Hi! Any news on this bug? - It is really annoying me, my monitor gets older several times faster and the work around is of no help (mplayer (a movie player) does not use it)... Do other movie player not temporary disable DPMS!?
Robert On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 08:24:46AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 20:08 +0200, Robert Siemer wrote: > > I'm pleased to announce a reliable and fast test scenario: > > > > $ xset dpms 10 20 30 > > [wait 10 seconds] > > [screen goes blank (DPMS gets active)] > > $ xset -dpms > > [no DPMS kicks in, not even after 10 seconds] > > $ xset +dpms > > [wait 10 seconds] > > > > What I now expect is that DPMS suspends (or actually "standbys") the > > screen, but that does not happen. The screen stays visible, passing 10, > > 20, 30 and more seconds. > > > > Can anybody confirm that on other systems? > > Yes. Running xset dpms 10 20 30 again seems to fix it though, so > probably the code handling xset +dpms doesn't re-enable something it > should. > > > -- > Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://tungstengraphics.com > Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
