Since update [Stable Update] 2023-12-01 I have been experiencing a problem when switching between users.
To reproduce:
auto-login to user A
switch user to user B
wait for < 30s…
switch back to user A
a black screen is shown with the mouse cursor (it seems that the cursor sees the window borders since moving it changes the cursor shape)
If I wait long enough the same happens to user B.
Switching consoles work. No combination helps on the black screen (alt-tab, ctrl-tab, super-tab, ctrl-esc). The only medicine is ctrl-alt-backspace.
What I tried:
I checked the logs, journal - nothing.
Tried to switch to kernel from 6.1 LTS to 6.6 LTS - same problem.
Removed all screensavers (light-lock, xfce4-screensave, xscreensaver).
Renamed xflock.
Set xfce4-session LockCommand to /bin/true.
Tried to use xkill - nothing is killed.
xwininfo shows the window is ‘Desktop’
Any help/hint on what to try, look at would be greatly appreciated.
I tried to create a fresh account to see if it’s also affected. Same problem - screen goes black with cursor with the fresh account, too.
I also disabled xfce power manager and disabled dpms and blanking with xset. Problem persists.
Note that the black screen I mention is a graphics mode black screen and the cursor is the mouse cursor (as opposed to tty/framebuffer screen and terminal cursor).
On a different computer there’s a similar problem. There’s only one user on it.
When the computer wakes up from sleep the same happens - (graphics) black screen with mouse cursor.
Noticed however that the problem does not happen if gnome is used instead of Xfce4.
I have only one user and have also the same problem.
For me it was an update, I think it was 2023-12-01, and when I noticed the poblem I used timeshift to revert the update, now 2023-12-10 a new update was released and I tried to update and also update the kernel to 6.6.5-1-Manjaro. The same bug presists.
I’m on an Intel 6600K, Nvidia geforce gtx 960, ManjaroLinux 23.1.0 Vulcan, xfce 4.18.
After the last update (2023.12.10) I noticed that’s enough to switch to the console (ctrl-alt-f1) and back to reproduce the problem. No need to have two users. There was also an update to xfce4-power-manager…
After the update I also noticed (don’t know if it is related) that something blanks the screen after a few minutes (1-2?) even though Xfce Power Manager is not started and there is no screensaver.
Can someone please try this?
Prerequisite:
Xfce4 desktop, nvidia propietary drivers
Repro case:
Log in as a user
Ctrl-alt-F1 (switches to console)
Wait 1 minute
Ctrl-alt-F8 (switch back to Xfce4 desktop)
Just when I thought I got a perfect reproducer… Please try switching back and forth a few times.
Switching to a different user works for me almost every time
any updates on that? We are sharing the pc with my wife and it is super annoying when I try to switch to my desktop and getting a black screen with cursor
I can reproduce it with 2 users, but no solution for it.
Maybe reinstall parallel an other Desktop like Gnome or Mate parallel, until its fixed, because i assume its pretty sure a XFCE thing.
Same for me. The update, even it looks like it has a lot of new pretty things, did not fix it.
Even nvidia stated that they found a bug about the black screen problem at Gnome in nvidia 545.29.06-01 and fix it at xxx-02.
At least, it doesnt happen every time for me, since i switched at powermanagent under system to suspend instead of sleep or hibernate.
??
I did put a hint in it, that i changed at power management /system to suspend, and it made a difference.
For this nvidia-thread, i was not sure, if its really important, since you cant do nothing else as to wait, until we get the updates, when you have a broken suspend mode.
The last comment before 1 week there is, that nvidia fixed it in a patch, therefor it should come with a nearby update, i would conclude.
Where did they find that information?
If I see one more “Me too” reply with no useful information for others to help, this thread will be closed.