James Francis wrote:
> I can restart X with startx , or type reboot and it will, can do a shutdown
> too. The machine isn't locked up, it just loses video.
> I tried alt-F1, ctrl-alt-F1, F2 etc, still no video.
Since you can type commands, try typing:
setterm -blank 0
This disables screen blanking at the console mode. It might not have an
immediate effect, but it might work properly once you exit from X the
next time. If it provides good results, put it in your rc.local.
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