Display power management and kdemod

HoZ · 2008-09-28 00:24:04

Monitor power management worked as it should with kdemod 4.1.1-1. After installing the kdemod screensaver packages, however, my monitor stays on constantly. The screensavers work fine. I have checked the KDE settings dialog to verify everything is set correctly. I also verified that I do have "DPMS" enabled in xorg.conf. Yet, my monitor will not power itself off. Any ideas what may be causing this or what else to check?
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vytalelementz · 2008-10-07 13:47:07

I now have a similar issue in gnome. My monitor used to shut down after being idle for a certain amount of time. Now it does not shut down like it is supposed to. The screen saver functions correctly as it should. I went to double check my settings and everything was as I left it. I also tried adjusting it to an earlier time and nothing changes. Was there any recent updates that might have triggered this behavior?

Last edited by vytalelementz (2008-10-07 13:48:12)

HoZ · 2008-10-27 14:39:21

I have also noticed that if I disable my screensaver, monitor power control starts working again. When I re-enable screensavers, power control stops working again. So, I would quess that the problem lies somewhere in the interaction of these two functions. However, I have no idea how these overlap with each other.

quantumphaze · 2008-12-11 10:13:31

This is still not working in KDEmod 4.1.3. I can confirm that killing the screensaver makes it work.

When I run:

xset  dpms force off

...the screen goes black/off for about 3 sec then comes on to show the screensaver.

I am using an Intel 945GM. Is anyone having the same problem with a different card or in vanilla KDE?

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#1 2008-09-28 00:24:04

Display power management and kdemod

#2 2008-10-07 13:47:07

Re: Display power management and kdemod

#3 2008-10-27 14:39:21

Re: Display power management and kdemod

#4 2008-12-11 10:13:31

Re: Display power management and kdemod

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