X121e - Black screen after wake up from suspend to RAM

I am the owner of a ThinkPad X121e - Notebook Type 3051-5QG (AMD E350 Processor). After a BIOS - Update from 1.07 to 1.16 I have a problem to wake it up from the S3 - Suspend to RAM function.
The Notebook restarts and the fan is working but there is no beep and the screen stays black. There is no way to get it working except a complete hard shutdown pushing the on/off-Button.
Does anybody know the problem and has a solution? Or do I have to wait and hope for the next BIOS-Version to solve the problem? I would like to downgrade to 1.07 BIOS, but I am afraid that this is not possible.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Since 2012-12-02 Lenovo has published an new Bios-Version 1.17 .
I installed the update today and the problem is gone. I hope there is no new bug in this Bios-Version, but up to now everything seems to work properly.

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[ 507.682162] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: remove, state 4
[ 507.682177] usb usb1: USB disconnect, device number 1
[ 507.682600] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: USB bus 1 deregistered
[ 507.682668] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: PCI INT B disabled
[ 507.682847] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: remove, state 4
[ 507.682858] usb usb2: USB disconnect, device number 1
[ 507.683206] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: USB bus 2 deregistered
[ 507.683260] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: PCI INT B disabled
[ 507.687630] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.0: remove, state 4
[ 507.687644] usb usb3: USB disconnect, device number 1
[ 507.688134] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.0: USB bus 3 deregistered
[ 507.688170] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 507.688392] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.1: remove, state 4
[ 507.688405] usb usb4: USB disconnect, device number 1
[ 507.688909] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.1: USB bus 4 deregistered
[ 507.688936] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.1: PCI INT A disabled
[ 507.689078] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: remove, state 4
[ 507.689087] usb usb5: USB disconnect, device number 1
[ 507.689524] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: USB bus 5 deregistered
[ 507.689549] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 507.689680] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: remove, state 1
[ 507.689690] usb usb6: USB disconnect, device number 1
[ 507.689697] usb 6-2: USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 507.740528] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: USB bus 6 deregistered
[ 507.740563] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: PCI INT A disabled
[ 507.740762] ohci_hcd 0000:00:14.5: remove, state 4
[ 507.740772] usb usb7: USB disconnect, device number 1
[ 507.741335] ohci_hcd 0000:00:14.5: USB bus 7 deregistered
[ 507.776761] ohci_hcd 0000:00:14.5: PCI INT C disabled
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[ 508.423666] PM: Preparing system for mem sleep
[ 508.766827] Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.01 seconds) done.
[ 508.780005] Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.01 seconds) done.
[ 508.793339] PM: Entering mem sleep
[ 508.793357] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
[ 508.793635] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[ 508.793679] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[ 508.793696] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Stopping disk
[ 508.793776] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Stopping disk
[ 508.801620] i8042 aux 00:09: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
[ 508.801788] serial 00:08: disabled
[ 508.801791] serial 00:08: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
[ 508.801821] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Disabling fbcon acceleration...
[ 508.801824] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Unpinning framebuffer(s)...
[ 508.801851] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Evicting buffers...
[ 508.801971] pata_atiixp 0000:00:14.1: PCI INT A disabled
[ 508.802040] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link down
[ 508.804819] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link up
[ 508.856993] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Idling channels...
[ 508.857226] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Suspending GPU objects...
[ 508.903407] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:14.2: PCI INT A disabled
[ 509.653173] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link down
[ 509.991371] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: And we're gone!
[ 509.991397] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 510.003349] PM: suspend of devices complete after 1209.834 msecs
[ 510.003501] r8169 0000:02:00.0: PME# enabled
[ 510.003509] pcieport 0000:00:06.0: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
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[ 510.017438] ACPI: Preparing to enter system sleep state S3
[ 510.046822] PM: Saving platform NVS memory
[ 510.046980] Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
[ 510.149983] CPU 1 is now offline
[ 510.253310] CPU 2 is now offline
[ 510.258098] CPU 3 is now offline
[ 510.258336] Extended CMOS year: 2000
[ 510.258336] ACPI: Low-level resume complete
[ 510.258336] PM: Restoring platform NVS memory
[ 510.258336] PCI-DMA: Resuming GART IOMMU
[ 510.258336] PCI-DMA: Restoring GART aperture settings
[ 510.258336] Extended CMOS year: 2000
[ 510.258336] Enabling non-boot CPUs ...
[ 510.293928] Booting Node 0 Processor 1 APIC 0x1
[ 510.293929] smpboot cpu 1: start_ip = 9a000
[ 510.048288] Calibrating delay loop (skipped) already calibrated this CPU
[ 510.048288] [Firmware Bug]: cpu 1, try to use APIC500 (LVT offset 0) for vector 0x400, but the register is already in use for vector 0xf9 on another cpu
[ 510.048288] perf: IBS APIC setup failed on cpu #1
[ 510.048288] Switch to broadcast mode on CPU1
[ 510.430265] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter.
[ 510.433741] CPU1 is up
[ 510.440522] Booting Node 0 Processor 2 APIC 0x2
[ 510.440524] smpboot cpu 2: start_ip = 9a000
[ 510.151487] Calibrating delay loop (skipped) already calibrated this CPU
[ 510.151487] [Firmware Bug]: cpu 2, try to use APIC500 (LVT offset 0) for vector 0x400, but the register is already in use for vector 0xf9 on another cpu
[ 510.151487] perf: IBS APIC setup failed on cpu #2
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[ 510.258093] Calibrating delay loop (skipped) already calibrated this CPU
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[ 510.258093] perf: IBS APIC setup failed on cpu #3
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[ 510.503352] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter.
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[ 510.596799] pcieport 0000:00:02.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100107, writing 0x100507)
[ 510.596824] pcieport 0000:00:06.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100107, writing 0x40100507)
[ 510.596845] ahci 0000:00:11.0: restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x100, writing 0x10b)
[ 510.596863] ahci 0000:00:11.0: restoring config space at offset 0x2 (was 0x1018f00, writing 0x1060100)
[ 510.596866] ahci 0000:00:11.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x2300107, writing 0x2300507)
[ 510.596895] ahci 0000:00:11.0: set SATA to AHCI mode
[ 510.597097] pata_atiixp 0000:00:14.1: restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x0, writing 0x4000)
[ 510.597131] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:14.2: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x4100006, writing 0x4100002)
[ 510.597240] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x100, writing 0x10a)
[ 510.597244] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0xc (was 0x0, writing 0xfafe0000)
[ 510.597249] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x9 (was 0x1, writing 0xec01)
[ 510.597252] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x7 (was 0x4, writing 0xf8000004)
[ 510.597256] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x5 (was 0xc, writing 0xd000000c)
[ 510.597259] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x4 (was 0x0, writing 0xfb000000)
[ 510.597262] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x0, writing 0x10)
[ 510.597266] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100000, writing 0x100107)
[ 510.597300] r8169 0000:02:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x100, writing 0x10a)
[ 510.597306] r8169 0000:02:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0xc (was 0x0, writing 0xf7fc0000)
[ 510.597316] r8169 0000:02:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x6 (was 0x4, writing 0xf7fff004)
[ 510.597322] r8169 0000:02:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x4 (was 0x1, writing 0xd801)
[ 510.597326] r8169 0000:02:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x0, writing 0x10)
[ 510.597331] r8169 0000:02:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100000, writing 0x100507)
[ 510.597446] PM: early resume of devices complete after 0.696 msecs
[ 510.597533] pata_atiixp 0000:00:14.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 510.597552] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:14.2: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 510.597581] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: We're back, enabling device...
[ 510.597586] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 510.597589] pcieport 0000:00:06.0: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
[ 510.597594] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 510.597599] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Starting disk
[ 510.597603] r8169 0000:02:00.0: PME# disabled
[ 510.597605] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: POSTing device...
[ 510.597607] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 0 at offset 0xC718
[ 510.597690] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Starting disk
[ 510.598730] serial 00:08: activated
[ 510.598867] Extended CMOS year: 2000
[ 510.610107] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link down
[ 510.621123] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 1 at offset 0xCC63
[ 510.663986] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 2 at offset 0xDA58
[ 510.664015] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 3 at offset 0xDB56
[ 510.665114] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 4 at offset 0xDDBE
[ 510.665116] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Parsing VBIOS init table at offset 0xDE23
[ 510.685128] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Restoring GPU objects...
[ 510.725417] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Reinitialising engines...
[ 510.725785] [drm] nouveau 0000:03:00.0: Restoring mode...
[ 510.762015] ata5.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:0c:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[ 510.762018] ata5.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:44:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[ 510.762020] ata5.00: ACPI cmd f5/00:00:00:00:00:a0 (SECURITY FREEZE LOCK) filtered out
[ 510.773704] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/66
[ 510.916691] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[ 510.916722] ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[ 511.883355] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[ 511.988643] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
[ 512.681052] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link up
[ 513.909989] ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 513.920747] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133
[ 513.943983] PM: resume of devices complete after 3346.516 msecs
[ 513.944116] PM: Finishing wakeup.
[ 513.944117] Restarting tasks ... done.
[ 515.507636] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 515.507721] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: EHCI Host Controller
[ 515.507789] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 515.507806] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: applying AMD SB700/SB800/Hudson-2/3 EHCI dummy qh workaround
[ 515.507854] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: debug port 1
[ 515.507883] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: irq 17, io mem 0xf7efe800
[ 515.520050] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
[ 515.520407] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 515.520417] hub 1-0:1.0: 6 ports detected
[ 515.533786] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: PCI INT B -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 515.533832] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: EHCI Host Controller
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[ 515.533951] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: irq 19, io mem 0xf7efec00
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[ 515.560410] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.0: irq 16, io mem 0xf7ef6000
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[ 515.643394] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 515.643453] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.1: OHCI Host Controller
[ 515.643484] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
[ 515.643527] ohci_hcd 0000:00:12.1: irq 16, io mem 0xf7ef7000
[ 515.701535] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 515.701550] hub 4-0:1.0: 3 ports detected
[ 515.713826] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 515.713884] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: OHCI Host Controller
[ 515.713915] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
[ 515.713956] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: irq 18, io mem 0xf7efc000
[ 515.771259] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 515.771273] hub 5-0:1.0: 3 ports detected
[ 515.786918] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 515.786977] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: OHCI Host Controller
[ 515.787011] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 6
[ 515.787052] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: irq 18, io mem 0xf7efd000
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[ 515.857126] ohci_hcd 0000:00:14.5: PCI INT C -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 515.857157] ohci_hcd 0000:00:14.5: OHCI Host Controller
[ 515.857169] ohci_hcd 0000:00:14.5: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 7
[ 515.857192] ohci_hcd 0000:00:14.5: irq 18, io mem 0xf7eff000
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[ 515.915111] hub 7-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 516.065641] EXT4-fs (sdb2): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
[ 516.089845] EXT4-fs (sdb4): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
[ 516.296726] usb 6-2: new low-speed USB device number 2 using ohci_hcd
[ 516.465653] input: LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb6/6-2/6-2:1.0/input/input6
[ 516.465885] generic-usb 0003:046D:C312.0002: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:13.1-2/input0
This output is what I get right after a wake-up using the helper script from the other thread.
Thank you for any help!
Last edited by mariusmeyer (2012-03-03 15:57:16)

