Re: Screen blanking issue

Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.slackware
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 10/12/2013 14:51, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér wrote:
> 
>> When I run 14.1 without X on my T60 and leave the computer, the screen 
>> goes black - when I come back and press a key, exactly nothing 
>> happens.
> 
>> Any ideas?
> 
> Morten,
> 
>   I've seen similar behavior on my Dell laptop and on a Sony Vaio, 
> whether
> in console mode or running X. Seems like the system went catatonic 
> because
> it does not respond to pressing the shift key or moving the pointer 
> with the
> pad. What works for me is to quickly tap the power button; not held 
> long
> enough to shut down the system, just a quick press and release. For 
> reasons
> best explained by those who know more than I, this works for me.
> 
> Rich

Right, thanks. That is definitely worth a try!

All the best,
M
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Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
http://syntaktisk.dk * [email protected]

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