Anno domini 2025 Mon, 10 Nov 00:08:39 -0800 William Morder via tde-users scripsit:
[...] If anybody can offer some insights, of suggestions about how to unravel this mystery, I would be grateful.
Hi Bill!
IMO either your WiFi card crashes the kernel and you have reiserfs for your system - or you got a stupid kind of malware (e.g. lawful inspection) on your system. Might even be an accidentally activated "seurity feature" like Computrace and newer (check your BIOS to see if that stuff is permanently disabled). Or an attack using ATM (or later versions) of remote management tools in the BIOS (again, check that it's deactivated).
If you suspect WiFi: remove the WiFi card (or preliminary disable it in the BIOS - might not be of big use), get a OpenWRT compatible router, use that for your Internet access. If your system is stable: well done.
If it's the second: boot from a live-ISO of your choice, make a backup of all your data. Choose one of the infamouse AV live ISOs (e.g. one of the list at https://www.itechtics.com/rescue-disc-virus-scan/ ) , scan for malware. That snakeoil might not be of great use, but when you are desperate ...
... and when you are at it, use adecent kernel! I run Devuan ceres since ages and never had big issues. At least use excalibur as it's out now.
Nik
Bill
P.S. I just did a system upgrade. I am still running Devuan Daedalus, waiting for the next LTS release, whatever and whenever that will be.
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