Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

To put some bounds on this, I'm currently looking at an Oryx Pro. I have it tricked out to $2100. i7-10875H, 32GB 3200MHz RAM, RTX2060 6GB, 1TB NVME seq. RD 3500MB/s, seq WR 3300 MB/s, 15.6" display 1080p. Seems to be the best combination of stuff I can find for the price. Can a standard make

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 3:45 PM Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > Showtime Computer in Hudson now does > custom-built laptops, > as of some time in the last few years IIRC. They look like they're based > on the same ODM kits > as the other Linux boutiques I've shopped, and

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

On 1/6/21 3:07 PM, Bruce Labitt wrote: > Checked the media, both are readable using the RPI4.  Seems like the power > supply is failing.  It's cycling on and off even with no media, dvd, or > drives.  I think this is a dead parrot. > > Well, that was fun.  Uh, not really. > > Guess I need to

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Yeah. Laptops are not intended to last that long. -- Jerry Feldman Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7 PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1 3050 5715 B88D 6F6 B B6E7 On Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 3:22 PM Bruce Labitt wrote: > It would be a lot easier if this was a

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

It would be a lot easier if this was a desktop. I had a PC supply capacitor explode once. That was exciting, as I was in the room at the time. Boom! Lots of smoke. One of the high voltage electrolytic caps popped. Replaced the power supply and was good to go again. Laptops, especially 7

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Power supply failures can cause lots of issues. I've changed a few. For me a quick trip to micro center allowed me to get stuff up and running. -- Jerry Feldman Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7 PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1 3050 5715 B88D 6F6 B B6E7

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Checked the media, both are readable using the RPI4. Seems like the power supply is failing. It's cycling on and off even with no media, dvd, or drives. I think this is a dead parrot. Well, that was fun. Uh, not really. Guess I need to go computer shopping. It was an i7, 32GB RAM, 17"

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Sounds like a problem with the motherboard.On Jan 6, 2021 1:33 PM, Bruce Labitt wrote:One more oddity, when I turned it off by pressing the power off button, the laptop went off, then started again.  Is this a clue?On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 1:31 PM Bruce Labitt wrote:I yanked

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

One more oddity, when I turned it off by pressing the power off button, the laptop went off, then started again. Is this a clue? On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 1:31 PM Bruce Labitt wrote: > I yanked the battery, and all the disks. Tried booting with AC power. > And no usb stick. I get the same

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

I yanked the battery, and all the disks. Tried booting with AC power. And no usb stick. I get the same behavior. Does not respond to F2, F7, or Func-F2 or Func-F7. :( No fan comes on. If I try the USB stick and power up, same behavior, except the fan has some activity. Not looking good...

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Yank the SSD and USB and see if it boots.  That will at least isolate if either of those are involved. On Jan 6, 2021 12:10 PM, Bruce Labitt wrote:Sorry to bother you, that is, if I haven 't been put on a giant ignore list.  Replaced disk with new bigger SSD.  Unfortunately, the laptop is not

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Sorry to bother you, that is, if I haven 't been put on a giant ignore list. Replaced disk with new bigger SSD. Unfortunately, the laptop is not booting to the USB stick. I haven't even gotten to any video console yet, grub, bios, nada. I get occasional flashes of the disk activity light and

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Found out how to check the whole usb disk. $ sudo sha256sum -b /dev/sdx Sudo was required. Hope to be back and running soon... Sorry for all the noise. On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 10:03 AM Bruce Labitt wrote: > System76 thinks it's the ssd. Machine strangely got locked up while > trying to start

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

System76 thinks it's the ssd. Machine strangely got locked up while trying to start the arduino IDE, forcing me to power off the laptop. Took 28 minutes to boot! And 12 seconds after handing off to the OS. So it's time to do this. I just backed up /home, /opt and /etc. Anything else I should

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Think it's a driver issue.  Looked in journalctl and there's some errors indicated.  One is a video issue, another is some sort of permissions issue for user who isn't me.  The permissions issue is with tracker-miner, which I find to be highly annoying.  Not quite sure how to disable it

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Examine the time stamps on the syslog and compare them to previous nominal boots. That should indicate where the issue is. If all log entries indicate long delays, then it is something systemic like memory, storage, CPU, a thermal issue, etc. (Note: A systemic issue is not necessarily a

Re: SMART data & Self tests, not sure if my SSD is on it's last gasp

Storage still scares me, just as a general principle..., so I'm basically never going to say "you really have nothing to worry about"..., but I think I _might_ be able to settle your nerves a little: On 12/30/20 2:04 PM, Bruce Labitt wrote: > I think I have a SSD on the way out.  Last reboot took