MCreator freezes entire computer on Linux

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MCreator freezes entire computer on Linux
Thu, 08/19/2021 - 21:28 (edited)

Hello, I have a huge bug to report that makes using this program impossible;

I have tried MCreator 1.12.2 and 1.16.5 on Windows before, and this bug never happened,

Main isssue is at the bottom of this report

Additional info about the bug:

 

However once I ran MCreator on Linux:

The problem arises...

Steps of reproduction:

  1.  Open MCreator through ./mcreator.sh in terminal
  2.  Make a new workspace (for any version of minecraft)
  3. Wait till "Creating Gradle" phase

And that's it, it's that simple!

Now onto the bug's "symptoms":

  • Freezes the operating system; thus needing a hard reboot or using magic printSQ
  • The program/operating system doesn't respond to any inputs (besides magic PrintSQ) so Alt-F4 doesn't work
  • The mouse freezes after most of the operating system becomes unusable

After the hard reboot/REISUB, the workspace isn't even created,

Before on my first experiences with linux, this used to be a 1 in 3 chance, then it became a 1 in 2, and now it always happens (1 in 1 chance; 100%)

Imagine instead of a sudden freeze, imagine if the operating system just slowly gets more and more unusable, steps:

  1. Nothing at first
  2. Slight lag
  3. Mouse wont input
  4. All Operating system GUI becomes unusable and wont work
  5. Mouse begins to lag when moved around
  6. Mouse freezes, all inputs don't work, and being forced to hard reboot

Specs:

3.8 GB RAM

Intel Core i3-4005U CPU 1.70 GHz x 4

Intel HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2)

Disk Capacity: 1.0TB

Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

OS Type: 64 Bit

GNOME Version: 3.36.8

Windowing System: X11


Edit: Time to document my findings on this bug (Main Issue)

I realize that while MCreator is creating the gradle, it starts off with the allocated ram i gave it (1000 mb) then... It creates 2 other java processes:

 One is taking 200 MB ram

 Two is taking ~400 MB ram

 Three is taking 2000 MB (2 GB) ram!!!

     I saw it almost spike to 3000 MB

and not just that but:

98% Of my CPU was being used...

If anyone got any tips incase I am unaware of some setting or whatever, please share!

 

Edited by mario_H on Thu, 08/19/2021 - 21:28
Hmm, I can run MCreator on…
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 11:54

Hmm, I can run MCreator on 20.04 fine.

Also even if you can get it to run, 3.8 GB of RAM is a bit too little for MCreator