Mint 13 Mate Freezing x64

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JimQ
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Mint 13 Mate Freezing x64

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I have two computers, both freeze intermittently:

Machine !:
Motherboard: Asus P6T
CPU: Intel i7 920 2.66Ghz
Memory: OCZ 12.0GB DDR3-1600
Video: EVGA 9600GT 512MB

Machine 2:
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
CPU: Intel i7 3770K 3.5Ghz (not overclocked)
Memory: 32GB, GSkill F31866C10D-16GSR
Video: intel 4000

This happens with different programs.
Which log files should I look at to troubleshoot this problem?

Thank you,
Jim
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Re: Mint 13 Mate Freezing x64

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[quote="JimQ"]
Which log files should I look at to troubleshoot this problem?/quote]

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$ dmesg
$ cat /var/log/syslog
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Re: Mint 13 Mate Freezing x64

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I was unable to gleen any help from the logs except mintsystemlog showed mintSystem stopped, does this help anyone help me?

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013-04-21 20:23:10 - minSystem started
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /etc/linuxmint/adjustments//15-mint-artwork-gnome-firefox.execute executed
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/mdm/defaults.conf overwritten with /usr/share/ubuntu-system-adjustments/mdm/defaults.conf
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/24x24/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /etc/legal overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/motd/legal
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/applications/aptoncd.desktop overwritten with /usr/share/ubuntu-system-adjustments/aptoncd/aptoncd.desktop
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/32x32/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/22x22/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/22x22/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/24x24/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/lib/firefox/distribution/distribution.ini overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/firefox/distribution.ini
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/16x16/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/22x22/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/22x22/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/32x32/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/24x24/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/22x22/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/22x22/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/48x48/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/48.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places/start-here.svg overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/scalable.svg
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /etc/grub.d/10_linux overwritten with /usr/share/ubuntu-system-adjustments/grub/10_linux
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/preferences/vendor-firefox.js overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/firefox/firefox.js
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/32x32/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/32x32/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/32.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/16x16/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /etc/gnome/defaults.list overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/mime/defaults.list
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/synaptic/gtkbuilder/window_main.ui overwritten with /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintSystem/adjustments/window_main.ui
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/48x48/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/48.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/22x22/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/22x22/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/22.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/mate/16x16/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:10 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /usr/share/icons/mate/24x24/places/novell-button.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/24.png
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /usr/share/icons/mate/16x16/places/start-here.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/16.png
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /usr/share/icons/mate/48x48/places/gnome-main-menu.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/48.png
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/motd/10-help-text
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /usr/share/applications/yelp.desktop overwritten with /usr/share/ubuntu-system-adjustments/yelp/yelp.desktop
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /usr/share/icons/mate/48x48/places/distributor-logo.png overwritten with /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/logos/48.png
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /etc/lsb-release overwritten
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /etc/issue overwritten
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - /etc/issue.net overwritten
2013-04-21 20:23:11 - mintSystem stopped
Thank you
JimQ
Linux Mint 19.3 Mate & 17.3 Mate x64
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe
CPU: i7-3770K, 3.40Ghz LGA1155
Memory: G.Skill, F3-1866C10D-16GSR 32GB
Video: Intel HD Graphics 4000
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