[2019-07-18 23:29] jdm <j...@jdm.myzen.co.uk> > Hi, Hi,
> For the last 2 months I have been getting a problem where my machine > locks and after 2 seconds goes to a black screen. The machine is then > unusable, ctrl-alt-delete F1 or sys rescue keys do not work and you > cannot remote login. > > I initially thought this was a problem with lxd but then experienced > issue when just using Enlightenment desktop. I have switched to xfce4 > but still getting issue. > > It happens 2 to 3 times a week. > > There is nothing in logs (/var/log/messages). > > I upgraded BIOS a beginning of year so don't think it's that but have > just upgraded again to see if that helps. > > Running ASUS Prime x470 Prime with ryzen 2700 and have upgraded kernel > to latest stable when running emerge --update... I'm not sure if it's still an issue with the 2nd gen cpus, but at least with the first gen's I had lockups until I disabled the c-state functionality in the UEFI. There was a previous thread on this list discussing the issue which might be interesting if you haven't read it yet [1]. [..] [1]: https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/message/1cfd9cd62796b4a41a2152a66cc1df0e