I am using the git version, when going to overview it gets stuck, already reported on their github.
opened 05:22PM - 04 Jul 21 UTC
closed 03:53PM - 08 Jul 21 UTC
GNOME 40
**(1) Issue/Bug Description:**
After installing the latest commit (78833ad73596… f3ca127df207aaf151b1a15a0d6a), and logging in the whole Gnome Shell freezes.
This issue seems very similar to #969 or #971, upon login the whole Gnome Shell freezes.
However, for me downgrading to gjs 1.68.0 and/or mutter+gnome-shell to 40.0 doesn't help.
**(2) Steps to reproduce (if you know):**
1. Install the latest Pop Shell
2. Enable extension & reboot
3. Login
**(3) Expected behavior:**
No freezes
**(4) Distribution (run `cat /etc/os-release`):**
Arch, up to date @ 2021-07-04
```
NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/"
LOGO=archlinux
```
**(5) Gnome Shell version:**
gnome-shell: 40.0+80+ga08355931-1; then 40.2-1
mutter: 40.0+103+ga49dc7893-1; then 40.2.1-1
gjs: 1.68.0-3; then 1.68.1-1
**(6) Pop Shell version (run `apt policy pop-shell` or provide the latest commit if building locally):**
commit 78833ad73596f3ca127df207aaf151b1a15a0d6a
**(7) Where was Pop Shell installed from:**
AUR (<https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gnome-shell-extension-pop-shell-git/>)
**(8) Monitor Setup (2 x 1080p, 4K, Primary(Horizontal), Secondary(Vertical), etc):**
Tested on multiple configurations (1080p+4K), single 1080p - seems irrelevant.
**(9) Other Installed/Enabled Extensions:**
None
**(10) Other Notes:**
I did some digging around in a fresh Arch install in a VM, and here are some findings:
1. Seems to only be present on Xorg sessions
2. After login there's nothing really interesting in the logs; but, after the screen locks I'm able to unlock the screen and the desktop seems to work fine - only when opening the overview the UI freezes.
After that there's a single entry in journalctl that seems relevant:
```
Jul 04 15:56:54 arch-vm gnome-shell[865]: JS ERROR: TypeError: app is null
_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowPreview.js:125:9
_addWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/workspace.js:1350:21
_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/workspace.js:1107:22
_updateWorkspaces@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/workspacesView.js:462:29
_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/workspacesView.js:121:14
_updateWorkspacesViews@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/workspacesView.js:1091:24
prepareToEnterOverview@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/workspacesView.js:1039:14
animateToOverview@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/overviewControls.js:674:33
animateToOverview@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/overview.js:93:24
_animateVisible@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/overview.js:547:24
show@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/overview.js:532:14
toggle@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/overview.js:638:18
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/overviewControls.js:429:31
```
Shjim
July 5, 2021, 11:40am
2
use X or wayland ? You have Firefox open at time freeze/crash?
EDit.
only freeze on arm while firefox open (32 min without firefox ,no freeze) launch firefox 2 min freeze (total freeze no even tty work ) i go into log in morning . zero problem on x86
It happened to me yesterday on a fresh install of gnome on an x86 machine. I installed pop shell and nothing else. It freezes right away when I open activities view.
Edit:
git clone https://github.com/pop-os/shell.git
cd shell
git checkout d59e373
make local-install
Will get it working again.
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Thanks, that solved it for me indeed