On 03/11/11, Max wrote: | Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:08:31 +0200 | From: Max <max@xxxxxxxxx> | To: arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [arch-general] Gnome Shell freezes | | "Freezing" means, the screen becomes unresponsive but everything seems | to continue working (sound and videos continue playing; even the mouse | pointer can still be moved). Most of the time I'm able to switch to a | virtual console although sometimes it takes 10-20 seconds after | CTRL+ALT+F1 to show up. Then, however, everything is running smoothly. | It's not possible to restart X since it will freeze again at the gdm | login screen, or even without using gdm when loading the desktop. I see the same issue pretty much once a day on my Lenovo work laptop, where I use two monitors via the two display ports that their crappy dock provides. It usually happens when I'm doing a CTRL-ALT-UP or DOWN key sequence to move between virtual desktops. Does it happen to you during a similar action? The Levovo is a T420S with an Intel graphics chip. It actually runs great, handles two decent res screens at once, but I get the gnome-shell lock-up at least once, usually after 20 minutes or so after booting. On my old Dell Inspiron 1420 that I use at home, nVidia based, single screen; it has never exhibited the same issue. My workaround is to CRTL-ALT-F1 to a console, login then issue a "killall -HUP gnome-shell", logout, then change back to F7. That fixes it and amazingly everything is still where it was desktop-wise. I know this doesn't help much, but I thought I'd relay my experience as it does sound similar. Cheers. -- Simon Perry (aka Pezz)
