Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
Hi Ben, I do have the same issue and though I was neither able to find a root cause or even some helpful logs, this is the workaround that doesn't bother me too much: The power save features are all turned off, the monitor does not blank or turn off at all, and as soon as I want to lock the screen, I pull the power plug of the monitor after locking it. When I want to continue to work, I press CTRL and enter the password, then plug the power of the monitor back in. And then I'm back at the desktop... Sounds a bit complicated, but as written, I am not even sure where the issue happens and I suspect the monitor behaving badly as I did not have that kind of issue in the past. Hope this helps and kind regards, telsh On 21.12.20 03:26, ben wrote: Hello, misc; I've been having an issue with my OpenBSD install, specifically when the system turns off the monitor after a period of no use. After the monitor goes blank I can't use the start using the machine and must restart, that is after keypress and mouse movement the system does not show anything on the monitor. I suspect something is wrong due to hardware. I've checked the logs, nothing seems to be off. I've turned off apmd as to not interfer with power management and still no response after the monitor goes to sleep. Here's a list of the hardware: - AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor - Asus Prime B550M-A/CSM Motherboard - Radeon RX 580 POLARIS10 GPU Has anyone else experience any issues with like this? Is there still no support for polaris GPUs? Thank you in advance. Ben Raskin
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
As previously mentioned, you can use xset(1) to disable DPMS (and the screensaver, if necessary). I use the following commands to disable and re-enable these temporarily. xset s off -dpms xset s on +dpms Since your keyboard also becomes unresponsive, it looks like you're problem is something else, but if that problem is triggered when your display enters power saving mode, this could help until you find a solution. Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Monday, December 21, 2020 5:09 PM, ben wrote: > > Did you see Jordan's reply? > > Yes, I did. My keyboard is also non-responsive after the monitor goes off, so > CTRL-ALT-F* is not an option. > > Ben Raskin
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
ben wrote on Mon [2020-Dec-21 16:09:28 -0500]: > >Did you see Jordan's reply? > > Yes, I did. My keyboard is also non-responsive after the monitor goes off, so > CTRL-ALT-F* is not an option. > > > Ben Raskin Hi Ben, Definitely puzzling. Does the motherboard have onboard graphics to try? Mitch K.
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
>Did you see Jordan's reply? Yes, I did. My keyboard is also non-responsive after the monitor goes off, so CTRL-ALT-F* is not an option. Ben Raskin
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
ben wrote on Mon [2020-Dec-21 15:28:38 -0500]: > >This is a long shot but, do you have your keyboard/mouse connected to > >the monitor instead of directly to the motherboard ? > > What's weird is that my keyboard is connected directly to the motherboard of > the machine. I've tried reconnecting the keyboard to a different usb port and > it still didn't work. > > I'm going to try and expose the machine via SSH, wait for the system to go to > sleep and stop waking up the monitor and try and access it to see whether or > not it's just Xenodm or the whole machine. > > I'll also try using xset as mentioned in a previous email. Hi Ben, Did you see Jordan's reply? He had the same issue and found a workaround: >>I've found the only way I can get output to the screen again is by switching >>consoles with CTRL+ALT+F1 and then switching back to the xorg console with >>CTRL+ALT+F5. Mitch
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
>This is a long shot but, do you have your keyboard/mouse connected to >the monitor instead of directly to the motherboard ? What's weird is that my keyboard is connected directly to the motherboard of the machine. I've tried reconnecting the keyboard to a different usb port and it still didn't work. I'm going to try and expose the machine via SSH, wait for the system to go to sleep and stop waking up the monitor and try and access it to see whether or not it's just Xenodm or the whole machine. I'll also try using xset as mentioned in a previous email. Ben Raskin
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
On Mon, 21 Dec 2020, ben wrote: > Hello; > > >You could try typing your password to see if it wakes up. > > For whatever reason my keyboard shuts off as well, as in I can't type > anything. > I've tried entering my password, trying caps and num lock, and yet nothing > seems to work. > > >Last thought, maybe there's a relevant BIOS setting? > > I've disabled everything that could be problematic in the BIOS, such as secure > boot, and a bunch of other built in features which could cause problems. > > Is there a way to just shut off the screensaver in OpenBSD? I've tried taking > a > look at the output of sysctl(8) and I couldn't find any relevant information. This is a long shot but, do you have your keyboard/mouse connected to the monitor instead of directly to the motherboard ? (Some monitors like mine have a USB hub). In that case when the monitor "suspends" it removes power from the USB hub, at least my monitor does that. Touching any button on the monitor brings back everything. As I said, long shot ... Cheers, -- Paco Esteban. 0x5818130B8A6DBC03
