linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
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linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
when i boot and login to my main account it hangs when i use the ctrl+alt+f1 and look at htop i see that gnome shell takes up 100% of of cpu if i restart it (using sudo service gdm restart) and log on to my secondary account it logs in just fine with no problems
it happens after i get my main account all set up i found that if i remove and replace my /home/user/ with my secondary accounts folder it "fixes" the problem until i reboot again
this only happens after i do the updates after i install and it also happened with linuxmint 10
my system is fully updated
it happens after i get my main account all set up i found that if i remove and replace my /home/user/ with my secondary accounts folder it "fixes" the problem until i reboot again
this only happens after i do the updates after i install and it also happened with linuxmint 10
my system is fully updated
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Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
any one have a fix or an idea on how to fix this problem i have been looking for a long time and its really bothering me
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
Hi there,
I am an absolute beginner with linux and mint, and i have the same problem. After login in with Gnome, the screen freezes. Today i reinstalled my mint and the same error occurs after a while. It happened after the second reboot.
I am an absolute beginner with linux and mint, and i have the same problem. After login in with Gnome, the screen freezes. Today i reinstalled my mint and the same error occurs after a while. It happened after the second reboot.
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
this is the only solution that i have found but the new profile gets corrupted eventually too
killernat wrote:you sound like ur having the same issue as me use ctrl+alt+f2 when it freezes log in and usebefor that try runingCode: Select all
$ sudo service gdm restart
to see if gnome shell is taking all the cpuCode: Select all
$ top
so far the only solution i found is to make a new user from the above mentioned methodCode: Select all
$ sudo adduser <new username> $sudo adduser <new username> admin
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
Hi there,
thanks, i tried the following commands, but restarting the service doesn't work.
afer running there are some processes but i have no idea what to see/do
creating a new user doesn't solve the problem too, after login in, the screen freezes
thanks, i tried the following commands, but restarting the service doesn't work.
afer running
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$ top
creating a new user doesn't solve the problem too, after login in, the screen freezes
killernat wrote:this is the only solution that i have found but the new profile gets corrupted eventually tookillernat wrote:you sound like ur having the same issue as me use ctrl+alt+f2 when it freezes log in and usebefor that try runingCode: Select all
$ sudo service gdm restart
to see if gnome shell is taking all the cpuCode: Select all
$ top
so far the only solution i found is to make a new user from the above mentioned methodCode: Select all
$ sudo adduser <new username> $sudo adduser <new username> admin
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
whats the process that take up 100% of the cpu
also did you login to the new user after you restart gdm
if restart dosnt work try
also did you login to the new user after you restart gdm
if restart dosnt work try
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$ sudo service gdm stop
$ sudo service gdm start
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
Hi there,
yes, i logged in into the new user. I went back to and there is no process with 100%, most of them are zero and the process on the top got 3% cpu.
Trying to stop/start gdm gives:
What does this mean?
yes, i logged in into the new user. I went back to
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$ top
Trying to stop/start gdm gives:
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gdm: unrecognized service
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
there are two other options i can think of
if neither of theses works im at a loss of what could be wrong
also were you ever able to get to the desktop?
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$ sudo service lightdm restart
or
$ sudo service gdm3 restart
also were you ever able to get to the desktop?
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
"lightdm restart" replaces the gui and then the same problem occurs.
service gdm3 is also unrecognized service.
History: some days ago i reinstalled mint because of this probmlem. Then it worked fine, i installed some applications and after restarting the system the day after the problem was there.
Maybe i did something badly wrong, i don't know.
Desktop occurs, bottom panel occurs, then after some seconds, the folders on desktop occur and then it hangs.
And then it is not possible to do anything, after some more seconds the top panel occurs but there is no interaction.
After waiting quite long, you can open folders but it seemes like every klick needs 10 seconds to get catched.
Now i'm using gnome2 gui it works just fine, but i'm little bit confused about this problem.
Maybe someone have an idea, but i think i will try to reinstall mint in a few days and try to figure it out.
service gdm3 is also unrecognized service.
History: some days ago i reinstalled mint because of this probmlem. Then it worked fine, i installed some applications and after restarting the system the day after the problem was there.
Maybe i did something badly wrong, i don't know.
Desktop occurs, bottom panel occurs, then after some seconds, the folders on desktop occur and then it hangs.
And then it is not possible to do anything, after some more seconds the top panel occurs but there is no interaction.
After waiting quite long, you can open folders but it seemes like every klick needs 10 seconds to get catched.
Now i'm using gnome2 gui it works just fine, but i'm little bit confused about this problem.
Maybe someone have an idea, but i think i will try to reinstall mint in a few days and try to figure it out.
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
It is obviously an account (user) configuration problem: since your second username is OK
A simple way of managing it would be to change some setting for the user that had the problem, presuming you can at least get the desktop running..
A simple way of managing it would be to change some setting for the user that had the problem, presuming you can at least get the desktop running..
- You might add one of the available groups for that user, and save the setting
- Logout that user, try logging in again
--or restart the desktop service (desktop window manager..)
--or reboot to make sure everything gets reinitialized, including the desktop
- Save the minor change
- relogin that username
--you could relogon in a terminal, select an tty1 or other Ctrl + Alt + F6, for example
--there are 6 available, F1..F6
ctrl + Alt = F7 gets you back to the desktop (that was running, if you don't stop the windows manager)
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
The second user i added, didn't work also (same problem). So i think its probably not a user configuration problem
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
What video card do you have? I have crazy freezing issues with the Noveau driver and an old Nvidia 6800. If I install the official drivers, everything's fine.
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
@killernat: Are you sure that you're using Linux Mint 11? You're mentioning Gnome Shell in the first post. This leads me to think that you're using Mint 12 instead. Also sudo service gdm didn't work for you. We don't use the gdm login screen anymore in Mint 12, it's replaced with lightdm.
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Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
@Kevin108 I got a Nvidia 8800 GTX, but the thing is, it worked fine for 2-3 months till now.
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
@ALL I'm so sorry, i thought i'm using mint 11 but its 12! So somebody have an idea for this case?
Re: Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
Did you recently update the kernel?Technischer wrote:@Kevin108 I got a Nvidia 8800 GTX, but the thing is, it worked fine for 2-3 months till now.
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
im quite sure i am using 11 as i re installed after not liking gome3 / mate as much as gnome 2AlbertP wrote:@killernat: Are you sure that you're using Linux Mint 11? You're mentioning Gnome Shell in the first post. This leads me to think that you're using Mint 12 instead. Also sudo service gdm didn't work for you. We don't use the gdm login screen anymore in Mint 12, it's replaced with lightdm.
also gnome-shell doesn't cause a problem until after i logon
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
@killernat: gnome-shell on Mint 10/11 Are you sure it's not another process? You don't have gnome-shell on the Gnome 2 desktop of Mint 10 & 11.
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Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
yes i am sure it is the process name is "gnome-shell" when i check with htop
Re: linux mint 11 gnome hangs with 100%
Did you really attempt to install Gnome Shell on Mint 11?
Please select the normal gnome session on the login screen instead of the shell.
Please select the normal gnome session on the login screen instead of the shell.
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