On all three machines where I have been installing the betas, the monitor blanks even if I tell it not to in kcontrol (Peripherals / Display and Desktop / Screensaver) and SAX (DPMS off). Is this a bug? How do I stop it happening? I can't help feel that it's worse for the monitor to blank and wake up every few minutes if I don't touch it than it is for it to stay on. -- ====================================================== Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) ====================================================== "Greater coherence cannot be achieved. Not even the Netherlanders have managed this." -Anton Webern ======================================================
Am Sonntag, 4. September 2005 12:24 schrieb Glenn Holmer:
On all three machines where I have been installing the betas, the monitor blanks even if I tell it not to in kcontrol (Peripherals / Display and Desktop / Screensaver) and SAX (DPMS off).
Isn't there also an option in kcontrol --> Power Control --> Display Power Control? Is this the option you need? -- Siegmar Alber
On Sunday 04 September 2005 05:42, Siegmar Alber wrote:
Am Sonntag, 4. September 2005 12:24 schrieb Glenn Holmer:
On all three machines where I have been installing the betas, the monitor blanks even if I tell it not to in kcontrol (Peripherals / Display and Desktop / Screensaver) and SAX (DPMS off).
Isn't there also an option in kcontrol --> Power Control --> Display Power Control? Is this the option you need?
He says "Your computer seems to have a partial ACPI installation. ACPI was probably enabled, but some of the sub-options were not - you need to enable at least 'AC Adaptor and 'Control Method Battery' and then rebuild your kernel." -- ====================================================== Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) ====================================================== "Greater coherence cannot be achieved. Not even the Netherlanders have managed this." -Anton Webern ======================================================
On Sunday 04 September 2005 12:24, Glenn Holmer wrote:
On all three machines where I have been installing the betas, the monitor blanks even if I tell it not to in kcontrol (Peripherals / Display and Desktop / Screensaver) and SAX (DPMS off).
Is this a bug? How do I stop it happening? I can't help feel that it's worse for the monitor to blank and wake up every few minutes if I don't touch it than it is for it to stay on.
I had the same problem. My settings in kcontrol were not followed. Look if you're running the kpowersave applet in your system tray (it's icon is a connector, and it's started by default). Right-click on it and choose "Configure KPowersave". The settings there overwrite the settings of kcontrol. BTW, I think it's a somewhat suboptimal design to have different places for the same settings, especially if the settings on one place overwrite the settings on the other places. Cheers, Andreas
On Sunday 04 September 2005 05:43, Andreas Simon wrote:
I had the same problem. My settings in kcontrol were not followed. Look if you're running the kpowersave applet in your system tray (it's icon is a connector, and it's started by default). Right-click on it and choose "Configure KPowersave". The settings there overwrite the settings of kcontrol.
Yes, thanks; that solves it.
BTW, I think it's a somewhat suboptimal design to have different places for the same settings, especially if the settings on one place overwrite the settings on the other places.
Agreed; it makes my tummy hurt :( -- ====================================================== Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) ====================================================== "Greater coherence cannot be achieved. Not even the Netherlanders have managed this." -Anton Webern ======================================================
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