linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
Cinnamon freezes, only mouse pointer can move around. Linux Mint 19.2
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Description
* Cinnamon version: 4.2.4 (normal distribution)
* Distribution - Mint 19.2 Tina (updated from v19.1 daily)
* Graphics hardware *and* driver used: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Integrated Graphics
on motherboard Gigabyte M450 GAMMING (1920 x 1080) mode
* 32 or 64 bit: 84bit version
* Attach /home/<username>/.xsession-errors, or /var/log/syslog
**Issue**
Once a day screen freezes, mouse pointer still moving, keyboard not responding, eventually music keep playng. HD light flashing every 3sec. Hard reset via power button to solve. Trying Control-Alt-F7 or F8 (allways) but only one time in 50? keyboard was responding.
**Steps to reproduce**
Intermittent, out of my control, trying uninstall and solve problems in log but no success yet.
**Expected behaviour**
NEVER FREEZE
**Other information**
No info
** /var/log/syslog attached
[syslog.tar.gz](https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/files/3631455/syslog.tar.gz)
`
Kernel : Linux 5.0.0-23-generic (x86_64)
Version : #24~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jul 29 16:12:28 UTC 2019
C Library : GNU C Library / (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1) 2.27
Distribution : Linux Mint 19.2 Tina
-Current Session-
Computer Name : Camburi
User Name : lcsd (Luiz Domingues)
Language : pt_BR.UTF-8 (pt_BR:pt:en)
Home Directory : /home/lcsd
-Misc-
Uptime : 1 hour 33 minutes
Load Average : 0,20, 0,30, 0,34
Available entropy in /dev/random : 3768 bits (healthy)
`
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the attached /var/log/syslog archive and the requested /home//.xsession-errors output, focusing on entries around the freeze. The issue is intermittent and hardware-specific; done means identifying a reproducible cause and validating a fix for the Cinnamon freeze.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100