I'm having this exact problem too. Screen goes off, but immediately it goes on again, in blank mode (which is my screensaver). I'm running Ubuntu Karmic with the latest updates. I have an Intel graphic chipset, X3100 (GMA965).
-- DPMS events reset event timer causing gnome-power-manager to exit idle state almost immediately after a blank event https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426765 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs