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gnome-screensaver package

  1. Bug #34233
  2. Comment #17

Comment 17 for bug 34233

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drberg1000 (drberg1000) wrote : Re: [Bug 34233] Re: g-p-m failing to use DPMS to power off display

On 11/2/06, Richard Hughes <email address hidden> wrote:
> >Meaning if lid=closed you will never get a running screensaver nor will it ever dpms.
> >Only if lid=open it will dpms !!!
>
> Incorrect. If the lid is closed then the automatic DPMS timeout is
> disabled, and the lid DPMS is forced off. When the lid id re-opened,
> then the DPMS is turned on, and the timeout restored. It sounds like you
> may be suffering from an ACPI problem (or a bios or hardware problem)
> where the lid status is not being detected correctly.

So if I read this correctly you think the lid state problem is (in my
case) causing this bug and to address the issue I should file the bug
with ACPI. Is that correct?

--Dave