If I have my browser maximized in my center monitor, whenever I go to search on Lemmy or go to my inbox and it is empty, the screen goes completely blank/black. It looks as if it lost power. If the browser is not maximized, it wont happen. This happens whether I use Chrome or Firefox. Any ideas on how to start troubleshooting?

  • OS: KDE Neon 6.0
  • KDE PLasma: 6.0.2 (happened with KDE 5.x too)
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  • Monitor messing up in connnected to the HDMI port.
  • Other two monitors are connected (a) to the DisplayPort and (b) DVI-D
  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipM
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    8 months ago

    That sounds a little bit like a hardware issue. Lemmy can’t effect the display as that’s not possible.

    What movements are you doing when visiting Lemmy? Could you be unplugging something? Try wiggling your setup.

    • BOMBS@lemmy.worldOP
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      8 months ago

      Nope. It also happened when I was logging into google. When the password section came up, it went completely dark. Luckily, I can move the mouse to the top of the screen, click-hold, and pull down, which will un-maximize the browser, and the screen will come back on.

      The video card is an GTX 1060 6GB. I don’t know when I got it exactly, but I did get it brand new sometime around 2017, so it’s about 7 years old.

  • Kalcifer
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    8 months ago

    Does it happen on either of the other two monitors?

    Super strange sounding issue, btw. Quite interesting.

  • BOMBS@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 months ago

    Yeah, I don’t think it’s a Lemmy issue.

    I’m just moving my mouse and not bumping into anything. This happens 100% reliably and doesn’t happen at all if there is any posts/comments on the screen.