[opensuse] Display Power Management Ceased Functioning (SuSE Linux 10.0 / KDE)
Hi, Several days ago my DPMS stopped working. I'd had no trouble with it for a very long time, did not perform any software updates nor change any KDE Control Center or YaST / SaX settings. As far as I can tell, it just spontaneously stopped working. A possible clue is the fact that the screen saver is replaced by a size-varying, (slowly) jumping X logo (as in the X Window System logo) at the time that the monitor should go into standby mode. I've tried resetting the DPMS settings in KDE Control Center, but it had no effect. Can anybody suggest what the problem might be or how I might diagnose the problem? Thanks. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Am Samstag, 24. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
[...] I've tried resetting the DPMS settings in KDE Control Center, but it had no effect. [...]
What says "xset -q" about your DPMS settings? Jan -- Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 26 November 2007 13:44, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
Am Samstag, 24. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
[...] I've tried resetting the DPMS settings in KDE Control Center, but it had no effect. [...]
What says "xset -q" about your DPMS settings?
DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 900 Suspend: 1200 Off: 1500 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On
Jan
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Am Montag, 26. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
[...]
What says "xset -q" about your DPMS settings?
DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 900 Suspend: 1200 Off: 1500 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On
Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off? Jan -- Software stands between man and his machine. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:00, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
Am Montag, 26. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
[...]
What says "xset -q" about your DPMS settings?
DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 900 Suspend: 1200 Off: 1500 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On
Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off?
Nope. It puts it in the same sate. The screen is blanked and the white X logo is displayed (sometimes). I have to invoke that command (and then cancel by moving the mouse or touching the keyboard) several times to see the X logo.
Jan -- Software stands between man and his machine.
I think that's to keep "man" from destroying the machine in frustration. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:39, Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:00, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
Am Montag, 26. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
[...]
What says "xset -q" about your DPMS settings?
DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 900 Suspend: 1200 Off: 1500 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On
Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off?
Nope. It puts it in the same sate. The screen is blanked and the white X logo is displayed (sometimes). I have to invoke that command (and then cancel by moving the mouse or touching the keyboard) several times to see the X logo.
So, no further hints on this hiccup? It annoys me 'cause I forget to manually power off the monitor sometimes. Worst of all is when I retire for the evening and forget. Then the fluorescents are on all night long, eating into their useful life. That really bugs me... Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Am Freitag, 30. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:39, Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:00, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote: [...]
Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off?
Nope. It puts it in the same sate. The screen is blanked and the white X logo is displayed (sometimes). I have to invoke that command (and then cancel by moving the mouse or touching the keyboard) several times to see the X logo.
So, no further hints on this hiccup? [...]
Well ... you said that you did not change anything. And that makes it pretty hard to find out what is wrong with your X server. And without some more information about your configuration (video driver, Xgl, ...), a google search is futile. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-vesa/+bug/15299... http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2007/06/msg01067.html Jan -- You can make it foolproof, but you can't make it damn foolproof. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 30 November 2007 11:50, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
Am Freitag, 30. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:39, Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:00, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
[...]
Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off?
Nope. It puts it in the same sate. The screen is blanked and the white X logo is displayed ...
So, no further hints on this hiccup? [...]
Well ... you said that you did not change anything. And that makes it pretty hard to find out what is wrong with your X server. ...
You know, it just keeps getting weirder. When I read this, specifically the "... you said you did not change anything ..." part, for some reason I thought about how last night I reached around the back of my DVI KVM to disconnect the audio input cable and accidentally unplugged the power connector, which is near the audio connector. It made me wonder if perhaps the KVM had gotten into some sort of odd state that could have been cleared by resetting it. (It's not that dumb a device—it's smart enough for the manufacturer to have included a serial port to enable firmware upgrades.) So just now I tried the "xset dpms force off" command again. Lo and behold, now the monitor powers down. "It's always something." Thanks for making me think of that.
Jan
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Randall R Schulz pecked at their keyboard and wrote:
On Friday 30 November 2007 11:50, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:39, Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:00, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote: [...]
Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off? Nope. It puts it in the same sate. The screen is blanked and the white X logo is displayed ... So, no further hints on this hiccup? [...] Well ... you said that you did not change anything. And that makes it
Am Freitag, 30. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz: pretty hard to find out what is wrong with your X server. ...
You know, it just keeps getting weirder.
When I read this, specifically the "... you said you did not change anything ..." part, for some reason I thought about how last night I reached around the back of my DVI KVM to disconnect the audio input cable and accidentally unplugged the power connector, which is near the audio connector. It made me wonder if perhaps the KVM had gotten into some sort of odd state that could have been cleared by resetting it. (It's not that dumb a device—it's smart enough for the manufacturer to have included a serial port to enable firmware upgrades.)
So just now I tried the "xset dpms force off" command again. Lo and behold, now the monitor powers down.
"It's always something."
Thanks for making me think of that.
Jan
Randall Schulz
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Ken -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 30 November 2007 12:20, Ken Schneider wrote:
Randall R Schulz pecked at their keyboard and wrote:
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Thanks for making me think of that.
Jan
Randall Schulz
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Who you callin' an old dog? I'm more like an old cat. Snippy and cranky and twitchy and snarly.
Ken
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Randall R Schulz pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On Friday 30 November 2007 12:20, Ken Schneider wrote:
Randall R Schulz pecked at their keyboard and wrote:
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Thanks for making me think of that.
Jan Randall Schulz Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Who you callin' an old dog?
I'm more like an old cat. Snippy and cranky and twitchy and snarly.
Ken
RRS
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Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Friday 30 November 2007 12:20, Ken Schneider wrote:
Randall R Schulz pecked at their keyboard and wrote:
...
Thanks for making me think of that.
Jan Randall Schulz Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Who you callin' an old dog?
I'm more like an old cat. Snippy and cranky and twitchy and snarly.
Get Fuzzy. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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