System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

[srikar]

after some time i log in kubuntu, my pc is gettin stuck~~~same thing i experienced wen i used fedora.
and also i didnot enable most of the effects!! why is this happening

MY pc config:
1gb ram
3.0ghz processor
intel p4
256 mb onboard graphics card ATI RADEON 200 SERIES.

[lmilano]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

Hi

How does it get stuck exactly ? Could you be more precise ? Also, is it possible that it is overheating ? (I use ksensors to monitor temperature). Memory problems are also usual suspects. I think you can run a memory test from the LiveCD ...

[Fintan]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

also i didnot enable most of the effects

What do you mean by that? Are you running compiz-fusion?

[srikar]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

yes i run compiz fusion and wat r ksensors can u giv brief explaination!!

[srikar]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

stuck in the sense after i log in kubuntu, after some time every thing gets stuck - mouse doesnt move,alt+tab doent work.

[dibl]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

You can possibly learn which process is taking up the resources by opening a console window and entering

top

"Top" lists the running processes in descending order of resource-intensity.

Then put your console window, with top running, in the corner of your screen somewhere. When the system "gets stuck", top will still be showing the most resource-intensive process at the top of the list, and you will be able to see what it is. Knowing this may provide information that you need to change the configuration so your system does not get stuck.

[srikar]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

a good tip~~thank u dibl . i will try that!

[Fintan]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

yes i run compiz fusion and wat r ksensors can u giv brief explaination!!

What happens when you turn compiz-fusion off (alt+F2->kwin --replace->enter) and run a normal kde session?

Compiz-fusion is very buggy with kde at the moment if not configured right.

[thedevilsjester]

Re: System gettin stuck quite often!!!!!!!!

I used to get this issue sometimes, not related to Compiz.

For some reason KDE would think that I was on desktop 2, when I was really on desktop 1, so it appears that its locked up when really everything is happening on the other desktop.

Sometimes switching to VT1 and back fixes this, and sometimes if you have a hot key for desktop switching, that works too.

Try both of those methods next time...