# Troubleshooting system freeze: Arch Linux **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 16\ **Tags:** framework-laptop-16-amd-7040, graphics-module-amd-rx7700s\ **Created:** [September 25, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/troubleshooting-system-freeze-arch-linux/85092 "2026-09-25T18:28:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anniemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anniemae](https://community.frame.work/u/Anniemae)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/troubleshooting-system-freeze-arch-linux/85092/1 "2026-09-25T18:28:25Z")
Hello, I’m looking for help troubleshooting system freezes on my Framework 16. Host: Framework Laptop 16 Kernel: Linux 7.2.6-arch2-1 Window manager: Hyprland 0.56.2 (Wayland) CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS iGPU: AMD Radeon 780M dGPU: AMD Radeon RX 7700S Memory: 16G The system freezes started occurring sometime around September 18th. Here are the observable symptoms: I am usually doing some fairly lightweight work. Hyprland is open, and I typically have firefox, an editor, and some terminal (kitty) windows open. RAM usage sits on average between 3-6G. Before the freeze occurs, I usually notice the fans spin faster (although CPU and GPU temps are still well within normal operating temperature), and RAM usage might increase slightly (by about 1G or so). Sometimes, I see clamav or snapper running, which may or may not be accounting for the increased fan speed and RAM usage. Then the system freezes for anywhere between 3 seconds and 60 seconds. I have been unable to pinpoint what is causing the freeze, and thus have not been able to create a set of steps to duplicate the freeze on my machine. While the system is frozen, I can spawn new terminal windows, but they do not load and I cannot type in them. All windows/applications (current or newly created windows) are unresponsive. However, I can still move the mouse and switch workspaces in Hyprland. Using any of the SysRq key combos do not register until after the freeze ends. And I want to note that the system freeze ALWAYS goes away without user intervention after somewhere between 3 and 60 seconds. Once the system is responsive again, any SysRq key combos pushed during that time print to journalctl -f. I often notice that journalctl logs that snapperd service has been deactivated successfully once the system freeze ends and resumes normal operation, but I do not know if this is related at all. Any advice on how to collect more useful data/troubleshoot would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![dude\_online](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dude\_online](https://community.frame.work/u/dude_online)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/troubleshooting-system-freeze-arch-linux/85092/3 "2026-09-26T01:17:27Z")
There’s `dmesg`, which can help if there’s something happening at the kernel level, and Hyprland logs in `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE/hyprland.log`. You can also make ps or top script that logs the top CPU-using processes every 10 seconds or so. You can try to force clamav to just one or two CPU cores and see if goes away. ---
**Author:** ![Anniemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anniemae](https://community.frame.work/u/Anniemae)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/troubleshooting-system-freeze-arch-linux/85092/4 "2026-09-26T02:40:34Z")
Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve set up a `ps` script to keep logs, and I’ll try checking the Hyprland logs as well. Unfortunately dmesg doesn’t contain any messages around the times that the freezes occur. ---
**Author:** ![Anniemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anniemae](https://community.frame.work/u/Anniemae)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/troubleshooting-system-freeze-arch-linux/85092/5 "2026-09-30T21:12:03Z")
SOLVED: The freezes were being caused by having BTRFS quotas enabled. Disabling BTRFS quotas fixed the problem. See more info here: [[SOLVED] Troubleshooting system freeze: Framework 16, BTRFS, Quotas / Laptop Issues / Arch Linux Forums](https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2310488#p2310488)