Bug 510607

Summary: Black flashes upon resume from screen off
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: Wilbur Jaywright <zargulthewizard>
Component: generalAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: kde, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.4.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Showing the problem

Description Wilbur Jaywright 2025-10-14 17:56:56 UTC
Created attachment 185770 [details]
Showing the problem

SUMMARY
I have my system set to turn the screen off after no activity, but not to lock or sleep. When I come back, usually there is black flashing over most of the desktop (not around the floating panel or where a notification box would be, but everywhere else is black). Clicking or dragging a selection box of any size immediately stops this.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In Power Management Settings, under Suspend Session, set "When inactive:" to "Do nothing."
2. Same settings tab under Display and brightness, set "Dim automatically:" to 5 minutes, and "Turn off screen:" to 10 minutes.
3. Wait for screen to turn off.
4. Move mouse to awaken session, but do not click.

OBSERVED RESULT
[See attachment]

EXPECTED RESULT
Screen does not flash erratically.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: NA
macOS: NA
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I am using an NVidia 2060 RTX SUPER with proprietary drivers.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-10-15 14:37:24 UTC
Is your NVIDIA GPU set up to preserve VRAM after suspend/resume properly, as outlined in https://community.kde.org/Distributions/Packaging_Recommendations#Proprietary_NVidia_driver_configuration?
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2025-10-30 03:47:48 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน โš ๏ธ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2025-11-14 03:48:19 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.