Geoffrey wrote: > Ravenlock wrote: > >> On 12/20/2007 21:01, Geoffrey wrote: >> >>> Geoffrey wrote: >>> >>>> So now it works. I did update some files, so I'm guessing a bug was fixed. >>>> >>> And now it doesn't work. I don't get it. I don't see what has changed. >>> I've not even rebooted this box or logged out. >>> >> Are you using a screensaver in addition to using dpms? If so which? >> >> Also, try running the following script in a terminal to see if your >> dpms settings are getting changed without your knowledge: >> >> #!/bin/sh >> >> while [ 1 ] >> do >> sleep 15 >> echo `date "+%d-%m-%Y-%H:%M"; xset -q | grep -e Monitor -e DPMS >> -e Standby` >> done >> >> might change the sleep value to a minute or so. >> > > Yeah, I actually have been checking xset output and it appears DPMS is > on. The weird thing is that I rechecked my power management settings > via E configuration and now it's working again. > > I'm not sure what causes it to stop working and I'm not sure what causes > it to start working. I'm going to start working on narrowing it down to > see if there's one specific thing that's causing this issue. For > starters, I'm not going to change anything for a few days to see if it > continuously works. If so, then I'll start doing one thing at a time, > like, I'll exit the window manager and log back in and see if it's still > working. If not, I'll then check xset values and then reconfigure via E > and see if that fixes it. > > I have noticed this bug for several months. And it happens in e17 and also kde (3.5.7). I use e17 almost exclusively, but I have noticed this even when I had unchecked every power management setting in e17, and instead used display power management from kpowersave. Steps to reproduce: 1. In the e17 config, set the suspend, poweroff, etc timeoffs to 1min so that you don't have to wait too long and enable the power management 2. Wait for 1 min without disturbing the mouse/keyboard. 3. Ensure that power management works (display turns off) 4. Now, start mplayer on a video file and ensure that DPMS is off (xset q | grep -i dpms) 5. let the video run for longer than 1min till it finishes. mplayer will exit and automatically re-enable the DPMS: verify that DPMS is enabled using xset q again. 6. Now, leave the machine undisturbed for more than 1min
My experience: the DPMS does get enabled (after mplayer exits) but the display does not turn off. I am using xorg-server 1.3, xset 1.0.2, xorg-x11 7.2 on a gentoo based installation. While writing this mail, I tested the above steps in "failsafe" mode (only an xterm is open and no WM is running). And the DPMS setting works, contrary to my experience in kde/e17. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
