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I just restarted from a situation where my screen went blank, after few seconds came back, but I cant do anything, then blank again (looping continuously) how can I know whats wrong? This is the 1st time it happens but I am quite worried of hardware failures by now. Its a self built PC.
- Intel Core i5 (3570 I think)
- 2x4GB DDR3 1333 Kingston
- ATI HD5670 (not sure abt last 3 numbers)
- Crucial M4 128GB
- Hitachi 1TB
Is there any logs to help identify a probable cause? Or any ideas, maybe its a common minor problem that random pops up in any PC?
It sounds like a graphics driver reset or something?
Last edited by jiewmeng (2013-07-18 14:46:29)
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If you using the proprietary ATI drivers can you make sure you've got KMS off (nomodeset on your kernel line) conversely if you're on the open drivers make sure this _isn't_ on there.
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Since that incident, I didnt have a recurrence. I guess its just a normal hang triggered by some rouge application. I used to be using Open Source drivers and have installed proprietry ATI drivers to try out Steam on Linux. The `nomodeset` option was set correctly as u mentioned
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