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All, |
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I set up a new AMD computer (moved disk from previous Intel |
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computer). After some struggles with bios settings, I got it to boot |
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properly and updated for the new hardware. All seemed fine, but then it |
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started "crashing" when left alone. From Googling, it seems that it has |
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something to do with the bios powering down drives that aren't in use, |
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but then not being able to power them back up. |
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When it "crashes" (goes into a coma?), I have to use the power button to |
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turn it off and then back on. As it starts up, the root partition is |
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clean, but home has to be recovered - which seems to indicate that it is |
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indeed an issue with the mobo/bios turning off the root drive. |
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I found a Linux site that suggested this line in dmesg as a symptom: |
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> [Firmware Bug]: ACPI MWAIT C-state 0x0 not supported by HW (0x0) |
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The solution was to turn of C-states in the bios. I forget the exact |
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wording right now, but I could not find it in my bios. I tried to turn off |
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everything that seemed related to power saving, but several did not have |
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an "off" option. So, I am still getting the error. |
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For now, I set up a cron job to move a file from /root to /tmp every 15 |
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minutes. This seems to work, but it is obviously not a long term |
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solution. |
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I checked for a bios update, but there was not one available. |
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Has anyone else experienced this? Is there maybe a /sys/ or /proc/ file |
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I can tweak to avoid bios powering things off? |
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Thanks. |
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Chris Spackman chris@××××××××××.com |
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ESL Coordinator The Graham Family of Schools |
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ESL Instructor Columbus State Community College |
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MA TESOL Adjunct Ohio Dominican University |
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