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#1 2009-06-13 20:50:46

Misery
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Registered: 2008-04-10
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Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

Since some weeks I have the problem that my monitor (notebook) goes black randomly. It isn't my screensaver because it can happen if I write something or move my mouse and my screensaver would "fade out" but my monitor goes black immediately. I didn't find any reason for that - I only found outputs in Xorg.log after it happens.
After I move my mouse or press a key my screen is visible again.

disable LVDS
disable LVDS
enable LVDS

Any hints? I'm using recent packages of Arch (radeon driver).

Last edited by Misery (2009-06-14 12:47:47)

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#2 2009-06-14 00:44:12

uwinkelvos
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Registered: 2009-06-07
Posts: 129

Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

This might be related to gnome-power-manager and might possibly be fixed with version 2.26.2-1, which is in extra since yesterday.

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#3 2009-06-14 09:39:45

combuster
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Registered: 2008-09-30
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

It's not fixed, not for me anyway

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#4 2009-06-14 23:17:54

Misery
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Registered: 2008-04-10
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

Not fixed for me, too. :-(

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#5 2009-06-15 06:49:05

bones
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From: Brisbane
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

Not fixed here also. Been checking around the net for a solution but no dice so far.


"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

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#6 2009-06-15 13:25:49

Stunts
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Registered: 2009-03-28
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

Exact same issue here.

Using nVidia. (in case it might be graphics related).

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#7 2009-06-15 13:36:14

toffyrn
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Registered: 2008-10-07
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

This problem occures both on my x86_64 and i686 machine both with opensource xf86-video-ati driver...

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#8 2009-06-15 13:46:19

Stunts
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

Ah, yes, fogot to mention using x86_64 here.
It doesn't seem to happen no my eeePC, but I don't use it for periods as long as my regular laptop.

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#9 2009-06-15 17:09:50

corvo
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Registered: 2009-06-15
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

Hello,

I've found a tip which works on my computer who had the same flashing black screens.
You have to add these lines in your xorg.conf :

Option "DRI" "False"
Option "AccelMethod" "ShadowFB"

Source https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22114
The bugtracker's ticket only speak about radeonhd driver but it also works fine with Nvidia wink

Corvo

PS: I apologize for my bad english, I'm french...

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#10 2009-06-16 06:44:47

AndyRTR
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From: Magdeburg/Germany
Registered: 2005-10-07
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

I'm also affected now. As well as my gf. Mine is nouveau/30 kernel and her is inteldriver/stable repos only.

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#11 2009-06-22 19:46:40

lucasdemarchi
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From: Brazil
Registered: 2009-03-26
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Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

Same here...

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#12 2009-06-22 21:55:13

demonicanima
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Registered: 2008-07-21
Posts: 15

Re: Screen goes black randomly (disable LVDS)

This happens on both my desktop (nvidia) and my Acer Aspire One...both fully updated.

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