[SOLVED] Random reboots and freezes

JLegron · 2025-01-03 23:51:28

Hello everyone,

I've been experiencing random reboots and freezes on my Arch Linux system since about a week ago. I installed the microcode updates (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microcode). Unfortunately, the reboots have continued even after that.

I suspect this might be a hardware issue, but I'm not sure which component is failing. Can anyone suggest how I can diagnose the problem? I've tried checking system logs, but I haven’t found any obvious errors that could point to a specific issue. I have an AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U with Radeon Graphics.

Thank you very much for your help!

Last edited by JLegron (2025-01-05 16:47:26)

jonno2002 · 2025-01-04 07:36:18

what changed "about a week ago" that may have caused this? did you do an update ? if so revert the changes and see if the problem persists.
if you suspect hardware failure then try basic troubleshooting, run a memtest first as its the quickest and easiest thing to do, try re-seating/replugging all components, try a live linux usb that isnt arch and see if that freezes too, etc etc and try pinpoint the failure.

EDIT: also if you have access to other hardware like PSU/CPU/mobo and can swap in a donor for testing do that too...

Last edited by jonno2002 (2025-01-04 07:39:17)

seth · 2025-01-04 10:05:50

I'm seriously not sure whyt that was removed as "outdated" or how systematic hardware issues and aggressive board vendors can become "outdated, but see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … om_reboots

JLegron · 2025-01-05 11:03:03

Thank you for your replies.
I increased the CpuVid value by 7 on all cores using amdctl (https://github.com/kevinlekiller/amdctl). This corresponds to a voltage increase of about 0.04V.
I made this change 24 hours ago and haven't experienced any problem since, whereas I was encountering multiple crashes per day before.

seth · 2025-01-05 15:07:44

Try to get this to the lowest value you can get away with and a stable system and please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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[SOLVED] Random reboots and freezes

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