Mint freezes every few hours

[SymbolicFrank]

"journalctl -b -p3" shows this:

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Mar 24 14:54:32 frank001 kernel: ata6: softreset failed (device not ready)
Mar 24 14:54:32 frank001 kernel: ata6.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
Mar 24 14:54:32 frank001 kernel: ucsi_ccg 0-0008: failed to get FW build information
Mar 24 14:54:32 frank001 kernel: ucsi_ccg 0-0008: failed to reset PPM!
Mar 24 14:54:32 frank001 kernel: ucsi_ccg 0-0008: error -ETIMEDOUT: PPM init failed
Mar 24 14:54:32 frank001 kernel: kvm_amd: SVM disabled (by BIOS) in MSR_VM_CR on CPU 4
Mar 24 14:54:41 frank001 lightdm[2085]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Mar 24 14:55:01 frank001 pulseaudio[2272]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.bluez': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)

"ucsi_ccg" seems to be an Nvidia device, but I don't have those.

What can I do? I tried installing the software to make core dumps, but it's very unclear how that works.

[SMG]

What can I do?

You can start by posting your system information as indicated you should do in How to get help (the section in pink right above your topic title).

Please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Then click the Copy button in the lower right and paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views your hardware.

Then you can explain what you are doing on the computer when it freezes and whether or not leaving the system be for a while causes it to "un-freeze".

[SymbolicFrank]

This is it:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.5.0-26-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A Desktop: Cinnamon 6.0.4 tk: GTK 3.24.33
    wm: muffin vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: B550 AORUS PRO v: x.x serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: F14 date: 01/04/2022
CPU:
  Info: 12-core model: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen 3 rev: 2
    cache: L1: 768 KiB L2: 6 MiB L3: 64 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3565 high: 4905 min/max: 2200/4950 boost: enabled cores: 1: 4760 2: 3852
    3: 3867 4: 2200 5: 3912 6: 3899 7: 2920 8: 3593 9: 3219 10: 2895 11: 3634 12: 3610 13: 4905
    14: 3884 15: 3899 16: 3849 17: 3916 18: 3847 19: 2200 20: 3700 21: 2888 22: 2890 23: 3635
    24: 3591 bogomips: 177264
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1
    empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 0b:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73a5 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,ati
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon,vesa gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x572mm (40.0x22.5") s-diag: 1166mm (45.9")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-0 mapped: HDMI-A-1 model: Philips FTV serial: <filter> res: 3840x2160 hz: 60
    dpi: 68 size: 1440x810mm (56.7x31.9") diag: 1652mm (65") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (navi21 LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.54 6.5.0-26-generic)
    v: 4.6 Mesa 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 21 HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0b:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0d:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k6.5.0-26-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 62.87 TiB used: 23.7 TiB (37.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Lexar model: SSD NM790 4TB size: 3.73 TiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 12237 temp: 48.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Lexar model: SSD NM790 1TB size: 953.87 GiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 11296 temp: 57.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MG07ACA14TE size: 12.73 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0103 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: MG07ACA14TE size: 12.73 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0104 scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sdc vendor: Toshiba model: MG08ACA16TE size: 14.55 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0102 scheme: GPT
  ID-6: /dev/sdd vendor: Toshiba model: MG07ACA14TE size: 12.73 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0103 scheme: GPT
  ID-7: /dev/sde vendor: Western Digital model: WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 size: 5.46 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 937.33 GiB used: 509 GiB (54.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 512 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 10 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 1-6:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-7:3 info: Integrated Express ITE Device type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 048d:5702 class-ID: 0300
  Hub-3: 1-10:4 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-5: 3-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-2:2 info: Cooler Master ARES type: Keyboard,HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 2516:014d class-ID: 0300
  Hub-6: 4-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-7: 5-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-1:2 info: Micro Star MSI GK50 LOW PROFILE TKL Gaming Keyboard type: Keyboard,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0db0:0b5c
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: 5-4:4 info: Cooler Master Mice Dongle type: Keyboard,Mouse,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 98mA chip-ID: 2516:01b7
    class-ID: 0300
  Hub-8: 6-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 63.0 C mem: 58.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 fan-2: 0 fan-3: 0 gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
  Power: 12v: N/A 5v: N/A 3.3v: 3.36 vbat: 3.14 gpu: amdgpu watts: 32.00
Repos:
  Packages: 3058 apt: 3033 flatpak: 25
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amdgpu-proprietary.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amdgpu.list
    1: deb https: //repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/5.7.2/ubuntu jammy main
    2: deb-src https: //repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/5.7.2/ubuntu jammy main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-dbgsym-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //ddebs.ubuntu.com jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    2: deb http: //ddebs.ubuntu.com jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb https: //mirrors.evoluso.com/linuxmint-packages/linuxmint-packages virginia main upstream import backport
    2: deb http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-source-repositories.list
    1: deb-src https: //mirrors.evoluso.com/linuxmint-packages/linuxmint-packages virginia main upstream import backport
    2: deb-src http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb-src http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb-src http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb-src http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rocm.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //repo.radeon.com/rocm/apt/5.7.2 jammy main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unityhub.list
    1: deb https: //hub.unity3d.com/linux/repos/deb stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf] http: //packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main
Info:
  Processes: 473 Uptime: 1h 3m wakeups: 0 Memory: 62.5 GiB used: 6.5 GiB (10.4%) Init: systemd
  v: 249 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Unknown python3.10 client
  inxi: 3.3.13