I'll try changing some BIOS settings, thanks As of now, I can't test your suggestion regarding input devices and wake-up because it takes less then a second for the computer to auto-wake-up
Also, I doubt the keyboard sets this off, because the scripts unloads all USB modules before suspending. But the mouse (a PS/2) on the other hand...
EDIT: I found out that it was the network waking the computer After stopping the network daemon before suspending, I can suspend normally! On a side note, I can wake the computer by pressing a key on my keyboard, but I do not know whether I could before or not. Anyways, this is solved for me
Last edited by mariusmeyer (2012-03-03 15:56:52)

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fi
if command_exists radeontool; then
radeon() { radeontool "$@"; }
else
radeon() { echo "radeontool not found" 1>&2; return 1; }
fi
die_if_framebuffer()
[ -d "/sys/class/graphics/fb0" ] || return
echo "--quirk-no-fb passed, but system is using a framebuffer."
echo "Aborting."
exit 1
save_fbcon()
local con
for con in /sys/class/graphics/*/state; do
[ -f $con ] || continue
echo 1 >"${con}"
done
resume_fbcon()
local con
for con in /sys/class/graphics/*/state; do
[ -f $con ] || continue
echo 0 >"${con}"
done
maybe_chvt()
is_set "$QUIRK_NO_CHVT" && return
fgconsole |savestate console
chvt 63
maybe_deallocvt()
state_exists console || return 0
chvt $(restorestate console)
deallocvt 63
# Some tiny helper functions for quirk handling
quirk() { is_set "$1" && [ -z $QUIRK_NONE ]; }
# save/restore vbe state
vbe_savestate() { vbe vbestate save |savestate vbestate; }
vbe_restorestate() { restorestate vbestate |vbe vbestate restore; }
# save/restore the vbe mode
vbe_savemode() { vbe vbemode get |savestate vbemode; }
vbe_restoremode()
# this is a little mode complicated to handle special-casing mode 3.
local vbemode=$(restorestate vbemode)
if [ "$vbemode" = "3" ]; then
vbe vgamode set $vbemode
else
vbe vbemode set $vbemode
fi
# post the video card
vbe_post()
local rom="/var/run/video.rom"
# if we do not have a romfile, do not post with it.
[ -f "$rom" ] || unset rom
vbe post $rom
sleep 0.1
# turn critical bits of radeon cards off/on
radeon_off() { radeon dac off; radeon light off; }
radeon_on() { radeon dac on; radeon light on; }
# save and restore video card PCI config state
save_pci()
local pci="/sys/bus/pci/devices"
for dev in "${pci}"/*; do
[ -f "${dev}/class" ] || continue
[ $(cat "${dev}/class") = "0x030000" ] || continue
[ -f "${dev}/config" ] || continue
# it is a video card, it has a configuration. Save it.
savestate "pci_video_${dev##*/}" <${dev}/config
done
restore_pci()
local pci="/sys/bus/pci/devices"
for dev in "${pci}"/*; do
state_exists "pci_video_${dev##*/}" || continue
restorestate "pci_video_${dev##*/}" > "${dev}/config"
done
suspend_video()
# 0=nothing, 1=s3_bios, 2=s3_mode, 3=both
local acpi_flag=0
quirk "${QUIRK_S3_BIOS}" && acpi_flag=$(($acpi_flag + 1))
quirk "${QUIRK_S3_MODE}" && acpi_flag=$(($acpi_flag + 2))
sysctl -w kernel.acpi_video_flags=$acpi_flag
quirk "${QUIRK_NOFB}" && die_if_framebuffer
quirk "${QUIRK_VBESTATE_RESTORE}" && vbe_savestate
quirk "${QUIRK_VBEMODE_RESTORE}" && vbe_savemode
quirk "${QUIRK_RADEON_OFF}" && radeon_off
quirk "${QUIRK_SAVE_PCI}" && save_pci
quirk "${QUIRK_VGA_MODE_3}" && vbe vbemode set 3
quirk "${QUIRK_DPMS_SUSPEND}" && vbe dpms suspend
save_fbcon
resume_video()
# We might need to do one or many of these quirks
quirk "${QUIRK_SAVE_PCI}" && restore_pci
quirk "${QUIRK_VBE_POST}" && vbe_post
quirk "${QUIRK_VBESTATE_RESTORE}" && vbe_restorestate
quirk "${QUIRK_VBEMODE_RESTORE}" && vbe_restoremode
resume_fbcon # also should be handled by a quirk.
quirk "${QUIRK_RADEON_OFF}" && radeon_on
quirk "${QUIRK_DPMS_ON}" && vbe dpms on
quirk "${QUIRK_RESET_BRIGHTNESS}" && reset_brightness
return 0 # avoid spurious hook exit failure message.
help() {
echo # first echo makes it look nicer.
echo "Video quirk handler options:"
echo
echo " --quirk-dpms-on"
echo " --quirk-dpms-suspend"
echo " --quirk-radeon-off"
echo " --quirk-reset-brightness"
echo " --quirk-s3-bios"
echo " --quirk-s3-mode"
echo " --quirk-vbe-post"
echo " --quirk-vbemode-restore"
echo " --quirk-vbestate-restore"
echo " --quirk-vga-mode-3"
echo " --quirk-none"
case "$1" in
suspend) maybe_chvt; suspend_video ;;
hibernate) maybe_chvt
if is_set "$HIBERNATE_RESUME_POST_VIDEO"; then
suspend_video
fi
resume) resume_video; maybe_deallocvt;;
thaw)
if is_set "${HIBERNATE_RESUME_POST_VIDEO}"; then
resume_video
fi
maybe_deallocvt
help) help ;;
esac
I did not touch the configuration files (I am not responsible for what pacman might have done).

