Ubuntu Version:
Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Desktop Environment (if applicable):
GNOME
Problem Description:
First, when I browse to a page that has lots of content and I need to scroll down, the scroll bar keeps shooting back to the top. I’ve tried multiple browsers and even new profiles and they are all behaving the same. I even went as far as trying Firefox ESR and it too is plagued by the same issue.
Second, when I’m on YouTube and try to use the right/left arrow keys to navigate forward and backward in the video, instead I see the focus moving to different clickable elements in the YouTube page. If I hold down the right arrow for an extended period, sometimes I’m able to get the video navigation working. However, if I switch focus away from the browser and back again, it reverts to moving focus to clickable elements.
Third, sometimes when I open a new browser tab and and start typing in the address bar, when I hit the enter key, instead of submitting the text to a search engine, it drops down to a new line - like it’s a word processor or like I’m in VIM insert mode. I say it feels like VIM mode because when on a scrollable page, I can scroll using page, the scroll bar moves in response to H/J/K/L keys on the keyboard. The new line is not as prevalent as the other issues so haven’t had a chance to capture a screenshot. If I do, I’ll share a link here.
Relevant System Information:
The problems started when I was unable to launch Firefox sometime last week - I even raised a ticket then:
Screenshots or Error Messages:
Below are some screenshots that show what I see when trying to navigate forward/backward in a YouTube video:
I tried uploading a screenshot but got this error:
POST https://discourse.ubuntu.com/uploads.json?client_id=afe659fc7d3d415580a1ece686a4eec5
[Uppy] [13:54:31] This looks like a network error, the endpoint might be blocked by an internet
provider or a firewall.
I opened a ticket in the Mozilla forums before I realized that this was happening on multiple browsers and even different applications. You can see the screenshots there:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1591748#answer-1830909
What I’ve Tried:
I’ve tried different browsers, and not just via snap refresh firefox --channel ..., but by also fully uninstalling and re-installing. I even tried the ESR version of Firefox and it too behaves the same way. I’ve also tried older kernel versions to no avail.
If it helps, here’s fastfetch for my laptop:
$ > fastfetch --logo none
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OS: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS x86_64
Host: 21DE000KAU (ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5)
Kernel: Linux 6.8.0-134-lowlatency
Uptime: 2 days, 5 hours, 38 mins
Packages: 3689 (dpkg), 54 (flatpak), 56 (snap)
Shell: bash 5.2.21
Display (T27p-30): 3840x2160 @ 60 Hz in 27" [External] *
Display (T27p-30): 3840x2160 @ 60 Hz in 27" [External]
DE: GNOME 46.0
WM: Mutter (X11)
WM Theme: Yaru-viridian
Theme: Yaru-viridian [GTK2/3/4]
Icons: Yaru-viridian [GTK2/3/4]
Font: Ubuntu Sans (11pt) [GTK2/3/4]
Cursor: redglass (32px)
Terminal: terminator 3.12.3
Terminal Font: Ubuntu Sans Mono (15pt)
CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H (20) @ 4.70 GHz
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile [Discrete]
GPU 2: Intel Iris Xe Graphics @ 1.40 GHz [Integrated]
Memory: 38.94 GiB / 62.51 GiB (62%)
Swap: 14.49 GiB / 41.54 GiB (35%)
Disk (/): 371.89 GiB / 468.28 GiB (79%) - ext4
Disk (/docker): 103.63 GiB / 343.44 GiB (30%) - ext4
Disk (/home): 368.88 GiB / 502.89 GiB (73%) - ext4
Disk (/lxd): 30.47 GiB / 117.56 GiB (26%) - ext4
Disk (/myoldstuff): 570.96 GiB / 786.37 GiB (73%) - ext4
Disk (/opt): 293.40 GiB / 502.89 GiB (58%) - ext4
Disk (/stockm): 4.94 GiB / 195.80 GiB (3%) - ext4
Disk (/var/lib/libvirt): 544.18 GiB / 601.33 GiB (90%) - ext4
Disk (/vmachs): 584.87 GiB / 796.22 GiB (73%) - ext4
Local IP (wlan0): 10.0.0.54/24
Battery (5B11B79217): 66% [AC Connected]
Locale: en_AU.UTF-8
I’m using an old kernel because anything > 6.8 causes the NFS LXD container to lock up hard. I use this NFS as a backing store for the RWX volumes I use in my local kind cluster.