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 09:46:34AM -0500, ben wrote: | Hello; | | >You could try typing your password to see if it wakes up. | | For whatever reason my keyboard shuts off as well, as in I can't type anything. | I've tried entering my password, trying caps and num lock, and yet nothing | seems to work. | | >Last thought, maybe there's a relevant BIOS setting? | | I've disabled everything that could be problematic in the BIOS, such as secure | boot, and a bunch of other built in features which could cause problems. | | Is there a way to just shut off the screensaver in OpenBSD? I've tried taking a | look at the output of sysctl(8) and I couldn't find any relevant information. You may want to have a look at https://man.openbsd.org/xset.1#s Cheers, Paul 'WEiRD' de Weerd -- >[<++>-]<+++.>+++[<-->-]<.>+++[<+ +++>-]<.>++[<>-]<+.--.[-] http://www.weirdnet.nl/
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
Hello; >You could try typing your password to see if it wakes up. For whatever reason my keyboard shuts off as well, as in I can't type anything. I've tried entering my password, trying caps and num lock, and yet nothing seems to work. >Last thought, maybe there's a relevant BIOS setting? I've disabled everything that could be problematic in the BIOS, such as secure boot, and a bunch of other built in features which could cause problems. Is there a way to just shut off the screensaver in OpenBSD? I've tried taking a look at the output of sysctl(8) and I couldn't find any relevant information. Ben Raskin
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
On 12/20/20 6:26 PM, ben wrote: Hello, misc; I've been having an issue with my OpenBSD install, specifically when the system turns off the monitor after a period of no use. After the monitor goes blank I can't use the start using the machine and must restart, that is after keypress and mouse movement the system does not show anything on the monitor. I suspect something is wrong due to hardware. I've checked the logs, nothing seems to be off. I've turned off apmd as to not interfer with power management and still no response after the monitor goes to sleep. Here's a list of the hardware: - AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor - Asus Prime B550M-A/CSM Motherboard - Radeon RX 580 POLARIS10 GPU Has anyone else experience any issues with like this? Is there still no support for polaris GPUs? Thank you in advance. Ben Raskin I've had this issue as well with a Ryzen machine with an R9290x graphics card (ie not supported by AMDGPU). My monitor is using DisplayPort but the same behaviour is present when using HDMI monitors as well. I've found the only way I can get output to the screen again is by switching consoles with CTRL+ALT+F1 and then switching back to the xorg console with CTRL+ALT+F5. Not sure what the cause is, but I've always assumed it was an issue the the radeon driver. Regards, Jordan
Re: OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
ben wrote on Sun [2020-Dec-20 21:26:14 -0500]: > Hello, misc; > > I've been having an issue with my OpenBSD install, specifically when the > system > turns off the monitor after a period of no use. After the monitor goes blank I > can't use the start using the machine and must restart, that is after keypress > and mouse movement the system does not show anything on the monitor. I suspect > something is wrong due to hardware. I've checked the logs, nothing seems to be > off. I've turned off apmd as to not interfer with power management and still > no > response after the monitor goes to sleep. > > Here's a list of the hardware: > > - AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor > - Asus Prime B550M-A/CSM Motherboard > - Radeon RX 580 POLARIS10 GPU > > Has anyone else experience any issues with like this? Is there still no > support > for polaris GPUs? Thank you in advance. > > > Ben Raskin Hello, No firm ideas but a few suggestions... Is a screen software lock possibly in play, with a "blank" screensaver? You could try typing your password to see if it wakes up. I mention that because it wasn't entirely clear from your description if the monitor is truly hiberating. Some screen locks default to a totally blank screen. Also have you tried unplugging/replugging the video cable from the computer when this happens? Last thought, maybe there's a relevant BIOS setting? Mitch K.
OpenBSD Monitor Sleep No Response
Hello, misc; I've been having an issue with my OpenBSD install, specifically when the system turns off the monitor after a period of no use. After the monitor goes blank I can't use the start using the machine and must restart, that is after keypress and mouse movement the system does not show anything on the monitor. I suspect something is wrong due to hardware. I've checked the logs, nothing seems to be off. I've turned off apmd as to not interfer with power management and still no response after the monitor goes to sleep. Here's a list of the hardware: - AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor - Asus Prime B550M-A/CSM Motherboard - Radeon RX 580 POLARIS10 GPU Has anyone else experience any issues with like this? Is there still no support for polaris GPUs? Thank you in advance. Ben Raskin
