On 12/31/2011 09:36 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > My desktop siezes up every hour or so; > I can continue in the current desktop, > but cannot change to another desktop > or go to another application by clicking on an icon in the panel. > > The problem cures itself in 20-30 seconds, > so it is not life-threatening. > > I killall-ed upowerd, but that didn't do the trick. > There is nothing untoward in /var/log/messages. > > The problem could be to do with Firefox or KDE or Fedora; > I'm not sure which. > > I've seen a few comments on this, > but has anyone found a cure? > > FWIW, I'm running a fully updated F16/KDE system. Normally I have Chrome, Thunderbird, and one or two VirtualBox VM's running...and maybe Google Earth. I've got 8GB of RAM and swap is not being used. I run 6 desktops and have never seen a "lockup" or "stickiness" condition you've described. Where have you see others report this? I may have missed it on this list.... -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -- Douglas Adams in "Mostly Harmless -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
