[Solved] Screen blanks out after quitting X

slapo · 2010-05-01 11:12:18

Hello everyone.

I don't use any login manager such as GDM or Slim, I just start X from the terminal when I need it. However, after installing Arch the last time (new hdd), every time I exit X (XFCE 4 is my window manager) the screen blanks out. I know the system is still responsive, because if I type startx or reboot, it works. Calling startx wakes the monitor again. However, I don't need X all the time, sometimes I prefer not to use it.

I haven't dealt with this before and searching for a solution didn't help - nvidia users used to have this issue until a particular driver update.
However, I have an ATI card (HD 5750) and I use the xf86-video-ati driver.
Appending vga=773 to kernel options changes the resolution (of my ttys) but it doesn't solve the issue.

I'm kind of clueless about how to proceed, so any hints and tips would be welcome.

Thanks

Last edited by slapo (2010-05-02 09:50:51)

karol · 2010-05-01 12:21:18

I have a similar issue - it's a driver problem: I have an old card that works only w/ intel-legacy.
Maybe it's a driver problem in your case too.

slapo · 2010-05-01 16:41:55

karol wrote:

I have a similar issue - it's a driver problem: I have an old card that works only w/ intel-legacy.
Maybe it's a driver problem in your case too.

You were right, it was because of the radeon driver. If I use the vesa driver, it doesn't happen. Screen refresh tends to be a little sluggish sometimes with vesa, though.

Does anyone know whether this is a bug or misconfiguration?

karol · 2010-05-01 16:49:30

I'm not an ATI guru but I hope you're not stuck w/ vesa :-) Surely there must be some other driver you can try.

Edit: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57084&p=72
It's a long thread, but be sure to read it all carefully <joking>

Last edited by karol (2010-05-01 16:57:41)

slapo · 2010-05-02 09:50:27

karol wrote:

I'm not an ATI guru but I hope you're not stuck w/ vesa :-) Surely there must be some other driver you can try.
Edit: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57084&p=72
It's a long thread, but be sure to read it all carefully <joking>

Thanks, I missed that repo
The catalyst driver doesn't have the issue, so as far as it works, the issue is resolved.

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#1 2010-05-01 11:12:18

[Solved] Screen blanks out after quitting X

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