Re: Can´t turn off power-saving?
Andrew Jarrett
jarrett.andrew at gmail.com
Wed Apr 11 05:34:56 UTC 2007
Assuming that your xorg.conf is correct, commenting or deleting out the
"Option DPMS" line should turn off power saving on your monitor while still
retaining the other settings that you want (resolution, color depth, etc.).
Create a backup of your xorg.conf, open your xorg.conf (type: "sudo kate
/etc/X11/xorg.conf"), comment or delete the "Option DPMS" line, and then
restart xserver. It may not work if you just comment or delete the line.
In that case, keep the line commented out and add this to your xorg.conf:
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "blank time" "0"
Option "standby time" "0"
Option "suspend time" "0"
Option "off time" "0"
EndSection
The above options under "ServerFlags" tell the server to never do anything
related to power management.
Andrew Jarrett
On 4/11/07, anthony baldwin <anthony.baldwin01 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> 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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