[xubuntu-users] monitor sleep wake failing

[Wes James]

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:08 AM, zuke <zukeprime at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 10/30/2013 08:26 AM, Wes James wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Wes James <comptekki at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Follow up....
> >
> > I ctl-alt-del'd sever times yesterday (to lock screen and leave for
> support
> > calls) and when I came in today with the monitor having been asleep
> since I
> > left work, all came back fine.  So I'm not sure why the last few days it
> > has been wonky.
>
> Wes,
> I've found that disabling the screen-saver (xscreen-saver) works best
> for me.  I'm not an expert here, but my limited research led me to
> believe you can force a conflict between xscreensaver and power
> management if they're both enabled.  I had a problem with an older
> system not waking at all, and/or the backlight staying on (monitor not
> turning off when told to).  Disabling xscreensaver worked.
>
> Perhaps someone with more experience can chime in, my advice is just
> based on simple trial and error.
>
> Settings-->Screensaver--->Display Modes Tab-->Mode (drop-down)-->disable
>
> <Zuke>


OK.  Thanks.  I'll try that.

-wes
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