Questions tagged [freeze]
A freeze or hang is when the system becomes unresponsive for some period of time. This may relate to memory usage, graphics issues, or something else. If you are having this problem, be sure to include details of your hardware and configuration in your question.
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS freezes during RAID recheck of multiple RAIDs
I run Ubuntu 22.04 on a machine with three software RAIDs of different size and geometry, with two of them (they are called md5 and md6) very large. Disks are shared between these arrays for certain ...
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Virtualbox freezes desktop in Ubuntu 22.10
So I've had this Ubuntu 22.10 install on this laptop for a little bit and decided to try out arch linux in virtualbox. For some reason, after a little while of trying to get it set up, the entire ...
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How do I get a Task Manager to work, that always opens when CTRL+ALT+DEL is pressed, even when OS is frozen?
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How do I make it, that a "task manager" open every time i press CTRL-ALT-DELETE?
And I mean under all circumstances, even when X11 shat the bed for example.
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Ubuntu 22.10 freezes frequently
I have recently upgraded to 22.10 from 22.04, and it often freezes. The screen freezes, and the keyboard do not work. The mouse keeps working only. I am not getting any logic behind it.
The ...
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Laptop freezing for some second
I state that I am not an expert in linux and computer science in general, however I have already searched in the forum but I have not found a solution, or I have not been able given the above ...
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Ubuntu 22 LTS crashing with iwlwifi errors in logs, hard reboot required
I have used this MSI katana computer for 2 months with no issue.
Installed WINE and installed NVIDIA Drivers to be able to use Steam, which was installed but I hadn't run yet. The computer started ...
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Ubuntu 22.10 freezes
After some amount of time working on my laptop Ubuntu unexpectedly freezes. The screen is not responding, mouse not moving, then after couple of seconds the screen turns off and back on to the state ...
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Thunderbird 91.7.0 keeps freezing in Ubuntu 20.04
I have been using Thunderbird as my main e-mail and calendar app in Ubuntu for many years. Currently running Thunderbird 91.8, Ubuntu 20.04, Gnome 3.36.8.
For a few months now Thunderbird freezes very ...
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Logitech Mouse and Keyboard freezing on Ubuntu 20.04 with Dell XPS 15 9570
I have been using for a number of years without issue, but recently bought a Dell XPS 15 9570 that's driving me nuts because of an issue I am having with the Logitech mouse and keyboard that I use ...
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PC freezes and becomes unusable.It happens at random while I do simple tasks I have to turn it of and on again. I use Kubuntu 22.04.1 kernel 5.15.0-52
It happens randomly while browsing or exploring my files. I noticed that at the time it happens it uses 100% of my cpu. I've tried to clear cache with Stacer and I ran autoremove but this thing keeps ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 freezes randomly
Description of freeze:
First the screen freezes but the cursor remains reactive for few seconds.
Sometimes the screen goes black.
Any music playing at that time continues playing without any problems....
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Ubuntu 22 freezes, syslog spammed with Nouveau entries
Was on a Zoom call with the screen shared, and everything suddenly freezes. Audio worked for a bit afterwards, but eventually stopped working as well. Taking a look at the system log after a hard ...
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Weird display freeze after logout, or when cold booting after shutdown - Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop
Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop. Asus ROG G751-J, Nvidia GTX965M. After logging out from user in Gnome desktop, the screen freezes on splash art. Same happens after a cold boot following a total shutdown. Not ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 freezes when I run Firefox
I am facing Ubuntu 20.04 long freeze issue when I am trying to use Firefox.
Firefox opens fine the first time, but it could freeze if I try to open a new window or may be try to check on about firefox ...
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Ubuntu install freezes after "Install Ubuntu" from the grub menu
I am trying to install ubuntu 22.04 in a Dell all in one Inspiron 24 5410.
When I boot from my USB, I choose "Try or Install Ubuntu" from the grub menu and it freezes with a black screen. ...
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Ubuntu freezes few minutes after login on SSD when any application is used
I had been using ubuntu on my Thinkpad e470, for almost 3 months.
