Just to add to this thread, I ended up creating a Gnome keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Super+P) which executes "vbetool dpms on". When the screen in non-responsive, I use the key combination and it turns the power back on.
vbetool needs root privileges, so I just used the setuid attribute so normal users can run it. sudo chmod +s /usr/sbin/vbetool -- The black screen remains after opening the laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/455129 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
