On 10/27/19 1:10 AM, Dartme via arch-general wrote: > I turn on my laptop, sign in (Linux getty), and use the laptop for a couple > minutes (no graphical applications), then the screen goes black and the > machine does not appear to respond to any user input (CTRL+ALT+F2, etc.). > The only recovery I have found is to hold the power button and restart. The > logs show nothing. When I use the computer without the power supply plugged > in, the problem doesn't manifest. I'm using a Dell Precision M 4700. > > Any suggestions? What should I be looking at to begin diagnosing the > problem? >
Can you try blindly typing a command, like `poweroff`, when this happens - to see whether the device indeed powers off? This would confirm whether user input is still being taken or not, which helps debugging this substantially. -- Rob (coderobe) O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org
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