Re: DPMS doesn't work with KDE
kde: 3.3.1 (from sid :-)) xset -q: DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 600Suspend: 600Off: 600 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On Font cache: hi-mark (KB): 5120 low-mark (KB): 3840 balance (%): 70 File paths: Config file: /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Modules path: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules Log file: /var/log/XFree86.0.log XF86Config-4: Section Monitor Identifier Generic Monitor HorizSync 28-50 VertRefresh 43-75 Option DPMS This is the only section DPMS is mentioned. And xset dpms force off works out of the box cheers Wolfgang
Re: Re: DPMS doesn't work with KDE
I have the same problem with KDE 3.2. I can force the display off with 'xset dpms force off', but the display doesn't standby/suspend/off after the configured times. Here's the relevant dpms output from 'xset q': DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 180Suspend: 420Off: 780 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On I have the dpms timeouts set in my X-config file and have also set them via KDE's Display Power Control utility. DPMS works just fine when at the XDM screen; however, if I login (into KDE), it no longer works. I haven't tried any other window manager, but I suspect that dpms would work just fine there as Nicolas reported. R.G.
Re: DPMS doesn't work with KDE
Hmmm... I am here with KDE 3.3.1 from unstable and have no problems with DPMS. Could you tell everyone a bit more about your config? like settings, etc. Lawrence Nicolas Baradakis wrote: I have a valid XF86Config-4 file with DPMS enabled, and I can turn the monitor off when I run a window manager different from KDE. However with KDE 3.3.1 I have set DPMS in the display settings of the control center but it has no effect. The value I entered are here, but the screen will never shut down. $ xset q [...] DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 300Suspend: 600Off: 900 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On [...] Under KDE the command xset dpms force off (off or whatever) will do nothing. My monitor just sits there, as if I had never done anything.
Re: DPMS doesn't work with KDE
I have a valid XF86Config-4 file with DPMS enabled, and I can turn the monitor off when I run a window manager different from KDE. However with KDE 3.3.1 I have set DPMS in the display settings of the control center but it has no effect. The value I entered are here, but the screen will never shut down. $ xset q [...] DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 300Suspend: 600Off: 900 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On [...] Under KDE the command xset dpms force off (off or whatever) will do nothing. My monitor just sits there, as if I had never done anything. Hm, what I found was that under kdm, DPMS settings in XF86Config-4 had no effect, but settings in the KDE Control Center did work. But then again, sometimes they don't. If my screen won't shut off, I have to restart my X server, then DPMS works again... but maybe only for a while. :| -- To reply by email, replace deadspam.com by alumni.utexas.net
Re: DPMS doesn't work with KDE
Lawrence Williams wrote: I am here with KDE 3.3.1 from unstable and have no problems with DPMS. Could you tell everyone a bit more about your config? like settings, etc. The hardware is a Thinkpad T22. The video card is a Savage IX but I don't think it is related to my problem because with the xset command I can enable any DPMS state when running a window manager different from KDE. I installed a debian kernel image and debian packages for XFree86 and KDE. These are the versions of the packages: $ dpkg -l kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 xserver-xfree86 kdebase [...] ||/ NomVersionDescription +++-==-==- ii kernel-image-2 2.6.8-10 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on PPro ii xserver-xfree8 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 the XFree86 X server ii kdebase3.3.1-3KDE Base metapackage The only revelant config file I was able to find in KDE is located in $HOME/.kde/share/config/kcmdisplayrc [$Version] update_info=kcmdisplayrc.upd:kde3 [DisplayEnergy] displayEnergySaving=true displayPowerOff=15 displayStandby=5 displaySuspend=10 [X11] exportKDEColors=true Please tell me if there are revelant informations missing. Regards, -- Nicolas Baradakis
