Font select/size window makes system freeze

[Erik van de Locht]

Using the final release of Mint 12, fresh install.

Go to the Gnome 3 Advanced Settings window and go to the Fonts tab.
When I try to select a different font size, my system froze multiple times.
Mouse is still able to move but everything else seems frozen. Not responding to shortcuts.

It doesn't crash all the time, but my system crashed about 3 times before I was able to set all 4 of the fonts correctly.

I'm using a Dell Vostro V131 with Intel i5 2430M.

[Doug (drt781)]

Same problem, also fresh install of Linux Mint 12 (lisa). Running AMD machine.

After selecting a new font, the mouse cursor will move but nothing else works and the system needs manual reboot. On reboot, the new font is deployed, so the change of font works, it just crashes the machine in the process.

[John Kennedy (jhkennedy4)]

Exact same problem Doug is having, using Mint 14, relatively fresh install (3 hours old, but lots of software installed). Running Intel i7-2600k with AMD Radeon 6950.

[Dr. Prunesquallor (cranked)]

Experiencing this on my new laptop with Mint 15 and Cinnamon. Laptop is Clevo w230st. Changing font size causes total freeze. Fonts is the only menu item I've had this happen with so far.

[germulvey (gerardmulvey)]

I have this same issue in mint 16 64 bit also on ubuntu 14.04 with cinnamon 2.2.6
any change to fonts causes cinnamon to freeze requiring reboot