I've uploaded this change to wily. There is a possibility that there might be a regression for some users with DPMS but I think that is less severe than the effect on those who are left with the screen off. We'll look at doing an update if upstream provides a fix.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1501941 Title: Screen turned off after X server exits To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1501941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs