On Sat, 7 May 2016 20:32:03 -0700 Dan Hitt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Xubunters, > > I have an HDMI monitor attached to my xubuntu 16.04 system (running on > a Dell Inspiron desktop box). I type using a Happy Hacker usb > keyboard (mac style). > > Previously i was using ubuntu 15.10. > > Occasionally after i lock the screen and come back after a few hours i > cannot get it to respond. > > The machine is alive, and i can ssh into from another host. > > But wiggling the mouse and pressing keys leaves the monitor pitch > black. > > So it seems to me that either whatever service listens on usb is out > for the count, or perhaps whatever controls the HDMI is. > > I never had this problem with ubuntu so i'm guessing that it must be > pure software. > > Since i can get in remotely, i presume there's some service i can send > a signal to make it restart, or at least something that i can inspect > to see what's failing. > > Thanks in advance for any info or advice or just what the likely > culprits might be! If you don't mind restarting your entire X session, you can try 'sudo systemctl restart lightdm.service'. You could also try to kill the screen locker process, I think Xfce uses light locker by default. Petter -- "I'm ionized" "Are you sure?" "I'm positive." -- xubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
