[arch-general] i3wm dual monitor freeze containers primary

[Giancarlo Razzolini]

Em maio 24, 2021 17:47 Maykel Franco via arch-general escreveu:
> El lun, 24 may 2021 a las 20:13, Giancarlo Razzolini (<
> grazzolini at archlinux.org>) escribió:
> 
>> Em maio 24, 2021 6:42 Maykel Franco via arch-general escreveu:
>> > Hi, I'm probing archlinux with i3wm tiling window manager. I love it! I
>> > come archlinux + kde desktop.
>> >
>> > I have a dell xps 13' model 9370. I have a problem when work with two
>> > monitors. The primary monitor (laptop) freeze any open container
>> (terminal,
>> > program...) randomly in workspace. This only occur in laptop screen.
>> >
>> > Something like this:
>> >
>> > # Screenshot
>> > https://imgur.com/a/LvOsKIe
>> >
>> > # Video
>> > https://imgur.com/a/veuSM33
>> >
>> > My xrandr config is:
>> >
>> > xrandr --output eDP1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --pos 3440x360 --rotate
>> > normal --output DP1 --mode 3440x1440 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output
>> DP2
>> > --off --output HDMI1 --off --output HDMI2 --off --output VIRTUAL1 --off
>> >
>> > I try all, debug i3wm with i3-dump-log, and search in google but I can't
>> > find the problem.
>> >
>> > The workspace freeze and cannot kill containers. The only things is
>> restart
>> > lightdm ...
>> >
>> > My i3config is very basic.
>> >
>>
>> I'm having similar freezes. I noticed they usually happen when resuming
>> from
>> suspend. How are you running your xrandr config? I think it is being
>> caused by
>> xrandr, but I was not able to pinpoint it exactly. I'm using autorandr
>> here.
>>
>> I have to kill all users processes, restart the systemd user instance
>> process,
>> and login again.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Giancarlo Razzolini
> 
> 
> Hi, my xrandr command is simple:
> 
> xrandr --output eDP1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --pos 3440x360 --rotate
> normal --output DP1 --mode 3440x1440 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output DP2
> --off --output HDMI1 --off --output HDMI2 --off --output VIRTUAL1 --off
>

Sure, but *when* you run it? Is there some automation?

> In my case, with systemctl restart lightdm.service is sufficient.
>

Because that'll kill all the user processes =D

> With KDE, works well. Not freeze.
> 

I never tried to use a different WM/DE, but I suspected all along this was an i3
issue only, because the freeze is very weird and specific. I can still switch workspaces,
between monitors, but the mouse is stuck.

Regards,
Giancarlo Razzolini
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