Public bug reported: This happens rarely but it makes Unity hang. You need to restart it via another VT which results in pretty poor performance.
1. Hit Meta-Key select an application and launch Actual Result: Unity opens the application window and freezes Proposed Result: The application just opens. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: unity 7.3.1+14.10.20141016-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Nov 25 15:46:33 2014 DistUpgraded: 2014-10-24 09:10:03,805 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: utopic DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Thames [Radeon HD 7550M/7570M/7650M] [1002:6841] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:17a9] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-01 (389 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 6570b ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-24 (32 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68ICF Ver. F.43 dmi.board.name: 17A7 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 42.36 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68ICFVer.F.43:bd07/16/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook6570b:pvrA1029D1103:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn17A7:rvrKBCVersion42.36:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 6570b dmi.product.version: A1029D1103 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Tue Nov 25 09:44:48 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 xserver.video_driver: radeon ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1396184 Title: Launching an Application via Unity results in Unity hang To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1396184/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs