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OsakiTsukiko

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Registered: 2023-05-06

Posts: 19

Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

I don't remember when it started but it's been going for a while (1+ years).
At first (*it rebooted just now*) it only rebooted while booting, usually close to entering the login manager i would see the ASUS logo and grub but over the past hald a year to eight months it has been (*it rebooted again*) gradually rebooting more and more often to the point that it's rebooting every 10-20 minutes and it's becoming unusable.

I have seen similar threads here but none have managed to solve my issue.

The reboot is hard (as if i were to hold the power button, some times i can even hear a sound an old laptop made when i unplugged it (it had no battery)).
I am lost and have no idea what to do.

Not very reliable, but usually I found it would not reboot if it was doing something (for example playing a youtube video) and mostly rebooting when sitting idle but for the paste few days it has been rebooting no matter the state. (it even rebooted a few times while i was updating pacman and broken some stuff).
I usually run it plugged to the wall but if it's on battery i think the reboots occurr more frequently.

(*it rebooted again*)
It rebooted 8 (9*) times over the span of 3 hours today.

journalctl --list-boots: http://0x0.st/8Dg8.txt
journalctl -b -1 -e: http://0x0.st/8DgP.txt
journalctl -b -2 -e: http://0x0.st/8DgZ.txt
journalctl -b -3 -e: http://0x0.st/8DgN.txt
journalctl -b -4 -e: http://0x0.st/8Dgq.txt

I don't know if there is anything useful in these since (*it just rebooted.. i am running insane, it was at least usable a few weeks ago*) it did not do a clean power off.
If you need anything else please ask.

I am loosing my mind.

edit:
OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Host: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1.0
Kernel: 6.15.6-arch1-1
Uptime: 4 mins
Packages: 1520 (pacman)
Shell: bash 5.2.37
Resolution: 1920x1080
DE: GNOME 48.3
WM: Mutter
WM Theme: Adwaita
Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3]
Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3]
Terminal: kgx
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 4.787GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
GPU: AMD ATI Radeon 680M
Memory: 5407MiB / 15222MiB

these are my specs.

Last edited by OsakiTsukiko (2025-07-12 17:56:52)

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

Boot an arch installation iso, let it sit idle for a while and watch it.
Does it also reboot spontaneously when run like this?

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badelf

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Registered: 2021-05-07

Posts: 11

Re: Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

Just joining this thread because I have the same problem on a different ASUS. Random, spontaneous boots with no journal entries in common just before the boots. No clues. No errors on the nvme.
I'll try the iso test and see what happens.

badelf

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Registered: 2021-05-07

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Re: Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

Progress Report
Here's what I tired:
1. Disconnected external monitor in my setup.
2. Uninstalled Plasma, and installed Gnome instead.
3. Checked BIOS - it was already up to date.

REPORT: NO improvement. It ran for awhile and then sitting there by itself, it spontaneously booted.

seth

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Re: Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Ryzen#Random_reboots

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badelf

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Registered: 2021-05-07

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Re: Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Ryzen#Random_reboots

Sadly, on my Asus Vivobook, there are no settings for clocking or voltage.

My next step is install Manjaro which is a couple steps behind Arch.

seth

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Re: Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

Have you already tried the LTS kernel?
You can also just downgrade the kernel to some 6.14 version.

But if you're running into the common ryzen problem and you cannot adjust the PBO and the kernel parameter mitigations don't suffice, you're borderline screwed.
Maybe running some background processes to keep the CPU busy and hotter can help (though you're already running gnome…)

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OsakiTsukiko

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Registered: 2023-05-06

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Re: Random (and frequent) reboots on ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507RC_FA507RC 1

Sorry for the late response, I had barely any time to use my laptop.
I will try the live boot and see if it still restarts although I do not know when I will get around to creating a bootable usb.
I have  briefly looked in the past over the page linked by seth but i have no settings for voltage or such in the bios, the bios is a very bare, the most i can do is pick the boot device order or toggle secure boot. (also, my ryzen is 6000)
I have in the past tried the LTS kernel to no change but I will try it again.

For now, I found running minecraft in the background (gnome + firefox + discord was not enough) to make the restarts go away.
Also, it varies a lot based on God knows what, at the moment I only have a browser running but it has yet to reboot..

Thanks, Osaki!

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