Then I bought an SSD(870 EVO) and installed ubuntu 22.04 on it.
After the first restart everything worked fine but next day just ...
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How to understand Ubuntu 22.04.1 freeze syslog?
I have run cat /var/log/syslog after my Ubuntu desktop froze and necessitated a forced power button reboot of the system. I'm curious if anyone else can make sense of what could have happened here?
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 - screen freeze when resuming from locked screen
I installed Ubuntu 22.04.1 few weeks ago. I sometime experience the following problem:
When I try resume session from auto-locked screen sometimes the screen freeze and I am not able to enter the ...
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Envoking Dock or Workspaces freeze after waking up computer
After waking up the computer, moving the mouse down to the dock or evoking the workspaces (ctrl + alt + > or "Windows" key) results in a black screen. The only fix is to restart or log ...
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System freeze diagnosis
Running Ubuntu 22.04.1 Periodically, at random, the system will freeze. What /var/log file should I examine to begin diagnosis ?
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Ubuntu 22.04 won't wake after screen lock / screen dim
I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04 and it won't wake after screen lock. This is true for both, X11 and Wayland (also disabling Wayland for gdm3 doesn't help). System suspend works fine, only ...
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logging back in always freezing after 22.04 installation
Fresh installation of 22.04. Got things almost completely set up the way I like, however, I'm finding that, when I log out, I get to my login screen, as expected. When I put in my password and hit '...
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After freezing, Ubuntu stops giving display output though cpu is still on
After installing Ubuntu on my old pc, I've been getting a lot of freezes. After a few seconds, the computer doesn't give display output, as well as powers off the keyboard (the mouse remains powered ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 freezes minutes after login
I have been using Ubuntu 16.04 in the past without any issues on my desktop (dual boot with Windows 10 on separate SSD's). At point I tried upgrading to 18.04 and then my computer would freeze just a ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Wayland Freezes
I installed ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Now I can't use in wayland. After booting up it works fine but after using the os for some minutes everything freezes and the OS become unresponsive. I faced the same ...
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Ubuntu 22.04, 21,10, 20,.04 freeze on Laptop HP 15-eh1xxx
Laptop HP 15-eh1600ng, AMD Ryzen 7 5700u freezes/crashes with black screen, only turnoff with button works. This happens more or less randomly with several apps. But it can be reproduced using the app ...
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Ubuntu 21 end up freezes when GNOME Shell Extensions are active
Ubuntu freezes when GNOME Shell Extensions is activated, the first time the problem occurred when I upgraded from 20.04 to 21.10 and the problem persisted with the latest version 22.04 installed in ...
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Crash / Freeze / Unresponsive - Ubuntu 20.04 - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
After running for several hours at seemingly random times my laptop freezes, the screen is stuck and is unresponsive to any input from mouse or keyboard.
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 with Regolith 1.6, ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 freezes after some time of use while Windows blue screens randomly and restarts every time
I have a dual booted system with Windows and Ubuntu.
I try to turn on my laptop and boot in windows and it just blue screens after a couple of minutes of use (no specific application, sometimes a game,...
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Lenovo W541 at Ubuntu 22.04 occures micro delays
My Lenovo W541, driven by Ubuntu 22.04.1, make constantly micro interrupts/delays.
It shows up when:
you watch videos (notwithstanding at which resolution): video stops for a couple of milliseconds ...
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My ubuntu 16.04 freezes randomly (too many open files: dconf will not work properly)
This is a fresh install on an Atom PC. Everything I am trying is functional, except that the machine freezes randomly (after few min or few hours). So far it happened while I was doing something on ...
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Settings Crash when trying to add Google Account
On Ubuntu 20.04Lts i can't add a Google Account in the settings. It always freezes when trying to log in after I type in my password and give Ubuntu access to my google account.
I hope someone can ...
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VScode freezes my laptop in ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
When I run vscode everything works fine.
After a short period of time, the laptop gradually slows down until it freezes completely.
I thought the problem was in the system, but on this site I found ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 completely free freeze/hanges minutes after login
I just clean install ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop...
