Saturday, March 28, 2026

Blank screen after some time while using ESXi + Ubuntu / Debian

Problem: After some time, the screen went black. From VCSA, unable to click console.

Solution1: If you still can ssh, ssh in and issue `sudo systemctl restart gdm` for a temp fix.

Solution2: `sudo apt install -y dconf-editor gnome-shell-extension-manager`

Run dconf-editor in a GUI, search for power especially org > gnome > settings-daemon > plugins > power > ambient-enabled.

Turn off all sleep features.

Solution 3:

Changing the settings in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf to WaylandEnable=false worked well.


Links: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/725


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