I have a late 2006 iMac that has just started giving me a message to reboot after a black screen comes down slowly from the top top of the screen to the bottom. I reloaded software and restored from Time Machine, it now happens frequently. Any insight?

I have a late 2006 iMac that has just started giving me a message to reboot after a black screen comes down slowly from the top top of the screen to the bottom. I reloaded software and restored from Time Machine, but it keeps happening, now several tomes a day. Any insight as to the issue or a proposed solution?

Unplug any peripherals you have except your keyboard, reboot, and check activity monitor for apps. Keep running apps to a minimum to find the App causing the issue.

My early 2008 Macbook Pro is suffering from black screen after Yosemite update

My early 2008 Macbook Pro is suffering from black screen after Yosemite update. It ran beta 5 great but failed on restart after beta 6 install. There is no cursor but I can hear the HDD spooling up. I have tried booting in safe mode, PRAM reset and SMC reset but nothing works. After the first 5 days of every now and then trying to start it, it started fine. I used the machine all day with no problems, it had rolled back the install and was back on beta 5. I decided to try the update again, the same thing happened and it has stayed black for over a week now. It wont work with a monitor either. Help!

Hello Adam,
I would try instead of installing the beta software, to install the official build of OS X Yosemite from the Mac App Store to see if that gets you passed the no video issue when updating the beta software.
How to install OS X Yosemite on your Mac
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6412
Regards,
-Norm G.

K8N Neo-FSR CPU fan at full throttle after wake up from S3 (Suspend to RAM)

Hi,
using either Core Center or BIOS' smart cpu fan control my cpu fan throttles down to less than 2000 RPM without system load. Fine! But after wake up from S3 (Suspend to RAM) power down the cpu fan runs forever at full throttle with about >5000 RPM, making lots of noise. So far I didn't succeed neither with BIOS settings nor using Core Center to gain fan control after S3 wake up. Since Core Center apparently shows up the cpu temperature correctly with less than 40 degrees Celsius this may be a BIOS 1.4 bug.
Can someone please point me into the right direction? Yep, I did read the FAQ and already use board's search function :-)
Falo

addendum
did some further testing. Apparently this doesn't happen if I wait at least a couple of minutes between shutdown to S3 and wake up. In this case fan control works as expected afterwards.
Falo

My Imac 24" goes black screen after start up. Booting from original CD or CMD R don't work, both go black screen

So, yesterday while playing a game of league of legends my Mac stopped running. After I resetted it, I got black screen after it the chime + loading bal.
So far I've tried:
CMD+R => black screen
Holding shift => black screen
Holding Alt => chosing the HR, the repair disk, or the original CD to reintsall => black screen
Holding S => got to the terminal, did the check up, it said it was ok, restarted => black screen
Took off the power cable, waiting at least 15 seconds, and everything back on => black screen
Holding Alt Cmd + p + R => black screen after restart
Removed 1 of the memories, then testen, same with the other one => black screen
I'm pretty much out of ideas at this point. Anything I've overlooked?

Any white text?
Startup - Black Screen/White Text
Startup – Red Screen
Startup Issues - Resolve
Startup Issues - Resolve (2)
Startup Issues - Resolve (3)
Restart the computer holding down the command - option/alt - P - R keys before the grey screen appears. Continue to hold until you hear the startup chime for the second time.
Reset NVRAM/PRAM
Try a SMC reset. The article covers when this is required, but doing this will not affect anything.
Reset SMC

Guide to Upgrading to Windows 8 on the T540p (+fix for brightness/black screen on wake)

