Persistent freezing problem

[RaizenV2]

Hello all, i'm a mediocre ish linux user , and for some time i switched to mint for a better support and easier workarounds(than pure debian ) but from time to time , sometimes at startup or after using chrome, or some random app, which may use a liitle bit of processing power ( I assume , it not be the case ) i'm confronted with freezes which dont allow me to even move the mouse , olnly ctrl+alt+f1 and from there to reboot , first i tried in looking over some gpu issues(nvidia ), where the problem could have been between the integrated and dedicated video card when switching for heavy tasks, so i used a small script to run before session start to put the powermizer from nvidia x server settings to maximum performance , and in addition i switched to previous version of a kernel ,
here is the script ( dont know if it helps but i will pass all the details i can get):

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#!/bin/bash
nvidia-settings -a [gpu:0]/GpuPowerMizerMode=1

System information:

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System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-74-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.18.5 tk: Qt 5.12.8 info: plank wm: kwin_x11 
  dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 80WK v: Lenovo Y520-15IKBN 
  serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 v: Lenovo Y520-15IKBN serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: LENOVO model: Provence-5R1 v: NO DPK serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO 
  v: 4KCN23WW date: 01/12/2017 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 8.7 Wh condition: 26.4/45.0 Wh (59%) volts: 10.1/11.1 
  model: SMP L14M3P24 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> status: Discharging 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-7300HQ bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Kaby Lake rev: 9 L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 19999 
  Speed: 808 MHz min/max: 800/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 900 2: 900 
  3: 900 4: 900 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:591b 
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] vendor: Lenovo 
  driver: nvidia v: 460.80 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1c8d 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting,nvidia 
  unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa compositor: kwin_x11 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 1050/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.80 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel CM238 HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a171 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-74-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 4000 
  bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:24fd 
  IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 04:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: enp4s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.14 TiB used: 113.08 GiB (9.7%) 
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Kingston model: SA2000M8250G size: 232.89 GiB 
  speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: S5Z42105 scheme: GPT 
  ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM035-1RK172 size: 931.51 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: LVM1 scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 139.64 GiB used: 56.52 GiB (40.5%) fs: ext4 
  dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 43.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 38 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list 
  1: deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubuntu-ppa-backports-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/obsproject-obs-studio-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/obsproject/obs-studio/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyssa main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ricotz-docky-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ricotz/docky/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teams.list 
  1: deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list 
  1: deb https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list 
  1: deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf] http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main
Info:
  Processes: 275 Uptime: 16m Memory: 15.52 GiB used: 4.30 GiB (27.7%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

[SMG]

Welcome to the forum, RaizenV2.

Linux Mint has three supported desktops, Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce. You are using KDE Plasma with its windows manager (which is not used by any of the supported Mint desktops), so that might be why you are experiencing issues.

System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-74-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.18.5 tk: Qt 5.12.8 info: plank wm: kwin_x11
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal

[RaizenV2]

Hello! and thanks : ) , the problem was present also in the default xfce and mate.

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the problem was present also in the default xfce and mate.

Did you check Xfce and MATE before or after adding KDE Plasma? I ask because other have had issues with underlying KDE processes running or files interfering when trying to run other desktops even after KDE was supposedly removed from the system.

You could try using the 5.8 kernel to see if that makes a difference. It is available in Update Manager. Open Update Manager. Select View > Linux Kernels and click Continue. Make sure 5.8 is selected on the left panel and then click the top-most option on the right panel. An "Install" button will appear. Install the kernel and then reboot for it to become active.