Hey after installing garuda ultimate edition, i went away my computer about 20 minutes and when i came back the screen freezes and all i see is the cursor icon and black background . I turned on the computer from the button and i tried to leave the laptop again for some time to make sure this doesn't happen twice but suddenly the issue happened again any suggestion?
I would expect it would have something to do with your power saving settings.
However, which desktop you are using and if you are using an external monitor might also be a factor.
Please post the output of:
inxi -Fxxxza
Please do not post pictures of command outputs.
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System:
Kernel: 5.9.10-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=abbb5eac-397e-42b6-bb04-f9556f921caf rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3 mitigations=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.3 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 4238AB4 v: ThinkPad T420
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 4238AB4 serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO
v: 83ET67WW (1.37 ) date: 11/28/2011
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 16.4 Wh condition: 16.5/47.5 Wh (35%)
volts: 12.0/10.8 model: LGC 45N1005 type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: Unknown
CPU:
Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-2520M bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Sandy Bridge family: 6 model-id: 2A (42) stepping: 7
microcode: 2F L2 cache: 3072 KiB
flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 19935
Speed: 2175 MHz min/max: 800/2500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2175
2: 2254 3: 2255 4: 2182
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: vulnerable
Type: mds status: Vulnerable; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown status: Vulnerable
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 status: Vulnerable: __user pointer sanitization and
usercopy barriers only; no swapgs barriers
Type: spectre_v2 status: Vulnerable, IBPB: disabled, STIBP: disabled
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
Graphics
vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T420 driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
chip ID: 8086:0126
Device-2: Chicony integrated camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus ID: 1-1.6:3 chip ID: 04f2:b221
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: intel
display ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1600x900 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 423x238mm (16.7x9.4")
s-diag: 485mm (19.1")
Monitor-1: LVDS1 res: 1600x900 hz: 60 dpi: 131
size: 310x174mm (12.2x6.9") diag: 355mm (14")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
v: 3.3 Mesa 20.2.3 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
chip ID: 8086:1c20
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.10-zen1-1-zen
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
driver: e1000e v: kernel port: 5080 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:1502
IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi
v: kernel port: efa0 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:0085
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 24.38 GiB (5.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST500LT012-9WS142
size: 465.76 GiB block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B
speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: LVM1
scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 121.05 GiB size: 121.05 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.38 GiB (20.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /home raw size: 121.05 GiB size: 121.05 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.38 GiB (20.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3
ID-3: /var/log raw size: 121.05 GiB size: 121.05 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.38 GiB (20.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3
ID-4: /var/tmp raw size: 121.05 GiB size: 121.05 GiB (100.00%)
used: 24.38 GiB (20.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache pressure: 75 (default 100)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 927.1 MiB used: 256 KiB (0.0%)
priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 927.1 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram1
ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 927.1 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram2
ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 927.1 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram3
ID-5: swap-5 type: partition size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: 1024 dev: /dev/sda4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 1969
Info:
Processes: 224 Uptime: 21m wakeups: 2 Memory: 3.62 GiB
used: 2.31 GiB (63.7%) Init: systemd v: 246 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0
clang: 11.0.0 Packages: 1953 pacman: 1946 lib: 559 flatpak: 7
Shell: Zsh v: 5.8 running in: konsole inxi: 3.1.09
i use my laptop only no other monitor
Try a few simple troubleshooting steps to rule some things out. Disconnect any USB peripheral devices (if you have any attached to your laptop), USB hubs etc. Also, reboot into your bios and if possible disable your Ethernet and Wifi in your bios temporarily.
Then let your laptop sit to go dormant and check if the same thing still happens.
Just a bit of commentary on your hardware. As you a using the minimum recommended ram and this is an older machine I don't think you'll have a very positive experience using Garuda with an old 5400 rpm hard drive.
The price of SSD's has decreased substantially over the last few years. Replacing that old slow spinner drive with an SSD would improve your laptops performance dramatically. Cheap and easy to replace, best bang for your buck to improve your laptops performance.
If you can afford it, that would make your old laptop a lot more usable these days.
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i plan to buy an ssd this week also i am gonna add another 4 or 8 gb ram , i believe the ssd will make a huge change .
thank u anyway i will replace my hard drive soon and i am sure garuda linux will run much better
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