[Bug 65791] Re: DPMS timeout restored incorrectly on login

[John Dong]

A horrific workaround I'm currently using is a python script in the
background that checks DPMS periodically and resets it if it's an
unexpected value....

jdong at jdong-laptop:~$ cat /usr/local/bin/dpmswatch
#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import time
while True:
  st=os.popen('xset -q | grep Standby').read()[:-1].strip()
  if st != "Standby: 120    Suspend: 120    Off: 120":
    print "Bad DPMS:",st
    os.system('xset dpms 120 120 120')
  time.sleep(10)


jdong at jdong-laptop:~$ cat .kde/Autostart/displayconfig-restore
#!/bin/bash
python /usr/local/bin/dpmswatch &

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DPMS timeout restored incorrectly on login
https://launchpad.net/bugs/65791