux on a VM.

asdfiex

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From: Eastern Europe

Registered: 2015-12-15

Posts: 71

Re: Random freezes?

I have been getting too these freezes since long months ago. Unfortunately they are not occuring so often.

I read here and there, tried a few things (my notebook it's Intel): updating the microcode, using different max_cstate values, passing "acpi_osi=! acpi_osi=Windows 2012" parameters to kernel boot. No improvement.

My last try it's setting BIOS to default values, I'm thinking, maybe there's a chance.
No freezes so far. Oh, or maybe the lack of high temperatures now that summer it's over keeps me away of freezes? Every time I was getting one my palmrest was freaking hot... Damn, though, I'm keeping my very beloved Arch...