Artix Linux system freezing at any overuse | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

keen ingot Jan 10, 2023, 6:45 PM

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Operative system gets entirely frozen at any RAM overuse; usually happens when I'm charging several (6 or 7) Chrome webtabs, using VScode for 10 minutes approximately along with web browser, etc.

There's nothing else I can do when it gets frozen than a forced restart (using power button, sadly), which makes this problem bothering. No access to keyboard nor mousepad.

I've discard any hardware-based problem by trying with other OS in the same device, (including Windows 10, which is a heavy one) and they didn't freeze under the same conditions those Artix was exposed to.

No problem with storage since I have been using this linux distro for 2 weeks approximately.

I would like to have help to spot the problem or to know if it's a problem with the distro.

Thank you so much in advance.

warm pivot Jan 10, 2023, 6:53 PM

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HDD or SSD? If you overuse memory too much it will thrash hard

keen ingot Jan 10, 2023, 7:11 PM

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warm pivot HDD or SSD? If you overuse memory too much it will thrash hard

HDD 300 GB, 207 GB still free

floral laurel Jan 10, 2023, 7:17 PM

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it's probably your system just dying

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when it uses too much ram

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make sure you have like swap

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and maybe a OOM killer

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but oom killer is usually last resort

keen ingot Jan 10, 2023, 7:19 PM

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Is it better to choose a last resort or just... change the operative system

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I like artix, but I don't know if the same problem resides in other arch based systems

floral laurel Jan 10, 2023, 7:21 PM

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it's better to make a swap file

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or swap partition

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it's like extra ram but slower trollface

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helps so your computer doesn't crash if it uses too much ram

warm pivot Jan 10, 2023, 7:22 PM

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Swap will also cause thrashing

floral laurel Jan 10, 2023, 7:22 PM

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what is thrashing in this context

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🦤

warm pivot Jan 10, 2023, 7:22 PM

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Excessive swapping

floral laurel Jan 10, 2023, 7:22 PM

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ah

warm pivot Jan 10, 2023, 7:23 PM

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So bad that all the time is spent waiting on disk

floral laurel Jan 10, 2023, 7:23 PM

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yeah i see if your gonna have like %50 of your ram stuff on swap instead

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of actual ram

keen ingot Jan 10, 2023, 7:26 PM

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Having a lower swap shouldn't a problem tho

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Should it

wicked bay Jan 10, 2023, 9:49 PM

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Shouldn't be

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I have had a simmilar-ish problem and swap entirely fixed it

eager island Jan 10, 2023, 11:32 PM

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/improving_performance

I run junk hw and met your same problem many times.

zramd, nohang and not using any swap atoll besides zram is my one true path

Improving performance

keen ingot Jan 11, 2023, 12:11 AM

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Poor

keen ingot Jan 11, 2023, 12:11 AM

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eager island https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/improving_performance I run junk hw and met yo...

I'll give it a try

vestal sonnet Jan 11, 2023, 3:32 AM

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keen ingot I'll give it a try

The issue is your low ammount of RAM. And btw, don't use the arch tag for support

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.s archbased

fleet surgeBOT Jan 11, 2023, 3:32 AM

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vestal sonnet .s archbased

Users of unofficial install scripts and Arch-based distributions may not make support posts using the arch tag. This comes from the Arch Code of Conduct. By installing the system in a way that you do not have control over, you do not know how your system is set up or if a script silently broke something. This can cause huge issues with support, especially if people don't know you used a script.

If you need support with your system, use the other distros tag.

keen ingot Jan 11, 2023, 3:33 AM

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Thanks for the advice, I'll use other distros tag the next time, <3

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The reason for which I think it's not the RAM is because I've already tried other operative systems and the overuse of chrome doesn't make the system freeze

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Please correct me if I'm wrong

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