Re: F42/Xfce - KVM monitor not waking up

Javier Perez <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 23:45:51 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general
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On Sat, Aug 1, 2026 at 2:06=E2=80=AFAM Tim via users <[email protected]=
ject.org>
wrote:

> Robert Moskowitz:
> > > If I am away from my system, and it turns off the monitor, the KVM
> > > monitor does not wake up on activating the notebook.
> > >
> > > ...[snip more about how it works for Windows but not for Fedora]...
>
> Tim:
> > As a very basic thing:  Have you swapped monitor HDMI video cables?
> >
> > A bad cable, or damaged socket on a monitor, *could* be a problem for
> > monitor wake-up, monitor detection, mode selection, etc.
>
> And apparently some cables fail at HDMI v2 but are fine with HDMI v1.
>
> Another point:  Does your monitor have multiple inputs and auto input
> scanning?
>
> Two of mine do (both different), and with loss of signal they go
> scanning through all inputs once or twice, and *park* themselves at the
> last input.  If, later on, input 1 comes to life, it never notices it.
> Unfortunately I can't connect the PC to the last input, it's the wrong
> type of video signal.  It's also next to impossible to get the monitor
> to switch on for you to manually change inputs when it's in that state.
> So I switched off input hunting.
>
> --
>
> uname -rsvp
> Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 4 14:43:51 UTC 2024
> x86_64
> (yes, this is the output from uname for this PC when I posted)
>
> Boilerplate:  All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted.
> I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list.
>
>
> I wonder, does your KVM have EDID emulation?
I used to have a KVM without it and it was a lot of additional steps I had
to make each time I switch systems.
My current one has it and it is a blessing, because the KVM lies to each
connected system telling them that the monitor is still connected.
Maybe that would help you out

JP


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail=
_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 1, 2026=
 at 2:06=E2=80=AFAM Tim via users &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
roject.org">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Robert Moskowitz:<br>
&gt; &gt; If I am away from my system, and it turns off the monitor, the KV=
M <br>
&gt; &gt; monitor does not wake up on activating the notebook.<br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; ...[snip more about how it works for Windows but not for Fedora].=
..<br>
<br>
Tim:<br>
&gt; As a very basic thing:=C2=A0 Have you swapped monitor HDMI video cable=
s?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; A bad cable, or damaged socket on a monitor, *could* be a problem for<=
br>
&gt; monitor wake-up, monitor detection, mode selection, etc.<br>
<br>
And apparently some cables fail at HDMI v2 but are fine with HDMI v1.<br>
<br>
Another point:=C2=A0 Does your monitor have multiple inputs and auto input<=
br>
scanning?<br>
<br>
Two of mine do (both different), and with loss of signal they go<br>
scanning through all inputs once or twice, and *park* themselves at the<br>
last input.=C2=A0 If, later on, input 1 comes to life, it never notices it.=
 <br>
Unfortunately I can&#39;t connect the PC to the last input, it&#39;s the wr=
ong<br>
type of video signal.=C2=A0 It&#39;s also next to impossible to get the mon=
itor<br>
to switch on for you to manually change inputs when it&#39;s in that state.=
<br>
So I switched off input hunting.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
uname -rsvp<br>
Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 4 14:43:51 UTC 2024 x86_6=
4<br>
(yes, this is the output from uname for this PC when I posted)<br>
<br>
Boilerplate:=C2=A0 All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically delet=
ed.<br>
I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list.<br=
>
<br>
<br></blockquote><div>I wonder, does your KVM have EDID emulation?=C2=A0</d=
iv><div>I used to have a KVM without it and it was a lot of additional step=
s I had to make each time I switch systems.=C2=A0</div><div>My current one =
has it and it is a blessing, because the KVM lies to each connected system =
telling them that the monitor is still connected.</div><div>Maybe that woul=
d help you out=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>JP</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blo=
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