Bug 509342 - Moving mouse over menu bar, or app buttons or controls locks/crashes KDE using Radeon IGFX on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X cpu
Summary: Moving mouse over menu bar, or app buttons or controls locks/crashes KDE usin...
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: generic-crash (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.27.12
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR crash
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-09-10 11:11 UTC by lostalot
Modified: 2025-09-10 11:33 UTC (History)
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Description lostalot 2025-09-10 11:11:00 UTC
SUMMARY
I am using KDE installed from synaptic on Ubuntu 24.04. It is an Asus Proart x670e mb. I have the monitor’s hdmi cable plugged into the motherboard. There is an nvidia card installed in the system as well which I use for computing. I set the Asus BIOS to give the Radeon IGFX 2GB ram. On login it is using a quarter of it as reported by nvtop, and nothing is happening on the nvidia card - no apps are even loaded on it, everything is on the Radeon IGFX.

The KDE crash occurs after I login to KDE as a user. The crash usually occurs when I move the mouse cursor over the menu at the bottom or over an app (any app) button or control.  Sometimes the screen goes black for 10-15 seconds, then comes back.  After about the third blackout, it doesn't come back and I have to cycle the power.  Other times it will just lock as the mouse goes over the menu or an app (any app) button or control

The crash occurs similarly on KDE (x11) as on KDE (Wayland)


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Boot the machine and login to KDE as user.
2.  Move the mouse cursor repeatedly over the menu bar at the bottom or an app button or control.

OBSERVED RESULT
The screen will go black, then come back 10-15 seconds later.  In this mode after about the third time it will just stay black and I will have to cycle the power.    Another mode is that it just locks up and the power has to be cycled.

EXPECTED RESULT
Normal operation without locking.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.12
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.13
Kernel Version: 6.14.0-29-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor
Memory: 123.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: ASUS

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Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2025-09-10 11:33:42 UTC
Thank you for the bug report!

However Plasma 5.27.12 no longer receives updates or maintenance from KDE; active versions are 6.4 or newer. Please upgrade to an active version as soon as your distribution makes it available to you. Plasma is a fast-moving project, and bugs in one version are often fixed in the next one.

If you need help with Plasma 5.27.12, please contact your distribution, who bears the responsibility of providing help for older releases that are no longer receiving updates from KDE.

If you can reproduce the issue after upgrading to an active version, feel free to re-open this bug report.