DPMS keeps activating!

Jonathan Rawle jr36 at leicester.ac.uk
Thu May 20 10:09:47 UTC 2004


Jonathan Rawle wrote:

> I have installed FC2 and always use KDE as my desktop.
> 
> Since upgrading to FC2, DPMS occasionally kicks in while I am using the
> computer (i.e. < 1 second after mouse/keyboard activity). Moving the mouse
> immediately switches the display back on.
> 
> This happens irregularly. Once it was twice within 10 minutes, other times
> I can use it for hours without it occurring. Unfortunately, this makes it
> difficult to find out what is causing it!
> 

Update: the screen blanking occurs exactly 30 minutes after the system
booted, and again 10 minutes later. After that is doesn't appear to happen
again. This is consistent behaviour!

Does anyone have any idea what this could be?

Thanks a lot,


Jonathan






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