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I have a peculiar problem. I've got an Acer Aspire One D270-26Dkk netbook. I've installed latest Arch Linux (Linux 3.7.5-1 32 bit) on it with Xorg and i3wm. I followed the Aspire One Arch Wiki instructions and installed the xf86-video-intel and xf86-input-synaptics packages.
After I startx everything works fine inside until, I try to switch to any other tty, then I get a black screen and I would have to reboot because switching to any tty will have the same black screen. Also if I close the netbook lid and open it again after starting X I will also have the same black screen. If there happens to be some text outputted to those black screens it will appear as green blobs.
I have no xorg.conf file, and if I try to generate one with Xorg -configure it'll tell me "number of created screens does not match number of detected devices".
I have systemd with grub2, and I also installed apcid and pm-utils.
lsmod shows me that I use gma500_gfx if that helps.
Module Size Used by
uvcvideo 63774 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 2217 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 2103 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 20913 1 uvcvideo
arc4 1604 2
videodev 81821 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
gma500_gfx 158132 1
brcmsmac 484942 0
drm_kms_helper 29071 1 gma500_gfx
cordic 845 1 brcmsmac
media 8578 2 uvcvideo,videodev
brcmutil 2477 1 brcmsmac
drm 181744 2 drm_kms_helper,gma500_gfx
mac80211 372648 1 brcmsmac
snd_hda_codec_realtek 52725 1
agpgart 21936 1 drm
iTCO_wdt 4316 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 24753 1
joydev 7532 0
snd_hda_intel 23416 0
cfg80211 155615 2 brcmsmac,mac80211
acpi_cpufreq 9359 1
snd_hda_codec 86035 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 4843 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 63698 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 6039 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 14903 1 snd_pcm
snd 45066 7 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
iTCO_vendor_support 1546 1 iTCO_wdt
mperf 1024 1 acpi_cpufreq
acer_wmi 20705 0
sparse_keymap 2533 1 acer_wmi
soundcore 4379 1 snd
rts_pstor 312698 0
psmouse 76851 0
pcspkr 1456 0
serio_raw 4066 0
bcma 24712 1 brcmsmac
i2c_algo_bit 4584 1 gma500_gfx
rfkill 12849 3 cfg80211,acer_wmi
evdev 7657 23
lpc_ich 9886 0
thermal 6886 0
video 9932 2 acer_wmi,gma500_gfx
battery 5691 0
processor 24552 5 acpi_cpufreq
button 3718 0
ac 1893 0
coretemp 5183 0
r8169 48984 0
i2c_i801 10417 0
i2c_core 19184 6 drm,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,gma500_gfx,videodev
mii 3440 1 r8169
microcode 11030 0
wmi 7196 1 acer_wmi
ext4 409085 1
crc16 1092 1 ext4
jbd2 66480 1 ext4
mbcache 4387 1 ext4
sd_mod 28499 3
ahci 18693 2
uhci_hcd 21409 0
libahci 17591 1 ahci
libata 147808 2 ahci,libahci
ehci_hcd 46061 0
scsi_mod 110426 3 libata,rts_pstor,sd_mod
usbcore 148406 3 uhci_hcd,uvcvideo,ehci_hcd
usb_common 623 1 usbcore
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D2xxx/N2xxx DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D2xxx/N2xxx Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation NM10 Family LPC Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5209 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
Thanks for any help you can provide to me
Last edited by s3my0n (2013-02-16 07:50:14)
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I have heard of a lot of problems like this with the 3.7 kernel. Do you still have problems if you downgrade to the 3.6 kernel (see downdrade from the AUR to help you) or if you use the lts kernel?
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Thanks for replying.
I downgraded from 3.7 to 3.6 and had same problems. As for linux-lts I could now change tty's without black screen appearing, but when I close the lid and open it again the computer powers on but the screen is turned off completely.
I also tried to install kernel-netbook kernel but when it boots up it says: "loading initial ramdisk" and gets stuck there.
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Thanks for replying.
I downgraded from 3.7 to 3.6 and had same problems. As for linux-lts I could now change tty's without black screen appearing, but when I close the lid and open it again the computer powers on but the screen is turned off completely.
I also tried to install kernel-netbook kernel but when it boots up it says: "loading initial ramdisk" and gets stuck there.
From where did you get the kernel-netbook? Have you correctly rebuilt the initrd for such kernel? By the way I doubt it will fix the problem. Netbooks are just ordinary computers and should not have such problems. This seems to be a kernel bug. As a workaround, you can disable the sleep mode when you close the lid by:
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
(or put something else like hibernate or poweroff). Another thin you can try if you have the patience is to try the latest RC 3.8 kernel from kernel.org. Maybe this has been fixed?
Last edited by olive (2013-02-03 14:07:44)
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Well, I think I'll wait for the next arch kernel update. Meanwhile I'll disable suspend on lid close. Do you know how often arch updates its kernel?
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Do you know how often arch updates its kernel?
$ grep "upgraded linux " /var/log/pacman.log
[2011-10-05 20:33] upgraded linux (3.0.4-1 -> 3.0.6-1)
[2011-10-08 08:47] upgraded linux (3.0.6-1 -> 3.0.6-2)
[2011-10-21 08:35] upgraded linux (3.0.6-2 -> 3.0.7-1)
[2011-11-09 09:44] upgraded linux (3.0.7-1 -> 3.1-4)
[2011-11-15 20:33] upgraded linux (3.1-4 -> 3.1.1-1)
[2011-11-25 09:07] upgraded linux (3.1.1-1 -> 3.1.2-1)
[2011-11-29 20:05] upgraded linux (3.1.2-1 -> 3.1.3-1)
[2011-12-01 20:46] upgraded linux (3.1.3-1 -> 3.1.4-1)
[2011-12-13 17:53] upgraded linux (3.1.4-1 -> 3.1.5-1)
[2012-01-01 10:03] upgraded linux (3.1.5-1 -> 3.1.6-1)
[2012-01-06 15:06] upgraded linux (3.1.6-1 -> 3.1.7-1)
[2012-01-08 21:47] upgraded linux (3.1.7-1 -> 3.1.8-1)
[2012-01-14 09:13] upgraded linux (3.1.8-1 -> 3.1.9-1)
[2012-01-15 09:05] upgraded linux (3.1.9-1 -> 3.1.9-2)
[2012-01-19 15:20] upgraded linux (3.1.9-2 -> 3.2.1-1)
[2012-01-24 09:20] upgraded linux (3.2.1-1 -> 3.2.1-2)
[2012-01-27 18:50] upgraded linux (3.2.1-2 -> 3.2.2-1)
[2012-02-06 17:45] upgraded linux (3.2.2-1 -> 3.2.4-1)
[2012-02-09 09:07] upgraded linux (3.2.4-1 -> 3.2.5-1)
[2012-02-17 15:46] upgraded linux (3.2.5-1 -> 3.2.6-2)
[2012-02-25 08:33] upgraded linux (3.2.6-2 -> 3.2.7-1)
[2012-03-01 09:38] upgraded linux (3.2.7-1 -> 3.2.8-1)
[2012-03-09 15:04] upgraded linux (3.2.8-1 -> 3.2.9-1)
[2012-03-17 10:19] upgraded linux (3.2.9-1 -> 3.2.11-1)
[2012-03-22 08:27] upgraded linux (3.2.11-1 -> 3.2.12-1)
[2012-03-26 18:33] upgraded linux (3.2.12-1 -> 3.2.13-1)
[2012-04-07 08:38] upgraded linux (3.2.13-1 -> 3.2.14-1)
[2012-04-09 10:33] upgraded linux (3.2.14-1 -> 3.3.1-1)
[2012-04-17 09:22] upgraded linux (3.3.1-1 -> 3.3.2-1)
[2012-04-26 10:14] upgraded linux (3.3.2-1 -> 3.3.3-1)
[2012-05-01 10:24] upgraded linux (3.3.3-1 -> 3.3.4-1)
[2012-05-03 09:52] upgraded linux (3.3.4-1 -> 3.3.4-2)
[2012-05-10 09:17] upgraded linux (3.3.4-2 -> 3.3.5-1)
[2012-05-15 10:36] upgraded linux (3.3.5-1 -> 3.3.6-1)
[2012-05-24 10:51] upgraded linux (3.3.6-1 -> 3.3.7-1)
[2012-06-09 15:04] upgraded linux (3.3.7-1 -> 3.3.8-1)
[2012-06-16 09:42] upgraded linux (3.3.8-1 -> 3.4.2-2)
[2012-06-20 14:17] upgraded linux (3.4.2-2 -> 3.4.3-1)
[2012-06-24 19:35] upgraded linux (3.4.3-1 -> 3.4.4-1)
[2012-06-26 09:07] upgraded linux (3.4.4-1 -> 3.4.4-2)
[2012-07-15 13:17] upgraded linux (3.4.4-2 -> 3.4.4-3)