I'm not doing anything special that I can think of. Browsing the internet. Listening to music. Watching videos. I do try to copy a lot of files from some ntfs drives, on and off. That's problematic, because when the computer freezes and I have to use the reset button, they're all corrupt and I have to boot Windows to run chkdsk on all of them. I assumed that would work, with the ntfs driver now part of the kernel, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I also play computer games, BG3 through proton at the moment, and it hasn't crashed yet when I was doing so.

[SymbolicFrank]

It just froze again, third time today.

[SMG]

Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: B550 AORUS PRO v: x.x serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: F14 date: 01/04/2022

If this is the correct link, the latest BIOS/UEFI is F15. That may help.

You can also see if updating to the latest amdgpu linux-firmware helps with your 6950 XT. Instructions for updating are here.

I do try to copy a lot of files from some ntfs drives, on and off. That's problematic, because when the computer freezes and I have to use the reset button, they're all corrupt and I have to boot Windows to run chkdsk on all of them. I assumed that would work, with the ntfs driver now part of the kernel, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

So you are not waiting to see if the freeze clears? You are automatically pressing the reset button which not only can corrupt what is being transferred but also corrupt your Linux Mint install?

Copying lots of files of any type can be an issue and make it appear the system is freezing. I suggest you give it time (10-20 minutes not seconds) to let it finish.

I also play computer games, BG3 through proton at the moment, and it hasn't crashed yet when I was doing so.

A freeze is a different issue from a crash. They are not the same thing.

If you go to System Reports and click the Crash Reports tab on the left, are there any crashes listed on the right?

[Hoser Rob]

.... I do try to copy a lot of files from some ntfs drives, on and off. That's problematic, because when the computer freezes and I have to use the reset button, they're all corrupt and I have to boot Windows to run chkdsk on all of them. I assumed that would work, with the ntfs driver now part of the kernel, but that doesn't seem to be the case....

Never ever use the reset button in Linux, it's a good way to totally corrupt the file system.

And while the Linux kernel does have an NTFS driver that file spec isn't fully documented. So the kernel devs can't write a proper driver for it and you can't really trust Linux NTFS tools for anything other than basic reads and writes. For any sort of file system repair you need chkdsk. All my ext drives are ext4 now but before that I used Hiren's Boot CD to fix a couple of USB NTFS drives.

I don't have any other suggestions other than doing what SMG suggested.

[SymbolicFrank]

There is one crash reported:

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The package providing /home/frank/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/wine-ge-8-26-x86_64/bin/wine64-preloader could not be found.
If you want to generate a stack trace for this crash report, please reinstall it.

But it's from yesterday. I uninstalled Lutris, just in case.

And I do wait a bit after it freezes. I also tried opening a terminal, but the keyboard is dead. And if it doesn't respond to keyboard, mouse or the power button, I can only think of a single way to re-enable it next to pressing the reset button: pulling the power plug. Ok, I could try enabling ssh connections or such.

It started about a week ago, it did work well for months, except for halting a few times due to the caspar-md5 bug and not suspending. Before that it ran a year on Windows without problems.

I just bought a new laptop so I could make a WindowsToGo USB stick, because it bothers me that I have to dual-boot into Windows to keep my Linux system running. That's also why I'm trying to migrate my drives to ext4.

I did run apt update / apt upgrade, but that made no difference. I do keep everything up to date.

