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-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp