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Thank you!
Would errors be obvious?Output with the kernel 4.19.36: rj@antix17rj:~ $ dmesg | grep intel [ 1.210494] intel_idle: MWAIT substates: 0x11142120 [ 1.210495] intel_idle: v0.4.1 model 0x3D [ 1.210692] intel_idle: lapic_timer_reliable_states 0xffffffff [ 1.843630] intel_pstate: Intel P-state driver initializing [ 3.112014] Btrfs loaded, crc32c=crc32c-intel [ 9.472556] fb: switching to inteldrmfb from simple [ 9.498801] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915]) [ 9.651446] fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device [ 10.041339] Bluetooth: hci0: Intel Bluetooth firmware file: intel/ibt-hw-37.8.10-fw-1.10.3.11.e.bseq [ 10.053265] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain package [ 10.053266] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain core [ 10.053267] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain uncore [ 10.053269] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain dram [ 10.622935] i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device [ 6601.995306] Bluetooth: hci0: Intel Bluetooth firmware file: intel/ibt-hw-37.8.10-fw-1.10.3.11.e.bseq rj@antix17rj:~ $ inxi -G Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver: i915 v: kernel Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1600x900~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.6 rj@antix17rj:~ $ dmesg | grep i915 [ 9.473184] i915 0000:00:02.0: vgaarb: changed VGA decodes: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem [ 9.497903] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20180719 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0 [ 9.498801] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915]) [ 10.622935] i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device rj@antix17rj:~ $ inxi -A Audio: Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.36-antix.1-amd64-smp rj@antix17rj:~ $ inxi -Fxxx System: Host: antix17rj Kernel: 4.19.36-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 6.3.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 tk: Gtk 2.24.30 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.18.3 Distro: antiX-17_x64-full Heather Heyer 24 October 2017 base: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20BWS09M00 v: ThinkPad T450s serial: <root required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <root required> Mobo: LENOVO model: 20BWS09M00 serial: <root required> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO v: JBET47WW (1.12 ) date: 03/10/2015 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 16.5 Wh condition: 16.7/23.2 Wh (72%) volts: 12.3/11.1 model: SANYO 45N1773 type: Li-ion serial: 19668 status: Unknown ID-2: BAT1 charge: 19.1 Wh condition: 19.1/23.5 Wh (81%) volts: 12.7/11.4 model: LGC 45N1127 type: Li-ion serial: 610 status: Full CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-5300U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Broadwell rev: 4 L2 cache: 3072 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 18359 Speed: 1133 MHz min/max: 500/2900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1122 2: 1111 3: 1007 4: 1008 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:1616 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1600x900~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.6 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:03.0 chip ID: 8086:160c Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:9ca0 Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.36-antix.1-amd64-smp Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-LM vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 3080 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:15a2 IF: eth0 state: down mac: 68:f7:28:92:d7:06 Device-2: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: efa0 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:095b IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 34:02:86:02:f7:d8 Drives: Local Storage: total: 305.36 GiB used: 7.45 GiB (2.4%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST320LT007-9ZV142 size: 298.09 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7242 rpm serial: W0Q5HSW1 rev: LVM1 scheme: MBR ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 2.0 size: 7.27 GiB serial: C86000BDBA0FEE618A330150 rev: PMAP scheme: MBR Partition: ID-1: / size: 39.12 GiB used: 7.34 GiB (18.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 35.0 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 Info: Processes: 210 Uptime: 2h 41m Memory: 7.50 GiB used: 2.89 GiB (38.5%) Init: SysVinit v: 2.88 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 6.3.0 alt: 6 Shell: bash v: 4.4.12 running in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.0.33 rj@antix17rj:~$Output with the kernel 4.15.9: rj@antix17rj:~ $ dmesg | grep intel [ 0.548307] intel_idle: MWAIT substates: 0x11142120 [ 0.548308] intel_idle: v0.4.1 model 0x3D [ 0.548470] intel_idle: lapic_timer_reliable_states 0xffffffff [ 1.149412] intel_pstate: Intel P-state driver initializing [ 2.279967] Btrfs loaded, crc32c=crc32c-intel, assert=on [ 7.813063] fb: switching to inteldrmfb from simple [ 7.842980] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915]) [ 7.988501] fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device [ 8.978108] i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device [ 9.285720] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain package [ 9.285721] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain core [ 9.285722] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain uncore [ 9.285723] intel_rapl: Found RAPL domain dram rj@antix17rj:~ $ inxi -G Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver: i915 v: kernel Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1600x900~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.6 rj@antix17rj:~ $ dmesg | grep i915 [ 7.819108] i915 0000:00:02.0: vgaarb: changed VGA decodes: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem [ 7.841963] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20171023 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0 [ 7.842980] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915]) [ 8.978108] i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device rj@antix17rj:~ $ inxi -A Audio: Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.9-antix.1-amd64-smp rj@antix17rj:~ $ inxi -Fxxx System: Host: antix17rj Kernel: 4.15.9-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 6.3.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 tk: Gtk 2.24.30 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.18.3 Distro: antiX-17_x64-full Heather Heyer 24 October 2017 base: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20BWS09M00 v: ThinkPad T450s serial: <root required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <root required> Mobo: LENOVO model: 20BWS09M00 serial: <root required> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO v: JBET47WW (1.12 ) date: 03/10/2015 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 16.5 Wh condition: 16.7/23.2 Wh (72%) volts: 12.3/11.1 model: SANYO 45N1773 type: Li-ion serial: 19668 status: Unknown ID-2: BAT1 charge: 19.1 Wh condition: 19.1/23.5 Wh (81%) volts: 12.7/11.4 model: LGC 45N1127 type: Li-ion serial: 610 status: Full CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-5300U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Broadwell rev: 4 L2 cache: 3072 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 18356 Speed: 799 MHz min/max: 500/2900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 798 2: 798 3: 799 4: 799 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:1616 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1600x900~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.6 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:03.0 chip ID: 8086:160c Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:9ca0 Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.9-antix.1-amd64-smp Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-LM vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 3080 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:15a2 IF: eth0 state: down mac: 68:f7:28:92:d7:06 Device-2: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: efa0 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:095b IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 34:02:86:02:f7:d8 Drives: Local Storage: total: 305.36 GiB used: 7.45 GiB (2.4%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST320LT007-9ZV142 size: 298.09 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7242 rpm serial: W0Q5HSW1 rev: LVM1 scheme: MBR ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 2.0 size: 7.27 GiB serial: C86000BDBA0FEE618A330150 rev: PMAP scheme: MBR Partition: ID-1: / size: 39.12 GiB used: 7.33 GiB (18.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 33.5 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 Info: Processes: 175 Uptime: 7m Memory: 7.50 GiB used: 373.8 MiB (4.9%) Init: SysVinit v: 2.88 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 6.3.0 alt: 6 Shell: bash v: 4.4.12 running in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.0.33 rj@antix17rj:~ $- This reply was modified 3 years, 12 months ago by rej.
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rokytnji
Grinnng because everything is running fine now so no errors will show. I used those commands to give you a idea of what to look for through old logs when the system froze.
In other words. Old style trouble shooting with elbow grease applied. Pencil. Paper. Write down info from inxi readout . Look for errors relating to inxi output in old dmesg logs when the system froze.
PITA I know. But my sig shows how my mind works.
Sometimes I drive a crooked road to get my mind straight.
Not all who Wander are Lost.
I'm not outa place. I'm from outer space.Linux Registered User # 475019
How to Search for AntiX solutions to your problemsrokytnji
Hmm. Just tried
locate errorcommand to see where file location of error files. Might be worth a shot also.Sometimes I drive a crooked road to get my mind straight.
Not all who Wander are Lost.
I'm not outa place. I'm from outer space.Linux Registered User # 475019
How to Search for AntiX solutions to your problemsrokytnji
Yeah.Errors would be obvious with the word error in the line.
Edit: Thanks for the inxi readouts. We can rule out systemd as the freeze culprit.
- This reply was modified 3 years, 12 months ago by rokytnji.
Sometimes I drive a crooked road to get my mind straight.