I did download a new BIOS, but it's not that easy from Linux. I did buy a new USB stick, so I could give it a go, but that probably only could help with the suspend issue. And I'm not a fan of changing a lot of random stuff in the hope that it fixes my problem. That rarely works.

That's why I ask for advice

[SymbolicFrank]

I think the only significant thing that changed between when it worked and now is upgrading the kernel from 5.15 to 6.5.

Perhaps the problem is indeed in the ntfs support and I do have to change/remove other drivers or such now the ntfs driver is fully in the kernel?

[SMG]

I think the only significant thing that changed between when it worked and now is upgrading the kernel from 5.15 to 6.5.

A 6000 series GPU needs to be using a 6 series kernel because those and the newer amdpgu linux-firmware are the ones most likely to have less problems.

Suspend issues with AMD need to be using a 6 series kernel if you want any hope of the issue clearing. I've seen that fixed with 6 series kernels too many times to not make that recommendation.

There is one crash reported:

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The package providing /home/frank/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/wine-ge-8-26-x86_64/bin/wine64-preloader could not be found.
If you want to generate a stack trace for this crash report, please reinstall it.

But it's from yesterday. I uninstalled Lutris, just in case.

So the problem is not the system crashing. Your system is freezing. When a freeze happens then all inputs are queued which means it may appear the keyboard it not working because your keystrokes are in the queue and waiting for the backlog to clear.

And I do wait a bit after it freezes.

How many minutes is "a bit"? I ask that as someone who waited more than 20 minutes for freeze situation on her browser to clear because I didn't want to lose information that was displayed.

It started about a week ago, it did work well for months, except for halting a few times due to the caspar-md5 bug and not suspending.

Do you have a Timeshift snapshot from before that date to which you can revert?

If you think the issue is the kernel, that is easy enough to revert, but I do not recommend using the 5.15 kernel with a 6950 XT.

And I'm not a fan of changing a lot of random stuff in the hope that it fixes my problem. That rarely works.

What "random stuff" are you referencing? If you are discussing the specific advice I gave you that has helped others with similar hardware fix their problems then good luck with your issue.

[SymbolicFrank]

I'm not doubting I need a 6.5 kernel, I'm just wondering what else I have to change, like removing the ntfs-3g drivers? I did check and the drives are mounted as ntfs3, when fully fixed by chkdsk.

I didn't wait for more than a minute. It's quite a powerful system, 12 cores / 64 GB RAM etc. Things that made my old system stutter aren't noticeable on this one. And it's not like it slows down, it just stops, turns the keyboard lighting off and starts repeating the last bit of sound. That's it.

I didn't make a Timeshift snapshot that I know of.

Ok, I'll upgrade the BIOS if that is a requirement to get help.

[SymbolicFrank]

