BSOD when running python code block

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A community member is encountering Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues after running simple code with the Marimo library on their Windows 11 Pro 23H2 system. The BSOD messages often indicate a "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" issue related to the ws2ifsl.sys driver. The community members have tried various troubleshooting steps, including updating Marimo, using different browsers, and disabling WSL, but the issue persists.

After some discussion, a community member was able to resolve the issue by debugging Jupyter connectivity issues and running the "netsh winsock reset" command, which fixed the crashing and BSOD problems with both Jupyter and Marimo.

LLauri

I'm encountering BSOD after running simple code. After creating a new notebook, a simple print command is enough get a BSOD with different messages.

This is repeatable and after trying couple of times, I seem to get driver irql not less or equal BSOD message most often.

Before marimo I haven't had any BSOD-s with that specific computer.

Marimo ver 0.7.16

Any ideas?

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AAkshay

Oh my. No ideas yet. We have some Windows users but have never heard of a BSOD being triggered by marimo.

Can I ask which version of Windows you’re on, whether you’re using WSL, how you installed marimo (pypi or conda), and any other details you think could help?

LLauri

Sure.

Extra info:
Windows 11 Pro 23H2, build 22631.3958
WSL not enabled
Python 3.11.9
Marimo 0.7.17 (note I just updated and still issue persists)

Install process & running:

Set up new venv & activate
pip install marimo
marimo new
Wait for browser to start
print('hello') & click run

While I was writing these instructions above my computer managed to BSOD without even pressing run button on the webpage.

AAkshay

Really sorry about that! I will get my hands on a Windows machine today and see if I can reproduce. Likely it doesn’t matter, but which browser are you using?

LLauri

Using edge browser 127.0.2651.86.

I also tested by closing the web page to see if I get the bsod but seems it's not crashing when website is not open.

Tried with firefox as well - same situation.

AAkshay

Thank you; that's helpful. I have a one hypothesis but I'm not certain. I will report back when I've obtained a Windows machine to experiment on.

LLauri

BSOD info:
stop code: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
What failed: ws2ifsl.sys

AAkshay

@Lauri , I tried the latest version of marimo on a laptop running Windows 11 and couldn't reproduce the issue. I spoke with someone who knows a lot more about Windows than I do, and they said that marimo couldn't be directly responsible for the BSOD, since we don't have any kernel components. That said, it seems like marimo is somehow exposing an issue on your system, perhaps related to networking looking at the driver that failed.

I'm going to ask a Windows expert to join our Discord. They can help you debug and hopefully fix the issue. Thanks for your patience!

LLauri

Thanks, that's okay - I kind of suspected it's my issue as I couldn't find any other reports of BSOD here or in github. I don't have much time in the coming days to do more debugging, but I'll try to try out few more things end of this week.

LLauri

Okay, I got it sorted after debugging jupyter connectivity issues (WinError 10038 - An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket). After 'netsh winsock reset' both jupyter and marimo work fine, no crashing or BSOD anymore.

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