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  terminator freezes desktop "007@caiway.net" <007@caiway.net> - 2020-07-05 21:10 +0200
    Re: terminator freezes desktop Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2020-07-06 04:20 +0200
    Re: terminator freezes desktop davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-06 08:10 +0200
      Re: terminator freezes desktop "007@caiway.net" <007@caiway.net> - 2020-07-06 15:30 +0200
    Re: terminator +  xcompmgr freezes desktop "007@caiway.net" <007@caiway.net> - 2020-07-22 21:30 +0200

#224410 — terminator freezes desktop

Hi,

terminator, after years of superb stability, started to freeze my
desktop sometimes.
This behavior started some 3 months ago.

Freeze happens sometimes when I start another window with terminator.

The only solution is to change to another desktop
and from a xterm 'killall terminator', closing all windows with
terminator.

checking the logs didn't help.

Otherwise, the system is rock solid.

system:

debian stable, daily updated
fluxbox

any hints on how to solve this issue are more than welcome!

regards

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#224419

On 7/5/20, 007@caiway.net <007@caiway.net> wrote:
>
> terminator, after years of superb stability, started to freeze my
> desktop sometimes.
> This behavior started some 3 months ago.
>
> Freeze happens sometimes when I start another window with terminator.
>
> The only solution is to change to another desktop
> and from a xterm 'killall terminator', closing all windows with
> terminator.
>
> checking the logs didn't help.
>
> Otherwise, the system is rock solid.


Just thinking out loud while you wait for others. How's the
temperature where you're at? Is there any chance e.g. the CPU(s)
is/are overheating? Fan kicking on a lot is a handy hint there.

Just asking as a checklist point "for the archives" because it's
exactly what I'm experiencing right now. It has been occurring
probably within the same time span, too.

Firefox-ESR is my problem child. I have to shut it down approximately
every hour or so. Can't remember having to do that at all during the
wintertime.

Have had to go the CTRL+ALT+F2 (or F3 OR..) route myself a couple
times... OR... the laptop's power on/off hardware button during
extreme instances.

Now I'm finally consciously paying attention to where I can USUALLY
get to the terminal to killall before the system gets too bogged down
to flip through the widows to be able to type in that same killall
command.

No reboot is necessary, just relaunch and off we go... until the next
approximate hour or so passes away in time.

Afterthought: No, my problem's mostly not limited (computer) memory.
There will still be more than 1GB unused when my lockdowns occur. In
days gone by, "free -m" has shown 60+ for "Mem" and 90+ for Swap, and
it will still be almost working. :)

Cindy :).
-- 
Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA

* runs with birdseed *

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#224426

On Sun, 5 Jul 2020 007@caiway.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> terminator, after years of superb stability, started to freeze my
> desktop sometimes.

I have never used it.

> This behavior started some 3 months ago.
>
> Freeze happens sometimes when I start another window with
> terminator.

Does it look like anything here?

  Debian Bug report logs: Bugs in package terminator
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=terminator

> The only solution is to change to another desktop and from a xterm
> 'killall terminator', closing all windows with terminator.
>
> checking the logs didn't help.

Not sure what that might mean. Which log files did you examine?

Have you tried to start terminator from a different terminal. Say,
from a VT, like tty3 or something?

  [do Ctl + Alt + F3]
  Debian GNU/Linux 10 yourhostnamehere tty3

  yourhostnamehere login: [log in with username/passwd]

  $ env DISPLAY=:0 terminator --debug # or whatever DISPLAY has your desktop

Maybe you can get some informative output this way.

> Otherwise, the system is rock solid.
>
> system:
>
> debian stable, daily updated
> fluxbox

There is a version (1.92-1~bpo10+1) in buster-backports. If you aren't
using it already, you could install the backport and see if it has the
same problem. Collect them all.

> any hints on how to solve this issue are more than welcome!

Good luck.

-- 
What do you want to take off? [hrzF or ?*] F
You were wearing a +0 robe.  The frost giant turns to flee.

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#224440

On Mon, 6 Jul 2020 06:07:18 +0000 (UTC)
davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Jul 2020 007@caiway.net wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > terminator, after years of superb stability, started to freeze my
> > desktop sometimes.
> 
> I have never used it.
> 
> > This behavior started some 3 months ago.
> >
> > Freeze happens sometimes when I start another window with
> > terminator.
> 
> Does it look like anything here?
> 
>   Debian Bug report logs: Bugs in package terminator
>   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=terminator

Seems like bug #907253

I installed a newer version from buster-backports.
Will do some testing.

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#225135 — Re: terminator + xcompmgr freezes desktop

> Hi,
> 
> terminator, after years of superb stability, started to freeze my
> desktop sometimes.
> This behavior started some 3 months ago.

The problem stops when xcompmgr is not running.


xcompmgr + terminator = problem

I choose terminator above eye candy stuff.

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