It took multiple tries (incorrect manual, incorrect file system, incorrect USB port), but it's now version 16:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.5.0-26-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A Desktop: Cinnamon 6.0.4 tk: GTK 3.24.33
    wm: muffin vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: B550 AORUS PRO v: x.x serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: F16 date: 02/15/2024
CPU:
  Info: 12-core model: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen 3 rev: 2
    cache: L1: 768 KiB L2: 6 MiB L3: 64 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2995 high: 4666 min/max: 2200/4950 boost: enabled cores: 1: 2200 2: 2200
    3: 2200 4: 2200 5: 2200 6: 2200 7: 3721 8: 3716 9: 3700 10: 2200 11: 3711 12: 2200 13: 2200
    14: 2200 15: 3700 16: 3700 17: 3700 18: 3700 19: 2200 20: 3720 21: 4666 22: 3729 23: 3718
    24: 2200 bogomips: 177260
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1
    empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73a5 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,ati
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon,vesa gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x572mm (40.0x22.5") s-diag: 1166mm (45.9")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-0 mapped: HDMI-A-1 model: Philips FTV serial: <filter> res: 3840x2160 hz: 60
    dpi: 68 size: 1440x810mm (56.7x31.9") diag: 1652mm (65") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (navi21 LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.54 6.5.0-26-generic)
    v: 4.6 Mesa 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 21 HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 08:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0a:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k6.5.0-26-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 62.93 TiB used: 2.23 TiB (3.5%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Lexar model: SSD NM790 1TB size: 953.87 GiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 11296 temp: 58.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Lexar model: SSD NM790 4TB size: 3.73 TiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 12237 temp: 49.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MG07ACA14TE size: 12.73 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0103 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: MG07ACA14TE size: 12.73 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0104 scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sdc vendor: Toshiba model: MG08ACA16TE size: 14.55 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0102 scheme: GPT
  ID-6: /dev/sdd vendor: Toshiba model: MG07ACA14TE size: 12.73 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD
    rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: 0103 scheme: GPT
  ID-7: /dev/sde vendor: Western Digital model: WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 size: 5.46 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
  ID-8: /dev/sdf type: USB vendor: Philips model: N/A size: 58.59 GiB type: N/A serial: <filter>
    rev: 5.00 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 937.33 GiB used: 508.82 GiB (54.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 10 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 1-6:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-7:3 info: Integrated Express ITE Device type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 048d:5702 class-ID: 0300
  Hub-3: 1-10:4 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-5: 3-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-2:2 info: Cooler Master ARES type: Keyboard,HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 2516:014d class-ID: 0300
  Hub-6: 4-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-7: 5-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-1:2 info: Integrated Express Chipsbank CBM2199 Flash Drive type: Mass Storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 048d:1234
    class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 5-2:3 info: Micro Star MSI GK50 LOW PROFILE TKL Gaming Keyboard type: Keyboard,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0db0:0b5c
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: 5-4:4 info: Cooler Master Mice Dongle type: Keyboard,Mouse,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 98mA chip-ID: 2516:01b7
    class-ID: 0300
  Hub-8: 6-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 53.0 C mem: 50.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 fan-2: 0 fan-3: 0 gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
  Power: 12v: N/A 5v: N/A 3.3v: 3.36 vbat: 3.14 gpu: amdgpu watts: 19.00
Repos:
  Packages: 3058 apt: 3033 flatpak: 25
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amdgpu-proprietary.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amdgpu.list
    1: deb https: //repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/5.7.2/ubuntu jammy main
    2: deb-src https: //repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/5.7.2/ubuntu jammy main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-dbgsym-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //ddebs.ubuntu.com jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    2: deb http: //ddebs.ubuntu.com jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb https: //mirrors.evoluso.com/linuxmint-packages/linuxmint-packages virginia main upstream import backport
    2: deb http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-source-repositories.list
    1: deb-src https: //mirrors.evoluso.com/linuxmint-packages/linuxmint-packages virginia main upstream import backport
    2: deb-src http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb-src http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb-src http: //ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb-src http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rocm.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //repo.radeon.com/rocm/apt/5.7.2 jammy main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unityhub.list
    1: deb https: //hub.unity3d.com/linux/repos/deb stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf] http: //packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main
Info:
  Processes: 473 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 0 Memory: 62.49 GiB used: 2.17 GiB (3.5%) Init: systemd
  v: 249 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Unknown python3.10 client
  inxi: 3.3.13

[SymbolicFrank]

What I can find about the new kernel drivers is a very patchy story. The website about it is gone, the online manual page is depreciated and the ntfs support is somewhere between just read and limited write (no create), to full support with journaling, depending on the source. Not helped by the author having disappeared. So, I have totally no idea what and how it is supposed to work, if at all.

Just to be sure, when reinstalling ntfs-3g, I got a lot of warnings:

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frank@frank001:~$ sudo apt reinstall ntfs-3g
[sudo] password for frank:          
The following packages will be REINSTALLED:
  ntfs-3g 
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  apport-symptoms{u} 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 408 kB of archives. After unpacking 62,5 kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] 
Get: 1 http://ftp.tudelft.nl/archive.ubuntu.com jammy-updates/main amd64 ntfs-3g amd64 1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.2 [408 kB]
Fetched 408 kB in 0s (3.670 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 721016 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing apport-symptoms (0.24) ...
(Reading database ... 721000 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ntfs-3g_1%3a2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ntfs-3g (1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.2) over (1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.2) ...
Setting up ntfs-3g (1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.4) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-26-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/ip_discovery.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vega10_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi12_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_13_0_6_ta.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_13_0_6_sos.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_sjt_mec2.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_sjt_mec.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_9_4_3_rlc.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_9_4_3_mec.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_0_toc.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sdma_4_4_2.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes1.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vcn_4_0_3.bin for module amdgpu

But that seems to be correct.

