Kali on a Latitude 7490 INTEL UDH 620, UEFI install, BIOS flash update and everything. I removed NVIDIA drivers. I uninstalled ligthtdm and replaced it with xdm. I have plenty of swap with and SSD. This is a BTRFS install on root without subvolumes with XFS as the home filesystem but I don't know if that would make a difference. I did a forced UEFI install when it said it "detected BIOS from a previous installation" A message did say something along those lines but not verbatim. I also installed TLP.


I have HandleLidSwitch=ignore in /etc/systemd/logind.conf.


All the power settings are so to keep the display management is unchecked.


all the settings are on NEVER.


When I close the lid I lose the screen, no back-light even, I plug hdmi to an external monitor but no signal.


If I reboot and start with an accessible session and plug HDMI after boot, close the lid, it stays on the external monitor. It doesn't make a difference whether the charger is plugged in or not.


If I close the lid and wait about 10 minutes same blank screen with not backlight.


Dell Diagnostics passed on thorough test mode. I don't know what to do. Anyone have ideas/sugesstions? etc.


Thank you






Dec 11 15:57:28 sh systemd-logind[576]: Lid closed.


ec 11 15:58:55 sh systemd-logind[576]: Lid closed.


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/@rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-5.14.0-kali4-amd64 root=UUID=7d618802-9c37-4b9a-981e-0bbb1d1460d4 ro rootflags=subvol=@rootfs quiet splash


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: secureboot: Secure boot could not be determined (mode 0)


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: No NUMA configuration found






Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: PM: hibernation: Registered nosave memory: [mem 0x00000000-0x00000fff]


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: PM: hibernation: Registered nosave memory: [mem 0x00058000-0x00058fff]


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: PM: hibernation: Registered nosave memory: [mem 0x0009e000-0x000fffff]


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: PM: hibernation: Registered nosave memory: [mem 0xb90d4000-0xb90d4fff]


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: PM: hibernation: Registered nosave memory: [mem 0xb90d5000-0xb90d5fff]


intel_pstate: Intel P-state driver initializing


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000cb490000-0x000Lid closed00000cb5fefff] type 20


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: secureboot: Secure boot could not be determined (mode 0)ta3.00: ACPI cmd ef/10:06:00:00:00:00 (SET FEATURES) succeeded


Dec 11 14:12:22 sh kernel: ata3.00: ACPI cmd f5/00:00:00:00:00:00 (SECURITY FREEZE LOCK) filtered out


Dec 11 14:12:22 sh kernel: ata3.00: ACPI cmd b1/c1:00:00:00:00:00 (DEVICE CONFIGURATION OVERLAY) filtered out


Dec 11 14:12:22 sh kernel: ata3.00: ACPI cmd ef/10:06:00:00:00:00 (SET FEATURES) succeeded


Dec 11 14:12:22 sh kernel: ata3.00: ACPI cmd f5/00:00:00:00:00:00 (SECURITY FREEZE LOCK) filtered out


Dec 11 14:12:22 sh kernel: ata3.00: ACPI cmd b1/c1:00:00:00:00:00 (DEVICE CONFIGURATION OVERLAY) filtered out


I: Added _OSI(Processor Aggregator Device)


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Dell-Video)


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Lenovo-NV-HDMI-Audio)


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-HPI-Hybrid-Graphics)


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: 11 ACPI AML tables successfully acquired and loaded


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: [Firmware Bug]: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: SMBIOS 3.1.0 present.


reeing unused kernel image (text/rodata gap) memory: 2040K


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: Freeing unused kernel image (rodata/data gap) memory: 160K


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: x86/mm: Checking user space page tables


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: Run /init as init process


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: with arguments:


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: /init


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: splash


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: with environment:


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: HOME=/


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: TERM=linux


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: BOOT_IMAGE=/@rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-5.14.0-kali4-amd64


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: button: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: hid: raw HID events driver (C) Jiri Kosina


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input1


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:01: WQBC data block query control method not found


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI Warning: SystemMemory range 0x00000000FE028000-0x00000000FE0281FF conflicts with OpRegion 0x00000000FE028000-0x00000000FE028207 (\_SB.PCI0.GEXP.BAR0) (20210604/utaddress-204)


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: OSL: Resource conflict; ACPI support missing from driver?


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: button: Lid Switch [LID0]


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: intel-lpss: probe of INT3446:00 failed with error -16


Dec 11 16:09:22 sh kernel: ACPI: bus type USB registered






tarting Permit User Sessions...


Dec 11 16:09:23 sh systemd[1]: Starting xrdp session manager...


Dec 11 16:09:23 sh systemd[1]: Finished Permit User Sessions.


Dec 11 16:09:23 sh systemd[1]: Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...


Dec 11 16:09:23 sh systemd[1]: Starting Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen...


Dec 11 16:09:23 sh systemd[1]: Starting X-Window Display Manager...


Dec 11 16:09:23 sh systemd[1]: Started X-Window Display Manager.


Dec 11 16:09:23 sh systemd[1]: Received SIGRTMIN+21 from PID 275 (plymouthd).


Dec 11 16:09:41 sh udisksd[1655]: failed to load module mdraid: libbd_mdraid.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


Dec 11 16:09:41 sh log dbus-daemon[610]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service not found.