Linux Freezing

[crazyewok]

Ok seeing as KSP is staying in the stone age with 32x windows I have moved to linux for 64x bit gameplay for my modding needs as vanilla KSP is well dull.

Without even adding mods yet the whole computer freezes. Sometimes I can play a hour other times 2 or 3 minutes.

Data on my PC

~ $ inxi -Fx

System: Host: michael-Alienware-14 Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)

Desktop: Gnome Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca

Machine: System: Alienware (portable) product: Alienware 14 version: A07

Mobo: Alienware model: 07MJ2Y version: A01 Bios: Alienware version: A07 date: 12/03/2013

CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 19155.3

Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 2401.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 800.00 MHz 5: 800.00 MHz 6: 800.00 MHz 7: 800.00 MHz 8: 800.00 MHz

Graphics: Card-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0

Card-2: NVIDIA GK107M [GeForce GT 750M] bus-ID: 01:00.0

X.Org: 1.15.1 driver: nvidia Resolution: [email protected]

GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 750M/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.4.0 NVIDIA 331.113 Direct Rendering: Yes

Audio: Card-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0

Card-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0

Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-37-generic

Network: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k bus-ID: 0a:00.0

IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 48:5a:b6:47:b0:0b

Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: alx port: 3000 bus-ID: 08:00.0

IF: eth0 state: down mac: ec:f4:bb:05:c3:f8

Card-3: Atheros usb-ID: 0cf3:3004

IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A

Drives: HDD Total Size: 750.2GB (1.3% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD7500BPKX size: 750.2GB

Partition: ID: / size: 23G used: 4.7G (23%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 9.1G used: 4.2G (49%) fs: ext4

ID: swap-1 size: 18.00GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap

RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present

Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:69C

Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A

Info: Processes: 204 Uptime: 19 min Memory: 6548.5/15934.2MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4

[bakanando]

You might want to update your nvidia drivers. This doesn't seem to be the problem though, as your pc looks in good shape to run KSP.

Could you post the logs from the game? This are normally located at .steam/SteamApps/common/Kerbal...

[v8Dave]

Is the whole machine freezing or is it just your desktop environment ?

Check you system logs, usually in /var/log

My slackware system writes to /var/log/messages every twenty minutes, if your mint system does the same leave it running for half an hour next time it freezes then check the logs after a reboot.

[crazyewok]

It is definitely not the game.

The freezing is happening outside the game now so its not squads issue.

Im not getting any errors in the log.

[Tarrow]

Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 2401.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 800.00 MHz 5: 800.00 MHz 6: 800.00 MHz 7: 800.00 MHz 8: 800.00 MHz

Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:69C

Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A

Personally I find these lines from your log more than a little concerning. Are those temps & frequencies what it puts out under full load, or is that what it's idling at?

[v8Dave]

You might want to update your nvidia drivers.

I'd second that.

NVidia driver is version 346.47 now.

Also your cpu temperature looks high. I use a Shuttle SZ87R6 which is not known for high performance cooling and it idles at 30C, starting up KSP Interstellar barely gets it to 50 C.

[Draekris]

My laptop gets up to 90C at full CPU and GPU load (with an undervolted CPU and an external fan), and is hasn't died after a few years, though I feel guilty every time I push it.