Hello all. I recently received my new T540p running Windows 7. Although I probably would have qualified for receiving Windows 8 recovery media from Lenovo, I went ahead and did the upgrade myself since I had a copy of Windows 8 laying around (and because I'm impatient). I'm fairly tech-savvy and expected the process to go smoothly; boy was I wrong. I decided to write up this little guide after having a thoroughly annoying time upgrading in the hopes of saving someone else out there from the hassles I underwent.
NOTE: The most troublesome part of the whole process was figuring out why the screen brightness was no longer adjustable and the display would not turn on after waking from sleep (black screen) after upgrading to Windows 8. Skip ahead to step #9 if that's the issue you're having.
Step #1: Make a bootable recovery disc or USB drive
This is important in case anything goes wrong during the upgrade or you decide you despise Windows 8 and want to bring back Windows 7. The T540p comes with a recovery partition in the hard drive (like most laptops nowadays I assume) which allows you to completely wipe your computer and reset it to its original factory state (the same as when you first received your computer). This is normally done by restarting your computer and hitting the enter key to interrupt normal startup and selecting the recovery option from a menu. I wrongly assumed that I would still be able to conduct the recovery after installing Windows 8, but for some reason after upgrading I was unable to start a recovery from the recovery partition. Thus it's important to create a set of recovery discs or a recovery USB drive yourself BEFORE starting the upgrade. Lenovo includes a program which makes this step very easy; see this page for details: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht004960
Step #2: Uninstall certain programs BEFORE upgrading
I skipped this step because I forgot about it. I haven't noticed anything adverse (aside from the brightness/display problem which I assume is completely unrelated), but Lenovo does suggest to uninstall certain programs before upgrading so it's probably wise to do so. Here's the list:
    - DisplayLink Core Software
    - Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver
    - Lenovo Solution Center
    - RapidBoot
    - ThinkPad(R) Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software
See this page for details: http://download.lenovo.com/lenovo/content/windows8/upgrade/think/notebook2_en.html
Step #3: Download and save wireless drivers to external media BEFORE upgrading
After upgrading, I discovered my wireless didn't work and thus I couldn't connect to the internet. I wound up downloading the wireless driver to my phone and transferring it to my T540p. You could also use an ethernet cable to connect to your wireless router or cable modem. But if you have a USB drive, CD, DVD, external hard drive, whatever, save yourself the hassle and download the wireless driver ahead of time. You will need to know the brand of the wireless device (Intel or Realtek); look it up in your email receipt or from the Windows Device Manager under "Network Adapters". Mine was Intel. After figuring out the brand of your wireless device, go to the T540p drivers page here: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t54... Look for a drop-down menu that says "Component" and select the option "Networking: Wireless LAN" (LAN, not WAN!). The page will refresh to show only the wireless drivers. Select the Windows 8 64-bit driver that matches your brand (I'm assuming all T540p laptops are 64-bit. If I'm wrong, please correct me). Download that sucker and put it to on the external media of your choice to use later!
Step #4: Begin Windows 8 upgrade
You'll obviously need to have a valid Windows 8 key or purchase a copy of Windows 8 for this step. I had a valid Windows 8 key that had been used on an old computer which died (hence my new Lenovo), so I reused it. This requires Windows 8 to be activated by phone which isn't nearly as scary as it sounds. We'll get to that later.
There are two ways to do upgrade: use a Windows 8 installation DVD or download a web installer. I had a Windows 8 key from a previous web installation and went with downloading a web installer. If you have an installation DVD, just insert it and get started. If you prefer to download a web installer, go to this page: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only I think product keys are tied to either Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, so select the one that you have a key for and download the appropriate one. If you're not sure, you may have to try both.
During the upgrade, you will be asked whether you want to download updates (I assume this updates the installer) and afterward you will be asked to enter your product key. For some reason, when I downloaded the updates my product key would get rejected. I just restarted the Windows 8 installation, skipped the updates and then my product key was accepted. I don't know if this is tied to the fact that I was reusing a Windows 8 key (again, which had been used on a now dead computer) but if you find your key getting rejected then you may find skipping the updates helps. If this doesn't work and you're using the web installer, try downloading the other web installer (e.g. if you're using the Windows 8.1 web installer and find the key is rejected even after skipping updates, your key may actually be for Windows 8 and you should try downloading the Windows 8 web installer).
