X.org automatically swithes screens

Wen · 2010-10-21 14:30:06

Hi there,

I'm running Gnome on Arch 686.

After logging in, the screen randomly turn to black and I have to use "ctrl+alt+F[1-6]" to switch to a virtual terminal then use "ctrl+alt+F7" to switch back to show the X screen again.

Can you advice me on possible causes of this problem?

Thanks!

Wen · 2010-10-22 08:03:36

Can someone please have a look at this?

Nichollan · 2010-10-22 08:26:24

I will give the little help I can offer.

What do you mean by "X.org automatically swit[c]hes screens"? Is it your belief that it gives focus to a different display? One instance where I know that the screen would turn black like that is if a new X display is initiated, like when running "X :1". You could look for multiple instances of X by running

ps aux|grep X

... the next time that happens.

You could also look at the logs in /var/log/ for hints.

It may also help if you provided information about your graphics card.

Last edited by Nichollan (2010-10-22 08:27:36)

roelove · 2010-10-22 10:33:07

When you switch back, does X functions properly or do you get kicked back to your login manager?

Wen · 2010-10-25 01:24:04

Nichollan wrote:

I will give the little help I can offer.
What do you mean by "X.org automatically swit[c]hes screens"? Is it your belief that it gives focus to a different display? One instance where I know that the screen would turn black like that is if a new X display is initiated, like when running "X :1". You could look for multiple instances of X by running
ps aux|grep X
... the next time that happens.
You could also look at the logs in /var/log/ for hints.
It may also help if you provided information about your graphics card.

Thanks! I tried with

ps aux | grep X

but didn't see anything suspicious.

The graphic card is Intel 865G.

Last edited by Wen (2010-10-25 01:55:36)

Wen · 2010-10-25 01:24:38

roelove wrote:

When you switch back, does X functions properly or do you get kicked back to your login manager?

Thanks! When I switch back, X functions properly.

Last edited by Wen (2010-10-25 01:55:53)

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X.org automatically swithes screens

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