Not all who Wander are Lost.
I'm not outa place. I'm from outer space.Linux Registered User # 475019
How to Search for AntiX solutions to your problemsrokytnji
After looking over your post again. Unplug that sdb Kingston usb drive and see if freezing goes away.
Edit: had to go to page one and make sure this usb drive is not running the computer. I know inxi now shows different but I wanted to be sure.
- This reply was modified 3 years, 12 months ago by rokytnji.
- This reply was modified 3 years, 12 months ago by rokytnji.
Sometimes I drive a crooked road to get my mind straight.
Not all who Wander are Lost.
I'm not outa place. I'm from outer space.Linux Registered User # 475019
How to Search for AntiX solutions to your problems
caprea
You can search for errors with the grep command , eg.
dmesg | grep errorsudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep errorsudo cat /var/log/messages | grep errorThanks! Got my pencil ready! I appreciate the effort and time you took to help me and hopefully will learn something.
Wow! this is interesting – lots of Wifi errors! The Kingston USB was to backup all of my findings in case it freezes again. Removed it and will let you know what turns up on closer inspection.
Thanks!!!
rokytnji
Wifi errors are pretty normal when wlan0 is mentioned. Which is software errors. Not hardware errors
Like you can ignore6.221835] lp: driver loaded but no devices foundtype of errors in dmesg. Other ones you can ignore are
299111] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready [ 7.312554] NET: Registered protocol family 17 [ 7.721015] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3 [ 7.721017] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast [ 7.721022] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized [ 8.407745] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready- This reply was modified 3 years, 12 months ago by rokytnji.
Sometimes I drive a crooked road to get my mind straight.
Not all who Wander are Lost.
I'm not outa place. I'm from outer space.Linux Registered User # 475019
How to Search for AntiX solutions to your problemsWhen I first got this T450s
, I ran MX and antiX from external hard drives to check the device as much as I could without installing an internal disk, to stay on the safe side. Now, I don’t recall when or where the first freeze happened, think it was on May 7, but really cannot say for sure. There were a few apps and a browser open at the time. I installed Win8.1 on sda 1&2, MX on sda3, antiX on sda5 and sda6.3 installations and 3 freezes. The device that I had transferred the snapshots from that I used for the installs, was a T420, which has a lot more and different features, ie optical drive, caps lock indicator, night light, and in some areas, has fewer features, no built in battery and external battery, 3.0 usb etc, etc.
I am wondering if the first freeze occurred either on the first antiX sda5 or an external drive and all 3 occurred in a separate installation. MX froze 2nd and antiX on sda6 was 3rd.
So maybe the system panicked looking for stuff that isn’t there – is that possible? And maybe it was something that will happen once on each partition it is installed on.
As an experiment, I will install another antiX on another partition and see if it eventually freezes.
It’s strange that I have been on this device all day, very actively using the very same applications and modes as when it froze and nothing has gone awry.
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So far
Looks like the freeze in xsession file stopped after removing the USB device.The only file with date and time was syslog and eveything in the time prior to the freeze [May 14 20:25:23] is all dhclient, bluetooth,wlan and wifi related, except the entries listed below and nothing stands out.
Dmesg has no dates on entries and there is no dmesg.old that I could find.
The freezing related entries might have to do with “suspend” – I suspend often as I usually have 2 laptops open at the same time.
I don’t have systemd in MX or antiX.
[syslog:]
May 14 19:45:21 antix17rj ifplugd(eth0)[1916]: Exiting.
May 14 19:45:21 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.030268] PM: suspend entry (deep)
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.030269] PM: Syncing filesystems … done.
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.133502] Freezing user space processes … (elapsed 0.002 seconds) done.
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.135858] OOM killer disabled.
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.135859] Freezing remaining freezable tasks … (elapsed 0.000 seconds) done.
