** Description changed: + [IMPACT] + * Regardless of settings in the "Brightness and Lock" Panel, screen will power off after 10mins. + + As part of the new lock-screen in gnome-shell 3.6 (when running on gdm), + a watchdog timer, that disables the builtin X screensaver was moved into + gnome-settings-daemon 3.6. Previously this was in gnome-screensaver + however that is no longer used with gnome-shell/gdm combination. + + Since Quantal is still using gnome-settings-daemon 3.4, currently we are + missing the watchdog timer for gnome-shell session on gdm. + + [Test case] + 1. Run gnome-shell from gdm. + 2. Set "Turn screen Off" in Brightness/lock panel to Never + 3. Wait 10mins and the screen will turn off. + + [Workaround] + Install gnome-settings-daemon 3.6 from gnome3-team ppa. + + [Regression Potential] + The code in this patch was copied from gnome-screensaver into gnome-settings-daemon, so should not cause any problems. However when running a session that uses gnome-screensaver (Unity, gnome-shell on Lightdm), this watchdog timer will be duplicated. This is probably harmless but it might be best to patch it out gnome-screensaver. + + === Original Bug report === + Just updated to the latest quantal today and then tried to watch a movie in Totem. Screen powered off every 10 minutes, reliably. Tried setting the power save to 'never', or to '1 hour', tried it with auto screen lock on or off, screen always powers off after 10 minutes exactly. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release: 12.10 $ apt-cache policy gnome-control-center gnome-control-center: - Installed: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 - Candidate: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 - Version table: - *** 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 0 - 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 + Candidate: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 + Version table: + *** 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 0 + 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy totem totem: - Installed: 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 - Candidate: 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 - Version table: - *** 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 0 - 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 + Candidate: 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 + Version table: + *** 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 0 + 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy gnome-screensaver gnome-screensaver: - Installed: 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 - Candidate: 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 0 - 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Let me know what other information is needed to troubleshoot this and I'll gladly help, thanks.
** Description changed: [IMPACT] * Regardless of settings in the "Brightness and Lock" Panel, screen will power off after 10mins. As part of the new lock-screen in gnome-shell 3.6 (when running on gdm), a watchdog timer, that disables the builtin X screensaver was moved into gnome-settings-daemon 3.6. Previously this was in gnome-screensaver however that is no longer used with gnome-shell/gdm combination. Since Quantal is still using gnome-settings-daemon 3.4, currently we are missing the watchdog timer for gnome-shell session on gdm. + + This is an upstream git patch take from gnome-settings-daemon 3.6. [Test case] 1. Run gnome-shell from gdm. 2. Set "Turn screen Off" in Brightness/lock panel to Never 3. Wait 10mins and the screen will turn off. [Workaround] Install gnome-settings-daemon 3.6 from gnome3-team ppa. [Regression Potential] The code in this patch was copied from gnome-screensaver into gnome-settings-daemon, so should not cause any problems. However when running a session that uses gnome-screensaver (Unity, gnome-shell on Lightdm), this watchdog timer will be duplicated. This is probably harmless but it might be best to patch it out gnome-screensaver. === Original Bug report === Just updated to the latest quantal today and then tried to watch a movie in Totem. Screen powered off every 10 minutes, reliably. Tried setting the power save to 'never', or to '1 hour', tried it with auto screen lock on or off, screen always powers off after 10 minutes exactly. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release: 12.10 $ apt-cache policy gnome-control-center gnome-control-center: Installed: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 Candidate: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 Version table: *** 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu13 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy totem totem: Installed: 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 3.4.3-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy gnome-screensaver gnome-screensaver: Installed: 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.5.5-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Let me know what other information is needed to troubleshoot this and I'll gladly help, thanks. ** Also affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1046118 Title: screen powers down after 10 minutes regardless of what Brightness and Lock settings used. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1046118/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