But approximately 10 min after login my GUI freeze/hangs completely mouse and keyboard doesn't work, i have to press down the power button to restart ...
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Upon opening spotify the entire system freezes
On Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS 64-bit if I open Spotify, installed from the store, the entire system freezes. REISUB doesn't work and I don't know at all what's happening. I don't know what's happening, so I ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu on ASUS ROG GL553VE
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my GL553VE laptop. I'd like to dual boot it. Whenever I try to install it or just run it without installation loading screen just freezes. At one of my tries I received ...
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Laptop freezes, crashes, and then reboots after suspension
My laptop: HP 255 G8; AMD Ryzen 7 5700U; 8GB RAM; Ubuntu 22.04 with kernel 5.19.0-051900-generic.
Everything is normal if I work with it without suspending, but if I suspend and then resume, it will ...
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Ubuntu freezes on first start after installation
I am currently using PopOS 22.04 on my PC, but I want to switch to ubuntu 22.04 (I'm already using Ubuntu on my Notebook and it has been great).
When I try to install Ubuntu the PC freezes while ...
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Gnome-Desktop Graphics Freeze when Interacting with the Mouse
Recently some of my applications freeze graphically when interacting with the mouse.
Applications:
Gnome-Terminal, Gnome-Calendar, Gnome-Mines, Nautilus, Terminator
(Seems like anything gnome related ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Crashing both regularly & randomly. What can I disable/configure so this stops?
HP Pavilion-dm4-1165dx Linux kernel: 5.15.0-46-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux 8Gb RAM 1T HDD
I've had major issues. Taken days to rectify my HP Pavilion dm4 laptop multi boot ...
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Ubuntu completely locked up including mouse
I was running some scripts, and when I came back to my computer, the entire thing is locked up. Mouse doesn't move, keyboard doesn't do anything, and even the clock is stuck where it had froze.
Sure, ...
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Graphics freeze
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.1 and recently have been having a lot of issues around the graphics freezing
When the graphics freeze, inputs such as the keyboard work, I can switch to another terminal (Ctrl+...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS randomly stops working
I have a headless install of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a desktop that I'm using as a server and it will occasionally stop working. I can't determine what causes it as it happens both when the server is idle ...
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Windows 10 Ubuntu WSL freezes randomly when doing certain actions
This has been happening quite a bit every time I do certain actions on a server such as listing all files ls -la and bash simply freezes and my only alternative is to start a new shell.
I looked at ...
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My PC boots into a black screen, if not, it boots properly then freezes while in use
My pc mostly boots into a black screen or doesn't boot at all. If it manages to boot it write something like;
SGX disabled by bios
psmouse ....
Recovering journal
/dev/sda2 clearing opharned anode...
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ubuntu 22.04 rm64 starting kodi freezes monitor
I have installed ubuntu 22.04 arm64 on a rpi4 (4Gb, ssd 480Gb) in order to run tvheadend and kodi. tvheadend installs and runs (I had to make it myself, the snap version is very old) but as soon as I ...
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Screen freezes then recovers after several minutes
I'm experiencing occasional screen freezing where the screen is still visible but nothing updates or responds to input.
Ubuntu 22.04
Dell XPS 8910
Intel i7-6700
32 GB RAM
SSD for system disk
Kernel 5....
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22.04 wayland-specific mouse and system lag
Since upgrading to 22.04 I often get periods of unresponsiveness after waking from display sleep - the mouse is jerky and it takes maybe 5-10 seconds to recover.
This is Wayland specific since logging ...
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On ubuntu 20.04 trying to suspend my laptop the system freezes
Yesterday there was an update of my 20.04. After that, when I try to sleep, the laptop freezes, the screen glows. Then after a while it reboots.
The same thing happens if i put to sleep with the ...
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22.04 cannot suspend my laptop
On ubuntu 22.04 trying to suspend my laptop the system freezes .
The fans keeps spinning and it overheats , only thing possible is a hard reboot.
Probably the bug was introduced by an update, because ...