Dmesg doesn't seem to rapport errors:

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frank@frank001:~$ sudo dmesg | grep amdgpu
[   32.621893] [drm] amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled.
[   32.633824] amdgpu: CRAT table disabled by module option
[   32.633827] amdgpu: Virtual CRAT table created for CPU
[   32.633841] amdgpu: Topology: Add CPU node
[   32.637258] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: No more image in the PCI ROM
[   32.637272] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: Fetched VBIOS from ROM BAR
[   32.637274] amdgpu: ATOM BIOS: 113-D4124100-102
[   32.639142] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
[   32.639144] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: Trusted Memory Zone (TMZ) feature disabled as experimental (default)
[   32.639172] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: MEM ECC is not presented.
[   32.639174] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: SRAM ECC is not presented.
[   32.639189] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: VRAM: 16368M 0x0000008000000000 - 0x00000083FEFFFFFF (16368M used)
[   32.639191] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: GART: 512M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000001FFFFFFF
[   32.639193] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: AGP: 267894784M 0x0000008400000000 - 0x0000FFFFFFFFFFFF
[   32.639288] [drm] amdgpu: 16368M of VRAM memory ready
[   32.639289] [drm] amdgpu: 31997M of GTT memory ready.
[   34.796074] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: STB initialized to 2048 entries
[   34.796951] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: Will use PSP to load VCN firmware
[   34.994474] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: SECUREDISPLAY: securedisplay ta ucode is not available
[   34.994520] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: use vbios provided pptable
[   35.068619] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: SMU is initialized successfully!
[   35.182448] amdgpu: HMM registered 16368MB device memory
[   35.183804] kfd kfd: amdgpu: Allocated 3969056 bytes on gart
[   35.183812] kfd kfd: amdgpu: Total number of KFD nodes to be created: 1
[   35.183979] amdgpu: Virtual CRAT table created for GPU
[   35.184317] amdgpu: Topology: Add dGPU node [0x73a5:0x1002]
[   35.184319] kfd kfd: amdgpu: added device 1002:73a5
[   35.184343] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: SE 4, SH per SE 2, CU per SH 10, active_cu_number 80
[   35.184451] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring gfx_0.0.0 uses VM inv eng 0 on hub 0
[   35.184453] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.0 uses VM inv eng 1 on hub 0
[   35.184455] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.0 uses VM inv eng 4 on hub 0
[   35.184456] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.0 uses VM inv eng 5 on hub 0
[   35.184457] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.3.0 uses VM inv eng 6 on hub 0
[   35.184458] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.1 uses VM inv eng 7 on hub 0
[   35.184460] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.1 uses VM inv eng 8 on hub 0
[   35.184461] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.1 uses VM inv eng 9 on hub 0
[   35.184462] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.3.1 uses VM inv eng 10 on hub 0
[   35.184464] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring kiq_0.2.1.0 uses VM inv eng 11 on hub 0
[   35.184465] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring sdma0 uses VM inv eng 12 on hub 0
[   35.184466] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring sdma1 uses VM inv eng 13 on hub 0
[   35.184468] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring sdma2 uses VM inv eng 14 on hub 0
[   35.184469] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring sdma3 uses VM inv eng 15 on hub 0
[   35.184470] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring vcn_dec_0 uses VM inv eng 0 on hub 8
[   35.184472] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring vcn_enc_0.0 uses VM inv eng 1 on hub 8
[   35.184473] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring vcn_enc_0.1 uses VM inv eng 4 on hub 8
[   35.184474] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring vcn_dec_1 uses VM inv eng 5 on hub 8
[   35.184476] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring vcn_enc_1.0 uses VM inv eng 6 on hub 8
[   35.184477] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring vcn_enc_1.1 uses VM inv eng 7 on hub 8
[   35.184478] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: ring jpeg_dec uses VM inv eng 8 on hub 8
[   35.185354] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: amdgpu: Using BACO for runtime pm
[   35.185966] [drm] Initialized amdgpu 3.54.0 20150101 for 0000:08:00.0 on minor 0
[   35.194922] fbcon: amdgpudrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[   35.327088] amdgpu 0000:08:00.0: [drm] fb0: amdgpudrmfb frame buffer device
[   37.237425] snd_hda_intel 0000:08:00.1: bound 0000:08:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])

So I guess I'll have to reboot Windows, chkdsk my drives again and see what happens.

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I'm not doubting I need a 6.5 kernel, I'm just wondering what else I have to change, like removing the ntfs-3g drivers? I did check and the drives are mounted as ntfs3, when fully fixed by chkdsk.

