On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM Van Snyder <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have Debian 12 on one computer and Debian 12 and 13 on another. The > first one is an old backup I rarely use. The new one was crashing in both > Debian 12 and 13 so I sent the MB back to MSI. I started using the backup > computer and it's crashing too, so MSI will probably send the MB back and > ask "Why did you send this to us? There's nothing wrong with it." > > I usually run with an XTerm window, Evolution, Firefox, and occasional > NEdit or Okular windows. The entire system (not just one app) was crashing, > usually when I was reading mail and then reading stuff linked in mail > messages using Firefox 128.13.0esr. I think Evolution wasn't to blame > because I started having it not running, opening it only occasionally, and > I got a crash while Firefox was running. By "crash" I mean that the mouse > cursor stops working, the graphs in GKrellM stop moving, Alt-Ctrl-F12 > doesn't switch, Alt-Ctrl-Del doesn't do anything, tapping the power button > doesn't offer me a "what do you want to do" overlay, …. > > My window manager is KDE Plasma 5.27.5 on my backup computer, and version > 6.something on the newer one. > > Does anybody else have this problem? > > I started running Konqueror and Chromium instead of Firefox, and it hasn't > crashed so far. > If you think it is Firefox, then troubleshoot according to < https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration >. Jeff
