On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 12:11:57PM +0200, Gerardo Ballabio wrote: > I'm not really sure which package exactly is causing that, but I > think metacity is the most likely candidate. Indeed, it happens when > the Gnome splash screen is displaying "window manager". (I asked for > advice on debian-user, but got no useful response.) I guess metacity > turns the backlight on when it grabs the X display. > > Error messages printed or logged: none that I know of. > > How to demonstrate the problem: log into Gnome with laptop docked, > external monitor attached.
Can you login with just a terminal (in gdm, use session -> failsafe terminal). And then run ``metacity'' manually to see if it shows the same behaviour. If it doesn't try running xscreensaver, which could be a potential candidate. Sjoerd -- We can defeat gravity. The problem is the paperwork involved. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
