[Bug 889706] Re: Gnome-shell randomly crashes
I am using LInux Mint 12 x64, Gnome Shell version 3.2.2.1. Laptop: Lenovo T61, Graphics: Intel 965GM. I have been experiencing this problem since installing Linux Mint nearly 2 months ago. I have tried solutions 1 and 3, but crashes still occur. That is, various applications in the gnome shell and the shell itself will be unresponsive, and then eventually (within 5-10 seconds) all the windows become unresponsive. Alt-F2 doesn't work. I have to restart using Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. I would say this happens on average once a day for me. In case this is relevant, the application I run regularly are Chrome, Thunderbird, and Terminal. I frequently switch between virtual desktop, but I don't think the crashes happen exclusively when I do this. I'm pretty close to just scrapping gnome shell and using MATE instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889706 Title: Gnome-shell randomly crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/889706/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 889706] Re: Gnome-shell randomly crashes
When I look in my syslog and syslog.1, I don't see any mention of gnome- shell crashing. Considering that the modal window fix didn't help me, maybe I'm experiencing an unrelated issue? Not sure. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889706 Title: Gnome-shell randomly crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/889706/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 889706] Re: Gnome-shell randomly crashes
Thanks for the feedback Hugo. I am using Gnome Shell, but F2 on its own doesn't bring up the run dialog. I typically use Alt-F2 and the press r to restart gnome shell. However, this doesn't work when I experience the symptoms described in this bug report. I have to do Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and restart my entire gnome session (which, obviously, is a pain). I am hesitant to upgrade to latest gnome shell, because some people in this thread said it didn't help and I don't want my system to become more unstable than it already is. One other point. I was using Gnome 3 without this freezing issue for several months in Fedora 16. I had even installed some of the MGSE extensions on my Fedora system. I'm only experiencing this issue after switching over to Linux Mint. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889706 Title: Gnome-shell randomly crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/889706/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 889706] Re: Gnome-shell randomly crashes
@Hugo, yes the modal setting looks to have been updated. I used gconf- editor to uncheck that setting, and confirmed this as you suggested. I am still using gnome-shell 3.2, though. You think update to 3.4 might + the modal thing might help? @fig, when you say it crashes, what does it look like on your screen? I assumed the problem was that everything becomes unresponsive or "frozen". Does it go to a non-graphical shell? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889706 Title: Gnome-shell randomly crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/889706/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
