Which Framework Laptop 13 model are you using? (AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series, AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series, Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1, 13th Gen Intel® Core™ , 12th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™)
I installed Ubuntu 25.04 on my system and upgraded the Kernel using Mainline from 6.14.29 to 6.15.11 once everything was setup.
I’m having a consistent issue where on my external display will keep freezing and after a few minutes to maybe even 15 minutes it’ll unfreeze and I can use it again. All the stuff is displayed okay, I can move the mouse on the external display, I just can’t interact with anything on it.
I tried running 16.6.4 which is the latest Mainline kernel but same thing happens.
Did you try xorg instead of Wayland? Have you tried disabling adaptive sync on the external monitor? Those both might help. I’ve found KDE desktop environments to be more stable than GNOME but i have a different processor / GPU combo than you so your mileage might vary
Hello, I have had the exact same issue with my laptop where the display freezes, except for the cursor can be moved but nothing can be interacted with. I was also on Ubuntu 25.04 with the Ryzen AI 300 processor.
I could find nothing in the logs to help identify the issue, and thought maybe it was an issue with Ubuntu, so tried Fedora 42 (which is a recommended OS on the Framework website). This changed nothing, but I have noticed a few others have had similar issues in the forums.
I have followed the suggestion in this thread to add the line amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x10 in the file /etc/default/grub using the nano editor in terminal (requires admin permissions). This is added onto the line to become:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=“rhgb quiet amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x10” which is line 6 of this file.
Once saved you will also need to reconfigure grub using the terminal:
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
Then reboot your laptop
Since doing this yesterday I have had success in the limited time I have since used my laptop, with no freezing of the screen.
I will update if this proves to have not worked, but hope this helps!
Hey, appreciate the reply! I haven’t tried that yet as admittely just seeing your post now, however it “seems’ to have resolved itself and I’m not sure if that’s due to Ubuntu driver updates? I switched to Kernel 6.16.10 yesterday and so far it seems okay. If it continues I will try what you suggested. Looks like Kernel 6.16.11 and now 6.17.1 have been released too but I’m going to stay on 6.16.10 and try it out.
The only other new issue I am running into on my original kernel 6.16.04 and the newer one is closing my laptop lid doesn’t seem to be making it sleep. When I get home I’m pulling a very warm laptop out of my backpack.