I have the same problem on my Dell D820. "xset dpms force off" shuts down the backlight, but it comes back on after a couple of seconds. This has been reported on the forums as well: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8337312#post8337312
Same bug is found here: http://superuser.com/questions/66918/suspend- screen-command-in-ubuntu-9-10-gnome And a bug has been issued on Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=552506 . ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #552506 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=552506 -- Karmic Beta: Laptop only remains DPMS off for 2 seconds https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447728 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
