no, i say it's a bug. We shouldn't have to "figure out how to use" energy star features! they should just work out of the box. Especially on a server console that hasn't even been logged into!
** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1912330 Title: ubuntu server not a good energy star citizen apparently Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Something like setterm -powersave=powerdown -powerdown=15 -store ought to do it, probably right whenever/wherever a VT is activated. tho when i try that command i get setterm: cannot (un)set powersave mode: Inappropriate ioctl for device is that the problem, something lacking in a device driver or whatever? or does the HP EliteDesk Pro 800 G1 SFF actually lack dpms energy star features? seems dubious that it would. or is it just a case of finger pointing? ubuntu saying systemd should do it, systemd saying getty should do it? whatever, i shouldn't walk up to a server terminal that's had nobody there for hours and hours and see it's display still burning away, right? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: systemd 245.4-4ubuntu3.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-62.70-generic 5.4.78 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-62-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass Date: Tue Jan 19 05:13:35 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-28 (21 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF ProcEnviron: TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=C.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/fs/boot/vmlinuz ro root=UUID=a671d866-a05f-4b83-8714-0b448b1eeac4 subroot=/fs init=/fs/etc/g/subroot SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/15/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: L01 v02.33 dmi.board.name: 1998 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.type: 4 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrL01v02.33:bd07/15/2014:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteDesk800G1SFF:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1998:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr: dmi.product.family: 103C_53307F G=D dmi.product.name: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF dmi.product.sku: J6D79UT#ABA dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1912330/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp