Intel Graphic trouble - black screen but on lid open/slose working OK...?

MatejLach · 06-27-2011, 10:03 AM

Hallo,

I did installed Arch Linux with XFce4 on my HP Pavilion DM4 1150ea 64Bit laptop and I am experiencing problems with my integrated Intel HD graphics card.

The basic problem is that I have black screen and cannot see anything, but when I close and re-open notebook lid, everything seems to work fine, X starts OK, slim and xFce starts Ok...

I went on every forum that I can find, but I was unable to find solution and I am a bit frustrated now.

I have xf86-video-intel driver installed.

Here is my lspci output:

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 05)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 05)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a5)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 05)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 05)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 05)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 05)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 05)
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)

Here are detailed tech specs of my laptop:

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Basic Specifications

Manufacturer's Part Number
    XE133EA#ABU

Weight
    2kg

RAM
    4 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM ( 2 x 2 GB )

Cache Memory
    3 MB - L3 Cache

Manufacturer Warranty
    1 year warranty

Networking
    Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n

Recommended Use
    Home use

Built-in Devices
    Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial

Battery
    6-cell Lithium Ion

Audio Output
    Sound card

Input Device
    Keyboard, ClickPad

Card Reader
    5 in 1

Hard Drive
    500 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm

System Type
    Notebook

Product Description
    HP Pavilion dm4-1150ea Entertainment - Core i5 450M 2.4 GHz - 14" TFT

Dimensions (WxDxH)
    34.1 cm x 22.8 cm x 3.2 cm

Weight
    2 kg

Embedded Security
    Fingerprint reader

Localisation
    English / United Kingdom

Notebook Camera
    Integrated

Optical Storage
    DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM

Display
    14" LED backlight BrightView TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA )

Graphics Controller
    Intel HD Graphics Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0

Operating System
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Processor
    Intel Core i5 450M / 2.4 GHz ( Dual-Core )

Environmental Standards
    ENERGY STAR Qualified , EPEAT Silver

Microsoft Office Preloaded
    Includes a pre-loaded image of select Microsoft Office 2010 suites. Purchase an Office 2010 Product Key Card or disc to activate preloaded software on this PC.

General

Recommended Use
    Home use

System Type
    Notebook

Built-in Devices
    Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial

Embedded Security
    Fingerprint reader

Width
    34.1 cm

Depth
    22.8 cm

Height
    3.2 cm

Weight
    2 kg

Colour
    Brushed aluminum, Argento with stream pattern

Localisation
    English / United Kingdom

RAM

Installed Size
    4 GB / 8 GB (max)

Technology
    DDR3 SDRAM

Form Factor
    SO DIMM 204-pin

Configuration Features
    2 x 2 GB

Battery

Technology
    6-cell Lithium Ion

Installed Qty
    1

Video

Graphics Processor / Vendor
    Intel HD Graphics Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0

Total Available Graphics Memory
    1696 MB

Networking

Networking
    Network adapter

Wireless LAN Supported
    Yes

Data Link Protocol
    Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n

Compliant Standards
    IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n

Cache Memory

Type
    L3 Cache

Installed Size
    3 MB

Optical Storage

Type
    DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slot(s)
    2 memory - SO DIMM 204-pin

Interfaces
    1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 ¦ 2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A ¦ 1 x display / video - HDMI ¦ 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ¦ 1 x storage / Hi-Speed USB - Hi-Sp

Storage Controller

Type
    Serial ATA

Serial ATA Interface
    Serial ATA-150

Audio

Audio Output
    Sound card

Compliant Standards
    Dolby Advanced Audio

Features
    Altec Lansing speakers

Audio Input
    Microphone

Processor

Processor
    Intel Core i5 450M / 2.4 GHz

Multi-Core Technology
    Dual-Core

64-bit Computing
    Yes

Chipset Type
    Mobile Intel HM55 Express


Input Device(s)

Type
    Keyboard, ClickPad

Features
    Multi-touch touchpad

Display

Display Type
    14" TFT

LCD Backlight Technology
    LED backlight

Max Resolution
    1366 x 768 ( WXGA )

Widescreen Display
    Yes

Features
    BrightView

Notebook Camera

Camera Type
    Integrated

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support
    1 year warranty

Service & Support Details
    Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - carry-in

Power

Power Device
    External

Storage

Hard Drive
    500 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm

Card Reader

Type
    5 in 1 card reader

Supported Flash Memory Cards
    SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card

Environmental Standards

EPEAT Compliant
    EPEAT Silver

ENERGY STAR Qualified
    Yes

I have KMS enabled, mkinitcpio.conf - MODULES="i915'

I have no idea what to do.
Please help, this is my last step blocking my from switching completly to O/S software/Linux.
Thanks,

business_kid · 06-27-2011, 01:46 PM

Have a look in XFCE Menu / Settings / Sessions & startup / Application Autostart. XFCE has some power manager thingy there that thinks it's the boss. Stop it, and see if that helps.

LinuxFireLappi · 10-19-2012, 09:06 PM

I am having the same troubles under slackware 14 ive tried every option. I may try rebuilding the kernel and see if I can find something in there. I suspect something is going on with the i915 driver.

business_kid · 10-20-2012, 08:10 AM

I would chase up on that intel driver and see the development status. AFAIK, in the words of one of the political slogans from here: "A lot done, more to do."

PROBLEMCHYLD · 03-11-2016, 09:22 AM

I have this same exact issue on a Dell Inspiron 9400. Has anyone found a fix?

business_kid · 03-11-2016, 12:06 PM

This thread is from 2012. . . very old

I am sure the Intel driver has come a long way, Mesa has changed, etc. Better to start your own thread with FULL DETAILS of GPU, distro, versions, KMS, and whose kernel you're using. Also post the output of

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glxinfo |grep OpenGL

aragorn2101 · 03-16-2016, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LinuxFireLappi

I am having the same troubles under slackware 14 ive tried every option. I may try rebuilding the kernel and see if I can find something in there. I suspect something is going on with the i915 driver.

Hey there,

I recently bought an HP Pavilion 17-f201na (Intel i5 with Intel HD Graphics 5500) and installed Slackware 14.1 on it. X wouldn't start, saying "No screens found". I looked for the Xorg log in /var/log and played around with X -configure. I found out that the xf86-video-intel shipped with 14.1 was a little old (Nov 2013) and that it does not support the 5th Generation Intel HD graphics. So I built the latest xf86 driver from scratch (dep: libdrm) and also added libva and libva-intel. Now everything is fine.

I would also recommend MatejLach to check if his version of xf86-video-intel supports upto the latest generations of Intel graphics.