Bug 465604

Summary:	Monitor randomly goes in to power saving mode (sleep)
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	d3coder <admin>
Component:	Power management & brightness	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	natalie_clarius, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.2.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description d3coder 2023-02-11 22:58:00 UTC

SUMMARY
I might do some work on my pc, stop moving my cursor and after 1-2 secs monitor might randomly go to power saving mode. This is completely sporadic. It turns on if I move my cursor. Screen is not locked.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Just use Plasma; this happens completely randomly

OBSERVED RESULT
Screen shut downs randomly when mouse is not moved

EXPECTED RESULT
Screen is not shut down randomly

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.102.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.10-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Memory: 15,5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product Name: All Series

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 d3coder 2023-03-02 21:13:33 UTC

This only happens with the primary monitor. Primary is connected through DP, secondary through HDMI

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.2.1-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Memory: 15,5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product Name: All Series

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-06-17 18:56:30 UTC

Thanks for the bug report, and I'm sorry we weren't able to get to it yet. A lot has changed since it was reported; can I ask you to re-test with Plasma 6.3.5 or later? Thanks a lot!

Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-02 03:47:23 UTC

🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-17 03:47:32 UTC

🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.