[Solved] mysterious crashing

[patday8472]

In both Xubuntu 18.04, Linux Mint 19.x (And maybe 18.3 Xfce) Xfce Linux crashed.

This is the first time (minus user error) that I had to do a hard boot. This effected two computers. Both are dell different models.

I can't figure if was an opera browser issue or a kernel issue.

I said maybe on 18.3, I was using Opera and it froze. It eventually unfroze and I was watching dailymotion or youtube. I wasn't visiting bad sites.


Inspiron-15-3552 4.15.0-43-generic #46~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I also had other issues with 19.x xfce in both systems, so I restored my system back to 18.3 and got rid of Xubuntu 18.04

Is Linux Mate similar to xfce? Is it based of Gnome? What Linux mint Xfce based on?

[ajgringo619]

Sounds like a video/kernel problem. Can you post the results of this:

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inxi -Fxxr

Mint 19.x uses the same release of XFCE as Xubuntu 18.04. Since development in XFCE is really slow, the version used in Mint 18.3 probably isn't that much older. As light-weight as XFCE is, I find it puzzling that you're having so many hard crashes. For me, XFCE is the only DE that's never hard-crashed (except for an ill-fated experiment with BTRFS).

[patday8472]

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user@user-Inspiron-15-3552 ~ $ inxi -FxxrSystem:    Host: user-Inspiron-15-3552 Kernel: 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.28) dm: lightdm Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Inspiron 15-3552 v: 4.1.0 Chassis: type: 8
           Mobo: Dell model: 0RMTN6 v: A00 Bios: Dell v: 4.1.0 date: 06/15/2017
CPU:       Quad core Intel Pentium N3700 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 12800
           clock speeds: min/max: 480/2400 MHz 1: 680 MHz 2: 730 MHz 3: 797 MHz 4: 762 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Device 22b1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:22b1
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 18.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Device 2284 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:2284
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-43-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:0036
           IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: [Removed address]
           Card-2: Atheros usb-ID: 001-007 chip-ID: 0cf3:e005
           IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (6.2% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST500LT012 size: 500.1GB serial: WBY4XM53
Partition: ID-1: / size: 57G used: 22G (40%) fs: ext3 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.59GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      System: supported: N/A
           No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
           Unused Devices: none
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: 40.0C  [Does not feel hot to touch-laptop]
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A fan-1: 0
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
           deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main  [Seamonkey Browser]
           deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/stevenpalemoon/xUbuntu_16.04/ /  [Edited for bad word,  palemoon browser] 
                   Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
           deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main 
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
           deb http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ xenial partner   
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list
           deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
Info:      Processes: 187 Uptime: 14 min Memory: 652.6/3857.0MB
           Init: systemd v: 229 runlevel: 5 default: 2 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481 running in xfce4-terminal) inxi: 2.2.35  

[ajgringo619]

Is this only happening in Opera? Can you repeat the error with certain website content? What about Firefox/Chromium?

[patday8472]

Is this only happening in Opera? Can you repeat the error with certain website content? What about Firefox/Chromium?

I forgot about one thing. It did effect google chrome browser in both 18.3 but more so in 19.x This also applies to Xubuntu 18.04.




It did crash on other website but there just news site (Not the ones with the bad ads). It could also be flash plug-in conflict. There is a new update for flash, that just came out.

I already tested installing old kernels but that didn't work. Still crashed. I am using Firefox to post this.

[patday8472]

I marked this thread solved. I really think gksu not being install caused the crashing with some driver. As I said in other post, I got gksu installed. So far Linux mint xfce 19.1 (clean install) hasn't crashed.

However, I may try an experiment by installing lxqt-sudo in xubuntu. Haven't decided yet if I want to install xubuntu 18.04 again.