[GLLUG] system tools and updates

[John Burke]

Sounds like RAM to me. AFAIK older Ubuntu versions set up a memtest86+ entry in GRUB by default, if not a CD/USB boot is always easy.

On September 6, 2014 11:55:28 PM EDT, Andy Ball <physicsnarf at gmail.com> wrote:
>The system seems to slow to a near halt or total system lockup with out
>warming or reason (no reason as in minimal apps running and it is a
>3.0GHz
>Quad Core with 10 GB ram)
>On Sep 6, 2014 11:41 PM, "Charles Ulrich" <charles at bityard.net> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-09-06 21:58, Andy Ball wrote:
>>
>>> Hey everybody,
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> What kind of crash issues? Random applications crash? Kernel panics?
>The
>> whole machine locks up?
>>
>>  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.
>>>
>>
>> I always make sure to keep a copy of /home and /etc handy when
>re-imaging
>> a Linux machine.
>>
>> You should _always_ be doing backups!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Charles
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