Firefox, pidgin, thunderbird, intelliJ, even emacs!!!, or perhaps it’s gnome in general will periodically stop responding. All named except emacs tend to gray out while this freeze is happening.
opensuse 11.2
2.6.31.14-0.6-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2010-12-10 11:18:32 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
cpu: Intel(R) Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
nothing obvious in the logs
Anyone else seeing this?
Open a terminal and run ‘top.’ See what the output is when these apps freeze.
On 02/28/2011 08:06 PM, burrhead wrote:
> Anyone else seeing this?
what operating system and version?
what desktop environment and version?
what graphic card and driver?
do you have desktop effects enabled? what happens if you turn it off?
if you open a terminal and start top, what is eating all the cpu
cycles when you “gray out”?
if you use YaST to add a new, test user and log out and then into the
new user, do the gray out to freeze continue?
and, i wonder why you are running a preempt kernel, and if that might
have a bearing on your problem…and, have you searched bugzilla to
see if your problem is a known one (with that kernel)?
are there background applications or services which if shut off cause
the freezes to cease? how do those apps/services relate to preemptive
multi-tasking?
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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.0.11, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
Was sure I had replied to this…
Using:
Gnome: 2.28.2
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Desktop effects enabled (compiz, 4 desktops)
Cannot open new termina during freeze. (Well the window may open but the prompt doesn’t show up)
I do not lose connectivity to remote services such as postgres, mail, jira
Hadn’t notice the “PREEMPT” (embarrassing, but true)
Did you install the NVIDIA video driver?
Does turning off Desktop effects help?
On 03/07/2011 11:06 PM, burrhead wrote:
>
> Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
which graphics driver are you using? (find it in “My Computer”)
*try installing the nvidia driver
>
> Desktop effects enabled (compiz, 4 desktops)
*turn it off, and see if that makes a difference.
> Cannot open new termina during freeze. (Well the window may open but
> the prompt doesn’t show up)
*BEFORE the problem shows up, open a terminal, start top and leave
the terminal where it can be seen, do not allow another program to
cover it (like, do not run firefox, thunderbird, whatever FULL screen)
then when the problem occurs: look at top and see what is eating all
the cpu cycles and/or RAM
> I do not lose connectivity to remote services such as postgres, mail,
> jira
what does that mean? can you (for example) click on thunderbird and
collect mail?
jira? tell me: is this a server in rack mount and you are accessing it
remotely from an MMS-Windows desktop? or, is it an instance of
openSUSE running in a VM on a laptop, or what?
> Hadn’t notice the “PREEMPT” (embarrassing, but true)
if you don’t have reason to run a special kernel, should you?
i wonder how/why that kernel got installed…
–
DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.0.11, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
Sorry, been away.
> I do not lose connectivity to remote services such as postgres, mail,
> jira
what does that mean? can you (for example) click on thunderbird and
collect mail?
No, I mean that I do not have to login to tbird, postgres, jira etc
when the freeze is over.
jira? tell me: is this a server in rack mount and you are accessing it
remotely from an MMS-Windows desktop? or, is it an instance of
openSUSE running in a VM on a laptop, or what?
No, this is not a rackmount. Under my desk, sole user.
> Hadn’t notice the “PREEMPT” (embarrassing, but true)
if you don’t have reason to run a special kernel, should you?
i wonder how/why that kernel got installed…
Probably not…