Gnome 3 frustration #2

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I updated my laptop (Dell Lattitude E6500 8Gb RAM) to 12.1 x86_64.

Suspend. I suspend to ram, it usually works fine, but sometimes when I restart instead I get a different looking (much prettier I might add) unlock dialog (black and rounded, almost Android like in it’s form) and when this happens it looks like it re-initialized because all my windows and processes are gone. It also starts iFolder over again (I have a different problem I need to post in a different forums where the iFolder client usually locks on boot but when this happens it starts successfully even though I had killed it on my original boot otherwise it never finishes boot up)…

So that’s the long story but my problem boils down to inconsistent resume from suspend.

Any ideas here?

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I’m not sure why you needed to start three separate threads.

I’m choosing this one to respond to all posts.

It is very likely that you have a video problem. Gnome 3 is pushing your video to its limits, but the driver cannot handle it.

I suggest that you go to forced fallback mode.

This is from memory, and it changed a with different releases, so I hope you can follow.

Click on your name (top right), and select “System settings”. In the window that pops up, select “Screen” or “Graphics” or maybe it is “System info” - you might have to do a little testing. Then, in the left column of the new window there should be a menu item that seems to be related to graphics settings. Once you click that, you should find a switch to force fallback mode.

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Thank you for your reply. I will test this. I opened three separate threads because I felt these might be three separate problems.

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From what I read here, you’re in fall back mode all the time. The black Android like boxes, that’s how your entire GNOME 3 should be.
Which brings me to the question: graphics card? Driver installed?

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Cannot fiind any such setting under System Settings -> Display or System Settings -> Screen

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20.646]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
20.646] (II) Loading extension DRI2
20.646] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
20.646] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 1
20.646] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 2
20.646] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
20.646] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
20.647] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
20.647] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
20.647]    compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 2.16.0
20.647]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
20.647]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
20.647] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
20.648] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
20.648] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
20.648]    compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 0.4.2
20.648]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
20.648] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
20.648] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
20.648] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
20.648]    compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 2.3.0
20.648]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
20.648]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
20.648] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
    i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
    E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
    965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
    4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale,
    Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Sandybridge Desktop (GT2),
    Sandybridge Desktop (GT2+), Sandybridge Mobile (GT1),
    Sandybridge Mobile (GT2), Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+),
    Sandybridge Server, Ivybridge Mobile (GT1), Ivybridge Mobile (GT2),
    Ivybridge Desktop (GT1), Ivybridge Desktop (GT2), Ivybridge Server
20.648] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
20.649] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
20.649] (++) using VT number 7

