Next update I mean Zorin update. Example if I am getting say 3 days before the freeze then Zorin had update and I install that update may change it for the better or the worse. When it change to 3 times a day it seemed Zorin had another update out the next day. The majority of time I get from 1 to 3 days before a freeze.
What Graphics are you using, again? AMD or Intel or Nvidia?
NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750]
The Nouveau driver has been known to freeze up on the 750... Which Nvidia driver are you using?
You can check with Software & Updates > Additional Drivers
Where do I find Software & Updates? I at a blank.
Open the app menu and begin typing software and it should show up as a suggestion in the app menu.
I went to settings>Applications search bar type Soft and it listed 4 things one being an icon blue circle with down arrow. I click on it and no Additional Drivers.
Can you tap alt+F2 and type into it:
software-properties-gtk
Hit enter; Software & Updates app will open
Then navigate to the last tab > Additional Drivers
Nvida driver metapachage from nivida-driver-470 (proprietary)
Can you please switch to the 460 Proprietary driver; then switch all the gnome extensions you use back on in Gnome Tweaks, and test for freezing?
It may be the graphics causing the issue... when you said it happens after updates; that made me wonder.
You can wait another day on this if you prefer, given what you have posted previously.
How do I switch to driver-460? No the freeze doesn't happen after updates. What I tried to convey was if the freeze period was every 2 days I noticed if I installed a new update that may change the period when the freeze happens or the update may have no effect on the period of time before the next freeze or the freeze period could change and be worse. Whatever it changes to that is what I am stuck with until next update hoping the freeze period will be a longer period of time before the next freeze happens.
If you do not see it listed, try:
sudo apt install nvidia-dkms-460
I think if updates are affecting the issue, they are related.
I agree some part of source code in the update does effect my problem. You could be looking at the line of code and have no clue that if effect or causes the freeze.
Here is the results on 490 driver install: will you look at it and see if there is anything else I need to do or did it install correctly? See BOLD line.
llp@llp-AX370-Gaming-5:~/Desktop$ sudo apt install nvidia-dkms-460
[sudo] password for llp:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
** zorin-os-feedback**
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
nvidia-dkms-460
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,200 B of archives.
After this operation, 20.5 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 Index of /ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 nvidia-dkms-460 amd64 470.129.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 [7,200 B]
Fetched 7,200 B in 0s (21.3 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-dkms-460.
(Reading database ... 327161 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../nvidia-dkms-460_470.129.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nvidia-dkms-460 (470.129.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
Setting up nvidia-dkms-460 (470.129.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
llp@llp-AX370-Gaming-5:~/Desktop$
Looks good.
You can now select that driver in the Software & Updates > additional Drivers tab.
software-properties-gtk
If you need.
I re-ran software-properties-gtk and the list of drivers is less than before but driver 460 is not listed. 470 is still selected.
I ran this again. See the last line does this mean that 470.129.06....... is really 460
llp@llp-AX370-Gaming-5:~$ sudo apt install nvidia-dkms-460
[sudo] password for llp:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
nvidia-dkms-460 is already the newest version (470.129.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1).
Now I am going to restart the computer and see what Additional Drivers has.
That did not change anything. What's up Doc?
This is a very good question.
I am not sure...
I know that the 470.129 package deals with the libnvidia-decode or libnvidia-encode...
Looking into this further I found this:
https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/focal/restricted/proposed/libnvidia-decode-460
I had looked this up earlier and read that the 460 driver is the preferred driver for the 750ti, as the later drivers have some issues with that card.
But what this looks like is that it is the same package as the 470 in the end...
It looks like the deleted the other/old 460 in Feb 2022 and not this revised 470.129.06 is the latest.
Well back to how many days can I get before the next freeze. Tomorrow night will be the first day since I have to start over.
If I get four days without a freeze I think the first EXT to turn back on will be "Zorin Menu" what do you say?