2 Terrible (probably graphical issues). System unusable

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Hi,

On my Leap install i’m suffering terrible issues. First of those is that the whole system simply freezes completely. I can usually move the mouse around, but nothing will happen, and I have to perform a hard reset. Nothing works, not even the shortcut to take me to tty and hard reset is necessary.

The second issue is, when i close the lid on my laptop, and then open it to wake up the computer, it’s stuck at black screen and again - hard reset is needed.

It’s Leap with Gnome, 64 bit. The computer is a Fujitsu a544, with an i3 intel, 4th gen integrated intel graphics, 4gb ddr3.

Are these known issues, as i couldn’t find anything so specific on bugzilla?

Please help :frowning:

Kind regards,

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Hi
Maybe it doesn’t like using uxa for the graphics? Is the system set to auto login your user?

Not sure about the lid, I always disable via /etc/systemd/logind.conf and set it to ignore.

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Hi,

thanks for your help. Yes, it’s set to autologin, as it was default during install, so i just left it that way.

As for the lid, what does that do? Will test once i’m home.

Thanks

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I started to reply … and then didn’t cause my episode may be to different -but- I have learned that everything “can be” a help and just so you don’t spend months like I did looking for a fix I will let you know about mine.

Mine was primarily with VMware causing the freeze ups -but- the change/fix is in Linux. Never know it might help…or at least I hope so. It deals with the setting of nmi_watchdog. You can check it with:
cat /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog
… and then change it with:
echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog

Refer: Geek 2.0 and Linux NMIs on Intel 64-bit Hardware
Take care,
-Chuck

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I have had a problem with system freezes on my laptop, since I purchased it in 2010. It has Intel graphics. It might not be the same problem that you are having. But then it might be.

I’ve tracked it down to brightness change. Dimming the screen seems usually okay. But on return to full brightness, it sometimes freezes. Turning the screen off is not a problem.

I mostly use KDE. So I set it to never dim the screen. I do allow powersavings (turn off the screen), but no dimming. Freezes are now relatively rare.

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On Mon 02 May 2016 11:56:02 AM CDT, holden87 wrote:

malcolmlewis;2777122 Wrote:
> Hi
> Maybe it doesn’t like using uxa for the graphics? Is the system set to
> auto login your user?
>
> Not sure about the lid, I always disable via /etc/systemd/logind.conf
> and set it to ignore.

Hi,

thanks for your help. Yes, it’s set to autologin, as it was default
during install, so i just left it that way.

As for the lid, what does that do? Will test once i’m home.

Thanks

Hi
I just want the screen to blank, no suspend/hibernate, there are lots
of options in the logind.conf file… tweak to your requirements…

You could try a 20-intel.conf file;


cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf

Section "Device"
Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
Driver      "intel"
Option      "AccelMethod" "sna"
Option      "TearFree"    "true"
EndSection

Or the plethora of i915 kernel module options…

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This just might be it, since i keep getting a message on shutdown that interrupts my bootsplash with message ‘kernel watchdog did not stop’. If nothing, it might help with that.

Didn’t manage to checkout the other solutions, because I was busy at work, will try later today and report.

Regards,