Bug 357449

Summary:	laptop screen is always dimmed after 5 min
Product:	[Unmaintained] Powerdevil	Reporter:	Vadym Krevs <vkrevs>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Development Mailing List <plasma-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.5.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Vadym Krevs 2016-01-02 22:43:02 UTC

openSUSE Leap 42.1 on a Sony SVE1711X1EB laptop. The laptop is on AC power, and the battery is 100% charged,

I've changed the defaults under Energy Saving/On AC Power in the Power Management module in System Settings to dim laptop screen after 10 min (from the default 5 min) and to switch off the screen after 20 min (from the default of 10 min).

However, these new settings are ignored, and the screen is always dimmed after 5 min, and switched off after 10. I've tried rebooting, powering off the laptop, etc - my customized settings are preserved and totally ignored.




rpm -qa | egrep "plasma|powerdevil" | sort
patterns-openSUSE-kde_plasma-20150918-12.1.x86_64
plasma-framework-5.17.0-92.2.x86_64
plasma-framework-components-5.17.0-92.2.x86_64
plasma-framework-lang-5.17.0-92.2.noarch
plasma-framework-private-5.17.0-92.2.x86_64
plasma-nm5-5.5.2-89.1.x86_64
plasma-nm5-lang-5.5.2-89.1.noarch
plasma-nm5-openconnect-5.5.2-89.1.x86_64
plasma-nm5-openvpn-5.5.2-89.1.x86_64
plasma-nm5-pptp-5.5.2-89.1.x86_64
plasma-nm5-vpnc-5.5.2-89.1.x86_64
plasma-theme-aya-15.08.3-1.6.noarch
plasma-theme-oxygen-15.12.0-6.6.x86_64
plasma5-addons-5.5.2-74.2.x86_64
plasma5-addons-kimpanel-5.5.2-74.2.x86_64
plasma5-addons-lang-5.5.2-74.2.noarch
plasma5-desktop-5.5.2-128.1.x86_64
plasma5-desktop-branding-openSUSE-13.3-105.2.x86_64
plasma5-desktop-lang-5.5.2-128.1.noarch
plasma5-pa-5.5.2-23.2.x86_64
plasma5-pa-lang-5.5.2-23.2.noarch
plasma5-pk-updates-0.2-6.2.x86_64
plasma5-session-5.5.2-54.1.noarch
plasma5-workspace-5.5.2-158.1.x86_64
plasma5-workspace-branding-openSUSE-13.3-105.2.x86_64
plasma5-workspace-lang-5.5.2-158.1.noarch
plasma5-workspace-libs-5.5.2-158.1.x86_64
powerdevil5-5.5.2-65.2.x86_64
powerdevil5-lang-5.5.2-65.2.noarch
python-kde4-plasma-4.14.3-2.11.x86_64


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Energy Saving/On AC Power in the Power Management module in System Settings
2. Click on Defaults, Continue, Apply.
3. Change the On AC Power settings to dim laptop screen after 10 min and to switch off the screen after 20 min.

Do nothing and wait.

Actual Results:  
Laptop screen is dimmed after 5 min, and switched off after 10.

Expected Results:  
Laptop screen is dimmed after 10 min, and switched off after 20.

Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2016-01-02 22:47:40 UTC

Can you provide the output of upower -d?

Comment 2 Vadym Krevs 2016-01-02 23:10:22 UTC

$ upower -d
Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_ADP1
  native-path:          ADP1
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Fri 01 Jan 2016 20:12:17 GMT (97022 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  line-power
    warning-level:       none
    online:              yes
    icon-name:          'ac-adapter-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
  native-path:          BAT0
  vendor:               Sony Corp.
  model:                VGP-BPS26A
  serial:               622
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Sat 02 Jan 2016 23:09:02 GMT (17 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  battery
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              57.65 Wh
    energy-empty:        0 Wh
    energy-full:         57.65 Wh
    energy-full-design:  58.83 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    voltage:             12.815 V
    percentage:          100%
    capacity:            97.9942%
    technology:          lithium-ion
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Fri 01 Jan 2016 20:12:17 GMT (97022 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  battery
    present:             yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              57.65 Wh
    energy-full:         57.65 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

Daemon:
  daemon-version:  0.99.3
  on-battery:      no
  lid-is-closed:   no
  lid-is-present:  yes
  critical-action: HybridSleep

Comment 3 Kai Uwe Broulik 2016-01-02 23:19:57 UTC

Thanks. Did restarting help? When you open the PowerDevil settings, does it open up on the AC settings tab or Battery? This way we know whether PowerDevil is actually running in the AC profile.

Comment 4 Vadym Krevs 2016-01-02 23:34:50 UTC

Restarting does not help. When I open Powerdevil settings, they always open on the AC Settings tab.

Comment 5 goo 2016-01-07 19:22:56 UTC

I'm experiencing a very similar problem.
Changing energy saving values or unchecking them are being correctly committed ("xset q" shows the changed values), although if I exit and enter again the Power Management settings, the unchecked checkmarks are gone. Logging in again does load the previous settings.

Comment 6 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 07:30:33 UTC

Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.

Comment 7 Vadym Krevs 2021-03-09 11:15:31 UTC

No longer have that laptop, so feel free to close.

Comment 8 Nate Graham 2021-03-09 15:59:51 UTC

OK, thanks.