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The thread discusses repeated system crashes on a Windows/Linux setup, with logs indicating errors related to hardware (potential RAM issues) and software components. The original poster reports crashes occurring after minor updates and mentions suspect hardware problems, which they confirm are due to faulty RAM sticks. Overall, the user concludes that replacing the bad RAM will likely resolve the stability issues.

anotherwindowsuser

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Hi,

There was a little updating done a few days ago, a couple of hundred megs, however since then the computer has cut out three times. Does these mean anything? I don't use bluez so will disable that but not sure what these logs are saying? Windows 10 crashed the other day so might not be just software.

$ journalctl -p 3 -r
-- Logs begin at Sun 2021-04-04 19:06:46 BST, end at Thu 2021-05-20 12:36:38 BS>
May 20 12:19:10 Home pulseaudio[1507]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesk>
May 20 12:18:49 Home lightdm[1303]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control fi>
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib>
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet.so): /lib/>
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib>
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet.so): /lib/>
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write thro>
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page found
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: PROCESSOR 2:600f20 TIME 162>
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: TSC 0 ADDR fdfc000808
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: CPU 0: Machine Check: 0 Ban>
-- Reboot --
May 20 12:16:45 Home pulseaudio[1547]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesk>
May 20 12:16:19 Home lightdm[1319]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control fi>
May 20 12:15:44 Home pulseaudio[1216]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesk>
May 20 12:15:16 Home lightdm[1319]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 12:15:16 Home lightdm[1319]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib>
May 20 12:15:16 Home lightdm[1319]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
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-- Logs begin at Sun 2021-04-04 19:06:46 BST, end at Thu 2021-05-20 12:36:38 BST. --
May 20 12:19:10 Home pulseaudio[1507]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate se>
May 20 12:18:49 Home lightdm[1303]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib/security/pam_kwallet5.so: cannot open shared >
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
May 20 12:18:42 Home lightdm[1303]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet.so): /lib/security/pam_kwallet.so: cannot open shared ob>
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib/security/pam_kwallet5.so: cannot open shared >
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
May 20 12:18:41 Home lightdm[1190]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet.so): /lib/security/pam_kwallet.so: cannot open shared ob>
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page found
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: PROCESSOR 2:600f20 TIME 1621509511 SOCKET 0 APIC 0 microcode 6000852
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: TSC 0 ADDR fdfc000808
May 20 12:18:34 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: CPU 0: Machine Check: 0 Bank 4: f600000000070f0f
 

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$ inxi -Fxmz
System:
Kernel: 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A78L-M/USB3 v: Rev X.0x
serial: <filter> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 0801 date: 11/30/2011
Memory:
RAM: total: 9.71 GiB used: 1.92 GiB (19.8%)
RAM Report:
permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Topology: 8-Core model: AMD FX-8350 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Bulldozer
L2 cache: 2048 KiB
flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
bogomips: 64285
Speed: 1405 MHz min/max: 1400/4000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1406 2: 1405
3: 1405 4: 1405 5: 2027 6: 2118 7: 1406 8: 1390
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E]
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: ati,radeon
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1024x768~75Hz, 1024x768~75Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD VERDE (DRM 2.50.0 5.8.0-53-generic LLVM 11.0.0)
v: 4.5 Mesa 20.2.6 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASUSTeK M4A785TD driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2
Device-2: AMD Oland/Hainan/Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000
Series]
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.8.0-53-generic
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASUSTeK P8P67 and other motherboards driver: r8169 v: kernel
port: e800 bus ID: 03:00.0
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: NetGear WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] type: USB
driver: rtl8187 bus ID: 1-2:3
IF: state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 611.12 GiB used: 10.01 GiB (1.6%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AVDS-63U7B1
size: 465.76 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Dogfish model: SSD 120GB size: 111.79 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc model: SSD 32GB size: 29.82 GiB
ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB model: Flash USB Disk size: 3.75 GiB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 27.37 GiB used: 10.01 GiB (36.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 1.88 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdc5
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C mobo: 33.0 C gpu: radeon temp: 42 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 1130 case-1: 0
Voltages: 12v: 11.87 5v: N/A 3.3v: 3.21 vbat: N/A
Info:
Processes: 269 Uptime: 20m Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: N/A
Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 inxi: 3.0.38
 

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It just crashed again while watching weather report on bbc news.

$ journalctl -p 3 -r
-- Logs begin at Sun 2021-04-04 19:06:46 BST, end at Thu 2021-05-20 13:08:10 BS>
May 20 13:07:53 Home lightdm[1317]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control fi>
May 20 13:07:47 Home lightdm[1317]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 13:07:47 Home lightdm[1317]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib>
May 20 13:07:47 Home lightdm[1317]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
May 20 13:07:47 Home lightdm[1317]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet.so): /lib/>
May 20 13:07:46 Home lightdm[1204]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 13:07:46 Home lightdm[1204]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib>
May 20 13:07:46 Home lightdm[1204]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
May 20 13:07:46 Home lightdm[1204]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet.so): /lib/>
May 20 13:07:38 Home kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write thro>
May 20 13:07:38 Home kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page found
May 20 13:07:38 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: PROCESSOR 2:600f20 TIME 162>
May 20 13:07:38 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: TSC 0 ADDR d01e2900
May 20 13:07:38 Home kernel: mce: [Hardware Error]: CPU 0: Machine Check: 0 Ban>
-- Reboot --
May 20 13:02:55 Home pulseaudio[1528]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesk>
May 20 13:02:37 Home lightdm[1322]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control fi>
May 20 13:02:28 Home lightdm[1322]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
May 20 13:02:28 Home lightdm[1322]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet5.so): /lib>
May 20 13:02:28 Home lightdm[1322]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet.so
May 20 13:02:28 Home lightdm[1322]: PAM unable to dlopen(pam_kwallet.so): /lib/>
May 20 13:02:27 Home lightdm[1206]: PAM adding faulty module: pam_kwallet5.so
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Solved, turns out I have two bad ram sticks, going to buy some more, just have 4gb now so should be ok in linux.
 

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