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Bug 232

Summary:	dpms forced on by kde3, won't stay off
Product:	TDE	Reporter:	James <james>
Component:	non-core programs	Assignee:	Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	minor	CC:	bugwatch, darrella
Priority:	P5
Version:	3.5.11 [Trinity]
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux
Compiler Version:		TDE Version String:
Application Version:	4:3.5.12-0ubuntu6+r1106829	Application Name:	kde-systemsettings-kde3

Description James 2010-08-17 18:28:04 CDT

Suppose we don't want the monitors turned off - we can use "xset -dpms", and kde-systemsettings-kde3, General tab, Monitor & Display, Power saving, Administration Mode, and then un-check Enable power saving.  But then, kde3 - or something - will force dpms on, and then shutdown the monitors - annoying.

At a minimum, I would prefer that whatever leave alone the dpms setting.

More than that, under Enable power saving, there is no "Switch off monitor after" setting of "never", which, there should be, and no mucking-about with xset.  It may be that un-checking "Enable power saving" is suppose to be equivalent to "never" - but it does not work that way.

Also, I notice that, with kde3 installed along side kde4, when the kde3 session starts, something is also starting-up kdeinit4, along side kdeinit.  I don't know if that has anything to do with the dpms setting, though.

Thanks

Comment 1 James 2010-08-19 13:10:08 CDT

Hmm - ok, after watching this for another day, it seems that at least part of the problem is quite basic.  I have set, under System Settings, General Tab, Monitor & Display, Power saving Tab, the check box Enable power saving, and Switch off monitor after: 5 hours - which may be a long enough time.

After a reboot, this Enable power saving setting has not been "saved" across the reboot.  The Enable power saving in no longer checked, and the Switch off monitor after: selection has changed to 30 minutes.

I also tried making these settings in Administrator Mode, and, while the settings seem to be saved across a reboot, still, the setting has no effect on the actual action of the power saving functions.  The monitor is still switched off, after what is probably 30 minutes.  So, it's as if either this setting is not being executed, or there is some other program overriding the power saving setting.  I'm just not sure where to look, through all of kdeinit, startkde, dcopserver, ksmserver, etc etc.  I think kde is too "automated" for its own good.

And still, I would be suspicious of kdeinit4 running.  How is that getting called?

Comment 2 Timothy Pearson 2011-10-19 01:53:36 CDT

Trinity 3.5.13 ships with a brand new monitor configuration utility, thus the affected software in this bug report is obsolete and no longer available.

Closing as INVALID.