[nmglug] mint 20 shutting down

Mon May 16 08:28:07 PDT 2022

 I installed LinuxMint 20 when it came out, and installed the latest updates when they were available. And everything worked fine, until about 2 months ago. After installing an update my login feature refused to work properly. This was after Russia invaded the Ukraine. And I thought, "Did Russia hack LinuxMint 20?" It seemed possible, after all, it is based upon a popular flavor of Linux used around the world. So what did was break out a copy of LinuxMint 17.3, reinstalled it, then downloaded LinuxMint 21, and everything is back to normal. In fact, I would say that my computer is running better now.

    On Sunday, May 15, 2022, 05:38:10 PM MST, Aaron Birenboim <aaron at boim.com> wrote:  

Still doing it.

USB has power.  Keyboard caps-lock light responds.  Machine not responding to ping.

I frittered about, then rebooted.

It seems to have been "up", but screen was blank, and ethernet not responding.

Boring review of logs follows:

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Logs show a loop like:

May 15 16:30:01 grackle CRON[38291]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
 May 15 16:34:53 grackle systemd[1]: Started Run anacron jobs.
 May 15 16:34:53 grackle anacron[38349]: Anacron 2.3 started on 2022-05-15
 May 15 16:34:53 grackle anacron[38349]: Normal exit (0 jobs run)
 May 15 16:34:53 grackle systemd[1]: anacron.service: Succeeded.
 May 15 16:44:12 grackle pulseaudio[1554]: Failed to create sink input: sink is suspended.
 May 15 17:00:01 grackle CRON[38647]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
 May 15 17:00:01 grackle CRON[38648]: (root) CMD (timeshift --check --scripted)
 May 15 17:00:01 grackle crontab[38682]: (root) LIST (root)
 May 15 17:00:01 grackle crontab[38683]: (root) LIST (root)
 May 15 17:00:01 grackle CRON[38647]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
 May 15 17:17:01 grackle CRON[38883]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
 ...

May 15 18:00:01 grackle crontab[40068]: (root) LIST (root)
 May 15 18:00:01 grackle CRON[40032]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
 May 15 18:01:31 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: USB disconnect, device number 6
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: new full-speed USB device number 7 using ohci-pci
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=2e8a, idProduct=0005, bcdDevice= 1.00
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: Product: Board in FS mode
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: Manufacturer: MicroPython
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: SerialNumber: e4673c4687613f2b
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle kernel: cdc_acm 5-1:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle mtp-probe[40092]: checking bus 5, device 7: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1"
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle mtp-probe[40092]: bus: 5, device: 7 was not an MTP device
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle mtp-probe[40095]: checking bus 5, device 7: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1"
 May 15 18:01:32 grackle mtp-probe[40095]: bus: 5, device: 7 was not an MTP device
 May 15 18:02:25 grackle kernel: nvidia-modeset: ERROR: GPU:0: Failed to allocate channel for composition pipeline
 May 15 18:02:25 grackle kernel: nvidia-modeset: ERROR: GPU:0: Failed to allocate channel for composition pipeline
 May 15 18:02:33 grackle lightdm[11380]: pam_unix(lightdm:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=:1 ruser= rhost=  user=aaron
 May 15 18:02:34 grackle lightdm[40125]: pam_succeed_if(lightdm:auth): requirement "user ingroup nopasswdlogin" not met by user "aaron"

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 perhaps pressing keys did a login that never displayed?  I think I checked ping AFTER that

Then I plugged keyboard to another USB port:

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May 15 18:03:44 grackle kernel: usb 1-3.3: USB disconnect, device number 7
 May 15 18:03:44 grackle acpid[980]: input device has been disconnected, fd 19
 May 15 18:03:45 grackle acpid[980]: input device has been disconnected, fd 20
 May 15 18:03:45 grackle acpid[980]: input device has been disconnected, fd 21
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 4
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle kernel: usb 1-4.1: USB disconnect, device number 6
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle kernel: usb 1-4.1.1: USB disconnect, device number 8
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle kernel: usb 1-4.1.2: USB disconnect, device number 10
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle kernel: usb 1-4.1.3: USB disconnect, device number 11
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle bluetoothd[986]: Endpoint unregistered: sender=:1.64 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/sbc
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle bluetoothd[986]: Endpoint unregistered: sender=:1.64 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/sbc
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle bluetoothd[986]: Endpoint unregistered: sender=:1.120 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/sbc
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle bluetoothd[986]: Endpoint unregistered: sender=:1.120 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/sbc
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle systemd[1]: Stopped target Bluetooth.
 May 15 18:04:01 grackle systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: USB disconnect, device number 7
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 14 using ehci-pci
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=2504, bcdDevice= 0.01
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: hub 1-4:1.0: USB hub found
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 14
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 15 using ehci-pci
 May 15 18:04:02 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: device descriptor read/64, error -71
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: new full-speed USB device number 8 using ohci-pci
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=2e8a, idProduct=0005, bcdDevice= 1.00
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: Product: Board in FS mode
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: Manufacturer: MicroPython
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 5-1: SerialNumber: e4673c4687613f2b
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: device descriptor read/64, error -71
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: cdc_acm 5-1:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle mtp-probe[40178]: checking bus 5, device 8: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1"
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle mtp-probe[40178]: bus: 5, device: 8 was not an MTP device
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle mtp-probe[40181]: checking bus 5, device 8: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1"
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle mtp-probe[40181]: bus: 5, device: 8 was not an MTP device
 May 15 18:04:03 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 16 using ehci-pci
 May 15 18:04:04 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: device descriptor read/64, error -71
 May 15 18:04:04 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: device descriptor read/64, error -71
 May 15 18:04:04 grackle kernel: usb usb1-port4: attempt power cycle
 May 15 18:04:05 grackle kernel: usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 17 using ehci-pci
 ...

May 15 18:04:16 grackle bluetoothd[986]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.64 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/sbc
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle bluetoothd[986]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.64 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/sbc
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle bluetoothd[986]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.120 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/sbc
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle kernel: scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Generic  Flash HS-CF      4.49 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle kernel: scsi 5:0:0:1: Direct-Access     Generic  Flash HS-COMBO   4.49 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle kernel: sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle kernel: sd 5:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle kernel: sd 5:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk
 May 15 18:04:16 grackle kernel: sd 5:0:0:1: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk
 May 15 18:04:19 grackle lightdm[40125]: pam_unix(lightdm:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=:1 ruser= rhost=  user=aaron
 May 15 18:04:21 grackle systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded.
 May 15 18:04:21 grackle lightdm[40577]: pam_succeed_if(lightdm:auth): requirement "user ingroup nopasswdlogin" not met by user "aaron"
 May 15 18:04:22 grackle lightdm[40577]: pam_unix(lightdm:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=:1 ruser= rhost=  user=aaron
 May 15 18:04:24 grackle lightdm[40580]: pam_succeed_if(lightdm:auth): requirement "user ingroup nopasswdlogin" not met by user "aaron"

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then I gave up and hit power button, and it rebooted:

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May 15 18:04:33 grackle systemd-logind[1045]: Power key pressed.
 May 15 18:04:33 grackle systemd-logind[1045]: Powering Off...
 May 15 18:04:33 grackle systemd-logind[1045]: System is powering down.

 On 5/14/22 11:27, Robert Citek wrote:

  Hello Aaron, 
  Here's a post that describes a similar issue where the culprit is suspected to be heat:

  https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=330043

  One poster mentioned that Mint tends to run "a little hot." 
  Two commands referenced are these: 
  # info about your system inxi -Fxms 
  # display system logs journalctl  
  Good luck and let us know how it goes. 
  Regards, - Robert 

  On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 10:10 AM Aaron Birenboim <aaron at boim.com> wrote:

I have a new, clean,  Mint 20 install which is shutting down after long 
 periods of non-use... like 6-10 hours.  I have tried many things to 
 disable this.

 I have peeked at logs, but nothing is jumping out at me.  How can I find 
 out why the machine is shutting down?

 Sure, a wake-on-lan/ssh would be fine for this machine, but I'll worry 
 about that after I can figure out how to keep it up.

 I had it running 24/7, months at a time under Mint 18.

 aTdHvAaNnKcSe,

 aaron

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