The installation itself should be a fairly straight-forward process. There are lots of guides online in case things go awry. If you have any trouble or errors, you should hopefully have made recovery media for worst case scenarios where you need to start from scratch.
Step #5: Install wireless driver & connect to your router
You should now have Windows 8 up and running on your system, but no wireless. Now's the time to use that driver you downloaded earlier. Install it and you should now have wireless access. Connect to your router and get online so we can start some badly needed updating!
NOTE1: your touchpad/trackpoint/keyboard experience will be especially funky at this point. That's because the drivers for them haven't been installed. Normally the touchpad won't be active while you're typing, but because the drivers haven't been installed you'll notice you'll accidentally move the mouse or click while typing (e.g. when entering passwords). Not to worry: this will go away when we install the Lenovo drivers now.
NOTE2: your function keys won't work (adjust sound, adjust brightness, etc.). That's also because of the drivers.
NOTE3: you may notice your screen's brightness may not be adjustable even from the Windows menu. Again, that's also because of the drivers. Hang in there!
Step #6: Activate Windows
Now that we're connected to the interwebs, it's time to activate Windows. If you're completely new to Windows 8, here's where you go:
-move your mouse to the upper right corner then move down
-select "Settings"
-select "Change PC settings" at the bottom
-select "Activate Windows"
This is where you'll enter your product key. As I've said before, my product key had already been used on an old, now dead, laptop. Reusing a key requires you to do a phone activation. If you find your product key gets rejected, go to the phone activation option and follow the instructions. An important note: at some point you will probably be asked how many devices/computers you installed Windows on. The correct answer is "one"; if you accidentally give another number, you'll need to call again and start over. (I'm assuming you're not doing anything illegal. As far as I know, there's nothing wrong with you reusing your key so long as you're no longer using the old computer Windows 8 was installed on, e.g. when that old computer no longer works. But if you're trying to install Windows 8 on multiple computers and you can afford to buy a new copy of Windows 8, shame on you. It takes a huge team of coders and support staff to make a product like Windows happen; help them pay their bills by purchasing a legal copy of Windows 8. Students can even get a copy for less than $70 with proof of student status. http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Windows-8.1-Pro-for-Students/productID.288769600...
Step #7: Install Lenovo-specific updates and drivers
I typically hate all the crapware and bloatware companies include with new laptops, but Lenovo does make some which are useful. Their system updater should take care of downloading the rest of the drivers you'll need instead of having to download them all individually (with one exception: the graphics drivers may require a separate download later). Download the system updater here and keep running it until there are no more updates to download: http://support.lenovo.com/en/documents/ht080136
Step #8: Install Windows Updates
Load up Windows Update and start installing. If you're completely new to Windows 8:
-move your mouse to the upper right corner then move down
-select "Settings"
-select "Change PC settings" at the bottom
-select "Update and recovery"
-click the "Check now" button to check for updates
-click the "View details" text link to see the available updates
-click the "Install now" button to begin installing immediately
(Yes, the Windows 8 interface is dreadfully unintuitive unfortunately. Watch some Windows 8 tutorials on YouTube if you find yourself having trouble. Already looking forward to the next version of Windows!)
You'll also want to download the Windows 8.1 update if you installed only Windows 8 (the update to 8.1 is free). The download is available from the Windows Store.
Step #9: Install graphics drivers (if you're having display problems: unadjustable brightness, black screen on wake from sleep)
As I stated earlier, this was the most frustrating part of the installation process. My T540p came with only an Intel HD Graphics 4600 card, but it seems some others include a dedicated NVIDIA card. Whatever updates were installed with Lenovo's System Updater and via Windows Updates didn't seem to do the trick. I even updated the driver with the latest from the Intel website to no avail.
The solution, at least in my case, was simple: go to the T540p driver's download page and download the graphic card drivers appropriate for your system. Go here: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t54... Look for the "Component" drop-down menu and select the "Display and Video Graphics" option and download the Intel and/or NVIDIA drivers appropriate for your system. (I have no idea what the Intel Wireless Display driver is for, so I avoided it thinking I don't need it)
BONUS Step: Go to ninite.com to download commonly used programs
Shameless plug for one of my favorite websites. It lets you pick from a list of commonly used programs, then downloads and installs each of them all automatically (and skips all toolbars/extra junk downloads). Makes getting started on a new computer a breeze!

Hello Yolanda,
a) I noticed that I can´t install MediaCenter on Win8, but just on Win8 Pro.
b) My problem is, as described, that installing "MediaCenter" on either "Win8 Pro" or "Win8.1 pro", though the "Media Center" key is accepted,
which I once 2 years ago downloaded on ANOTHER "Windows 8 Pro" computer, for free as it was a gift of Microsoft at that time - You could reserve = get up to 5 Media Center licenses per "Windows 8 Pro" computer for later use
on OTHER "Windows 8 Pro" computers - but never used ( i.e. NEVER USED FOR ACTIVATION ),
but after the first reboot, I am running "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" WITHOUT LICENSE, as shown in the system screen.
Neither my "Windows Media Center Key" nor my "WIndows 8 Pro key" is then accepted to change the situation - I mean the keys I entered just before during the installation process of "Windows 8 Pro" and "Windows Media Center".
I am shure that I did not use the "Windos Media Center" key, as I have a list of personal keys I got for free from Microsoft, and I marked those 2, I used for other "Windows 8 Pro" computers.
So fact is, that with my brand-new computer, 32 Gigabytes of RAM, 4 Cores, "Win8 Pro" installed, I am forced to avoid the installation of "Windows Media Center", though I got valid licenses.
So your answer was not quiet helpful, as it does not change anything.
Sincerely
Rolf

Does anyone get a black screen after dismissing the balance on a paygo phone

I get a blank, black, screen after dismissing the balance on my paygo 3GS iphone. To get rid of it I put the phone into standby and then wake it up!

From your logfile
[787100.353] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/i740_drv.so: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/i740_drv.so: undefined symbol: I740_Sync
Corruption seems the correct assumption here; I'd boot using a rescue disc; then mount your actual system and reinstall all packages. After chrooting, that should be something like pacman -Sf `pacman -Qqet`

Lenovo G560 - Issue with won't boot and black screen after HDD upgrade

Lenovo G560 - Issue with won't boot and black screen after HDD upgrade.
What happen: My laptop was working fine, no blue screen issue, no funny business at all. I bought a new SSD Intel 120 GB and thought it would be a good idea to replace the HDD. I shutdown and disconnected the power adapter, waited a couple of minutes and removed the battery. I opened up the back case and replaced the HDD. And put all the screws back and put the battery back in.
Problem: The very first time I turned the power on, nothing happens besides a black screen. I pressed the dvd drive it works and opens up and closes. I waited for about 30 mins and still has blac screen. When I mean black screen, no bios menu, no logo, just a black screen with the fan sound on.
I have tried these:
1. Unplugged everything - battery, adapter, and pressed the power on button for about 60 seconds, nothing, the laptop turns on with the LED display on for both on and battery LED's. But nothing but black screen, no sound of windows loading just the fan and black screen.
2. I tried putting back my old 2.5" and nothing but black screen.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi Autoexit173,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with system not booting in your Lenovo G560 laptop.
As you have mentioned that the system not booting, please try to remove the RAM and turn on the system and check if you can hear any beep sound. Also try to clean the RAM slots and check for the issue.
Click here for the steps to remove the RAM and refer page number 40.
Hope this helps. Do post back if issue persists!
Best regards,
Ashwin.S
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[Solved]Black screen after "waiting for udev uevents to be processed"

Hello friends,
Starting from late Dec., my laptop goes black screen after "waiting for udev uevents to be processed", after updating kernel to 2.26.32.*. The strange thing is that even the screen is black, the keyboard is working. For example, I can turn on/off the status lights of capslock and others. I guess something might be wrong with udev uevents configuration with regard to the latest kernel. I've noticed that in the new kernel, there are two drivers for intel integrated graphics. My laptop has a 855G, which is supposed to be functional by both drivers, at least according to the kernel description. Maybe because the udev is configured to use the second driver (for newer graphic chips), rather than the first driver, which caused the problem?
Regards,
Wen
Last edited by Wen (2010-01-28 13:14:28)

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