Freezing apps SB 32

[Minter1]

Hi,

I am running experiencing various apps freezing on me. Examples of apps is as follows:

1. Files/Nautilius
2. Atom
3. Gedit
4. Libre Office

It's not a system freeze as I can get an app to unfreeze by changing apps.

I have posted the issue on the Fedora forum here so you can see troubleshooting so far and further details. Feedback so far indicates it could be a bug related to Gnome / debus.

From the forum, we also now believe the issue could be related to wayland/mutter. I frequently have my apps open in a minimized state rather than full screen. The issue could be related to this minimised state and could explain why I haven't noticed the issue in Firefox as this is usually full screen for me.

Thanks for your consideration

[tpopela]

Hi @Minter1, is this still an issue? If so, can you please try to boot a Workstation F32 iso (ideally https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/live-respins/F32-WORK-x86_64-LIVE-20200804.iso that contains all the updates) and see whether you can observe the same issues? As from your description this doesn't look like it's Silverblue specific.

[Minter1]

Hi, as a workaround I have been using windows full screen (rather than un-maximised) and I haven't experienced the issue but also haven't been using those apps as intensively. I would say it's still an issue. I will need to use the iso (I assume on a live usb or virtual machine is ok) and run programs in their un-maximised state to replicate how I was using it before and get back to you as soon as I can get some results.

[Minter1]

Hi @tpopela

I have installed the version of Fedora you have linked on Gnome Boxes. I have had the hanging behaviour repeated.

To carry out the test I did the following:

1. Opened Libre Office Writer (installed as standard)
2. Reduced the window to say 50 or 75 percent of full screen (Reduction from full size screen seems to be important)
3. Typed up a one page document. I had the document saved to Documents.

[tpopela]

@Minter1 thank you for testing! Then, please open an issue ideally in https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues (according to what cmurf mentioned in https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/flatpaks-hanging-freezing-on-fedora-silverblue-32/21623/37). Please mention your GPU, drivers and so on there as well.

[Minter1]

thanks @tpopela

I have now opened an issue with GNOME as suggested:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/1382

[tpopela]

Thanks @Minter1 ! I will close this issue then.