[Bug 1798011] Re: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control.
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1767299 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767299 Thrashing and system lockup are possible to achieve with Firefox on a default Ubuntu install with much more memory than this. E.g. mine has 16G. This might not be argued to be a bug with the upstream Firefox since it is expected behaviour, however according to #1767299 there is a conscious choice to make Ubuntu swap defaults different from the standard Linux recommendations. That means that the Ubuntu Firefox package needs to be able to handle memory exhaustion gracefully. That means that this bug is valid and _is_ annoying for beginning users and so, if there's a choice to limit the default swap size then this should be fixed. There might need to be a local different patch to Firefox memory handling. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798011 Title: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1798011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1798011] Re: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control.
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1767299 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767299 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1767299 Ubuntu 18.04 Installer creates swap partition too small -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798011 Title: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1798011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1798011] Re: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control.
Agreed, maybe the bug should be filed against wherever the size of the swap file is set? Moving to Ubuntu pending reassignment. ** Package changed: firefox (Ubuntu) => ubuntu ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid => New ** Tags added: needs-reassignment -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798011 Title: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1798011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1798011] Re: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control.
While Firefox is not at fault, it is the most likely to suffer this default configuration problem - which I have not encountered after about 100 installations of Ubuntu over many years. Perhaps the default swap file of 1GB should be increased in size in 4GB RAM systems. I am not an expert by any measure, but an opportunity exists to improve the default install. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798011 Title: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1798011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1798011] Re: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control.
Thanks for updating the report. Closing by marking "Invalid" as Firefox not at fault. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798011 Title: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1798011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1798011] Re: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control.
Solved: On lower spec systems (4GB RAM) the default swap file in /dev/dm-1 of 1GB is insufficient. Addition of new swap file has resolved the stated issues. FilenameTypeSizeUsedPriority /swapfile file4194300 2828-2 /dev/dm-1 partition 999420 0 -3 digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-space-on-ubuntu-18-04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798011 Title: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1798011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1798011] Re: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control.
When launching a fresh installation of Stellarium an error message about OpenGL was triggered. Firefox issue as per thread appeard to occur with pages with Matterport 3D rendering pages were open. Other bugs researched included issue with OpenGL, Steam and gaming. Installed Mesa http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2018/05/install- mesa-18-0-4-ubuntu-18-04-lts/ So far, numerous issues seem to have resolved. Original firefox package bug report with Matterport 3D now seems slower but no longer thrashes machine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798011 Title: HDD thrashing. System locks all input devices. Hard boot required to regain control. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1798011/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
