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

[Wesley Wiedenmeier]

We should get sign off on this from the ubuntu-devel mailing list before
making this change, as it changes behaviour. The new behaviour makes
sense, as there does not seem to be an advantage to blanking the screen
like this, but there might be some people who object

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Title:
  Ubuntu server enables screenblanking, concealing crashdumps (DPMS is
  not used)

Status in kbd package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  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.

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