Public bug reported: When playing a video in VLC in Kubuntu, the power management dims and eventually turns off the screen, even when connected on AC power. This is with default settings.
VLC has an option to "Inhibit power management daemon during playback", which is one by default. According to VLC developers, KDE4 broke xdg-utils compatibility: https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/5957 This is a known issue affecting multiple users: http://askubuntu.com/questions/102492/screen-turns-off-while-vlc-is- playing-movies-in-kubuntu ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: systemsettings 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Oct 30 09:29:53 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: kde-workspace (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde-workspace in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073071 Title: vlc cannot disable power management features To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-workspace/+bug/1073071/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
