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#1 2009-01-05 16:45:42

jesso
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From: Barrie, ON, Canada
Registered: 2007-06-28
Posts: 26

my monitor never goes to sleep anymore

My monitor never goes to sleep anymore.

My xorg nVidia config is:

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Mag"
    ModelName      "Proview"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9500 GT"
    BusID          "PCI:2:0:0"
    Option         "TwinView"
    Option         "TwinViewOrientation"      "RightOf"
    Option         "UseEdidFreqs"             "True"
    Option         "ConnectedMonitor"         "CRT-1, TV"
    Option         "TVStandard"               "HD720p"
    Option         "TVOutFormat"              "COMPONENT"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals"        "True"
    Option         "DPMS"
    Option         "Coolbits"                 "1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Card0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1440x900"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

DPMS is getting enabled:

grep -i dpms /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled

I also see ACPI running:

ps -fe | grep -i acpi
root         9     2  0 06:43 ?        00:00:00 [kacpid]
root        10     2  0 06:43 ?        00:00:00 [kacpi_notify]
root      2444     1  0 06:43 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
hal       2487  2448  0 06:43 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket

I am using KDE4mod and I do have the "Power Control" setting enabled in the KDE4 Display - System Settings.

"Enable display power management" is checked off.  "Standby after" and "Suspend after" are set to 30 min and "Power off After" is set to 45 min.

Am I missing something?

Thx

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#2 2009-01-05 17:08:30

bgc1954
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From: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Registered: 2006-03-14
Posts: 1,160

Re: my monitor never goes to sleep anymore

I think you have to use Option "DPMS" "True" in both the device and monitor sections. See: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA

Last edited by bgc1954 (2009-01-05 17:10:43)


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#3 2009-01-05 17:12:43

jesso
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From: Barrie, ON, Canada
Registered: 2007-06-28
Posts: 26

Re: my monitor never goes to sleep anymore

bgc1954 wrote:

I think you have to use Option "DPMS" "True" in both the device and monitor sections. See: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA

I will try this, but for the record, this config did work before KDE4.

I recall when I used KDE 3, I had no problem.

Thx

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#4 2009-01-05 21:56:02

Super Jamie
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From: Brisbane, AU
Registered: 2008-12-15
Posts: 79
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Re: my monitor never goes to sleep anymore

How about if you run xset dpms force off?

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#5 2009-01-05 22:57:13

moljac024
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From: Serbia
Registered: 2008-01-29
Posts: 2,676

Re: my monitor never goes to sleep anymore

I first read the topic as "my mother never goes to sleep anymore" big_smile
Thought "what the..., let's see what this is about"


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#6 2009-01-05 23:45:54

jesso
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From: Barrie, ON, Canada
Registered: 2007-06-28
Posts: 26

Re: my monitor never goes to sleep anymore

Sorry about all this.  I somewhat forgot I am using a kvm switch. 

DPMS works without the switch.

Last edited by jesso (2009-01-06 00:47:18)

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