We have a Storage forum where you might get more information about transferring to NTFS formatted drives. I'm not familiar with it, but here is one topic with information that you may find helpful.

I didn't wait for more than a minute. It's quite a powerful system, 12 cores / 64 GB RAM etc. Things that made my old system stutter aren't noticeable on this one. And it's not like it slows down, it just stops, turns the keyboard lighting off and starts repeating the last bit of sound. That's it.

That sounds like it could be a power distribution issue to the rails/drives on the motherboard.

Most of your drives appear to be HDDs so they would likely be the limiting factor rather than your computer.

It took multiple tries (incorrect manual, incorrect file system, incorrect USB port), but it's now version 16:

I believe you. I'm trying to download a Gigabyte manual right now (from their website) and I'm getting "Secure Connection Failed" and to contact the website owner.

If the issue is mainly happening during data transfers, then we'll see if the newer BIOS/UEFI helps. If you are also seeing it when videos/websites are up, then I recommend the amdgpu linux-firmware update too.

[SymbolicFrank]

I'm not doubting I need a 6.5 kernel, I'm just wondering what else I have to change, like removing the ntfs-3g drivers? I did check and the drives are mounted as ntfs3, when fully fixed by chkdsk.

We have a Storage forum where you might get more information about transferring to NTFS formatted drives. I'm not familiar with it, but here is one topic with information that you may find helpful.

I didn't wait for more than a minute. It's quite a powerful system, 12 cores / 64 GB RAM etc. Things that made my old system stutter aren't noticeable on this one. And it's not like it slows down, it just stops, turns the keyboard lighting off and starts repeating the last bit of sound. That's it.

That sounds like it could be a power distribution issue to the rails/drives on the motherboard.

Most of your drives appear to be HDDs so they would likely be the limiting factor rather than your computer.

It took multiple tries (incorrect manual, incorrect file system, incorrect USB port), but it's now version 16:

I believe you. I'm trying to download a Gigabyte manual right now (from their website) and I'm getting "Secure Connection Failed" and to contact the website owner.

If the issue is mainly happening during data transfers, then we'll see if the newer BIOS/UEFI helps. If you are also seeing it when videos/websites are up, then I recommend the amdgpu linux-firmware update too.

Thanks, I'll look into the ntfs bit.

When I upgraded my computer last time, I went with a generic power supply that should be good enough, but that wasn't the case. Especially with the GPU going full-out, it went as high as 750 watt, while the PSU was rated for 700. (I bought a watt meter power socket to check). So now I have a smart PSU (be quiet! Pure Power 12M 850W) that is definitely up to the task.

[SMG]

When I upgraded my computer last time, I went with a generic power supply that should be good enough, but that wasn't the case. Especially with the GPU going full-out, it went as high as 750 watt, while the PSU was rated for 700. (I bought a watt meter power socket to check). So now I have a smart PSU (be quiet! Pure Power 12M 850W) that is definitely up to the task.

I specifically said "power distribution to the rails". I helped someone in the past who had a PSU that had an overall rating which should have been fine for the computer, but there was variation in the distribution of power to individual rails that in his case was enough to periodically drop below what was needed to keep his Linux Mint drive powered. He was getting spontaneous reboots each time the slight dip happened. I'm not a power engineer, but he talked with someone who was. That is not to say that is specifically an issue in your case. I'm just saying I know things like that can happen.

[SymbolicFrank]

When I upgraded my computer last time, I went with a generic power supply that should be good enough, but that wasn't the case. Especially with the GPU going full-out, it went as high as 750 watt, while the PSU was rated for 700. (I bought a watt meter power socket to check). So now I have a smart PSU (be quiet! Pure Power 12M 850W) that is definitely up to the task.

I specifically said "power distribution to the rails". I helped someone in the past who had a PSU that had an overall rating which should have been fine for the computer, but there was variation in the distribution of power to individual rails that in his case was enough to periodically drop below what was needed to keep his Linux Mint drive powered. He was getting spontaneous reboots each time the slight dip happened. I'm not a power engineer, but he talked with someone who was. That is not to say that is specifically an issue in your case. I'm just saying I know things like that can happen.

Yes, that's the difference between a generic and a smart PSU. ATX12V 3.0 is the standard that does two things: it distributes the power to the individual sockets on the PSU, instead of just measuring one voltage on one rail, and it allows for short spikes that are much higher than the rated maximum wattage. Thereby eliminating those stability problems.