On Thursday 13 April 2006 12:17, Pancho Horrillo wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 10:20:20PM -0700, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Hi! > > > I have a very straight forward Debian etch installation on a G4 Mac > > Mini. > > Same thing I have. > > > One issue with X (xorg) is that the monitor (a Sony flat panel, SDM > > S204) never seems to go into the sleep state. The screen seems to > > blank and all, but the monitor continues to run at full power. > > Same monitor, too. > > > If I issue an 'xset dpms force standby' (or sleep etc.) the screen > > blanks, but the monitor continues to run at full power. 'xset q' shows > > DPMS being on. > > xset dpms etc... works for me, i.e. the monitor goes to low power mode. > > > Under Mac OS X I do not have this issue, the monitor goes into a low > > power state when the screen blanks. > > No macosx in my box... > > > >From xorg.conf, some relevant bits: > > > > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "SDM-S204" > > Option "DPMS" > > HorizSync 28-75 > > VertRefresh 57-63 > > EndSection > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Default Screen" > > Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV280 [Radeon 9200]" > > Monitor "SDM-S204" > > Same lines here. > > > The only other data point I have is this: I used to have this monitor > > hooked up to a dual G5 tower and I had the same problem when running > > Linux. So perhaps it is the monitor. Both systems were running a > > 2.6.16-1-powerpc[64] kernel. > > Custom-compiled linux-2.6.16.5, but have had no problems regarding this > issue with several other 2.6.x linuxes, either debian and custom. > > > Any ideas on how to fix this? > > Do you use DVI or plain vga cable? > > I have another box (an intel with a radeon 9250) connected to the same > monitor, through the vga port. Once I select that input (vga), I cannot > go back to the DVI one, where the mac mini is connected; I have to power > off manually the monitor (hard switch), because it freezes! > > I'll supply you with any cfg files you may want to examine. Just ask. > > > Best regards, > > Shyamal > > Have fun, > > pancho. > > -- > Pancho Horrillo > > To be conscious that > you are ignorant is a great step > to knowledge. > > Benjamin Disraeli I disabled the automatic light dimmer within pbbuttonsd, that fixed the problem with my PB. However, if i suspend and resume the display on my other computer over a few days, it will not discontinue the suspending till I restart X. X.org and Xfree86 both
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