[2012-07-19 09:42] upgraded linux (3.4.4-3 -> 3.4.5-1)
[2012-07-22 10:56] upgraded linux (3.4.5-1 -> 3.4.6-1)
[2012-07-31 10:26] upgraded linux (3.4.6-1 -> 3.4.7-1)
[2012-08-12 09:46] upgraded linux (3.4.7-1 -> 3.4.8-1)
[2012-08-17 09:13] upgraded linux (3.4.8-1 -> 3.4.9-1)
[2012-08-29 09:31] upgraded linux (3.4.9-1 -> 3.5.3-1)
[2012-09-19 10:22] upgraded linux (3.5.3-1 -> 3.5.4-1)
[2012-10-07 09:59] upgraded linux (3.5.4-1 -> 3.5.5-1)
[2012-10-10 09:46] upgraded linux (3.5.5-1 -> 3.5.6-1)
[2012-10-16 10:36] upgraded linux (3.5.6-1 -> 3.6.2-1)
[2012-10-25 10:12] upgraded linux (3.6.2-1 -> 3.6.3-1)
[2012-11-01 10:53] upgraded linux (3.6.3-1 -> 3.6.4-1)
[2012-11-03 09:04] upgraded linux (3.6.4-1 -> 3.6.5-1)
[2012-11-07 09:19] upgraded linux (3.6.5-1 -> 3.6.6-1)
[2012-11-24 10:20] upgraded linux (3.6.6-1 -> 3.6.7-1)
[2012-11-30 09:34] upgraded linux (3.6.7-1 -> 3.6.8-1)
[2012-12-06 11:15] upgraded linux (3.6.8-1 -> 3.6.9-1)
[2012-12-15 09:10] upgraded linux (3.6.9-1 -> 3.6.10-1)
[2013-01-04 10:51] upgraded linux (3.6.10-1 -> 3.6.11-1)
[2013-01-22 10:08] upgraded linux (3.6.11-1 -> 3.7.3-1)
[2013-01-24 10:21] upgraded linux (3.7.3-1 -> 3.7.4-1)
[2013-01-31 11:57] upgraded linux (3.7.4-1 -> 3.7.5-1)
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Well, I think I'll wait for the next arch kernel update. Meanwhile I'll disable suspend on lid close. Do you know how often arch updates its kernel?
It updates it as soon as it is officially available. Sometimes the new kernel is put quarantine in /testing for a few weeks.
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Upgraded to kernel 3.7.6-1-ARCH today. The problem still persists.
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Upgraded to kernel 3.7.7-1-ARCH today. Also updated xf86-video-intel. The problem still persists.
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hi I have the same netbook. The driver it is using is xf86-video-vesa as it is a PowerVR video chip and not an intel one.
To get it to work install xf86-video-fbdev.
There are drivers available to get hardware acceleration but intel has removed the download for the files a certain pkgbuild relies on. If you have an ftp server I can upload the pkg.tar.xz files for you however I forgot how to compile everything.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_GMA3600
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=144445 (user contributed pkgbuilds later)
Last edited by theblazehen (2013-02-14 18:59:41)
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Thanks very much theblazehen
Installing xf86-video-fbdev did the trick
I can play HD videos without hardware acceleration, but it does hang sometime.
It would be great if you can archive the packages and upload it to some filesharing service like qfpost.com .
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sure thing. by the way rhe drivers wont work on most games and gnome-shell. will update pist later
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Hi sorry for the wait but i've been quite busy. http://www.qfpost.com/file/d?g=HZ6d9N791
Download this and extract with tar -xzvf files.tar.bz2.
cd arch.
Then install with sudo pacman -U *.pkg.tar.xz
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