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.136861] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.233867] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.234428] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Stopping disk
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.395362] e1000e: EEE TX LPI TIMER: 00000011
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.609492] ACPI: Preparing to enter system sleep state S3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.685788] ACPI: EC: event blocked
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.685789] ACPI: EC: EC stopped
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.685791] PM: Saving platform NVS memory
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.685818] Disabling non-boot CPUs …
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.696238] IRQ 18: no longer affine to CPU1
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.696248] IRQ 42: no longer affine to CPU1
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.696255] IRQ 45: no longer affine to CPU1
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.697315] smpboot: CPU 1 is now offline
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.708207] IRQ 41: no longer affine to CPU2
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.710045] smpboot: CPU 2 is now offline
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.718116] IRQ 1: no longer affine to CPU3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.718122] IRQ 9: no longer affine to CPU3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.718129] IRQ 12: no longer affine to CPU3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.718138] IRQ 23: no longer affine to CPU3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.718146] IRQ 46: no longer affine to CPU3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.719179] smpboot: CPU 3 is now offline
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.721092] ACPI: Low-level resume complete
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.721152] ACPI: EC: EC started
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.721152] PM: Restoring platform NVS memory
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.721518] Enabling non-boot CPUs …
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.721545] x86: Booting SMP configuration:
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.721546] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 1 APIC 0x1
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.749665] cache: parent cpu1 should not be sleeping
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.749779] CPU1 is up
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.749797] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 2 APIC 0x2
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.778666] cache: parent cpu2 should not be sleeping
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.778794] CPU2 is up
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.778811] smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 3 APIC 0x3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.807672] cache: parent cpu3 should not be sleeping
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.807879] CPU3 is up
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.812768] ACPI: Waking up from system sleep state S3
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.983155] ACPI: button: The lid device is not compliant to SW_LID.
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.983173] ACPI: EC: event unblocked
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7683.989789] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Starting disk
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7684.257022] usb 2-7: reset full-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7684.496965] usb 2-6: reset full-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7684.736857] usb 2-8: reset high-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7684.978050] usb 2-1: reset high-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7685.104978] usb 2-7:1.0: rebind failed: -517
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7685.104986] usb 2-7:1.1: rebind failed: -517
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7685.105287] acpi LNXPOWER:02: Turning OFF
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7685.105555] OOM killer enabled.
May 14 20:24:14 antix17rj kernel: [ 7685.105557] Restarting tasks … done.————–
May 14 20:24:15 antix17rj kernel: [ 7686.539853] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133————–
May 14 20:24:35 antix17rj ntpdate[15587]: adjust time server 108.61.73.244 offset -0.213909 sec
[After this is all dhclient, bluetooth,wlan and wifi related – many, many entires]
Last entry:
May 14 20:25:23 antix17rj dhclient[3772]: No working leases in persistent database – sleeping.[Then system FREEZES]
rokytnji-
Thanks for all your help.
After days pouring over seemingly endless logs and online searches regarding the entries, until bleary-eyed, tried Xubuntu and Ubuntu, which crashed more rapidly and frequently than MX or antiX. Collected all the system logs, etc, to compare – loads of errors and fails, a lot of dbus entries. Everything, and nothing specific.
Then went into the fully installed, stripped and configured Windows 8.1 to update it for May, got a distorted abstract screen which eventually turned to a blank screen, which after a very, very, long time, started the process of loading Windows OS.
I previously attempted to install Windows 7, so I would not waste 8.1 on a newly purchased device, because unlike MX and antiX, it cannot be used on another PC. This also had a very distorted screen that was blurry, abstract and had behaved the same as 8.1.
As I do not use Windows except to install the security updates and use a few off-line applications for hard drive/flashdrive diagnostics, repair and configuring, no idea if it would be displaying the same behavior as Linux, if actually run.
The point is that after seeing the random distorted screen for a 3rd time in Windows, freezes and fails in MX, antiX, Ubuntu and Xubuntu, whether installed internally or on a USB external hard drive, it is time to return this laptop to the seller. As intermittent issues are hard to prove, had to be sure and think I am convinced that it is hardware related – my guess is motherboard/graphics. It is integrated/onboard and not going to attempt to replace that…
Anyway I wholly appreciate all the effort you put into trying to help, as the knowledge gained, is a big plus.
Thank you again for all your time, suggestions and patience!
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