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Annoyingduck

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Registered: 2016-08-02

Posts: 179

Xscreensaver Just Showing Black Screen

Inxi -F:

[cn@ArchOptiplex7010 ~]$ inxi -F
System:    Host: ArchOptiplex7010 Kernel: 4.9.20-1-lts x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:   Device: desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 7010 v: 01
           Mobo: Dell model: 0GY6Y8 v: A00 UEFI: Dell v: A24 date: 11/25/2016
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-3220 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3300 MHz 1: 3300 MHz 2: 3300 MHz 3: 3300 MHz
           4: 3300 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: modesetting)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Desktop
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.2
Audio:     Card Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.9.20-1-lts
Network:   Card: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e
           IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: b8:ca:3a:94:28:db
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 756.2GB (17.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD5000AAKX size: 500.1GB
           ID-2: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA size: 256.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 55G used: 15G (28%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-2: /boot size: 96M used: 73M (76%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.39GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 191 Uptime: 1:40 Memory: 2033.9/7905.1MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.8

I just noticed recently that whenever my screensaver engages, it's just showing a black screen (monitor is still on), no graphics are displayed. This just started happening a couple weeks ago, and I'm just getting around to looking into it. On this computer I disable the XFCE power manager and set the screensaver to turn on after about 2 hours.  I also disable the power management options in Xscreensaver.  I typically use the random screensaver option, but to troubleshoot this issue, I tried various single screensavers - same result. Also removed and reinstalled Xscreensaver.  Not really sure what else to look into as the culprit here. Anyone have any ideas?

Annoyingduck

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Registered: 2016-08-02

Posts: 179

Re: Xscreensaver Just Showing Black Screen

Also, how do I truncate the code block of my inxi -F output (to make the box smaller, and scroll-able to take up less real-estate on the screen)?  Is there something that can be added to the /code blocks?