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Re: System freeze using web browsers

From Bob Weber <bobrweber@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: System freeze using web browsers
Date 2018-05-10 02:00 +0200
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On 5/9/18 5:17 PM, Alexander Beerhoff wrote:
> Dear Debian Team,
> I’ve found increasing heavier problems using web browser. In earlier stage the 
> “system” freeze (no ctrl-alt-function-key response) when watching long video 
> online (say at least 30 min, say on you tube.com <http://tube.com>), now (as 
> consequence of system update??) cannot use any browser: tried chromium 
> firefox(esr,stable,nightly) epiphany-browser qutebrowser and the result are 
> system freeze or shutdown (watching video).
> I’ve described the problem in very generic terms, I’ve filled ticket on 
> mozilla for earlier problem but cannot profile browser since gui is very 
> unresponsive when not freezed. Can you help? Waiting for your welcome advices.
> Thank you for your attention and best regards.
>
> Basic info:
> Computer Acer Aspire V5 (121)
> uname -v: #1 SMP Debian 4.16.5-1
> -- 
> Umi sukoschi
> Niwa ni izumi no
> Ko no ma ka na

Not knowing the details of you system I would suggest to back down to a 4.15-?? 
kernel.  I had the same problem watching Netflix on the official chrome browser 
running the 4.16.0-1 amd64 kernel. I even downgraded chrome but the fix was 
going back to kernel 4.15.17-1.  If you have other kernels installed just reboot 
and select another kernel from the grub menu to see if that is the fix for you.  
If you can't install the 4.15.17-1 kernel from your current sources try 
http://snapshot.debian.org/ in the last week of April.

-- 


*...Bob*

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System freeze using web browsers Alexander Beerhoff <emserfo@gmail.com> - 2018-05-09 23:20 +0200
  Re: System freeze using web browsers Bob Weber <bobrweber@gmail.com> - 2018-05-10 02:00 +0200
  Re: System freeze using web browsers Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> - 2018-05-10 03:00 +0200
  Re: System freeze using web browsers Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-05-10 05:20 +0200
    Re: System freeze using web browsers Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-10 05:50 +0200
      Re: System freeze using web browsers Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-05-10 07:20 +0200
        Re: System freeze using web browsers Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-10 07:40 +0200
          Re: System freeze using web browsers Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-05-10 15:10 +0200
            Re: System freeze using web browsers Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-05-10 17:20 +0200
              Re: System freeze using web browsers Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-05-11 01:40 +0200
                Re: System freeze using web browsers Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-05-11 09:00 +0200
                Re: System freeze using web browsers Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-11 09:50 +0200
                Re: System freeze using web browsers Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-05-11 13:10 +0200
                Re: System freeze using web browsers Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-05-12 01:40 +0200
                Re: System freeze using web browsers David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-12 03:10 +0200
            Re: System freeze using web browsers Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-05-10 18:10 +0200

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