6.9 Current amd64 xfce seems to freeze and not respond to mouse clicks or keystrokes

Discussion:

Tom Smyth

2021-04-09 18:33:21 UTC

Hello

6.9 Current amd64 xfce seems to freeze and not respond to mouse
clicks or keystrokes. I cant seem to change windows or enter text on
the X terminal

im running OpenBSD on an Oracle Virtualbox VM

however <Ctrl> + <alt> <F3> does work and im able to restart the x
session using the console

rcctl restart xenodm

Ill try FVWM to see is it an X11 issue or an issue with xfce

just raising it incase someone else has noticed this issue

dmesg below

OpenBSD 6.9 (GENERIC.MP) #458: Fri Apr 9 01:05:30 MDT 2021
***@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP
real mem = 8573091840 (8175MB)
avail mem = 8297865216 (7913MB)
random: good seed from bootblocks
mpath0 at root
scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets
mainbus0 at root
bios0 at mainbus0: SMBIOS rev. 2.5 @ 0xe1000 (10 entries)
bios0: vendor innotek GmbH version "VirtualBox" date 12/01/2006
bios0: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
acpi0 at bios0: ACPI 4.0
acpi0: sleep states S0 S5
acpi0: tables DSDT FACP APIC HPET MCFG SSDT
acpi0: wakeup devices
acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 32 bits
acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat
cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor)
cpu0: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10610U CPU @ 1.80GHz, 2304.35 MHz, 06-8e-0c
cpu0: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,MOVBE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,RDRAND,NXE,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,ABM,3DNOWP,ITSC,FSGSBASE,AVX2,INVPCID,RDSEED,CLFLUSHOPT,MD_CLEAR,L1DF
cpu0: 256KB 64b/line 8-way L2 cache
cpu0: smt 0, core 0, package 0
mtrr: CPU supports MTRRs but not enabled by BIOS
cpu0: apic clock running at 1000MHz
cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 1 (application processor)
cpu1: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10610U CPU @ 1.80GHz, 2304.08 MHz, 06-8e-0c
cpu1: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,MOVBE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,RDRAND,NXE,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,ABM,3DNOWP,ITSC,FSGSBASE,AVX2,INVPCID,RDSEED,CLFLUSHOPT,MD_CLEAR,L1DF
cpu1: 256KB 64b/line 8-way L2 cache
cpu1: smt 0, core 1, package 0
ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 2 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins, remapped
acpihpet0 at acpi0: 14318179 Hz
acpimcfg0 at acpi0
acpimcfg0: addr 0xdc000000, bus 0-63
acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0)
acpipci0 at acpi0 PCI0: 0x00000000 0x00000011 0x00000001
acpicmos0 at acpi0
acpibat0 at acpi0: BAT0 model "1" serial 0 type VBOX oem "innotek"
acpiac0 at acpi0: AC unit online
acpicpu0 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!)
acpicpu1 at acpi0: C1(@1 halt!)
acpivideo0 at acpi0: GFX0
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0
vga1 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "VMware SVGA II" rev 0x00
wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
em0 at pci0 dev 3 function 0 "Intel 82540EM" rev 0x02: apic 2 int 19,
address 08:00:27:bd:cb:77
"InnoTek VirtualBox Guest Service" rev 0x00 at pci0 dev 4 function 0
not configured
auich0 at pci0 dev 5 function 0 "Intel 82801AA AC97" rev 0x01: apic 2
int 21, ICH
ac97: codec id 0x83847600 (SigmaTel STAC9700)
audio0 at auich0
piixpm0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0 "Intel 82371AB Power" rev 0x08: apic 2 int 23
iic0 at piixpm0
pcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel 82801GBM LPC" rev 0x02
pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel 82371AB IDE" rev 0x01: DMA,
channel 0 configured to compatibility, channel 1 configured to
compatibility
wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <VBOX HARDDISK>
wd0: 128-sector PIO, LBA48, 131072MB, 268435456 sectors
wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2
atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0
scsibus1 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
cd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <VBOX, CD-ROM, 1.0> removable
cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2
ohci0 at pci0 dev 31 function 4 "Apple Intrepid USB" rev 0x00: apic 2
int 23, version 1.0
isa0 at pcib0
isadma0 at isa0
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 irq 1 irq 12
pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
spkr0 at pcppi0
usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0 configuration 1 interface 0 "Apple OHCI root hub" rev
1.00/1.00 addr 1
uhidev0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "VirtualBox USB
Tablet" rev 1.10/1.00 addr 2
uhidev0: iclass 3/0
ums0 at uhidev0: 5 buttons, Z and W dir
wsmouse1 at ums0 mux 0
vscsi0 at root
scsibus2 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
scsibus3 at softraid0: 256 targets
root on wd0a (619d721c1c3c871d.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b

Tom Smyth

2021-04-09 18:09:53 UTC

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just to update this thread,

1) the mouse pointer still moves around but It cant seem to select a
window or text or any icon in a menu

2) i did increase the resolution using xrandr -s 1920x1080 at the
start of the session without issue

3) crhomium is open when this happens

Thanks

Post by Tom Smyth
Hello
6.9 Current amd64 xfce seems to freeze and not respond to mouse
clicks or keystrokes. I cant seem to change windows or enter text on
the X terminal
im running OpenBSD on an Oracle Virtualbox VM
however <Ctrl> + <alt> <F3> does work and im able to restart the x
session using the console
rcctl restart xenodm
Ill try FVWM to see is it an X11 issue or an issue with xfce
just raising it incase someone else has noticed this issue
dmesg below
OpenBSD 6.9 (GENERIC.MP) #458: Fri Apr 9 01:05:30 MDT 2021
real mem = 8573091840 (8175MB)
avail mem = 8297865216 (7913MB)
random: good seed from bootblocks
mpath0 at root
scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets
mainbus0 at root
bios0: vendor innotek GmbH version "VirtualBox" date 12/01/2006
bios0: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
acpi0 at bios0: ACPI 4.0
acpi0: sleep states S0 S5
acpi0: tables DSDT FACP APIC HPET MCFG SSDT
acpi0: wakeup devices
acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 32 bits
acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat
cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor)
cpu0: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,MOVBE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,RDRAND,NXE,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,ABM,3DNOWP,ITSC,FSGSBASE,AVX2,INVPCID,RDSEED,CLFLUSHOPT,MD_CLEAR,L1DF
cpu0: 256KB 64b/line 8-way L2 cache
cpu0: smt 0, core 0, package 0
mtrr: CPU supports MTRRs but not enabled by BIOS
cpu0: apic clock running at 1000MHz
cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 1 (application processor)
cpu1: FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT,SSE3,PCLMUL,SSSE3,CX16,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,MOVBE,POPCNT,AES,XSAVE,AVX,RDRAND,NXE,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,ABM,3DNOWP,ITSC,FSGSBASE,AVX2,INVPCID,RDSEED,CLFLUSHOPT,MD_CLEAR,L1DF
cpu1: 256KB 64b/line 8-way L2 cache
cpu1: smt 0, core 1, package 0
ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 2 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins, remapped
acpihpet0 at acpi0: 14318179 Hz
acpimcfg0 at acpi0
acpimcfg0: addr 0xdc000000, bus 0-63
acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0)
acpipci0 at acpi0 PCI0: 0x00000000 0x00000011 0x00000001
acpicmos0 at acpi0
acpibat0 at acpi0: BAT0 model "1" serial 0 type VBOX oem "innotek"
acpiac0 at acpi0: AC unit online
acpivideo0 at acpi0: GFX0
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0
vga1 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "VMware SVGA II" rev 0x00
wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
em0 at pci0 dev 3 function 0 "Intel 82540EM" rev 0x02: apic 2 int 19,
address 08:00:27:bd:cb:77
"InnoTek VirtualBox Guest Service" rev 0x00 at pci0 dev 4 function 0
not configured
auich0 at pci0 dev 5 function 0 "Intel 82801AA AC97" rev 0x01: apic 2
int 21, ICH
ac97: codec id 0x83847600 (SigmaTel STAC9700)
audio0 at auich0
piixpm0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0 "Intel 82371AB Power" rev 0x08: apic 2 int 23
iic0 at piixpm0
pcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel 82801GBM LPC" rev 0x02
pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel 82371AB IDE" rev 0x01: DMA,
channel 0 configured to compatibility, channel 1 configured to
compatibility
wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <VBOX HARDDISK>
wd0: 128-sector PIO, LBA48, 131072MB, 268435456 sectors
wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2
atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0
scsibus1 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
cd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <VBOX, CD-ROM, 1.0> removable
cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2
ohci0 at pci0 dev 31 function 4 "Apple Intrepid USB" rev 0x00: apic 2
int 23, version 1.0
isa0 at pcib0
isadma0 at isa0
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 irq 1 irq 12
pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
spkr0 at pcppi0
usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0 configuration 1 interface 0 "Apple OHCI root hub" rev
1.00/1.00 addr 1
uhidev0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "VirtualBox USB
Tablet" rev 1.10/1.00 addr 2
uhidev0: iclass 3/0
ums0 at uhidev0: 5 buttons, Z and W dir
wsmouse1 at ums0 mux 0
vscsi0 at root
scsibus2 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
scsibus3 at softraid0: 256 targets
root on wd0a (619d721c1c3c871d.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b

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Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.

Tom Smyth

2021-04-10 21:22:17 UTC

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Hello,

1) issue does not occur with fvwm or with chrome running in fvwm

so the issue seems to be confined to xfce, and I was running just 1
xfce terminal session
2) (so the issue is not related to chromium)

Thanks

Post by Tom Smyth
just to update this thread,
1) the mouse pointer still moves around but It cant seem to select a
window or text or any icon in a menu
2) i did increase the resolution using xrandr -s 1920x1080 at the
start of the session without issue
3) crhomium is open when this happens
Thanks

--
Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.

Tom Smyth

2021-04-10 22:44:13 UTC

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Geoff,
The force is strong with you :)

Thanks that worked xfce-screensaver was active but I was not seeing
the screen-saver

Appreciate your help

Tom Smyth

Post by Tom Smyth
Hello,
1) issue does not occur with fvwm or with chrome running in fvwm
so the issue seems to be confined to xfce, and I was running just 1
xfce terminal session
2) (so the issue is not related to chromium)
Thanks
O
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Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.

Hi Tom,
Some application that you can't see is grabbing focus and not letting go.
On another OS using xfce (XUbuntu) the screensaver sometimes causes
something
extremely similar. Mouse cursor moves but nothing else responds.
The workaround is to use control-alt-F1 to get a
plain console and ps -ax | grep screen then doas kill <screensaverpid>.
If it's not a screensaver it's almost always a second browser copy.
I just find likely greedy candidates in the ps and kill until the
problem goes away.
If the X server won't let you use control-alt-Fx to change screens you'll
have to ssh in.
Geoff Steckel

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Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.

Ian Darwin

2021-04-10 22:52:42 UTC

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I'm running OpenBSD on an Oracle Virtualbox VM

I run xfce all the time on -current on amd64 on real hardware and do
not have any such issue.

Tom Smyth

2021-04-10 23:00:38 UTC

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Hi Ian,

Thanks for that it seems to be the screensaver that was causing the issue.

do you have the screensaver enabled also ?

in hind sight it doesn't appear to be a hardware issue (or virtual
hardware issue )

thanks for your reply and feedback

Post by Ian Darwin

I'm running OpenBSD on an Oracle Virtualbox VM

I run xfce all the time on -current on amd64 on real hardware and do
not have any such issue.

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Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.

Jordan Geoghegan

2021-04-11 00:41:33 UTC

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Hi Tom,
Some application that you can't see is grabbing focus and not letting go.
On another OS using xfce (XUbuntu) the screensaver sometimes causes something
extremely similar. Mouse cursor moves but nothing else responds.
The workaround is to use control-alt-F1 to get a
plain console and ps -ax | grep screen then doas kill <screensaverpid>.
If it's not a screensaver it's almost always a second browser copy.
I just find likely greedy candidates in the ps and kill until the problem goes away.
If the X server won't let you use control-alt-Fx to change screens you'll
have to ssh in.
Geoff Steckel

That xfce screen saver issue also seems to exists on OpenBSD 6.8, as I've triggered it a number of times on my desktop. I've found that even with the locked screen (mouse can move and nothing else as described) I can still enter my password to unlock the screen saver, and then things usually work as expected -- if not, switching terminals with ctrl+alt+f1 and back with ctrl+alt+f5 seems to do the trick once the screen saver has been unlocked with my users password, with no need to kill the screen saver process.

Regards,

Jordan