20.653] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
20.653] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
20.653] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
20.653] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
20.654] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
20.654] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
20.654]    compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 0.0.2
20.654]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
20.654] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
20.654] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
20.654] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
20.654] drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0
20.654] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
20.654] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
20.654] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 9
20.654] drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
20.654] (II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
    "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
20.654] (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
20.654] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
20.654] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
20.654] (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) GM45
20.654] (--) intel(0): Chipset: "GM45"
20.654] (**) intel(0): Relaxed fencing enabled
20.654] (**) intel(0): Wait on SwapBuffers? enabled
20.654] (**) intel(0): Triple buffering? enabled
20.654] (**) intel(0): Framebuffer tiled
20.654] (**) intel(0): Pixmaps tiled
20.654] (**) intel(0): 3D buffers tiled
20.654] (**) intel(0): SwapBuffers wait enabled
20.654] (==) intel(0): video overlay key set to 0x101fe
20.654] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 has no monitor section
20.657] (II) intel(0): found backlight control interface /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0
20.722] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 has no monitor section
20.767] (II) intel(0): Output HDMI1 has no monitor section
20.767] (II) intel(0): Output DP1 has no monitor section
20.787] (II) intel(0): Output HDMI2 has no monitor section
20.787] (II) intel(0): Output DP2 has no monitor section
20.799] (II) intel(0): Output DP3 has no monitor section
20.799] (II) intel(0): Output TV1 has no monitor section
20.799] (II) intel(0): EDID for output LVDS1
20.799] (II) intel(0): Manufacturer: LGD  Model: 18f  Serial#: 0
20.799] (II) intel(0): Year: 2008  Week: 0
20.799] (II) intel(0): EDID Version: 1.3
20.799] (II) intel(0): Digital Display Input
20.799] (II) intel(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 33  vert.: 21
20.799] (II) intel(0): Gamma: 2.20
20.799] (II) intel(0): No DPMS capabilities specified
20.799] (II) intel(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4 
20.799] (II) intel(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
20.799] (II) intel(0): redX: 0.596 redY: 0.351   greenX: 0.323 greenY: 0.549
20.799] (II) intel(0): blueX: 0.158 blueY: 0.148   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
20.799] (II) intel(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
20.799] (II) intel(0): Supported detailed timing:
20.799] (II) intel(0): clock: 151.7 MHz   Image Size:  331 x 207 mm
20.799] (II) intel(0): h_active: 1920  h_sync: 1950  h_sync_end 1980 h_blank_end 2014 h_border: 0
20.799] (II) intel(0): v_active: 1200  v_sync: 1203  v_sync_end 1209 v_blanking: 1256 v_border: 0
20.799] (II) intel(0): Supported detailed timing:
20.799] (II) intel(0): clock: 151.7 MHz   Image Size:  331 x 207 mm
20.799] (II) intel(0): h_active: 1920  h_sync: 1950  h_sync_end 1980 h_blank_end 2014 h_border: 0
20.799] (II) intel(0): v_active: 1200  v_sync: 1203  v_sync_end 1209 v_blanking: 1884 v_border: 0
20.799] (II) intel(0):  HT009200154WU2
20.799] (II) intel(0): Unknown vendor-specific block 0
20.799] (II) intel(0): EDID (in hex):
20.799] (II) intel(0):     00ffffffffffff0030e48f0100000000
20.799] (II) intel(0):     00120103802115780abe859859528c28
20.799] (II) intel(0):     26505400000001010101010101010101
20.799] (II) intel(0):     010101010101423b805e70b038401e1e
20.799] (II) intel(0):     36004bcf1000001a423b805e70b0ac42
20.799] (II) intel(0):     1e1e36004bcf10000019000000fe0048
20.799] (II) intel(0):     54303039803135345755320a00000000
20.799] (II) intel(0):     00000000000000000002010a202000b7
20.799] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "LGD", prod id 399
20.799] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1920x1200"x0.0  151.70  1920 1950 1980 2014  1200 1203 1209 1256 +hsync -vsync (75.3 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1920x1200"x0.0  151.70  1920 1950 1980 2014  1200 1203 1209 1884 -hsync -vsync (75.3 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (doublescan mode not supported)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Printing probed modes for output LVDS1
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1920x1200"x60.0  151.70  1920 1950 1980 2014  1200 1203 1209 1256 +hsync -vsync (75.3 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1920x1200"x40.0  151.70  1920 1950 1980 2014  1200 1203 1209 1884 -hsync -vsync (75.3 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1600x1200"x60.0  162.00  1600 1664 1856 2160  1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync (75.0 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1400x1050"x60.0  122.00  1400 1488 1640 1880  1050 1052 1064 1082 +hsync +vsync (64.9 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x60.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x960"x60.0  108.00  1280 1376 1488 1800  960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2   36.00  800 824 896 1024  600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz)
20.799] (II) intel(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
20.859] (II) intel(0): EDID for output VGA1
20.859] (II) intel(0): Manufacturer: SEC  Model: a600  Serial#: 16843009
20.859] (II) intel(0): Year: 2008  Week: 18
20.859] (II) intel(0): EDID Version: 1.3
20.859] (II) intel(0): Analog Display Input,  Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V
20.859] (II) intel(0): Signal levels configurable
20.859] (II) intel(0): Sync:  Separate  Composite  SyncOnGreen
20.859] (II) intel(0): Indeterminate output size
20.859] (II) intel(0): Gamma: 2.20
20.859] (II) intel(0): No DPMS capabilities specified; RGB/Color Display
20.859] (II) intel(0): Default color space is primary color space
20.859] (II) intel(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode

Video Card

NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 160M4 256MB DDR34
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD