Opera lock up randomly every 5 to 10 seconds (66.0.3515.27)
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A Former User last edited by
As for me, I am on xorg and I won't be moving to wayland until every single driver and app I sue becomes 110% wayland compatible.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
I Just got an update, but the issue persists.
I am on Xorg and there's no Wayland for Mate 16, so I can't test that.
Version:66.0.3515.72
Opera is up to date
Update stream:Stable
System:Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS (x86_64; MATE) -
A Former User last edited by
Same thing here, the issue persists after the 3rd update to v66.
Did it appear on all of us after the update to v66?On top of the above, creating a clean profile and starting from scratch is not an option for me.
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zalex108 last edited by@jimunderscorep said in Opera lock up randomly every 5 to 10 seconds (66.0.3515.27):
On top of the above, creating a clean profile and starting from scratch is not an option for me.
But did you tested to allow whether is related to your settings or it's a Bug?
"You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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A Former User last edited by
@zalex108 said in Opera lock up randomly every 5 to 10 seconds (66.0.3515.27):
But did you tested to allow whether is related to your settings or it's a Bug?
Testing won't be proper if it lasts 1 hour, but 4-5 days with the same usage. And in order to use it for all that time, I will have to export and import all my 500+ bookmarks, re-login to forums, github, fb etc I use daily (15+ sites), reinstall all the addons (4) I have and finally reconfigure the browser (= change more than half of the settings) because it's stock settings are way too... uncomfortable for me. Is there anyhing else I missed?
I estimate that this will take me ~1 hour, but if I am going to do all that, why not move to another browser after all? The cause of that bug is not my (or any other user's) fault.
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zalex108 last edited by zalex108
@jimunderscorep
Well,
Actually, you (all) should do periodical backups to avoid problems.
This is for Opera and the rest of software you use the most and the system as well.Then,
If you prefer another browser, go, you will need to do the same if not already.You could rebuild the Opera profile but during a week if you prefer, instead of all once.
If you never did it, then it will allow you to know what you need to back up and setup.
You can also create a Basic profile with the most default settings for other profiles and another for the Default profile with all the custom settings.
Back them up.
Start browsing.
If at some point you face another problem needing to rebuild, half or more will be already done.
You can create Shortcuts to avoid changing Profile names every time you have to work with one Profile or another.
"You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
Try to turm off GPU aceleration
Settings -> Browser -> Use hardware acceleration when available
PS: I did not notice such problem on Ubuntu 18.04 + Nvidia 435
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A Former User last edited by
@adasiko
Hi, I tried disabling hardware acceleration and the issue persists, although it is not as often, so I can actually play lichess, watch youtube, and when I notice imagery locked up, I just click the menu open/close... Ohh the things we do when we love Opera...
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
There were problems after the upgrade GCC 9.2.1. Helped me over Wayland
opera --disable-seccomp-filter-sandbox -
arup65 last edited by
@operka4 said in Opera lock up randomly every 5 to 10 seconds (66.0.3515.27):
opera --disable-seccomp-filter-sandbox
This tweak is working here so far on Arch and Opera latest.
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A Former User last edited by
@noel62 I tried Chromium for Linux and the problem persists but not as bad as on Opera were the whole window just locks up. It seems to be a Chrome-based issue.
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A Former User last edited by
Does this "tweak" have any sideffects on opera's performance and/or security?
As for the hardware acceleration in opera, I have it disabled here and it makes no difference on this issue if it is on or off.
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arup65 last edited by
@jimunderscorep said in Opera lock up randomly every 5 to 10 seconds (66.0.3515.27):
Does this "tweak" have any sideffects on opera's performance and/or security?
As for the hardware acceleration in opera, I have it disabled here and it makes no difference on this issue if it is on or off.
it basically disables the sandboxing feature so I suggest using it with Firejail and apparmor, even with sandbox turned on I advise Firejail/apparmor combo as its far safer.
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A Former User last edited by
@arup65
So I won't use it. I am a simple user, I do not have time for all that "added security" stuff. -
A Former User last edited by
This... month-long issue of opera has just cost me some 20+ minute work that I am not willing to do again anytime soon. Now that I have stopped swearing, I can tell you what happened
I was filing an issue report on a project on github and opera froze for the usual 5-10 seconds the first time. I did not bother and continued when it got unstuck. The second time it froze, it froze completely, leaving nothing but a blank window, not responding to anything! Even the O-menu was gone!
So, I killed it with killall and relauched it, losing all my 30+ lines of writing on github. I only had 2 tabs open at that time, github's and pastebin's, so I do not think it was a resources or a js issue.Since there has been no REAL progress from opera's side on solving that freezing issue, I promise to leave the browser and close my account here if it happens again and costs me work. Thank you.
p.s. I put "real" in all caps because using the suggested flag is more of a workaround than a solution, due to the security impact it has on my (and on anyone's) system.
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arup65 last edited by
@jimunderscorep I totally understand your frustration but the solution of Firejail I suggested combined with Apparmor is totally viable even with sandbox in Opera disabled as they fix it but best part is what Firejail does to overall security of the system and its not hard to implement it either.
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A Former User last edited by
Does this solution have the same limitations )or drawbacks, imho) that the snap versions of any app has?
Because they (= the snap apps_ run in a sandboxed enviroment, they need special permissions to access the filesystem and other system stuff, they launch slower than regular apps and a couple more I can not remember now. -
arup65 last edited by
@jimunderscorep Firejail allows you to configure access but default profile only allows access to downloads folder. No impact on speed and the over all system including the xorg is full safe and protected from any 0 day exploits.
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soundchaser59 last edited by
Fresh install 19.3 Tricia (Mate) and brand new install of Opera, so it's the latest version. Mine freezes every 5 seconds or so. It still must be logging keystrokes and mouse clicks even though the screen is frozen. All I have to do is mouse over the "Easy Setup" button in the upper right and instantly everything I typed will appear or my mouse click will execute, pages will scroll, etc.
Does this on every web page I visit, no logic to it, just does it constantly no matter what. I have no other browser on my system.
I really need this to work. My ISP service is 500mbps up and down, and Opera is the only browser that lets me achieve any internet speed faster than 150mbps. Unfortunately, Firefox and Chrome are the only browsers I have tried (and removed) that do not ever freeze, but they are both incredibly slow and both keep my cpu pegged at 100%. When I use Opera the internet speed test will come back at 350mbps. But this constant freezing and mousing over the Easy Setup button makes Opera unusable for me.
This is such a pervasive issue for so many people I'm surprised that it isn't getting more urgent interest from the developers.
