I've been experiencing an annoying issue where my main monitor freezes completely while using my PC. This happens intermittently and sometimes requires a full restart to get things back in order. I run Bazzite on GNOME, which is based on Fedora Silverblue. My setup includes a Ryzen 7 5700x, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 4060 Ti 16GB. Interestingly, while my main monitor is unresponsive, I can still interact with my second monitor, like dragging windows around. I'm not sure what the root cause might be. Has anyone faced a similar issue?
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What triggers the freeze? Does it happen randomly, or is it linked to opening a specific program?
It sounds like your OS is still functioning, but the graphics card might be the culprit. Have you tried accessing the terminal using Ctrl + Alt + F2? If you can get to the command line, that could confirm the OS is fine and lead you to check logs for any graphics-related errors.
You might want to investigate some basic troubleshooting steps. If the power button doesn't respond, holding it down for a few minutes can sometimes reset the hardware.
It seems to be random. It's gotten worse lately, sometimes happening just a couple of minutes after I boot up. I only had Brave and Terminal open when it froze earlier.