Hi there, FYI: I'm not sure, but maybe my PC is also affected from the same problem. Freezing and unresponsive for some Minutes. Then working again for some Minutes. I did not find any useful in the log-files. But switch back Kernel from 5.3.0-26 to 5.0.0-37 seems to fix this.
Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic Machine: Type: Desktop System: MSI product: MS-7998 v: 1.0 serial: <filter> Mobo: MSI model: Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) v: 1.0 serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1.E0 date: 06/15/2018 CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-6600T bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Skylake-S rev: 3 L2 cache: 6144 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 21696 Speed: 1329 MHz min/max: 800/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1329 2: 1479 3: 1555 4: 1425 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10de:0402 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1600x1200~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: NV84 v: 3.3 Mesa 19.2.1 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI Sunrise Point-H driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a170 Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.0.0-37-generic Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f000 bus ID: 00:1f.6 chip ID: 8086:15b8 IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> Drives: Local Storage: total: 7.74 TiB used: 3.50 TiB (45.2%) ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVPV512HDGL-00000 size: 476.94 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD60EZRX-00MVLB1 size: 5.46 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EARX-00PASB0 size: 1.82 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> Partition: ID-1: / size: 436.98 GiB used: 119.17 GiB (27.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0 ID-2: /boot size: 472.6 MiB used: 288.9 MiB (61.1%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 ID-3: swap-1 size: 31.89 GiB used: 1.33 GiB (4.2%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 73 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 1: deb https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list 1: deb https: //deb.nodesource.com/node_11.x bionic main 2: deb-src https: //deb.nodesource.com/node_11.x bionic main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com tricia main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main 2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main restricted universe multiverse 3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates main restricted universe multiverse 4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse 5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted universe multiverse 6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ bionic partner Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list 1: deb https: //dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main Info: Processes: 282 Uptime: 11h 42m Memory: 31.37 GiB used: 3.88 GiB (12.4%) Init: systemd v: 237 runlevel: 5 default: 2 Compilers: gcc: 7.4.0 alt: 5/7 Client: Unknown python3.6 client inxi: 3.0.32 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1860253 Title: After kernel upgrade, the screen has got stuck when in running programs on GUI. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1860253/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs