LENOVO ThinkPad T580 is crashing on Ubuntu 18.04


 
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Old 11-11-2019
LENOVO ThinkPad T580 is crashing on Ubuntu 18.04

My LENOVO ThinkPad T580 is crashing on Ubuntu 18.04. The crashes are seemingly happening at random. I tried running the following command as specified by this SO post:
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sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-18.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04

However, that did not work the system is still crashing. If I were to charictorize the crash I would say everything just stops. The system does not shutdown but everything freezes and I am forced to hard restart the computer by holding down the power button. The laptob was originally simply a windows 10 machine. However, I decided to make it a duel-boot windows/ubuntu machine so that I can take my work home with me. That being said, until I can figure out and eliminate this crashing problem I won't be doing any work on it.

I am not sure if Linux logs crashes like this. If anyone knows how to help or if they need more information please ask/tell me how to get the information you are looking for. Here is some basic system info on the machine:
Code:
System:    Host: --- Kernel: 5.0.0-32-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Gnome 3.28.4            Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS Machine:   Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 20L9CTO1WW v: ThinkPad T580 serial: N/A            Mobo: LENOVO model: 20L9CTO1WW v: SDK0J40697 WIN serial: N/A            UEFI: LENOVO v: N27ET27W (1.13 ) date: 07/04/2018 Battery    BAT0: charge: 33.3 Wh 100.1% condition: 33.3/32.0 Wh (104%)            BAT1: charge: 20.9 Wh 94.9% condition: 22.0/23.9 Wh (92%) CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-8550U (-MT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB            clock speeds: max: 4000 MHz 1: 2394 MHz 2: 2400 MHz 3: 2400 MHz 4: 2400 MHz 5: 2400 MHz 6: 2400 MHz            7: 2400 MHz 8: 2400 MHz Graphics:  Card: Intel UHD Graphics 620            Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.20.4 ) driver: i915 Resolution: 1920x1080@59.98hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz            OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Kabylake GT2) version: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.8 Audio:     Card-1 Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA v: k5.0.0-32-generic            Card-2 Lenovo driver: USB Audio Drives:    HDD Total Size: 512.1GB (9.5% used)            ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 model: SAMSUNG_MZVLB512HAJQ size: 512.1GB Partition: ID-1: / size: 229G used: 46G (21%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0C mobo: N/A            Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0 Info:      Processes: 319 Uptime: 2 days Memory: 1374.5/7836.2MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56

# 2  
Old 11-11-2019
Did you search your filesystem for core files?
# 3  
Old 11-12-2019
Yes, well, Lenovo has had all sorts of issues with Ubuntu concerning their BIOS and graphics chipset. On some Ubuntu distributions, the way the kernel was compiled was known to corrupt the BIOS on Lenovo's. However, I think that was on Ubuntu 17 and has now been fixed, but who knows.

Have you tried running Ubuntu 18.04 live? Does that still hang?

Try Ubuntu 18.04 with an external monitor attached to check whether it's the T580 display that it doesn't like.

The T580 was certified at Ubuntu version 16.04 LTS. You could try installing that just to see what happens and verify your hardware.
Ref: Ubuntu on Lenovo ThinkPad T580 | Ubuntu

Oh, and you could just try changing any graphics adapter settings in the BIOS (e.g. display memory shadowing on/off and the like).

Last edited by hicksd8; 11-12-2019 at 06:40 AM..
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# 4  
Old 11-12-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
Did you search your filesystem for core files?

I am not sure what I am looking for. I am in the drivers directory now: @/lib/modules/5.0.0-32-generic/kernel/drivers. Should I be looking for graphics drivers? Perhaps I am misinterpreting your question?

@hicksd8 I am not sure what Ubuntu 18.04 live is. I will run the labtop on an external monitor today and see how that goes. If I were to try changing graphics adapter settings; are there any settings that you would recommend specifically?


Edit: Just a note. I went to: settings->details and clicked "Check for updates" and two system updates were downloaded. I restarted the computer and it went through a hardware update. I am not sure if that has fixed the problem but I will let you guys know if it does. Currently I have another monitor hooked up to the labtop and I am running it in mirror mode.

Last edited by Circuits; 11-12-2019 at 12:26 PM..
# 5  
Old 11-12-2019
The hardware updates did not fix the problem, the labtop froze again. I had another monitor setup in mirror mode and the screen simply went black when the labtop froze. I will attempt to setup the monitor s/t it is the only/primary display for the labtop.
# 6  
Old 11-12-2019
'live' running is when you boot from CD/DVD and let it run from that media. Sometimes the Linux media for hard disk install and 'live' is the same media; sometimes you have to download a separate ISO for the 'live' CD/DVD. However, when running 'live' you can do most things. It would be interesting to know whether it still hangs under those conditions.

Also, as I said, Lenovo hardware can have problems with Ubuntu kernel's so I would suggest that you try Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and see if it still hangs. If not, then I would suggest that your hardware is not faulty because Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is fully certified on the Lenovo T580.
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Old 11-12-2019
@hicksd8 After checking with my superior running 16.04 with the new build system is not an option. It may be possible but he is concerned that I may introduce dependencies in the code for the 16.04 system that could break the build for people using 18.04. After trying to run the labtop with a different monitor as it's sole display it seems to have crashed again. However, this time the screen did not freeze instead it simply went dark. The computer sounds like it is still running/processing (I can hear it) but I can't see anything. Perhaps I can try messing around with graphics adapter settings.
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