On 15/11/2020 10.03, mh@mike.franken.de wrote:
On Samstag, 14. November 2020 21:47:28 CET Carlos E. R. wrote:
Still I think you should verify the "disk". If it fails suddenly there would be no logs about the problem. If the machine responds a bit, maybe console 10 might have some information.
Yes, that was my first idea, too. But neither fscks for the filesystems nor a DELL HW check didn't find anything 8-<
Don't forget smartctl.
And no, no console shows any information - they are all pitch black 8-(
Tsk :-(
At the moment, I suspect RAM to be the culprit. I added the memtest parameter to the kernel boot options and sometimes, but not every time on boot I get error messages for certain memory blocks. Despite that, all HW checks including DELL's own one refuse to show any errors 8-/
There is a memtest tool that is usually accessible from the boot menu of the install disk. You have to leave it running for a day or so. Others are more knowledgeable on the tool than me. If that tool signals an error in the RAM, then you do have a problem with the RAM no matter what Dell says. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar)