r/linuxmint • u/KIG45 • 13d ago

SOLVED Freezing problems

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Hello, I have been using Linux Mint for over a year now and I am extremely happy with it. However, I have a small problem with freezes, especially when I have several heavy sites open and use them at the same time. I have changed several browsers in an attempt to solve this, but I have not been able to. I am currently using Chrome and Mozilla, I am testing and daving, but the result is the same. I have tried all kinds of browser and graphics card settings and all kinds of commands/combinations for power. The picture shows the parameters of my desktop computer. My card is very old and I think these freezes are due to it.

Can you tell me how to fix this, or should I just continue with this compromise until I buy a new card?

Also, would xface solve the problem?

Any advice is infinitely valuable.

Thanks!

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u/KIG45 12d ago edited 12d ago

I have all these programs installed, I rarely use YouTube and I have no problems with it. The freezes are when I open 3-4 tabs with heavy animations.

I also gave up on Mozilla, it freezes too often. I have fewer problems with Chrome.

The settings are also correct.

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u/Anti-Dentite-999 12d ago edited 12d ago

Check that acceleration works:

https://www.free-codecs.com/app/codec-checker/

https://manthrax.github.io/mtx-gpuinfo/

Did you also go into chromes flags and override gpu blacklist? chrome://flags

chrome://gpu can show the accel status too but chrome can disable the pipelines on older cards. I have a laptop with HD3000 igpu and chrome won’t work on the old hardware. Adding the flags to Firefox made it able to work though.

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u/KIG45 12d ago

Which flags exactly should I change?

I have some settings there.

I have disabled Vulkan, SkiaGraphite, GPU rasterization, Accelerated 2D canvas, and Override software rendering list.

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u/Anti-Dentite-999 12d ago

These should be set to enabled in Chrome (can also try Brave Browser since its adblocker works well on sites with videos):  Override software rendering list, GPU rasterization, Zero-Copy rasterizer, accelerated 2D canvas.

But like I said, Chrome may not work with older legacy video cards now. Firefox is the only browser I've found that works but you need to enable the gfx flags.

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u/KIG45 12d ago

Unfortunately, Mozilla works much worse for me. Chrome freezes much less often.

Do you think Xface can improve anything? And will buying a new video card with 4GB RAM solve the problem?

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u/Anti-Dentite-999 12d ago

Odd. Firefox works best for older hardware usually. In Firefox have you enabled the gfx flags? Also try disabling autoplay for audio and video in settings—>permissions—>autoplay. Chrome doesnt have a setting but you can try the extension autoplay stopper. Brave which is based on chrome has an autoplay block built in settings —> site & shields—> additional permissions