[Discuss] Think I need a new computer

[Steve Litt]

Kent Borg said on Sun, 16 Jun 2024 13:48:41 -0700


>Intermittent, and has been going on forever. Sometimes I'll go for
>weeks without noticing it. Rebooting seems to help, but I don't often
>bother.
>
>Possibly I have an actual HW problem, have had it for years, and it is 
>getting worse. Donno. My gripes from a few days ago seem to be less
>now. Maybe I indeed do need a new computer, but can limp along a bit
>longer.
>
>
>-kb, the Kent who would rather not spend an extra $1200 right now.

Yeah, don't spend $1200. I know it memchecked OK, but did you do a
smart tools check on your disks? Also, just for fun, reseat all your
daughtercards and ramsticks and cables, internal and external. Elapsed
time: Maybe an hour.

Maybe a different distribution would help. Try Void Linux, which is
about as different from Debian as you can get without going Slackware
or BSD.

I HATE intermittents!

SteveT

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