Bug 465604 - Monitor randomly goes in to power saving mode (sleep)
Summary: Monitor randomly goes in to power saving mode (sleep)
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Power management & brightness (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.2.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2023-02-11 22:58 UTC by d3coder
Modified: 2025-07-17 03:47 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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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.