screen flickers after turning off

rich1974 · February 11, 2014, 8:45pm

hi there
i am a new user of opensuse, coming from ubuntu.
i am using opensuse 13.1 KDE and i have noticed one thing: i setup my screen to turn off after 2 minutes. after the screen is turnd off, one minutes ahead, the screen flickers once for a split second, after that, after another one minutes, the screen flickers again once for a split second. and after that, nothing is going on, the screen remanins turned off.
why is this happening? here is my lspci:

linux-9gy1:/home/rich1974 # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (Internal gfx)
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 1)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 3)
00:12.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI2)
00:13.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
03:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)

thanx in advance.
i thing the problem has someting to do with my graphic card…

Tyler_K · February 12, 2014, 4:30am

What output do you have for:

 /sbin/lspci -nnk | grep VGA -A2

What info do you have in the xorg log when this happens?

What info do you have in the kernel messages when this happens?

rich1974 · February 12, 2014, 12:34pm

okay, thanx!
this is the tail of a root/var/log/xorg.o.log taken just after this fenomenon took place.

    32.155] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
    32.155] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
    32.155] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1"
    32.267] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5472 (res 73)
    32.267] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4448 (res 109)
    32.267] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
    32.267] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
    32.267] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right double triple
    32.267] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x7
    32.267] (**) Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
    32.267] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
    32.267] (**) Option "TapButton2" "3"
    32.267] (**) Option "TapButton3" "2"
    32.267] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
    32.267] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
    32.312] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input1/event1"
    32.312] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
    32.312] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
    32.312] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
    32.312] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.040
    32.313] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
    32.313] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
    32.313] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
    32.313] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
    32.313] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
    32.314] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
    32.314] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
    32.315] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event7)
    32.315] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    32.315] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    32.345] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Dell WMI hotkeys (/dev/input/event8)
    32.345] (**) Dell WMI hotkeys: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    32.345] (**) Dell WMI hotkeys: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    32.345] (**) Dell WMI hotkeys: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
    32.345] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Dell WMI hotkeys'
    32.345] (**) Dell WMI hotkeys: always reports core events
    32.345] (**) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Device: "/dev/input/event8"
    32.348] (--) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Vendor 0 Product 0
    32.348] (--) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Found keys
    32.348] (II) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Configuring as keyboard
    32.349] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input8/event8"
    32.349] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Dell WMI hotkeys" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
    32.349] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    32.349] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    32.349] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
    58.580] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "LPL", prod id 513
    58.580] (II) RADEON(0): DDCModeFromDetailedTiming: 1280x800 Warning: We only handle separate sync.
    58.580] (II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
    58.580] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   75.50  1280 1344 1392 1512  800 803 809 832 -hsync -vsync (49.9 kHz eP)

this is the output of thet command:

rich1974@linux-9gy1:~>  /sbin/lspci -nnk | grep VGA -A2
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270] [1002:791f]
        Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01fc]
        Kernel driver in use: radeon

and this is the tail of root/var/log/messages

2014-02-12T13:00:01.904091+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[1]: Started Session 2 of user root.
2014-02-12T13:00:01.910171+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
2014-02-12T13:00:01.918253+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[2270]: Failed to open private bus connection: Failed to connect to socket /run/user/0/dbus/user_bus_socket: No such file or $
2014-02-12T13:00:01.949489+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[2270]: Mounted /sys/fs/fuse/connections.
2014-02-12T13:00:01.950727+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[2270]: Stopped target Sound Card.
2014-02-12T13:00:01.951430+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[2270]: Starting Default.
2014-02-12T13:00:01.952092+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[2270]: Reached target Default.
2014-02-12T13:00:01.952899+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[2270]: Startup finished in 37ms.
2014-02-12T13:00:01.954651+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[1]: Started User Manager for 0.
2014-02-12T13:00:02.209003+02:00 linux-9gy1 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2269]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
2014-02-12T13:00:13.557025+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[1]: Starting Cleanup of Temporary Directories...
2014-02-12T13:00:13.637991+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd-tmpfiles[2303]: stat(/run/user/1000/gvfs) failed: Permission denied
2014-02-12T13:00:13.871556+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[1]: Started Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
2014-02-12T13:04:59.316345+02:00 linux-9gy1 kernel:  1185.757313] nf_conntrack: automatic helper assignment is deprecated and it will be removed soon. Use the iptables CT targ$
2014-02-12T13:08:25.406219+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:08:25.476388+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:08:40.406819+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:08:40.473889+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:08:55.405249+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:08:55.472763+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:11:58.755187+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:11:58.840210+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:15:01.224495+02:00 linux-9gy1 /usr/sbin/cron[2425]: pam_unix(crond:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
2014-02-12T13:15:01.229917+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[1]: Starting Session 3 of user root.
2014-02-12T13:15:01.230687+02:00 linux-9gy1 systemd[1]: Started Session 3 of user root.
2014-02-12T13:15:01.314558+02:00 linux-9gy1 /USR/SBIN/CRON[2425]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
2014-02-12T13:15:05.178697+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:15:05.263651+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:24:09.974501+02:00 linux-9gy1 sudo: rich1974 : TTY=pts/1 ; PWD=/home/rich1974 ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/kwrite /var/log/messages
2014-02-12T13:24:09.975306+02:00 linux-9gy1 sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by rich1974(uid=0)
2014-02-12T13:24:09.978338+02:00 linux-9gy1 sudo: pam_systemd(sudo:session): pam_putenv: delete non-existent entry; XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
2014-02-12T13:24:10.042735+02:00 linux-9gy1 sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
2014-02-12T13:24:23.191731+02:00 linux-9gy1 su: (to rich1974) rich1974 on none
2014-02-12T13:24:23.193122+02:00 linux-9gy1 su: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user root by rich1974(uid=1000)
2014-02-12T13:24:23.196424+02:00 linux-9gy1 su: pam_systemd(su:session): pam_putenv: delete non-existent entry; XDG_RUNTIME_DIR

take a look at 13.08 hour.

thanx a lot!

rich1974 · February 12, 2014, 12:48pm

later edit:

here is more clearly:

2014-02-12T13:35:06.062396+02:00 linux-9gy1 su: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user root
2014-02-12T13:35:17.852773+02:00 linux-9gy1 goa[2610]: goa-daemon version 3.10.2 starting [main.c:117, main()]
2014-02-12T13:35:17.979634+02:00 linux-9gy1 goa[2610]: Error preparing AM: The name org.freedesktop.Telepathy.AccountManager was not provided by any .service files [goatpaccoun$
2014-02-12T13:35:44.735231+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:35:44.800781+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:36:26.093841+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:36:26.166192+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:36:41.093372+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:36:41.165273+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:36:56.094637+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:36:56.166130+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:40:02.644413+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper)
2014-02-12T13:40:02.729977+02:00 linux-9gy1 dbus[609]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper'
2014-02-12T13:40:33.772063+02:00 linux-9gy1 sudo: rich1974 : TTY=pts/1 ; PWD=/home/rich1974 ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/nano /var/log/messages
2014-02-12T13:40:33.772827+02:00 linux-9gy1 sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by rich1974(uid=0)
2014-02-12T13:40:33.775744+02:00 linux-9gy1 sudo: pam_systemd(sudo:session): pam_putenv: delete non-existent entry; XDG_RUNTIME_DIR

at about 13.37, the screen has turned off.