Text randomly disappeared after terminal switch

[zh4ngx]

Distribution (run cat /etc/os-release): NAME="Pop!_OS" VERSION="18.04 LTS" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Pop!_OS 18.04 LTS" VERSION_ID="18.04" HOME_URL="https://system76.com/pop" SUPPORT_URL="http://support.system76.com" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/pop-os/pop/issues" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://system76.com/privacy" VERSION_CODENAME=bionic UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic

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Issue/Bug Description: Text randomly disappeared

Steps to reproduce (if you know): Switch terminals (Ctrl-Alt-F1/F2/etc). Come back to GUI terminal. Note that a bunch of text is missing from the screen.

Expected behavior: Everything should remain the same as when you left it.

Other Notes:

[brs17]

@zhangandyx Thank you for filing this issue.

Does this happen to you all of the time or has it only happened once?

What hardware are you running?

I have thus far been unable to reproduce this issue although on occasion I have seen similar (I figured it was a GNOME crash of some sort).

[zh4ngx]

I'm running a brand new 2018 Oryx Pro. It has happened once so far.

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 3:45 PM Ben S notifications@github.com wrote:

@zhangandyx https://github.com/zhangandyx Thank you for filing this issue.

Does this happen to you all of the time or has it only happened once?

What hardware are you running?

I have thus far been unable to reproduce this issue although on occasion I have seen similar (I figured it was a GNOME crash of some sort).

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[zh4ngx]

This just happened again. I am running with the GTX 1070 enabled. I put the laptop to sleep by closing the lid. When I reopen the lid, the lock screen has disappearing text, as do the menu bars. Any logs I should retrieve in particular? Perhaps can confirm the GNOME crash.

[brs17]

@zhangandyx the output of journald -b would probably be sufficient.

[clay53]

I'm currently having this issue but I'm not sure if it's for the exact same cause. It seems to just happen randomly - last time it happened I was in a Discord call and that's about it we were just talking. I'm getting command not found for journald -b and I'm not sure what package it's from.

[jacobgkau]

It seems to just happen randomly - last time it happened I was in a Discord call and that's about it we were just talking.

I'm not sure it would be the same issue if it's happening spontaneously and not when you're switching TTYs. What hardware are you using?

I'm getting command not found for journald -b and I'm not sure what package it's from.

I believe the command he was referring to was journalctl -b (journalctl is the command for interacting with systemd-journald.)

[clay53]

Yeah, but it has the same effect and I can't seem to find any other posts about gnome text disappearing (that wasn't closed years ago - should I open another issue?) I'm using an Nvidia RTX 2060, & an Intel i7-6700. Oh yeah, I thought it was a systemd thing. I think I forgot to use journalctl instead of systemctl for that kinda stuff. I'll have to wait until it happens again to get the logs though (it doesn't happen when I switch TTYs).