Bug 122680

Summary: Screensaver doesn't start with power management disabled
Product: [Unmaintained] kscreensaver Reporter: Con Kolivas <kde>
Component: generalAssignee: kscreensaver bugs tracking <kscreensaver-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: michael, redm
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Compiled Sources   
OS: Linux   
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Description Con Kolivas 2006-02-25 07:55:04 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          gcc 4.0.2 Configured with: ../gcc-4.0.2/configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --enable-long-long --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --disable-libunwind-exceptions
OS:                Linux

In kde 3.5.1 (probably 3.5.0 as well), the screensaver won't activate automatically if "Enable display power management" is unchecked. This is a slight twist to the power management/screensaver interactions in previous versions so I think it's a unique bug entry. I can manually select lock which locks the screen, but the advanced option of locking with the cursor in a corner doesn't work, and the time based screensaver (normal setting) doesn't work either.
Comment 1 Michael Reiher 2006-05-04 14:59:32 UTC 
I can confirm that with KDE 3.5.2. Indeed, checking "Enable display power management" makes it work again.
Comment 2 Cade Robinson 2006-06-12 16:43:54 UTC 
I was trying the workaround of enabling display power management and set the sliders to:
Standby after: 1 min
Suspend after: 2 min
Power off after: 3 min
just to see what happened.  I blanked after 1 min but I have the Slideshow screen saver selected to start at 1 min.
So I tried setting the power management to 10, 20, 30 min respectively and Slideshow didn't start after 1 min.
Comment 3 Cade Robinson 2006-06-12 20:19:40 UTC 
I seem to be ok now.
With the 3.5.3-2 updates and logging out and restarting X and logging in and having power management set and everything disabled in it I get the saver to work.
Comment 4 Tim Hutt 2006-09-14 15:34:47 UTC 
Nope still got it. Doesn't start with power management off.
Comment 5 Matt Fago 2007-01-26 21:55:21 UTC 
Is this #128610?
Comment 6 Philip Rodrigues 2007-03-20 23:10:53 UTC 
*** Bug 140639 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 Oswald Buddenhagen 2007-05-18 21:34:39 UTC 
ah, another one. i'm starting to get a clue ...

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 75254 ***