[GLLUG] system tools and updates

[John Burke]

+1 for both smartctl and memtest86+. SMART tests are easy to run but are time-consuming, a simple

smartctl --test=long /dev/sdX

will do fine. Just remember to replace sdX with the suspect drive :)

On September 6, 2014 10:14:57 PM EDT, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
>On 09/06/2014 09:58 PM, Andy Ball wrote:
>> Looking for some help and tips. I am currently running Ubuntu 12.04
>(64bit)
>>
>> I am having some crash issues lately and suspect Hard drive or CPU
>> issues are there tools that are recommended to help identify what the
>> problem might be. Not the best with command line so graphical tools
>are
>> desired.
>>
>> I am looking at upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 I leaning towards fresh
>> install.  My main concern is keeping Virtual Box machines from
>breaking
>> most of them are on an external drive is there something I need to be
>> aware of and back up.
>
>If you're worried about a hard drive failing, Andy, check out smartctl 
>and smartd.  I don't know of any GUI interfaces for them, but they're 
>what you want.
>
>How old is the problematic PC?  I thought I was had a failing video
>card 
>on my eleven-year-old PC, but a replacement video card didn't make any 
>difference.  Later, Bill Marr suggested that it might well be the power
>
>supply, which I now suspect could be true.  I replaced that PC, though,
>
>so I'm not going to spend any more time trying to figure it out.  But, 
>depending on your symptoms, if there's any reason to suspect the power 
>supply you might want to find out how to check that out or how to 
>replace it.  In my case, the PC would suddenly start the boot process, 
>with no shutdown beforehand.
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>
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