It is not possible to run top or even open a terminal when this occurs, and it is difficult to check right before as this requires predicting when it will occur
On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 1:27 AM Daniel van Vugt < daniel.van.v...@canonical.com> wrote: > Please open a terminal and run 'top' in it to find out if any process is > hogging the CPU when this happens. > > Tip: DON'T run gnome-system-monitor because it uses too many resources > itself :) > > If no offending process is found then the next thing to check is for > over-aggressive power management: > 1. Make sure you don't have 'tlp' installed. > 2. Install and run 'powetop' as root to see if your machine is being > throttled to low frequency. > > ** Package changed: xorg-server (Ubuntu) => ubuntu > > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1845541 > > Title: > OS becomes unresponsive when power is plugged in and battery is low > > Status in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Occasionally when I plug in my laptop at low (close to shut-down > levels, <10%) battery, the OS becomes unresponsive. The GUI doesn't > work, Ctrl+Alt+T doesn't work, nothing works. This makes it difficult > to collect information about the problem, since I basically have to > shutdown with the power button and reboot. It is probably related to > whichever processes monitor the battery and put the computer to sleep > when the battery gets low. Almost like it wants to put the computer to > sleep since the battery is at critical levels, but it just stalls > since the power is plugged in. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.3 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-62.69-generic 4.15.18 > Uname: Linux 4.15.0-62-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7 > Architecture: amd64 > BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' > CompizPlugins: No value set for > `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' > CompositorRunning: None > CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME > Date: Thu Sep 26 11:41:31 2019 > DistUpgraded: Fresh install > DistroCodename: bionic > DistroVariant: ubuntu > DkmsStatus: > virtualbox, 5.2.32, 4.15.0-58-generic, x86_64: installed > virtualbox, 5.2.32, 4.15.0-62-generic, x86_64: installed > ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg > ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical > GraphicsCard: > Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [8086:1916] (rev 07) > (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] > [103c:81cb] > InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-28 (241 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 > (20180725) > Lsusb: > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp. > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1bcf:2c83 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > MachineType: HP HP ENVY Notebook > MonitorsUser.xml: > <monitors version="2"> > </monitors> > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/usr/bin/fish > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-62-generic > root=UUID=fcfb9abf-573d-4d5e-bc54-c8a65f678302 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 > SourcePackage: xorg-server > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 08/17/2016 > dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde > dmi.bios.version: F.22 > dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag > dmi.board.name: 81CB > dmi.board.vendor: HP > dmi.board.version: KBC Version 60.26 > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: HP > dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.22:bd08/17/2016:svnHP:pnHPENVYNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHP:rn81CB:rvrKBCVersion60.26:cvnHP:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: > dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP S=ENV > dmi.product.name: HP ENVY Notebook > dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId > dmi.sys.vendor: HP > version.compiz: compiz N/A > version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.97-1ubuntu1~18.04.1 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 19.0.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 > version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 19.0.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 > version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.3 > version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A > version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1 > version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel > 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1 > version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1845541/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1845541 Title: OS becomes unresponsive when power is plugged in and battery is low To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1845541/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
