[Bug 869017] [NEW] Ubuntu server enables screenblanking, concealing crashdumps (DPMS is not used)

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James Rice of Jump Networks noticed that there is a screen-blanker
enabled on Ubuntu Server.

James notes that this blanking is not enabling DPMS power saving
(thereby negating any power-saving benefit), and is simply turning the
screen content blank.   This means that the crash output is invisible
which is unhelpful on a server (virtual or otherwise).

Ideally the screen should (at a minimum) be turned on and unblanked at
the point of an OOPs/crash being printed.

** Affects: kbd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Wesley Wiedenmeier (wesley-wiedenmeier)
         Status: In Progress


** Tags: patch
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Ubuntu server enables screenblanking, concealing crashdumps (DPMS is not used)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/869017
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