Well, I’m not surprised.
As stated before, there is practically no way that make would crash the OS if running on a stable machine. Most likely your issue is something from the points stated above.
Additionally, there is no meaningful way to debug this. All you would probably see is a strange kernel panic message, and without the proper knowledge, there’s nothing you can do. If you still want to try, find some pointers in this discussion.
I’d start with:
- Replace the SD card with a new, high-quality one.
- Remove all other hardware, e.g. webcams etc from the SBC
- Use the latest Raspberry Pi Imager to set up the card with Raspberry Pi OS Lite.
- Run
apt update && apt full-upgrade. - Reboot.
- If this doesn’t fix the issue, replace the power supply (good quality, min 5A).
- If the problem persists, consider replacing the RPi.
If you need to replace the RPi, you could save some money, since Klipper won’t benefit from the computational power of an RPi 5. I’d recommend sticking with RPis, as they are still the safest option, especially for Linux beginners.