Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: nautilus
I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 (kernel 2.6.27-9-generic ; gnome 2.24.1) on Sony Vaio
CS190
Bug found after last update today (update concerned cups package mainly, as I
remember), yesterday I was able to perform actions that I'll describe below.
Actions performed > Open large Music directory (about 60 Gb) on my
external drive through a link in my home directory (this is the first
time I encountered this bug), Open ANY directory on my external drive
BUG > Nautilus hangs and freezes completely when I try to access my external
USB 500Gb drive - I cannot neither "Kill process" nor "End process" in System
monitor -> where nautilus process shows Status : Zombie, Memory : N/A, do_exit
So, I try to close the nautilus window where I tried to open the
above-mentioned directory - it shows options Cancel/Force Quit. And when I
click "Force Quit" option - everything on my desktop disappears and does not
reappear, even within 3-5 minutes (I waited expressly to see if it will restart
by itself - No!). Moreover, the nautilus process in System Monitor is still
there! So, everything I can see is the desktop wallpaper without anything of my
data on it and the launch panels.
In this state, I also tried to find and kill the process through "top" command
in terminal - nautilus isn't in the list.
Then, I tried to open the mentioned external directory through typing in
terminal "nautilus /media/(name of my external drive)" and when typing the name
of the drive - it stops typing neither I can't delete anything I typed.
The only thing that helps to restart nautilus is COMPLETE REBOOT, cause
Logging Off (Ctrl+Alt+Backspace) does not help neither - in this case I
also see only desktop wallpaper and panels. After complete reboot -
everything works, but when I try to open the external drive again -
everything repeats again! :( I have already rebooted 3 times!
I'm not an advanced user, so, please feel free to correct my actions if
I'm doing something wrong.
I hope it can be solved quite quickly, for nautilus is not the last and
not the least important part of the system :)
Thank you. Greya
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: cs190 freeze intrepid nautilus sony ubuntu vaio
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Nautilus freezes completely when accessing large exterior hard drive (500Gb)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/316877
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