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Steam freezing the entire system randomly
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Description
Distribution
Mint 22.1
Package version
6.4.8
Graphics hardware in use
AMD radeon 6800 XT
Frequency
Quite often
Bug description
While playing games on steam the display goes blank for a second then comes back, after that the entire system freezes and nothing responds not the keyboard nor the mouse so I have to reboot it manually
Steps to reproduce
As it seems to happen randomly and is not consistent I cannot give you the steps only that it happens while playing games through steam
(pwyl.txt)
Expected behavior
I don't know how it should behave but maybe if steam freezes at least the system shouldn't be affected. So that the task could be terminated
Additional information
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First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing pwyl.txt and investigating the reported behavior on Mint 22.1 with package version 6.4.8, an AMD Radeon 6800 XT, and Steam running a game. Because the freeze is random and no reproduction steps are provided, first establish a reliable reproduction or useful diagnostic evidence. Done means identifying the cause and verifying that Steam no longer freezes the entire system.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- desktop-dev, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100