My computer has been crashing completely randomly for a while now. It was once from time to time but now it’s crashing more and more and is getting really annoying. For example, some times, I can use my computer for an entire weekend without any hitch and other times it can crash six times in half an hour. It already crashed two times while writing this post.
When the crash occurs, the screen freezes but I can still use the mouse (can’t click anything) and the sound still works (For example, if I’m watching a movie or playing a game, the sounds continue without a hitch.). Then, after a few seconds, everything turns to black, with the sound still working. At some point the keyboard becomes unresponsive, I can’t even use caplock and the fans on the video card stops as if the card isn’t in use. I can’t go to a TTY so I can’t reboot the computer safely, I have to press the reset button. I’ve checked the video card temperature and it is normal.
I have searched a lot and found no answers that fixes my problem. Some people suggested changing the kernel version, I’ve tried 5.10.102-1, 5.15.25-1, 5.16.11-2 and I am now on 5.17rc5.220225.g3c789a1-1 (experimental). None of those had any effect. It was suggested to me to update my graphic drivers but since I use an AMD card, the drivers are included in the kernel I believe.
I also found a post saying to use a script with a keybind to reset the display with xrandr during a crash but that didn’t work either.
inxi info:
System:
Kernel: 5.17.0-2-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.17-x86_64
root=UUID=<filter> ro amd_iommu=on iommu=pt
quiet apparmor=1 security=apparmor
resume=UUID=<filter> udev.log_priority=3
pcie_aspm=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.24.2 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X470-PRO v: Rev X.0x
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 5861
date: 08/10/2021
Battery:
Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
RAM: total: 31.26 GiB used: 3.44 GiB (11.0%)
RAM Report:
permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+
family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 8 stepping: 2 microcode: 0x800820D
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 768 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x64 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB
L3: 16 MiB desc: 2x8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2240 high: 3078 min/max: 2200/3800 boost: disabled
scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 2758 2: 2153
3: 2156 4: 1891 5: 2575 6: 1902 7: 1856 8: 1928 9: 2644 10: 1966 11: 3054
12: 1935 13: 3078 14: 1873 15: 2119 16: 1966 bogomips: 121641
Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
bmi2 bpext clflush clflushopt clzero cmov cmp_legacy constant_tsc cpb cpuid
cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists extapic extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid
fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate ibpb irperf lahf_lm lbrv lm
mca mce misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr mwaitx nonstop_tsc
nopl npt nrip_save nx osvw overflow_recov pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq
pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pni popcnt pse
pse36 rapl rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good sep sev sev_es sha_ni skinit smap
smca sme smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 succor svm svm_lock
syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale v_vmsave_vmload vgif vmcb_clean vme
vmmcall wdt xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveerptr xsaveopt xsaves
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP:
disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590]
vendor: Sapphire Nitro+ driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
lanes: 1 link-max: lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2
empty: DP-1,DP-2,DVI-D-1 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: amdgpu,ati unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa gpu: amdgpu
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x285mm (40.0x11.2")
s-diag: 1055mm (41.5")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-0 mapped: HDMI-A-1 pos: primary,left
model: Samsung S24F350 serial: <filter> built: 2017 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60
dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2 size: 521x293mm (20.5x11.5") diag: 598mm (23.5")
ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-2 pos: right model: Samsung S24F350
serial: <filter> built: 2017 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2
size: 521x293mm (20.5x11.5") diag: 598mm (23.5") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon RX 590 Series (POLARIS10 DRM 3.44.0
5.17.0-2-MANJARO LLVM 13.0.1)
v: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.7 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590]
vendor: Sapphire driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
lanes: 1 link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 08:00.1 chip-ID: <filter>
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0a:00.3
chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.17.0-2-MANJARO running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.47 running: no
Network:
Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: kernel
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 06:00.0
chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0200
IF: enp6s0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: <filter> state: unknown speed: -1 duplex: half mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Samsung Galaxy series misc. (tethering mode) type: USB
driver: rndis_host v: kernel bus-ID: 1-14:6 chip-ID: <filter>
class-ID: 0a00 serial: <filter>
Report: This feature requires one of these tools: hciconfig/bt-adapter
Logical:
Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 11.49 TiB used: 4.31 TiB (37.5%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 3B6Q scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: ST4000DM004-2CV104
