Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
On 28/12/09 20:10, Sam Varshavchik wrote: It's a kernel boot parameter, append it at the end of the kernel line in grub.conf Another thing that I've noticed -- if you have a leftover /etc/X11/xorg.conf from the previous Fedora release, rename xorg.conf and restart, letting X start with a default configuration. I haven't yet fully verified it, but even if I boot with the unmodified kernel boot line, after removing xorg.conf, it looks like power management also starts working. . I tried in both the grub GUI and /boot/grub/grub.conf. In neither case did the screen blank after five minutes as it is set to do. title Omega 12.1 Fedora Remix (2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_box6-lv_root noiswmd LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us --nomodeset This was a new install of F-12 from the Omega-live on usb flash drive so there should be no artifacts of the last Fedora version. Bob . -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
Bob Goodwin writes: On 28/12/09 20:10, Sam Varshavchik wrote: It's a kernel boot parameter, append it at the end of the kernel line in grub.conf Another thing that I've noticed -- if you have a leftover /etc/X11/xorg.conf from the previous Fedora release, rename xorg.conf and restart, letting X start with a default configuration. I haven't yet fully verified it, but even if I boot with the unmodified kernel boot line, after removing xorg.conf, it looks like power management also starts working. . I tried in both the grub GUI and /boot/grub/grub.conf. In neither case did the screen blank after five minutes as it is set to do. title Omega 12.1 Fedora Remix (2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_box6-lv_root noiswmd LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us --nomodeset You did not specify nomodeset. You specified --nomodeset. Remove the dashes. pgpZhRL6JvFEd.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
On 29/12/09 07:14, Sam Varshavchik wrote: You did not specify nomodeset. You specified --nomodeset. Remove the dashes. Ok, I had another go at it, let the computer run that way while I had some breakfast, at least half an hour, but it did not blank the screen. title Omega 12.1 Fedora Remix (2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_box6-lv_root noiswmd LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us nomodeset initrd /initramfs-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64.img Bob -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
Bob Goodwin writes: On 29/12/09 07:14, Sam Varshavchik wrote: You did not specify nomodeset. You specified --nomodeset. Remove the dashes. Ok, I had another go at it, let the computer run that way while I had some breakfast, at least half an hour, but it did not blank the screen. title Omega 12.1 Fedora Remix (2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_box6-lv_root noiswmd LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us nomodeset initrd /initramfs-2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64.img Well, you'll just have to file a bug then, and provide your video hardware details. pgpxcIAJvwwzZ.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
On 27/12/09 20:27, Sam Varshavchik wrote: After updating to FC12, the monitor on one of my servers no longer turned off when the console was idle. This wasn't the end of the world, so I didn't give this much importance. This weekend I had some extra time to spare, and I've now determined that if I boot with nomodeset, the monitor properly goes into powersave mode. That seems to be the only difference. Everything works fine either way, except that by default DPMS does not work automatically. I thought that, perhaps, with the oddball video card on this older server (mach64 chipset) DPMS is not implemented when the video card is in VESA mode, but I can run 'xset dpms force off', and the monitor goes into powersave mode immediately. Is this a bug, or, despite the fact that DPMS is apparently working, in VESA mode, this may not be supported on my hardware? This F-12 desktop computer never shuts down the monitor either, I've checked the screen saver settings several times and it's set to five minutes, should just blank the screen to black, the preview check works, I even switched from xfce to gnome and see the same setting. The monitor itself offers no feature to blank the screen when idle, I just checked the OSD menu looking for that, a Dell LCD. It worked as expected on all earlier Fedoras. Bob -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
Bob Goodwin writes: On 27/12/09 20:27, Sam Varshavchik wrote: After updating to FC12, the monitor on one of my servers no longer turned off when the console was idle. This wasn't the end of the world, so I didn't give this much importance. This weekend I had some extra time to spare, and I've now determined that if I boot with nomodeset, the monitor properly goes into powersave mode. That seems to be the only difference. Everything works fine either way, except that by default DPMS does not work automatically. I thought that, perhaps, with the oddball video card on this older server (mach64 chipset) DPMS is not implemented when the video card is in VESA mode, but I can run 'xset dpms force off', and the monitor goes into powersave mode immediately. Is this a bug, or, despite the fact that DPMS is apparently working, in VESA mode, this may not be supported on my hardware? This F-12 desktop computer never shuts down the monitor either, I've checked the screen saver settings several times and it's set to five minutes, should just blank the screen to black, the preview check works, I even switched from xfce to gnome and see the same setting. The monitor itself offers no feature to blank the screen when idle, I just checked the OSD menu looking for that, a Dell LCD. It worked as expected on all earlier Fedoras. If running 'xset dpms force off' puts your monitor into powersave mode immediately, and if you boot with 'nomodeset', and that makes powersave work for you again automatically, then you have the same bug. After pondering this, since 'xset dpms force off' works to put the monitor into powersave mode, then this has to be a bug. I just need to figure out what to file a bug against: gnome-power-manager, x.org, or kernel. pgpQvLbrz4xRd.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
On 28/12/09 17:52, Sam Varshavchik wrote: xset dpms force off If running 'xset dpms force off' puts your monitor into powersave mode immediately, and if you boot with 'nomodeset', and that makes powersave work for you again automatically, then you have the same bug. After pondering this, since 'xset dpms force off' works to put the monitor into powersave mode, then this has to be a bug. I just need to figure out what to file a bug against: gnome-power-manager, x.org, or kernel. Yes when I do xset dpms force off The screen goes black which is what it should do if the screen saver worked.. To do nomodeset I will have to reboot is suppose but not sure how to apply that, startx --nomodeset perhaps or do I have to do it in grub? Yes, you say boot with it. Not sure where to put it in grub. Bob -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: Monitor doesn't turn go into powersave
Bob Goodwin writes: On 28/12/09 17:52, Sam Varshavchik wrote: xset dpms force off If running 'xset dpms force off' puts your monitor into powersave mode immediately, and if you boot with 'nomodeset', and that makes powersave work for you again automatically, then you have the same bug. After pondering this, since 'xset dpms force off' works to put the monitor into powersave mode, then this has to be a bug. I just need to figure out what to file a bug against: gnome-power-manager, x.org, or kernel. Yes when I do xset dpms force off The screen goes black which is what it should do if the screen saver worked.. To do nomodeset I will have to reboot is suppose but not sure how to apply that, startx --nomodeset perhaps or do I have to do it in grub? Yes, you say boot with it. Not sure where to put it in grub. It's a kernel boot parameter, append it at the end of the kernel line in grub.conf Another thing that I've noticed -- if you have a leftover /etc/X11/xorg.conf from the previous Fedora release, rename xorg.conf and restart, letting X start with a default configuration. I haven't yet fully verified it, but even if I boot with the unmodified kernel boot line, after removing xorg.conf, it looks like power management also starts working. pgp5AgIxqa8Ig.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
