Erratic Gnome Session Crash using KVM DisplayPort switch
Affected version
- Debian Testing/bookworm/12
- GNOME Shell 43.4
- Wayland
- Extensions disabled
Bug summary
I use a Dual-DisplayPort KVM switch. Sometimes (not very often) after switching back to my Linux desktop, I am unexpectedly asked to login and after login I note that my session is gone.
Steps to reproduce
- Use KVM switch, switch back and forth
- Randomly (~ 1 in 20) it crashs and asks me to login
What happened
Gnome Shell crashed
What did you expect to happen
Gnome Shell / Session should still be running after switching back on my KVM switch.
Relevant logs, screenshots, screencasts etc.
dmesg
excerpts (from 3 differenz crashs)
journalctl
excerpts (from third crash)
- journal-all3
- with
--system
journal-system3
Edited by Maximilian Senftleben