size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
type: HDD rpm: 5425 serial: <filter> rev: 0001 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Seagate model: BUP Portable
size: 4.55 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: 0004 scheme: GPT
ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 type: USB vendor: OCZ model: VERT EX4
size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
serial: <filter> scheme: GPT
ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 type: USB vendor: Western Digital
model: WD My Book 1140 size: 2.73 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 4096 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1019 scheme: MBR
Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 431.07 GiB size: 423.3 GiB (98.20%)
used: 289.46 GiB (68.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: N/A
uuid: 80228c51-45c6-48c6-894f-ecd75191978b
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 312 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 label: N/A
uuid: 0D74-57E5
ID-3: /run/media/sebsensegreen/Backup Plus raw-size: 4.55 TiB
size: 4.55 TiB (100.00%) used: 4.02 TiB (88.5%) fs: exfat dev: /dev/sdc2
maj-min: 8:34 label: Backup Plus uuid: 5DEA-8F0F
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 34.4 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 label: N/A
uuid: d3217e33-eb6a-4d98-aff6-b2fc40c3534e
Unmounted:
ID-1: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 size: 3.64 TiB fs: ext4 label: steam
uuid: 8a84b5bf-b737-47c4-9727-952f5dd0b57b
ID-2: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 200 MiB fs: vfat label: EFI
uuid: 67E3-17ED
ID-3: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 300 MiB fs: vfat label: N/A
uuid: FC9C-43A5
ID-4: /dev/sdd2 maj-min: 8:50 size: 118.95 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A
uuid: c1ab4a6a-7785-4b34-b859-db7af90d6972
ID-5: /dev/sde1 maj-min: 8:65 size: 2.73 TiB fs: ntfs label: MyBook
uuid: 54D8D96AD8D94ABE
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 14 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Hub-2: 1-4:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
power: 100mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Hub-3: 1-4.1:4 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
power: 100mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-12:3 info: Cooler Master AMD SR4 lamplight Control
type: Keyboard,HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0300
Device-2: 1-14:6 info: Samsung Galaxy series misc. (tethering mode)
type: Bluetooth,CDC-Data driver: rndis_host interfaces: 2 rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0a00
serial: <filter>
Hub-4: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 8 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Hub-5: 2-4:2 info: Genesys Logic USB3.0 Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0
speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Hub-6: 2-4.1:4 info: Genesys Logic USB3.0 Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0
speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 2-5:3 info: Western Digital My Book Essential (WDBACW)
type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
power: 8mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Hub-7: 3-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Hub-8: 4-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 4-1:2 info: Seagate RSS LLC BUP Portable type: Mass Storage
driver: uas interfaces: 1 rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s power: 144mA
chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Device-2: 4-2:3 info: Innostor IS611 SATA/PATA Bridge Controller
type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
power: 800mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Hub-9: 5-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 5-3:6 info: Microdia USB DEVICE type: Keyboard,Mouse
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
power: 100mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0301
Device-2: 5-4:7 info: Logitech M105 Optical Mouse type: Mouse
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s
power: 100mA chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0301
Hub-10: 6-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
chip-ID: <filter> class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 39.6 C mobo: 36.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 47.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 1520 case-1: 0 case-2: 0 case-3: 0 gpu: amdgpu
fan: 781
Power: 12v: 12.16 5v: N/A 3.3v: N/A vbat: N/A gpu: amdgpu watts: 64.20
Info:
Processes: 341 Uptime: 22m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 250 tool: systemctl
Compilers: gcc: 11.2.0 clang: 13.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1698 lib: 506
flatpak: 0 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.13
Boot logs (journalctl --boot=-1 --priority=3 --catalog):
Mar 05 13:33:41 Gamaelle kernel: usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
Mar 05 13:33:41 Gamaelle kernel: usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
Mar 05 13:33:41 Gamaelle kernel: usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
Mar 05 13:33:41 Gamaelle kernel: usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
Mar 05 13:33:42 Gamaelle kernel: usb 5-2: device not accepting address 4, error -71
Mar 05 13:33:43 Gamaelle kernel: usb 5-2: device not accepting address 5, error -71
Mar 05 13:33:43 Gamaelle kernel: usb usb5-port2: unable to enumerate USB device
Mar 05 13:33:44 Gamaelle kernel: scsi 11:0:0:1: Wrong diagnostic page; asked for 1 got 8
Mar 05 13:33:44 Gamaelle kernel: scsi 11:0:0:1: Failed to get diagnostic page 0x1
Mar 05 13:33:44 Gamaelle kernel: scsi 11:0:0:1: Failed to bind enclosure -19
Mar 05 13:34:16 Gamaelle pulseaudio[1888]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.bluez': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
I’m really at a loss here. I would really appreciate it if someone could help diagnose this problem with me.