Here is a workaround I found on the Ubuntu forums. Credit goes to "Dr Small". I have confirmed this workaround works with Karmic and Lucid, however the problem is still present in Hardy even after applying Dr. Small's workaround. I don't know about Intrepid or Jaunty though.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8927152&postcount=2 -- Cannot disable console blanking in /etc/kbd/config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/381517 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs