I didn't attach them since I wasn't certain about this list's etiqueete, instead they are included in the link that has that information. This link: http://www2.techtalkhawke.com/news/linux-on-dell-xps-9575-15-inch-2-in-1-1 Thanks! On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:47:50 +0100 "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@...> wrote: > Sorry, not enough coffein error. I wanted to say: "Could you please > attach the output of dmesg" :-) > > Nik > > Anno domini 2019 Tue, 22 Jan 21:37:31 -0800 > Hawke Robinson scripsit: > > Greetings, > > > > First, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TDE! The horrible things they have > > done to KDE from 4.x onward seem unspeakably bad. I am so very > > grateful you revived this much more productive interface. > > > > I am however having some trouble and not sure how much is TDE, video > > driver, touchpad/touchscreen driver, kernel, and/or other hardware > > driver issues. If it isn't TDE itself, I appreciate help isolating > > which components to tackle first. > > > > I haven't figured out the causality yet, and it is random seeming > > but frequent. Periodically the little crash indicator red light > > icon shows up in the lower right corner of taskbar. > > > > Sometimes the message when I mouse hover over the icon: > > "A problem in the xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-5.1.el7 package has > > been detected". Other times it is something about a kernel error, > > and then before I can read more, I get logged out of TDE and > > brought to the login screen. > > > > Also the screen will dim down considerably some times, seemingly > > randomly, appearing to be around 10-25% brightnness, but command > > line cranking it up to 1.0 barely raises it up. I have to fully > > reboot the system to get the screen brightness back to normal. > > > > It _might_ (and I emphasize guessing heavily) coincide with > > multitouch on the touchpad, but really can't trigger it reliably. > > It usually happens faster if I am using the laptop, but sometimes I > > come back and it has logged itself out without my being there at > > all. > > > > Sometimes it seems to trigger the logout when I am using 2-finger or > > 3-finger scrolling on the touchpad. Sometimes the touchpad makes the > > mouse jump around. Other times it behaves just fine. > > > > There is also a weird behavior if I accidentally click two fingers > > on the touchpad 3-4 Konsole screens appear, and I click on the X in > > upper right hand corner of each window to close, when I click on > > the 2nd to last one, 3 more appear! The only way to stop that is > > to type "exit" in each rather than using the mouse. > > > > Weird behaviors, but seem interconnected somewhat? > > > > Everything else seems to be working well though I haven't tried any > > 3d tests yet. > > > > The "Automatic But Reporting Tool" shows "My (0)" and "System (4) > > but in the right hand column shows "No problems detected!". > > > > I'm not sure where to begin as far as logs that might be useful, so > > could use a little guidance. There is a lot of whitenoise (to me at > > least) on the logs, so suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > This is a very new 2 in 1 laptop, and I wonder if it has anything > > to do with the drivers between the touch screen (which I only > > rarely use) and the touchpad (use a lot), and/or something with the > > video drivers. But I'm totally shotgunning here. > > > > > > Specifications information here: > > http://www2.techtalkhawke.com/news/linux-on-dell-xps-9575-15-inch-2-in-1-1 > > > > Also at end of posting linked above are log outputs > > from /var/log/messages, tdm.log, Xorg.0.log, ~/.xsession-error, etc. > > > > > > Appreciate help isolating the issues or if this is common/known > > issue on this new hardware, any known fixes or workarounds to try. > > > > Thanks kindly! > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > trinity-users-unsubscribe@... For additional > > commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@... > > Read list messages on the web archive: > > http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to > > top-post: > > http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > > > > > > > -- -Hawke Robinson Cell/Text: (509) 481-5437 Hawke Enterprising d.b.a. http://www.hawkenterprising.com