Ok, let's start from scratch.. The xserver is right, DPMS should be enabled by default.
The bug is in g-p-m which blanks the screen even though the screensaver is disabled. ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- xorg suspends monitor regardless of gnome-power-manager timeouts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/30969 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gnome-screensaver in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs