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Old 05-23-2008, 10:58 AM   #1
nick_slack
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slackware 12.1 blank screen after clicking "end current session"


hi

I recently installed slackware 12.1,when i try and log out by clicking on end current session the screen goes blank and the keyboard is dead.the system is running but i dont see anything.i checked the syslog file for the error the next time i started the system and got this

May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: i2c_core: exports duplicate symbol i2c_smbus_xfer (owned by kernel)
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ALKD] BIOS reported IRQ 0, using IRQ 23
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ALKD] enabled at IRQ 23
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: rtc_cmos: probe of 00:05 failed with error -16
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: ACPI Exception (processor_core-0816): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20070126]
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ALKC] BIOS reported IRQ 0, using IRQ 22
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ALKC] enabled at IRQ 22
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: i2c_core: exports duplicate symbol i2c_smbus_xfer (owned by kernel)
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: i2c_algo_bit: exports duplicate symbol i2c_bit_add_numbered_bus (owned by kernel)
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: fuse init (API version 7.9)

can ny1 please tell me what the problem is.(sorry for the long message)
 
Old 05-23-2008, 11:11 AM   #2
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That exact issue happened to me in 12.0 and it ended up simply being a video configuration problem. Run xorgsetup (as root) from console, or even better run xorgconfig if you know the specifics of your monitor, etc. That will generate a proper video configuration for you. This worked for me.
 
Old 05-23-2008, 10:13 PM   #3
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the problem persists

thanks for the xorgsetup suggestion,the problem was solved for sometime but if i use the xserver for too long and then try to log out it gives me the same problem only this time the keyboard and mouse are not dead.can ny1 please see the error from the log file and tell me what is actually happenning.

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Old 05-23-2008, 10:43 PM   #4
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May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: rtc_cmos: probe of 00:05 failed with error -16
May 23 20:58:04 hackslern kernel: ACPI Exception (processor_core-0816): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20070126]
That appears to be your problem. Looks to me like it's not finding the real-time clock it is looking for.

Are you using the huge kernel or the generic kernel?
 
Old 05-23-2008, 11:12 PM   #5
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If you are using ATI, get the proprietary drivers and install them as that is what i discovered to be my error.
 
Old 05-24-2008, 11:33 PM   #6
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i am using the full kernel,at the start i selected the hugesmp type which was the default.well i dont understand the non detection of clock part because if i dont use the xserver for too long it works fine.only after long hours do i see such problems.

Can u please tell me where would the ATI be used??i did not facwe ny such problems in slackware 10.2 with the 2.4 kernel.
 
Old 05-25-2008, 01:08 AM   #7
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i am using the full kernel,at the start i selected the hugesmp type which was the default.well i dont understand the non detection of clock part because if i dont use the xserver for too long it works fine.only after long hours do i see such problems.

Can u please tell me where would the ATI be used??i did not facwe ny such problems in slackware 10.2 with the 2.4 kernel.
Well you should use a proprietary ATI driver if your graphics card is ATI. If that is the case, I suggest using the fglrx slackBuilds. Similarly, if you are using an Nvidia card there are nvidia slackBuilds for that as well. If you need and install any of these you will have to modify your xorg.conf. If you aren't using a special graphics card like these then you probably don't have to worry about this.

I'm thinking your problem is something to do with your system's power management (ACPI), and perhaps a module is being loaded that shouldn't be. It is generally suggested that you use the generic kernels with an initrd instead of the huge kernel. /boot/README.initrd tells you how to make your initrd. You could also try turning ACPI off (at boot or by unloading it after boot) and see if that has any useful effect.
 
Old 05-25-2008, 09:01 PM   #8
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I had a similar problem when logging out of KDE or switching user occasionally the screen would go black i.e. X would crash. This would happen maybe 1 time in 10. What fixed it for me was to remove the ATI drivers.
 
  


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