For me, one source of this problem is qemu/kvm. http://bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578672 suggests setting SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 .
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #578672 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578672 -- power management does not consistently power down inactive monitor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/473705 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