Hello,
I'm currently running Zorin OS 18 on a Dell Inspiron 3511 with an i3 11th gen and 8gb of ram. I always put my laptop to sleep and is always plugged in and mostly don't shut it down. However at random times when i try to wake up my system, It loads into the login page then hangs there. Nothing works then not even the mouse so i have to hard restart the whole thing by pushing down the power button. The problem is I can't seem to replicate the problem and it happens on random times. I'm not a pro at this but I can follow instructions. So i would be extremely grateful if anyone could help me out. Please forgive me if I'm missing any details needed to troubleshoot this, and I'm happy to send any more details as per your instructions. That said I've got to express my happiness with Zorin OS coming from Windows 11. Everything else works beautifully and I've fallen in love with the OS and tip my hat to the developers for keeping it simple so everyone can learn
Secure boot is turned off and No Fast boot.
I don't have Windows installed.
I don't have a graphics card and is running Intel integrated graphics
I noticed this issue when I close the laptop lid and put it to sleep that way and doesn't seem to be an issue when i manually put it in sleep mode
Could be a Wayland versus Xorg issue. Those are two different windowing systems on Zorin. The difference will be invisible to you. Which ever one you choose remains the default on reboot, etc. until and unless you change it again.
(Wayland is the default out of the box.)
Click the system menu (Z icon) and choose “Log Out”
At the login screen:
Click on your username once to make the password box appear.
Look in the bottom-right corner for a small gear/cog icon.
Click the icon.
In the menu that appears, choose “Zorin Desktop on Xorg” (or similar).
Enter your password and log in normally. You're on Xorg. See if this solves the issue.
Welcome to the Forum!
- Are Secure Boot and Fast Boot in BIOS disabled?
- If Windows is still installed: Is Fast Start-Up disabled?
- What Graphics Card do You have?
- Is there a Differnce in Behavoir when the Laptop goes automatically in Sleep vs. You put it manually in Sleep Mode?
I already tried the Zorg fix but no it didnt work
KK Thanks Ive edited the main post with the required information
Maybe this helps:
Hmm i didnt do anything but it doesnt occur now maybe its was a mesa graphics driver glitch? and it got patched out when i updated it
It is a well known fact, that sleep mode doesn't work properly on Linux, and shouldn't be used. I have an old tutorial on how to switch your system to cool screensavers instead. I know the currant generation doesn't know what a screensaver is, since sleep modes became a thing a couple decades ago. My generation grew up with screensavers, I prefer them, and the system doesn't hang using them.
Link to post, which has info how to disable sleep, install xscreensavers, and run them on your PC...
