How to Fix Catalina Screen Shuts Off Randomly After Installation

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How to Fix Catalina Screen Shuts Off Randomly After Installation

This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.

Prerequisites

  • Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
  • Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.

Fix Steps

  1. Verify your network controller model (Intel, Broadcom, Realtek).
  2. Ensure the correct kext (e.g., AirportItlwm or BrcmPatchRAM) is loaded in your config.
  3. Clear network interfaces and reset NVRAM if changes don't apply.

Verification

  • Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.

Original Question:

Specs:

CPU: Intel i7 i8700K
Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus H370 Gaming 3 (Not WiFi Version)
GPU: Radeon RX 5700 XT

Problem:

Most things seem to be working fine with my system, but sometimes the screen will randomly shut off and I can't do anything for the screen to turn on again. This happens when using Google Chrome sometimes or Davinci Resolve quite frequently. I've attached the following:

Attachments:

- Console log: my screen turned off at about 9:38 just for...

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Author: mattyskier

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