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Kooothor

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From: Paname

Registered: 2008-08-02

Posts: 228

Screen doesn't turn off

Hi,

I run XCFE4 on an iMac alu and when I let the computer idle, the screen doesn't turn off completely, it goes black, but the backlight is still on.
I have a backlight script to keep it at a certain value but I don't know if that is the problem...

Anyone have an idea of what could be the problem ?

thx

EDIT : nevermind, it works now...

EDIT 2 : It doesn't work !!!
So, what am I missing, powersave/pm-utils/hibernate-scripts ?
How can I track the bug and crush it ?

Last edited by Kooothor (2008-10-21 22:45:18)

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Kooothor

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From: Paname

Registered: 2008-08-02

Posts: 228

Re: Screen doesn't turn off

bump

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Raccoon1400

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2008-04-14

Posts: 853

Re: Screen doesn't turn off

That is a blank screensaver as opposed to turning the screen off. I know in gnome you can use power management, there is probably a similar tool in XFCE.

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Daenyth

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From: Boston, MA

Registered: 2008-02-24

Posts: 1,244

Re: Screen doesn't turn off

Try using xset to controll the dpms settings.

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byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 2,046

Re: Screen doesn't turn off

Option "DPMS" "on" (xorg.conf, Monitor section)

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vau

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From: Adelaide, Australia

Registered: 2008-08-23

Posts: 24

Re: Screen doesn't turn off

On my laptop I have DPMS on in xorg.conf, and it works fine -- i.e. screen does turn off.

But, if I switch to one of the virtual consoles and then back, it never works after that until I reboot.

What might be the problem in this case?

Thanks.