* Michael <[email protected]> [11-05-17 20:08]: > memtest86 is not on my system and apt would not install it. > it is a desktop. I will attempt to reseat the pci-e card in the morning. > > > On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Robert Krawitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 5 Nov 2017 17:52:45 -0500, Michael wrote: > > > good thought yet all returned ok > > > > You could try memtest86 (which is much more thorough -- it's a mini-OS > > of its own that needs to be booted). > > > > I would certainly not be surprised if it's thermal in nature. If you > > are using OpenCL, I wouldn't be surprised if it's the video card if > > it's the only intensive thing you do using it. But it could be the > > motherboard, it could be the CPU, it could be the memory. > > > > Is this a laptop or desktop? Particularly if it's a desktop, does it > > have a separate discrete graphics adapter (in a PCIe slot) or is it > > using the integrated graphics if your CPU has such? > > > > If it's a separate, discrete graphics adapter there's a fair-ish > > chance it could simply be the mechanical connector that's flaky. You > > can try removing the card and reseating it, or putting it in a > > different PCIe slot. You could try (carefully!) cleaning the contacts > > on the card with a pencil erasor -- just make sure that the card is > > grounded when you do this. > > > > If it has discrete graphics and is a laptop, it's probably not > > feasible to replace the graphics adapter. Higher-end laptops these > > days use what are called MXM modules (which are discrete cards), but > > they're not easy to remove and you need to be very careful putting > > things back together. If the laptop's under warranty, get it serviced > > that way; if not, you're probably better off buying a new laptop. > > > > If it's using integrated graphics (on either a laptop or desktop), the > > CPU could be bad (the integrated graphics is on the CPU chip). That's > > not that easy to test, because the graphics logic is connected to the > > CPU via an internal (to the die) PCIe link. > > -- > > Robert Krawitz <[email protected]> > > > > *** MIT Engineers A Proud Tradition http://mitathletics.com *** > > Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- http://ProgFree.org > > Project lead for Gutenprint -- http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net > > > > "Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works." > > --Eric Crampton > > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
you are not reading the post: You could try memtest86 (which is much more thorough -- it's a mini-OS of its own that needs to be booted). it is not an installable "program". -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
