Killing gnome-screensaver prevents this problem, but on reboot, I have to remember to kill it again. Also the user status icon keeps changing to away when the display dims. But after killing gnome-screensaver, the user status icon still keeps changing.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/863769 Title: Display automatically dims in few seconds of inactivity to a black screen making the desktop unusable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/863769/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs