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From: Jack <ostroffjh@×××××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo uninstallable on this hardware
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:23:50
Message-Id: 98e639b4-c7d2-8d31-efa7-680b0529c50c@users.sourceforge.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] gentoo uninstallable on this hardware by Jude DaShiell
1 On 4/17/22 11:06, Jude DaShiell wrote:
2 > ...
3 > Most recent crash happened after opening links on the gentoo page itself.
4 > So far, gentoo is the only flavor of linux used around here that crashes
5 > my hardware like that. It was suggested the special glue holding the fan
6 > to the cpu may have given out and in that case it's time for a new
7 > computer.
8 I don't believe that is glue, but thermal compound, which is supposed to
9 assist the flow of heat from the CPU to the heat sink. If that is the
10 problem, then your shutdowns would be due to overheating.  Depending on
11 the particular motherboard/CPU combination, it should be possible for
12 someone to remove the fan and heat sink from the CPU, clean off the old
13 compound, and replace the heat sink using new thermal compound.  I don't
14 know if there is any way for you to monitor the CPU temperature or at
15 least get a warning if that is the reason for the shutdown.
16 > In any case, this has been max frustrating.
17
18 Quite understandable.
19
20 Jack

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