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gnome-shell package

gnome entirely freezes when using search bar

Bug #862469 reported by Snobored
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gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

When typing in the Gnome-shell search bar, the computer will entirely lock up. Other than moving the mouse gnome appears entirely unresponsive, my only option is to use crtl-alt-f4, and reboot the system. This started after the most recent update to shell, and has deemed unusable on multiple computers running oneiric.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/close-window.svg usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/dash-placeholder.svg usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/toggle-off-intl.svg usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/toggle-off-us.svg usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/toggle-on-intl.svg usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/toggle-on-us.svg usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ws-switch-arrow-down.svg usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ws-switch-arrow-up.svg]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 29 11:04:31 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110917)
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Snobored (snobored1286) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Jacob Henderson (lmeditato) wrote :

This also affects me. I'm using Gnome 3.2 taken from Ricotz, for Ubuntu 11.04.

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alex (alexanderask2) wrote :

Affects me under Ubuntu 11.10. Exactly as the original post, have to hold power button to shutdown. Mouse still moves though. I only have to enter a single character in the search box for it to freeze.

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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

This is similar to bug 864206.

The freeze/crash is because you are using an alternate third-party theme. Please report this to the theme developer who should work with the GNOME Shell developers to resolve this issue. The theme might just need to be updated to be GNOME 3.2-compatible.

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Snobored (snobored1286) wrote :

I assure you this is not because of the theme. I've tried reverting back to the default theme, and trying other third party themes. In every case, it suffers from this bug almost immediately

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Johan Thorén (kveras) wrote :

If I restart lightdm to load a new session, gnome-shell will use 100% cpu. The problem occurs 100% of the times I try to search in shell mode.

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Johan Thorén (kveras) wrote :

I have now tested to revert to the default theme, and it seems to solve the issue. Any third party theme I have tried shows this fault.

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Binoy T (mailbinoyv-gmail) wrote :

Turns out the theme is actually 3.0 version, although the theme designer says its 3.2.
I tried this fix from askubuntu.com and it fixed the problem

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In order to use 3.0 themes instead of 3.2 theme, just add theses few lines at the beginning of gnome-shell.css file in the gnome-shell theme folder :

.icon-grid {
    spacing: 36px;
    -shell-grid-item-size: 118px;
}

.contact-grid {
    spacing: 36px;
    -shell-grid-item-size: 272px; /* 2 * -shell-grid-item-size + spacing */
}

.icon-grid .overview-icon {
    icon-size: 96px;
}

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Original : http://askubuntu.com/questions/65960/gnome-shell-freezes-when-searching

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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

EOL reached for that serie https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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