do you get any error in /var/log/syslog when the issue happens? could you copy the log to the bug? that bug is a bit weird, when you get the issue is nautilus still displaying icons on your background? what happens graphically?
could you run "ps uafx | grep nautilus" and copy the output to the bug? you mentioned gedit, does it lock the same way? I wonder if that's an xserver issue and something leaking connection and making the server hits his clients limitation -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/939661 Title: After a short period of use nautilus no longer reponds and becomes a zombie Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Nautilus may last for hours or just minutes then fails to respond. Menu items don't respond. It can't be shut down. ps -A does not show a process for nautilus. It can't be restarted. Shutdown of linux usually hangs at the request to terminate all processes. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Feb 23 09:53:44 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-30 (115 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/939661/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
