I need some help from the community identifying what is causing my Mate 18.04 to completely freeze on a regular basis. The computer that’s having the issues is my local file and media server.
Here’s what’s happening. My PC is completely freezing consistently in the afternoon. Totally unresponsive to mouse and keyboard. Can’t connect via SSH. The only way to restore to normal functionality is to hit the reset button or do a hard shut down via the power button.
I’ve tired looking at various logs and CHRON jobs and nothing stands out as causing the problem. All updates have been installed.
The hardware is an Asrock X370 Gaming Pro motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 1600X, 16GB RAM @ 3200MHz. It’s an active Samba file and Plex media server.
I have a similar PC with the mini-ITX version of the same mobo, also with the Ryzen 1600X, 32GB RAM @ 3200MHz that serves as an HTPC running Mate 18.04 and I don’t have any issues with it.
I should also note that the HTPC has had zero issues with the systemd-resolv, while the server always requires manual intervention to fix the DNS issues. I don’t know if that has any bearing, but thought I’d mention it.
So, what logs do you want see? Are there motherboard settings I should look to change? Where do you want to start? What questions do you have?
Thank you in advance for any and all help!