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Blank screen after docked clamshell login
Reported by tbasten · filed Sep 1, 2026 · open at source
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- 1 · What is claimed?
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- 2 · What does it affect?
- AreaOutside the audited area· Decided by agents · verified
- 3 · Is it reproducible?
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- 4 · What remains unclear?
- Not validated yet: no claims, no reproducer.
- 5 · What happens next?
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Original report
System details
Omarchy 4.0.2-1, Hyprland, laptop docked in clamshell mode, internal eDP-1 disabled, external DP-7 Dell P2725DE 2560x1440 active.
What's wrong?
What happened
When logging in after reboot with a laptop docked to an external monitor and the laptop lid closed, login succeeds but the session shows a blank screen.
The same machine logs in normally if either:
- the laptop lid is open during login, or
- the laptop is undocked during login
After a successful login, closing the lid works normally and the external display continues working.
Expected behavior
A docked laptop with the lid closed should show the Omarchy session on the external monitor after login.
Steps to reproduce
- Dock laptop to external monitor.
- Close laptop lid.
- Reboot.
- Log in.
- Observe blank screen after login.
Root cause evidence
The user journal shows Omarchy shell starting before Hyprland has a real output available:
omarchy-shell: qt.qpa.wayland: There are no outputs - creating placeholder screen
omarchy-shell: WARN: Layershell screen does not correspond to a real screen. Letting the compositor pick.
Once the session is recovered, hyprctl monitors all shows the external monitor active and the internal panel disabled for clamshell mode.
Workaround verified
Adding a startup guard that waits until hyprctl monitors all -j reports an enabled output with non-zero width and height, then reconciles clamshell state and launches/restarts the shell, resolves the issue.
System details
- Omarchy version: 4.0.2-1
- Session: Hyprland / Omarchy shell
- Setup: laptop docked to external monitor, lid closed
- Internal display: eDP-1
- External monitor: DP-7, Dell P2725DE, 2560x1440View raw text
### System details Omarchy 4.0.2-1, Hyprland, laptop docked in clamshell mode, internal eDP-1 disabled, external DP-7 Dell P2725DE 2560x1440 active. ### What's wrong? ## What happened When logging in after reboot with a laptop docked to an external monitor and the laptop lid closed, login succeeds but the session shows a blank screen. The same machine logs in normally if either: - the laptop lid is open during login, or - the laptop is undocked during login After a successful login, closing the lid works normally and the external display continues working. ## Expected behavior A docked laptop with the lid closed should show the Omarchy session on the external monitor after login. ## Steps to reproduce 1. Dock laptop to external monitor. 2. Close laptop lid. 3. Reboot. 4. Log in. 5. Observe blank screen after login. ## Root cause evidence The user journal shows Omarchy shell starting before Hyprland has a real output available: ```text omarchy-shell: qt.qpa.wayland: There are no outputs - creating placeholder screen omarchy-shell: WARN: Layershell screen does not correspond to a real screen. Letting the compositor pick. Once the session is recovered, hyprctl monitors all shows the external monitor active and the internal panel disabled for clamshell mode. Workaround verified Adding a startup guard that waits until hyprctl monitors all -j reports an enabled output with non-zero width and height, then reconciles clamshell state and launches/restarts the shell, resolves the issue. System details - Omarchy version: 4.0.2-1 - Session: Hyprland / Omarchy shell - Setup: laptop docked to external monitor, lid closed - Internal display: eDP-1 - External monitor: DP-7, Dell P2725DE, 2560x1440
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Decision
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- Out of scopeDecided by agents · verified · 2026-10-09 10:23 UTC