On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 02:49:29PM +0000, tg30 wrote: > I am new to this list > I am experiencing system lockups when using firefox and chromium browsers. > When the system freezes I can only recover by rebooting and reloading the > browsers > > How can I fix this problem? > > Is there any way to escape the lockup other than rebooting?
Try pressing: Ctrl-Alt-F1 -- that should show you a login prompt. Login and run some diagnostics. You can even press Ctrl-Alt-F1 before you run firefox, start some diagnostics then return to graphical mode with Ctrl-Alt-F7. Then when the system locks up press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to see the diagnostics running. This will not work if the system is truely borked, but often it is not but you cannot get to run a new command. Another way of doing this is to ssh into the machine from elsewhere and run diagnostics from there. What diagnostics ... I would start with the top (or atop) programs. > Tom George -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
