Re: F42/Xfce - KVM monitor not waking up
Robert Moskowitz via users <[email protected]>
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Cont/Alt/F2 followed by Cont/Alt/F1 key strokes does not wake up the display. even tried typing into the F2 console before switching back. drats. I probably do need a more modern, real HDMI monitor. I also need a KVM with a hot key feature. I am going to comment about this on Amazon. On 8/4/26 12:16 PM, ja wrote: > On Tue, 2026-08-04 at 11:41 -0400, Robert Moskowitz via users wrote: >> >> >> >> On 8/4/26 12:45 AM, Javier Perez wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2026 at 2:06 AM Tim via users <[email protected]> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > I've not been following this thread very closely but I have found on my KVM switch & F44/XFCE4 the > following works - Worth a go. > > Ensure that "cntrl/alt/fx" is available - as > root > systemctl enable --now [email protected] > > Then use Cont/Alt/F2 followed by Cont/Alt/F1 key strokes to wake up the display > -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new