[Bug 364162] Re: KDE: change from Powersave to Performance fails

[Pascal R.]

I don't think that this is a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379082 .
There is no screen flashing or brightness changing like described in the other bug. Only the whole Plasma and KWin and all window stuff is disappearing completely (without flashing back or something).

I also updated to the latest xserver-xorg-video-intel package of the Ubuntu karmic repository like Laurens (The rest is still jauty). Now the Error Iine in dmesg I mentioned in the original report is gone, but the problem I described is not gone.
With the updated package I am not able to use Open GL desktop effects but if I am switching to XRender effects, the problem is still there.

** Description changed:

  I am using a Thinkpad T61 (Intel GM965/GL960 graphics controller)
  with Kubuntu 9.04 (installed from Kubuntu 9.04 Beta CD, fully updated today)
  
  Reproduce Bug:
  (I don't know the exact English label texts, I am working with german Kubuntu)
  
  System Settings >> Power Management >> General Settings:
  Set "With Power Cable connected" to "Performance"
  Set "Running on Battery" to "Powersave"
  
  System Settings >> Power Management >> Change Profiles:
  For "Performance" Profile Uncheck "Deactivate Composit-extension of KWin"
  For "Powersave" Profile Check "Deactivate Composit-extension of KWin"
  
  Restart System.
  Power cable is connected.
  
  Switch to Standby (sleep in RAM) or Hibernate (sleep on HDD) mode.
  
  Unplug power cable.
  
  Wake up the machine.
  Now the desktop effects are off (no transparency), as expected.
  
  Plug power cable in.
  All windows and plasma are disappearing. I can only see the background image of the root user and the mouse cursor. The mouse cursor changes its appearance on some points of the screen (it looks like the windows are still there but invisible).
  
  Unplug power cable again.
  Most of the times all of the windows and plasma elements are visible again (without desktop effects as expected)
  
  Only restarting kdm seems to work, to see a desktop with plugged in
  power cable.
  
  Diagnostics:
  When going to sleep mode with power cable not connected and waking up with no power cable, everything works ok.
  When going to sleep mode with power cable connected and waking up with power cable connected, everything works ok.
  
+ *Update: It seems that this has nothing to do with the described behaviour*
  In case of the error state every time the power cable is plugged in (and the desktop disappears) there is a new line in dmesg:
  > [  280.205923] [drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] *ERROR* trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 379082
   Screen flashes with [drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] *ERROR* trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0

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KDE: change from Powersave to Performance fails
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364162
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