As I read the link you have given ( http://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2009/08/17/gnome-power-manager-and- blanking-removal-of-bodges/ ), then going to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/413168 I would suspect that this bug was fixed in: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/413168/comments/23 xorg-server (2:1.6.3-1ubuntu7) karmic; urgency=low * Add 187_lastdeviceeventtime-no-reset.patch: Avoids resetting IDLETIME on DPMS events. Cherrypick from upstream. (LP: #397839) Can you give the output of: apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core in a terminal window? ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Also affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- display server is broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/504811 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp