[opensuse] Blank Screen
I have a lenovo thinkpad x201 tablet and when I shut down, about 50% of the time i turn the laptop back on, bios shows, grub shows and then boots to opensuse but my screen is blank. The backlight is on as i can control the brightness but there is no image in the screen. I can log in by typing my password and I hear the KDE login sound but still no display, When it does decide to show it will work fine if I sleep hibernate or reboot but if I shut down it will have a blank screen again on most boots. I took out the battery for 24 hours, reset the BIOS and formatted the hard disk. I reinstalled with a clean copy of 13.1 but this makes no difference. -- Paul Groves -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 3/6/2014 3:51 PM, Paul Groves wrote:
I have a lenovo thinkpad x201 tablet and when I shut down, about 50% of the time i turn the laptop back on, bios shows, grub shows and then boots to opensuse but my screen is blank.
The backlight is on as i can control the brightness but there is no image in the screen. I can log in by typing my password and I hear the KDE login sound but still no display,
When it does decide to show it will work fine if I sleep hibernate or reboot but if I shut down it will have a blank screen again on most boots.
I took out the battery for 24 hours, reset the BIOS and formatted the hard disk. I reinstalled with a clean copy of 13.1 but this makes no difference.
You've described a situation from which you specify no means of escape, What do you do to recover the computer when this happens? If it comes up to a blank screen, is there anything at all visible? Mouse cursor? anything? If it comes up to a blank screen, If you then press Ctrl-Alt-F1 do you see a console log in? -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday 06 Mar 2014 16:55:48 John Andersen wrote:
On 3/6/2014 3:51 PM, Paul Groves wrote:
I have a lenovo thinkpad x201 tablet and when I shut down, about 50% of the time i turn the laptop back on, bios shows, grub shows and then boots to opensuse but my screen is blank.
The backlight is on as i can control the brightness but there is no image in the screen. I can log in by typing my password and I hear the KDE login sound but still no display,
When it does decide to show it will work fine if I sleep hibernate or reboot but if I shut down it will have a blank screen again on most boots.
I took out the battery for 24 hours, reset the BIOS and formatted the hard disk. I reinstalled with a clean copy of 13.1 but this makes no difference.
You've described a situation from which you specify no means of escape, What do you do to recover the computer when this happens?
If it comes up to a blank screen, is there anything at all visible? Mouse cursor? anything?
If it comes up to a blank screen, If you then press Ctrl-Alt-F1 do you see a console log in? i reboot and keep rebooting until the image shows up. it only happens 50-60% of boot ups
the screen is on and the backlight is on but no image at all (no cursor even) but i can see the backlight working when i chane brightness on the keyboard ctrl-alt-f1 does nothing -- Paul Groves -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 07/03/14 10:51, Paul Groves wrote:
I have a lenovo thinkpad x201 tablet and when I shut down, about 50% of the time i turn the laptop back on, bios shows, grub shows and then boots to opensuse but my screen is blank.
The backlight is on as i can control the brightness but there is no image in the screen. I can log in by typing my password and I hear the KDE login sound but still no display,
When it does decide to show it will work fine if I sleep hibernate or reboot but if I shut down it will have a blank screen again on most boots.
I took out the battery for 24 hours, reset the BIOS and formatted the hard disk. I reinstalled with a clean copy of 13.1 but this makes no difference.
I have a Lenovo (not same model though) and do not suffer the above (but I also never let it sleep or hibernate). I am wondering which graphics card/chip you have? And which kernel are you running? I am running the lastest kernel from ......Kernel:/stable:/standard - 3.13.5-2 - which *may* already have the ability to handle the NVIDIA NVS 5400M chip (if this is what you do have in the Thinkpad). There was a discussion about this when I asked for comments about the Thinkpad I was about to purchase (end of last November I think) but have forgotten all the details and advice I received. BC -- A civilisation is judged by how it treats the most vulnerable. Lauren Smith - 30 January 2014 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Friday 07 Mar 2014 16:14:48 Basil Chupin wrote:
On 07/03/14 10:51, Paul Groves wrote:
I have a lenovo thinkpad x201 tablet and when I shut down, about 50% of the time i turn the laptop back on, bios shows, grub shows and then boots to opensuse but my screen is blank.
The backlight is on as i can control the brightness but there is no image in the screen. I can log in by typing my password and I hear the KDE login sound but still no display,
When it does decide to show it will work fine if I sleep hibernate or reboot but if I shut down it will have a blank screen again on most boots.
I took out the battery for 24 hours, reset the BIOS and formatted the hard disk. I reinstalled with a clean copy of 13.1 but this makes no difference.
I have a Lenovo (not same model though) and do not suffer the above (but I also never let it sleep or hibernate).
I am wondering which graphics card/chip you have? And which kernel are you running? I am running the lastest kernel from ......Kernel:/stable:/standard - 3.13.5-2 - which *may* already have the ability to handle the NVIDIA NVS 5400M chip (if this is what you do have in the Thinkpad). There was a discussion about this when I asked for comments about the Thinkpad I was about to purchase (end of last November I think) but have forgotten all the details and advice I received.
BC i have kernel 3.11.10-7-desktop an an intel GMA 4500MHD chip
i am suspecting this must be a driver issue as this laptop works flawlessly on windows xp and 7. when the display is working it works fine in opensuse too but having to reboot the laptop 3 or 4 times to see the display is very frustrating. -- Paul Groves -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2014-03-07 17:52 (GMT) Paul Groves composed:
Paul Groves wrote:
I have a lenovo thinkpad x201 tablet and when I shut down, about 50% of the time i turn the laptop back on, bios shows, grub shows and then boots to opensuse but my screen is blank.
The backlight is on as i can control the brightness but there is no image in the screen. I can log in by typing my password and I hear the KDE login sound but still no display,
When it does decide to show it will work fine if I sleep hibernate or reboot but if I shut down it will have a blank screen again on most boots.
I took out the battery for 24 hours, reset the BIOS and formatted the hard disk. I reinstalled with a clean copy of 13.1 but this makes no difference.
i have kernel 3.11.10-7-desktop an an intel GMA 4500MHD chip
i am suspecting this must be a driver issue as this laptop works flawlessly on windows xp and 7.
when the display is working it works fine in opensuse too but having to reboot the laptop 3 or 4 times to see the display is very frustrating.
Just an idea to try: uninstall Plymouth. It isn't required. I habitually taboo it at install time. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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