DPMS keeps getting disabled in XFree 4
ma...@foresthaven.com
I just upgraded to woody and XFree 4.0 and I have one nagging little
problem. I enabled DPMS for my monitor but it keeps getting turned
off.
For example, I enter the following:
xset dpms 300 600 900
xset +dpms
xset q
...
DPMS (Energy Star):
Standby: 300 Suspend: 600 Off: 900
DPMS is Enabled
Monitor is On
Several minutes later, though I do 'xset q' and get
DPMS (Energy Star):
Standby: 7200 Suspend: 7200 Off: 14400
DPMS is Disabled
If T try 'xset dpms force suspend' the monitor goes immediately into
standby mode so I know that the capability is there. Does anyone know
why it keeps getting turned off?
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ma...@foresthaven.com
> Are you using a screensaver or gnome?
I am using xscreensaver and fvwm. no gnome.
Michael Heldebrant
~$HOME/.xscreensaver for the dpmsEnabled line. If it's false that may
be the culprit. Give it a try.
--mike
ma...@foresthaven.com
> xscreensaver may be disabling it for you. Check your config file
> ~$HOME/.xscreensaver for the dpmsEnabled line. If it's false that may
> be the culprit. Give it a try.
>
> --mike
>
Thanks, that was it. Actually, I didn't have a .xscreensaver file so I
created one. Apparently the version of xscreensaver in potato was
dpms-neutral and the new version defaults to disabling it.
Rogério Brito
> I just upgraded to woody and XFree 4.0 and I have one nagging little
> problem. I enabled DPMS for my monitor but it keeps getting turned
> off.
Well, I'm in my potato install right now with X3 installed
(so, I can't test everything), but I do remember that I wasn't
able to get DPMS working with X4. So, I guess that this is
another data point.
I'm using a Matrox G400 AGP monohead with 16MB. With X3, DPMS
works perfectly.
[]s, Roger...
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Karsten M. Self
> Greetings:
>
> I just upgraded to woody and XFree 4.0 and I have one nagging little
> problem. I enabled DPMS for my monitor but it keeps getting turned
> off.
>
> For example, I enter the following:
>
> xset dpms 300 600 900
> xset +dpms
> xset q
>
> ...
>
> DPMS (Energy Star):
> Standby: 300 Suspend: 600 Off: 900
> DPMS is Enabled
> Monitor is On
>
> Several minutes later, though I do 'xset q' and get
>
> DPMS (Energy Star):
> Standby: 7200 Suspend: 7200 Off: 14400
> DPMS is Disabled
>
> If T try 'xset dpms force suspend' the monitor goes immediately into
> standby mode so I know that the capability is there. Does anyone know
> why it keeps getting turned off?
This is an xscreensaver bug. I'd recommend filing a bug against the
upstream maintainer.
xscreensaver now includes DPMS functionality. Unfortunately, this is
not well documented, and the change comes as a surprise to those using
other means of controling DPMS settings.
I don't know a good solution, my preference is for xscreensaver to
exclude this functionality, or to implement it via external reference to
DPMS settings. Unfortunately, there is no .dpmsrc file standard, DPMS
is started via xset, or now, xscreensaver. If there were some way for
xscreensaver to determine how DPMS has been set, and preserve current
settings, life might be good. Unfortunately, there's little difference
between a default DPMS setting and one that's been specified by the
user.
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