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Arch crashing randomly?? (newbie, please no "RTFM") (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Every once in a while my system just randomly crashes with just a blank screen, its not when I do something specific, just randomly

Additional info: OS: Bedrock Linux 0.7.30 poki x86_64 Host: vostro 5471 Kernel: arch Uptime: 4mins Shell: bash DE: enlightenment Terminal: cool-retro-term CPU: Intel i5 GPU: Intel UHD 620 Memory: 588MiB/7839Mib

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

General computing advice that’s stood for decades: if your computer is intermittently crashing for no apparent reason, check your memory. Every time a stick of memory has failed me, I always ended up chasing software issues first (and wished I had started my troubleshooting with passing an overnight memtest+ first)

I would have saved myself lots of time if I followed my own advice! :)