Re: i3wm dual monitor freeze containers primary

[Giancarlo Razzolini via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Em maio 24, 2021 17:47 Maykel Franco via arch-general escreveu:
> El lun, 24 may 2021 a las 20:13, Giancarlo Razzolini (<
> grazzolini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>) escribió:
>
> > Em maio 24, 2021 6:42 Maykel Franco via arch-general escreveu:
> > > Hi, I'm probing archlinux with i3wm tiling window manager. I love it! I
> > > come archlinux + kde desktop.
> > >
> > > I have a dell xps 13' model 9370. I have a problem when work with two
> > > monitors. The primary monitor (laptop) freeze any open container
> > (terminal,
> > > program...) randomly in workspace. This only occur in laptop screen.
> > >
> > > Something like this:
> > >
> > > # Screenshot
> > > https://imgur.com/a/LvOsKIe
> > >
> > > # Video
> > > https://imgur.com/a/veuSM33
> > >
> > > My xrandr config is:
> > >
> > > xrandr --output eDP1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --pos 3440x360 --rotate
> > > normal --output DP1 --mode 3440x1440 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output
> > DP2
> > > --off --output HDMI1 --off --output HDMI2 --off --output VIRTUAL1 --off
> > >
> > > I try all, debug i3wm with i3-dump-log, and search in google but I can't
> > > find the problem.
> > >
> > > The workspace freeze and cannot kill containers. The only things is
> > restart
> > > lightdm ...
> > >
> > > My i3config is very basic.
> > >
> >
> > I'm having similar freezes. I noticed they usually happen when resuming
> > from
> > suspend. How are you running your xrandr config? I think it is being
> > caused by
> > xrandr, but I was not able to pinpoint it exactly. I'm using autorandr
> > here.
> >
> > I have to kill all users processes, restart the systemd user instance
> > process,
> > and login again.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Giancarlo Razzolini
>
>
> Hi, my xrandr command is simple:
>
> xrandr --output eDP1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --pos 3440x360 --rotate
> normal --output DP1 --mode 3440x1440 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output DP2
> --off --output HDMI1 --off --output HDMI2 --off --output VIRTUAL1 --off

Sure, but *when* you run it? Is there some automation?

> In my case, with systemctl restart lightdm.service is sufficient.

Because that'll kill all the user processes =D

> With KDE, works well. Not freeze.

I never tried to use a different WM/DE, but I suspected all along this was an i3
issue only, because the freeze is very weird and specific. I can still switch workspaces,
between monitors, but the mouse is stuck.

Regards,
Giancarlo Razzolini

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