Bug 174024

Summary:	screensaver powers on LCD backlight
Product:	[Unmaintained] kscreensaver	Reporter:	Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kscreensaver bugs tracking <kscreensaver-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal	CC:	me
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
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Description Toralf Förster 2008-11-01 11:36:46 UTC

Version:           Unbekannt (using 3.5.10, Gentoo)
Compiler:          Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.25.19

Even if I power down the backlight of my ThinkPad T41 (either with "radeontool light off" or by pressing Fn+F3) and wait some minutes until the KDE screensaver will be activated it powers on the backlight again - which foils my attempt to save power :-(
I pretty sure that 3.5.9 doesn't show this behaviour althought I'm not really sure.

Comment 1 Dave Taylor 2009-03-02 00:22:40 UTC

I have a similar problem where by when the powersaver is supposed to turn the screen off the back-light stays on.

This is for a HP Compaq nc6000 laptop.

The backlight goes off when the lid is closed so not a bardware issue probably.

Comment 2 Toralf Förster 2009-12-12 18:17:08 UTC

too old