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by calinb
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal
Replies: 8
Views: 213

Re: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal

the controls would be backwards too. but I'm glad you got it. Neither function key (brighter key nor dimmer key) produced any change at all--backwards or forwards. Why did they start working after I accessed the control via file access of the screen brightness control? (Everything's a file in POSIX...
by calinb
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal
Replies: 8
Views: 213

Re: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal

Please check to see if you can adjust backlight. Controls might be backwards. It’s been a while since I seen this problem so I could be wrong but it’s free to check ! You're the (MX) man, dolphin oracle! It wasn't exactly like that--in fact, the keyboard controls for brightness didn't work at all (...
by calinb
Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:04 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal
Replies: 8
Views: 213

Re: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal

After looking at the boot.log file, I suspected that SysV init was booting but the screen is going black before reaching lightdm so I booted to the black screen again. My suspicion was proven correct when I used ssh to logon to the computer from another laptop. So something has gone wrong with light...
by calinb
Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:46 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal
Replies: 8
Views: 213

Re: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal

You can make the SystemD kernel the default boot choice with the Boot Options utility on MX Tools. this should alleviate your worry about shutting the laptop down. I think though that you should try booting into a live session of MX 23 to see if the black screen repeats with SystemV init. I booted ...
by calinb
Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal
Replies: 8
Views: 213

MX Boots To A Black Screen, Except systemd Boot Seems To Be Normal

After a year or two of perfectly reliable operation, my MX-21 HP laptop suddenly boots to a black screen (no text terminals available with ctl + alt + FnX keys either) unless I boot with the "Advanced" systemd option. The last messages I see before the screen goes black during the failed b...
by calinb
Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:23 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options
Replies: 13
Views: 393

Re: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options

Hi fehlix and dolphin oracle, I am back home and I am proceeding with my "new" live boot USB stick, because I wish to preserve the other stick with all my ham radio programs and logs on it. The new stick has the same problem with the blacklist after it was used in the Dell workstation. $ l...
by calinb
Sat Oct 21, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options
Replies: 13
Views: 393

Re: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options

possibly kernel modules blacklists in /etc/modprobe.d/live-blacklist.conf. that file might not get removed either. Bingo! Thanks, DO! There's no blacklist.conf at all on the new live USB stick that's only been plugged into my Dell laptop. The original stick has been plugged into my workstation with...
by calinb
Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options
Replies: 13
Views: 393

Re: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options

Maybe you somehow managed to generate a xorg.conf file with some resolution definitions. May be check if this file exists: /etc/X11/xorg.conf in case there is one, perhaps rename to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.back sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.back Thanks, fehlix but here is no xorg.conf fi...
by calinb
Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:09 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options
Replies: 13
Views: 393

Re: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options

Thank you so much, fehlix! I've always had trouble understanding how to change and save live boot parameters. Do your have any idea why I cannot change display resolution with "Settings >> DIsplay" now? It worked before I started to mess around with the boot parameters but now it is stuck ...
by calinb
Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:23 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options
Replies: 13
Views: 393

Re: MX-23 Live--Can't Restore Grub Options

The above Line does not show any of the parameter you mentioned. Yet the parameters are there when I type "e" at the boot Welcome screen! inxi doesn't seem to accurately report parameters for a live boot it seems. The Save Option "grubsave" would save all selected or manually ad...

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