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MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:43 am
by cancunia
I've just downloaded MX 21 for testing on my HP 6930p and noticed that the screen stays dark / won't come back on after blanking. I get a black screen, although I can see the backlight is on and I do see a mouse pointer. If I suspend the system via hotkey while the screen is dark, the screen comes back on after resume.
System info:
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System: Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-9-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-9-amd64
root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0
Distro: MX-21_x64 Wildflower October 20 2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP EliteBook 6930p v: F.20
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 30DB v: KBC Version 87.2B serial: <filter>
BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: 68PCU Ver. F.20 date: 12/08/2011
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 34.5 Wh condition: 43.9/55.1 Wh (80%) volts: 12.5/10.8
model: Hewlett-Packard Primary type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Charging
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo P8700 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn
family: 6 model-id: 17 (23) stepping: A (10) microcode: A0B L2 cache: 3072 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 10108
Speed: 843 MHz min/max: 800/2534 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 810 2: 822
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: EPT disabled
Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2a42
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: intel resolution: 1440x900~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express (CTG) v: 2.1 Mesa 20.3.5
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:293e
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-9-amd64
Network: Device-1: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e
v: kernel port: 70e0 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:10f5
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 7000
bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 8086:4236
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 5.98 GiB (0.6%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB size: 931.51 GiB
block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm
serial: <filter> rev: 0002 scheme: MBR
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 927.13 GiB size: 911.50 GiB (98.31%) used: 5.98 GiB (0.7%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.37 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60)
cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
Info: Processes: 222 Uptime: 5m Memory: 2.85 GiB used: 1.08 GiB (37.8%) Init: SysVinit
v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10 Shell: quick-system-in
running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:25 am
by Huckleberry Finn
Though it's already "Intel"
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: intel
... nothing to lose (sometimes this weirdly solves such issues):
Menu => "MX Tweak" : "Other" tab : "Use Intel instead of modesetting ... " ... Apply , reboot.
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank [Solved]
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:51 am
by cancunia
Huckleberry Finn wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:25 am
Though it's already "Intel"
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver:
intel
... nothing to lose (sometimes this weirdly solves such issues):
Menu => "MX Tweak" : "Other" tab : "Use Intel instead of modesetting ... " ... Apply , reboot.
That seems to have fixed it.
Many thanks
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:56 am
by Huckleberry Finn
This is really weird. That one caused different issues many times.. Though all show as already "intel" ...
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 10:26 am
by rdotex
I'm sorry, but could you please tell me where to go to do this? How do I get to the "Menu"?
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:57 am
by cancunia
rdotex wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 10:26 am
I'm sorry, but could you please tell me where to go to do this? How do I get to the "Menu"?
MX Tweaks is in the MX Tools menu, from the main menu accessed via the bottom left of the screen.
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:58 pm
by texchuck
I had the same problem on an old Toshiba Satellite. The cure worked there, too. THANKS!
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:03 pm
by Huckleberry Finn
Thank you, too for the feedback :)
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:17 pm
by seaken64
I have a system that is doing this. In the past I have tried the "Use Intel" in MX Tweak and got bad results. In one case the desktop became unusable. But I will try this again to see what happens.
Edit - this did not work for me. I will start another topic when I am ready. No need to hijack this thread. Just to report that setting to "Use Intel" did not work in my case.
Seaken64
Re: MX 21 - Screen Stays Dark after Blank
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:04 pm
by Peter Kuykendall
Huckleberry Finn wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:25 am
Though it's already "Intel"
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver:
intel
... nothing to lose (sometimes this weirdly solves such issues):
Menu => "MX Tweak" : "Other" tab : "Use Intel instead of modesetting ... " ... Apply , reboot.
This worked for me, thanks! My situation was happening after the screen blanked due to the power settings (display timeout setting), not the screen saver. Power manager / Display / Blank after. After letting the screen blank, then moving the mouse, it would stay black but have just the cursor visible. Now after checking the "use Intel driver" box per your instructions, it works fine.
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Snapshot created on: 20220521_1437
System: Kernel: 5.10.0-15-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-15-amd64
root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.16.1 vt: 7
dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: MX-21.1_x64 Wildflower April 9 2022
base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP G60 Notebook PC
v: 0490130000200C10000020000 serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 3612 v: 09.66 serial: <filter> BIOS: Hewlett-Packard
v: F.61 date: 11/19/2009
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 57.9 Wh (100.0%) condition: 57.9/57.7 Wh (100.3%) volts: 12.1
min: 11.1 model: DP-SDI44F EV06047 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full
CPU: Info: Dual Core model: Pentium T4400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn family: 6
model-id: 17 (23) stepping: A (10) microcode: A0B cache: L2: 1024 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 8777
Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/2200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:2a42 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Sonix HP Webcam-101 type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:2
chip-ID: 1fea:0005 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.16.1 driver: loaded: intel
display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0")
s-diag: 414mm (16.3")
Monitor-1: LVDS1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 101 size: 344x194mm (13.5x7.6")
diag: 395mm (15.5")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express (CTG) v: 2.1 Mesa 20.3.5
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:293e class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.0-15-amd64 running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Hewlett-Packard U98Z062.10 802.11bgn driver: ath9k v: kernel modules: wl
port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:002b class-ID: 0280
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 298.09 GiB used: 9.9 GiB (3.3%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD3200BEVT-60ZCT1
size: 298.09 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD
rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: 1A13 scheme: MBR
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 292.46 GiB size: 286.81 GiB (98.07%) used: 9.9 GiB (3.5%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 5.62 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: 54.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 2063 lib: 1011 flatpak: 0
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
Info: Processes: 195 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 2 Memory: 3.74 GiB used: 821.1 MiB (21.4%)
Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1
alt: 10 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 running-in: quick-system-info-mx
inxi: 3.3.06
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)