Can´t turn off power-saving?
anthony baldwin
anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net
Wed Apr 11 04:14:59 UTC 2007
Andrew Jarrett wrote:
> I have looked into the problem a little further and it seems that
> "power saving" is called DPMS. In your xorg.conf file under the
> monitor section, there is an option that says "Option "DPMS"". I
> suggest creating a *backup* of your working xorg.conf and then comment
> (use #) or delete all the lines out that say anything about DPMS.
> Then add the following lines under the *ServerFlags* section:
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
> Option "blank time" "0"
> Option "standby time" "0"
> Option "suspend time" "0"
> Option "off time" "0"
> EndSection
>
> Hope this helps! If it doesn't, you may want to try to play around
> with any power management settings in the BIOS.
What would happen if I just deleted the ¨Option DPMS¨ line, or commented
it out, or something?
tony
>
> Andrew Jarrett
>
>
> On 4/9/07, * anthony baldwin* <anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net
> <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
> Andrew Jarrett wrote:
>
> > It looks like you are using the open source driver for your ATI
> Radeon
> > Xpress 200 (I am assuming that the video card has been correctly
> > identified). You might want to try installing the proprietary ati
> > driver (called fglrx) - here is an in-depth walk-through:
> > http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Edgy_Installation_Guide.
>
>
> > It looks like you have an Acer x171 LCD monitor - is this correct?
>
>
> That is correct.
>
> > Are your vertical and horizontal refresh rates set correctly? Check
> > the manual that came with the monitor if you aren't sure what these
> > should be set to. I hope I am not leading you down the wrong path -
> > anyone with a little more expertise should feel free to jump in.
>
>
> It seems to be autodetecting everything fine, and everything looks
> great, until I turn off powersaving and restart x.
> If I leave powersaving on, I have no problem.
>
> thanks
> tony
>
> >
> > Andrew Jarrett
> >
> > On 4/9/07, *anthony baldwin* < anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net
> <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net>
> > <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net
> <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net>>> wrote:
> >
> > Andrew Jarrett wrote:
> >
> > > Anthony, could you attach your xorg.conf file (located in
> > /etc/X11/)?
> > > Even though it sounds like this is either a problem with your
> > monitor
> > > or with the power-saving feature it might be affected by
> the video
> > > card driver you are using. Are you sure your video card
> is being
> > > correctly detected? You might need to download the
> proprietary
> > > drivers from ATI or Nvidia if you are using one of the
> open source
> > > drivers. I think that some monitors have options for
> > power-saving in
> > > the built-in OSD - you might want to check it. I'm no
> expert, but I
> > > am certainly glad to help.
> > >
> > > Andrew Jarrett
> >
> >
> > Thanks again , Andrew,
> >
> > Here are the screen/monitor/display portions of my xorg.cong:
> >
> > Section "Device"
> > Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Xpress 200
> (RC410)"
> > Driver "ati"
> > BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
> > Option "UseFBDev" "true"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> > Identifier "X171"
> > Option "DPMS"
> > HorizSync 30-65
> > VertRefresh 50-75
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> > Identifier "Default Screen"
> > Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Xpress 200
> (RC410)"
> > Monitor "X171"
> > DefaultDepth 24
> >
> > Depth 24
> > Modes "1280x1024" "1280x800" "1152x864"
> "1024x768"
> > "800x600" "640x480"
> > EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "ServerLayout"
> > Identifier "Default Layout"
> > Screen "Default Screen"
> > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
> > InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
> > InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
> > InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
> > InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "DRI"
> > Mode 0666
> > EndSection
> >
> >
> > thanks,
> > tony
> >
> > >
> > > On 4/8/07, *anthony baldwin*
> <anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net>
> > <mailto: anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net
> <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net>>
> > > <mailto: anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net
> <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net>
> > <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net
> <mailto:anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net>>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I don´t want ¨power saving¨ on, because I want my
> > screensaver to be
> > > displayed.
> > > But every time I turn off power saving and ¨restart
> > xserver¨, it comes
> > > back at 640x480 or whatever, resolution,
> > > and won´ allow me to reset the resolution. At that point,
> > it only
> > > offers 640x480 or 1600x1200 (which is outside my
> monitor´s
> > > range. Ideal for this monitor is 1280x1024).
> > > Then, I dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, and get my
> resolution
> > back, but
> > > the d@#ned power saving comes back on, too.
> > >
> > > Any assistance appreciated, as always...
> > >
> > > tony
> > >
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