[Solved] drama, panic, horror: the reboot broke my MX Linux [Solved]

[ADomani]

I find myself facing a desktop that "seems" to resemble the original desktop, and the applications or scripts that normally load at boot are not launched.

If I understand you correctly, it's the same as creating a new user and logging into their pristine home folder?

Yes, that was exactly this...

[j2mcgreg]

@ADomani wrote:

Now I have no idea why this fstab line disappeared, it's been months and months since I touched it, it remains a mystery for the moment.

It was likely just a bad block on the HDD/SSD but, because you say that it's been running for months, you probably should check its SMART status in the bios as a precaution.

[ADomani]

It was likely just a bad block on the HDD/SSD but, because you say that it's been running for months, you probably should check its SMART status in the bios as a precaution.

I will indeed investigate in this direction

[thinkpadx]

@ADomani wrote:

Do you really think it's a hardware issue?
The machine is never moved, it is in an airy place and here, today, it's not very hot;)

Here's a good explanation of chip creep:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_cree ... 0vibration.

Note that you can get a similar effect with cables because as they age, their plastic sheaths and connectors can dry out and shrink a bit.

Thanks - i get it!