Sounds more like a hardware problem. Open it up and vacuum out the dust, especially from the CPU fan. Then run a memory test (probably available at the boot screen).
Rod Sent from BlueMail On Jun 3, 2018, 10:12 AM, at 10:12 AM, Bob Scofield <scofi...@omsoft.com> wrote: >Here's an update. The idea of installing Chrome as a temporary fix >does >not work. Chrome will not even come up when I click on the icon. > >Bob > >On 06/02/2018 04:55 PM, Bob Scofield wrote: >> I've got an infected Linux desktop and I don't have the technical >> expertise to fix it. I live in Woodland and I'm willing to hire >> someone to come over here to fix it. So I'll explain the problem and > >> then explain what I think I can do on my own, but if that won't work >I >> would like some professional help. >> >> I was on the CNN news website and saw an article with a title >> something like "Mama Bear Hugs Man Who Saved Cubs." I wanted to read > >> the article, but checked out another story first. Then I could no >> longer find the bear story on the CNN website. So I Googled and >found >> it. >> >> When I clicked on the link to the story or video or whatever it is, >> Firefox crashed. It crashed permanently. If I try to start Firefox >> all I get is the "Mozilla Crash Report." I've removed Firefox 3 >> times. I've purged Firefox twice. I've reinstalled and the problem >> persists. >> >> In the meantime I tried to read the story with Chromium. Chromium >now >> constantly crashes. It will not stay up for more than about 30 >seconds. >> >> What's more, Cinnamon (I'm using Linux Mint) is now crashing every >> once and awhile and I've never seen Cinnamon crash before. >> >> One idea I have is to reinstall Linux Mint. But /home is on a >> separate partition. And I've got a feeling that if I reinstall, then > >> something in /home/.mozilla will prevent Firefox from working. So if >I >> do a reinstall, do I first wipe out /.mozilla? >> >> I've got ESET Linux antivirus on this computer and it didn't find >> anything during an in-depth scan. >> >> This is a dual boot system. I use Windows 7 for work. Given that >> Windows 7 is expiring next January I was planning on taking some time > >> in November to re-partition this computer to wipe out the Windows >> partition and use Windows 7 in Virtualbox (keeping Windows more >> isolated from the Internet). So I guess I could download Chrome and >> use it until I do this big computer switch in November. But even then > >> I have to worry about whether .mozilla should be deleted. >> >> If one of these fixes don't seem like they'd work, please contact me >> and I'll hire you to drive over and do the fix. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Bob >> _______________________________________________ >> vox-tech mailing list >> vox-tech@lists.lugod.org >> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > >_______________________________________________ >vox-tech mailing list >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org >http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
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