12.04 black screen

[Esperanto]

On my MD I often get a black screen. I can still press F7 to show the menu but the content that was showing is not visible anymore. Any suggestions?

[Esperanto]

anyone else experiencing this? So the screensaver disappears and I get a black screen. Then I press F7 and the menu shows again properly. When I select a menu item the next item disappears immediately again and so I am looking at a black screen again.

My MD is running on a asus at3iont http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/ASUS_AT3IONT

[pigdog]

Hi,

What version of 12.04 are you running?

Regards

[Esperanto]

Hi pigdog,

thx for your reply. Is there any way to find that on the install? I don't have the iso anymore.

[pigdog]

Hi,

In webadmin it used to be under installation but I don't see it there anymore...

...maybe I was thinking of somewhere else, but I don't think so.

Anyway you can always go into webadmin > advanced > software > Software versions and with "Core" selected as which computer? scroll down to the LMCE packages and you should see the build date.

It will be something like X.X.X.XX.14032328853 meaning - I believe - 2014 Mar. 23 28853 build.

Cheers.

[Esperanto]

Most are 2.0.0.46.14030128788 on my core while my md has a lot of 2.0.0.46.13032527365 also. you suggest to sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade the MD first?

[pigdog]

Hi,

Unfortunately the 28788 release is no longer in the snapshots.

Have you been doing updates/upgrades on your core?

[Esperanto]

jes. I did apt-get upgrade a few times. Also I use the latests kernel on the core (not on the MDs)

[pigdog]

Hi,

I've been testing the latest snapshots and there has been some networking issues.

Since you aren't having any Core issues I guess it would be OK to update/upgrade the MD.

If anything major occurred you could always delete the MD and then recreate the MD from the Core software.

[pigdog]

Hi again,

If it is only the screensaver that times out and you lose the Flickr screen what about turning the screensaver off?

[Esperanto]

Its also the menu. When I click an item on the menu (say power) then the power screen also disappears. I am upgrading as we speak and will see if it makes a difference.

thx thus far.

[pigdog]

OK,

Let us know what happens.

Good Luck.

[Esperanto]

I am confused. I sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade both the core as the MD but they still have different versions.

[pigdog]

Hi,

Maybe this will help, or at least point you in the right direction.

http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=12740.0

Are you having the same screen issue?

Cheers.

[coley]

What UI are you running; 1, 2, 2+alpha?
-Coley.