FS#14221 - [xorg-server] Monitor no longer powers down after Gnome 2.26 upgrade

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Mário (dgr48) - Monday, 13 April 2009, 19:06 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 06 October 2009, 06:57 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 3
Private No

Details

Description:

After upgrading to Gnome 2.26, my monitor no longer powers off after my set 10 minutes. I have fiddled with the power manager settings, but the monitor now just stays on the screensaver forever and won't sleep.
No matter what time is configured.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
extra/gnome-screensaver 2.26.0-1 (gnome)
extra/gnome-power-manager 2.24.4-1 (gnome-extra)


Steps to reproduce:

System->Preferences->Screensaver

Configure for ie:. 10 mnts
Power management Preferences: Put display to sleep when inactive for: 11 mnts.
Wait...
Screensaver on, Screen never sleeps!
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Tuesday, 06 October 2009, 06:57 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  This should be fixed with the idletime fixes in xorg-server.
Comment by Mário (dgr48) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 08:13 GMT

After yesterday's upgrade the result is the same.

Now with:

local/gnome-screensaver 2.26.0-1 (gnome)
local/gnome-power-manager 2.26.0-1 (gnome-extra)

Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 08:58 GMT
Are you sure this isn't due to updates in Xorg which were moved at the same time?
Comment by Mário (dgr48) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 09:24 GMT

After yesterday's upgrade the result is the same.

Now with:

local/gnome-screensaver 2.26.0-1 (gnome)
local/gnome-power-manager 2.26.0-1 (gnome-extra)

Comment by Mário (dgr48) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 09:33 GMT
Jan de Groot,

I'm not sure it's due to the updates of the Xorg, but there is a entry at the forums with some people with this issue:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=535125

How can I check if it is related to Xorg?
Does it also happens to you?
Comment by Mário (dgr48) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 09:46 GMT
Also I noticed that when I close the lid, on battery, the laptop does not suspends and does not starts screensaver.
g-p-m configured to suspend on lid close in battery profile.
Comment by Mário (dgr48) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 09:47 GMT
Also in AC power profile does not start gnome-screensaver at lid close.
Comment by Bart Verhoeven (nepherte) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 14:32 GMT
I can confirm this issue. When, for example, setting the blank screen in g-p-m to 1 minute, it doesn't act on it. Someone on the forum pointed out this bug in the gnome bug tracker: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=576169

Updating to the svn version of g-p-c resolves the issue. Looks like an upstream bug.
Comment by Mário (dgr48) - Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 15:37 GMT
In ubuntu 9.04 (beta), it's used the old version os the afected packages (gnome-screensaver and g-p-m), 2.24, and it works as expected, like Archlinux before upgrade to 2.26.
It's possible to "downgrade" until this issue is resolved upstream, what I mean is, an Archlinux Gnome Devs decision to do so, or it's against some kind of Distro Policy?
Comment by abv (alebetco) - Saturday, 18 April 2009, 00:35 GMT
I have the same problem
Comment by steve (schatzs) - Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 19:43 GMT
I can confirm as well - problem still exists with latest updates. One thing I've noticed is that the screen will power down if sitting at the GDM login box. But if a user session is active the screen never turns off.
Comment by aidenn (idn) - Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 11:56 GMT
My problem is the very exact opposite (system fully updated with testing)

No matter how I set the power management (that is, sleep in 2h, never etc.), the monitor goes to sleep after ~1 minute of idling. It was fine two weeks ago or so.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 13 June 2009, 13:24 GMT
Is this still an issue with gnome-power-manager 2.26.2?

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