[Bug 20469] [Xorg] savage - backlight won't turn off -- Hoary & Breezy & Dapper

[Jeremy Wells]

Public bug reported:

Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: Medium
         Status: Confirmed


Description:
The screen blanks, but the backlight never turns off. 'Option "DPMS"' is set in
xorg.conf. In Hoary, "xset dpms force off" also blanks the screen, but the
backlight still remains on. For some reason, this same command does not work in
Breezy, even though the xset package is loaded. "vbetools dpms off" does succeed
in turning the backlight off.
Public bug reported:

Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: Medium
         Status: Confirmed


Description:
The screen blanks, but the backlight never turns off. 'Option "DPMS"' is set in
xorg.conf. In Hoary, "xset dpms force off" also blanks the screen, but the
backlight still remains on. For some reason, this same command does not work in
Breezy, even though the xset package is loaded. "vbetools dpms off" does succeed
in turning the backlight off.
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[Xorg] savage - backlight won't turn off -- Hoary & Breezy & Dapper
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/20469